For entrepreneurs, owners, and managing directors
Entrepreneur Coaching: Resolving conflicts, pressure, and inner unrest at the root cause
We clarify conflicts, overload, and fears so that you can lead your company with clarity, stay healthy, and lead a fulfilling life.
Entrepreneur Power – Entrepreneur Coaching with SystemEmpowering
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When conflicts burden your company and rob you of your inner peace
Entrepreneur coaching is the right starting point if pressure, inner unrest, or old unresolved conflicts burden your leadership and thereby intensify conflicts within the company.
If the conflict lies primarily between several parties in the company and discussions no longer change anything, mediation in the company is the more appropriate framework: Mediation and conflict resolution in the company

As an entrepreneur, you keep an eye on figures, customers, and strategies; outwardly, many things seem to run smoothly. At the same time, unresolved conflicts, fears, and old disappointments continue to work in the background, silently shaping your meetings, your decisions, and your mood when you come home.
Are you experiencing the following:
- You are constantly available and feel like you can never switch off.
- Recurring conflicts with shareholders, employees, or in your private environment drain your energy.
- You wake up at night because thoughts are racing and worries about the future of the company arise.
- You notice that you react more irritably, small things become too much, and recovery is lacking.
- You feel physical signals such as tension, sleep disorders, or exhaustion, even burnout signals.
- Frustration that employees do not do what they should be doing.
- Stress from work that affects evenings, weekends, and your closest relationships.
Typical statements from entrepreneurs who come to us
“I have been under constant pressure for years, have tried coaching, seminars, and sports programs, and finally want a way that clarifies the actual causes of my pressure so I can truly find peace.”
“Conflicts with shareholders and executives cost me an enormous amount of energy; I have held countless discussions and used moderations, and I want a solution where the tensions are truly resolved and we can work together trustfully again.”
Why many solutions only help in the short term
Most entrepreneurs have a high will to implement. Seminars, guidebooks, sports, vacations, coaching, and discussions often help for the moment. In everyday life, however, pressure and tension return. Typical patterns:
- factual discussions are held, but the actual conflicts remain unspoken
- strategies, structures, and roles are changed without clarifying internal issues
- personal boundaries are recognized but repeatedly crossed in everyday life
- private and family tensions are put aside for the sake of the company
Pressure and inner unrest are rarely just a matter of technique, behavior such as time management, or strategy. In the background, the following often play a role:
- old injuries and grievances
- unresolved conflicts with business partners, family, or former superiors
- unspoken expectations and loyalties
- System Law Violations such as lack of recognition, exclusion, or unbalanced relationships
As long as this level is not clarified, the old patterns will keep coming back.
The actual cause of conflicts lies in the foundation
Many are familiar with the iceberg model. At the top is the factual level, below it the relationship level. In our work, it becomes clear that this is not enough to understand the dynamics in the everyday life of an entrepreneur.
We use the communication model according to Dr. Bischop in the form of a house model.
- The roof and walls represent the factual and relationship levels.
- The foundation is formed by the System Laws with basic needs such as belonging, recognition, and justice.
As an entrepreneur, you are never just an individual. Company, family, and ownership structure are intertwined.
If the foundation is violated in one of these areas, the entire house begins to shake, because fear, pressure, anger, and withdrawal arise. Communication escalates faster, mistrust grows, and conflicts solidify over years, even though discussions are held or structures are changed on the surface.
It is precisely this foundation that is not taken into account in many consultations, coachings, and mediation approaches. In our work with SystemEmpowering, it is the central starting point.
SystemEmpowering resolves conflicts and pressure at the root cause
SystemEmpowering starts where classic methods stop. It is not enough to make you even more resilient if the inner foundation is fragile. The goal is to process the causes of pressure, conflicts, and inner fears for a stable foundation and Entrepreneur Power.
Common topics in entrepreneur coaching with SystemEmpowering:
- unresolved conflicts with current or former business partners
- expectations and injuries from the entrepreneurial family that are still active today
- grievances caused by employees, shareholders, or customers that were never truly clarified
- the feeling of never being enough or constantly having to achieve more and be perfect
- feelings of guilt or fears when you set boundaries or take your own needs seriously
In coaching, these injuries become visible and are resolved step by step. The System Laws such as belonging, respect, balance, and hierarchy are restored.
