Integral business coaching looks at the coachee as a whole person in their professional context – not only their visible behaviour, but also their inner attitudes, values and emotions, their relationships at work and the systemic context of the organisation. Rather than treating symptoms, it works at the root and connects personal development with concrete professional goals. The result is change that doesn't just work in the short term, but lasts.

Business coaching is for people who carry professional responsibility or face important crossroads – such as leaders, entrepreneurs, project owners or talents in development. It is especially valuable during times of change: a new role, growing complexity, conflict, or questions about your own effectiveness. The only prerequisite is a willingness to reflect openly on yourself and your own actions.

Coaching creates a protected thinking space in which you gain clarity about your goals, decisions and role. You strengthen your impact, make better decisions under pressure and build resilience in complex situations. The benefit is twofold: you grow personally – and the people around you immediately benefit from a clearer, more confident presence.

Coaching opens up new perspectives, brings blind spots to light and creates space for honest reflection. It empowers you to develop your own solutions, recognise patterns and try out new courses of action. The coach brings method, structure and the right questions – so that you move forward under your own power.

Coaching is not therapy and is no substitute for medical or psychological treatment. It does not deliver ready-made recipes and it does not make your decisions for you. The answers – and the responsibility for putting them into practice – remain with you. Coaching can accompany you on the path, but you have to walk it yourself.

In coaching, you find your own answers – the coach asks the right questions and holds the process. In mentoring, an experienced person shares their own journey and gives first-hand advice. In consulting, an expert delivers concrete solutions and recommendations for a specialist problem. All three have their value – CherryField focuses primarily on coaching and combines it with consulting elements where helpful.

A training course conveys specific knowledge and skills – usually in a group, with predefined content and a clear learning structure. Coaching, by contrast, is an individual process in which the solutions emerge from within you. In practice, the two complement each other perfectly: training provides the tools, and coaching ensures they truly take hold in everyday life.

I combine my own experience in corporate leadership with an integral coaching approach and scientifically grounded diagnostics (Lumina, EQ-i 2.0). That means meeting people in positions of responsibility as equals, working from well-founded hypotheses rather than gut feeling – and maintaining the highest level of confidentiality. My focus is on individuals and organisations who are looking for genuine development rather than quick effects.

Yes. Alongside one-to-one coaching, I offer hands-on training and workshops for teams and organisations – for example on effective communication, constructive conflict management, the key moments in a successful sales process, a value-creating feedback culture, or “mistakes as opportunities”. The formats are tailored to your specific situation and goals and can be combined with individual coaching where needed, so that what is learned is anchored sustainably in everyday practice.

Lumina Spark is a modern personality instrument that portrays your personality in its full depth – without boxes or stereotypes. It reveals three levels: how you tick at your core, how you show up in everyday life, and how you react under pressure. This gives you concrete starting points for better communication, teamwork and leadership – and helps you uncover hidden potential.

Lumina Leader applies the personality picture to the leadership context and makes your natural leadership style visible. You recognise where your strengths lie, where you may overdo them under pressure (“overextension”), and where development areas await. The result is authentic, conscious leadership rather than techniques put on for show.

Lumina Sales connects your personality profile with the six phases of the sales cycle and shows how your personality influences your sales success. You recognise your effective selling qualities – and where you do too much of a good thing under pressure. The focus shifts from pure “return on investment” to “return on relationship”: durable client relationships that lead to sustainable results.

The EQ-i 2.0 is the world's most thoroughly validated instrument for measuring emotional intelligence, published by Multi-Health Systems. It assesses emotional and social competence across five areas – self-perception, self-expression, interpersonal relationships, decision making and stress management – with 15 subscales in total. Because emotional intelligence can be learned, the profile provides a clear, measurable roadmap for your development.

It begins with a no-obligation initial conversation in which we clarify your concern, your goals and how we'll work together. The actual sessions follow – supported, depending on the topic, by sound diagnostics such as Lumina or EQ-i 2.0. A process typically spans several sessions over a defined period; we agree the exact scope individually, tailored to your goal.

Everything discussed in coaching remains strictly confidential – this is the foundation of any effective collaboration. Even when a company commissions the coaching, the content and results remain your business; nothing leaves the room without your consent. Your data is of course handled in full compliance with the GDPR.

Both. In person, I work with you in the Berlin/Potsdam region, e.g. directly at your company; online, I work throughout Germany and internationally. Many processes combine both formats – exactly as it best fits your everyday life.

Trust is the most important ingredient for successful coaching – which is why there is always a no-obligation introductory conversation at the start. In it, we sense together whether it fits on a personal and a substantive level. We only begin working together once it feels right for both sides.