Karla, a seasoned Executive Coach (PCC), excels in the art of constructive challenge. Her approach combines deep insights with practical strategies and learning nuggets, to help you build your strengths, achieve your goals, and improve your well-being.
A respected HR professional affirms, “Karla’s coaching seamlessly blends knowledge and empathy, making her an indispensable partner in my professional journey.”
Karla’s impact as a coach is evident: 25% of her clients extend their coaching programs!
Fluent in German and her native American English, Karla works internationally. She offers remote and live coaching services to senior executives, business leaders, professional legal service providers, and striving individuals. She specializes in resilience, neurodiversity awareness, and female equity + empowerment DEI.
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Why Work With Karla
Solution-focused approach
Natural ability to create rapport quickly
Exceptional bilingual communication skills
High comfort level with digital technology and AI
Clients
Curated choice of companies, universities, and organizations I’ve happily worked with.
How Can Coaching Help You?
Leadership development is a personal journey best unlocked with a personal professional coach.
Coaching inspires thoughtful conversations with long-lasting impact on leadership topics that matter
Wellbeing and mental fitness are critical and best served by the inner reflective work done together with a certified coach.
What Others Say
👉 Das Coaching bei Karla hat mich in mehreren Dimensionen meiner Fähigkeiten als Führungskraft weitergebracht. Sie hat mich sehr unterstützt, eigene Lösungen zu entwickeln, die zu mir passen. Durch unsere Zusammenarbeit habe ich gelernt, mehr auf die menschlichen Aspekte in der Beziehung zu meinen Mitarbeitern zu achten. Weiterhin konnte ich durch ihre Unterstützung Konflikte auf meiner Führungsebene und mit meinem Vorgesetzten besser einordnen und so sinnvoll lösen.
Patrick Zambito Abteilungsleiter B2B Commercial Operations
👉 During the Designsprint, Karla Schlaepfer introduced us to methods, some of which we have since used in other projects. We have also tried to reactivate the spirit from the workshop with Karla in other contexts and work, such as being open to new things on the one hand, but also proceeding in a focused and structured manner. We also built a small user database, which we have used a few times since then. For us, the Design Sprint with Karla was therefore inspiring and sustainable beyond the actual 5-day workshop.
Dr. Nicola Balkenhol, Leitung Multimedia/Online Dlf Audiothek
👉 Karla and I have teamed up during the last few months to explore the opportunities of virtual space for new forms of work and coaching for legal professionals. I highly appreciate her open mindset and creative intelligence. Mastering conventional hybrid work settings is already a challenge. However, Karla’s expertise even allows her to create a trusting atmosphere in virtual space.
Anita Lamprecht
👉 Toller Workshop! Karla Schlaepfer hat uns in wenig Zeit unsere Herausforderungen in einer digitalisierten Arbeitswelt (be)greifbar gemacht. Besonders inspirierend und hilfreich waren die von Ihnen gestalteten Anregung zum agilen Arbeiten. Sie hat alle gleichermaßen aktiv begeistern können.
Ms. Bibiana Kemner, Vice President Personnel Administration
👉 From the very beginning, the collaboration with Karla was shaped by trust. As a team, we had a very good sense that we could learn new ways and tools and that we could take our engineering charter and our collective actions to a higher, better level.
H. Hossein/Manager Innovation & Application Engineering, IMI Z&J
Team Coaching activates resources, is motivating, and builds confidence
Inspires and guides teams to take on ownership of their agile workflows
My Books
I have written these two books which have helped numerous companies, teams and individuals to understand and take steps to deliver better, innovative results.
New Book
Lawyer Well-being – Personal Health of Legal Professionals in Times of Disruption