“If you know who you are and where you are from, then you will know where you are going”

(Māori proverb)
 
Silke is a certified seminar facilitator, trainer and coach for intercultural competencies, communication and teambuilding as well as certified as a personal coach (NLP-Master). She has published the – so far – first two German books about intercultural communication in New Zealand – one of them translated into English.
As an Accredited Kanban Trainer, Kanban Coaching Professional, Kanban Management Professional, Agile Coach, certified Scrum Master (PSMII) and Product Owner, Silke has a successful track record in corporate culture change and transformation, on management, team and personal level. This broadens her understanding of “culture” and has seen Silke training and coaching in Oceania and Europe, in small and large organizations, government and private organizations.
She is passionate about people, learning, coaching and training, and about helping to inspire individuals, teams and organizations in all walks of life, giving them the knowledge and tools to make a difference. Overall, Silke has 20+ years of professional experience in many IT- and finance-related projects, and also as a salesperson in investment and retail banking, management consultant, business analyst and test consultant.
 

Key Training and Consulting Aspects

• Culture specific training: Germany, New Zealand, Australia, Pacific Islands, France, Italy, Spain, UK
• Cultural awareness training and coaching
• Individual coaching, also over a longer period of time, mostly new immigrants to Oceania
• Teambuilding
• Outcome-focused, effective facilitation of cultural change

->in teams (Agile transformation, international M&As, etc.).
->on management level through leadership styles.
->with respect to corporate goals (financially and strategically), including buy-in through all organizational levels.