Ashridge Consulting

Joachim brings presence, clarity and care to his work and enjoys supporting people and organisations in finding new insights and more suitable ways to relate with themselves and others and take responsibility.

Joining Ashridge in 2008 as an associate, he has been involved in executive coaching and appreciative inquiry based, culture change assignments in large corporates like SABIC and Fujitsu Siemens.

For many years Joachim was a member of the managing team of a mid-size consultancy and responsible for the international business section. With long term key account responsibility for clients like BMW, Credit Suisse, UBS, Alstom, TUI, Hapag Lloyd, Joachim gained extensive experience in designing und running management development processes, leadership training, competency analysis, 360 and coaching. Presently based in the South of Germany, Joachim has had the opportunity to lead projects in Russia, Poland, Thailand, Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, Japan, China, Egypt and South Africa, gaining experience with a range of cultures, business units and local consultancies.

As a chartered organisational psychologist (University of Constance) with additional qualifications in systemic therapy and coaching (IFW Weinheim) Joachim initially worked for a public counselling and mediation centre, supported unemployed people in a mid-term reintegration project and has consulted organisations in the health sector in the area of leadership and cultural change. Prior and parallel to his career in consulting, Joachim pursued a passionate interest in classical Indian music with intensive studies in India, the US and Switzerland.

• Leadership development and executive coaching
• Organisational development: supporting companies and individuals in change processes
• Development of tailor made tools like simulations, case studies, role plays
• Design and delivery of assessment, development and learning centre procedures: balancing the need for clarity, motivation and learning
• Cross cultural work / team development / outdoor / innovative thinking

Joachim is presently in Ashridge’s executive coaching accreditation process and is enthused by challenging tasks, working together and new learning opportunities. He believes that we as individuals can be more helpful and successful by acknowledging the present and getting more aware of our responsibility for the future and the relations we have with others: “What it is that really matters and what do I do about it?” To ensure organisational performance, it is essential to consistently integrate personnel and organisational systems and practices to create an environment that allows unfolding people’s creativity and commitment. This can be done in dialogue in every area and on every level starting now.

Aside from his consultancy work, Joachim is a frequent lecturer at Zeppelin University Friedrichshafen, School of Management Zurich and University of Constance and is head of the youth section of the local German alpine association. Being a mountaineer and guide himself Joachim encourages kids and group leaders to search for meaningful experiences of trust and cooperation, self-consciousness and nature.