On this basis, the following arise:
- inner peace and primal trust
- clarity in decisions
- a form of inner strength based on stability and power
If you would like to understand in detail how we work with SystemEmpowering and why we resolve conflicts and burdens at the foundation level, you will find a detailed description of our methods on our SystemEmpowering page.
With over 28 years of experience, we resolve conflicts where they arise: at the violation of System Laws.
Our System Empowering method combines coaching, mediation, and systemic work into a unique approach.
From over 2,000 supported cases, more than 28 years of practice, and the training of several hundred coaches and mediators, three books by Dr. Dieter Bischop emerged: Coaching and Leading with System, Personal Development with System, and Systemic Mediation. Not an academic work, but distilled experience from a practice that is continuously developed daily.

How we work with entrepreneurs in 1:1 sessions
We work 1:1 with you as an entrepreneur, owner, or managing director. Depending on the situation, we involve partners, selected executives, or other key persons.
Elements of the support:
- confidential individual appointments with a clear structure
- work at the System Law Level with the PowerCode and Empowering to resolve emotional injuries
- inclusion of relevant systems, i.e., company, family, and ownership structure
- combination of personal clarification and concrete steps within the company
Coaching, mediation, and systemic work intertwine in one process. The decisive factor is that you are noticeably relieved, can decide clearly again, and are capable of acting.
You can read about what such a collaboration with us can look like in my novel about supporting a company from five to 82 employees.
When we all still fit at one table
Entrepreneurial novel about a company in growth
A company that grows faster than the people within it.
Two managing directors, fifty-fifty, and the same quiet argument for twelve years.
Today, eighty-two people work there. The numbers are right. But between the two at the top stands something they don't talk about. The trail leads to a man who has long since left the company.
What happens when a company grows but old conflicts remain unresolved?
Read the whole story.
You can download the full novel for free as a PDF. No registration and no email address required. You may pass the book on unchanged, including to clients and colleagues.
E-book available on request. Audiobook in preparation.
Your path to your Entrepreneur Power
We work with a clear, manageable roadmap that we adapt to your situation.
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Free initial consultation
We clarify:
- where you currently stand
- which conflicts, burdens, and symptoms you are experiencing
- which systems are affected and who belongs to them
- our approach through SystemEmpowering
You will receive an initial assessment of where System Law Violations are acting and what changes are possible. And whether we are a good fit.
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Stabilizing the foundation and building Entrepreneur Power
In further appointments, we use SystemEmpowering to resolve the emotional injuries that impair your inner peace and ability to act.
- Then you can clearly accept your role as an entrepreneur.
- Conflicts in the company, family, and environment are clarified at the root cause.
- You gain access to inner peace and primal trust instead of driven functioning.
- Decisions become easier because inner resistance and fears subside.
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Stabilize and lead with a stronger foundation
You bring the changes into your daily leadership work; we support you in designing structures, communication, and decisions so that they fit your strengthened inner basis.
This includes, for example:
- clear priorities for business and private life
- realistic boundaries for availability and workload
- harmonious agreements with the relevant people in the company and family
The result: inner stability and clearer leadership
When your inner foundation is stable again, not only your experience changes, but also your leadership, your decisions, and the quality of your discussions.
In your company
- You remain calmer and clearer in difficult conversations instead of reacting out of pressure or anger.
- Decisions become easier because expectations, loyalties, and inner resistance have been resolved.
- Your environment experiences more reliability because you lead more presently and can communicate more appreciatively.
In your family and relationships
- Important conversations become possible again without every topic escalating immediately.
- The partnership can develop harmoniously, appreciatively, and trustfully.
- You have space for family, partnership, and personal topics.
You as an entrepreneur
- Less constant tension, more mental space for priorities, strategy, and real recovery.
- More security in setting boundaries, without feelings of guilt or inner blocks.
- More confidence in your own leadership, even when things get turbulent in the company.
- You are more present, healthier, take care of yourself, and can sleep again.
