Anja Püttgen

Expert in management diagnostics and leadership development

Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

About

In fall 2008, we decided to found a consultancy specializing in change management, HR and organizational development. It was during a vacation in the Swiss Bergell. At the same time on the other side of the Atlantic, Lehmann Brothers just went bankrupt. What began as an American real estate bubble became a major global financial crisis. We remember exactly this very moment. Hiking through the chestnut forests near the village of Soglio, we asked ourself: is this the right time for starting such a business? Thirteen years and a few crises later we know: 1. Transformation issues have only become more relevant. 2. The human being – and thus also strategic personnel and organizational development – remains a key success factor. 3. There is not the right time; it depends on what you make of it.

Experience

  • Owner & Managing Director at PUETTGEN Consulting GmbH
    Jan 2009 - Present · 17 yrs 7 mos

    We support national and international clients in change management, personnel and organizational development. We help executives, teams and whole organizations to find and to follow new paths. Our focus is on recognizing and developing existing potential.

  • Kölner Institut für Managementberatung ()
    • HR Consultant
      2004 - 2009 · 5 yrs

    • HR Consultant
      2003 - 2004 · 1 yr

  • Consultant / Market Researcher at Deutsche Post und DHL
    2003 - 2004 · 1 yr

    Market Research Service Center; Deutsche Post Business Consulting

  • Consultant at OSCAR GmbH
    2001 - 2002 · 1 yr