Shaping Change • Understanding Transformation
Change is not a project • it’s a process.
In the Change Lab, COREFLECTION supports leaders, teams, and organizations who want to design transformation consciously and effectively. Whether it’s strategic realignment, cultural evolution, or leadership transformation, the key is how people are engaged, empowered, and inspired.
In the Change Lab, COREFLECTION supports leaders, teams, and organizations who want to design transformation consciously and effectively. Whether it’s strategic realignment, cultural evolution, or leadership transformation, the key is how people are engaged, empowered, and inspired.
Transformation begins with people • not with plans.
The Change Lab offers a dedicated space where reflection, clarity, and responsibility come together for sustainable growth and cultural transformation.
The Change Lab offers a dedicated space where reflection, clarity, and responsibility come together for sustainable growth and cultural transformation.
The Change Lab • A Space for Transformation
Here, strategy meets a human-centered organization.
The goal is not just to manage change, but to shape it conscioulsy, effectively, and sustainably.
The goal is not just to manage change, but to shape it conscioulsy, effectively, and sustainably.
Core Focus Areas
- Leading in Change · How leaders provide trust, clarity, and direction.
- Cultural Transformation & Collaboration · Values, communication, and feedback as levers for change.
- Change Dynamics & Resilience · Strengthening teams, understanding complexity, and navigating ambiguity.
Time to transform. Shape your Change Lab • consciously, systemically, humanly.
Client Testimonial
“This was the best workshop in the past 15 years – complex topics like agility and collaboration made clear, structured, and truly effective.” |
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The Transformation Process at a Glance
Based on the COREFLECTION Phase Model • adapted for organizational and change processes:
1. Core Focus · Analysis & Clarity
→ Understanding the current situation and the drivers of change.
→ Understanding the current situation and the drivers of change.
2. Explore Options · Design the Future
→ Creating new perspectives on strategy, culture, and collaboration.
→ Creating new perspectives on strategy, culture, and collaboration.
3. Discover Plan · Shaping Transformation Spaces
→ Engaging stakeholders, understanding systems, and building dialogue platforms.
→ Engaging stakeholders, understanding systems, and building dialogue platforms.
4. Implement Strategy · Embedding Change
→ Creating clarity in leadership, communication, and decision-making.
→ Creating clarity in leadership, communication, and decision-making.
5. Passion for Growth · Sustainability & Impact
→ Establishing a learning culture, celebrating progress, and strengthening trust.
→ Establishing a learning culture, celebrating progress, and strengthening trust.
Formats & Focus Areas
Systemic · Participatory · Result-oriented
Transformation Consulting • Leading and Organizing in Motion
✓ Facilitating strategy and culture processes
✓ Developing and aligning leadership teams
✓ Fostering organizational agility
✓ Facilitating strategy and culture processes
✓ Developing and aligning leadership teams
✓ Fostering organizational agility
Workshop Facilitation • Leveraging Diversity
✓ Cultivating values, empathy & feedback
✓ Addressing conflicts constructively
✓ Evolving meeting and decision cultures
✓ Cultivating values, empathy & feedback
✓ Addressing conflicts constructively
✓ Evolving meeting and decision cultures
Empowering People • Enabling Responsibility
✓ Strengthening leaders · Empowering teams
✓ Fostering purpose and connection
✓ Supporting self-organization
✓ Strengthening leaders · Empowering teams
✓ Fostering purpose and connection
✓ Supporting self-organization
Change is not managed • it’s enabled.
FAQ • Shaping Change. Understanding Transformation.
What is the purpose of the Change Lab?
The Change Lab supports leaders and organizations who want to shape change rather than merely manage it. It enables conscious, human-centered, and strategically effective transformation with a lasting impact.
Why is the Change Lab particularly relevant now?
Organizations are facing constant transformation driven by digitalization, demographic shifts, and evolving expectations. The Change Lab provides clarity and equips leaders to approach change as a shared learning and development process.
