Portrait of Dirk Kartes

I help make growth and transformation possible.

My two areas of work

For companies. For individuals.

01 - For companies

Company architect and leadership trainer

When companies want or need to change - downsize, grow, internationalize, or modernize - I shape an architecture that supports the organization and enables its teams to develop within it. It creates room for today and tomorrow.

How I can help:

  • - Sparring for executive teams
  • - Leadership training and development
  • - Efficiency and effectiveness analysis
  • - Strategies for public and political acceptance
  • - Building trust and connection
  • - Shareholder and stakeholder engagement
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02 - For individuals

Mentor through job loss and career transitions

Losing a job often unsettles much more than a career. Security, confidence, belonging, and the life you had planned can suddenly feel uncertain. Together, we bring order to the situation - now, for what comes next. You are not alone.

I help you:

  • - Regain stability and confidence
  • - Navigate rejection and the loss of a role
  • - Recognize your resources and opportunities
  • - Develop new ideas and perspectives
  • - Make sound decisions
  • - Turn your next step into action
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My Project O N L Y   L O V E
Selected companies from my career

In leadership roles - as a manager, vice president, managing partner, COO, division head, strategy consultant, and advisory board member.

McDonald’s · Coca-Cola · Disney · SCOUT24 · DPD · Lufthansa · ProSiebenSat.1 · SHARENOW · Adelholzener · Geothermie Unterhaching · Verbraucherzentrale Bayern · BCG - Boston Consulting Group · maxdome · DDB Worldwide

But:

This career is not a story of success alone. I also know professional pauses, uncertainty, self-doubt, and rejection. I understand what those periods can trigger - and how difficult it can be to believe in yourself and your future.

And I also know this: a way forward has always appeared. Often, a better one.

You are not alone.