The International Coach Federation (ICF) defines coaching as

"... an ongoing professional relationship that helps people to produce extraordinary results in their lives, careers, businesses or organizations. Through the process of coaching, clients deepen their learning, improve their performance, and enhance their quality of life. "

Coaching is about assisting you to identify your goals in your professional career as well as in your private life. By removing obstacles, defining a concrete plan, and consequently taking the appropriate actions, coaching can help you to achieve these goals.
In simple terms, coaching will answer four elementary questions:

  • Where are you now?
  • Where do you want to be?
  • What do you need to do to get there?
  • What has kept you so far from getting there?

You will be at the center of our activities, and the coaching sessions will be tailor-made according to your individual situation and to who you are as a person. Note that coaching is neither therapy nor consulting.


Contact us under coaching at aotrade dot com for a free introduction session. Appointments can be made at your convenience including weekends to suit even the busiest schedules.
Coaching sessions are held in English or German.


Today's corporate world has become extremely demanding. Senior Managers have to digest a plethora of information within minutes, deal with an overwhelming complexity, take decisions quickly, and lead their teams of different types of individuals to success.

Top performers rely not only on their skills, experience, and will power alone. They will ally with a trustworthy partner to bring up their best.

Coaching can help you to

  • improve your general management and leadership skills
  • choose the right priorities
  • set up action plans and consequently execute them
  • confidently deal with conflicts
  • ensure sustainable success of your organization
  • advance in your career


Contact us under coaching at aotrade dot com for a free introduction session. Appointments can be made at your convenience including weekends to suit even the busiest schedules.
Coaching sessions are held in English or German.


What could be more important than your life?

Life is wonderful and should be full of joy and happiness. Nevertheless, many people live their lives in quiet desperation instead of living it to the fullest.


We follow the demands of society. We do what our parents, spouses, bosses, neighbors and anybody else expects from us. Thus, we neglect who we really are, and possibly given up on the dreams we once had.

Coaching can help you to:

  • gain clarity about your values, dreams, and purpose in life
  • identify underlying beliefs and what has been holding you back
  • overcome procrastination and take actions
  • leave the past behind and take control of your life
  • improve your relationship
  • make your dreams come true


Contact us under coaching at aotrade dot com for a free introduction session. Appointments can be made at your convenience including weekends to suit even the busiest schedules.
Coaching sessions are held in English or German.


Living and working in an foreign environment is a privilege and a great experience. However, it can be challenging at times. Expectations at work are that you deliver top performance consistently, and at the same time there can be conflicts at work, with your spouse, your family, ... - sometimes it can be all just too much.

Expatriate Coaching can help you to:

  • make relocation smoother
  • adapt yourself more quickly to a completely new environment
  • overcome conflicts at work related to cultural differences
  • understand your local teams better and lead them to success
  • deal with the pressure from high expectations
  • solve relationship issues
  • find a healthier work-life balance


Coaching for Expatriate’s Wives (and husbands!)

For spouses of expats, life abroad can be even more challenging. You have followed your partner to a foreign country, and after enjoying the first weeks or months, you suddenly face reality. You have given up your job and left family and friends behind. Your partner is on an assignment for a foreign company and expected to perform. He/she is busy 24/7 and neglects you and the family. In worst case, you notice your spouse developing a taste for the local ladies/gentlemen... You feel alone and start wondering where your life is heading to.

Coaching can help you to:

  • re-evaluate your situation objectively
  • identify opportunities for you
  • find purpose for the time of assignment and beyond
  • gain a positive outlook on life
  • deal with inter-cultural challenges
  • resolve relationship issues


Contact us under coaching at aotrade dot com for a free introduction session. Appointments can be made at your convenience including weekends to suit even the busiest schedules.
Coaching sessions are held in English or German.