I speak business and I do it in an emotionally intelligent way – in four languages (English, German, French and Italian, if you want to know).What does that tell you about me? Cross-cultural international business background – quite a few years of it. Leadership of cross-cultural and cross-national teams in those years, which honed and fine-tuned the emotional intelligence side.Happy to challenge and drill down into the essence of the cause of an issue in a laser-like fashion. Non-judgmental by nature and practise, more interested in getting to the bottom of things to find effective solutions swiftly. Keen on getting it right first time, rather than going over old ground again and again. Highly supportive and love creating a safe environment where people are happy – and even eager – to open up and look at what’s holding them back. This allows deep learning to occur and frees people from old behavioural patterns. It allows them to surface the high performer within them, using their resources fully and utilising the learning they have achieved.Passions within leadership development:• People excellence• Entrepreneurial leadership• Effective communication for pro-active professionals• Designing and delivering leadership programmes that deliver sustainable results and behaviour change