In-depth topics in entrepreneur coaching
Many entrepreneurial topics are directly related to health burdens, conflicts in relationships, unresolved issues in succession, and one's own history. For these focal points, we have our own in-depth offers and articles, which we build upon in entrepreneur coaching as needed.
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Health coaching for entrepreneurs
When constant stress, sleep problems, or other symptoms increase, it is usually not enough to simply work less or try yet another time management tool. In health coaching for entrepreneurs, we look at the emotional and systemic causes behind the burden and restore the System Laws. This creates a sustainable balance between leadership, performance, and recovery. We describe this in detail in the article “Health Coaching”.
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Clarifying conflicts in the company
When several parties are stuck, conflicts escalate or freeze, and internal discussions no longer change anything, mediation in the company is the right framework. There we clarify the dynamics between the participants and create agreements that hold up in everyday life: To the mediation in the company service page
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Entrepreneur Couple Coaching
When company and partnership are closely interwoven, conflicts quickly spill over to both levels. In entrepreneur couple coaching, we clarify unspoken expectations, old injuries, and role ambiguities so that you can work together again as a couple and as an entrepreneurial team with respect, clarity, and power.
You can find an in-depth insight in the article “Entrepreneur Couple Coaching”.
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Mediation and conflict resolution in inheritance disputes
Inheritance conflicts are often highly emotionally charged and threaten both family and company at the same time. We support you in clarifying System Law Violations such as lack of appreciation or perceived injustice, so that fair solutions arise and family relationships do not break over the inheritance situation. Detailed information can be found in the article “Mediation and conflict resolution in inheritance disputes”.
Do not let constant stress and unresolved conflicts determine your future
Unresolved conflicts always have their price. If they are not addressed at the root cause, they begin to control your company, your health, and your closest relationships.
They often appear as:
- irritable mood, overreactions, and withdrawal
- key executives or family members who leave just when they are needed most
- increasing health complaints and exhaustion up to burnout
- family tensions that make every success appear smaller than it actually should be
Your next step
We offer our entrepreneur coaching personally in Hamburg and Kiel.
Support is also possible online.
If you feel that in your everyday life as an entrepreneur more is at stake than turnover and figures, now is a good time to clarify the foundation.
For over 28 years, we have been supporting entrepreneurs, owners, and managing directors in resolving conflicts, overload, and inner unrest at the root cause.
In the first non-binding conversation, we look together at:
- where you currently stand
- which conflicts and burdens are in the foreground
- what a suitable process or support can look like for you
In this way, you receive a clear basis to decide how to change your situation so that you can lead your company clearly and at the same time take good care of yourself.
Arrange a non-binding initial consultation, by phone, online, or on-site in Hamburg or Kiel.
Live Webinar for Entrepreneurs:
Lower conflicts and fears – increase primal trust and power
If you notice while reading that more is working under the surface in your company than is officially discussed, our live webinar can be a sensible next step.
In the live webinar, you will learn how you as an entrepreneur
- recognize hidden conflicts and System Law Violations in the company
- distinguish whether a topic needs to be clarified with discussions, structure, or on a deeper level
- be able to take first steps without immediately having to bring all parties to one table
The webinar gives you a compact insight into our way of working with SystemEmpowering, System Laws, PowerCode and helps you assess whether entrepreneur coaching is suitable for your situation.
All information and dates can be found on the webinar page “Lower conflicts and fears – increase primal trust and power”.
Further focal points in entrepreneur coaching
Further topics for entrepreneurs
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Developing entrepreneurial personality
Many entrepreneurs feel that they have long been strong professionally, but internally not as stable as they need for their role. In the article "Developing Entrepreneurial Personality", we describe how old imprints, loyalties, and System Law Violations influence your entrepreneurial role – and how you can specifically strengthen your inner foundation.
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Developing executives and teams
As an entrepreneur, you set the framework for how leadership and collaboration happen in your company. In the post “Executives and Teams”, we show how you can develop your leadership level and teams systemically, recognize conflicts early, and resolve violations of the System Laws, as well as distribute responsibility so that you are relieved.
