Hi I’m Karla and welcome to my Design Change profile!
Inspiring people through joy and not fear. This is important to me. Curiosity, interest, deep respect for my clients’ true knowledge of themselves, and positive engagement fuel my passion to coach!
From guiding leaders and individuals in times of transition to better decisions; to coaching remote intercultural teams, to using my business know-how to improve agile team culture; I’m convinced that my wide skillset of virtual coaching solutions can help people and leaders creatively adapt to our changing workplace environments.
Business Background
My engagement in a company for learning and development, management of two start-ups in the sector of innovation and product development provided me with the business skills and background expertise to support my business coaching clients.
Legal Coaching
As a member of the legal think tank, Liquid Legal since 2019, I regularly contribute articles on coaching, change management and Legal Design Thinking for the legal community. I was named an official coach for the Legal Revolution Trade Fair and Conference in 2019 and 2020.
Universal
My intercultural competencies are high; I’m USA-born, UC Berkely graduate and living and working in Germany now for some 25 years and serving business clients in Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Czech Republic, USA, and Great Britain.
Lifelong Learning
I feel strongly about growing professionally through training and skills enhancement. At ICF Germany, I’m a volunteer in the Virtual Education cohort. That said, I’m a constant learner fascinated by new and developing tech. My latest passion is Virtual Reality (VR). It is amazing how the feeling of “presence” can be harnessed for a holistic learning experience that powers effective coaching and training.
Testimonials
Karla has the remarkable ability to helped me find my path and walked it with me. She quickly grasped new topics and introduced fresh perspectives. We have created a structured plan for my development and the time spent with her was incredibly valuable. Karla is a highly communicative, positive, and empathetic coach and I wholeheartedly recommend her.
Herzlichen Dank für die Betreuung und Unterstützung! Die Zusammenarbeit mit Karla Schlaepfer im Rahmen des Coachings hat mich sehr beeindruckt. Karla Schlaepfer besitzt eine hohe Fachkompetenz, die sie durch ihre langjährige Erfahrung optimal in die Sitzungen einbringt. Vor Beginn an habe ich mich durch ihre einfühlsame und gleichzeitig professionelle Art verstanden und wertgeschätzt gefühlt. Die Termine haben mir wertvolle Impulse und neuen Perspektiven eröffnet. Karla ist stets flexibel auf meine aktuellen Themen und Probleme eingegangen, behielt dabei aber immer meine Ziele und meine persönliche Entwicklung im Blick. Dank der vermittelten Tools und Strategien fühle ich mich für zukünftige Herausforderungen gut gerüstet. Karla kann ich als Coach uneingeschränkt empfehlen. Für die gewinnbringende Zusammenarbeit und die wertvollen Erfahrungen möchte ich mich herzlich bedanken.
I finally came around to listening to your podcast and loved the ‘story-telling approach‘ – it was very captivating, well articulated, and insightful! I loved hearing about your professional stations and inspirations and was delighted about your passion for art/art history background (I have always been very interested in that field!) and how that angle can be incorporated in coaching (‘additional level of learning + trigger for shift in perspective and tease out new thinking for those who want to’). I also found very interesting and timely the information you provided on VR and how you integrate it into your coaching and the qualities it offers.
Instead of reading about it in articles, it is much more enlightening To experience the metaverse. Karla guided us through this digital universe and we felt safe and well-prepared. Her introduction and the support during the session was truly helpful.
Eine wahnsinnig intensive erste Session, in der mir meine Coach Karla Schlaepfer sehr relevante Fragen gestellt hat. Bin ganz beeindruckt!
Sehr hilfreiche Gespräche, toller Coach!
Wieder eine super Session. Ich bewundere meinen Coach, wie spontan sie mit dem, was ich sage, umgeht und sie die Session aufbaut.
Ich bin beeindruckt, wie meine Coach spontan auf meine Themen eingeht.
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I’d be happy to start a conversation!