Dieter has over 30 years experience working in a wide range of contexts including human resource management, industry and business training, learning and development, leadership and organisational development. He has worked predominantly within the manufacturing (BMW South Africa) and the training industry, both in South Africa and in Australia.
Dieter has designed and presented many leadership and management development programs to achieve organisational change and improved management practices, both in the public and the private sector. As General Manager Professional Services of a large Australian training company, he also managed and mentored a large specialist team of learning and development consultants.
His passion and dedication for learning and development motivates the individual and the organisation to be more results-focussed and committed to continuous improvement. His facilitation style challenges the personal comfort zone.
Dieter’s areas of expertise cover management and operational areas and include:
- Leadership and Management Training
- Organisational Change and Development
- Learning and Development
- Executive Coaching
- Presentation and Facilitation Skills
- Interpersonal Skills Training and Development
Qualifications and Accreditations:
- Bachelor of Commerce
- Honours Degree in Human Resource Management
- Certificate IV in Training & Assessment (TAE40110)
- Diploma of Management (BSB51107)
- Accredited in Life Styles Inventory (LSI), DiSC, Team Management Systems and TriMetrix
- NLP Practitioner
- Accredited Coach with Growth Coaching International
- Member of the International Coaching Federation
- Institute for Learning Practitioners Fellow (ILPF)
Coaching
Dieter has for many years coached on a wide range of topics in and across numerous industries and management levels. Dieter’s expertise includes providing Laser Coaching individuals on any topic in 15 minute “on-call” sessions conducted by phone. This has been an integral part of various leadership programs, providing in-the-moment support to participants when they need it most.
Mentoring
Dieter draws from his own international and cross-cultural experience as well as the experience of those he has coached and mentored for over 20 years to provide practical and relevant mentoring support for leaders in numerous fields.
Performance Management
As an experienced trainer and facilitator, Dieter’s focus has been on individuals and groups achieving outstanding results by realising their potential. He has worked with many clients in the provision and implementation of outcomes-based solutions especially in the Learning and Development area. Key leadership and management programs included a range of courses such as Leadership, Creating High Performance Teams; Customer Service; Dealing with Difficult Situations; Communication Skills, Creativity and Innovation, Negotiation Skills, Presentation Skills and Project Management.
Team Development
Dieter is a certified practitioner in numerous diagnostic tools including Team Management Systems, DISC and Human Synergistics (LSI). He is skilled at integrating these tools into team development programs as well as coaching individuals to integrate their insights from these tools into their team leadership approaches.