Hi, I'm ANNE, a leadership development coach
I am an award-winning facilitator, lecturer, speaker and engineering leader with international work experience leading global teams in the manufacturing industry.
I have always been a multifaceted and curious individual.I believe that what makes you unique, makes you powerful.
Through my work, I get to combine various facets and experiences:
As a leadership consultant, I support emerging leadersand organisations in the STEM industry to build highly engagedand diverse cultures and courageous individuals.
As a speaker and lecturer, I love to engage and connect with different audiences, spark a thought or action and deliver new insights.
As an engineer, I know how to break down complex problems into simple steps and digestible pieces of information.
As a former Head of Quality and Lean Implementation,
I know how to build a continuous improvement culture,focus on customer satisfaction and facilitate team performance.
As a female leader in the engineering industry, I experiencedfirst-hand what it takes to become a courageous leaderin a male-dominated environment.
Through my international life and work experience, I understand cultural diversity, and have learned what it takes to be courageous and establish a new life in different countries. Over the past 12 years,I got to live and work in the USA, Canada, and Australia.
As a singer, I have learned to build my courage on stage,finetune my voice skills and attune to the voices of others.
As a mother, I know how important it is to support every individual and to embrace their uniqueness and valuable contribution to this world.
After over 15 years of living, learning and training in the world of STEM, business and academia, I founded Lead Like YOU! – my Leadership Development Practicein 2019. Since then, I’ve worked with many different organisations and individuals in both the public and private sectors as part of a variety of programs basedon the Lead Like YOU! Framework.
As a leadership expert, I am passionate about driving a leadership revolution.My mission is to change workplace cultures to increase engagement and bring more diversity and emotional intelligence into engineering organisations – the key to future-ready organisations.
I bring a unique perspective driven by my international work and life experience, and my experience as an engineer and female leader in STEM.
I am a certified CliftonStrengths, Emotional Intelligence and NLP Coach
& Facilitator, and hold a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering and Management.
I have gained over 12 years of experience in workshop and training facilitation.
On a more personal note, I am bilingual in English and German, a dual citizenof Australia and Germany, a mother of two boys, and a singer. Also, a coffee drinker and sushi lover.
After living and working abroad for 12 years, my family and I have just relocated back to Germany. I am excited to support emerging leaders, teams and organisations in Germany and Europe and continue to create a more diverseand human-centred world.
- Top 10 Leadership Coaches of 2020, Yahoo Finance
- Australia’s Most innovative Engineer 2020, Engineers Australia
- Winner Young Manufacturer of the Year 2017, Victorian Manufacturing Hall of Fame
(by the Victorian State Government)
- RWTH Aachen University, Master’s in Engineering and Business Management
(Deutsch Diplom Wirtschaftsingenieur) - Certified Gallup Strengths Coach
- Certified Emotional Intelligence Practitioner & Facilitator, RocheMartin ECR
- Certified NLP Practitioner and Coach, The Coaching Room
- Foundations of Organisational Coaching, Swinburne University
- Emotional Culture Deck Practitioner, Riders & Elephants
- VIA Character Strengths Professional, VIA Institute on Character
- Foundations of Facilitation, Illuma Consulting Pty Ltd
Leadership Development
Team Development, Facilitation & Speaking
Would you like to have a chat about how I can support you, your leaders, team or organisation?
Find out how to use your superpower to lead effectively, communicate assertively, and inspire others.
