Katja Unkel - Biography
Dr. Katja Unkel is an internationally experienced leadership expert, resilience researcher and leadership coach who has been successfully supporting organisations, executives and board members in their development for over 20 years.
Her approach combines scientific foundations with practical applicability, going beyond superficial ‘leadership hype’.
Dr. Katja Unkel Keynote & Workshop Topics
- Resilience in leadership: From stress management to neuroplastic training
- Trust-based leadership & lived values
- Transformational leadership & meaning in organisations
- Authenticity, humanity and genuine professionalism in leadership
Core competencies & approach:
- Transformational leadership: Dr. Unkel supports executives in formulating goals strategically with crystal-clear thinking and achieving them with a strong focus and stable leadership.
- Resilience & neuroplastic methods: She was one of the first experts to research and perfect resilience in order to implement it as an important tool in companies long before the topic became mainstream.
- Trust & lived values: She analyses how trust is created, which behaviours destroy it and how it can be systematically built up. In doing so, she emphasises that true leadership absolutely requires authenticity and humanity – managers are not machines.
- Scientific foundation: Everything Dr. Unkel teaches is based on sound research. She works with international scientists, critically examines concepts and separates sound findings from popular but unproven methods.
- Purpose & meaning: She integrates meaning into everyday leadership, inspired by Viktor Frankl and other pioneers long before purpose became a trendy topic.
- Hands-on experience: She knows the practical side from many years of working with board members, executives and also critical training settings. Her programmes are practical, directly applicable and tailored to the real world of work.
Attitude & uniqueness – what makes Dr. Katja Unkel special?
Dr. Unkel stands for a clear, reflective and people-centred leadership style. She questions mainstream trends, focuses on robustness instead of one-size-fits-all solutions, and emphasises that vulnerability and authenticity are also key success factors in leadership. Her strength lies in communicating complex interrelationships in a comprehensible, traceable and effective manner. She combines methodology, models and structures with her enormous wealth of experience in values, meaningfulness and pragmatism. In this way, the major challenges in companies give rise to concrete plans and solutions that stand the test of practice and have a lasting effect.
Dr. Katja Unkel is the expert for executives who want to not only learn management techniques, but also develop genuine and proven leadership skills.
Testimonials:
‘Katja Unkel inspires with her quick comprehension and clear communication. She is able to structure even complex issues well and make them understandable.’
– Dr. Carsten Liesener, CEO Europe, Smart Infrastructure, SIEMENS AG
‘Katja Unkel practises what she preaches: holistic management. The practical application of the content is impressive, as is the well-thought-out process design, consistency and discipline.’
Patrick Moser, Head of Global HR, Bucher Hydraulics