What Tatkraft does

Tatkraft GmbH is a privately held, founder-owned personnel selection and development firm headquartered in Jüchen, Germany, operating since 2000 under sole owner and Managing Director Stephan Gingter. The firm delivers four interconnected service lines: Beratung (consulting on strategy, culture, and conflict), Coaching (executives, decision makers, and junior talent), Training (leadership, culture, and values), and Assessment Centers (over 500 individually tailored procedures for selection, development, and team composition). Supporting service modules include Back-to-Office consulting, Fehler- und Feedbackkultur workshops, and a Diagnostics portfolio of third-party personality and behavioral assessment tools (Reiss Motivation Profile, Insights MDI, MPA, DEEP OCEAN, DISG, LIFO, LUXX profile, persolog, Management Drives).

The firm's primary technology is Die Tatburg®, a registered proprietary methodology grounded in didactical and neuroscientific findings that structures complex organizational challenges into clear, actionable solutions across individual, team, and large-group engagements. Co-developed by Stephan Gingter and Nicole Kloppenburg, the method won the European Training Award in GOLD from BDVT e.V. in 2025 and is delivered directly to enterprise and mid-market clients across service industries (banks, insurance, energy, facility services, hotel, travel), production (Anlagenbau, TGA), and non-profit organizations. The firm also generates indirect demand through co-authored books published via GABAL Verlag and sold on Amazon.

Tatkraft's business model is professional-services-based, with revenue from negotiated day rates (Tageshonorar) and fixed project fees, milestone-billed at 1/3 upon order, 1/3 upon concept approval, and 1/3 upon completion. A free initial consultation functions as lead generation. Go-to-market is sales-led and direct, with engagements delivered by a small core team supplemented by a curated network of external experts. The firm has no app, no public API, no AI/ML capability, and no disclosed funding; its competitive position rests on the founder's reputation, industry association leadership (BDVT e.V., Forum Werteorientierung), and brand-recognized methodology rather than technology differentiation.

Name

Tatkraft

Legal name

Tatkraft GmbH

Website

https://tatkraft.ag

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Tatkraft GmbH is a founder-owned German consulting and personnel development firm offering coaching, training, assessment, and strategic advisory services to enterprise and mid-market clients in banking, insurance, energy, production, and non-profit sectors, differentiated by its proprietary Die Tatburg® methodology.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Executive Coaching and Leadership Development Services

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services (5416), Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (54)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Coaching, Mentoring & Facilitation Services (BPACANAI)

Keywords

• Executive coaching services
• Leadership development
• Personnel assessment
• Management consulting
• Organizational development

Headquarters

HQ city

Jüchen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Beratung (Consulting): Strategic consulting services in the areas of Strategy, Culture, and Conflict. Services include Leitbilderarbeitung (vision development), Führungsverständnis (leadership understanding), Strategieerarbeitung (strategy development), Konfliktmoderation (conflict moderation), and Jahreskonferenzen/-planungen (annual conferences/planning).
2. Coaching: Individual coaching services for Führungskräfte (executives), Entscheider/innen (decision makers), and Nachwuchskräfte (junior talent). Works according to BDVT e.V. standards.
3. Training: Training services focused on Führung (leadership), Kultur (culture), and Werte (values). Includes Führungskräfteentwicklung (executive development), Fehler- und Feedbackkultur (error and feedback culture), Zusammenarbeit (collaboration), Werte- und motivorientierte Führung (values and motivation-oriented leadership), Konflikttraining (conflict training), and Umgang mit Unsicherheit (dealing with uncertainty).
4. Assessment Center: Over 500 individually tailored assessment centers for selection, development, and team composition. Services range from individual procedures to modular systems, covering Personalauswahl von Fach- und Führungskräften (selection of specialists and executives), Einzelverfahren für Spitzenpositionen (individual procedures for top positions), Teamzusammensetzung (team composition), and Development Center für Entwicklungsfelder und Talente (development centers for development areas and talents).
5. Die Tatburg®: A proprietary methodology for making the complex tangible and leading teams and individuals to clear, actionable solutions. Addresses complex challenges, creates clarity, resolves conflicts, and develops perspectives.
6. Back to Office Services: Strategic solutions for the future of companies including consulting for Back-to-Office strategies, workshops for participation, and strategic sparring for decision makers.
7. Fehler- und Feedbackkultur Workshops: Participative workshops creating clarity and supporting employees, with nugget-structured modules integrated into the workday.
8. Publikationen (Publications): Books published through GABAL Verlag including 'Trainerkarriere 2.0' and 'Zurück ins Büro: Motivation statt Zugzwang' (Back to Office book). Revenue from book sales.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Tatkraft GmbH delivers professional services in personnel selection and development, with four core pillars: Beratung (consulting on strategy, culture, and conflict), Coaching for executives, decision makers, and junior talent, Training focused on leadership, culture, and values, and Assessment (over 500 individually tailored assessment centers). The offering is differentiated by Die Tatburg®, a proprietary, neuroscience- and didactics-grounded methodology for sustainable change at individual, team, and organizational levels. Supporting modules include Back-to-Office consulting and Fehler- und Feedbackkultur workshops.

