Testimonials from clients and colleagues:
"Since the 1990s André Papmehl has published numerous innovative books which are now an essential part of the management literature. I send my best wishes for him personally and for his continued success."
Professor em. Dr. Knut Bleicher, University of St. Gallen
"Two basic conditions are required for people to be creative in companies: they need to master the necessary tools in order to generate ideas - and a corporate culture needs to be in place where they are able to use these tools without constraints. This book contains a broad insight as to how modern companies are able to create and nurture this type of corporate culture."
Dr. Edward de Bono, on the book: "The Creative Organisation"
"I have always found the partnership with André Papmehl in internal company projects dealing with HR and organisational development, as well as in conjunction with publications on innovation and customer orientation, to be a motivating and fruitful one."
Dr. Klaus Doppler, Organisational Consultancy and Behavioural Training
"André Papmehl has been a dear friend of mine for many years. He has fantastic, creative ideas and new and unconventional ways of putting them into practice. As a consultant and mentor who is specialised in the areas of HRM and organisational development, I would recommend him very highly."
Peter Gastberger, founder and CEO of scalaria the eventresort
"André Papmehl is an innovative colleague, who already developed pragmatic solutions concerning change management and entrepreneurship two decades ago - hence long before these issues were discovered from more or less qualified experts."
Peter-W. Gester, founder and CEO of the missing-link-institute
„André Papmehl whom I know since more than 20 years - combines excellent experiences in operational HRM and visions towards strategic development. It´s luck for his customers, that he know is working as a management consultant.”
Jürgen Hachenberg, CEO FIEGE uni/serve GmbH
"I have been working with Mr Papmehl for many years and value him as an excellent personnel manager, who offers innovative, forward-looking and strategic concepts. He has published a number of excellent books dealing with management topics that I had the pleasure of collaborating with him on."
Professor em. Dr. Hans H. Hinterhuber, Hinterhuber & Partners
"The cooperation with André Papmehl has been always highly productive and creative."
Professor Dr. med. Rainer Holm-Hadulla, University Heidelberg
"Mr Papmehl completely understands how to translate complicated issues from everyday life into a language that everyone can understand with a sense of energy and creativity that has impressed me from the start."
Arnulf Freiherr von Eyb, Specialist Law Practice for Labour Law, MDL in Baden-Württemberg
"Mr Papmehl had overall responsibility as the interim manager of the Vice President Senior Executives Corporate Center. Since the collaboration and results achieved have been thoroughly positive, we are pleased to be able to provide this reference."
Rüdiger Lindenmeyer, Group Vice President Human Resources, MANN+HUMMEL
"André Papmehl was my HR-Director for many years: We have developed the Berner Business School together and are still in touch and good friends."
Dr. Roberto Lovato, Director Human Resources, Berner Italy
"I’ve known André Papmehl since the 1970s. He has always impressed me with his knowledge and capacity for sensitivity towards a situation. As a consultant in personnel and organisational development, he is a professional and highly competent sparring partner."
Henning Oldendorff, Chairman Oldendorff Carriers
"I know André Papmehl since the beginning of our careers from projects such as keynote events, training and joint-publications. After having worked for many years as an HR-Director in high-profile companies - he is now working as a professional and creative top management consultant."
Hon.-Prof. Dr. Peter Speck, Head of Festo "Bildungsfond" | CEO Festo Lerning Center Saar GmbH
“I have known André Papmehl as a management expert for around two decades now. He is an esteemed colleague who has well-founded, intercultural experience in the fields of training, presentation and adult education. He worked successfully for many years as a lecturer of the SNP programme (for up and coming HR managers) in adult education in Switzerland.”
Professor Dr. Thomas Schwarb, University of Applied Sciences North-Western Switzerland
"I’ve known André Papmehl for around 20 years and feel qualified to say that his ideas are surprisingly creative and unconventional! Coupled with his years of experience, he is an excellent sparring partner."
Thomas Urbach, Member of the Board, Mercedes-Benz Vans
"In the more than 20 years that I have worked with André Papmehl I have been impressed by two particular characteristics: his persistence and tenacity in driving projects and his ability, helped by his language skills, to adapt to different international environments."
Ian Walsh, founder and CEO, Ian Walsh Consulting Network
"I have come to know André Papmehl as an experienced, forward-looking leader, who achieves his goals with dedication and professionalism. His trademarks are reliability and creativity."
Professor Dr. Artur Wollert, Karlsruhe University of Technology
"Mr. Papmehl is one of the few HR Directors who has authored a large number of comprehensive publications together with his impressive expert network. After working for many years as an active and creative co-entrepreneur, he has decided in the year 2010 to become an entrepreneur. I wish him all the best for the future!"
Professor em. Dr. Rolf Wunderer, University of St. Gallen