KAREN JULIA KORFMACHER
Mediator l Personal & Business Coach l Mentor l Couples Counselor l HR & Newplacement Consultant l Attorney
I work with professionals, leaders, teams and organisations who are facing transitions, decisions or complex challenges – and who seek a structured, safe space to navigate them. My focus includes career transitions, role changes, (self-)leadership, team dynamics, decision-making and professional development.
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We carry many answers and resources within us – yet professional complexity, expectations and dynamics can make it difficult to access them. I create a clear and structured space for you: professional and non-judgmental, resource- and solution-oriented, strategic and practical. Together, we build orientation, analyse patterns, develop new perspectives and shape the steps that truly fit your goals, roles and context.
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I work with systemic questions, proven tools, strategic reflection and insights from research, models and many years of practice in coaching, consulting, HR, leadership and change management. The aim is a clear, effective and sustainable way through professional change and challenges – without pressure, but with structure, clarity and depth.
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I support you in:
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Gaining clarity and confidence during professional transitions.
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Strengthening self-leadership, resilience and priorities – especially in demanding situations, periods of responsibility, growth or reorientation.
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Understanding your strengths, values and professional identity – to shape a future that fits your personality, goals and working style.
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Developing and refining leadership skills – for effective communication, thoughtful decision-making and mindful leadership in everyday practice.
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Navigating role changes, shifting expectations or complex decisions with more clarity and structure.
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Designing professional transitions consciously – whether following job loss, changing circumstances, career development or a new professional direction.
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Understanding and resolving team dynamics and conflicts – for improved collaboration, psychological safety and constructive teamwork.
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Preparing strategic decisions – well-reflected, aligned with your goals and grounded in your strengths and possibilities.
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Improving communication and collaboration – within teams, leadership contexts or challenging conversations.
My approach:
I support professionals, leaders, teams and organizations in their development and change processes – providing a safe space for reflection, clarity and strategic decision-making.
Typical topics:
Career design and intentional professional reorientation
Leadership questions, team conflicts and role clarification
Self-leadership, communication and resilience during times of change
Possible formats:
Mentoring & Sparring
– ongoing reflection and strategic development
Career & Business Coaching
– orientation, role transitions and leadership topics
Newplacement Consulting
– career reorientation, positioning and professional transitions
Team Mediation
– conflict resolution, collaboration and communication
What I offer
I use a range of systemic methods that adapt to your specific needs. Your topics and challenges — not the method — are at the center of the work. I focus on what resonates with you and supports meaningful change.
Mentoring & Sparring
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Ongoing reflection and strategic development
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30 minutes
„Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out.“
– Robert Collier
Mentoring & Sparring – ongoing reflection and strategic development
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In fast-paced professional environments, between responsibility and change, moments of clarity and reflection are key resources.
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Mentoring & Sparring offers professionals and (emerging) leaders a structured space to explore topics such as self-leadership, communication, and role development with focus and depth.
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Through regular virtual meetings, I act as your Sparring- und Cheer-Accountability Partner – combining systemic insight, analytical depth, and practical relevance. You’ll receive impulses, feedback, and individual reflection tasks to enhance leadership competence, decision-making, and professional effectiveness.
Mentoring & Sparring is not classic coaching, but a continuous developmental process – building confidence, direction, and resilience in complex professional contexts.
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Key Facts:
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Focus: Self- and team leadership, role reflection, decision-making
Time frame: Present + Future
Duration: Medium to long-term (recommended: 3-12 months)
Role: Reflection and development partner in professional contexts
Programmes:
Flow – Your space for balance and self-leadership
Bi-weekly meetings (30 min) as continuous support in working life – for structure, balance, and effective self-leadership.
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Focus – Your phase of momentum
Weekly meetings (30 min) as intensive support – for new challenges, strategic decisions and professional direction.
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Start – Your gateway to new roles
Three months of effective support with six meetings (30 min) – for role transitions, leadership skills and positioning in professional contexts.
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Deep – Your sustainable professional growth
Six months of long-term support with twelve meetings (30 min) – for sustainable growth, authentic confidence and conscious career design.
Career & Business Coaching – orientation, role transitions and leadership topics
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We already carry the answers to our questions within us – we just sometimes need a little support to discover and decode them.
Systemic Coaching aims to activate existing resources. As an expert on your own situation, you enter a non-judgmental space in which you can deal with the current challenges in your life in a structured, goal- and solution-oriented way. The focus lies on your individual strengths and opportunities.
I support you with systemic questions and interventions to find new perspectives and creative solutions. I always keep an eye on the process and guide you on the path to greater clarity, connection and growth.
