Executive Coaching

New Role & Personal Growth Coaching

“Creating options in perception, thought, and action fosters sovereignty, composure, and satisfaction.” This is precisely the promise of coaching at ICO — individually tailored, using tools from NLP, systemic theory, and mental training.

Service Overview:

Coaching that strengthens self-efficacy and opens new avenues for collaborative problem-solving. You will identify which “open loops” are draining your energy and which energy sources refill your tank — and refine which priorities truly align with your current phase of life. This creates the power to inspire people and go the extra mile together.

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This service is aimed at:

What ICO Coaching provides:

The focus is not on solving a symptom, but on expanding the scope of action — through clarity regarding one’s own role, motives, and energy sources.

Coaching only becomes effective when reflection turns into action. This is our standard — turning insight into change.

Topics and Goals:

Coaching at ICO follows three axes: clarity about one’s own roles, profound self-knowledge, and the anchoring of coaching competence within the team. Three axes that each work individually — and which, in combination, make change sustainable.

Who am I and how many?

Clarity about one's own roles and the associated requirements. Includes force field analysis and applicant coaching.

Personal Development

Understand your own motives, strengths, and reaction patterns using well-founded models (DISC, MBTI, Reiss Profile, Energram). Strong SELF, strong impact.

Coaching in the Team

Mirror feedback and Train-the-Trainer: training internal employees to become effective coaching multipliers.

Included in every seminar:

Our quality promise: Every ICO coaching session follows the same standards — methodologically sound, individually tailored, and confidentially supported.

Expectation Survey:

We ensure that we work on the specific needs of the participants. Flexibility in execution is our core philosophy.

Seminar Materials:

Every participant receives our method manuals & work tools in physical and digital form, as well as e-learning videos where applicable.

Method Mix:

We use modern, field-tested, agile, and stable methods that integrate optimally and are compatible with all industries.

Online Seminars:

A meaningful combination of in-person seminars, webinars, and e-learning means optimal resource use with maximum effect. Fast, lean, effective.

Feedback:

Your feedback is our quality assurance. We look forward to reflecting with you for our continuous improvement process.

Free Bonus Material:

ICO Method Manual I

This describes our concepts using methods from the fields of Management 1.0, 2.0, and 3.0. We aim to enable you — our clients — to apply these independently.

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Peter Tümmers von Schoenebeck

CEO & Head Consultant ICO GmbH

Coaching Tools at a Glance

What makes coaching practical — not a single model, but an integrated set of three tools that interlock. Each clarifies a different dimension: roles, energy, and one’s own impact. In combination, reflection becomes real change — not a theoretical construct, but a tool for everyday life.

Role Clarity

Which roles do I play, and with what needs and expectations?

Energy Tank Model

What nourishes me, what drains me? Consciously manage your energy balance and avoid stress.

Mirror Feedback

Perceive your impact and adjust it specifically — through honest feedback instead of self-deception.

Not "Knowing Better" — Opening Up Possibilities

Coaching at ICO does not support you by “knowing better.” With reflective questioning techniques, agile formats, and mental training, we open up possibilities for you — new options in perception, thought, and action.

Specifically, we work with tools such as the role model, Energram typology, and force field analysis — methods from NLP, systemic theory, and mental training, individually adapted to your needs.

Why Coaching is Central in the VUCA Era

In volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous times, the role of the leader shifts: away from being the one with the answers, toward being the one who creates space. This is exactly what coaching trains — the ability to lead with uncertainty rather than eliminating it.

Coaching that Sustains Even in Crisis

In high-pressure situations, coaching shifts from reflection to stabilization. You recognize your stress-amplifying patterns, identify energy drains (“open loops”), and sharpen the purpose and priorities of your current life phase — the tool used by many elite athletes, now in your everyday business life.

Head + Heart + Gut — The Energram Typology

People make decisions on three levels — rational (head), emotional (heart), and instinctive (gut). In coaching, we bring these three axes to consciousness and develop where reinforcement or balance is needed.

What does a coaching session look like?

Info:

From the first question to concrete change:

Coaching at ICO follows a clear arc — from the free initial consultation to anchoring in everyday life. Not a rigid methodology, but situational support.

Initial Consultation

We listen, clarify your concerns, and together determine whether individual or group coaching is appropriate — non-binding and confidential.

Assessment

Using the role model, Energram, and force field analysis, we reveal the starting point. This results in a tailor-made coaching plan.

Sessions

Reflective questioning techniques, mental training, and systemic methods — over several weeks or months, depending on the goal.

Anchoring

Transfer to everyday life: concrete action plans, "Determined Moments," and mirror feedback from your real environment.

Voices from Coaching at ICO

"Fitness alone does not make a world champion! Without the comprehensive mental support from Peter Tümmers, this performance would not have been possible. The combination of physical strength and mental clarity is the key to success - in sport as in life."

World Champion Lars Walter

National Whitewater Team

"From successful innovation to successful series production - thanks to the ICO team for your wise guidance."

"Peter Tümmers conveys fascinating approaches regarding the parallels between elite sports coaching and leadership situations."

Would you like coaching for yourself or your team?

Contact us for a non-binding consultation — together we will clarify whether individual or group coaching is best, how many sessions are needed, and what the focus should be.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the difference between coaching and consulting?

Consulting provides answers — coaching asks the questions that help you find your own answers. We do not support you by "knowing better," but by opening up possibilities in perception, thought, and action. We combine both as needed.

When is group coaching used versus personal coaching?

Individual coaching is used for role clarity, personal topics, or new responsibilities. Group coaching is used when a team wants to grow together or develop a culture.

How long does a coaching process take?

From a short one-day impulse to support over several months. A possible configuration: an initial workshop plus 6–10 sessions over 3–6 months.

What qualifications do ICO coaches have?

Olympic mental trainer background (DSV), degree in sociology, NLP, systemic coaching, alternative practitioner for psychotherapy, Certified Management Consultant (CMC/BDU). Plus practical experience with elite sports, corporations, and medium-sized businesses.