Ursula Leitzmann

Ursula Leitzmann

 
focus

• authentic leadership across cultures
• multicultural team building
• business coaching in culturally diverse workplaces
• intercultural conflict management
• Intercultural competence development
• cultural competence assessment

 
experience and recent projects

• leadership coaching to support leadership training seminars
• on-boarding training program for new employees of German-American start-up (automotive)
• management development training (multinational e-commerce)
• facilitation of intercultural communication and conflict resolution workshops for mentors in corporations
• intercultural competence training programs (pharmaceutical industry; oil refinery sector, automotive industry)
• global business skills workshops with a focus on the USA
• team building workshops to accompany German-U.S. American merger (consumer industry)
• international conflict resolution facilitation (academic setting)
• project manager (U.S. Government Agency)

 
education and qulifications

• Master’s degree in Communication, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich
• Graduate Certificate in Administration & Business, Harvard University, Massachusetts
• Master’s degree in Intercultural Relations, University of Stockton, California
• Professional Certified Co-active Coach, The Coaches Training Institute (CTI), California
• Advanced Leadership Training through the Authentic Leadership Institute (ALI), Massachusetts
• Mediation Training, Community Dispute Settlement Center, Cambridge
• Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI)
• Culture-in-the-Workplace Questionnaire (CWQ)
• Intercultural Conflict Style Inventory (ICSI)
• Behavioral Assessment Inventory (DISC)
• Polaris Global Leadership Competency Model and 360˚ Assessment Survey

 
languages

english
german

 
country experience

Germany, USA