Emotional Intelligence & Leadership Coaching
Grow as a human being and leader. Communicate with clarity. Navigate change with confidence.
For many years, I’ve supported leaders, founders, and high performers as a certified holistic-systemic coach (ICF, PCC-level). In a fast-moving world, technical skills alone are no longer enough. The ability to understand and manage your emotions - and those of others - is what sets impactful leaders apart.
Why Emotional Intelligence Matters
Emotional intelligence (EI) is the ability to understand, manage, and express emotions effectively. It influences how we see ourselves, maintain relationships, handle challenges, and make decisions.
Unlike IQ, EI is not fixed. It can be learned, trained, and strengthened, regardless of your starting point.
Research shows that people with high EI are more likely to:
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Communicate effectively - 74% of managers say EI is essential for workplace communication (Capgemini)
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Build stronger personal and professional relationships
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Develop resilience and effective coping strategies
My Approach
As a coach, I create a space for reflection, growth, and real change. Using a blend of systemic coaching, evidence-based EI tools, and personalized practices, I’ll support you in:
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Leading with greater emotional clarity and calm
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Navigating interpersonal dynamics with confidence
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Cultivating self-awareness, empathy, and inner resilience
Whether you're facing a career transition, team challenges, or want to grow as a human being, I’ll meet you where you are.
ID37 Personality Assessment
As a certified ID37 Master, I help you understand your personality, motivations, and behavioral patterns - both in your personal and professional life.
ID37 is a scientifically validated personality assessment based on 16 human motives. It provides clarity, self-awareness, and a deeper understanding of values and strengths.
How It Works
Through an online questionnaire, ID37 identifies your unique motivation profile. The results offer valuable insights into what drives your decisions, actions, and interactions - helping you navigate challenges with more confidence and clarity.
Benefits
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Self-Leadership: Align actions with your core motives.
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Stronger Teams: Recognize what drives each team member.
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Effective Leadership: Adapt your style for better impact.
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Conflict Management: Improve communication and relationships.
Learn more about the assessment here.
Breathwork Training
Breathwork is a holistic approach to healing that uses the breath to increase awareness about how you breathe, promote relaxation, release tension, and reduce stress.
Whether you are an individual seeking personal growth or a business looking to improve the well-being and productivity of your team, breathwork can offer a wide range of benefits.
Some of the benefits of breathwork include reduced stress and anxiety, improved sleep quality, increased energy levels, enhanced mental clarity, focus, and improved immune function.
Through various efficient and scientifically based breathing techniques and exercises, you will be able to balance your nervous systems very quickly and thus control your mood and emotion better.
Developing Emotional Intelligence (EI)
Learn tools and strategies to strengthen your emotional intelligence for better communication, more conscious decision-making, and sustainable relationships.
Emotional Clarity Program
A 12-week online group coaching journey to help you strengthen emotional intelligence, communicate with clarity, and navigate life and leadership with more presence and balance.
This program blends reflection, group work, and real-life application, with space for your individual story. You'll develop self-awareness, emotional resilience, and the confidence to lead from a calm and grounded place.
✔️ 6 hands-on modules
✔️ 2x individual coaching sessions
✔️ Small group (max. 8 participants)
✔️ Starts June 2025
👉 Learn more and join the waitlist
Nonviolent communication (NVC)
NVC is a powerful communication model that helps reduce conflicts and foster conversations on an equal footing. By expressing yourself clearly and empathetically, misunderstandings are minimized, and relationships are strengthened.
In 1:1 or group sessions you will learn how to:
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Communicate your feelings and needs with awareness,
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Give feedback and handle difficult conversations with respect and clarity,
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Resolve conflicts constructively and build genuine connections.
NVC is especially valuable for leaders, teams, and anyone looking to improve their communication in both professional and personal settings.
What changes when we work together?
You will...
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Better understand your personality, values, strengths, and inner drivers
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Deepen your emotional intelligence and self-awareness
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Let go of limiting beliefs and internal blocks
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Gain more clarity, confidence, and satisfaction in both work and life
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Communicate more clearly, confidently, and nonviolently
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Build stronger, more trusting relationships, both professionally and personally
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Collaborate more smoothly and productively with your team
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Develop a more empathetic, authentic, and effective leadership style
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Reach your goals more consistently and with less stress
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Make decisions from a calm, emotionally balanced place
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Build mental and physical resilience through healthy, sustainable routines
Florian Teufel
Marketing Lead
Paessler AG
"Oktay helped me as a personal coach with career and leadership decisions.
He is great in providing guidance as a mentor, and giving hands-on tricks around breath work and well-being."
Aurel Maas
Founder b2bnice
"Oktay is a very empathetic coach who helped me find the right approaches for a more self-determined life in a short time with simple methods on the topics of stress management, self-confidence and values."
Alexander Tutt
Business Development Manager
Configura
"Oktay's coaching was a real game changer for me. With a mixture of humor and professionalism, he helped me to sharpen my communication skills and expand my abilities.
It was particularly impressive how he supported me in my professional future planning.
His methods enabled me to see my professional goals more clearly and approach them positively."
