Where we go, people succeed.
Our leadership programs will make you even more successful.
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Most business problems are people problems.
Developing the leaders and teams in your company is the single most effective lever you can pull to ensure your business thrives.
For the past 25 years, we have developed innovative tools, frameworks, and training solutions designed to enhance the success of leaders, individuals, and businesses.
Our clients include some of the world's most successful corporations, family businesses, founders, and start-ups. We have supported numerous unicorns and facilitated successful exits.
The secret of our success? Fresh ideas, evidence-based solutions and assessments, extensive experience, access to many of the world’s top experts, and, most importantly, a deep passion for people.
Our clients include some of the world's most successful corporations, family businesses, founders, and start-ups. We have supported numerous unicorns and facilitated successful exits.
The secret of our success? Fresh ideas, evidence-based solutions and assessments, extensive experience, access to many of the world’s top experts, and, most importantly, a deep passion for people.
We train people and teams to
Manage fast growth
Use data and AI for performance
Retain their best people
Build high performance teams
Manage transition and change
Understand and improve team culture
Ask the right questions
Get more done
Manage conflict
Have difficult conversations
Some of our Programs
The ACE it! Master
Certification Program
Our signature certification program with 8 online sessions over 4 months. Learn to use the ingenuity of Design Thinking for Leadership, Coaching and Talent Development!
"Successful Leaders Simply ACE it!"
Our top-notch custom Leadership Masterclass to empower and develop your leaders and teams with the ACE it! method. Available online, in-person, or in a hybrid format.
Talks and events
We often give talks and presentations for organization or at conferences on newest trends and tools in leadership, coaching, and talent development.
"The Autoris programs are real drivers for success."
"We´ve seen this over and over: the Autoris programs are real drivers for success.
And they always get outstanding feedback from participants: an amazing combination of academic excellence and real-life leadership application. Highly recommended."
"Great for leadership, great for coaching, great for oneself."
"I can really recommend the ACE it! Master Certification program. Such a wealth of tools and methods, and insights - easily applied to daily practice. Plus: People from all kinds of backgrounds, experience and color!
There have been many occasions where I pulled out some of the tools, which opened new perspectives and ways forward! Great for coaching, great for leadership, for oneself, for others, for all. Thank you once again dear Verena Lauffs and Matthias Ehrhardt!"
Clients and Cases
Some of the success stories we co-created with our clients and partners.
Blinkist:
Fostering a culture of learning and growth
This regular 6-session hybrid program (5 sessions online, 1 in person), led by Verena Lauffs, empowers young leaders at Blinkist with cutting-edge insights and hands-on tools to drive team learning and development.
YPO:
Leadership Summit
In November 2023, at the YPO Leadership Summit in Barcelona, Prof. Ehrhardt led a 60-minute interactive workshop for 90 business owners, focusing on strategies to motivate and better engage the next generation. This session was distinctive for its hands-on approach, combining lively discussions with practical exercises.
Microsoft:
Leadership Masterclass for Startups
At this immersive one-day workshop "Microsoft for Startups," 120 young entrepreneurs were energized with new perspectives on igniting their leadership styles. They also gained valuable tools to amplify their ability to nurture talent.
"Inspiring, Insightful, Actionable."
"Since our team leads attended the ACE it! Programs, this methodology has spread through the office quickly: I see people standing in front of whiteboards together ACEing challenges or hear colleagues explaining their "Wheel of Motivation".
Inspiring, insightful, actionable – I can highly recommend this program to anyone working with people."
"Simply the Best!"
"Simply the best!
Matthias and his team at Autoris have uncanny knowledge to help individuals reach their utmost potential as leaders."
"The ACE it! program propelled myself and my business to new heights."
"In 2024, I completed the ACE it! Master Certification Program, propelling both myself and my business to new heights. This program, grounded in Design Thinking, is tailored to enhance problem-solving in everyday work scenarios. From optimizing teamwork efficiency to empowering teams to independently identify and solve issues, I acquired a comprehensive set of skills. Thank you for this unique experience!"
More from Autoris
Prof. Matthias Ehrhardt
Founder & CEO
Autoris Institute
For over two decades, Matthias has served as a professor, executive coach and advisor for talent development, leadership...
The Times of Talent
Our online newspaper
The Times of Talent is our online newspaper in which we cover the latest trends, topics, and tools from the world of leadership and talent development.
Our research
In a world of fast-paced change, ever new requirements, and riddled with complex problems, learning has become the most important skill…
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