Christina

Vor 4 Monaten begann ich mein Coaching bei Insa, da ich mich viel zu oft gestresst und unzufrieden fühlte. Vorrangig betraf dies meine Arbeit, aber auch private Interaktionen. Mit war es oft nicht möglich, die eigentlichen Ursachen meines Fühlens auszumachen. Teilweise fühlte ich mich hilflos, da ich meine negative Stimmung nur dem Umgang anderer Menschen mit mir in Zusammenhang bringen konnte. Wie sollte ich das ändern können?

Durch ihre zugewandte, offene und mitfühlende Art, konnte ich mich gegenüber Insa von Anfang an ohne zu zögern öffnen. Sie half mir, meinen Problemen auf den Grund zu gehen und so näher zu mir selbst zu kommen. Durch ein präzises Coaching und gut durchdachte Methoden lernte ich nicht nur meine Schwierigkeiten besser einzuordnen, sondern auch was ich aktiv tun kann, um Situationen und Interaktionen für mich zufriedenstellend zu gestalten.

Heute fühle ich mich viel sicherer im Umgang, z.B. mit meiner Vorgesetzten, und befähigt, auch konfliktbehaftete und schwierige Interaktionen zu meistern.

Danya

Insa is an exceptional facilitator and coach, as well as an extraordinary person to work alongside. Her positivity, professionalism, and “can-do” attitude is infectious, and organisations of all kinds could really learn from her practical and level-headed, yet creative and humanistic, approach. With years of working experience in academia under her belt, she skilfully navigated our interdisciplinary and culturally diverse group through our annual team meeting, ensuring everyone was engaged and able to actively participate. Insa provides well-defined structures to support effective team collaboration as well as keen insight into what must be shifted in order for more innovation, cohesion, and vitality to take place. Her passion for supporting individuals and academic groups in creating ideas that make a true impact in the world clearly comes through as demonstrated by her compassionate and playful way, as well as her high-quality sessions, and consideration to detail. I highly recommend Insa as a unique facilitator and coach who can apply her expertise to any field and bring about true transformation.

Elizabeth

When I came to Insa, I had some dreams and goals, but felt very overwhelmed by everyday life and all the tasks and never-ending to-do lists. Insa has made me realize my strengths and my ability to prioritize and re-organise my everyday life to make time for what feeds my soul. She is a brilliant mind and heart with a huge capacity to gently shift - not push - your view, and makes you move towards your dreams and goals taking small achievable sweet steps. It is as if the fog lifts and the sun comes out which makes you see all the options you have in life - and she makes you want to take these options.

Goedele

Over the course of six months, I followed one-on-one coaching sessions with Insa. She has really helped me to better identify patterns in the way I think about my own work and about my interactions with colleagues and students. This has allowed me to realize when these thoughts can be counterproductive, and how to steer them towards more positive thinking and hence to effectively change my behaviour. I highly appreciated Insa’s hands-on, warm approach. She is a very good listener, as she provided the exact tools that I needed and sincerely cared about my professional and personal development. Her own experience in academia made that she was able to understand these specific challenges, which was of great help during the coaching. Therefore, I strongly recommend Insa as coach!

Irene

The self-confidence training with Insa was a truly formative experience, from many points of view. With her help, my colleagues and I could create a safe space where we were able to share our reflections, pressures and fears as novices in academia. This exchange was very valuable, as it made us realise that often our fears as individuals are shared by the people around us, who struggle with the same negativity bias every day. One of the major take-aways from Insa's workshop was precisely that it provided us with the means to recognise this negativity bias, to know how to live with it and also to be able to reshape it, with grace and kindness. In general, her workshop gave me additional motivation and tools to work positively on myself (individually and professionally), so that I can act with clarity in the academic environment - but not only."

Lieke

The training "Self-Confidence for early Career Academics" with Insa gave me the opportunity to reflect on how I view myself and others. I have gained experience in analyzing why I sometimes overthink and how I can keep my so-called ‘monkey mind’ (an ancient and anxious part of the brain) in check. Insa has done a great job at allowing my coworkers and I to share our personal stories and making us feel heard. Ever since having taken the training, I have been able to believe in myself more and I am less afraid about sharing my ideas and opinions. Moreover, it is especially nice to learn from someone who knows what the academic world is like and is therefore able to share experiences, too.

Lydia

Aufbruchstimmung nach längerer Durststrecke: Durch die Teilnahme an dem Einführungsworkshop “Authentische Blaupause” bin ich beflügelt und bereit, aus Lebensträumen ein erfülltes Leben bzw. konkrete/klare (bewusste) Lebensziele werden zu lassen – Chancen zu ergreifen, (um daran weiter wachsen zu können).

Ein bewusster Aufbruch… wachsen.

Nina

Insa facilitated a full-day workshop for our team that was very well-structured, enriching for our team dynamics and entertaining! Her enthusiasm and joy as well as her creative facilitation methods created a good and productive working atmosphere. The different workshop sessions perfectly built on one another and led to a useful workshop result at the end of the day and deeper group cohesion. I would fully recommend Insa as a facilitator for a team workshop!Insa facilitated a full-day workshop for our team that was very well-structured, enriching for our team dynamics and entertaining! Her enthusiasm and joy as well as her creative facilitation methods created a good and productive working atmosphere. The different workshop sessions perfectly built on one another and led to a useful workshop result at the end of the day and deeper group cohesion. I would fully recommend Insa as a facilitator for a team workshop!

