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Babette Michaelis

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Founder Empower Change at Self-employed
📍 Cologne Bonn Region, Germany

Babette Michaelis is the founder of Empower Change, guiding organizations through transformations with an evidence-based, human-centric approach. Her expertise is built on experience at firms like Deloitte and MANN+HUMMEL, and she holds a Master of Science. Colleagues describe her as a "true high-performer" who is smart with a great vision.

Her mission is to improve the world of change by empowering people and creating trust rather than fear. She is convinced that successful change projects must be based on research rather than gut feelings, focusing on clarity and enabling people to take necessary risks for transformation to succeed.

Unique fact: She believes the most dangerous moment in any change project is the morning after the announcement, when employees ask their managers what it means for them.

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Experience
12 Years
Current Role
Founder Empower Change
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Cologne Bonn Region, Germany
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Evidence-based Change
Her core philosophy is that change must be based on research, not gut feelings. She translates academic research into practical applications for businesses.
Psychological Safety
Cites Google's Project Aristotle, believing psychological safety is the most critical factor for a team's success, especially during periods of change.
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Career

Work history

1-2026
Founder Empower Change
Self-employed
1-2025 - 12-2025
Head of People & Culture
van Laack & partners GmbH
10-2024 - 12-2025
Senior Manager Change Management
van Laack & partners GmbH
12-2022 - 9-2024
Change, Communication & Training Manager
MANN+HUMMEL
6-2021 - 11-2022
Senior Consultant Human Capital | Organization Transformation
Deloitte Consulting
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Education
2017 - 2019
Master of Science - MS
FOM University of Applied Sciences for Economics and Management
2013 - 2017
Bachelor of Science - BS
Hochschule Fresenius
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