Jan Kiel

Hamburg, 

Germany

Languages

Accreditation

2023

Introduction

I support executives in finding clarity to master critical challenges, in creating trust to build effective teams, and in optimizing the performance of their organization.

More Details

Time with my wife and children, long walks with our dog, lots of reading (Stefan Zweig, Gore Vidal, Irvin Yalom), all kinds of outdoor activities (water sports and mountaineering), and my early morning meditation are an important counterbalance to my professional life.

My key character strengths are curiosity, bravery, enthusiasm, fairness, leadership, and the ability to love (VIA Character Strength Survey). In complex situations these help a lot in being clear and appreciative at the same time.

Born 1969 in a little town in Germany�s southwest, I lived in various places of Germany, the USA and France and found home in Hamburg, enjoying its lake and parks every day.

I love people, inspiration, all kinds of challenges and the calm in the eye of the storm.

In more than 20 years as executive in the finance, investment, and start-up industry and as strategy consultant, I have experienced and mastered a variety of challenges myself. These experiences are very helpful in understanding my clients� situation both rationally and emotionally.

As executive coach, I trust in the ability of my clients to master their challenges themselves. I support them with purposeful questions and active listening.

Professional Qualifications

My Education:

- Mastered Executive Coach, Meyler Campbell, London
- Positive Psychology, Prof. Martin Seligman, PennState University
- Introduction to Psychology, Prof. Paul Bloom, Yale University
- Master of Science in Economics and international public law, Mannheim, and Kiel

My Professional Experience:

Before co-founding The Human Impact Group in 2019, I was CEO, CFO, managing director, turn-around manager, investor, and strategy consultant for more than 20 years. I was an investment banker at Kleinwort Benson and a strategy consultant with the Boston Consulting Group before heading the strategy and principal investment divisions at HCoB and DZ Bank. Later I was managing director of private equity companies of Bankhaus Lampe and Brookfield Asset Management. As CEO, I was responsible for the successful restructuring and strategic realignment of various portfolio companies.

During this time, I have experienced and mastered a variety of challenges myself. Examples of such challenges are change processes, M&A transactions, spin-offs, post-merger integration, start-ups, portfolio adjustments, turnaround situations, strategy development and implementation, insolvencies, and downsizing programs.

The main success factors in overcoming these challenges were my ability to lead highly qualified teams, to make best possible use of the strengths of each individual team member and to work effectively and trustingly with a variety of stakeholders. Today I share my experiences and skills with my clients.