The Core of my Work

As a coach, consultant and facilitator, I can help you identify and articulate the short, medium and long-term goals that are consistent with your vision and values and are right for you in terms of your personal and professional journey.  Working together, we can then determine the practical steps and implementation schedule that will enable you to achieve those goals.

My name, Susanne, is of Aramaic origin. It means red lily.

Lilies are very beautiful and are subspecies of the bulb family. As with other bulbs, lilies have the capacity to regenerate and develop at any time on their own initiative, without external involvement. Regenerating on your own initiative reflects a strong ability to survive. And sometimes we all need support for regeneration and development in difficult life situations or decision-making moments.

This is where my understanding of coaching, counselling and training comes in. I believe that we all have the inherent powers to develop ourselves, and the ability to make use of those powers.

About Me

After my studies in psychology at the university of Hamburg I started my professional path with Siemens in Brussels, at the training academy. Learning designs, leadership development, worldwide trainings, workshops and coaching paved my way to founding my own business in 1995.
Ever since I am dedicated to continuous learning, changing and growing – systemic coaching, the Zurich Resource Model (ZRM), Theory U, Holistic counselling, to mention a few of my certifications.
I have a passion for people – and for languages too, I studied French, Italian and Spanish.
Having lived and worked in Brussels, Venezuela and Australia, my home base is Munich now.

Competencies

• Leadership development
• Negotiation training and customer excellence training
• Workshop facilitation
• Design and facilitation of Assessment Centres
• Intercultural awareness – expat delegation coaching
• Individual and team coaching
• Change projects

Lead

Leaders are people who live with purpose, are committed to ongoing learning, and who inspire and empower others. They strive for authentic connections between work and values for themselves and for the members of their teams.
Leaders are to be found at many levels of an organization; from the executives who are striving to improve the performance of their organisations and teams; to the members of those teams who are seeking to reach their full potential; to the emerging leaders who have not yet decided which career path to pursue.
My work as a coach, consultant and facilitator is leading and encouraging my clients to stretch towards their full potential.

Vision

Leaders have a vision of a desirable future. They bring this alive with their people and set targets to measure the progress towards this vision.
In my work I support my clients to clarify and live their vision.

Mindfulness

Leaders create and communicate their vision to their people.
My work involves encouraging my clients to set aside regular time to be still and reflective, focusing on what is happening within and around themselves. Ideas will then percolate which will assist them to get in touch with their purpose. This in turn helps them choose between alternative possibilities and directions.
This is mindfulness in action.

Respect

Leaders value the differences between people and seek to make them a basis of group strength both in terms of identifying values and goals and in commitment to achieving them.
When the benefits of group effort are maximised, the contributions of everyone are acknowledged. Courtesy is essential and physical, gender and cultural differences are valued equally.
My work is to create a trusting environment where everybody is listened to and encouraged to contribute to a strong, healthy and successful organisation.

Courage

Leaders are brave enough to follow their vision and challenge the status quo in the face of opposition. They are risk takers who are prepared to experiment with new things and they take responsibility for when things go wrong.
My work is to encourage clients to challenge their self-doubt, trust their instincts and have the self-belief to lead their teams into an unknown future.

Coaching, Change Management, Facilitation, Workshops

My Services

With over 25 years of international business experience, I offer a wide range of methodologies to support organizations, teams and individuals facing challenges in their professional and personal environment. From leadership development to coaching and consulting, from change management to training new skills or exploring the emerging future in workshops, all my services are developed according to the specific situation, needs and objectives of the business.

Susanne at work

Cooporation Partners

Our Team

Kate Ramsay

Kate Ramsay is a leadership and vision coach and the Managing Director of AnD Leadership Consulting. She has been providing transformational coaching services to leaders since 1990 and has more than 12,000 hours of coaching experience. Kate was a pioneer leadership coach in Australia and she has produced many invaluable coaching tools and models that help clients gain breakthrough insights critical to behavioral change and effective leadership. Kate’s philosophy of coaching is that for each of us our answers lie within ourselves, and that her role as a coach is to act as a catalyst to her clients’ self insight as they reflect on not only the knowing and the doing of leadership, but also on the art of being an effective leaders. Her extensive experience, integrity, insight and passion for coaching have enabled her to achieve outstanding results in supporting leaders to reach their desired future goals and potential.

Testimonials

Nonjy Zuma Siemens Midrand, Republic of South Africa

I attended the Negotiations course and it was outstanding! With eye opening content that has completely changed my outlook on life. Susanne conducted the workshop in such an orderly, efficient and fun manner, I look forward to attending more of her other courses.

Johann PreinsbergerFounder and Managing Director

I worked with Susanne in the past 15 years frequently together and she supported me always at important steps in building up high performing organizations in multicultural and ethical environments. Every time I work with Susanne I appreciate her dedication and spirit in guiding the teams into the core of the situation at hand - after which she supports them to overcome the obstacle together built the team spirit and guide them to the next level. I enjoyed and still enjoy working with her and looking forward to next time.

DrPharm Dita ParmovaHead of Quality, oncomed, Brno, Czech Republic

Susanne always shows me that the world is not black or white, but also has other colours. She can make me think about the problem also from other prospective, be pro-active and try to find another solution than many times repeated old approach (which of course does not work).

Get in touch



+49 172 6706484
info@schmid-training.de