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Entrepreneurial vision and strategy development
Many entrepreneurs feel that something must change, but peace and clarity for the next step are lacking. We combine the clarification of your inner foundation with the development of a harmonious vision, alignment, and strategy, so that you can lead your company purposefully and in harmony with your values. Read more about this in the article “Entrepreneurial Vision and Strategy Development”.
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Power of the Ancestors – being a successful entrepreneur
Unconscious loyalties and inherited burdens from the family of origin often work directly into today's entrepreneurial decisions. With the work on the Power of the Ancestors, we clarify System Law Violations in the family system, strengthen the resources of your ancestral line, and create a stable foundation of primal trust and belonging. An in-depth overview is provided in the article “Power of the Ancestors - being a successful entrepreneur”.
Entrepreneur Coaching with SystemEmpowering
As an entrepreneur, you are not only a decision-maker but also an emotional pacesetter. When pressure, inner tension, or old unresolved conflicts burden your foundation, leadership changes. Decisions become narrower or unclearer, conversations tip over faster, conflicts intensify.
In entrepreneur coaching, we stabilize this foundation. We work with System Laws and the house model according to Dr. Bischop to make causes visible and resolve them. The goal is for you to be able to lead calmly, clearly, and capably again, even when things are tense in the company.
- more inner stability and presence
- clearer decisions and boundaries
- less reactivity in difficult conversations
- more confidence in your own leadership
What often lies behind pressure and conflicts
Often, it is not only current situations that are at work, but also old expectations, loyalties, or injuries from one's own history. If System Laws such as belonging, recognition, balance, or order are violated internally or in the environment, stress, mistrust, or withdrawal arise. That is exactly where we start.
A practical example
One entrepreneur was strongly performance-driven for years. Successful outwardly, but internally under pressure and restlessness. Only when old injuries and the constant inner urge to prove himself were clarified did peace arise. Decisions became clearer, conversations more stable, leadership more present again. The company benefited because conflicts ended earlier or did not arise at all, and collaboration became more reliable.
Primal trust as an inner foundation
Many entrepreneurs only notice under pressure how strongly inner insecurity influences decisions, boundaries, and conversations. When the foundation becomes more stable, more peace, more clarity, more power, and more room for maneuver arise. This is often the point where leadership becomes easy again. More on the topic of primal trust
How it continues
We start with an orientation talk. There we clarify your situation, your goal, and whether entrepreneur coaching is the right starting point.
What is entrepreneur coaching and how does it have a sustainable effect?
Entrepreneur coaching starts where seminars and guidebooks stop: with your inner attitude, your convictions, and the patterns that drive or slow you down in difficult situations. Behavior can be trained. What lies behind it needs a different approach.
In coaching, we work specifically with what concerns you: old injuries, unresolved conflicts, expectations that were never spoken. You learn not only to manage conflicts but to resolve their causes. You recognize where your leadership is already strong today and where it appears fragile from the inside. This clarity changes your communication and the quality of your decisions.
This is then shown in practice: you remain calmer in difficult conversations, make decisions with less inner resistance, and lead more stably, even when things get turbulent in the company.
Further topics that are resolved in entrepreneur coaching
- Health, self-leadership, and inner stability as an entrepreneur
- Corporate management and corporate culture: Clarity, responsibility, and motivation
- How our first relationship influences all others – and what that has to do with leadership
- Inability to relate as an entrepreneur – causes and ways to improve
- Overcoming and resolving fear through SystemEmpowering
- Burnout – causes and resolution through SystemEmpowering
- Dynamics of the children of the 'forgotten generation' among entrepreneurs: When family history influences leadership, health, and success

Long-term development: The Entrepreneur Power Program
If you would like to work on a long-term, structured development of your entrepreneurial personality beyond 1:1 coaching, the Entrepreneur Power Program is a suitable supplement. In six modules of three days each, you systematically deepen topics such as leadership, conflict resolution, communication, self-management, and team development.
In entrepreneur coaching, we clarify your individual topics, acute conflicts, and decisions in a direct 1:1 framework. Building on this, the Entrepreneur Power Program offers a framework in which you can stabilize this development over a longer period of time, reflect in the group, and anchor it even more strongly in your everyday life.