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Key Facts:
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Focus: Activating resources, new perspectives, creative solutions
Time frame: Present + future
Duration: Short to medium-term (usually 3-5 sessions)
Objective: Fostering long-term growth and personal development – Systemic Coaching not only addresses current challenges, but also aims for sustainable development
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I particularly enjoy working with these tools & interventions:​
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Scientifically grounded personality assessment based on the Big Five: LINC Personality Profiler (LPP)
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Career with purpose: “IKIGAI”
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Analysis of strengths & competencies: “Success Stories”
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Wisdom and advice from inner mentors: “Mentor Meeting”
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Activating skills and resources: “Specialist Hill”
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Change work with inner parts, relationship with oneself: “Inner Side Model”
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Inner Beliefs: “The Work of Byron Katie”
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Creative solutions: “Disney Strategy” & “Miracle Question”
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Activating resources: “Timeline” & “ Resource Journey”
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Decision-making, life balance: “Tetralemma” & “Wheel of Values”
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Conflict clarification: “Iceberg Model” & “Conflict Grid”
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Communication and conflict patterns: “Four-Ear Dialog”
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Role clarity within the family system: “Teamplayer”​​​
Career & Business Coaching
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Orientation, role transitions and leadership topics
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90 minutes
„​​It is not so much what you look at that is important, but what you see.”​
– Henry David Thoreau
Newplacement Consulting
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Career reorientation, positioning and professional transitions
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90 minutes
„The future belongs to those who believe in the truth of their own possibilities.“
– Eleanor Roosevelt
Newplacement Consulting – career reorientation, positioning and professional transitions
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Career changes are rarely simple decisions. They are often driven by the desire for clarity, purpose and a professional direction that genuinely aligns with one’s strengths, needs and values.
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Many people come to Newplacement Consulting after experiencing an involuntary job loss, a sense of being stuck, changing organizational conditions or the wish for a new, meaningful direction. In all of these situations, Newplacement provides structured, clarifying and relieving support.
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Newplacement Consulting helps you shape professional transitions and new beginnings consciously, strategically and with a strong sense of agency. At the center are your professional identity, your strengths and the question of which conditions a future role must meet for you to thrive.
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In a structured, non-judgmental space, we work together to
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gain orientation and clarify priorities,
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assess and evaluate professional options,
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sharpen your positioning,
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prepare upcoming decisions, and
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develop clear, actionable next steps.
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I support you with systemic questions, strategic reflection and practical guidance — so you can navigate your transition well-prepared, grounded and with renewed confidence.
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Professional transition phases can be intense, challenging and emotional — and that is completely okay. They also carry enormous potential: the opportunity to understand yourself more deeply and to shape a future that reflects your strengths, needs and interests. Even if the journey is not always easy: you will emerge stronger — and I will support you along the way.
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Key Facts:
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Focus: Reorientation, positioning, decision-making
Time frame: Present + future
Duration: Short to medium-term (usually 3-5 sessions)
Objective: Clarity, strategic alignment and a professional path that reflects your strengths, needs and goals
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I particularly enjoy working with these tools & interventions:​
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Strategic self-assessment
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Scientifically grounded personality assessment based on the Big Five: LINC Personality Profiler (LPP)
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Values and motivation clarification
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Career with purpose: “IKIGAI”
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Analysis of strengths & competencies: “Success Stories”
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Role and future scenarios
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Wisdom and advice from inner mentors: “Mentor Meeting
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Resources and resilience strengthening
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Creative solutions: “Disney Strategy” & “Miracle Question”
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Decision-making & prioritization: “Tetralemma” & “Wheel of Values”
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Strategic positioning & communication (e.g., for applications, new roles, leadership paths)​​​​​​​​
Team Mediation – conflict resolution, collaboration and communication
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Systemic Team Mediation is a confidential and structured process to help resolve conflicts within teams and organizations voluntarily and independently. As a certified mediator, I guide you through the process in a structured, independent, impartial manner and without decision-making authority.
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Mediation aims to resolve specific challenges in the present and simultaneously create the basis for a better future together. The focus lies on the creative and sustainable resolution of specific conflicts, with short to medium-term support.
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Good collaboration is a skill that can be learned - it requires transparent, emotional communication and the development of safe communication and conflict rules. This involves not only how to resolve conflicts, but also how to build an open and supportive corporate culture. Practical exercises and interactive methods strengthen the ability to manage conflicts in such a way as to ensure that they are not destructive, but can be used as an opportunity for personal and collective growth.
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Key Facts:
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Focus: Specific current conflicts, context-dependent challenges
Time frame: Present + future
Duration: Short to medium-term (usually 3-5 sessions)
Time- and cost-efficient: Mediation is generally faster, cheaper and associated with a lower cost risk than court proceedings
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5 Phases of Mediation (5-Phases Model):
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The mediation process is divided into 5 essential phases. At the beginning, you establish the basis for your cooperation by means of a working agreement. You then describe your view of the conflict one after the other and collect topics that you would like to discuss together. We then look at the underlying interests and needs. Finally, you develop and work on solution options and, if you wish, bring these to a final agreement.
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Confidential individual pre-mediation meetings (45 minutes) are not required for every case, but they can be highly valuable in certain situations — for example when topics are complex, emotions are high, or when you want to ensure a well-prepared and safe starting point.
Clarity. Connection. Growth.