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Executive Development & Coaching

Leadership can be learned!

"Drawing on the experience of 3,000 executive assessments and feedback sessions, I help you grow in your role."

Tilman Gerhardt Confidential Conversation
30+ Experience
Ex-Partner Egon Zehnder
3.000+ Assessments
Expertise Leadership Development

Leadership development is a journey

Analysis matters, momentum matters more.

I.

The Succession

A key position opens up. Is the internal solution ready? Can an outside perspective help identify development paths or alternatives? This decision shapes the next few years.

II.

The Mirror

You are successful, but honest feedback is drying up. To reach the next level, you need an independent sparring partner.

III.

The Stagnation

The leadership team functions, but no longer inspires. The impulse for real behavioral change and new dynamics is missing.

The Background

30 Years
of Expertise.

"I have led offices, managed practice groups and accompanied thousands of careers. I know the dynamics in the boardroom not from books, but from personal experience."

Certified systemic coach (ARTOP, Berlin) and trained in various psychometric methods (incl. 16PF, HDS, ITC).

Dr. Tilman Gerhardt
2025
Founder, Evolvion Leadership Advisory
Boutique consultancy for Executive Development & Coaching.
1995
Partner, Egon Zehnder
Head of Technology Practice & Leadership Advisory & Partner Evaluation. Approx. 400 project leads, >3,000 management assessments.
1992
Manager, A.T. Kearney
Strategy consulting & doctorate (Dr. rer. oec.).

Literatur

Ausgewählte Veröffentlichungen, die meine Arbeitsweise und meine Haltung zu Führungskräfteentwicklung beschreiben.

Veröffentlichungen

„Kennen Sie Ihre Wirkung?", Gerhardt/Pentz, Harvard Business Manager, April 2025, S. 56–65
„Inspiring Next Level Leadership", Gerhardt, Egon Zehnder Publikation 2023
„Entwickeln statt bewerten", Gerhardt/Riedel, in: Executive Assessment, Weinert/Stulle (Hrsg.), Springer-Verlag 2015, S. 201–210
„Potenzial als Rohstoff der Zukunft", Gerhardt/Riedel/Strella, zfo 2015, 84. Jg, S. 84–88
„Management Appraisal", Gerhardt/Ritter, Campus Verlag 2004, 183 Seiten
„Wie gut sind unsere Chefs?", Gerhardt/Katzensteiner, Leitartikel WirtschaftsWoche Nr. 35, 21.8.2003

Leseempfehlungen

"The Energy Advantage", Ricardo Sunderland, Harper Collins Leadership, 2024
"From Strength to Strength", Arthur Brooks, Bloomsbury, 2023
„Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself", Joe Dispenza, Hay House, 2012
"Helping", Edgar Schein, Berrett-Koehler Pub., 2009
„What Got You Here Won't Get You There", Marshall Goldsmith, Hyperion, 2007
"The Middle Passage", James Hollis, Inner City Books, 1993

Services

For Organizations. For Leaders.

You face the challenge of filling key positions optimally, developing leadership teams, or positioning your organization for the future? I support you with tailored solutions.

I.

For Organizations

Succession Planning

Validate potential internally and externally to minimize placement risks.

Succession is more than filling a position. I help you find sustainable solutions, identify potential and facilitate smooth transitions — with analytical precision and a deep understanding of your specific requirements.

Leadership Assessment

Independent assessments of management qualities and cultural fit.

Gain a well-founded, independent assessment of the strengths, development areas and potential of your leaders. My goal: to identify development opportunities and inspire leaders to realize their full potential.

"Feedforward" Development Dialogue

Future-oriented development instead of backward-looking feedback.

"Feedforward" assesses possible behavioral changes of a leader to discuss in a dialogue and evaluate their relevance. Development areas that convince and are internalized are quickly identified.

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II.

For Leaders

Development Planning

Individual development plans based on thorough analyses and modern tools.

Together we develop individual plans based on thorough analyses, personal feedback and a combination of proven methods and modern tools like Leadership SCRUM. Reaching the 'next level' in leadership competencies is the goal.

Coaching

Guidance in challenging situations as a certified systemic coach.

As a certified systemic coach, I accompany you in challenging situations, support reflection and further development, and help find individual solutions for complex issues.

Career Consulting

Clear perspective on opportunities and risks with in-depth knowledge of the job market.

I support you in identifying and achieving your goals — with a clear view of opportunities and risks, solid market knowledge and a strong network.

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Leadership SCRUM

The Algorithm of Change.

Imagine being able to precisely determine which behavioral changes would generate the greatest growth in your leadership competencies.

The Leadership SCRUM algorithm analyses 360° feedback data and translates it into precise action directives. The proposed behavioral changes are discussed in a 'feedforward' session and evaluated for relevance. It is not about judgment, but about future-oriented development. No other software worldwide can generate targeted behavioral suggestions for leaders within a proven, scaled competency model.

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How I Work

Fit before judgment. Development before verdict.

In three decades at Egon Zehnder, I have learned: it is not about categorizing leaders as 'good' or 'bad', but about finding the optimal fit between person and role — and taking individual development potential into account.

As a development partner, I go beyond analysis and feedback. I want to ignite genuine motivation. My approach is based on partnership, respect and the conviction that leadership competence is an ongoing development process.

Certified systemic coach (ARTOP, Berlin). I naturally subject myself to regular supervision.

Prinzipien

Discretion above all.

No name-dropping. Independence from large agency networks. A protected space for candid conversation.

Methodological expertise with good judgment.

Proven methods, individually applied. No template, but tailored support.

Consistent forward focus.

Not looking back and judging, but shaping the future. Feedforward instead of feedback.

Leadership Insights – case by case

From the practice of leadership development.

What works in practice: situations, interventions, impulses — every month.

01. März 2026

When your boss isn’t your fan anymore.

What happens when an executive's career suddenly stalls under a new leader? One of the most common — and most delicate — situations in leadership development.

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Contact

The First Step.

Start the dialogue. Absolute discretion guaranteed.




    tilman.gerhardt@evolvionleadership.com
    +49 8177 7694922