A fresh perspective on organizations
- Köster + Partner has been merged with The Joy Academy. We are happy to offer you seamless support for impactful leadership through alignment of purpose, culture, strategy and structure.
We look at organizations as organisms.
They need energy to live and grow.
They need joy to thrive.
Their heart are leaders who can energize the organization with the joy for what they are doing.
Our portfolio is designed to stop energy drains and unleash joyful doing in the entire organization, starting with the individuals who have the greatest impact.
Our Portfolio at a Glance
Identify energy drains
We identify energy drains caused by misalignments.
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AI-based Alignment Tool
for broad coverage within organization to spot misalignments between strategy, structure, culture, purpose (currently under development)
Achieve energy gains
We guide through effective leadership practices step-by-step to realize energy gains
Foster sustainable leadership
We make effective leadership sustainable based on a clear purpose and clear communication
Alignment-Workshop
Series of facilitated short workshops – usually with decision-makers – to identify misalignments between corporate purpose, strategy, structure and culture. Regular review of the status quo in light of changes of the energy level.
Outcome:
List of misalignments as a roadmap for the leadership journey and the overall transformation process towards higher energy levels
Leadership Journey
A six-month leadership journey to jointly develop energy-releasing leadership behavior and to allow the team to grow together.
The structured Leadership Journey consists of analysis, workshops, practical observation and individual coaching, which supports leaders in their self-regulation, communication and sustainable integration of new leadership practices.
An example of a 6-months program
Clarifying starting point
Individual development goals + organizational diagnosis
Creating common understanding
Status quo, leadership mindset, development goals
Raising awareness
Challenging leadership incidents with coping strategies and new (communication) behaviors
Assessing energy gains
Collective and individual
assessment
Tailoring individual approaches
Monitoring behavioral changes, inspiring for further experiments, diving deep on self-coaching
Organizing a Leadership Forum
Sharing experiences and insights with a wider leadership circle
Purpose Crystallization Journey
The journey encompasses a bundle of workshops in small and large groups combined with individual interviews and group discussions to crystallize the purpose.
It is an iterative process including the personal purpose of organizational members.
Outcome:
Clear purpose all organizational members can identify with and relate to as the basis for decision taking and alignment.
Our expert team for organizations
We are an expert team of independent entrepreneurs under the roof of The Joy Academy. What we share: our passion for joyful co-creation. We are all seasoned experts of transformation in our fields and love to work together as ‘Energy Boosters’ for positive societal and environmental impact!
Prof. Dr. Kathrin Köster
Founder of The Joy Academy
Kathrin stands out for her high energy levels and her unconditional positive attitude. As a seasoned leadership expert, she strikes an excellent balance between scientific findings and practical approaches.
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Thanks to her many years of experience as an international manager and consultant to a wide range of organizations in Europe, Asia, North America, and the MENA region, she is able to shift perspectives between diverse stakeholders.
With her vision and creativity, she opens up new horizons and guides organizations towards more energy and joy in a systematic way based on the 12 Alignments approach she has developed.
Dr. Adrian Kreppel
Co-Founder of The Joy Academy
Adrian, a trained computer scientist and patent attorney, is the brain and challenger. With his doctorate in artificial intelligence and his passion for self-optimizing systems, he is the brain behind our AI-based alignment tool.
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He builds the bridge between technology and people, between digital and organizational transformation.
As an author of suspense stories, he does not take life too seriously and challenges others with profound insights and discoveries to question themselves and the world.
Tanja Siegmund
Organizational Balancer & Certified Formies Coach
For 20 years, Tanja has been working with decision-makers in medium-sized companies and corporations when it comes to presence, confidence, and effectiveness in complex situations or strategic decisions. Her focus is on communication and relationship dynamics.
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She accompanies company leaders in moments that shape their and the organization’s future. She senses imbalances and makes the invisible visible. Her focus is on responsible leadership, solutions, and how to bring them into life.
Tanja goes deep. She stays when others leave without losing her amazing sense of humour.
Dr. Helena Ponstein
Organizational Balancer & Certified Formies Coach
Helena has a green heart. Her key motivation is to contribute to make organizations work in harmony with the needs of our environment.
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As a consultant, her mission is to foster the Triple Bottom Line approach as reflected in the 12 Alignments in as many organizations as possible. With her dissertation on avoiding green house emissions in global supply chains, she is an expert in going green. She is good at supporting multicultural and multidisciplinary teams in their leadership journeys.
Daniel Börnert
Organizational Balancer & Certified Formies Coach
Daniel works with what is at the core of organizations: identity, attitude, and humanity. He is deeply committed to helping companies become more authentic—beyond buzzwords, superficial logic, and purely methodological thinking.
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As a consultant and coach, he combines courage, appreciation, and the ability to get things done. With his keen intuition, he acts as a kind of essence finder of purpose, values, strengths, and brands.
He thrives on trust, and celebrates the moments when leaders and their organizations become again authentic, human and sustainable.
Michael Raum
Organizational Balancer & Certified Formies Coach
Thanks to his many years of professional experience in medium-sized companies and corporations, Michael has a profound understanding of the complex interrelationships between internal structures, team dynamics, and individual leadership challenges.
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As co-founder of an ED-Tech start-up, he teaches future skills, empowering young people and managers to help shape organizations in an uncertain future.
Michael is absolute passionate about personal development. He is most effective in team workshops and one-on-one settings.