Reiner Lomb - Aspire

ReinerLomb.com Reiner is the founder of BoomerangCoach, an executive coaching firm specializing in leadership and career development, innovation, and transformational change. Reiner’s mission is to mobilize and develop leaders to create a more sustainable and positive future for all. As an executive coach, he works with leaders and ‘change makers’ in a wide range of organizations, from start-ups and multinational companies to non-profits and local communities – all who aspire to create transformational change. Whether he’s working with corporate executives, entrepreneurs, ‘intrapreneurs’, or indigenous tribal leaders, Reiner’s clients appreciate his international business and cross-cultural leadership experience. Reiner Lomb Before becoming an executive coach, Reiner had a 30-plus year career in technology, started and developed software businesses, and led leadership development. At Hewlett-Packard, his home for 20-plus years, he launched new software product businesses and helped grow HP Software into a multi-billion dollar organization. While at HP, Reiner discovered his passion and talent in leadership development where he trained leaders in how to scale from leading one’s self, to leading others, to leading an entire organization. Reiner grew up in the western part of a divided Germany during the Cold War. Reiner’s heartache over his country’s role in the Holocaust and World War II awoke in him a lifelong desire to address the challenges that threaten future generations. Reiner is fluent in English and German, and his clients benefit from his global education, deep expertise in sustainability, and his many years as a community organizer. He holds an MBA in Sustainable Business from Pinchot University (now Presidio University) and a Master’s Degree in Computer Science from the University of Paderborn (Germany). He is an accredited Professional Certified Coach (PCC) by the International Coaching Federation (ICF). He is also trained and certified in ontological coaching by Newfield Network and in team coaching by Team Coaching International (TCI). Reiner is the author of two books, ASPIRE: Seven Essential Emotions for Leading Positive Change, No Matter Where You Are and The Boomerang Approach: Return to Purpose, Ignite Your Passion. He lives with his family in Atlanta and works with leaders and ‘change makers’ worldwide. LEAD CHANGE FROM WHEREVER YOU ARE Leadership expert, activist, and executive coach, Reiner Lomb, knows that to address the many issues of our time we need to come together and collaborate. Yet we are divided - not by a wall made of bricks but one made of emotions, and this prevents us from working together. In his timely book, ASPIRE, he weaves leadership lessons learned from living through the reunification of East and West Germany, as well as building multiple businesses, to demystify the process for creating a vision of an aspirational new future. A servant leader, driven by a desire to facilitate sustainable change and show others how to do the same, Lomb artfully shows readers how to use the power of emotions to influence people to change their behavior and make that vision a reality. This book is the answer for anyone who has ever asked the questions, “What are the most essential leadership competencies to create the change I aspire to, and how can I learn them without spending too much time?” Whether you are in a formal leadership role or are a rising leader, entrepreneur, or changemaker driven by a desire to use your voice to create change, in this book you will discover how to positively influence key stakeholders, build trust, lead with optimism, ride the waves of negative emotions, mobilize people to take action, and choose resiliency in the face of setbacks.