Portrait 1: A frontal view of Christiane Schicker’s face and upper body in front of a dark blue wall with a hint of a mural. CS is wearing a blue cardigan and a light blue shirt blouse.

Leading change.
With heart and mind.

Leadership. Change. Limits – it takes more than just perserverance.

I support leaders and teams in complex transformations – as a guide who creates clarity where uncertainty paralyzes, and strengthens the ability to act where systems stall.

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A view from a steep, green mountainside down into a cloud-shrouded valley. Eleven hikers in outdoor clothing sit in the foreground on the slope, lined up side by side, shoulder to shoulder, supporting each other with their arms. They are looking down into the valley, with their backs to the photographer.
Christiane Schicker is speaking from a podium in front of a mixed audience in a hall. As the moderator, she has raised both arms to emphasize her words. In her right hand, she holds a remote control for the slide presentation to her right. The audience is only visible from behind and is looking at a large presentation screen to the right of CS, displaying a chart with the visible headline: “Agile Manifesto – People Matter.” To the right of the screen, a lectern with the presentation computer is also visible.

They do a lot. So does the system. But something still isn‘t right.

They lead, they deliver, they function. And yet: the feeling of truly moving forward is missing. Conflicting demands, unclear roles, ever-increasing responsibility with ever-decreasing scope for action.
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Your team feels it. You feel it. But daily life leaves no room to truly examine the causes – let alone make fundamental changes. That‘s precisely where I come in.

Christiane Schicker is speaking directly to a group of people. In the close-up, her face is clearly visible; she moves her mouth with a smile and an attentive gaze as she speaks directly to the audience. A pair of reading glasses is loosely tucked into her hair above her forehead. Her face, set against a dark background, is framed in the foreground and focused on by the blurred silhouettes of two people in the audience who are listening, their backs turned to the photographer.

I work with executives and decision-makers in corporate matrix organisations and with mediumsized businesses – pharmaceuticals & consumer healthcare, automotive, energy, Industry 4.0, services and retail – often in international structures. This applies both to those investing in themselves and to organizations seeking external support.

Who is coming to see me?

You are in the middle of one of these situations.

A white shelf against a black background. The shelf is divided into 9 sections: three rows, each with 3 vertical compartments. Each compartment contains 3 black boards with light wooden frames and wooden handles. The boards resemble plant labels that are stuck into potting soil. Written on the boards in yellow and white chalk are English terms: slogans, functions, and tasks from the classic daily business routine of an executive. For example, in compartment 2, left shelf, middle row: Middle board: Leadership – Board on the left: Empower & Inspire – Board on the right: Lead Change & Share Vision.

Exhausted on the climb

They are visible, high-performing— and pushed to their limits. No one really prepared them for the transition from expert to leader. Restructuring, more responsibility, less clarity. No safe space to voice their doubts.

Five miniature plastic figures, the kind commonly found in model train sets, stand against a white background and floor in front of a wall. There are four men and one woman, all wearing business suits or blazers. Standing in a semicircle, they look at the wall and at each other, as if they are discussing something. The wall is actually—to match the miniature size of the plastic figures—a slightly curved strip of paper in the bright pink color typically used for adhesive bookmarks in books or files. Written on the strip in large, handwritten letters in English is: Critical Path.

Quietly rebelling within the system

They know things should be different.
They are already leading—often without an official mandate. But a growing tension between how they want to lead and what the system allows is wearing them down.

Six miniature plastic figures, similar to those found in model train sets, are arranged in a loose formation on a semiconductor circuit board. A word is printed into the circuit board’s texture: Vision. The figures—five men and one woman—stand around this word, looking down at it at their feet, and appear to be thinking and deriving their vision through dialogue.

A transformation that comes to nothing

Strategies are well thought out. Projects are underway. And yet everything hinges on culture, mistrust, and decision-making gridlock. Teams talk past one another, responsibilities remain unclear, and uncomfortable truths have no place. As a leader, you see this—and you’re looking for a lever that really makes a difference.

Statement of position

Change is not a problem – it is prerequisite for vibrant, future-proof organisations. And it requires a new quality of leadership: with both mind and heart.

My approach

My work is systemic, solution-oriented, and always closely aligned with the realities of organizations. I provide support where complexity cannot be defined away – but rather needs to be contained, organized, and managed.
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How I accompany

I make visible what has an effect – but is not perceived.

For individuals in coaching, for teams in process, for organizations in transition
Christiane Schicker is sitting in front of a glass wall, with an open, attentive expression on her face, listening to a person whose profile and shoulder are faintly visible in the foreground of the picture

Coaching

For leaders in transition, in a dilemma or at their limit – a safe space for the real questions

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Five people, dressed in the casual, student- or hipster-style attire typical of a startup, are in a windowless workspace. All the people are looking at a whiteboard on the front wall of the room. Written on the whiteboard in white chalk in English are the words: “Who is our customer – Our project,” along with numbers and dollar signs. Two women and a young man wearing a red knit cap are sitting at a desk with notepads, pencil holders, drinking cups, and a laptop. One woman is holding a pen and a calculator. A young man wearing glasses and a plaid shirt stands between the desk and the whiteboard, pointing to notes and diagrams visible on the board. Several yellow sticky notes with illegible notes are scattered on the wall around the whiteboard.

Transformation support inorganizations

When collaboration stalls, communication fails, and culture becomes a bottleneck.

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Four young people dressed in business attire are standing in a windowless office lit by ceiling lights. All of them have their backs to the photographer and are standing in a loose line next to one another in front of a glass wall covered with sticky notes bearing illegible notes arranged in several rows and columns. The group is discussing and consulting with one another in front of the glass wall.

Leadership development

As a facilitator in companies and academies – for development programs that truly make an impact.

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Over 20 years in the system – now at your side

I understand the realities of organziations from my own extensive experience in leadership and consulting within corporations and medium sized businesses – internationally, at complex interfaces, and under real pressure. Today, as a certified transformation consultant and business coach, I support individuals and organizations who want to shape transformation, not just manage it.

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Portrait 2: Christiane Schicker in a blue blazer and a light-colored shirt, standing against a gray background. Her arms are slightly outstretched, as if she were holding onto a railing, and she is smiling at the camera from a raised vantage point.
Portrait 6: Christiane Schicker stands upright in front of the photographer, her gaze open and her features smiling. Her arms are crossed in front of her, relaxed and confident. She is dressed in a blue cardigan with a light blue blouse and blue trousers. In the background, a light-colored, modern sofa is visible, above which hangs a large canvas with an abstract painting on a dark blue wall. A chic lounge floor lamp is also visible next to the sofa on the light gray carpet. The ambiance exudes the elegant yet comfortable business atmosphere of a co-working office.

Ready to look at what is at work in the system – but is not yet seen?

An initial conversation costs nothing. And it can be the beginning of something truly meaningful

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Christiane Schicker – Support for your transformation

I support organizations and people in complex transformations when, despite great effort, they are not making progress and lack direction.

I bring clarity to deadlocked situations and enable leadership teams to change their decision-making and action behavior in such a way that noticeably different results emerge – even under uncertainty and pressure.

In doing so, I make visible what is at work in the system but is not perceived, and translate it into concrete forms of cooperation that take effect immediately.

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Portrait 3: Christiane Schicker in a blue cardigan and light blue shirt blouse against a dark gray background. She looks into the camera with a warm smile, as if she were having a conversation with the viewer.
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