Oliver Schwabe

Oliver Schwabe, as a colleague and trusted partner of thought leaders in the field of organizational development worldwide, works with company leaders globally to support them in refocusing and reenergizing their organizations, especially around their knowledge assets.

Eurofocus International Consultants Ltd is a premier niche consulting group specializing in (virtual) organizational development. Oliver and his associates — business-skilled facilitators — lead an extensive executive leadership, coaching, and seminar program, and provide business consultancy services from strategy development to implementation. The focus is enabling, empowering, and guiding forward-thinking people in some of the most exciting thinking around new business thinking — by partnering with business tool providers, universities, and networks of thought leaders such as Sveiby Knowledge Associates, Verna Allee Associates, <konvergeandknow>, and the Entovation Network.

First hand experience says loudly that when those in the company are engaged in an exciting and meaningful way, then so many more business opportunities are seized and better results delivered.

How can this happen? Strange as it may seem, better overall performance comes when executives, managers and professionals can actively build upon another’s competencies, building trusting and dynamic relationships where their co-creative and innovative ideas flow freely. Oliver supports key individuals in their path through a self-discovery process where they learn to listen to and trust their inner strengths, and in so doing, they find ways to impact their organizations in dramatic ways. He works both online and through face-to-face sessions. By applying action learning principles, participants in every engagement are supported in working on real problems and projects and taking them to implementation.

Customers include Fortune 1000 companies globally, who are supported both locally and at a distance. Key clients in the past years have been in the government, telecommunications, banking, non-profit and utilities sectors.

Academically Oliver is adjunct professor for Innovation and Technology at Jones International University (USA) and received the teaching faculty excellence award for 2005. He is additionally an associate lecturer for "Managing Knowledge" and "Making a Difference" at the Open University Business School (UK). Oliver also lectures at a private German university (AKAD) in Database Design and Enterprise Application Systems. For the German Chamber of Commerce he lectures on Organizational Development and Knowledge Management.

Additional information

Oliver is featured on the Global Knowledge Leadership Map at www.entovation.com. A much sought after, yet selective speaker, recent speaking engagements include conferences in Australia, Germany, Italy, U.K. and Poland. He has gained, via distance learning, a D.B.A. with a focus on Online Communities and Knowledge Management; a Master of Science with a focus on Organizational Development, Strategic Management and Business; and a Bachelor of Science in Human Resources Management.

Oliver lives in a small quiet wine-town about 50 miles southwest of Frankfurt, Germany, and enjoys spending time with his wife and two daughters. Work-life balance is always a challenge.

www.euro-focus.com