Your transformation company

We are your experts in culture change, transformation, leadership, and new work. Let’s create a future worth living!

10

years as an established brand

> 100

organizations supported

> 2000

leaders inspired in transformation workshops every year 

Meet some of our clients

LEADing Forward together with you

Do you want to experience transformative impact in your whole organization?

What we can do for you

How we want to work with you

We stay close to what matters to your business

SHARP

We help you find clarity to solve even your toughest challenges.

We are not afraid to have fun

PLAYFUL

We use unconventional, creative, and experimental methods in our approach to organizational change.

We don’t just leave you with a slidedeck

OPEN-HEARTED

We care about you and your organization and always follow a people-centered approach.

We stay close to what matters to your business

SHARP

We help you find clarity to solve even your toughest challenges.

We are not afraid to have fun

PLAYFUL

We use unconventional, creative, and experimental methods in our approach to organizational change.

We don’t just leave you with a slidedeck

OPEN-HEARTED

We care about you and your organization and always follow a people-centered approach.

We stay close to what matters to your business

SHARP

We help you find clarity to solve even your toughest challenges.

We are not afraid to have fun

PLAYFUL

We use unconventional, creative, and experimental methods in our approach to organizational change.

We don’t just leave you with a slidedeck

OPEN-HEARTED

We care about you and your organization and always follow a people-centered approach.

Hear from our clients 

LEAD Forward is trusted by companies and organizations from the public and private sector.  

Bonprix Group

I already knew LEAD Forward through several collaborations, and it is always inspiring to see the modern, performance-driven and empathetic way in which the LEAD team accompanies us in culture, strategy and change work, making them able to respond specifically to our business situation.

Jörg Engelhardt
VP People and Organization

The Stepstone Group

For several years already, LEAD Forward is our sparrings partner and is supporting us at Stepstone to drive our cultural transformation and building leadership capabilities. The consultants´ dedication to their work and commitment to making a tangible impact sets them apart. Sharp insights coupled with refreshing and playful approaches have redefined the consulting experience for me. Their hands-on mentality and open-mindedness spark creativity in every interaction. LEAD Forward isn't just a consultancy; they're visionaries shaping a brighter, more inclusive future.

Amelie Schlicht
Director Talent & Leadership Development

Leibniz-Gemeinschaft

With LEAD Forward, we were able to gain valuable insights into the needs of our target group, and above all: the training courses "delivered by LEAD" sustainably strengthen our executives in their development into personalities who provide orientation and shape our culture. LEAD Forward has proven to be an indispensable partner, whose trainers not only bring and build impressive expertise in leadership in science, but are also sometimes in closer personal exchange with our participants than we can (often) be ourselves.

Claudia Müller
Leibniz-Akademie für Führungskräfte

CDP Europe

Navigating a complex transformation, the LEAD Forward team assisted in addressing our emotions, fostering leadership, and creating a positive, unified change narrative. I highly appreciated their outstanding support and the human-centered approach the team brought into all parts of their work

Maxfield Weiss
CEO CDP Europe

Babbel

We are working with LEAD since 2015 to help us build a better leadership team and foster a culture of empathy and vulnerability while not losing the focus on performance. LEAD has become our go-to partner to evolve our company culture because we learned to trust their expertise, innovation, pragmatism and because their values align well with ours.

Markus Witte
Chairman and Co-Founder

Hanseatic Help

For me as an Academy alumni, LEAD Forward was the first choice when our team wanted to strengthen stress resilience. Thanks to the LEAD Impact Fund our NGO was able to afford two workshop days, from which we benefited in the long term. The work with the values wheel in particular released a lot of energy!

Claudia Meister
CEO Hanseatic Help e.V.

GFK

We collaborated with LEAD Forward for a sustained period to drive the cultural change necessary in our company. LEAD Forward brought so much to the collaboration – expertise, experience, and pragmatism – and ultimately helped us achieve the desired company transformation.

