Martin Harder

“I believe there is always a variety of solutions to every challenge. As a coach, my passion is to motivate my partner to seek out all the options and learn to choose what they really believe in.”

Dealing positively with the tension between the individual's aspirations and the overarching corporate strategy requires a strong sense of mission and the capacity to communicate in a clear way – both are key sources of an authentic leadership style that conveys credibility and creates trust.

Experience

Born in Germany, Martin grew up in the Middle East, exposed to international perspectives and cultures. He returned to Germany for university where he studied sociology and economics with the focus on emerging economies and international politics.

Martin has worked for many years in international project management, managing major projects mainly in the EMEA region, in the financial service sector, infrastructure and human resources area.  He transformed this experience into professional consultancy on change management and leadership development, working mainly for large companies and international groups. This activity brought him first hand insight into the globalizing corporation and its challenges to leadership.

This experience led Martin to focus on executive development and to found one of the first executive coaching partnerships in Germany. In his innovative designs, he capitalizes on his broad background in systemic approaches, supporting a variety of client companies in their endevour to grow great leaders and top-teams for strong and ethical business performance.