Who should participate in the Change Lab?
Executives, teams, and organizational units currently undergoing or initiating change. It is ideal for those driving cultural transformation, strategic alignment, or leadership development within dynamic environments.
How does the Change Lab differ from traditional change workshops?
It bridges strategy, culture, and communication. Instead of focusing on tools or frameworks, it emphasizes relationships between leadership, teams, and the organization. This makes change tangible, connected, and sustainable.
What impact does the Change Lab create?
It strengthens leadership and collaboration, builds trust and accountability, and fosters clarity in times of uncertainty. Change becomes a shared responsibility and a foundation for long-term organizational growth.
NEXT LEVEL • READY …
Michael KesslerExecutive Coach | Strategic Leadership Sparring
Berlin · Hamburg · Remote
www.coreflection.com |
Impulse with Impact • Driving Meaningful Change |
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LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS
Impulse with Impact • Driving Meaningful Change
👉 Coaching Lab • Leadership impact and personal clarity
👉 Change Lab • Shaping transformation and complexity
👉 Future Lab • Strategic leadership and organizational development
👉 Coaching Lab • Leadership impact and personal clarity
👉 Change Lab • Shaping transformation and complexity
👉 Future Lab • Strategic leadership and organizational development
Insights
From Vision • to Impact
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Shaping the WEExchange • What is urgent?
👉 How are we positioned? Our collaboration. Supervision • What is essential? 👉 New perspectives. New insights. Outlook • What drives us? 👉 Clear focus. Shared strategy. |
WORKSHOP ROOM
In our hybrid world, remote leadership is increasingly important. But face-to-face interaction is just as important. The central element of any transformation is the workshop. Space for holistic, strategic thinking and sharing. A space for shared growth, tangible and experiential.
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Complex problems require simple solutions • Simple is not easyIn a world full of complex problems, it is tempting to look for equally complex solutions. But it is often simplicity that leads us to sustainable solutions.
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It's about recognizing the essence of a problem and finding a solution that is simple but effective. Simplicity does not mean that the solution is superficial; on the contrary, it often requires deep understanding and clear thinking. Together, we discover what really matters.
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Culture follows structure •
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Impact
👉 The courage to experiment
Self-organization requires getting off the beaten path and exploring new avenues.
👉 Self-organzaiton requires meaning
Meaning is created when personal goals are aligned with a culture of values. When values are clearly defined and credibly lived, a common direction is created that serves as a compass for cooperation.
👉 From ME to WE
A mindset shift from individual success to achieving common goals is essential. How can we align individual goals with the larger purpose of our teams and organizations? Teams that see themselves as one and support each other are unbeatable and give each team member the opportunity to develop their full potential.
👉 Collaboration is co-creation
In an interconnected world, the survival of organizations is closely tied to their ability to collaborate effectively. Structures that encourage collaboration and reward teamwork are essential.
🚀 Coaching impact
Through targeted coaching, we support managers and teams of experts in recognizing and utilizing the diversity of skills within the organization. By identifying individual strengths and creating synergies, we help ensure that corporate culture is recognized, actively used, and forms the basis for sustainable work structures and long-term success.
Self-organization requires getting off the beaten path and exploring new avenues.
👉 Self-organzaiton requires meaning
Meaning is created when personal goals are aligned with a culture of values. When values are clearly defined and credibly lived, a common direction is created that serves as a compass for cooperation.
👉 From ME to WE
A mindset shift from individual success to achieving common goals is essential. How can we align individual goals with the larger purpose of our teams and organizations? Teams that see themselves as one and support each other are unbeatable and give each team member the opportunity to develop their full potential.
👉 Collaboration is co-creation
In an interconnected world, the survival of organizations is closely tied to their ability to collaborate effectively. Structures that encourage collaboration and reward teamwork are essential.
