Michael Pfeiffenstein

Meine Mission ist Diversität in all seinen Formen in der Gesellschaft zu integrieren. Daran wirke ich mit. Sehe mich hier als Impulsgeber. Begleite Menschen am Weg zu ihrem wahren Potential. Bin an ihrer Seite, wenn sie beginnen ihren Stärken mehr zu vertrauen. Und genauso, wenn sie sich lösen vom Ballast, der durch gesellschaftliche Konditionierungen entstanden ist. Meine wichtigsten Werkzeuge sind eine offen Haltung, ausgeprägte Menschenkenntnis, Achtsamkeit & das Wissen das jeder Mensch talentiert ist

- Idea: I identified market trends and implemented them in our business model - Proofed persistence to overcome obstacles on the way to sell first products and learned what it means to take over full responsibiltiy - Participated in a business plan competition at which we reached the finals and gave a presentation about entreprenurship at Vienna University of Economics & Business in front of 100 students - Many valuable lessons learnt about entrepreneurship in a short but intense time

- Experienced the establishment of an entirely new department, Sustainability Management, in a complex and vast organization (subsidiaries in 17 countries with a total of 60,000 employees) - First-hand insight in current trends and initiatives in the sustainability field - Typical tasks: bringing in my sustainability knowledge gained at university, creating a new set of ppt slides for the department, implementing my excel-skills to increase efficiency of established processes

- Assessment of candidates applying from all over the globe in terms of qualification and suitability for the Master profiles - Working in a very diverse team with members from Norway, the USA, Italy, China, Estonia and Kenya - Due to my qualification won over many other applicants to get the job where I carry a good deal of responsibility

- Working in an international company with colleagues from Iran, Germany and Romania, successfully delivering a feasibility study for nano-tech equipment - Work-intensive business trips to Shanghai & Budapest: Tech-Fair participation, assessing future business partners for our client and preparation of client reports - Typical tasks: Preparation of presentations, market analysis and development of strategic recommendations

- Coordination and participation in a project based on support of internationals - Giving workshops and trainings about SMEs and business plans at senior high schools and universities - Adoption of my knowledge in a new environment, performance of a project with team members from several countries and experiencing different cultures and attitudes

- Realization of an IT-project to apply management knowledge gained at university - Manage a team of four team members to mainly establish a database connected to a software to assess customer satisfaction through an electronic questionnaire - Improvement of project management skills in general, interaction with project owners and gaining first experience in motivating a team

Since the cooperation of NHH is with the Political Science Dept. of UTDT, I could acquire knowledge about politics in general and in Latin America in particular. Additionally I took the MBA course "Doing Business in Argentina" to understand the business environment prevailing in this country.

NHH is the most renowned business university of Norway and a member of the CEMS and PIM network. In its environment of high class education I gained profound Management and Strategy knowledge combined with insights in Economics.