Michael Zipfel
Scientific Management - Corporate Management & Leadership Strategies

I combine my many years of experience as a CEO in international trade with my current work as a professor of corporate management. My work stands for a leadership practice that combines strategic clarity, entrepreneurial thinking and human maturity.
My focus areas:
- Strategic leadership and transformation in the digital age
- Leadership in complex, dynamic organizations
- AI & ambient intelligence as enablers of modern leadership
- Experience-based development of leadership personalities
I develop practical strategies to successfully lead and transform organizations - with a special focus on retail and food service companies.
Prof. Dr. Burkhard Schmidt
Scientific Director - Coaching & Personal Development

I combine scientific depth with many years of coaching practice and leadership experience. My focus is on the interplay between decision-making behaviour, organizational dynamics and sustainable behavioural change. As a business and leadership psychologist, I work with evidence-based coaching methods grounded in neurobiological mechanisms.
My focus areas
- Decision-making behaviour and organizational dynamics in leadership contexts
- Evidence-based coaching methods with a neurobiological foundation
- Models of sustainable behavioral change and transfer to everyday leadership
- Many years of coaching experience with executives, management teams and high potentials
- Development of transfer-oriented formats for personality and self-management
- Promotion of emotional intelligence, resilience and self-management skills
At CCLE, I am responsible for the development and scientific foundation of practical formats for personal development.
My work focuses on empowering self-leadership, emotional intelligence and resilient action - for leadership that works.





