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Transformative Leadership through Self-Reflection
Through conscious observation, critical questioning, and creative rethinking, we create space for innovation and development. |
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Explore Options
How can you, as a leader, consciously explore new paths while unfolding your uniqueness? |
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Discover Plan
How can you, as a leader, develop a clear vision that not only illuminates your own journey but also inspires your teams? |
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Implement Strategy
The implementation of strategy is crucial for sustainable leadership. We will explore leadership styles and formats that not only strengthen your individual style but also have long-term effects on your team and organization. How can you create a leadership culture focused on sustainability and growth? |
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Passion for Growth
Together, we will explore the importance of integrity, consistency, and self-efficacy. How can you leverage your passion to not only grow as a leader but also effect positive changes in your environment? Explore the deep layers of your leadership personality and discover new paths of growth. |
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L E A D E R S H I P L A B
Executive Coaching for Effective Leadership and Transformation
CoReflection supports executives, decision-makers and high potentials to develop their leadership qualities, to successfully manage change and to act with impact in uncertain times.
Our approach · strategic, systemic and effective
We don't offer a predefined roadmap, but impulses, reflection and sparring at eye level.
Our focus · increasing your effectiveness as a leader
👉 Leadership in transformation • Lading yourself and others successfully through change.
👉 Sparrings partner for decision-makers • New perspectives on complex challenges.
👉 Developing high-impact teams • Taking collaboration to the next level.
Our clients particularly appreciate the ease and clarity of our coaching approach, which challenges them to break through ingrained patterns, develop new solutions and become even more effective in their roles.
Let's find out together what's important to you.
CoReflection supports executives, decision-makers and high potentials to develop their leadership qualities, to successfully manage change and to act with impact in uncertain times.
Our approach · strategic, systemic and effective
We don't offer a predefined roadmap, but impulses, reflection and sparring at eye level.
Our focus · increasing your effectiveness as a leader
👉 Leadership in transformation • Lading yourself and others successfully through change.
👉 Sparrings partner for decision-makers • New perspectives on complex challenges.
👉 Developing high-impact teams • Taking collaboration to the next level.
Our clients particularly appreciate the ease and clarity of our coaching approach, which challenges them to break through ingrained patterns, develop new solutions and become even more effective in their roles.
Let's find out together what's important to you.
C O A C H I N G P L A N
Your one-on-one coaching plan is tailored to your needs · online, onsite or offsite.
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"Michael Kessler is an inspiring and emphatic executive coach who gives a clear boost to personal and professional development. His strengths lie in his structured yet highly individual approach to his clients. Based on individual development goals, he supports the coaching process with a wide range of thinking and working tools and gives one valuable and targeted impulses during the conversation. In this way, helpful new perspectives emerge and one always maintains an overview. |
Speak directly to Michael Kessler.
M I C H A E L K E S S L E RExecutive Coach | Strategic Sparring Partner
Impulse with Impact • Driving Meaningful Change Berlin · Hamburg · Remote
www.coreflection.com |
Impulse with Impact.
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Years International
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Why managers need more than coaching
Today's managers face complex challenges: Pressure to make decisions, market changes and the need to position themselves as strong personalities. Traditional coaching? Helpful. But sometimes more direct, dynamic support is needed - this is where leadership sparring comes into play.
Personal branding - positioning with strategy
Strong personal branding is not only important for influencers - managers benefit enormously from it. Why? Because the way you are perceived as a manager determines your career. With targeted executive coaching, you can develop your leadership signature, your values and your public image.
Strategic leadership sparring - for clarity in decision-making
If you want to be successful as a manager in the long term, you need clarity about your strategy. But in the hustle and bustle of everyday business life, this is often easier said than done. Strategic leadership sparring offers exactly that: precise reflection, critical impulses and a sparring partner who not only empathizes, but also thinks.
What makes sparring so valuable?
Unlike coaching, sparring is about real conversations - no soft “And how does that make you feel?”, but hard-hitting questions: “What options do you really have?” and “What does plan B look like?”. Sounds intense? It is. But that's exactly what it takes to gain real strategic clarity.
