Leadership takes effect as soon as attitude turns into action. This creates orientation, trust, and the movement that companies need today.
Maike July
Leadership Consulting & Coaching
My Passion
Leadership that empowers people – not manages structures
What drives me is quite simple: I want to prevent good companies from failing due to poor leadership. Not due to the market. Not due to products. But due to a lack of clarity, uncertainty in decisions, and communication that blocks more than it moves.
I have experienced how much energy is released when leadership provides orientation – and how quickly teams slip into stress, conflict, and stagnation when it is lacking. Especially in SMEs, where every day counts, every decision has an impact, and the leaders are often visionaries, problem solvers, and firefighters at the same time.
Therefore, my core focus is: Strengthening leadership in such a way that people flourish, decisions become clear, and companies can truly grow. Because genuine leadership is not complicated – but courageous. Clear. And human. And that is precisely where sustainable success begins.
My Story
When everything is right – except the leadership.
In one of my earlier roles, I was brought in on a strategic project that was groundbreaking for the company. The numbers were right, the preparation was solid, the team was motivated. We had everything – except one thing: clear leadership.
In the crucial meeting, I presented the results. But even before we got to the recommendations, two department heads were arguing against each other – not about content, but about responsibilities. The mood soured. Decisions were postponed, responsibilities were delegated away, and no one took leadership. The project, which had enormous opportunities, was quietly buried weeks later.
What struck me most about it was not the loss of the project. It was that all the energy, know-how, and motivation of the team fizzled out unused – simply because leadership was lacking. And I have experienced exactly such situations again in many companies.
Especially in SMEs, which actually have everything they need to be successful:
- great people
- strong products
- real potential
What they lack is rarely competence – it is leadership clarity.
That's why I do Leadership Consulting today.
Because I know what happens when leadership evades instead of leads.
Because I have experienced how much stability arises when decisions are made consistently.
And because I have seen how much SMEs suffer when leadership remains diffuse – usually without even realizing it themselves.
Today I support managing directors in changing exactly that:
- creating clear responsibilities
- shortening decision-making paths
- empowering leadership teams instead of overwhelming them
- establishing structures that strengthen people and stabilize companies
I do this because I am convinced:
When leadership is clear, the business becomes powerful.
When leadership fails, the company too often fails with it.
My Methods & Qualifications
How I work.
I support executives, teams, and companies in rethinking leadership and implementing it effectively. My approach combines in-depth HR expertise, strategic consulting experience, and proven tools from practice to achieve concrete results:
Create clarity:
Structures, roles, and decision-making processes become visible and manageable.
Strengthen leadership:
Executives learn to delegate responsibility, build trust, and develop teams sustainably.
Shape culture:
I help to actively shape corporate culture so that cooperation, motivation, and innovative strength grow.
Accompany transformation:
Whether digitization, AI, or organizational change – I make change tangible, plannable, and effective.
My added value for you:
I transfer theoretical knowledge into practice, develop individually tailored solutions, and ensure that leadership and organization become measurably more successful.
With me, you not only gain clarity, but real power to act for your company.
Qualifications & Certificates
Certification
Systemic Coach
Training certified by the DCV – German Coaching Association
Certification
wingwave® Coach
Besser-Siegmund-Institut
Certification
NLP Practitioner
Neuro-Linguistic Programming
Certification
LINC Coach
Professional personality diagnostics and development
Memberships
The German Economic Council
The Economic Council of the CDU e.V. is a nationwide association of entrepreneurs and professionals that represents the interests of companies and advocates a policy of social market economy.
Women on Supervisory Boards e.V.
FidAR is a German association that advocates for more women in leadership positions, especially on supervisory boards and executive boards.
Mentor at MentorMe
Largest mentoring program for women in German-speaking countries