The Entrepreneur Power Program
FAQ on Entrepreneur Coaching
Ab wann ist Unternehmer Coaching für mich sinnvoll?
Sobald Sie merken, dass Sie bestimmte Themen nicht mehr allein oder mit Ihren bisherigen Werkzeugen klären können, lohnt sich Unternehmer Coaching. Typische Signale sind anhaltender innerer Druck, Entscheidungen, die sich schwer anfühlen, wiederkehrende Konflikte im Team oder in der Familie, gesundheitliche Warnsignale oder das Gefühl, trotz Erfolg innerlich nicht wirklich zur Ruhe zu kommen. Sie müssen dafür weder in einer Krise stecken noch alles „zusammenbrechen“ lassen. Im Gegenteil, viele Unternehmer kommen gerade dann, wenn sie spüren, dass sich etwas entwickeln muss, damit es gar nicht erst eskaliert.
Wie läuft ein Unternehmer Coaching Prozess konkret ab?
Zu Beginn klären wir in einem Erstgespräch Ihre Situation, Ihre Ziele und die Themen, die Sie aktuell beschäftigen. Dann legen wir gemeinsam fest, in welcher Reihenfolge wir vorgehen, zum Beispiel ob zuerst Konflikte, Gesundheitsthemen, Vision oder Themen aus der Unternehmerfamilie im Fokus stehen. Die Sitzungen selbst finden je nach Vereinbarung vor Ort oder online statt. Wir arbeiten mit klar strukturierten Schritten, in denen Sie Erlebnisse und Konflikte einordnen, Systemgesetzverletzungen erkennen und lösen und daraus konkrete Schritte für Ihren Alltag entwickeln. Zwischendurch reflektieren wir immer wieder, was sich bereits verändert hat und was es als Nächstes braucht.
Wie lange dauert es, bis sich Veränderungen bemerkbar machen?
Viele Unternehmer spüren bereits nach den ersten Sitzungen eine Entlastung, weil sie ihre Situation besser verstehen, innere Zusammenhänge erkennen und eine klare Richtung sehen. Tiefer liegende Themen wie alte Verletzungen, lange bestehende Konflikte oder transgenerative Belastungen brauchen mehr Zeit. Die Dauer hängt davon ab, wie komplex Ihre Situation ist und wie viel Sie bearbeiten möchten. Wichtig ist, dass Veränderungen nicht nur kurzfristig beruhigen, sondern langfristig tragfähig sind. Deshalb arbeiten wir so, dass Fortschritte im Alltag spürbar werden, zum Beispiel in Ihrer Führung, in Ihrem Energielevel, in Ihrer Konfliktfähigkeit und in der Qualität Ihrer Beziehungen.
Bearbeiten wir nur berufliche Themen oder auch private Themen und Familie?
In der Praxis lassen sich Beruf und Privatleben bei Unternehmern kaum trennen. Konflikte im Unternehmen wirken in die Familie, und familiäre Spannungen wirken ins Unternehmen hinein. Deshalb beziehen wir private Themen, Partnerschaft und Unternehmerfamilie mit ein, wenn sie für Ihre Situation relevant sind. Es geht nicht darum, Ihr gesamtes Privatleben auszuleuchten, sondern gezielt diejenigen Zusammenhänge zu betrachten, die Ihre Rolle als Unternehmer, Ihre Entscheidungen und Ihre Gesundheit beeinflussen. So entstehen Lösungen, die sowohl beruflich als auch privat stimmig sind.
Werden mein Team oder meine Familie in das Coaching einbezogen?
Das hängt von Ihrer Situation und Ihrem Ziel ab. Manchmal ist es sinnvoll, zunächst nur mit Ihnen zu arbeiten, damit Sie innerlich klarer werden und Ihre eigene Position finden. In anderen Fällen ist es hilfreich, zu einem bestimmten Zeitpunkt weitere Personen einzubeziehen, zum Beispiel Partnerin oder Partner, Mitglieder des Führungsteams, Gesellschafter oder Familienangehörige. Dann können Elemente aus Mediation und Team oder Unternehmerpaar Coaching hinzukommen. Wir besprechen gemeinsam, wann und in welcher Form das sinnvoll ist, damit der Prozess für alle Beteiligten stimmig bleibt.