👉 Conclusion: More than development - real transformation
If you want to take the next step as a manager, it's not enough just to gather knowledge. You have to challenge and develop yourself in a targeted way. With executive coaching and leadership sparring, you gain clarity about your position, your strategy and your impact.
Are you ready to take the next step?
Then let's get talking
Today's managers face complex challenges: Pressure to make decisions, market changes and the need to position themselves as strong personalities. Traditional coaching? Helpful. But sometimes more direct, dynamic support is needed - this is where leadership sparring comes into play.
Personal branding - positioning with strategy
Strong personal branding is not only important for influencers - managers benefit enormously from it. Why? Because the way you are perceived as a manager determines your career. With targeted executive coaching, you can develop your leadership signature, your values and your public image.
Strategic leadership sparring - for clarity in decision-making
If you want to be successful as a manager in the long term, you need clarity about your strategy. But in the hustle and bustle of everyday business life, this is often easier said than done. Strategic leadership sparring offers exactly that: precise reflection, critical impulses and a sparring partner who not only empathizes, but also thinks.
What makes sparring so valuable?
Unlike coaching, sparring is about real conversations - no soft “And how does that make you feel?”, but hard-hitting questions: “What options do you really have?” and “What does plan B look like?”. Sounds intense? It is. But that's exactly what it takes to gain real strategic clarity.
👉 Conclusion: More than development - real transformation
If you want to take the next step as a manager, it's not enough just to gather knowledge. You have to challenge and develop yourself in a targeted way. With executive coaching and leadership sparring, you gain clarity about your position, your strategy and your impact.
Are you ready to take the next step?
Then let's get talking
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Personal Branding & Leadership Signature
Leadership need a profile · not a just a position In times of uncertainty, change and remote work, a clearly recognizable leadership identity is becoming increasingly important. |
👉 What do you stand for as a manager?
👉 What makes you unique - beyond your role?
In a complex world, it is not enough to simply lead “well” - you need to be recognizable as a leader. Together, we develop your leadership signature: a clear, authentic leadership brand that combines attitude, impact and values. For decision-makers who lead consciously - and remain visible as a personality.
In coaching, we work on your leadership signature
✓ Developing your personal leadership brand
✓ Aligning values & impact
✓ Harmonizing inside and outside
Today, leadership is more brand than power
Your clarity is orientation for others.
💬 How would others describe your leadership impact in three words?
👉 What makes you unique - beyond your role?
In a complex world, it is not enough to simply lead “well” - you need to be recognizable as a leader. Together, we develop your leadership signature: a clear, authentic leadership brand that combines attitude, impact and values. For decision-makers who lead consciously - and remain visible as a personality.
In coaching, we work on your leadership signature
✓ Developing your personal leadership brand
✓ Aligning values & impact
✓ Harmonizing inside and outside
Today, leadership is more brand than power
Your clarity is orientation for others.
💬 How would others describe your leadership impact in three words?
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Strategic Leadership Sparring
Leadership need reflection · not just feedback 💬 When was the last time you received real feedback, or even disagreement, at eye level? |
In Leadership Sparring, we work on strategic clarity, decision-making confidence and personal impact. Without filters. Without an agenda.
👉 Sparring is not a luxury, but a leadership necessity.
And that is exactly why you need a sparring partner who is not hierarchically dependent. Leadership means making decisions with far-reaching consequences every day - often under uncertainty, sometimes alone. In strategic sparring, you meet a peer who is challenging, reflective and always focused on the essentials.
👉 Strategic sparring for visionary leaders
In Executive Sparring, I support you as an executive in gaining strategic clarity, strengthening your decision-making skills and sharpening your personal leadership profile. As an equal reflection partner, I ask the questions that no one else asks - directly, honestly and solution-oriented.
👉 Sparring is not a luxury, but a leadership necessity.
