One moment, one wrong movement while hiking – a broken neck. The diagnosis: paraplegia of the cervical vertebrae. 95% of his muscles are permanently paralyzed. One of the most drastic changes a person can experience.

But Sebastian Wächter was not discouraged: He became a national league player in wheelchair rugby, successfully completed his master’s degree in business mathematics and works as a stock analyst. Sebastian Wächter doesn’t just talk about change, he has lived through and mastered it himself. Today, he supports companies in setting their transformation processes in motion – and leads the way as an impressive role model himself.

Sebastian Wächter Lecture topics

Keynote on Leadership: Providing security in uncertain times

• How are employees stressed in times of uncertainty and change and what are the consequences?
• What are the basic emotional needs and how can leaders serve them
• How can managers guide the focus of their employees
• How can employees be encouraged to take responsibility?
• Ideal for your management conference

Keynote Change: Change Mindset – Getting Change Processes Rolling

• How to generate acceptance among your employees for the current situation and thus create the basis for the change process
• How your employees focus on the essentials, leave the victim role and become problem solvers
• How to foster a fertile environment for responsibility with a culture of mistakes
• How your staff can successfully deal with setbacks and achieve set goals
• Ideal as a kick-off for a change project or as a wake-up call during a change process

Keynote Diversity: Look.at.Me – How companies benefit from inclusion

• How to detect and counter employee prejudice
• How to use inclusion to attract well-trained and loyal employees to your company
• How to use diversity to make your corporate culture more colourful, unleash creativity and create a spirit of mutual appreciation
• How to take your employer branding to the next level with social responsibility and become a beacon in your industry
• Ideal for kicking off your diversity campaign or for your diversity conference

Keynote Teambuilding: Help needed! – Overcoming barriers together

• Why asking for help and providing help is the basis for outstanding success
• How each team member sees himself in his role and what demands are made on the other person
• How shared values take collaboration to a new level
• How to create a positive group dynamic and how to maintain it
• Ideal when teams are newly formed or the mood in the team is in the basement

Keynote Motivation: Growth Mindset – Break through barriers in your mind

• How your employees can recognise and overcome their own mental barriers and realise their full potential
• How your employees can deal with setbacks and emerge from them stronger than before
• How to win over and inspire your employees
• How your employees take responsibility and implement projects
• Why taking meaningful action is crucial to achieving your goals
• Ideal for inspiring your employees or your customers

Sebastian Wächter is one of the best speakers in the DACH region and will inspire your participants with his stories. Instead of bare theses, Sebastian Wächter engages the audience emotionally, always with a pinch of humor. In this way, he sets targeted impulses that remain in the memory. Make your event “memorable” with Sebastian Wächter.

Do you want an expert who only talks about change or one who has experienced and mastered change himself?

Customer feedback on the lectures by Sebastian Wächter:

“With his inspiring and winning manner, Sebastian Wächter succeeded in enriching the topic of ‘Change’ with new ways of thinking at our team retreat. Many thanks for a refreshing presentation that clearly stood out from the mainstream! With his thoughts and personality, Sebastian Wächter created an exceptionally lasting impact in our team.” Klaus Berger, Senior Director at Deutsche Lufthansa AG

“The high quality of the digital keynote due to the recording in the film studio was surprising for me. The presentation was professional, to the point and with good emotionality. The complete cooperation was equally pleasant as uncomplicated and goal-oriented. The keynote struck a nerve, very good implementation of the briefing and high authenticity.” Dr. Jörg Ehmer, CEO, Apollo Optik

“We were in an important internal change process at the time of the presentation and it was more than amazing how his experiences and approach could be transferred to our process. You could have heard a pin drop, so attentively and full of excitement we listened to him. Every single person benefited from it. We were thrilled.” Peter Bochnia, Chief Sales Officer, LVM Versicherung