Those who know themselves can lead others better. With ILD you discover your leadership competencies.

ILD advises and coaches decision-makers on all issues relating to the transformation towards good overarching cooperation and effective leadership. Our integrated 4Cs of Leadership® concept uses conflict, communication, change and coaching as central fields of action for the dynamisation of leadership in companies and institutions, supplemented by integrative team development. As a concept manufacturer, we are happy to develop customised solutions for our clients.



Our focus.

Lead: Yourself.

Good leadership needs to be learnt. The promotion and development of personality has its starting point in self-reflection, which can be significantly supported by well-founded personality and behavioural analyses and a targeted coaching process. In an open and trusting atmosphere, we support you in developing your attitude and your key competences. We use the integrated counselling & coaching approach ‘4Cs of Leadership’:/en/about-ild/idea/ .

Lead: Teams.

Enjoy working together. Trust, commitment and responsibility are the cornerstones of a good leadership and team culture in which it is fun to get involved and proactively contribute. ILD shows you the concepts, tools and methods with which you can successfully develop a team, work in a team or with teams across the board. The focus is on five behaviours of our teaming process that are essential for performance-related and sustainable team development (5 Behaviors of Teaming). We can also provide effective help in acute crises.

Lead: Transformation.

Mastering transformation. We advise you on how to create a corporate climate in which employees and managers enjoy working and are committed and innovative. We check the status of your leadership quality with you and work with you to further develop your leadership quality and leadership culture in a proven process in order to be ‘fit’ for the challenges ahead. The development of collaboration and leadership skills and the establishment of an appropriate leadership culture are key success-critical factors.


  • “My board colleague Daniel Mohaupt and I have once again worked with the professionals from ILD on their professional selection process for filling 2 important key leadership positions. 5 candidates learned a lot about themselves in an assessment centre and showed us a lot about themselves. They felt very comfortable in the process. We ourselves, were very convinced by the methods and profiling of ILD EvaluationHours. We were also able to get a very good picture of each individual applicant, both internal and external, and make a good decision. Thanks to ILD (Frank Strathus, Arndt Kempen, Kirsten Strathus), we can only recommend both your methods for personnel selection and the profilings!”

    Grit Westermann | Chairwoman of the Board, PSD Bank

  • “I would like to thank the team at ILD for their many years of successful consulting in the transformation processes of the DIN Group. With leadership development programmes tailored to our needs (Compass & Cockpit), leadership and team coaching, the transformation of our culture has been effectively supported. This applies to both experienced managers and junior managers. I can highly recommend the partnership-based cooperation with the competent and experienced colleagues at ILD.”

    Christoph Winterhalter | CEO Chairman of the Board, German Institute for Standardisation (DIN), ISO Vice President Policy.

  • “Leadership moves people and we move Berlin – Congratulations ILD and all the best for the next 10 moving years!”

    Dr. Rolf Erfurt | COO, Berliner Verkehrsbetrieb BVG (Public Transportation Berlin)

  • “Practical, open, innovative and valuable – that’s how I would describe the cooperation with ILD. Practical – the mix of international competences and management experience is valuable. The openness leads to clarity and focus. Innovative – business understanding and creative power shape the implementation. From diagnosis and consulting, from training to coaching and crisis intervention. ILD offers tailor-made solutions and is thus a proven partner in transformation processes. Congratulations on the company’s anniversary!”

    Stefan Moschko | Head of HR Germany, Siemens AG

  • “Eckerd College has been fortunate to work with ILD since its inception ten years ago. ILD’s seasoned management team, with decades of experience in senior human resource management in multinational corporations, is a natural partner for our leadership development institute, expanding our work in Germany and Western Europe while supporting our North American clients with their extensive experience and insights. We look forward to our continued collaboration over the next ten years.”

    Kelly Kirschner │ Vice President and Dean Division of Executive and Continuing Education, Eckerd University FL,USA

  • “The most impressive thing about the 4Cs method is the justified conflict focus and the combination of scientific standardization with high practical relevance, which enables a fast and effective behavioral change. ILD has been highly professional in guiding us in this. Thank you.”

    Walter Schaff | Director HR Europe, Daimler Financial Services

  • “The ILD team has supported me and our staff in a complex transformation process over 2 years in a professional and inspiring way and has continuously developed us as a management team (ILD Teaming). I particularly appreciate the systematic approach of the 4Cs and can only recommend ILD and their hands on mentality in implementation.”

    Daniel Gradl │ Managing Director Faiveley-Wabtec International

  • “10 years of ILD: an impressive company development – congratulations and continued success! You have convinced our management team with your leadership concept “4Cs Leadership”. You have succeeded in further developing our fast-growing plant with its leadership team and its challenges in order to deal with the challenges in such a way that leadership and overarching cooperation do not form a contradiction, but a unity in the transformation to a modern company culture.”

    Dr. Michael Pfeil │ Head Global Nonclinical Development at Merz Pharmaceuticals.

  • “The partnership with the ILD emerged from the meetings of the MTI/LDI Advisory Board at Eckerd College. In the beginning, there was an exchange of experiences with the application of CDP and EMP in Germany and Brazil. In a very natural way, a valued partnership emerged from this. Congratulations Frank, Stefan and the entire ILD team. 10 years is a huge milestone.”

    Andre Machado │ Founder Management Consultancy MoneyMind, Brazil, Strategic Partner of ILD

  • “The dovetailing of the individual qualification projects leads to a helpful mix of self-knowledge, understanding of others and optimization strategies. It is optimal flanking for corporate transformation, change, and for building a jointly supported corporate culture.”

    Marion Winkenbach │ Management Beuth Publishing

  • ILD is the proven partner for systemic management consulting and development for all topics! The entire ILD team consists of very experienced consultants with excellent business backgrounds. This combination creates a very open, creative and effective climate in which the issues almost solve themselves.”

    Marko Müller │ Head of HR, HRBP international Merz Pharma


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At ILD, we can do what we do. With comprehensive experience in a wide range of HR areas, with high strategic competence and outstanding know-how in all transformation issues, we develop new perspectives for your company.

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