Everyone has their own reasons to become a better leader. In the start-up scene you don’t only need to become a market leader but have to learn to lead yourself and also your team, clients and suppliers. We are creating a book that will help new young leaders to excel in their new role and avoid mistakes that you might have done otherwise.

Together with Leadership Coach Katharina Anna Klumpp, I have created a book for you that helps you with exactly all of the above!

Katharina is a Leadership Coach that has been put into a leadership role when she was only 28 old. She was thrown into the deep end, was a bit timid but then mastered her role quite quickly. Now she is helping young leaders to improve their leadership skills with 1:1 Coaching as well as group programmes that she runs online.

The book is available on Amazon!

“Christine Michaelis strikes again with her new, very helpful, straight, no non-sense introduction to what leadership could look like if people mattered. If you are a seasoned leader, you can use this to refresh yourself with key concepts and practical exercises that can change the course of your business. How close and how recently have you looked at your company culture, your alignment with your customers, the way you concretely apply your values and vision, among others? Christine doesn’t offer a theoretical manual. True to herself, she invites you to get down to work, and even has, not the back of the envelope, but the self-contained worksheets to have you ready in no time. Over to you!” Servane Mouazan, Conscious Innovation Strategist and Futures-Thinker, www.servanemouazan.co.uk

“This book brings together the core issues that new leaders need to think about. Christine covers the core of a good leader – being authentic. It isn’t always easy to be an authentic leader though. Christine has collected some great exercises and learning opportunities to help anyone find their leadership approach. But more importantly she has included ideas for communicating about values, mission and vision so that people can easily follow you.

There are many worksheets in the book offering different ways to think about being a leader and what kind of leader you want to be. The questions and suggestions around building a team provide a useful way to take what is in your head as how to you want your team to function and get it out there to be implemented.

I do especially like the way Christine weaves really practical hints and tips like “leave you mobile phone in flight mode for the first ten minutes after you wake up” with the bigger topics of creating a Leadership Manifesto. She has created a great place for young leaders to start their professional development.” Karen Leigh Anderson, founder of Social Entrepreneur Place – experienced business consultant with more than 2 decades of supporting founders of impact organisations.

“Christine did an excellent job with this book and I highly recommend it as a brand strategist. Your goal as a start-up is to grow your business, and the three pillars of this book are the right foundation. As a result of reading this book, you will be able to answer the question of how to lead your company, your team, and yourself. All three pillars are essential for the success of your start-up.” Marcel Schubert, CEO & Brand Strategist, burnt GmbH, www.burnt.agency