Most organisations don’t have a talent problem. They have a leadership system problem.
I help senior leaders replace noise with clarity, and clarity with execution. 25+ years in corporate business, at all levels. ICF PCC certified coach. Leadership Circle Profile Certified Practitioner.
30 minutes · confidential · no pitch
Four scenes. You will recognise every one.
Kick-off optimism
The new quarter starts with big goals nobody truly owns. Everyone leaves the room energised, and vaguely committed.
System failure: Commitment TheatreThe feedback vacuum
Everyone nods in the meeting. The real conversations happen five minutes later, in the hallway, with the wrong people.
System failure: The Feedback VacuumThe decision loop
The same decision comes up for the third time. Someone asks for another deck. Another two weeks disappear.
System failure: The Decision LoopQuarter-end firefighting
Targets are rescued with heroics, at the price of the next quarter and one more senior person quietly updating their CV.
System failure: The Hero Trap
None of these are talent problems. They are system problems, and systems can be reset.
Three phases. Nothing else in between.
Make the invisible visible
A Leadership Circle Profile assessment shows how your leadership actually lands, not how you hope it does. This is the honest baseline everything else builds on. How the LCP works
Fewer, better decisions
Kill the loops. Name the real priorities. Stop confusing motion with progress. What stays on your plate, what leaves, and why.
Behaviour change under real conditions
Not in a classroom, but in your calendar, your one-on-ones and your hardest conversations. With direct access when it matters.
“Insight without behaviour change is an expensive form of self-flattery.”
Five ways in. Start where it fits.
The Leader as Coach
Three live modules on Zoom, nine hours, mostly practice on a case you actually carry. For anyone who leads people, projects or conversations, with or without a title.
- 5 Nov · 19 Nov · 3 Dec 2026, live on Zoom
- Up to 16 seats, one round
- EUR 1,190, credited in full against one-to-one work
- Listen deeply, ask better questions, trust your intuition
- Registration closes 2 November
Clarity & Execution
The core programme for senior leaders ready to change how they lead, not just how they talk about leading.
- 1:1 sessions across 12 weeks, incl. Leadership Circle Profile debrief
- Continuous WhatsApp access and 2 Fire-Sight calls for critical moments
- Application-based, limited places
Leadership Clarity Audit
For leaders who want an honest, data-based picture of how their leadership actually lands.
- Leadership Circle Profile, self-assessment or full 360°
- 90-minute debrief, one-to-one and confidential
- 60-minute strategy session: three levers for the next 90 days
Leadership 2030 Community
A private, curated room for professionals who want to lead better, decide more clearly and perform at a higher level.
- Bi-weekly live sessions
- Monthly deep dives and guest speakers
- Real case discussions with peers
- €1,790 per year. Founding Member €1,290 per year for the first 50 members
Quest to Purpose
Fifteen days in the Himalayas, off the tourist route. A small group of twelve people at most. You come back lighter, because you decide along the way what stays.
See the retreatLeadership 2030 Live. A free one-hour live session on LinkedIn, 19:00-20:00 CET. Tuesday 27 October, Tuesday 24 November and Tuesday 15 December 2026. One leadership question, real cases, open conversation. Save your seat on the LinkedIn event page.
Listen in
Conversations on leadership, self-awareness and living instead of merely functioning.
#22 Leadership 2030 - Redefining Leadership for the FutureWatch on YouTube
#40 Why Burnout Is Not Weakness. It’s a Call to AwakenWatch on YouTube#26 The Silent Crisis - Why Success Feels EmptyWatch on YouTube#37 Authenticity Unlocked - How to Redefine Success with Dr. Natalia WiechowskiWatch on YouTube#34 Let Them - Stop People-Pleasing and Live From the Inside OutWatch on YouTube#3 Defying Limits with Richard Oakes - From World Records to Entrepreneurial TriumphsWatch on YouTubeOutcomes. Not slogans.
Typical ranges from my work with leaders and teams. Every leader starts from a different place, so these are experiences, not guarantees.
25+ years in corporate business · 1,000+ coaching hours · 50+ countries
ICF PCC certified · Leadership Circle Profile Certified Practitioner
In their words. Leaders, teams and partners.
“One of my most desperate hours of need, the person who was there for me was you […] You’re a gift, my friend, you’re a gift.”
Richard Oakes · world-record cyclist and entrepreneur
Richard was my guest in episode #3 of my podcast. At the end he turned the tables, and I let him speak.
“We had the pleasure of having Thorsten as the coach for our team workshop. With his calm, empathetic manner and his knowledge, he made a major contribution to everyone in the team being able to identify with it. This took us a big step towards our goal of building new team strength by getting to know ourselves better and sharing this knowledge with everyone. Thank you very much!”
“I was truly impressed by Thorsten’s ability to recognise the signs and tensions within the team, and even more by his skill in resolving these tensions and bringing the team together. His active listening was clearly noticeable, and he created a safe space that encouraged team members to speak up and openly discuss even the most difficult topics.”
“We are very happy with our collaboration, because it led to a clearer understanding of leadership among our younger employees. Through individual and joint sessions, our team recognised where their own strengths and weaknesses lie, how to focus on their strengths and use them […]”
Leadership, out loud.
Three English episodes of my podcast “Enrich Your Life”. Press play, no app needed.
Leadership 2030: Redefining leadership for the future
Beyond titles and authority: why trust, empathy and the environments you create decide how people perform.
On SpotifyThe silent crisis: why success feels empty
The emotional emptiness that can hide behind high performance, and how to reconnect with what really matters.
On SpotifyWhy burnout is not weakness
A conversation with Carmen Balacianu about awakened leadership, burnout, emotional intelligence and living in flow.
On Spotify
I sat in your chair.
25+ years inside global corporations. Pharma. Basel and San Francisco. I led through restructurings, matrix organisations, growth phases and the quarters where none of the models on the wall matched what was actually on my desk.
Then I trained as an ICF PCC coach and Leadership Circle Profile Certified Practitioner. Not to become a coach, but because I had run out of frameworks that changed what leaders actually do on a Tuesday.
I work with senior leaders because I understand the weight: the pressure from above, the responsibility below, the loneliness in the middle. No guru vibes. No motivational language. Just the room, the numbers, and the decisions that have been waiting too long.
Book a 30-minute Clarity Call. Confidential, no pitch.
We pressure-test your real situation. You leave with at least one decision clearer than when you arrived, whether we work together or not.
30 minutes · confidential · no pitch