testimonials (Selection)
Christian Garreau, Group Head Sales Performance, MAN Energy Solutions
I have enjoyed working with Stefanie as a consultant over the last 3 years. It has been a great experience with high quality predictive solutions to better match people with teams, organisations and cultures. We did so during the hiring phase and then when forming teams to reach the best possible combination and fit to deliver on ambitious targets. I learned a lot down the road. With deep expertise and wealth of experience with transformation programs, Stefanie is fast to identify barriers and to unlock additional pockets of development. Beyond the individuals and teams pespectives, she exceeded our expectations by sharing cutting edge insights to enhance our organisational model and reveal additional levers to adapt and transition faster. Stefanie brings value for people, and for organizations
Andrew Neitlich, Founder, Center for Executive Coaching, FL, USA
Dr. Puckett is an expert in the space of agility, including her book Agile Leadership. She takes a complex, often nebulous issue and breaks it down into the strategies and tactics that show results.
Emanuel Podwojewski, Head of Key Account Management / Sales & Cooperation, 1&1 SE
Stefanie is unique in her approach.
An incredibly quick comprehension paired with a broad spectrum of well-founded specialist knowledge and this in ideal balance with her emotional empathy for the people she is facing.
This is how she manages to correctly assess people and groups of people with only a few points of contact. (...)
I would particularly like to highlight the 1on1 coaching sessions, in which she regularly manages not only to identify exactly the right topics that are relevant for further development, but also to give the right impetus for thought so that I can immediately delve deeper in practice.
I am grateful to be able to take advantage of these horizon-expanding development opportunities and can strongly recommend Stefanie, regardless of whether this is for development programmes in corporate or other areas or for individual coaching.
Michael Wade, IMD Professor & Director Global Center for Digital Business Transformation
Dr. Puckett`s “transparency, empowerment, collaboration” model provides a powerful lens through which to view and manage cultural change.
Henrik Eisenbeiß, Director Operational Engineering and Composite Plants, PFISTERER Holding AG
Dr. Puckett conducted a leadership training for the top management in our company. (...) During the training, we worked on ways to improve cooperation and internal communication. Dr. Puckett gave important tips and advice. (...) A six-eye discussion with the supervisor, a detailed discussion of the personality analysis and a 360-degree feedback were conducted in a highly professional manner by Dr. Puckett. The potential for improvement and the strengths of the person were sensitively addressed. Cooperation in the team, with superiors, colleagues and employees was examined in this context from various aspects and discussed together with the participant.
I would like to thank Dr. Puckett for her work, which brought about a process of greater self-awareness and identification of possibilities for improvement in me. I am hoping for further opportunities to work with her.
We invited Dr. Puckett for a presentation on "Agile Leadership in Challenging Times" during our annual company meeting. Dr. Puckett made a perfect interacting presentation. I can only recommend her!
Peter Tschoetschel, Manager People Lead OPS Infrastruktur, Deutsche Telekom
Dear Stefanie,
I had the pleasure of attending your webinars "Culture coaching for agility" and "Agile leadership - how can I coach this?" that you held for the ICF. I was deeply impressed by your expertise and your ability to make complex concepts understandable and applicable.
Your practical examples and interactive exercises not only deepened my understanding of these topics, but also provided me with valuable tools that I can directly apply in my work as a coach for team leaders and executives in the IT industry.
I appreciate your ability to combine theory and practice in a way that makes it accessible and actionable for professionals from different fields. Your webinar has been an asset to my professional development and I am confident that many other participants have had similar positive experiences.
I look forward to continuing to benefit from your extensive knowledge and experience in the future and highly recommend you to anyone looking to deepen their understanding of culture coaching and agile leadership.
Frederic Heinemann, Program Delivery Manager, Microsoft
Stefanie is an outstanding Executive Coach. She helped me gain a new perspective and understanding of my leadership and myself. This and the feedback she provided was unbelievably valuable in my professional development. The supportive and challenging approach brought me immediate benefits: I could act right away upon the information and tips.
