Markus Schmidt

"Smart decision-making starts with each individual!"

Markus Schmidt, former referee of the German Bundesliga and current video assistant in professional football, has over 25 years of experience in the field of refereeing. In addition to his work in football, he has been working as a leader in human resources for over 15 years, most recently as the head of personnel and a member of the management team at S-Bahn Stuttgart. As an entrepreneur, he also offers personality coaching and moderates events and workshops. With his unique wealth of experience, he combines sports and professional leadership aspects in his keynote speeches, where he provides practical insights on communication, decision-making, change management, and leadership principles. By offering exclusive insights into the world of refereeing, he provides a fascinating learning experience for all those interested.

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Markus Schmidt has been a referee in professional soccer for over 25 years and has officiated more than 400 matches. For 18 years, he himself was a referee in the first national league and currently acts as a video assistant in the famous “Kölner Keller”.

Markus Schmidt has also been a manager in human resources for over 15 years, the last eleven years at S-Bahn Stuttgart as Head of Human Resources and most recently as a member of the management board. As an entrepreneur, he also offers personality coaching and moderates events and workshops.

He also brings his many years of experience and great strength, the combination of sporting and professional leadership aspects, to bear in his keynote speeches. From successful communication, decision-making and change aspects to leadership no-gos, he reports in a practical and exciting way from his own experience on the pitch and in everyday office life. In addition, video scenes and the original communication in the referee team offer exclusive insights that are also a real gain in knowledge for non-soccer fans.

Topics

Leadership, decision-making, change - impulses for a successful day-to-day company life

What game management has to do with employee leadership
(Self-)responsibility decides! Do's and don'ts of a smart manager
Decision-making as a crucial leadership skill
From individual decision-maker to team decision-maker: the video assistant as a symbol of change

Smart decision-making - How would you decide?

Factors influencing decisions: How do they come about?
Personal decision-making behavior: Why attitude counts
Decision-making alone is not enough - communication that works!
Extreme decisions - the everyday life of a referee with and without a video assistant

Smart leadership starts with each individual

Leading and being led as a life issue
Parallels between the office and the pitch - a referee's perspective as a leader
(Self-)responsibility decides! Do's and don'ts of a smart leader
Leading means deciding - why we grow with decisions!

The video assistant - curse or blessing?