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BORA Coaching applies beside classic coaching methods own consultancy approaches inspired by economics and philosophy.
 

Method: Hermeneutic Dialogue

Coaching is a question of competence and reliance. Therefore it makes sense to make oneself familiar with the working style of the possible coach. I would like to introduce my approach by comparing it with the work of a critic. Here you are the author, who is writing a text but not being fully satisfied yet.

An Author first and foremost is creative on an intuitive basis and intends an at first hand experience on the side of the reading public. The percipient follows his taste when he decides to finish reading or to put aside the book early.
You are the writer of your biography and your professional circumstances, which you - so to speak - provide to your professional and private environment as a text.

A critic examines style and structure of the text. He analyses the plot and the logic. He connects the text with the author's personality and with the history. Being translated into terms the text becomes clear.
Meet your critic!

As a humanist I pursued hermeneutics for more than 8 years. That is an academic discipline to understand literature from its context. Today I apply this method to dialogs: I act as a critic offering a challenging and interpreting attitude.

Dialog's objective is to help the dialog partner to get a clear picture of his specific personal and professional circumstances. Looking ahead I am a sparring partner to reconsider the storyline and to outline the upcoming chapters.
If you finally get clarity about the continuation of your text,
our Dialog is successful.

Hermeneutics requires an area of expertise: A critic who would like to be heard has to confine himself to certain literary genres and eras.
I am focused on middle management of big companies and on top management of small and middle sized companies. Due to my working experience as a consultant and manager I am familiar with the professional circumstances of this target group and can therefore be a capable dialog partner.