Dr. Hellmut Santer
hellmut.santer(at)osb-i.com
osb Wien Consulting GmbH
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Paving the way for something new: It’s all about how systems in need of change can be set in motion and how the energy that they often channel into defense and persistence, despite better judgment, can be released. The aspect I find particularly fascinating is the evolution of something which was previously impossible and the disappearance of borders, paving the way for something new. I see myself as a supporter of these kinds of processes, as someone who paves the way for something new.
Current positions and responsibilities
- Partner at osb, managing director of osb Wien Consulting GmbH
- Trainer and chief instructor for internal and external qualification programs and advanced training curricula; head of group dynamics faculty at Hernstein International Management Institute, Austria
- Lecturer at the Institute for Philosophy and Group Dynamics at the University of Klagenfurt, Austria; lecturer and researcher at the University of Vienna with specialization in personality and organizational development
- Teaching trainer for group dynamics at the Austrian Society for Group Dynamics and Organizational Consulting (ÖGGO), head of training section
- Head of osb competence center for international HR management
Recent consulting activities
- Planning and execution of customized programs for the professional development and qualification of executives
- Strategy development for companies – business consulting and process architecture
- Strategy consulting and organizational development for family enterprises
- Providing support for HR departments with regard to internationalization issues
- Potential assessment and HR development programs, personnel selection and assessment centers (international); coaching of executives
- Design and facilitation of international management events
- International regional expertise: South-East Asia and U.S.A., also CEE-Region
Opening up to the unforeseeable: Our desire to gain control over the inevitable often prevents us from developing, as we are no longer open to surprises. Having a future means learning to keep an open mind to the unexpected. Leadership means making decisions on the basis of sound plans and then inquisitively finding out when and where new plans and decisions are called for. Everything revolves around this interplay of creation and discovery which, on the one hand, puts the demand for planning and control into perspective and on the other, elevates it to a fine art.