Michael Zaugg, SVP Human Resources, Ypsomed AG
I used to work several years with Stefanie in the Talent Management area. Always having a very professional approach Stefanie was able to bring the assessment focus to the next level. She was able to perfectly match the scientific insights with the practical needs.
Daniel Schallmo, Full Professor Digital Transformation& Entrepreneur-ship/Director Institute for Entrepreneurship
Dr. Puckett convinces with her competent and lively manner and makes a valuable contribution with her work to view agility, new work & change from a psychological perspective. I see this as a decisive factor for success, especially in today's world!
Elena Appel, Manager, mediacampus frankfurt
A terrific instructor: positive feedback, reliable arrangements, and very friendly communication.
Sevdalina Pandova, Head Outsourcing Services, 1&1 Telecommunication SE
I get to experience Stefanie as a trainer and coach in the context of a leadership development program. I have very rarely had a further training in a professional context that is so scientifically sound and at the same time so practice-oriented. The tools and methods used strongly promote self-reflection, the models presented make complex contexts understandable, the exchange in the group promotes new impulses and her appreciative feedback is helpful in identifying concrete areas for development. The training is well thought out and the components interlock well. I am looking forward to everything that is still to come.
Jade Hanks, Head Of Content, Agile Business Consortium
Stefanie is a passionate, thought-provoking speaker. In her speech about agile leadership for the Agile Business Consortium, she managed to really capture the audience's attention. Stefanie provided practical tools and industry insights for our community to take away and expand on in their own organisations. She engaged, provided a new perspective, and inspired, which was reflected in the extremely positive feedback we received from our audience. It has been a pleasure to work together.
Greg Pitcher, Founding Member Enterprise Agility University
I was fortunate to have had the pleasure of facilitating Stefanie's talk at Enterprise Agility World Conference 2021. Stefanie presented extremely professionally and engaged the audience at a level where the audience want more. I would thoroughly recommend Stefanie to anyone wanting a very special key note speaker.
Dr.Christian Korz, Director Startup Partnerships, Roche
Stefanie was my trainer during my first leadership training. She is a straight forward communicator and a professional trainer. Stefanie has in depth knowledge about what is required in a modern business world combined with a profound psychological background. This translates into great talks and in simulations of a wide range of situations.
Alexander Baer, Senior Constultant, Mediator
I worked with Stefanie at Wildenmann Consulting as consultant and trainer with managers and executives on different hierarchic levels. I remember and regard Stefanie as a highly qualified consultant. With her sharp intellect and good empathy she always identified and focused on the key aspects in supporting our clients to success. Especially her goal and solution orientation as well as her commitment impressed me. Working with Stefanie was a true professional enrichment for me. I strongly recommend Stefanie as an consultant and manager with a rich psychological background.
Christian Mages, Head of Development Online Projects & Agile Development Online, 1&1 Telecommunication SE
I got to know Stefanie in the context of a continuous education in preparation for increased responsibility in a potential executive role. The methodology used for structured personality assessment, as well as for reflecting on self- and other-assessment, helped me to recognise and understand behavioural patterns. It helped me to better understand which ones I can utilize more, but also what I can work on. Working with Stefanie is fun - the joint sessions are characterised by mutual trust.
Wilfried von Rath, Member of the Executive Board HR, MAN Energy Solutions
Thank you Stefanie for the successful project we ran together at MAN Energy Solutions SE!
I appreciated your consultancy style: always to the point, good communication with the HR team and me and last, but not least your know-how in agile transformation.
Jens Walter, Head of Global HR Competencies, Pfisterer Holding AG
Working with Stefanie and her team is a lot of fun. Her focus on customer needs, her professional work, her solution orientation and last but not least her very personal touch make the difference for us. The great added value came from the fact that she responded to our needs. This made it possible to develop an individual and company-specific global management / leadership program that also incorporated our vision, strategy and values.
Great to have Stefanie and her team for our global leadership journey!
