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Personal skills for managers

Expand your personal base with character polish and confidence

This training is held in German.
Successful managers are not only professionally competent, but also have a strong character and enjoy developing their personality. They remain calm even in difficult situations and act in an exemplary manner in their role. On the basis of a personal, confidential and professional assessment, you will work with Holger Sobanski, one of the most experienced top management coaches, on sharpening your personal profile and honing your character in this exceptional training . Recognize the importance of core virtues, values and qualities for a mature personality. Strengthen your confidence and competence for particularly demanding life and business situations. With central approaches to character development and the deepest themes of personality development, you will strengthen your personal impact and your resounding impact as a manager.

Contents

The art of honing character: the rough edges of personality

  • Peak performance - personal effectiveness as a measure of progress.
  • Like good wine: typical maturation steps of an extraordinary person.
  • Courage: Special things are always rare - develop your own standards for your own actions.
  • Living special features: Think bigger - act extraordinary.
  • Learning from the best: Typical character role models that can be copied and imitated.
  • A "red thread" from philosophy: proven and unusual attitudes. 

Effective reductions - less is more character

  • Selected attitudes and models of "less of it" for character development.
  • Acting 100% consistently in the ACTUAL and NOW - what would that really mean for everyday life? Is it even possible to keep it up?
  • Chiseling away: The most beautiful superfluous thoughts and attitudes.
  • Direct application and trial and error in your own life as a manager.

Rigorous self-responsibility and personal effectiveness 

  • Think Big: Think and act on a larger scale.
  • Feel the vacuum and go in anyway - why?
  • Human maturity, values, purpose & levers of personal effectiveness.

When it rattles: Stop the inner mouse movie

  • Inner calm despite a full headwind: Stable balance and confident charisma in tricky situations.
  • Practical tools for everyday use when thoughts are running in circles.
  • Interrupt obstructive thoughts, action and communication patterns.

The freestyle "now is the time": when things go really wrong 

  • Dealing with constant stress, defeats, powerlessness & co. 
  • Failing artfully - approaches to extreme crises and challenges.

Learning environment

Once you have registered, you will find useful information, downloads and extra services relating to this training course in your online learning environment.

Your benefit

  • With timeless mental models for your peak performance, you strengthen your personal effectiveness in all areas of life and stabilize your personality for very demanding and crisis situations.
  • You will delve deep into the secrets of honing your personal character and work consistently on your confidence.
  • With central approaches from the character development of the last 2000 years, you will significantly develop your personality and the associated business impact in the shortest possible time.
  • You will get to know unusual and new perspectives and use this background to develop a clear vision for yourself and the further development of your personality.
  • You will learn effective techniques for staying focused and finding solutions within yourself, even in times of constant stress, crises and challenging situations.

Methods

Theory input, practical exercises, simulations and concrete case studies, deep dive, feedback from trainer and group, individual reflections and group work.

Recommended for

Managers who want to reflect confidentially on their personality and inner patterns on a particularly intensive level and who want to drive their character development forward particularly effectively on a methodologically sound basis. Internal consultants, internal trainer and HR managers who are looking for intensive as well as broad and deep approaches to the major topic of personality & character in management in order to efficiently advance their own reflection work and that of their target groups.

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41044
€ 1.740,- plus VAT
2 days
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01.09.2025
Frankfurt a. M.
Booking number: 41044
€ 1.740,- plus VAT.
€ 2,070.60 incl. VAT.
Venue
INNSIDE Frankfurt Ostend
INNSIDE Frankfurt Ostend
Hanauer Landstraße 81, 60314 Frankfurt a. M.
Room rate: € 104,03 plus VAT.
Arrival via Deutsche Bahn
Train tickets to this event starting at € 51,90.
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2 days
Limited number of participants

Monday, 01.09.2025

10:00 am - 6:00 pm

Tuesday, 02.09.2025

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.
The participant will settle the hotel accommodation costs directly with the hotel. You will find a reservation form for hotel bookings in your learning environment.
27.01.2026
Berlin
Booking number: 41044
€ 1.740,- plus VAT.
€ 2,070.60 incl. VAT.
Venue
Hotel Dorint Kurfürstendamm Berlin
Hotel Dorint Kurfürstendamm Berlin
Augsburger Strasse 41, 10789 Berlin
Room rate: € 157,93 plus VAT.
Arrival via Deutsche Bahn
Train tickets to this event starting at € 51,90.
Days & Times
2 days
Limited number of participants

Tuesday, 27.01.2026

10:00 am - 6:00 pm

Wednesday, 28.01.2026

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.
The participant will settle the hotel accommodation costs directly with the hotel. You will find a reservation form for hotel bookings in your learning environment.
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Booking number: 41044
€ 1.740,- plus VAT.
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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.
The participant will settle the hotel accommodation costs directly with the hotel. You will find a reservation form for hotel bookings in your learning environment.
Booking number: 41044
€ 1.740,- plus VAT.
€ 2,070.60 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.
The participant will settle the hotel accommodation costs directly with the hotel. You will find a reservation form for hotel bookings in your learning environment.
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