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Bert Overlack

The future shows itself long before it arrives. (Rainer Maria Rilke)

Bert Overlack is an expert in Human Leadership and supports entrepreneurs, CEOs, and successors in times of change. With over 16 years of experience as an entrepreneur and CEO of a company with over 350 employees, he has extensive knowledge in growth, digitalization, insolvency, and restarts. His lectures and workshops combine scientific insights with practical leadership experience and inspire humanity, clarity, and responsibility in challenging times. As a coach and Trusted Advisor, he is ideal for transformation processes, succession planning, and leadership events. Book Bert Overlack now to rethink leadership in times of change: human, courageous, achievable.

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Leading with Humanity & Courage: Bert Overlack Is an Expert in Human Leadership

Bert Overlack is a speaker, entrepreneur, author, and trusted advisor for leaders navigating change. He supports entrepreneurs, CEOs, and successors through personal and organizational transformation—approachable, experienced, and with a sharp eye for what truly matters. His focus: Human Leadership in complex times.

An Entrepreneur Through Highs & Lows – Experience That Connects

For over 16 years, Bert Overlack led his own business group with more than 350 employees. He experienced every facet of entrepreneurship: from growth, digitalization, and international expansion to insolvency and a successful restart. This lived experience makes him a credible companion during times of upheaval—for both SMEs and large corporations.

A Sparring Partner at Eye Level – With Practice, Depth & Inspiration

Bert Overlack combines scientific insight with real-world leadership experience. His keynotes and workshops resonate because they unite experience, emotion, and substance. He demonstrates how leadership can succeed even in challenging times—with humanity, clarity, and accountability.

Why Bert Overlack Is the Ideal Fit for Your Organization

  • Expert in Human Leadership & change processes with entrepreneurial background
  • Seasoned CEO with crisis experience—from market collapse to successful comeback
  • Coach & trusted advisor for entrepreneurs & successors
  • Keynotes & workshops with depth, honesty, and practical relevance
  • Ideal for transformation programs, succession planning & leadership events

Book Bert Overlack now—and rethink leadership in times of change: human, courageous, achievable.

Topics

Between peak times and existential fears: company and employee management in turbulent times

  • How to learn to recognize critical situations and their patterns in good time and thus ensure your company's long-term success
  • How to motivate your employees in a crisis and turn them from victims into participants
  • How to use methods to increase the resilience of your company, managers and employees
  • What now? Seven immediate measures for turbulent times
     

Why it depends on leadership: Innovation and creativity between organization, leadership and employees

  • How you can use the latest findings from my research on innovation, creativity and leadership for yourself and your company
  • How to create optimal conditions for creativity and innovation among your employees
  • How managers influence and promote creativity and innovation among employees
     

Nine ways out of the crisis: How our personality influences the way we deal with change

  • How your personality affects the way you deal with crises
  • How to recognize avoidance strategies in crises and how to counter them
  • How you can use human leadership to create optimal framework conditions to successfully master crises and implement changes with your team

Further topics:

Crises as a gift of life: Become who you are!

FuckUp! - Today's failures are tomorrow's successes Crises are part of the game: Learn the rules before you are forced to

Leadership begins in the minds of others! What characterizes good leaders from a neuroleadership perspective

 

References & Press

References (excerpt):

  • ALIUD PHARMA® GmbH
  • Appsphere AG
  • Bundesverband Creditmanagement e. V.
  • BVMW - Federal Association of Medium-Sized Businesses
  • Busch & Endres GmbH
  • European Commission
  • FuckUp Nights Inc.
  • Hch. Perschmann GmbH
  • ermann Bach GmbH & Co. KG
  • Lufthansa AG
  • ATECO2 - Hop Refinement St. Johann GmbH & Co. KG
  • Phytolab GmbH & Co. KG
  • Martin Reisch Automotive Engineering GmbH
  • Rehau AG & Co.
  • Speck Pumps GmbH & Co. KG
  • Steinbeis 2i GmbH
  • TEAM U Restart gGmbH
  • Weissman Institute for Family Business GmbH
  • Business Development Rheinfelden
  • Business development Pfaffenhofen a.d.Ilm
  • Start-up BW, Ministry of Economics Baden-Württemberg

"You managed to appeal to people. The group is very heterogeneous and it is therefore not easy to establish a common ground. By explaining theoretical models of (different) behavior (also in change processes), everyone felt addressed without being lectured at. This enabled the participants to accept the content very well. The common basis for further action was laid." 
Ingrid Blumenthal, Managing Director ALIUD PHARMA® GmbH, Vice President Generics Germany

 

"Bert Overlack put the final "icing on the cake" on our executive fall retreat. Drawing on his own experience, Bert Overlack took us on the challenging and always unpredictable path of leadership in stormy times - and times are very stormy these days! With a wide variety of examples, Bert Overlack helped ensure that our retreat was a success for everyone with valuable insights. Thank you very much!" 
Justus Perschmann, Hch. Perschmann GmbH

 

"Herr Overlack war Speaker auf der NEW WORK EVOLUTION 2019 in Karlsruhe und begeisterte die Teilnehmer mit seinem Vortrag, in dem es darum ging, wie Führungskräfte und Mitarbeiter aus gescheiterten Projekten konstruktiv lernen können und diese zu Grundlagen zukünftiger Erfolge machen können - auch eine Fehler- bzw. Vertrauenskultur zulassaen. Herr Overlack hat das alles spannend und emotional verpackt - sehr empfehlenswert!" 
Conny Fautz, Appsphere AG, #NEW WORK EVOLUTION 2019

 

"Ich war sehr neugierig, was mir der Vortrag von Bert Overlack auf der #Elevate2019 "Erfolg und Scheitern sind zwei Seiten einer Medaille" vermitteln würde. Bert sprach über den unvermeidlichen Zusammenhang zwischen Kontrollverlust, hohem Stresslevel und kognitiver Leistung. Er sprach über zweite Chancen. Was mir besonders gefiel, war, wie persönlich und doch universell seine Geschichte war. Wir konnten uns wirklich mit Berts Höhen und Tiefen identifizieren und in seinen Erfahrungen den Mut finden, unsere eigenen Herausforderungen zu meistern. Der Satz, der mich beeindruckt hat, war: "Wir scheitern nicht am Himmel". Ich mochte das Wortspiel und die Bedeutung des Satzes". 
Nathalie Bagadey, AFCP

 

Publications

Cover: FuckUp: Das Scheitern von heute sind die Erfolge von morgen

FuckUp: Das Scheitern von heute sind die Erfolge von morgen

ISBN : 3527509607

19.98 €

Amazon: FuckUp: Das Scheitern von heute sind die Erfolge von morgen

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