Petros

The workshop “Level Up your Interdisciplinary Research through Conscious Leadership and Awareness” has been one of the life-changing workshops that I have participated in in an academic setup. It has helped me reflect, mediate, and challenge myself to focus more from being the best in a team to being the best for the team.

Through the workshop, I have realized that achieving goals in a team hinges on creating healthy systems that motivate each team member to make a full contribution and I have been given tools to create such systems. I am now ready to demonstrate a high level of humility and readiness to be guided by different cultural norms and appreciate more the good in other cultures. My gained self-awareness also engenders deep curiosity about people and their cultures and a desire to understand how they operate. This creates a drive to break down barriers, challenge traditional thinking, and fosters creativity and experimentation. Through conscious leadership I now know how to promote alignment among team members which helps everyone in the team to focus on the bigger picture. It provides opportunities for team members to weigh in (make contributions) before they buy in. It promotes coaching, mentoring, facilitating, probing deeper, and actively seeks out divergent thinking before aligning around a decision or goal.

Considering the enormous benefits that comes with having learnt about “conscious leadership and awareness” in this workshop, I have resolved to make deliberate efforts to develop and nurture the skills constantly observe, monitor and evaluate myself and how I react to situations as I interact with other team members. I have started to take the initiative to learn more and have an open mind about other team members. I highly recommend this workshop for anyone who wants to have a transformative experience to better deal with challenges of diversity and team work with more ease, joy and human connection.

Simone

I attended MOJE’s leadership training “Level up your interdisciplinary research through conscious leadership” which had some truly mind-blowing effects on me, my self-awareness and the way I choose to create work-related interactions. Since day 1 after the training, I have been applying the many valuable concepts and tools into my daily work life. The tools clearly relate to my previous and current experiences in work relationship interactions. Before the workshop, I have been looking for many excuses in order to avoid speaking up and share my ideas openly and to escape group interactions. In this regard, one of the most mind-blowing take-away from the workshop was to strive to be curious, to trust others, and to prefer learning over being right. I now actively seek feedback about my research ideas from colleagues and supervisors early on, I speak up with more candor to people, and share ideas openly. In sum, I am much more proactive and willing to learn and build human connection in my work teams, which proves to create extraordinary results in myself and in others. I highly recommend Insa as a trainer and this course in specific as it leaves you with a deep transformation about how to see life’s challenges and work teams.

Swantje

Mit Insa zusammenzuarbeiten war meine erste Coaching-Erfahrung und hat meine Begeisterung für dieses Konzept sofort geweckt. Insas Offenheit und Vertrauenswürdigkeit haben mir erlaubt, unheimlich ehrlich und befreit mit ihr zu sprechen. Dadurch hatten wir schnell eine tolle Kommunikationsebene und konnten mit vielen Übungen an konkreten und abstrakten Problemen arbeiten. Auch durch ihre Erfahrung in der Wissenschaft hat mir das Coaching sehr geholfen.

Tobias

Mit Insa habe ich meine ersten Erfahrungen im Coaching Bereich gemacht. Ich bin gerade in den letzten Zügen meines Studiums und mir fehlte die Klarheit, wie ich weiter beruflich vorgehen sollte, da auch bisherige (studentische) Arbeitsverhältnisse noch nicht das passende für mich waren und ich nicht in diesen aufgegangen bin und dadurch auch sehr an mit gezweifelt habe. Dadurch ist auch der Kontakt mit Insa entstanden.

Insa hat es mir sehr einfach gemacht, offen mit ihr über meine Erfahrungen und Probleme zu reden. Durch ihre Art und Weise sind die Coaching Sitzungen wie im Flug vergangen und ich konnte vieles Positive aus den Sitzungen ziehen. Mit Hilfe von kleinen praktischen Schritten habe ich auch nach unseren Sitzungen an mir gearbeitet. Diese kleinen Erfolge konnte ich jederzeit (auch außerhalb der Sitzungen) mit Insa teilen, die sich dann aufrichtig mit mir über meine Fortschritte gefreut hat.

Das Coaching hat mich darin bestärkt meinen beruflichen Weg zu gehen und mit meinen Unsicherheiten zurechtzukommen und gleichzeitig meine Stärken zu betonen.

Vera

Insa hat mir auf humorvolle, empathische und inspirierende Art neue Blickwinkel auf meine Kompetenzen, Interessen und Wünsche für ein ausgefüllteres Berufsleben eröffnet.

Ihr Coaching fußt auf eigenen langjährigen Erfahrungen in der Wissenschaft; das machte es für mich in besonderem Maße glaubwürdig und wohltuend. Sie kennt die wissenschaftsspezifischen Problemkontexte im Umgang mit der "Ressource Mensch" sehr genau und kann daher zielgerichtet Impulse geben, wie man sich stärker auf Positives fokussieren, schwierige Situationen besser meistern und Leistungsdruck in Leistungsfreude verwandeln kann. Besonders wertvoll war die Erfahrung, meine Werte zu definieren und mir klar darüber zu werden, was mir wirklich wichtig ist - und stärker danach zu leben.

Danke Insa!