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Nadine S.NS

Nadine S.

Consultant for Organizational Development & Transformation

€800/day
1 project
Berlin, DE
15+ years

Average response time: 1 hour

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About Nadine

Organizations are living systems. They grow, search, get lost along the way - and reinvent themselves. The best develop not in spite of change, but through it. I accompany precisely this process: with clarity, structure, and an eye for what is truly needed.

As a consultant for organizational development and transformation, I support companies, NGOs, and public institutions in structurally anchoring change, culturally sustaining it, and making it sustainably effective. My work takes place at the intersection of strategy, organizational culture, and participation – with the goal that change is not just decided, but lived.

Over 15 years of practice have sharpened my perspective: for systemic contexts, for what truly blocks organizations - and for the difference between well-intentioned processes and those that make a difference.

My background: Graduate in Business Administration (BWL), further training in organizational development, change management, systemic consulting, design thinking, and agile methods, trainer certification for management training. I combine business administration clarity with a systemic-participatory approach.

What clients appreciate about me: I structure complexity without simplifying it. I design participation that is effective and inclusive. I work on an equal footing – clear, binding, pragmatic.

Methodological Focus: Organizational Development · Change Management · Systemic Consulting · Culture Development · Strategy Development · Facilitation · Participatory Design · Design Thinking · Agile Methods · Workshop Design · Multi-Stakeholder Processes · Funding Management (EU/ELER)
  • German

    Native or bilingual

  • English

    Fluent

Can work on-site
Berlin (up to 50km), Hamburg (up to 50km), Leipzig (up to 50km)

Experience

  • Nadine Sauerzapfe Consulting
    Consultant for Organizational Development & Transformation
    CONSULTING AND AUDITS
    December 2009 - Today (16 years and 8 months)
    Berlin, Germany
    For over 15 years, I have been supporting organizations through complex change processes – from strategy development to cultural anchoring. My consulting approach is systemic, participatory, and consistently focused on effectiveness. For and with people.

    • Accompanying teams and organizations in **change and cultural transformation processes**: status analysis, target vision development, action planning, implementation support
    • Design and execution ofworkshops and training sessionson New Work topics: leadership, team dynamics, collaborative work, communication, self-responsibility, agile methods, psychological safety
    • **Enablement and mentoring**: Empowering leaders and teams to independently use modern work methods and approaches (train-the-trainer logic)
    • **Agile project management consulting**: Introduction and use of agile tools and processes in teams of various sizes and maturity levels
    Process analysis and task critiquein SMEs (>50 employees): identifying silos, clarifying roles, simplifying decision-making paths
    • Use and teaching of AI-supported work methods in consulting and training contexts
    Organizational Development Change Management Strategy Development Culture Development Consulting
  • Äpfel & Konsorten e.V. im Auftrag Ministerium für Landwirtschaft und Klimaschutz Brandenburg
    Project Manager - Participatory Transformation Process
    ENVIRONMENTAL
    December 2022 - December 2024 (2 years)
    Berlin, Germany
    Overall responsibility for a two-year, EU-funded transformation project commissioned by the Ministry of Agriculture and Climate Protection of Brandenburg. Goal: a practice-oriented action concept for the preservation of traditional fruit tree stands under the conditions of climate change – developed with and for practice.

    • Conception, management, and overall leadership of the project (budget, team, reporting)
    • Conception and moderation of multi-stakeholder workshops with actors from politics, administration, agriculture, and nature conservation
    • Establishment and initiation of the Brandenburg Streuobst Parliament as a permanent participation body
    • 300-page practical handbook with measures, study evaluations, and video tutorials by leading experts
    • Sustainably established participation format with broad institutional anchoring
    Project Management Strategy Development Text & Conceptualization Environmental Protection and Nature Conservation Stakeholder Management
  • Äpfel & Konsorten e.V. | Berlin/Brandenburg
    Senior Project Manager – Organizational Development & Network Building
    ENVIRONMENTAL
    December 2019 - December 2021 (2 years)
    Berlin, Germany
    Strategic further development of the organization and its formats — from internal vision and strategy work to managing participatory processes with a growing network of stakeholders.

    • Strategy and vision work for the association; conception and management of participation processes
    • Transformation of the annual conference format into a biannual, digital event series — expanding reach from regional to national
    • Development of new communication formats: podcast series and video interview series
    • Development of CSR projects for external clients
    • Successful fundraising for 4 projects, including ELER application for the follow-up project "Streuobst Perspectives"
    Organizational Development Strategy Development CSR Funding Digital Communication

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Education

  • Graduate in Business Administration
    Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg
    2009
  • Tax Assistant
    Data Treuhand OHG
    2002

Certifications

  • Organizational Development and HR Management
    IU International University
    2025
    Organizational Development Organizational Consulting Personnel Psychology Agile Transformation Organizational Behavior Systemic Organizational Development Personnel Development
  • EU Fundraiser
    emcra
    2022
    Application Submission Fundraising Controlling Funding Advice EU Funding Project Management

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