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25+

Years inside research organizations

15+

Years leading teams and communication

18+

Years in EU science

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Your Expert in Science Leadership & Communication

I help Scientists lead with confidence, choose the right projects and set a direction for their organization.

My Expertise

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I help you overcome your Leadership pains

Research leaders come to me with three main tasks: leading people, choosing projects, setting direction.

9 transformation follow.

Which one resonates with you?

Leading naturally through authenticity

Discover your style and become the leader you wish you had.

Training your leadership brain

Delegating frees space for creativity and opens new horizons.

Playing fair

Create a respectful workspace where honest conversations belong. Your people vouch for you and your space.

Knowing your W’s

Develop your funding map and know by heart who you contact, why, how, and with what message.

Designing a funding strategy

Focus on the right funding with a strategy in line with your research goals.

Remembering stakeholders are humans

Pitch your research impact beyond dry facts and win over decision-makers.

Designing a tomorrow worth joining

Create a unifying purpose and your people give their utmost because they want to.

Using diversity as a superpower

Combine varied expertise and lived experience to innovate.

Building bridges between silos

Everyone holds their own expertise. Encourage vivid exchange between researchers and communication professionals.

Ready to start your transformation?

Bring your current leadership question to a free consultation. You will leave with a first step.

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Services for Research Leaders

You choose your topic. We pick the best format.

1:1 Coaching – Leadership

Work it through One to One

Ten hours, yours alone. Online, in Vienna, or hibrid. Bring the nagging question that keeps returning.

Group Coaching – Leadership

Grow Together, Lead with Confidence

Learn and grow with peers — broaden your leadership perspective and gain confidence in a trusted group setting.

Group Trainings in Communication

Communicate with Clarity and Impact

Boost your communication skills — present with impact, simplify complexity, and make meetings productive and clear.

Science Leadership Days

Intensive Workshops for Research Leaders

Intensive training days for research leaders — sharpen strategy, communication and collaboration in workshops.
Speaking Engagements

Inspiring Talks on Science and Leadership

Inspiring talks on science leadership and communication — spark new thinking and energise your events.

Which service is right for you?

Let’s find out in a complimentary consultation how we can best develop your impact and effectiveness.

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