Coaching Methods I work with a great variety of methods and here I would like to introduce some of the methods that make me and my work unique: 1) The Transaction Analysis according to Eric Berne (taken from www.dgta.de) • Is a psychological method to help people to communicate   more effectively. This both in private relationships and in   business contexts. This method is particularly suitable for   developing and exploiting the potential of one’s   own personality • Is a personality concept which helps to understand   inner processes and biographical development • Is a communication concept which offers the opportunity to   describe and explain interpersonal communication. • Is a counseling and therapy concept used in the treatment   of mental illness and disorders and to encourage   individual growth. The Transaction Analysis offers models for observing, describing, understanding and treating the human personality and the social relationships between • individuals and social systems,   also offering concepts for personality analysis, • relationship analysis, • group dynamics and group analysis, • as well as analysis and steering social systems. For further details see page on Coaching Approach 2) In the field of diagnostics: Potential-oriented behavioural preference analysis Insights Discovery® (taken from www.insights-group.de): Insights Discovery® Preference Profile Based on the self-assessment principle, the preference profile measures and evaluates your preferences and offers valuable indicators for your personal development. The profile is particularly suitable for recognizing and being aware of one’s personal, working and communication style. Within the overall concept of Insights Systems, the Discovery Preference Profile serves as a starting point for a possible development process because it not only shows your preferred behavioural pattern but also where you are right now on your personal development path and which potentials you can utilise. The high accuracy rate and validity of the statements generated here are the result of year-long research into typology in general and the Insights Discovery research in particular. User-friendly and memorable The great success of the analysis method is also due to the high acceptance level. The evaluator’s questions are easily understood and filling out the analysis takes only 15 to 20 minutes. The evaluation itself consists of an extensive profile in written and graphical form (approx. 20-30 pages). Various behavioural preferences are displayed in graphical form using an easy-to-remember colour energy system. The result, generated from the self-assessment, shows the unique combination of your preferences, displayed as colour energies.