Joshua Hubbert
COO

Fulbright Germany

We were very impressed and happy with the workshop on Media Literacy that LEAD Forward facilitated for 300 Fulbright grantees.

Coordinator – Fulbright Programs

Bayer

LEAD Forward helped us to develop and conduct an impactful team workshop in Berlin focusing on the New World of Working. The team did an outstanding job facilitating the workshop with energizing exercises, team building elements and creative, agile content work to arrive at co-created team aspirations. We appreciate LEAD’s expertise in transformation and change and can definitely recommend LEAD. It has been a lot of fun and a lasting experience.

Head AI Supply & Strategy

Medium-sized manufacturing company 

I found the June meeting really useful and enjoyable. It helped to flesh out our strategy and helped us see some tangible evidence of projects which have been initiated and properly resourced. I particularly enjoyed the evening task with the modelling clay, and I was amazed at the level of creativity and lateral thinking used to illustrate elements of the strategy.

Participant of a leadership off-site

Bonprix Group

I already knew LEAD Forward through several collaborations, and it is always inspiring to see the modern, performance-driven and empathetic way in which the LEAD team accompanies us in culture, strategy and change work, making them able to respond specifically to our business situation.

Jörg Engelhardt
VP People and Organization

The Stepstone Group

For several years already, LEAD Forward is our sparrings partner and is supporting us at Stepstone to drive our cultural transformation and building leadership capabilities. The consultants´ dedication to their work and commitment to making a tangible impact sets them apart. Sharp insights coupled with refreshing and playful approaches have redefined the consulting experience for me. Their hands-on mentality and open-mindedness spark creativity in every interaction. LEAD Forward isn't just a consultancy; they're visionaries shaping a brighter, more inclusive future.

Amelie Schlicht
Director Talent & Leadership Development

Leibniz-Gemeinschaft

With LEAD Forward, we were able to gain valuable insights into the needs of our target group, and above all: the training courses "delivered by LEAD" sustainably strengthen our executives in their development into personalities who provide orientation and shape our culture. LEAD Forward has proven to be an indispensable partner, whose trainers not only bring and build impressive expertise in leadership in science, but are also sometimes in closer personal exchange with our participants than we can (often) be ourselves.

Claudia Müller
Leibniz-Akademie für Führungskräfte

CDP Europe

Navigating a complex transformation, the LEAD Forward team assisted in addressing our emotions, fostering leadership, and creating a positive, unified change narrative. I highly appreciated their outstanding support and the human-centered approach the team brought into all parts of their work

Maxfield Weiss
CEO CDP Europe

Babbel

We are working with LEAD since 2015 to help us build a better leadership team and foster a culture of empathy and vulnerability while not losing the focus on performance. LEAD has become our go-to partner to evolve our company culture because we learned to trust their expertise, innovation, pragmatism and because their values align well with ours.

Markus Witte
Chairman and Co-Founder

Hanseatic Help

For me as an Academy alumni, LEAD Forward was the first choice when our team wanted to strengthen stress resilience. Thanks to the LEAD Impact Fund our NGO was able to afford two workshop days, from which we benefited in the long term. The work with the values wheel in particular released a lot of energy!

Claudia Meister
CEO Hanseatic Help e.V.

GFK

We collaborated with LEAD Forward for a sustained period to drive the cultural change necessary in our company. LEAD Forward brought so much to the collaboration – expertise, experience, and pragmatism – and ultimately helped us achieve the desired company transformation.

Joshua Hubbert
COO

Fulbright Germany

We were very impressed and happy with the workshop on Media Literacy that LEAD Forward facilitated for 300 Fulbright grantees.

Coordinator – Fulbright Programs

Bayer

LEAD Forward helped us to develop and conduct an impactful team workshop in Berlin focusing on the New World of Working. The team did an outstanding job facilitating the workshop with energizing exercises, team building elements and creative, agile content work to arrive at co-created team aspirations. We appreciate LEAD’s expertise in transformation and change and can definitely recommend LEAD. It has been a lot of fun and a lasting experience.

