For organisations

Corporate training for leadership and collaboration

Designed around your organisation.

Strengthen leadership. Improve collaboration. Prepare people for new responsibilities.

In an initial consultation, we clarify what your situation requires and which framework would be appropriate.

Understand first. Develop second.

Complimentary initial consultation for organisations

Before choosing a format

Identify clearly where development needs to begin

When agreements fail to deliver, conflicts recur or leaders provide too little direction, training can appear to be the obvious solution. Similar situations can have very different causes.

Example 1

Conversations fail to produce firm commitments

Is the issue a lack of communication skills, or are responsibilities and decision-making authority insufficiently defined?

Example 2

A team is working against itself

Is the issue an unwillingness to collaborate, or do goals, interfaces and conflicting expectations repeatedly create the conflict?

Example 3

Leaders delegate too little or slip into micromanagement

Is the issue a lack of methods, or are responsibilities, decision-making authority and expectations insufficiently defined?

Corporate training is appropriate when gaps in skills are hindering development. If the causes lie in roles, goals or interfaces, those connections are taken into account in the recommendation.
Experience grounded in your working environment

Practical expertise that fits your working environment

Christl Lang combines more than 30 years of experience in training, coaching and facilitation with leadership and business experience of her own, as well as a background in IT and technical working environments.

In technical and specialist organisations in particular, high levels of expertise, complex interdependencies and new leadership demands often coincide. Christl Lang knows this working reality from first-hand experience and can quickly distinguish whether people need support, clearer responsibilities or changes to the organisational framework.

The work focuses on real conversations, decisions, interfaces and leadership situations within your organisation.

Christl Lang, business trainer for leadership, communication and collaboration

Clear analysis. Direct feedback. Practical implementation.

  • more than 30 years of professional experience,
  • training, coaching and facilitation,
  • leadership experience up to managing-director level,
  • experience in IT and technical working environments,
  • work in German and English,
  • experience across different sectors and organisational levels.
Typical starting situations

Situations in which an external perspective can help

The starting point is the specific situation. What needs to change, who is involved and how will progress become visible?

Leadership transition

New leaders and leadership teams

People take on responsibility, roles change and expectations need to be clarified. Professional expertise alone does not create a shared leadership practice.

Collaboration

Teams, departments and interfaces

Agreements fail to take effect, responsibilities remain unclear or different departments pursue understandable but conflicting goals.

Conflict

Tensions that affect work and performance

Different perspectives have become entrenched. Conversations go round in circles or important issues are avoided even though the consequences are already apparent.

Technical working environments

Subject-matter experts in leadership roles

High levels of professional expertise meet new demands: providing direction, clarifying expectations, standing behind decisions and engaging people across specialist boundaries.

Scoping the assignment

The right approach depends on the underlying cause

For some concerns, leadership training is sufficient. In other cases, roles, interfaces or decision-making processes affect implementation. We clarify this before making a recommendation.

Leadership practice

Roles and expectations

We examine whether roles, responsibilities, decision-making authority and expectations are sufficiently clear.

Collaboration

Agreements and interfaces

We clarify where information, agreements or responsibilities fail to work reliably across organisational boundaries.

Organisational framework

Goals and conditions

We consider the conditions that support or hinder the desired behaviour in day-to-day practice.

The recommendation focuses on the points that are genuinely relevant to the agreed objective.
From your concern to the right intervention

Making it work

To develop an appropriate recommendation, we first clarify the situation, objective, people involved and organisational conditions. The scope depends on the complexity of the assignment.

You describe your situation

The initial consultation covers the reason for your enquiry, the people involved, the desired change and the conditions within your organisation.

We clarify the information still required

Together, we examine which information is already available and which perspectives are still needed for an appropriate recommendation.

You receive a clear recommendation

You will know who should be involved, what needs to be addressed and which timeframe and methodology would be appropriate.

Implementation remains practical

The work addresses real conversations, decisions and situations. Agreed follow-up steps support practical application in day-to-day work.

At a glance

Formats tailored to your assignment

The design depends on the objective, the participants and the organisational conditions.

Delivery

In person, online or hybrid

The mode of delivery is selected to suit the target group, the content and the realities of the working environment.

Languages

German and English

Training and development programmes are available for national and international groups.

Scope

Workshop, training series or development programme

The timeframe and methodology are determined by the agreed development objective.

30+ years of experience in leadership, communication and professional development
Experience across different working environments

Work with someone who understands different organisational environments

Christl Lang works with organisations in industry, technology, media and professional services. She works across different organisational levels, with varied professional disciplines, and in German or English.

BMW Group Deutsche Welle German Air Navigation Services European Patent Office Max Planck Society Roche Diagnostics Arvato Bertelsmann Sasol Germany Berlin School of Economics and Law
Assignment scoping and collaboration

Frequently asked questions before a corporate assignment

Here you will find answers to the most important questions about preparation, proposals, delivery and confidentiality.

What information do you need for an initial assessment?

Helpful information includes the reason for the enquiry, the target group, the desired change, the number of participants, the timeframe and the organisational conditions. You do not need to provide a completed training concept.

When is a more detailed analysis appropriate?

A more detailed analysis can be useful when different expectations need to be aligned, complex causes need to be assessed or robust development objectives need to be defined. Possible approaches include structured interviews, stakeholder discussions, facilitated scoping sessions or an evaluation of existing documents. The scope, outcome and fee are agreed in advance.

What happens between the initial consultation and the proposal?

During the initial consultation, we clarify the situation, target group, desired outcome and framework. If the available information is sufficient, you receive a recommendation and a proposal for the intervention. If a more detailed analysis is required first, this is offered separately.

Do you need several contacts within the organisation?

One central contact is generally useful for coordination. Additional perspectives can be included through targeted interviews or stakeholder discussions. Central coordination remains clearly defined.

How are participants involved before an intervention?

Depending on the assignment, participants may receive a short questionnaire about their previous experience, expectations and specific concerns. Their responses support detailed planning and help establish a sound basis for the work.

How is confidential feedback handled?

Personal information is treated confidentially and is not shared with the client in a way that identifies individuals. Any agreed feedback to HR or other stakeholders is provided at an overarching level and without allowing conclusions to be drawn about individual participants.

Which formats and modes of delivery are available?

Depending on the objective, an individual workshop, a coordinated training series or a development programme may be appropriate. Delivery is available in person, online or as an agreed hybrid format. Facilitation or individual coaching can complement a corporate assignment where appropriate. The decisive factor is the contribution each element makes to the agreed objective.

The next step

Clarify the right next step for your organisation.

Briefly describe your situation. Together, we will examine what is already clear, which questions remain open and what appropriate support could look like.

Complimentary · for organisations