I`m Petra Slembek

A human being with a warm heart and a cool head.

I am an organizational developer and leadership coach helping leaders and teams turn reflection into action – creating the clarity and courage to break patterns, unlock potential, and move forward with impact.

I began my career in the global financial industry before founding two companies dedicated to organizational development & leadership development. Along the way, I worked across continents, guided leadership teams, and built Reflection in Action – my current firm dedicated to enabling organizations, leaders and teams to grow from insight to action.

Over the years I have worked with individuals and organizations across industries – from creatives to CEOs – always with the same goal: making people and organizations stronger, sharper, and more effective.

My clients value that I combine systems thinking with practical ownership: keeping what works, letting go of what doesn’t, and aligning people around meaningful goals. Some even say I have a gift for detecting patterns that others overlook.

My Approach

Don’t wait
That’s my mantra. I encourage clients to choose courage over comfort. In times of transformation, it’s vital to dare and discover potential rather than repeat the familiar. Real growth comes from facing what feels unfamiliar – and turning insight into action.

Systemic & Ownership-Oriented
I help clients see clearly and lead differently by viewing their organization as a holistic, interconnected system. I enable ownership where it matters most, because impact only happens when insight leads to action.

Focus
Organizations and leaders can get lost in endless conversations. I bring focus: cutting through the noise, highlighting what truly drives results, and providing precise feedback that turns effort into measurable growth.

Leadership
Leadership today requires clarity, courage, deep thinking, accountability, the right tools, and decisive action. My role is to enable exactly that – helping people reflect with focus, decide with confidence, and act in ways that deliver tangible, lasting impact.

Education & Credentials

Experience matters – but true quality also requires a solid foundation in state-of-the-art education and training. That’s why I have invested continuously in my own development, ensuring clients benefit from both practice and the latest research.

I hold a Master of Science in Andragogy, Sociology, and Oral Speech Communication from the University of Koblenz-Landau, and trained as an Organizational Developer at the Management Center Vorarlberg.

Later, I completed the INSEAD Executive Master in Coaching and Consulting for Change (EMCCC), graduating with the distinction “Excellent, outstanding in multiple areas.”

I am also an MBTI Practitioner (OPP Oxford), a Certified Scrum Master (Scrum Alliance), and a Group Dynamics Expert (London Psychoanalytic Institute).

Currently, I am in the ICF credentialing process and expect to obtain my PCC certification in May 2026.