And that is exactly why you need a sparring partner who is not hierarchically dependent. Leadership means making decisions with far-reaching consequences every day - often under uncertainty, sometimes alone. In strategic sparring, you meet a peer who is challenging, reflective and always focused on the essentials.
👉 Strategic sparring for visionary leaders
In Executive Sparring, I support you as an executive in gaining strategic clarity, strengthening your decision-making skills and sharpening your personal leadership profile. As an equal reflection partner, I ask the questions that no one else asks - directly, honestly and solution-oriented.
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Leadership in times of crisis
An endurance test for attitude and self-management Mentoring offers orientation when systems are shaky and uncertainty dominates. |
👉 Together we work on inner stability, clear communication and decisive leadership.
When everything is in motion, you need a calming influence. My mentoring supports managers in maintaining inner stability in times of crisis, gaining clarity and remaining effective - for themselves, their team and the organization.
💭 What has helped you to remain capable in your most difficult leadership situation to date?
👉 Coaching & mentoring for leadership in times of crisis
Leadership is particularly challenging in dynamic and uncertain phases. Our mentoring for managers in times of crisis supports you in maintaining emotional stability, clarity and the ability to act. For resilient leadership and trustworthy communication - even under pressure
When everything is in motion, you need a calming influence. My mentoring supports managers in maintaining inner stability in times of crisis, gaining clarity and remaining effective - for themselves, their team and the organization.
💭 What has helped you to remain capable in your most difficult leadership situation to date?
👉 Coaching & mentoring for leadership in times of crisis
Leadership is particularly challenging in dynamic and uncertain phases. Our mentoring for managers in times of crisis supports you in maintaining emotional stability, clarity and the ability to act. For resilient leadership and trustworthy communication - even under pressure
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Facilitate decision-making processes ·
do not dominate Leadership today is less announcement - more facilitation. The expectation still prevails in many companies: 👉 Managers decide. Period. But what happens when decisions are complex, politically charged or emotionally sensitive? |
Then you need the ability to facilitate:
✓ Create spaces in which genuine participation is possible
✓ Tolerate ambivalence
✓ Integrate different perspectives
✓ Make decisions work together
Facilitating leadership means:
Less “I know how to do it”.
More: “I know how we can figure it out together.”
👉 Enabling complex decisions in a structured and effective way
In dynamic organizations, decision-making competence is more than just moderation. Today, managers have to act as facilitators - they create spaces in which participation, diversity of perspectives and clarity lead to viable decisions.
✓ Create spaces in which genuine participation is possible
✓ Tolerate ambivalence
✓ Integrate different perspectives
✓ Make decisions work together
Facilitating leadership means:
Less “I know how to do it”.
More: “I know how we can figure it out together.”
👉 Enabling complex decisions in a structured and effective way
In dynamic organizations, decision-making competence is more than just moderation. Today, managers have to act as facilitators - they create spaces in which participation, diversity of perspectives and clarity lead to viable decisions.
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Role Clarity and Anticipatory Tension
Leaders are projection screens Tensions arise between implicit expectations, strategic mission and personal attitude. In coaching, you gain clarity about your role - and develop the inner attitude for confident leadership. |
Leaders are caught between conflicting expectations. Coaching creates clarity:
✓ What am I there for?
✓ What expectations do I conform to?
✓ Which expectations do I reject?
👉 Role clarity as the foundation for confident leadership
Coaching helps you to become aware of this ambivalence, consciously shape your own role, set clear priorities and position yourself clearly as a manager.
✓ What am I there for?
✓ What expectations do I conform to?
✓ Which expectations do I reject?
👉 Role clarity as the foundation for confident leadership
Coaching helps you to become aware of this ambivalence, consciously shape your own role, set clear priorities and position yourself clearly as a manager.
