More about me...
Me, my story, old resources and new paths...
Corporate life
After graduating from the HTL, I unexpectedly started my career on a construction site. That was definitely not my goal, but looking back I can say that this time really shaped my life and my skills.
I installed elevators, put them into operation and then went on to modernize existing elevators. Over time, it was always the latest technologies, the most complicated, highest and fastest elevators in Austria that caught my interest. I enjoyed my time with the technology and the challenge of getting things up and running again. Troubleshooting and networking across the Austrian borders inspired me.
My curiosity to find the error in systems then also accompanied me in project and process management. Whether elevator systems, processes or projects are out of step - it is always the structured approach, with a portion of intuition, that brings you closer to the solution.
Exactly on my fiftieth birthday, I dared to make a cut...
After more than three decades in the Group, I have questioned my work and the following questions have particularly moved me. “Does my job and my work have to end when I retire? Does life only begin after that? Is that the point of life, to sacrifice your lifetime to the constant pursuit of more profit? Have I forgotten to look after myself along the way? The eternal BUT then... OR I find a vocation that could be limitless.”
As a manager, leadership is a matter of course, but in recent years it has been neglected in my area and for my day-to-day business. Many years ago, companions suggested that I become a coach and consultant, but I was not yet receptive to this path. I was too comfortably embedded in my role, not questioning anything with hardly any self-reflection.
My goal for the coming decades is to unite both worlds, as it is always about people at its core.
Private life
Heavy metal poisoning and the subsequent detoxification 15 years ago prompted me to regain responsibility for myself. It wasn't enough for a professional reorientation at the time, but critical thinking and curiosity have grown in me since then.
Triggered by the changes on the outside, I was ultimately stuck in a personal crisis from 2020, like so many others. It was simply no longer possible for me to subordinate myself to predetermined structures and ignore my inner voice. The call for change was stronger than ever.
I then decided to dedicate myself to personal development, communication, coaching, training, mentoring, mediation, end-of-life care, etc. and realized that this can be a path without limits. The more I immersed myself in this variety of topics, the more I realized how little attention I had paid to this other world. I had taken almost 2 years to reflect, learn and get enough distance from my “old” professional work, but without forgetting the resources I had gained from it.
Family life
I have been sharing my life with Petra since 2005. We are a well-coordinated team and became parents of a wonderful daughter. My first son and the two stepsons and stepdaughter from past relationships enrich our lives in a unique, albeit challenging, way
The relationship with my first wife Karin is still characterized by warmth, even though the relationship with my son from that marriage had its challenges due to different life paths and perspectives. In my training, I realized that we are all subject to cross-generational patterns that influence our feelings and thus our relationships.
Patchwork families can be enriching, but they also bring conflict and challenges. Nevertheless, I love my family and all my children, regardless of the obstacles we have not yet fully overcome together. My relationship life so far has been varied, challenging, but also very educational.
And on we go...
There is no such thing as “can't” for me. In my own life, I have gone through personal transformations that have shaped me. As the father of a patchwork family, I know first-hand the challenges of family life.
I have developed empathy and understanding in times of my own illness and personal crises. My curiosity drives me and I believe in lifelong learning.
All of this has inspired me to accompany and support people on their journey, whether they are searching for new paths or leaving old, well-trodden paths behind. Many are stuck in old patterns, limited by socialization and obstructive beliefs.
With my many years of experience in the international corporate world and my newly acquired skills and perspectives, I am particularly interested in supporting companies in their development - be it in organizational development or in establishing new values.
At the center of every change is the human being with his or her individual perception and character. The art of sustainable transformation lies in understanding this diversity and integrating it into the implementation of complex change processes in a targeted manner.
Authenticity is of great importance to me - I am who I am, be it as a manager, coach, father, husband or friend.
Life is lived forwards and understood backwards. It is rarely possible to recognize at the moment what individual life experiences would be useful for. This is where I can help you to sort out the old in order to recognize the new.