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Dr. Michael Ullmann

The leadership professional from business and top-class sport for sustainable high performance

Dr. Michael Ullmann is a leadership expert, business coach, and speaker focusing on high-performing teams and hybrid leadership. As a former executive and leader in DAX companies, he combines business excellence with mental strength from elite sports. With practical solutions and his book "Remote Leadership," he is a leading voice in successful leadership work. As a mental coach in elite sports, he supports national players and Olympic medalists to lead executives to peak performance. With experience at the top level and insights at eye level, he is internationally sought after for high performance, resilience, and modern leadership concepts. Elevate your teams to the next level of performance with Dr. Michael Ullmann as a speaker, coach, or trainer.

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High-Performance Leadership for Business and Elite Sports

Dr. Michael Ullmann is a leadership expert, business coach, keynote speaker, and author specializing in high-performing teams, sustainable performance, and hybrid leadership. A former authorized officer at a top-tier consulting firm and executive in DAX-listed companies, he combines business excellence with the mental strength of elite sports – driving lasting success across all levels.

Leadership from the Field – With Vision and Impact

Dr. Ullmann understands the challenges of modern leadership firsthand. Whether navigating complex corporate structures or leading high-performance project teams, he delivers practical solutions that work immediately. His book “Remote Leadership” (3rd edition, 2022) has established him as a leading voice on effective remote and location-independent leadership.

Success Through Mental Strength – In Business and Sport

As a mental coach in elite sports, Dr. Ullmann works with national athletes, Olympic medalists, national coaches, and world champions. He brings these insights to the business world, helping leaders and teams reach peak performance – using proven methods from motivation, resilience training, and performance psychology.

Why Dr. Michael Ullmann Is the Right Speaker for Your Organization

Leadership with substance: Business and mental strength combined
Top-level experience: Executive roles in consulting, DAX companies, and entrepreneurship
Remote & hybrid leadership: Proven strategies for modern work environments
High-performance mindset: For lasting performance and motivation
Global impact: In-demand as speaker, coach, and trainer

Take your leaders and teams to the next level – with Dr. Michael Ullmann as your speaker, coach, or trainer for high performance, resilience, and future-ready leadership. Inquire now!

Topics

Leading healthily and sustainably (also ideal for Gen Z)

Sustainability in leadership style: Performance from culture instead of performance as culture (also works in a hybrid workspace!)
Motivated teams that thrive: The secret to sustainable success without burnout
Balancing success and health: Joy, flow, and leadership
Leadership with a sustainable impact: The tools to celebrate success and maintain health and quality of life

Mental strength – leadership success

Unshakeable composure: Keeping a cool head and acting confidently even in the toughest leadership situations
Mental strength as a success booster: In the flow of work-life balance, and personal life
Leader mindset 9.0: Inner strength for authenticity, self-confidence, and effective presence
Game-changer for your success: A rock in the storm for your team – mentally strong, inspiring, and balanced.

Sustainable and Healthy Performance - Mental Health in Everyday Life

Dealing with Extensive Workloads/Multiple Workloads and High Performance Demands
Personal Resilience and Mental Strength Beyond Self-Management and Time Management
Implementing Healthy Performance in Practice
Life Balance, Work Balance, and Private Life as a Harmonious Triad

Shift Happens - Successfully Managing Change

What it Really Takes for People to Want to Change
Skillfully Motivating Change
Confidently Dealing with Resistance to Change
Motivation and Psychology in Transformation Processes... How Resistance Becomes Enthusiasm
Change "by Design" Instead of "by Disaster": The Tools of Change Professionals for Successful Practice

Further Topics and Presentations by Dr. Michael Ullmann are:

Hybrid Leadership in Practice - Leading Teams Successfully from a Distance

Awareness: The Hybrid Workspace – Here to Stay
Challenge: Challenges of Hybrid Leadership
Setup: Hard and Soft Frameworks for Hybrid Leadership
Alignment: Designing and Implementing Hybrid Leadership in Practice
Culture: Developing Hybrid Teams

Leadership POWER for Managers: Energy, Healthy Performance, and Rapid Regeneration

Quickly Replenish Energy Stores - The Methods of Top Athletes
Physical and Mental Regeneration in Turbo Gear
Like in Top-Level Sports: Mental Strength for More POWER at Work
Effective Energy Building and Stress Reduction
Strengthening Personal Resilience
Healthily Mastering Peak Performance Phases

Motivating Like Successful Coaches in Top-Level Sports

The Secret is Revealed: What Really Moves People
A Look Behind the Scenes: The Success Formulas of Top Coaches
Tools That Work in Practice
Bonus: How Top athletes overcome their inner demons

Building high-performing teams – what we can learn from elite sports
What top teams do differently

How the formula "1 + 1 = 3" works in practice
Dos and don'ts when building high-performing teams
From EGO to WE GO
High-performing teams also need motivation: the motivational secrets of elite sports

References & Press

References:

Longtime mental coach of the German national ice hockey teams, ABB, Accor Hotels, ADM, Apollo-Optik, Jungadler Mannheim ("the most successful squad in the world", WELT from 06.03. 2021), Bertelsmann Academy, Bilfinger, Capri-Sonne, CLAAS, DEKRA, Deutscher Eishockey Bund, Duravit, eOS, IBM, Hutchinson, Oerlikon Leybold Vacuum, KRONES AG, Leifheit, Lorenz Snack-World, Mercedes, Merck, Mohn Media, Nürnberg Ice Tigers, Thales, WIGO, Wild Wings Schwenningen, Ziehl-Abegg

Customer testimonials:
"I have known Dr. Ullmann for many years and we always enjoy working with him. His seminars are competent, inspiring and sustainable at the same time. He knows how to convey content in a practical and implementation-oriented way. The quality of his work is reflected not least in the excellent feedback from our participants."
Bernd Schopp, VP Human Resources, Thales Germany

"Our teams need to be physically fit and mentally focused. Dr. Ullmann always manages to get the best out of them."
Pat Cortina, long-time national ice hockey coach

"Thank you very much for your inspiration, reflection and excellent support. It is a pleasure for me to be able to work with you!"
Robert Matzke, Managing Director, PAPYRUS

"Working with Doc Ullmann has given me an insight into an area where, looking back on my career, more support would have been very beneficial. I can recommend working with Doc Ullmann to anyone who wants to reach their full potential."

Marcel Goc, 2018 Olympic silver medalist and captain of the German national ice hockey team, 2019 German champion with the Adler Mannheim, coach of the Adler Mannheim