Wie stelle ich sicher, dass die Ergebnisse des Coachings im Alltag nachhaltig wirken?
Nachhaltigkeit entsteht, wenn innere Veränderungen und äußere Strukturen zueinander passen. Im Coaching reicht es daher nicht, nur Einsichten zu gewinnen. Wir übertragen die Ergebnisse konsequent in Ihren Alltag, etwa in konkrete Führungsentscheidungen, neue Kommunikationsformen, klare Absprachen oder angepasste Rollen und Strukturen. Gleichzeitig stärken wir Ihr inneres Fundament, damit Sie neue Muster auch unter Druck halten können. Viele Unternehmer nutzen nach einer intensiveren Phase in größeren Abständen einzelne Sitzungen, um den Kurs zu überprüfen, neue Situationen zu reflektieren und früh gegenzusteuern, bevor alte Muster wieder Raum bekommen.
Brauche ich ein konkretes Problem oder kann ich auch „präventiv“ ins Unternehmer Coaching kommen?
Ein akuter Anlass wie ein Konflikt, eine Krise oder eine Entscheidung mit großer Tragweite kann ein guter Einstieg sein, ist aber keine Voraussetzung. Viele Unternehmer kommen, weil sie spüren, dass sie zwar funktionieren, aber nicht mehr so führen, wie es sich für sie stimmig anfühlt. Andere möchten ihr Unternehmen geordnet weiterentwickeln, Nachfolge oder Wachstum vorbereiten oder rechtzeitig etwas für Gesundheit und innere Stabilität tun. Präventiv zu kommen hat den Vorteil, dass Themen bearbeitet werden, bevor sie eskalieren und unnötig Energie binden.
Wie lässt sich das Unternehmer Coaching mit meinem vollen Kalender vereinbaren?
Unternehmer haben selten „freie Zeit“. Deshalb achten wir darauf, den Prozess so zu strukturieren, dass er zu Ihrem Alltag passt. Das kann bedeuten, mit intensiveren Blöcken zu arbeiten, in denen Sie sich bewusst Zeit nehmen, und danach wieder Phasen mit mehr Abstand zu haben, in denen Sie das Erarbeitete im Alltag umsetzen. Sitzungen können je nach Vereinbarung vor Ort oder online stattfinden, was zusätzliche Flexibilität bringt. Entscheidend ist weniger die reine Anzahl der Stunden, sondern die Qualität der Arbeit und die Klarheit, mit der Sie anschließend handeln können. Viele Unternehmer erleben, dass sie durch das Coaching insgesamt Zeit und Energie gewinnen, weil sie zielgerichteter entscheiden und weniger in immer gleichen Problemmustern hängen bleiben.
Welche Haltung oder Bereitschaft sollte ich als Unternehmer mitbringen, damit das Coaching wirksam wird?
Sie müssen nicht „perfekt vorbereitet“ sein, aber es hilft, wenn Sie bereit sind, ehrlich auf Ihre Situation zu schauen und Verantwortung für Ihren eigenen Anteil zu übernehmen. Dazu gehört die Offenheit, auch persönliche Themen, Prägungen und Muster zu betrachten, die Ihnen vielleicht nicht sofort angenehm sind. Wichtig ist außerdem die Bereitschaft, Erkenntnisse in konkrete Schritte zu übersetzen und im Alltag Neues auszuprobieren. Coaching ist kein fertiges Paket, das man „verabreicht“ bekommt, sondern ein gemeinsamer Prozess. Wenn Sie innerlich ja dazu sagen, sich auf diesen Prozess einzulassen, steigt die Wahrscheinlichkeit, dass die Veränderungen, die Sie anstoßen, sich langfristig in Ihrem Leben und in Ihrem Unternehmen niederschlagen.
Unternehmer Coaching mit System Empowering
Einzelcoaching für Unternehmer zur Klärung von Konflikten, Dauerstress und innerer Unruhe. Arbeit auf der Systemgesetzebene für nachhaltige Veränderung.
Service Type: Unternehmer Coaching
Price: 350,- netto pro Stunde
Currency: Euro




