Keynote Speaker · Psychologist & Organizational Consultant
It’s just that hardly anyone talks about it.
As soon as you see it, stop trying to fix the wrong part.
You’ve booked coaching sessions, completed training, and brought in consultants. And yet, little has changed?
Then it’s not because of the measures you’ve taken. It’s because of what nobody in your organization is talking about. That’s exactly what I’ll bring to the forefront.
Maria Mync
Many presentations provide motivation for an evening. Maria Mync changes the way people view themselves and their companies.
While coaching, training, and consulting each focus on a specific aspect, she paints the complete picture.
About Maria Mync
Maria Mync is a psychologist and organizational consultant, and the founder of Couchgedanken. Her model of the human operating system brings together elements that companies usually address separately: people, relationships, and organization. It is precisely at these intersections that progress is made.
Why Book Maria as an Event Host
The Human Operating System
Coaching, training, and consulting typically focus on a single level: the coach focuses on the individual, the trainer on collaboration, and the consultant on structures. Maria layers all three on top of one another. This helps her audience understand why initiatives fall flat, where the real bottlenecks lie within their own company, and where the greatest leverage lies.
Each person’s strengths and the downsides that come with them.
How leadership and the team work together, and where friction arises.
Roles, processes, and the things no one talks about at work.
For whom
Because Maria illustrates all three levels, every tier of the hierarchy is reflected in the room. Senior management sees why good strategies fall by the wayside in day-to-day operations. Managers recognize where friction arises within the team. And each and every individual discovers their own strengths, along with their weaknesses. In the end, the entire room shares a common understanding of what truly works in the company.
Any size, any industry. Maria coordinates every keynote speech with you in advance and tailors it to your company and your event.
Orientation
Signature Keynote: For Decision-Makers · Executive Management, Leaders, HR
Do you want your audience to understand why collaboration is faltering and why change isn’t taking hold?
Then
The White Elephant Keynote
For the entire workforce · Teams, kick-offs, employee days
Do you want to inspire your audience and help each person see themselves in a new light?
Then this is a good fit
The Strengths Keynote
Both presentations are based on the same human operating system. They focus on different aspects and are interconnected.
Keynote 01 · SignatureSignature Keynote · For Decision-Makers
The elephant in the room that every company has
When things go wrong, almost everyone has a name ready to point the finger at—and is almost always way off the mark. Hugo is the elephant in the room: the thing everyone senses but no one addresses. Maria reveals where Hugo is lurking and why even good coaching, training, or consulting efforts fall flat when they focus on just one level.
This is what your audience will take away
Keynote 02The Strengths Keynote · For the Entire Workforce
A Star Instead of a Circle—Why Your Greatest Strength Is Also Your Greatest Weakness
We’re trained to work on our weaknesses—and in doing so, we wear down our strengths until all that’s left is a mediocre circle. Maria turns the perspective around: Every strength has a downside. Through the images of the star and the garden, your audience will gain a new perspective on their own personalities and understand why people in a team clash with one another, even though everyone is doing their best.
This is what your audience will take away
Combined Booking
One keynote address for the executive team, one for the staff. If you book both, you’ll create something special: a shared understanding of what really works in the company.
For Your Audience
Your audience should take away more than just a good mood. Maria’s keynote speeches inspire reflection because they reveal what’s really happening within your own company—and they do so in a way that makes everyone in the room feel that she’s speaking directly to them.
Real-World Experience
From over 65 analysis and development processes: friction within the team, decisions that get put on hold, actions that fizzle out. Your audience will immediately realize that this is our everyday reality.
A New Perspective
Instead of offering the usual leadership advice, *The Human Operating System* explains why well-intentioned measures fail. This leads to genuine “aha” moments rather than just nodding in agreement.
Practical
Not just theory, but concrete questions and ideas that your audience can take back to their own teams.
For Your Planning
From a brief session to a combined booking for management and staff. Maria coordinates each format with you in advance and tailors it to your event.
20–30 min.
Compact and to the point—ideal for a packed schedule.
45–60 min.
The full presentation—the centerpiece of your event.
+Workshop
First the initial impetus, then the in-depth exploration—for example, in a Team Strengths Workshop.
2Keynotes
One keynote address for the executive team, and one for the staff.
Languages
German & English
Areas of Operation
Throughout the DACH region & internationally
Terms
Depending on format, event, and audience
On-site Equipment
We’ll coordinate this with you in advance
Speaker One-Sheet
All the information on one page – ready to forward to your team.
Experience
What Maria demonstrates on stage is the result of more than 15 years of working with company executives, managers, and teams.
Companies that Couchgedanken has supported
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