Petersberg Coaching Days - Life Achievement Award for Manfred Kets de Vries

Petersberg Trainer Days - Life Achievement Award for Manfred Kets de Vries

Leadership expert receives highest award in the further education industry

Recommend via WhatsApp(only possible with a smartphone) (Bonn) The world of further education owes him a lot: Manfred Kets de Vries has internationally ensured that the importance of soft skills for business success has been recognized through his work. The economist and psychoanalyst revolutionized executive education, developed new learning formats such as group coaching, and shaped the face of the elite business school INSEAD. For these achievements, the Dutchman was awarded the Life Achievement Award of the further education industry on April 15, 2016. The Lifetime Achievement Award was presented for the tenth time by a panel of leading representatives of the further education industry. Around 450 trainers and human resources developers witnessed the honoring of the Dutchman at the prestigious industry event Petersberg Trainer Days in Königswinter near Bonn. The laudatory speech for the award winner was given by Karlheinz Schwuchow, Professor of International Management at the University of Bremen. "Through his bridging of psychoanalysis and management theory, he has expanded the traditional focus and opened up a new perspective on the topic of leadership," Schwuchow praised the achievements of the 73-year-old. "With his work, he has made soft skills socially acceptable and provided crucial impulses for executive education," emphasized panel member Nicole Bußmann. Kets de Vries was deeply moved by the award and the standing ovations at the award ceremony. He had prepared his acceptance speech in German: "Since I know that I am already past my expiration date, I am glad to receive the Life Achievement Award during my lifetime. Far too many awards are given posthumously," said the Dutchman, who has been living in France for many years. In his keynote speech on the second day of the event, Kets de Vries entertained the audience with a whirlwind tour of insights from his forty-year research career. The Life Achievement Award (LAA) honors the lifetime achievements of a trainer, coach, speaker, author, scientist, or educational organization and is considered one of the highest honors in the further education industry. The nomination of the award winner is the responsibility of the LAA panel. Members of the panel include: Renate Richter (Vice President of the Association of Further Education Organizations (DVWO)), Nicole Bußmann (Editor-in-Chief of managerSeminare Verlags GmbH), Gerd Kulhavy (Managing Director of the Speakers Excellence Speakers Agency), André Jünger (Owner of Gabal Verlag and Board Member of the Didacta Association), and Prof. Dr. Lothar Seiwert (Keynote Speaker and Honorary President of the German Speakers Association e.V.). The award is presented annually at the Petersberg Trainer Days. The previous LAA winners are: Nikolaus B. Enkelmann, Prof. Dr. Lothar Seiwert, Prof. Dr. Friedemann Schulz von Thun, Prof. h.c. Wolfgang Mewes, Dr. Gunther Schmidt, Prof. Dr. Geert Hofstede, Tony Buzan, Dr. Bernd Schmid, and Robert Dilts. The Petersberg Trainer Days (PTT) are a congress for further education professionals and human resources experts, organized since 2005 by managerSeminare Verlags GmbH. The presentation of the Life Achievement Award has been part of the industry event since 2009. The Petersberg Trainer Days will take place on March 31 and April 1, 2017, at the Kameha Grand in Bonn. Interested in exciting lectures and inspiring coaching sessions? Secure your ticket for a knowledge forum throughout Germany! https://www.speakers-excellence.de/veranstaltungen.html