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Change Management accompaning Executive Coaching
As an experienced executive coach, I support you in strengthening your leadership skills, improving your professional performance, and achieving your goals. In confidential conversations, we identify challenges and develop strategies to overcome obstacles. As a sparring partner, I provide a safe space for self-reflection, holistic strategic thinking and sharing. |
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We are preparing the ground for something new
At the heart of our collaboration is your need to recognize your strengths and identify areas for improvement. Together, we create certainty in your decisions, explore alternative perspectives, reassess priorities, and adjust corporate goals and actions. By taking stock and critically examining your expectations and attitudes, we develop initial ideas and experiment with new approaches. |
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How to become an Impact Builder
Many leaders are busy fighting fires and no longer have time for strategy and planning. Way-from » I have to do it myself Towards » We can do it ✓ We » collaboratively as a team ✓ Me » as an Impulse-giver ✓ For a jointly supported strategy |
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Empowering People. How we collaborate.
Transformative leaders have the greatest impact on the organization. They develop themselves and their team. They strengthen the team culture by delegating and trusting their team. This empowers employees to create their own solutions, take responsibility and act with commitment. ✓ Empower ✓ Enable ✓ Engage |
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Self-reflection, the fine art of leadership.
The time to self-reflect and co-reflect with a coach is crucial to mastering emotional intelligence. This is the key to stay alert and open to unexpected challenges. What can I build on with myself? How can I develop myself further? |
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Finding out, what really drives me.
It is essential and crucial to create a real need for change. Being personally motivated, to strongly connect our own story to who we are and how we want to be, is the most effective way to reinvent ourselves and generate self-efficacy. Create your Leadership Signature ✓ Reflection of the leadership role and competencies |
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Understanding that I am part of a whole system.
Seeing yourself as part of the Organization, taking the pressure off and understanding change as a process. This is how the path becomes the goal. Create Impact #TheNewWe ✓ Culture, for a development from within ourselves ✓ Make a meaningful contribution ✓ Achieve scalable results |
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What must change? · What do I have to change?
It is no longer a nice-to-have it is an absolute necessity to ensure a sustainable transfer in coaching. The goal is to provide clients with the tools that enable them to develop their own solutions. In this way, the new insights and capabilities developed in coaching can be applied fluidly and adaptively in the respective business context. |
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Deep Dives · Deep Impact
My clients want to make a difference to achieve significant results as thought leaders, enablers, and decision makers. As an executive coach, I support leaders and teams of experts with a focus on transformation and collaboration. |
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Connecting People to Purpose
By examining one's own values, strengths and weaknesses, a manager can optimize his or her own performance and thus also increase the success of the company. Coaching can be a valuable support to develop this ability and to reflect oneself again and again. Because only those who know themselves well can also lead others successfully. As an executive coach, I support managers in deepening their self-reflection and developing their impact. |
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Creating Impact
As a leader, it is important to pay attention not only to the needs of others, but also to your own. Self-reflection is an important skill in order to increase your own effectiveness. ✓ Creating impact ✓ Invest in yourself ✓ Invest in your people |
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Coaching Impact
✓ reflect · to calibrate ✓ develop · to transform ✓ enable · to scale What moves you? Challenges. Opportunities. Future perspectives. Coaching is CoReflection Time to reflect and co-reflect with a coach |
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The LINC Personality Profiler is a powerful tool for strengths and development-oriented coaching. Based on the scientifically proven BIG FIVE standard model, the personal profile provides a differentiated picture of your character, motives and competencies. In combination with a customized coaching plan, this creates a comprehensive basis for personal growth.
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Discover the LINC Personality Profiler for personalized coaching tailored to your strengths and growth areas.
The individual results allows a new perspective on your personality. This not only enables a deep understanding of your strengths, but also a clear identification of areas for development. The profile therefore serves as a starting point for the sustainable further development of managers. |
If you would like to improve your leadership skills too, please feel free to contact me.
C O R E
- Helping executive leaders to navigate change processes through systemic thinking, process reflection and dialog
- Breaking down ingrained patterns through the use of systemic and agile methods
- Agile training, meeting and workshop concepts fostering expert exchange and knowledge transfer
- 20+ years of international business experiences in personal and professional development with a focus on Medical Device Industry, Hospital & Health Care sector, Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences
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