Leadership arrived instantly with your appointment. Nobody asked whether you felt prepared for it. So you improvise, and the system calls that normal.
Having a team should have freed new resources. Instead it adds to your workload.
Several sculptors gave up on David’s marble before Michelangelo took it. The block was never the problem.
Your leadership style is already part of you. Together we free it.
Let us find out how I can help you.
These 5 topics fill many of my sessions.
Define your values and develop goals and perspective.
Feel comfortable in your role by aligning it with your values and purpose.
You build trust, delegate real responsibility and enjoy the culture you created.
The postdoc whose contract ends in four months. The co-authorship your collaborator claims.
You enter the dialogue with curiosity, and you leave with a decision.
You convince funders, deans, ministries because you convinced yourself.
I build my work as a coach and consultant on more than two decades inside research organisations. I led international teams at a European funding agency and at the Austrian Academy of Sciences.
You describe your challenge to me. The system around it needs no explanation.
You leave each session with clarity on your next move.
New habits take time.
First shifts arrive by session three. Sustainable change grows across ten hours.
You set your goals in the first session and we follow your progress continuously.
Net rate per hour,
paid up front
Recommended minimum of 10 hours for sustainable change. Booking runs through TuCalendi (EU-based).
Let’s unlock your leadership potential. Schedule your free call today.
“The workshop was a great chance to reflect. It made it clear to me that my motivation comes from the science. I need to arrange the management tasks around this focus to stay motivated. My task for the future is to take care of that.”
“Petra showed a remarkable ability to cut straight to the point. I found Petra’s approach structured, empathetic, supportive, and intellectually challenging. I cannot recommend her enough.”
“Petra guided me through a comprehensive analysis of my issue. We worked out a concrete action plan, which I realised afterwards with full energy.”
“With Petra we tackled individual challenges intensively – using spontaneous, flexible exercises. The workshop was fun, exhausting and highly recommendable. Do not change anything.“
“The consultation gave us important insights and helped us start a meaningful discussion about our next steps.”
“The small group, Petra’s specific understanding of our needs, and the open atmosphere were fantastic. I left the workshop with new ideas and practical tools.”
“Petra created a clear vision for communicating fusion across Europe and worked with over 30 partners to make it reality.”
Researchers ask these questions before they request the budget.
Institutions ask them before they approve.
You pick your slots and timescale. Between sessions you practise on the job you already do.
Together we set measurable goals and track progress from improved team performance to grant success.
Many clients use institutional development funds or project budgets.
Email me and I provide you with the necessary arguments for your head of institute or HR colleague.
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