People drive performance. The key to sustainable success lies in creating an environment where talent can grow, engagement flourishes, and business objectives align with human potential.
As a Talent Management Advisor, I combine strategic insight with a deep understanding of people and organizational dynamics. My approach is rooted in modern talent management principles, ensuring that organizations not only attract top talent but also develop, retain, and empower their workforce for long-term success.
“Talent management focuses on processes, programs, and cultural norms in an organization designed to attract, develop, deploy, and retain talent to achieve strategic objectives and meet future business needs.”
A Modern Approach to Talent Management
Traditionally, talent management was primarily focused on identifying and advancing the top 2-3% of high-potential employees. However, today’s reality demands a broader perspective. With flattening hierarchies, evolving work models, and increasing turnover rates, organizations must recognize the entire workforce as a critical asset.
I advocate for a modern, human-centered talent management approach that integrates individual and organizational development in response to an ever-changing business landscape. This approach is a deliberate, strategic effort to attract, nurture, and retain individuals with the right skills and mindset to drive business success.
The Cost of Neglecting Talent & Corporate Culture
rganizations are only as strong as their people. When corporate culture and talent management fail to support human potential, businesses risk losing engagement, innovation, and long-term success.
- 18% of employees in Germany are disengaged and have mentally quit their jobs.
- More than 60% are open to switching employers in the medium term.
- 69% of employees do only the bare minimum at work. Productivity losses due to disengagement amount to up to €151 billion per year (Gallup Engagement Index 2022).
A thriving workplace isn’t built on processes alone – it’s built on people, purpose, and a culture that nurtures both. Yet, many organizations struggle to align leadership behaviors with their corporate values, leading to higher turnover, lower engagement, and missed business potential.
Creating a human-centered work environment isn’t just about employee well-being – it’s about fostering commitment, innovation, and sustainable performance. Because when people thrive, business thrives. (Zukunftsinstitut 2023)
Strategic Talent Management in Action
High-performing organizations don’t leave talent development to chance. Instead, they systematically design, integrate, and proactively implement programs that build and sustain a thriving workforce. These programs focus on:
- Identifying, developing, and positioning talent to meet current and future business needs.
- Aligning people strategy with company values to foster a culture of trust and performance.
- Creating meaningful career pathways that promote internal mobility and employee engagement.
- Balancing external hiring with internal talent development to optimize cost efficiency and workforce sustainability.
With increasing budget constraints, investing in internal talent development has become an attractive alternative to external hiring. Whether building from within or sourcing externally, clarity on talent definitions and strategic workforce planning is essential for a holistic, future-proof approach.
Key Talent Management Processes
To build a sustainable, high-performance workforce, organizations need a holistic approach to talent management that goes beyond recruitment. This includes:
- Talent Identification & Placement – Matching the right talent with the right competencies for the right position at the right time.
- Performance & Potential Management – Ensuring employees are supported in achieving their best.
- Values & Competency Frameworks – Aligning skills and behaviors with corporate strategy.
- Continuous Learning & Career Development – Facilitating growth through training, coaching, and mobility.
- Succession Planning – Proactively preparing for future leadership transitions.
- Retention & Engagement – Creating an environment where people stay and thrive.
- Structured Offboarding & Organizational Learning – Capturing insights from employee exits.
- Culture Management – Strengthening an inclusive, value-driven corporate culture.
My personal focus within talent management lies in talent development and retention.
Because when employees feel valued and empowered, they don’t just stay – they contribute, innovate, and drive long-term business success.
Would you like to explore how strategic talent management can drive performance in your organization?
Effective talent management requires both a strategic framework and hands-on execution. Depending on your organization’s needs, I support you in two key areas.
Approach
I typically follow an integrated approach for developing a high-performing and resilient workforce by building on three iterative components
- A blueprint – a strategic framework that guides the organization’s talent management efforts.
- A credo – a clearly communicated set of core principles, values, and mutual expectations that shape behavior.
- A set of building blocks – essential elements such as:
- Performance appraisals
- Assessments of potential
- Competency evaluations
- Career planning
- Qualitative workforce planning
- An integrated system that effectively connects all these elements to create a holistic talent management strategy.
Interims Talent Management
Need to attract and retain top talent but lack internal resources?
As an Interim Talent Manager, I work closely with People & Culture teams and Executive Boards to provide hands-on support during peak times. This includes:
- Identifying talent & key positions
- Managing talent pools
- Conducting talent reviews
- Creating succession plans for executive, management & business-critical roles
- Defining targeted development & retention measures
You already know that leadership or career coaching would be a valuable immediate development measure for your managers and high potentials?
Learn more here:
- Hands-on Corporate Experience: Extensive practical experience in Austria’s largest industrial corporation, where I was responsible for group-wide talent management. I worked closely with executives and senior leadership within the People & Culture and Organizational Effectiveness team.
- Academic Expertise: Lecturer at Vienna’s leading University of Applied Sciences (“FHWien der Wirtschaftskammer Wien), specializing in Talent & Career Management – ensuring a strong foundation in state-of-the-art theories and best practices.
- Research-Driven Insights: My master’s thesis, “Talent Management, Gen Z & New Work – Faktors Influencing Young Talent’s Engagement and Retention from the Perspective of HR Experts,” at Sigmund Freud University Vienna, provides in-depth knowledge of what drives next-generation talent.
In-house Seminars, Workshops & Virtual Webinars
I offer customized training formats tailored to different target groups within your organization:
Get in touch to discuss your needs or inquire about a customized in-house seminar or webinar.
For HR Professionals
- Talent Management – Foundations
- Talent Management – Advanced
- Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in Talent Management
- Integrating Tools for Talent Validation (Hogan Assessments & 360° Feedback)
- Facilitating Talent Calibration Sessions & Management Round Tables
- Talent Management & Gen Z
- Fostering Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in the Workplace
For Established Leaders
- The Human Faktor in Leadership – Leading in Uncertain Times & the Age of AI
- Fostering Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in Leadership
For High Potentials & Emerging Leaders
- Leadership Essentials
- Boost Your Resilience – Flexibility & Agility in a Changing Work Environment
- Personal Effectiveness & Career Management
- Increasing Visibility & Personal Branding
- Conflict Management
- Leading Hybrid Teams