Jochen Malsch, V&V Project Lead at Roche Diagnostics International Ltd., Switzerland
Stefanie is a gifted trainer. She used a variety of creative teaching methods to ensure that you learn what you need to. Her personality makes you feel completely comfortable, even when you are making mistakes. She is always encouraging and positive. Stefanie is one of the best trainers I have ever had. If you want to improve your leadership skills, hire Stefanie.
Jim Bertlein, Head of Learner Journey Design, 1&1 Telecommunication SE
I am currently in an education track by and with Stefanie Puckett. It consists of personality analyses, training and individual coaching. Stefanie Puckett is an expert in her field and masteres training as well as coaching. It is the best training I have attended in years and I can therefore recommend Stefanie Puckett wholeheartedly.
Robert Fischer, Owner TAB Recklinghausen, The Alternative Board D-A-CH
Dr. Stefanie Puckett is an inspiring coach and key note speaker. She has a broad range of knowledge on the topics of corporate culture and agile leadership. She conveys this knowledge in a way that is easy to understand and transforms it into actionable recommendations for your company.
Tyler Mahn Jones, Director of Business Relations, FLOCERT
My personal highlight was when Dr. Puckett clearly demonstrated the connection between a purpose driven organisation and employee satisfaction. As a purpose driven organisation, we sometimes take this for granted and do not talk about our purpose enough with the teams. The conversation this sparked amongst the managers was rich and highlighted the need for a more aligned management approach.
Rainer Botte, Head of Finance Business Intelligence, 1&1 Telecommunications
I was able to get to know Stefanie during an Agile Leadership workshop. The focus of the workshop was Stefanie's current core topic and you quickly realized that she is one of the top experts in the field. With her extremely sympathetic and motivating manner, she always understood how to pick up the group and introduce them to the theses of agile leadership.
Due to her experience, she was always able to advise us in the following discussions with her extensive experience and practical insights.
I was particularly impressed by the fact that she was able to turn my initial doubts about her theses into enthusiasm for the content in every session.
I have experienced several coaching sessions in my professional life, but none of them resulted in so many new insights and impulses as the one from Stefanie. Many thanks for that...
Maxie Vega Torres, Culture&Development, q.beyond AG
I have rarely experienced someone who turns things on their head in such an appreciative yet honest way and hits the mark.
As an external consultant, Dr. Stefanie Puckett did an excellent job of advising us on the introduction of agile methods and roles and our agile transformation in 2022.
I was always full of respect for Stefanie's ability to take our current events and sort them out at speed and draw the right conclusions from them - in the process, she turned our ideas and concepts upside down time and again and put the finishing touches on them by making minor and major changes.
No matter what challenge we faced, Stefanie made sure that we were able and had a roadmap to take the next steps.
As an external consultant for agile organizational development, Stefanie deserves my highest recommendation.
Susanne Mederus, Senior Talent Manger/ Expert People & Organizational Development, 1&1 Telecommunication SE
Thank you very much for the intensive and educative workshops with the opportunity to practise what we learned in a safe setting and then put it into practice in a sound and professional way.
I really enjoyed your competent and refreshing manner, your variety of methods and lots of valuable documents! Thank you very much for this experience.
Florian Hammer, Area Manager, Landesbausparkasse
I have implemented all of your suggestions so far, and have already been able to quadruple my sales in the last month. Thanks again for your fantastic work!
Amra Subasic, Director Social Media, Comparative Agility
As the host of two Comparative Agility meetups featuring Dr. Stefanie Puckett as the speaker, I had the honor of experiencing her exceptional expertise firsthand. Dr. Puckett's sessions on "Psychology Behind Agile" and "The Agile Culture Code" were truly enlightening and impactful.
Her unique ability to seamlessly merge psychological principles with practical Agile methodologies was instrumental in making these meetups a resounding success. Dr. Puckett's presentations were not only informative but also engaging and thought-provoking, captivating our audience of diverse backgrounds and expertise levels.
As the host, I received overwhelmingly positive feedback from participants who found Dr. Puckett's insights invaluable for their understanding of Agile practices and organizational culture. Her expertise and engaging speaking style undoubtedly contributed to the success and impact of these meetups.