Biography
Dr. Jan Burghardt knows how to lead people and shape organizations successfully. As a highly generalist with a wealth of in-depth knowledge, he shapes his projects not only with his extensive expertise and efficiency, but also with his humanity and composure.
He recognizes the enormous potential hidden within processes, projects, teams, and organizations and combines this with comprehensive expertise in the areas of strategy, organizational, and leadership development. Whether expanding market position, clarifying roles and responsibilities within the company, or more efficient processes, Dr. Jan Burghardt advises his clients from medium-sized businesses and corporations effectively and with demonstrable effects on the company's bottom line. The successful management and implementation of over 200 change projects makes him a professional in agile organization and agile project management. Building on this, he enables his clients to achieve long-term business and project success. Managing directors and executives trust him, and his clients value him as a reliable partner for their management teams on strategy, organizational, and leadership issues. His focus is on the manufacturing industry, mechanical and plant engineering, the automotive and pharmaceutical sectors. The aviation industry, banks, and leading organizations in the social economy also rely on his comprehensive expertise.
Dr. Jan Burghardt has been a management consultant at Liebich & Partner since 1995 and has played a key role in steering the company's fortunes as a partner since 1998. As an entrepreneur, he is also familiar with the challenges of entrepreneurship. Previously, he introduced trust-based working hours in three-shift operations, KANBAN processes, and lean management in his role as Technical Director, with the involvement of employee representatives, at a renowned international brand manufacturer in the film and television industry. In his role as Production Manager at a foreign company, he optimized lead times and supply chains and sustainably reduced quality costs. As a book author and as a sought-after coach, trainer, and workshop leader, he shares his profound knowledge in a targeted and varied manner with entrepreneurs, junior managers, and executives. He has already inspired more than 15,000 seminar and workshop participants as part of his independent consulting work or as a trainer for official seminar providers such as Management Circle AG.