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This training is held in German.
strategic partner, personal trainer, chief of staff - the role has many names and the potential for further career steps within your own company or outside. Long established in the USA and now arriving in German companies, this role offers career opportunities for senior and experienced assistants and project managers. Executive professionals are looking for new challenges and companies would do well to facilitate development and empower assistants if they do not want to lose valuable employees and invaluable knowledge. In this training , you will learn from our expert, former board advisor and executive Diana Brandl, what skills you need to fulfill this role and take the next step in your career.
Contents
Can also be booked as a course with certificate - see booking number 41675!
Understanding of roles
- Chief of Staff: definition and role clarification.
- Insights into the Global Skills Matrix.
- Prominent examples and developments in the role.
Location analysis and development opportunities
- Positioning and SWOT analysis of your own role.
- Define and build up a strengths matrix.
- Entry into a specialist or management career via various projects, tasks and responsibilities such as PMO (Project Management Office).
Standing in the new role
- Becoming visible: Not a job for the 2nd row.
- Develop and apply positioning strategies.
- Moderation of meetings and discussions.
- Informal leadership and delegation.
Self and time management practices
- From multitasking to monotasking - focus and concentration in the new role.
- Establish and maintain a work-life balance.
- Strengthen resilience with mindfulness techniques.
Job crafting with the manager
- Compare and match expectation management.
- Define the rules of the game and make clear agreements.
- Introduction to the Business Model Canvas.
Learning environment
In your online learning environment, you will find useful information, downloads and extra services for this training course once you have registered.
Your benefit
The job profile of a Chief of Staff is presented in detail, an individual assessment is made and concrete ideas for the next steps are developed.
- Two high-quality learning days with the speaker offer deep insights.
- In addition, the online learning environment provides valuable information on market developments, career opportunities and networking tips.
- An exclusive video interview with the former Chief of Staff of Google's Chairman provides insights into the establishment of this role at Google and the pioneering work in this area.
- The importance of the CoS role within the Global Skills Matrix is explained.
- Insights from the head of the World Administrators Alliance broaden understanding.
- Podcasts, industry articles and contacts to the rightChief of Staff networks complete the training.
Intensive coaching prepares you specifically for the next step in your career.
A telephone coaching session (1 hour) with Diana Brandl is available within the first 4 weeks after the training .
Methods
In-person events
Trainer input, coaching sequences, best practice examples, case studies, assessment of the current situation and goal analysis, involvement of the manager and numerous materials in the learning environment.
Live online events
Trainer input, coaching sequences, best-practice examples, case studies, assessment and goal analysis, involvement of the manager and numerous materials in the learning environment.
Recommended for
You have a university degree and would like to take the first steps towards a management career in the company or you have been supporting the management for some time as a (senior) executive assistant, project manager or trainer and would like to develop yourself further - then this training is the right place for you.
Attendees comments
"A well thought-out and structured training - with many examples from the lecturer's own professional practice."
Carolin Spreda
Malteser Hilfsdienst e.V., Dresden
"Lecturers super personable and competent."
Christina Knittl-Frank
Hödlmayr Logistics GmbH
Seminar evaluation for "Chief of Staff - strategic business partner in the office"
4.8 from 5
with 62 ratings
training content:
4.8
Content comprehensibility:
4.9
Practical relevance:
4.6
Trainer expertise:
4.9
Participant orientation:
4.9
Method variety:
4.7
On-site training together
Booking number
35353
35353
€ 1.590,-
plus VAT
2 days
in 7 locations
7 Events
German
Joint online training
Start dates and details
28.08.2025
Live-Online
Booking number:
35242
€ 1.590,- plus VAT.
€ 1,892.10 incl. VAT.
Course
zoom
Days & Times
2 days
Limited number of participants
Thursday, 28.08.2025
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Friday, 29.08.2025
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
24.09.2025
Stuttgart
Booking number:
35353
€ 1.590,- plus VAT.
€ 1,892.10 incl. VAT.
Days & Times
2 days
Limited number of participants
Wednesday, 24.09.2025
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Thursday, 25.09.2025
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Fee includes
The participation fee includes
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.
15.10.2025
Munich
Booking number:
35353
€ 1.590,- plus VAT.
€ 1,892.10 incl. VAT.
Days & Times
2 days
Limited number of participants
Wednesday, 15.10.2025
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Thursday, 16.10.2025
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Fee includes
The participation fee includes
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.
29.10.2025
Berlin
Booking number:
35353
€ 1.590,- plus VAT.
€ 1,892.10 incl. VAT.
Days & Times
2 days
Limited number of participants
Wednesday, 29.10.2025
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Thursday, 30.10.2025
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Fee includes
The participation fee includes
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.
27.01.2026
Live-Online
Booking number:
35242
€ 1.590,- plus VAT.
€ 1,892.10 incl. VAT.
Course
zoom
Days & Times
2 days
Limited number of participants
Tuesday, 27.01.2026
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Wednesday, 28.01.2026
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
03.03.2026
Munich/Feldkirchen
Booking number:
35353
€ 1.590,- plus VAT.
€ 1,892.10 incl. VAT.
Days & Times
2 days
Limited number of participants
Tuesday, 03.03.2026
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Wednesday, 04.03.2026
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Fee includes
The participation fee includes
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.
17.03.2026
Cologne/Lower Kassel
Booking number:
35353
€ 1.590,- plus VAT.
€ 1,892.10 incl. VAT.
Days & Times
2 days
Limited number of participants
Tuesday, 17.03.2026
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Wednesday, 18.03.2026
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Fee includes
The participation fee includes
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.
19.05.2026
Hamburg
Booking number:
35353
€ 1.590,- plus VAT.
€ 1,892.10 incl. VAT.
Days & Times
2 days
Limited number of participants
Tuesday, 19.05.2026
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Wednesday, 20.05.2026
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Fee includes
The participation fee includes
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.
08.07.2026
Frankfurt a. M.
Booking number:
35353
€ 1.590,- plus VAT.
€ 1,892.10 incl. VAT.
Days & Times
2 days
Limited number of participants
Wednesday, 08.07.2026
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Thursday, 09.07.2026
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Fee includes
The participation fee includes
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.
14.09.2026
Live-Online
Booking number:
35242
€ 1.590,- plus VAT.
€ 1,892.10 incl. VAT.
Course
zoom
Days & Times
2 days
Limited number of participants
Monday, 14.09.2026
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Tuesday, 15.09.2026
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Training is guaranteed to take placeThe next booking ensures this course will take place
Booking number:
35353
€ 1.590,- plus VAT.
€ 1,892.10 incl. VAT.
Details
2 days
Limited number of participants
Fee includes
The participation fee includes
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.
Booking number:
35242
€ 1.590,- plus VAT.
€ 1,892.10 incl. VAT.
Details
2 days
Limited number of participants
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