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Paul Weinhausen
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FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions

What does Chili & Change support organisations with?
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We help organisations strengthen leadership, collaboration and performance in ways that have a real impact. Our focus is on leadership development and transformation, always closely connected to the realities of day-to-day work.

What formats do you offer?
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We use a broad mix of methods to match the format to the audience and the challenge at hand. Our services range from compact remote trainings and tailored leadership programmes to transformation support and large-group formats.

What are Learning Circles?
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Our online Learning Circles are inspired by circuit training: regular, focused sessions that build leadership capability and create direct transfer into everyday work.
You can find out more about our ready-to-run or tailored Learning Circles.

Can your trainings be delivered online, in person or as hybrid formats?
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Absolutely. We offer online, in-person and hybrid formats, depending on what best fits your goals, audience and context.You can find an overview of our different formats here.

How many participants per module work best, and can the format be scaled?
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Ideally, each module has 6–8 participants, allowing for meaningful exchange and depth. At the same time, our formats are highly scalable: multiple groups can run in parallel or at different times, including across countries. This allows us to reach entire leadership populations in larger organisations.

What sets Chili & Change apart from traditional leadership training?
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Our trainers know first-hand what it feels like to step into a leadership role. Combined with extensive experience in leadership development, this means they understand what really matters in practice. Rather than focusing on abstract theory, we work with real situations from participants’ day-to-day leadership challenges.

What sets your transformation support apart from traditional consulting?
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We don’t stop at strategies or capability building. Our approach focuses on changing how people actually act within the transformation. We help leaders translate change into everyday practice — with a focus on mindset, communication and real leadership situations.

Can your formats be delivered internationally?
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Yes. We regularly work with international teams and deliver our programmes in German and English — remotely, in person or in hybrid formats.

What role does psychological safety play in your formats?
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Psychological safety is a key foundation for effective collaboration and performance. We don’t just introduce the concept — we work with leaders on concrete ways to build and strengthen psychological safety in everyday practice.

Do you also support the strategic development of leadership and organisations?
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Ja, neben Trainings- und Führungskräfte-ProgrammeYes. In addition to training and leadership programmes, we also work with organisations at a strategic level — for example on leadership principles, transformation architectures and organisational design. Feel free to explore our consulting services to learn more.

What does working with you typically look like?
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We start with an initial conversation to understand your goals, challenges and context. From there, we develop an approach that fits your organisation and support you through implementation.

How do you make sure leaders actually apply what they learn?
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By keeping the work closely connected to real practice. Participants work on real leadership challenges, concrete transfer tasks and situations from their day-to-day work. Learning and application happen side by side rather than separately.

How do you make sure the impact lasts?
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We design for transfer into everyday work — through practical application, recurring impulses and formats that are closely connected to participants’ real working environment.

Can your programmes be tailored to our organisation?
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Yes. Our programmes can be adapted to your specific challenges, target group, goals and organisational context.

Can you integrate with existing programmes or training initiatives?
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Yes. We deliberately build on existing initiatives and complement what is already in place, rather than creating parallel structures.

How can we get started?
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The best place to start is with a short conversation about your current challenges. Together, we’ll explore which format makes the most sense for you and what working together could look like. Just click the “Let’s have a coffee” button to get started.

PARTICIPANT VOICES

How participants experience our work

Success Story
Fabienne Sachs
Teamverantwortliche bei dm-drogerie markt Deutschland
“What I liked most was that the training wasn’t rigid. It adapted to the participants’ needs and challenges, which created a genuine learning environment. There was also plenty of space to exchange ideas and experiences with the other participants.”
Participant Feedback
100-Day Programme – Final Module
Success Story – 100 Tage Programm für neue Führungskräfte
“Their expertise and passion for the topic were clearly noticeable and made the learning experience genuinely enjoyable.”
Participant Feedback
100-Day Programme – Final Module
“What I found particularly useful in the programme was the Shared Leadership Compass. I can use it in my day-to-day work as a leader and adapt it to the way my team and I work together. Because the tool includes different levels of transferring responsibility, it can be applied in a wide range of situations and at different stages of team development.”
Participant Feedback
100-Day Programme – Final Module
Success Story – 100 Tage Programm für neue Führungskräfte
“Stepping outside my comfort zone was an important part of the programme. Overall, the leadership development programme was a very valuable experience.”
Jan-Christopher
Team Lead SAC & BW/4HANA, Refratechnik
Success Story – 100 Tage Programm für neue Führungskräfte
“Laura and Jenny combine hands-on experience with deep theoretical knowledge. What I liked most was that the training wasn’t rigid, but adapted to the participants’ needs and challenges. That created a genuine learning environment, while still leaving plenty of room for exchange with the other participants.”
Philipp
dm
“What I found particularly useful in the Chili & Change programme was the Shared Leadership Compass. I can apply it directly in my day-to-day work as a leader and adapt it to the way my team and I work together. Because the tool includes different levels of transferring responsibility, it can be used in a wide range of situations and throughout different stages of team development.”
Kamil
HR Manager, dm Polen
Success Story – 100 Tage Programm für neue Führungskräfte
“The programme was very good because it gave me plenty of insight into the day-to-day realities of other leaders, alongside valuable learning and practical takeaways.”
Yannic
Manager Group Controlling & Analytics, Refratechnik

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