Global Leadership Company Expands in DACH Region
The Ken Blanchard Companies is extending its range of leadership, team building, organisational change and customer service training it offers in the German language. The move follows Blanchard’s success delivering its world-renowned programmes in the DACH region to leading companies such as Akzo Nobel, Vattenfall, Bayer Healthcare, Deutsche Bank, Gillette, HILTI, Nokia Siemens Networks, Microsoft, and Ricoh.
Ottmar Höhenberger, Vice-President of Sales and Business Development built up Blanchard’s portfolio of German trainers and now heads up the DACH team.. Clients will be supported by Blanchard’s new EMEA Project Manager, German national Kerstin Menday.
With wide experience in visualizing, developing and leading initiatives from a customer-driven perspective, Höhenberger is passionate about Blanchard’s capability to positively affect productivity, growth and staff retention, and empower individuals and teams to gain overall organisational success.
“Leaders today are confronted with more internationality and complexity in Business,” he says. “We at Blanchard have experts, experienced people who listen to our clients and help them with their challenges. We now have the right people on board to build a stronger presence in Germany, Austria and Switzerland; we are building up appropriate structures, educational materials and courses to support our client needs and make a difference in their organisations. Our aim is to build closer and more connected customer relationships with organisations looking to develop their people to be the best they can be.”
The Ken Blanchard Companies was founded 32 years ago by Dr Ken Blanchard, the co-author of the international best-selling business book, The One Minute Manager®. The company is a global leader in workplace learning and leadership effectiveness, helping companies improve their performance, productivity and bottom-line results. The Ken Blanchard Companies is also the originator of the globally renowned Situational Leadership II® model, and operates in more than 30 countries worldwide, across six continents.
For more information on the Ken Blanchard Companies in Germany, contact Ottmar Hoehenberger on 0800-22808888 or email ottmar.hoehenberger@kenblanchard.com