🚀 Coaching impact
Through targeted coaching, we support managers and teams of experts in recognizing and utilizing the diversity of skills within the organization. By identifying individual strengths and creating synergies, we help ensure that corporate culture is recognized, actively used, and forms the basis for sustainable work structures and long-term success.
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Culture Is UsShaping Together
Growing Together Team culture is something we can actively shape and form, instead of just passively letting it influence us. |
Culture is the basis for successfully implementing set goals. Culture is us, each of us contributing to it. We have the unique opportunity to actively shape and influence our team culture. Every contribution counts, every action helps shape an environment of trust, togetherness and growth.
As leaders, you have a central role in shaping culture. By modeling how values and collaboration are lived, you set the tone for an inspiring work environment. But culture is not created by words alone - it is shaped by our daily actions.
As leaders, you have a central role in shaping culture. By modeling how values and collaboration are lived, you set the tone for an inspiring work environment. But culture is not created by words alone - it is shaped by our daily actions.
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Working together for changeIn turbulent times, change is the way forward.
✓ Combine forces ✓ Focus on common goals ✓ Time for cooperation and collaboration CoReflection facilitates your transformation and development process as you navigate through uncertainty and complexity. Together we find out what matters. |
Together, we can create an atmosphere in which every individual can develop their potential. Open communication, respect and continuous learning are pillars of a strong culture.
Culture is us - and WE can bring about change.
Let's actively work to create a culture that leads us all to success.
Culture is us - and WE can bring about change.
Let's actively work to create a culture that leads us all to success.
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Focus on Employee ExperienceMental Health & Employee Retention
How do you allocate your resources to invest into the development of your most valuable asset, your people, to successfully manage change? The 70:20:10 model is a learning and development navigator for nurturing people and culture. ✓ 70 % challenging assignments ✓ 20 % developmental coaching ✓ 10 % traditional training |
Increase in performance, satisfaction and efficiency within the team. Based on the TEAM CHECK topics such as resource-oriented team development or solution-oriented conflict management can be carried out in team development workshops.
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Team Performance, Satisfaction and EffectivenessThe Team Check is based on the results of the LINC Personality Profiler and offers a detailed overview of the character traits, motives and skills. It provides valuable information for team development or conflict management.
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Credibility in coaching comes from attitude, experience, and professional integrity.
COREFLECTION stands for certified quality, transparent processes, and measurable impact in leadership and organizational development.
COREFLECTION stands for certified quality, transparent processes, and measurable impact in leadership and organizational development.
Michael Kessler is a member of leading professional coaching associations.
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These memberships represent adherence to high professional standards, ethical guidelines, and continuous professional growth.
Certified. Transparent. Effective.
Michael Kessler’s coaching approach combines international accreditation with evidence-based tools:
Michael Kessler’s coaching approach combines international accreditation with evidence-based tools:
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Strong partnerships for impactful coaching solutions.
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These collaborations extend COREFLECTION’s reach and enable scalable digital leadership development formats.
Michael Kessler is an authorized INQA Coach within the ESF Plus Programme, supporting small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in transformation processes. The “New Quality of Work” (INQA) initiative is funded by the European Social Fund Plus (ESF Plus) and the German Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (BMAS).
👉 Goal: Empowering SMEs for the future – through customized strategies for a modern, adaptive work environment.
👉 Benefit: Up to 80 % funding for sustainable organizational development.
👉 Link to the sponsor page
👉 Goal: Empowering SMEs for the future – through customized strategies for a modern, adaptive work environment.
👉 Benefit: Up to 80 % funding for sustainable organizational development.
👉 Link to the sponsor page
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Transparency builds trust.
COREFLECTION ensures full legal and data protection compliance.
• Legal texts & privacy by eRecht24
• Professional liability insurance by HISCOX · Coverage · worldwide
• GDPR-compliant data management
COREFLECTION ensures full legal and data protection compliance.
• Legal texts & privacy by eRecht24
• Professional liability insurance by HISCOX · Coverage · worldwide
• GDPR-compliant data management
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