Anke Menzler

„Change needs opportunities. My mission is to support people on their path to greater success and growth in a way that is both appreciative and challenging."

Areas of focus

Leadership coaching
Effective communication and personal energy
Designing and leading professional development programmes for specialists and leaders: role clarity, self-confidence, communication, attitude / mindset, inner leadership, energy, resilience, negotiations, facilitation, PO training
Agile working: project management, agile methods, mindset, applying agile working to everyday work (in IT and beyond), team support during the change to agile working, self-organisation
Facilitation of (strategy) workshops and events
Career assessment and support during professional change
Languages: German and English

AI and digital transformation

I support leaders and teams on their journey towards an AI-supported way of working:

Role clarification and collaboration
Guidelines for using AI
Leading with AI in the team
Empowering teams and leaders to use AI tools
The interplay of people, organisation and technology

Professional background

Since 2019: Self-employed as a leadership coach and team developer, career coach/consultant
2019–2021: Sales representative and project manager at an international medium-sized software company
2017–2019: Presales consultant, project coordinator and facilitator for IT projects at a medium-sized IT start-up
2011–2017: Presales consultant and project coordinator at a large international corporation
2008–2011: Inside sales at a medium-sized IT systems house
2007–2008: Administrator for IT systems
2003–2006: Apprenticeship as an IT systems management assistant

Education

2009: Studied International Business Communications at AKAD, Stuttgart

Training and qualifications

2025: AI Trainer
2024: ICF PCC
2022: Solution Focused Coach
2020–2021: Agile Coach and Scrum Master
2018–2019: Advanced training as a Systemic Coach
2012: Advanced training as a Communication Coach
2003–2007: Apprenticeship as an IT systems management assistant at a medium-sized IT systems house

A little more about me

My favourite encounters are those where people connect on an equal footing, heart to heart. The people I work with see me as a source of new ideas and inspiration. Laughter is one of our greatest assets, and it's still underrated.

Contact details

Email: anke.menzler@plan-a-consulting.de