My projects
My main engagement is currently with Leadership Associates. After I supported her with a thorough strategy review, Dr. Blanka Bellak, the Founding Director, asked me to co-direct the company with her as a CEO and co-create amazing leadership development opportunities for women.
Amongst these are
- the Women Lead Community Platform
- the EU-funded “Active Citizenship” project
- the CAREvolution MASTERclass to support women in their transition to more balance amongst SELF, BUSINESS, WORLD and WEcare.
- the Institute for Integral Studies in Freiburg, Germany: applied science and exchange around innovative integral concepts, including in politics
- the Professional Association for Life Service and Well-Being: supporting SME in implementing a “OneHealth” approach for business, people and planet
- Governance Alive: consulting and training for innovative and inclusive governance solutions
In combination, these engagements allow me to work in the areas of social innovation I feel most drawn to, namely women empowerment and sustainable organizational development.
In my Master’s thesis, I explored the opportunities the evolving research and practice related to adult development models could bring to the public sector, specifically for improving urban resilience. I drew on recent inquiries into multiresilience, public leadership and mindfulness. Social cohesion is an example of how increased contextual awareness of citizens’ needs can benefit prevention, resistance and learning in the face of crises. Focusing on political and civil service leaders, I also reflect on other types of public leaders, and civil servants directly or indirectly communicating with citizens.
I was happy to share my findings on the internal transformation needed for better responding to increased diversity and volatility, both on individual and collective level, during the December 2021 Colloquium of the Institute for Integral Studies in Freiburg, Germany, as well as during the Gross Global Happiness Summit 2022. I look forward to discussing my conclusions with you, including concrete recommendations for public leaders, human resources professionals, researchers and consultants.
Students usually don't get the opportunity to develop project management skills during their studies - with some laudable exceptions. At the UN Studies Association Vienna, we aim at bridging the gap for the young professionals who will be the future leaders of the international community.
With its pioneering approach of linking civil society, academic institutions, the UN – diplomats, researchers, practitioners’ and policy-makers – and the next generation, UNSA Vienna generates and shares lessons learned about new topics, ideas and solutions that are critical for the future well-being of and on our planet.
Personally, I learned about the importance of deep listening as part of the Presencing Institute's course on Leading from the Emerging Future - and it is now the foundation of any leadership course I hold.
Impressed by Action for Happiness, I set up the first Happy Café in Vienna in 2018. As part of the "Heart-Team" of Action for Happiness in the German-speaking world, I now have the opportunity to shape the direction and to work with a wonderful team of volunteers actively engaged in bringing more happiness into the world. Want to join us at our next Strategy Meeting, online exchange or course?
Action for Happiness provides for easy-to-use tools such as calendars, an app, posters, webinars and courses, through which any happiness activist can bring more happiness to their own life, and to their communities. Regional and local chapters can build on these tools, and also create their own reflections. In Mariahilf, for example, we organised the first Happiness Walk in Vienna.
Reach out to me
- with your ideas for joint projects
- with your challenges for support
I’m looking forward to learning about your initiatives – be it for inspiration, as a potential partner or as a consultant or coach!
