Interim Management · Leadership Consulting & Coaching · Human Change Management · Organizational stabilization
I take interim leadership responsibility when organizations are under pressure: stabilizing teams and operations, clarifying priorities and accountability, and making change workable for the people who have to deliver it.
I step into demanding change and stabilization situations when leadership capacity is needed immediately. As an interim manager, I take operational responsibility: setting priorities, clarifying decisions and escalations, restoring reliable collaboration, and keeping delivery moving alongside the day-to-day business.
Human Change Management and leadership enablement shape how I lead that work. I involve the people who understand the operation, surface uncertainty, overload, resistance, and conflict early, and translate change goals into practical steps. Participation and accountability belong together: people need a voice, clear expectations, and decisions that are followed through.
My foundation is the Diplom-Kauffrau für Europäische Wirtschaft (FH), a German business degree comparable to an MBA, together with more than 20 years of leadership and transformation experience. I combine operational knowledge of energy billing and SAP environments with governance, financial steering, program leadership, and organization design. Training as an art & creative therapist and movement coach strengthens how I facilitate difficult topics and keep leadership grounded under complexity.
When operations are under pressure or leadership capacity is temporarily missing, I provide orientation, structure, and hands-on leadership.
Change succeeds when people understand the direction, can contribute their experience, and know what is expected of them.
Stable delivery needs transparent decisions, workable processes, and a steering model that connects operational reality with management expectations.
My work starts where operational pressure and organizational change meet—and where someone needs to take responsibility for both delivery and the people involved.
A key role is temporarily vacant, a team needs direction, or the organization requires experienced leadership without a long lead time.
Backlogs, unclear priorities, recurring problems, or fragmented ownership are putting reliable day-to-day delivery at risk.
Uncertainty, overload, or conflict is slowing implementation and needs to be addressed as part of the leadership work.
Roles, interfaces, decisions, and escalation paths need to become explicit so teams can act with confidence.
Different priorities and language are blocking progress, and both sides need one shared picture of the work and its consequences.
A transformation, process, or operating model exists on paper but still needs to become workable behavior in everyday operations.
The aim is not change activity for its own sake. It is a stable operation, clear leadership, and a team that can carry the work forward.
If you need experienced interim leadership, leadership enablement, or Human Change Management that brings people through change while stabilizing delivery, I would be glad to explore the situation with you.
Kathleen Bartho
Interim Management, Leadership Consulting & Coaching
Werkstraße 2
76477 Elchesheim-Illingen
Kathleen@Kathleen-Bartho.de
+49 07245 9471861
+49 176 42 57 34 93
VAT ID DE280103988