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PERSON.
EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP.
TRANSFORMATION.
PEOPLE.
ORGANISATION.
EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP.
TRANSFORMATION.
PEOPLE.
ORGANISATION.
EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP.TRANSFORMATION.PEOPLE.ORGANIZATION.
The Future of (People) Leadership is Fractional.
HI. I'M DARKA.
I BUILD ORGANIZATIONS THAT PERFORM.
I work with CEOs, boards and leadership teams when organizations need to grow, transform, stabilize or fundamentally rethink how they operate.
I combine People, Business, Finance, Data and Technology to turn complexity into execution.
And I am more interested to do a good work than to look important.
With this website, I deliberately present myself in a structured and substantive way. Because how can you successfully lead others today if you do not know yourself, reflect on who you are, and understand where you stand?
At the same time, I am also responding to one of the paradoxes of our time: we give everything only a few seconds of our attention, yet expect to understand everything that truly matters. That is impossible.
How are we supposed to deal with today’s complexity in a way that allows us to navigate and manage it if we are no longer willing to truly engage with content?
And how are we supposed to entrust someone with significant responsibilities if they present their capabilities in five bullet points without explaining what actually lies behind them?
Responsibility requires trust.
Trust requires understanding.
And understanding sometimes takes more than 8 secs.
WHERE I WORK.
BUILD.
TRANSFORM.
LEAD.
SOLVE.
HELLO & WELLCOME >
WHERE I WORK.
People × Business × Finance × Data × Technology
Most organizational problems don't exist
within a single function.
They emerge between them.
That's where I work.
Structures and processes are equaly important as working people. In combination with a good communication structures and processes have two advantages. They ensure that the performance can be manifested at all. They also calm working people.
My work is in the middle of this value creation.
ATTITUDE & APPROACH.
These are some of the experiences that have shaped the way I think, lead and work.
International Executive. Transformation Leader. MBA. Career progression to CPO. Consultant.
Mother. Wife. Experience as an immigrant. Many years of experience as a single mother. Several profound changes in my own life. Multiple relocations to new regions. Extensive self-funded education. Global leadership experience. Business travel around the world. Experience across different industries. Working in organizations where priorities and targets were constantly shifting. Delivering results without a budget. Working and creating impact in politically charged environments. Making an impact and holding my ground as the only woman on the management team. Preserving humanity even in difficult restructuring situations.
. . .
FOOTPRINT.
20+ years of International Leadership
4× Enabled International Expansion
3× Digital Transformations with Best-of-Suite Solutions
4× Culture Transformations
3× Enabled and Sustained Business Growth
2× Built Academies & Strategic Talent Functions
4× Built and Positioned Employer Brands
10× Top Management Hires
2× Payroll Outsourcing Programs
2× Global Payroll & HR Landscapes
Dozens of Employment Law Cases Successfully Resolved
Dozens of Works Council Agreements Negotiated
1× Collective Bargaining Negotiation Led
Multiple Leadership Programs Designed and Facilitated
3× New Compensation Models Designed
2× Restructurings
1× M&A / PMI Workstream
Multiple High-Performing, Happy Teams Built & Career Paths Enabled
NETWORK.
There’s only one Darka. I’m not a big consulting firm.
And what if two hands sometimes aren't enough?
Over 18 years in senior HR leadership roles, I have built a strong network of trusted specialists and partners across virtually every area of my service portfolio.
So, when additional expertise or capacity is needed or when things simply need to move fast I can quickly bring the right people on board, whether for a specific challenge or as an extended delivery team for larger projects.
The responsibility stays with me.
The number of hands can scale. 😉
CONTACT.
Find out how I can help.
Get in touch and talk to me.
WHEN NOT TO CONTACT ME
If People Management is not a priority for you.
If you find my professional and personal range too broad.
If you are not comfortable working as equals.
If you have standard tasks to be handled, but no real mandate or budget.
If you need someone who, as we used to say in consulting, “produces work for the drawer.”
WHEN TO CONTACT ME
If you value People Management and understand that it is not about bureaucracy, but about interconnected disciplines that will help determine the future of organizations.
Transformations are almost always more complex than they initially appear. That is why they need people
who have experienced different realities,
who have carried responsibility, and
who have not just accompanied change in theory.
They do not need people from the same industry!
Nor do they need managers who have only ever been consultants or bosses.
Transformation cannot be led through methodologies or from a single professional perspective alone.
It requires diverse experience, the ability to navigate uncertainty, and the courage to take responsibility for new challenges and to be accountable for the results.
We don’t need less diversity of experience.
We need more of it.
If you want to work with someone who is honest, open and straightforward.
If you are facing particularly difficult and complex challenges or missions with significant responsibility and finding the right person to take holistic ownership matters more to you than engaging an entire consulting team.
If you need someone who can move quickly, take on smaller tasks as well, and create tangible progress from the very beginning.
And if you are looking for someone who genuinely develops, improves and strengthens who thinks ahead, thinks things through, looks back when necessary, and above all, doesn’t just think, but gets things done.
MY CLAIM.