Business Coaching & Consulting
To be successful as a company, we must place people at the center of everything we do...
... and this is only possible through a balance of entrepreneurial growth and well-being of employees.
I help executives, leaders in companies, department and team leaders, emerging talents, and HR professionals – both commissioned by companies and privately – to
- gain clarity about their own goals and desires – professionally, personally, and in balance.
- live a healthy leadership culture that is conscious of the responsibility for health, sense of purpose, and joy at work, aiming for long-term and sustainable success.
- support their teams in reaching their peak performance together, embracing diversity and having fun.
- strategically and systematically pursue employee retention and development.
I am also happy to consult with implementation. I provide advice on sustainable communication, conduct workshops, moderate panel discussions, or help create informational materials.
Services
Leadership Coaching
… because success always begins within
For seasoned executives and emerging talents. We discover your uniqueness, your goals, your path with systemic consulting and schema coaching Ready for your success? Start now!
Team Coaching
… because no one acts only for themselves
As a leader, you are confident in your goals and desires, and you want to implement them collectively with your team, department, or company. That’s where team coaching comes in.
Consulting on Employee Retention & Development
… the cornerstone of your personnel management
Let’s decide together, purposefully, what it takes to ensure that your company remains permanently successful with the right people.
How our collaboration works
Free initial Consultation
Let me get to know your unique challenges and questions – whether personal, for the team, or concerning HR matters in your company.
Customized proposal
Tailored proposal for companies or individuals: My suggestion on how and to what extent I can advise and support you.
Meaningful Consultation
On the path to success and satisfaction, we decide together how long the collaboration adds value for.
Hello, this is me!
Andrea Berroth, your ideas partner to create a healthy leadership culture.
There is a common thread running through my life: helping people to develop. Experiencing the greatest joy when people are happy with what they do. Providing others with food for thought to reflect and grow, both professionally and personally.
About collaboration
I am delighted to have Andrea by my side as a coach and consultant at Your Companion. She plays a central role for me in founding and shaping our company and is active in our e-self-coaching program. Her vision and commitment to a healthy leadership culture set new standards in modern corporate management. Her corporate contacts open doors to integrating work, life and health for employees in a sustainable and responsible way.
I have known Andrea since we studied together and I have watched her progress through interesting and rewarding career stages. Her move into self-employment comes at exactly the right time and with an attractive offering. Her advice will help our company with 250 employees with the existential questions we are asking ourselves: How do we create a management culture and the right structures in a growing company that wants to develop together with its employees and sees a healthy working environment as a top priority?
I know Andrea from her time as Head of People & Organization at Hexal AG. She gave me a six-month job rotation opportunity in HR and Organizational Development: creating initiatives to strengthen the corporate culture and coaching concepts for leaders. Andrea has a special way of trusting people and their abilities. Through her willingness to share her experiences with me, Andrea has made a great contribution to making me aware of my strengths and areas of learning. During an uncertain time in my career, she helped me a lot with my reorientation with her coaching. I always like to think back to those months
FAQ
What exactly is coaching?
We are familiar with the term ‘coaching’ from the world of sports. The coach not only helps their protege improve their athletic performance but also provides personal support – assistance for self-help. The same applies to coaching for executives and entrepreneurs. The coach guides in an individualized manner based on the situation and personality of the coachee, acting as a neutral feedback provider. In coaching, there are no direct or pre-packaged solutions; the coachee develops their own solutions. Coaching serves not only to address surface symptoms but also to identify and resolve the underlying causes or behavioral patterns leading to the problem. Coaching can be understood as guidance not counseling.
What is systemic coaching?
Systemic work is based on two premises:
- Everything is interconnected and seeks coherence – this applies to both our life domains and our behaviors and thoughts.
- If you recognize a problem, you already know the solution – I assist in seeing the solution.
Building on these premises, systemic work never considers a question in isolation but always within the overall context. Any change in a system, whether it be structures, acting individuals, behaviors, etc., leads to changes in the overall system. Examining these changes is an essential aspect of systemic coaching.
What is Schema Coaching?
The methodology of Schema Coaching is relatively new. It is a highly effective process that elaborates and explains human behaviors in a vivid and easily understandable way. It appreciates the benefits of certain behaviors but also demonstrates that certain long-term learned and exhibited behaviors may have disadvantages in some situations. Since these are autopilot behaviors, mere cognitive understanding is not sufficient to change them. The Schema Coach assists with questions and approaches to alter automatic behaviors and develop new action alternatives that lead to more joy, happiness, and success, both professionally and personally. If you find yourself asking questions like, ‘Why does this keep happening to me?’ or ‘Why do I automatically react to certain situations in the same way, even though it’s not helpful,’ then Schema Coaching will be very beneficial for you.
As a coachee, what can I expect from my coach?
- The coach is a discrete advisor and is not subject to third-party interests.
- They are not a therapist but provide reasoned and unfiltered feedback that may be hard to accept from colleagues, employees, or friends.
- The coach does not take on tasks or responsibilities for the coachee.
- They recognize, activate, and expand the resources and abilities in the coachee necessary for achieving the coachee’s goals.
- The coaching content is tailored to the individual needs of the client.
- The focus is on interactive collaboration on equal footing and an eye-to-eye level.
- The coach serves as a catalyst for new perspectives and offers assistance for self-help.
What does the coach expect from me?
- Willingness to critically question one’s own ideas & perspectives
- Curiosity for an objective examination of one’s own person and situation
- Acknowledge problems and taking responsibility for them
- Be open to changing one’s behavior when things need to change
- Address the coach immediately with questions about the process or uncertainties in the approach
- Active participation in the coaching process
- Taking responsibility for new steps
- View coaching as assistance for self-help
What goals can I achieve in coaching?
The clear formulation of goals is a focal point at the beginning of the coaching process and in each coaching session. Sometimes, the coachee’s concerns may be unclear (leadership issues, diminishing motivation, stress, lack of overview, conflicts, etc.) and need to be identified together. We take a thorough and precise approach, especially when it comes to defining goals. Both the coach and the coachee are well advised to take enough time to clarify the goals, as a precisely formulated goal often already contains potential solutions.
Do you also provide coaching services for private individuals?
The coaching can be commissioned by a company or, of course, by an individual. The number of people seeking coaching, life guidance, or a neutral conversation partner independently of their employer is steadily increasing. They seek someone who can provide new perspectives for their professional and personal journey. Sometimes, the goal is to navigate a separation from the current employer and find the best path forward. I can speak from personal experience and provide guidance in such situations.
When is payment required for coaching, team coaching, or consultation?
As is customary in coaching and consultations, you pay the fee for the agreed-upon services before the first session or before workshops or consulting days. This takes care of the financial aspects, allowing us to focus on the content of our work.
Travel expenses, rental costs, or similar items will be invoiced separately based on the actual expenses.
Can you also offer coaching or consultations in English?
For many years I communicated in international companies almost exclusively in the business language (English). Studying in the USA was a language boost. I am also happy to offer my coaching or consultations in English.
