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Based in Berlin, Friedrich Kuhn plays a key role in Egon Zehnder’s Health and CEO practices. He developed the Egon Zehnder Transformational Leadership framework and now leads the global Practice, which helps CEOs, top teams, and entire organizations become more responsive, proactive, and competitive. Drawing on his deep experience as a health-care consultant, Friedrich also helps organizations recruit and integrate top external talent as well as develop internal leadership.

In times of transformative challenges leadership makes all the difference. And it is quite a different repertoire the best leaders and teams develop and apply to change the mindset of entire organizations. It is my passion to help individuals and teams to acquire this repertoire.

Before working for Egon Zehnder, Friedrich served on the board of Blueorbit E-Business AG, a business consulting and implementation provider with a strong focus on the health-care market. Before that, he was a consultant for McKinsey & Company in Munich, starting as an Associate and quickly advancing to the role of Engagement Manager. His projects included post-merger integrations, reshaping global value chains, and redesigning organizations after a fundamental market transformation.

Friedrich earned an MA in mathematics from the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich as well as a PhD in philosophy. Music is important in his life: He plays cello in an orchestra of managers, and his wife is a professional harpist. Friedrich is very devoted to his two sons, who also have an artistic bent, and enjoys traveling and spending weekends with his family on a houseboat in the lakes around Berlin.

Friedrich Kuhn gehört zur globalen Praxisgruppe Health, die er einige Jahre leitete. Er berät seine Klienten in Fragen der Kunden- und Patientenorientierung, der Digitalisierung (E-Health) sowie der Transformation von Gesundheitslösungen und -systemen. Friedrich Kuhn initiierte den Aufbau des Transformational-Leadership-Ansatzes von Egon Zehnder und leitet heute ein globales Expertenteam, das branchenübergreifend CEOs, Managementteams und ganze Unternehmen bei umfangreichen Transformationsprozessen unterstützt. Als langjähriger Berater in der Gesundheitsbranche sowie als Experte in der Besetzung von Führungspositionen unterstützt er außerdem Organisationen bei der Suche oder Förderung von Spitzentalenten und deren Integration in die jeweiligen Führungsteams.

Friedrich Kuhn begann seine berufliche Laufbahn bei McKinsey & Company in München und stieg dort zum Engagement Manager auf. In dieser Funktion betreute er Klienten bei einer Reihe komplexer geschäftlicher Herausforderungen, wie etwa Post Merger Integration, Neuausrichtung der globalen Wertschöpfungskette oder Organisationsneuentwicklung. Im Jahr 2000 wechselte er von McKinsey in den Vorstand der Blue Orbit E-Business AG, einem Beratungsunternehmen für Klienten aus der Gesundheitsbranche.

Friedrich Kuhn studierte Mathematik und Philosophie an der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität in München und der Universität Pisa. Er erwarb den Titel des Diplom-Mathematikers und promovierte in Philosophie an der Universität München.

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Master Complexity Before it Masters You

Master Complexity Before it Masters You

As companies move from short-term crisis management to the task of recovery and reimagination, it will be critical for leaders to distill and “bottle”… Read more

The Spark that Lights the Flame (3)

The Spark that Lights the Flame (3)

By this point, together with our client we have determined what degree of transformation is necessary in various dimensions and at different points within… Read more

The Spark that Lights the Flame (2)

The Spark that Lights the Flame (2)

By way of structure for our diagnosis, we take the five key dimensions that determine the success or failure of any transformation and examine… Read more

The Spark that Lights the Flame (1)

The Spark that Lights the Flame (1)

It’s a simple truth that haunts many a corporate leader: “What made us successful in the past will not keep us competitive in the… Read more

"Life Belongs to the Living"

"Life belongs to the living, and he who lives must be prepared for change." Or, to translate these words written by Johann Wolfgang von… Read more

Egon Zehnder Supports European Digital Health Days

Egon Zehnder Supports European Digital Health Days

“Big versus Smart – Data Creating the Future of Better Healthcare,” was the focus of this year’s European Digital Health Days held on 1… Read more

Interview with Ben Lipps, Fresenius Medical Care

Interview with Ben Lipps, Fresenius Medical Care

“You have to be prepared to take all of the risks and assume responsibility for failures.” Read more

Interview with Lang Lang

Interview with Lang Lang

“If you know how to fly but you never knew how to walk, wouldn’t that be sad?” Read more

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Okwui Enwezor - The world citizen

“Surfers, yes, the surfers! They are always in motion.” Read more

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