Keynotes on the Topic Healthy Work

Healthy Work: Where Performance and Humanity Belong Together

New Work is more than home office, fruit bowls, and foosball.
Healthy work isn’t a feel-good extra – it’s a strategic advantage in times of talent shortages, constant change, and rising psychological pressure.

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In my keynotes, I show how organizations can create structures where people stay capable, grow sustainably, and contribute with purpose and motivation – instead of merely functioning and eventually burning out.

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Healthy work doesn’t happen by luck – but through mindset, structure, and culture.
 

Healthy Work – the Foundation of a Modern Workplace Culture

To work healthily means: people can stay in their strength, even when the going gets tough.
But in many organizations, the pressure to perform, the demand to innovate, and rising complexity still clash with outdated leadership models – often resulting in widespread exhaustion.
 

The numbers speak for themselves:
According to the AOK Absenteeism Report 2023, sick leave due to mental health issues has risen significantly again.
Average absence per case? Over 30 days.
 

The solution isn’t just better individual stress management – it’s the deliberate design of healthier leadership, communication, and work structures.

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Healthy Leadership Means Rethinking Responsibility

In my keynotes, I invite participants to reflect on this core question:
What kinds of working conditions make people unwell – and how can we change them?
 

What Makes Healthy Work Possible in Organizations:

• Leaders who offer both clear direction and empathetic support

• Team cultures rooted in feedback, belonging, and psychological safety

• Work design that allows focus and recovery, instead of constant availability

• Communication that reduces stressors, not amplifies them

• Appreciation that goes beyond praise – and becomes real recognition
   

This is how we build a work culture where resilience, motivation, and innovation aren’t random side effects – but the outcome of conscious design.

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Keynote on Healthy Work: Clear Words. Strong Impulses. Real Impact.

As an experienced speaker and organizational psychologist, I bring the human perspective to the C-suite – and the strategic view to the teams.

I talk about healthy work the way it really is:

• Sometimes uncomfortable

• Often surprisingly logical

• Always a gamechanger for long-term organizational success
   

What Participants Take Away:

• A clear understanding of why healthy work is not a nice-to-have, but a must-have

• Reflection on their own role in shaping the system (leadership, HR, team, culture)

• Concrete ideas for healthier leadership, team culture, and structural change

• Motivation to drive real change – beyond empty phrases
   

Healthy Work Is Strategy – Not Sentimentality

Organizations that systematically support healthy work see measurable results.

Studies show, investments in mental health yield a return of up to 5:1 – through lower absenteeism, higher productivity, and stronger employee retention.
 

Also: In companies with real psychological safety, innovation capacity is significantly higher, as confirmed by Google’s Project Aristotle.

Because healthy people think braver, learn faster, and act smarter.

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The Future of Work? It Starts With Healthy Work.

The future of work won’t be shaped by tools – but by attitudes.

• By leadership that strengthens people.

• By structures that enable performance, rather than exploit it.

• By companies that take responsibility seriously – for productivity and humanity.
   

Healthy work means:

• Room to recharge

• Clarity of purpose

• Courage to prioritize

• A culture that doesn’t run people into the ground

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Book Your Keynote on Healthy Work

Whether for leadership retreats, HR offsites, wellness conferences, or cultural transformation processes – my keynotes create what healthy work truly needs: understanding, connection, and readiness to change.

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I don’t deliver cookie-cutter solutions – but bold food for thought.
No empty optimization slogans – but structural perspectives.
No fluffy buzzwords – but insights with backbone.

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Common Topics Include:

• Healthy leadership and psychological safety

• Team culture and collaboration in hybrid settings

• Stress management beyond breathing exercises

• Designing resilient organizations

• Securing future-readiness through healthy work
   

I look forward to rethinking healthy work with you and your organization. And even more: to making it something people can feel.