Head AI Supply & Strategy

Medium-sized manufacturing company 

I found the June meeting really useful and enjoyable. It helped to flesh out our strategy and helped us see some tangible evidence of projects which have been initiated and properly resourced. I particularly enjoyed the evening task with the modelling clay, and I was amazed at the level of creativity and lateral thinking used to illustrate elements of the strategy.

Participant of a leadership off-site

Bonprix Group

I already knew LEAD Forward through several collaborations, and it is always inspiring to see the modern, performance-driven and empathetic way in which the LEAD team accompanies us in culture, strategy and change work, making them able to respond specifically to our business situation.

Jörg Engelhardt
VP People and Organization

The Stepstone Group

For several years already, LEAD Forward is our sparrings partner and is supporting us at Stepstone to drive our cultural transformation and building leadership capabilities. The consultants´ dedication to their work and commitment to making a tangible impact sets them apart. Sharp insights coupled with refreshing and playful approaches have redefined the consulting experience for me. Their hands-on mentality and open-mindedness spark creativity in every interaction. LEAD Forward isn't just a consultancy; they're visionaries shaping a brighter, more inclusive future.

Amelie Schlicht
Director Talent & Leadership Development

Leibniz-Gemeinschaft

With LEAD Forward, we were able to gain valuable insights into the needs of our target group, and above all: the training courses "delivered by LEAD" sustainably strengthen our executives in their development into personalities who provide orientation and shape our culture. LEAD Forward has proven to be an indispensable partner, whose trainers not only bring and build impressive expertise in leadership in science, but are also sometimes in closer personal exchange with our participants than we can (often) be ourselves.

Claudia Müller
Leibniz-Akademie für Führungskräfte

CDP Europe

Navigating a complex transformation, the LEAD Forward team assisted in addressing our emotions, fostering leadership, and creating a positive, unified change narrative. I highly appreciated their outstanding support and the human-centered approach the team brought into all parts of their work

Maxfield Weiss
CEO CDP Europe

Babbel

We are working with LEAD since 2015 to help us build a better leadership team and foster a culture of empathy and vulnerability while not losing the focus on performance. LEAD has become our go-to partner to evolve our company culture because we learned to trust their expertise, innovation, pragmatism and because their values align well with ours.

Markus Witte
Chairman and Co-Founder

Hanseatic Help

For me as an Academy alumni, LEAD Forward was the first choice when our team wanted to strengthen stress resilience. Thanks to the LEAD Impact Fund our NGO was able to afford two workshop days, from which we benefited in the long term. The work with the values wheel in particular released a lot of energy!

Claudia Meister
CEO Hanseatic Help e.V.

GFK

We collaborated with LEAD Forward for a sustained period to drive the cultural change necessary in our company. LEAD Forward brought so much to the collaboration – expertise, experience, and pragmatism – and ultimately helped us achieve the desired company transformation.

Joshua Hubbert
COO

Fulbright Germany

We were very impressed and happy with the workshop on Media Literacy that LEAD Forward facilitated for 300 Fulbright grantees.

Coordinator – Fulbright Programs

Bayer

LEAD Forward helped us to develop and conduct an impactful team workshop in Berlin focusing on the New World of Working. The team did an outstanding job facilitating the workshop with energizing exercises, team building elements and creative, agile content work to arrive at co-created team aspirations. We appreciate LEAD’s expertise in transformation and change and can definitely recommend LEAD. It has been a lot of fun and a lasting experience.

Head AI Supply & Strategy

Medium-sized manufacturing company 

I found the June meeting really useful and enjoyable. It helped to flesh out our strategy and helped us see some tangible evidence of projects which have been initiated and properly resourced. I particularly enjoyed the evening task with the modelling clay, and I was amazed at the level of creativity and lateral thinking used to illustrate elements of the strategy.

Participant of a leadership off-site

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