Achim Nowak

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Achim Nowak is an Executive Coach, Business Thinker, TEDx Speaker, Mastermind Convener and Virtual Masterclass Host. The author of 3 books on Personal Presence, Achim has helped hundreds of CEOs and C-Suite executives in global enterprises such as Takeda, Sanofi, Owens Corning and Dover Industries to amplify their personal influence. His eclectic background includes training as a Mediator at the Brooklyn Courts, co-founding an acclaimed theatre company in Washington DC, serving on the faculty of New York University for over a decade, and spending a year windsurfing on the island of Tobago.

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Latest Articles By Achim Nowak

The Beauty of a Swift Amends

Carl Ficks tells a great story. I was reminded of this again last Friday as we sat at the…

Achim Nowak
November 18, 2021
Leadership

You Manage Your Boss, Don’t You?

My friend Sheila hates the phrase. Managing UP. Patriarchal power nonsense, Sheila likes to fume. Corporate-speak for sucking up…

Achim Nowak
November 12, 2021
Leadership

7 Mental Distortions That Do NOT Serve You

You and I have been in this moment. We prepared hard for a presentation. Tweaked and edited it many…

Achim Nowak
November 5, 2021
Leadership

A Case for UNOBLIGATED Time

I’d like to talk about unobligating ourselves, Meredith Bell says to me. Meredith is an exquisite conversationalist and Host…

Achim Nowak
October 13, 2021
Leadership

4 Ways of Reframing ANY Conversation

You know that moment when you feel stuck in a conversation you don’t wish to have, right? The stomach…

Achim Nowak
October 6, 2021
Communications

How Well Do You “FEEL INTO” Situations?

A note in my LinkedIn message box last week. I am also a podcast host and launching my book…

Achim Nowak
September 28, 2021
Leadership

Connecting With the Transactional Alpha Exec

You dread your meetings with Joe. Joe’s 100% transactional. All business, all the time. You feel rushed when you…

Achim Nowak
September 20, 2021
Leadership

Say “AND” A Lot More Often. Please.

AND. Simple little word, isn’t it? We don’t like AND in sentence construction. It often kicks off a long…

Achim Nowak
September 7, 2021
Leadership