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Christian Naundorf
Most Relevant Milestones
- Born into this crazy worldSINCE JULY 8TH, 19761976 was a really hot summer in Munich, my home town. It was so hot that even the fire brigade had to go out to water the big trees in my birth hospital "Rechts der Isar" because they were threatening to dry up. Since then, "white-blue" blood has been flowing through my veins and even though I now live with my family in the Achental valley near Lake Chiemsee, the connection to the cosmopolitan city with a heart remains strong.
- University DegreeSINCE 2005I finished my studies of business informatics in 2005 at the Julius-Maximilians-University in Würzburg one year later than originally planned. I interrupted it for a year to work in Spain for a German mechanical engineering company (Koenig & Bauer AG) as a CRM project manager and then returned to my alma mater with a heavy heart but only reluctantly to finish my degree.
- Executive Leadership Coach | Agile Transformation Mentor & AdvisorSINCE 2015Becoming a coach was never really my original objective. It has developed naturally and organically over the years from my various roles as a logical consequence. Today I consider myself very grateful to have found my true vocation. Since 2015 I have been working as a coach, mentor and advisor and with increasing experience, continuous learning and feedback I have come to realize to be a real "game changer" for my clients in this role for their professional career. So why not with you?!
Effective leadership is the fine art of cultivating a high performance & continuous learning environment to elicit intrinsically motivated & goal-oriented behavior from people who therefore freely choose to advance a common cause.
___Christian Naundorf (Executive Leadership Coach)
My Personal Golden Circle
Everything I do is ultimately based on my deep inner conviction and attitude that there is an outstanding leader in every human being, who is often just waiting to develop his or her full potential. It fills me with great satisfaction, inspiration and joy when I can experience and support the development of a person at first hand.
Through my open-minded, empathic and direct manner I quickly build up great trust and a valuable connection to most people. Coupled with a positive basic attitude, this creates a climate of security, goodwill and performance.
No matter if I am in 1:1 coaching with executives, support teams in group sessions, or moderate trainings and workshops, my curiosity and fascination for what makes people successful as a group and individuals always drives me on.
Christian Naundorf. company owner
My Coaching Approach
“G N O T H I S E A U T O N” (anc. Greek for “recognize yourself”) – already in the middle of the 5th century B.C. these essential findings could be read on a column of the porch of the temple of Apollo in Delphi, Greece. Much has changed since then but one thing is more important than ever: Self-knowledge through self-reflection. It is exactly where your leadership journey starts and continues and it is the key to learn about one’s own blind spots and individual shortcomings. Radically changing markets with new rules require fast, structured and continuous improvement of your own leadership skills at any level. It is a well proven fact that any change starts with you first. Only a coach will tell you things you don’t want to hear and make you see things you don’t want to see.
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Christian Naundorf
Leadership Coach | Agile Transformation Mentor & Advisor
Beastly important teachers
“So when your horse makes a mistake, look for the cause in yourself. And if you do not find it, then search more thoroughly.”
_____Egon von Neindorff (successful German riding master)
I have been fascinated by horses since childhood, and my first contact with these graceful creatures was at stables in our neighbourhood. For many years now we have had our own horses and the work with the animals, the riding and the ground work according to classical horsemanship has had a lasting effect on me personally. The daily contact with our two horses gives me great pleasure every day, even if not always everything goes according to plan ;-).
Ultimately, the animals teach me that it is my sole responsibility to help them understand me as a human being and to meet them at eye level with respect and humility. My biggest lesson is that this is the only way to build trust and a strong partnership and to develop together.
“A coach is someone who sees the things you don’t want to see
and hears the things you don’t want to hear
to help me become the person I always wanted to be.”
___ Jonathan Rosenberg, Senior Vice president Alphabet
Get To Know Me A Little More Privately
Us 3 - but without our teenie daughter 😉
Our big one still lives with us at home and therefore there is always a lot going on. Our youngest, who is currently 4.5 years old (as by April 2022), still keeps us very busy, but his sunny nature and super sweetness gives us great pleasure. Whenever possible we spend a lot of time together as a family and are usually very active 🙂
Sir Henry the Chihuahua
Sir Henry the Magnificent – small but powerful! 🙂 Also a dog from the animal shelter, which we have taken up only too gladly with us. His self-image is distorted in reality – he thinks he is a Great Dane or a Pitbull – anyway… his courage is very limited and he is always happy to hide behind his “great” protector Coco.
Coco our Viszla-Labrador girl
Coco was brought to our home in 2016 from a Hungarian killing station via an animal welfare association. Apart from the fact that she is hairy like a wool carpet (she got it from the Labrador) she is a soul of dog and extremely fond of children and in need of love. When she doesn’t shed, she almost always has her nose on the ground and loves to chase cats (except our pack leader) 😉
Paragliding my great passion
Flying like a bird had always been a childhood dream of mine, which I fulfilled together with a good friend when we started paragliding together in 2008. For many years I spent hundreds of hours in the air above the mountains and also acquired a passenger’s licence for tandem flying. Unfortunately currently a little bit on ice due to parental obligations…
Ski tours to blow off steam
Oh yes, ski touring – if only there would be snow again 🙁 In any case, I like to be with our dogs on my touring skis on the way to “the top” and love the absolute peace and quiet. There is nothing more beautiful than ploughing through a freshly snowed-in slope and sinking knee-deep in fresh snow.
My beloved homeland
Yes, at our home it is nice and cheesy… We live at the mouth of the Achental in Marquartstein, a little south of the Chiemsee. No matter which mountain you climb in the area, you always have a breathtaking view of the lake. If you haven’t been here in the region yet, you have another ToDo for your personal “Bucket List”.
Tomcat Strawinski the Maincoon kitten
Kitten, pack leader and brilliant feather duster – our new arrival in the family for almost a year is our maincoon tomcat Strawinski. Like almost all maincoons he is very cuddly and he has a strong play instinct, which he likes to take out on his “live toy” Henry – but don’t worry: Henry goes along with it and still wants something out of it 😉
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