Ep. 19: Francisco & Bernhard, what is the Academy of Choices and how did you get there?

Leaders Talk - with Francisco Baptista and Bernhard Broekman, two entrepreneurs who are running the Academy of Choices, an open enrollment academy for leaders who want to develop themselves further. With their work, the Leadership Choices vision #betterorganizations for a #betterworld is put into practice at its best. In the podcast, they share with managing partner Karsten Drath their very personal development. Francisco, who earned a degree in physics and lived in Africa, Brazil, Portugal, Germany and Switzerland, highlights aspect of why he is confident, that people can really change and develop. And Bernhard, who has already worked as a nurse, taxi driver and backpacker, elaborates why a slipped disc was a real eye-opener for him and why it empowering people means so much to him. They also share their vision for the Academy of Choices, why it is so beneficial to learn from each other and why they enjoy the challenges coming with their new roles. The topics of the podcast with Francisco & Bernhard: 5:20 Francisco tells us how he grew up in Portugal, Zimbabwe, Germany, Switzerland and Brasil 8:20 Francisco explains how he always felt separated 9:30 He's telling us about his Study in Physics and how he joined SAP 14:20 He's thinking about his time at Nestle 16:30 Francisco telling us about the beginning of a Transformation to be a Coach 20:50 Francisco is telling us how his kids changed his life 23:20 Bernhard erzählt über seine wilde Phase nach dem Abitur 24:30 Er erzählt warum die Krankenpflegerausbildung nicht das Richtige für ihn war 26:55 Bernhard erzählt über seine Reise nach Nepal und wie sein Denken verändert hat 30:50 Er denkt über seine Vorfahren nach 32:30  Er spricht darüber wie ein Bandscheibenvorfall sein Leben verändert hat 38:00They talk about the Opportunity: Academy of Choices 40:30 They tells us what people can expect from the AoC 46:00They tells us how they want to create circumstances for people to get together 49:30 They say why we shouldn’t fear the emotional processes Weiterführende Links: Academy of Choices: https://www.leadership-choices.com/de/learning-solutions/academy-of-choices What are your reflections? Feel free to write us your thoughts. We also welcome your suggestions for inspiring guests at Leaders Talk. [email protected] Guest: Francisco Baptista and Bernhard Broekman Host: Karsten Drath Producers & Editors: Hannah Jandl & Manuel Boskamp