Product overview

Tatkraft GmbH is a consulting and personnel development company offering a portfolio of interconnected services centered on personnel selection and development. The core offerings consist of Consulting (strategy, culture, conflict), Coaching (executive and leadership coaching), Training (leadership and values-focused programs), and Assessment (500+ assessment center variants). Supporting modules include Back to Office consulting, the proprietary Die Tatburg® methodology, and Fehler- und Feedbackkultur workshops. The company also provides a comprehensive Diagnostics portfolio featuring multiple personality assessment tools (Reiss Motivation Profile, Insights MDI, MPA, DEEP OCEAN, DISG, LIFO, LUXX profile, persolog, Management Drives) to support personnel decisions and coaching engagements.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Die Tatburg®: A methodology that makes complex challenges tangible and leads teams and individuals to clear, actionable solutions. Used for clarity, conflict resolution, and perspective development.

Products and services

• Beratung (Consulting) Strategic consulting services for executives and organizations across the areas of Strategy (including Leitbilderarbeitung/vision development, Strategieerarbeitung/strategy development, Jahreskonferenzen/-planungen), Culture, and Conflict (including Konfliktmoderation/conflict moderation, Führungsverständnis). For enterprise clients (banks, insurance, energy, facility services, hotel, travel; production; non-profits).
• Coaching Personalized individual coaching for Führungskräfte (executives), Entscheidungsträger (decision makers), and Nachwuchskräfte (junior talent), delivered according to BDVT e.V. standards.
• Training Training programs focused on Leadership (Führung), Culture (Kultur), and Values (Werte). Includes Führungskräfteentwicklung, Fehler- und Feedbackkultur, Zusammenarbeit, Werte- und motivorientierte Führung, Konflikttraining, and Umgang mit Unsicherheit. For enterprise clients.
• Assessment (Assessment Center) Over 500 individually tailored assessment centers for selection, development, and team composition. Services range from individual procedures for top positions to modular systems, covering Personalauswahl von Fach- und Führungskräften, Teamzusammensetzung, and Development Center. For enterprise clients selecting specialists, executives, or composing teams.
• Die Tatburg® A proprietary, neuroscientifically-grounded methodology (registered trademark) for enabling sustainable change at the individual, team, and organizational levels. Structures complex challenges into clear, actionable solutions through participatory processes, applicable from individual coaching through large-group events. Awarded the European Training Award in GOLD 2025 by BDVT e.V.
• Back to Office (Strategic Return-to-Office Solutions) Strategic consulting, workshops, and sparring for companies navigating Return-to-Office challenges. Includes consulting for Back-to-Office strategies, participation workshops for teams, and strategic sparring for senior decision makers.
• Fehler- und Feedbackkultur Workshops Participative workshop series establishing an error and feedback culture in organizations. Uses a nugget-structured LMS-backed three-module learning journey, with topics co-developed in cross-hierarchical project groups and supported by an ongoing accompaniment, knowledge exchange, and knowledge expansion program.

Quantifiable outcome

• 500+ individually tailored assessment centers conducted
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Forum Werteorientierung in der Weiterbildung e.V.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2025Stephan Gingter serves as elected President of the Forum Werteorientierung since September 2025. The FWW is a association of training organizations committed to quality, transparency, and integrity in continuing education. This represents a significant thought leadership position in the German training industry.
• BDVT e.V. (Berufsverband für Trainer, Berater und Coaches)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStephan Gingter serves as Ehrenpräsident (Honorary President) of BDVT e.V., the professional association for trainers, consultants, and coaches. BDVT represents the highest quality standards in training, coaching, and consulting in Germany. The company works according to BDVT standards and uses BDVT AGB (General Business Conditions).
• Offensive MittelstandminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partner supporting companies with practical tools to strengthen their future viability and further development. Stephan Gingter serves as Kuratoriumsmitglied (Board member) of the Stiftung der Offensive Mittelstand. The company holds the seal of the Offensive Mittelstand.
• GABAL e.V.minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe company is a member of GABAL e.V., a non-profit association committed to lifelong learning and continuous innovation readiness. Books have been published through GABAL Verlag, including 'Trainerkarriere 2.0'.
• Net kalle - DonnminorOthersA lively network organization. The Grenadierzug Net kalle - donn supports aid projects in various ways. Stephan Gingter serves as member and Feldwebel (Sergeant).

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Korn Ferry: Global leadership consulting and executive search firm with substantial executive coaching, leadership development and assessment practices. Competes with Tatkraft for the same C-suite/decision-maker coaching and development engagements at much greater scale.
• Egon Zehnder: Global executive search and leadership advisory firm with executive coaching and assessment practices. Competes for senior decision-maker coaching/assessment mandates, with broader scale and brand.
• Roland Berger: European-origin strategy and management consulting firm with adjacent organizational transformation and leadership practice. Overlaps with Tatkraft's strategy consulting and cultural transformation offerings at the senior-decision-maker level.
• Gallup: Global research and consulting firm with a substantial leadership coaching, engagement and strengths-based development practice. Overlaps with Tatkraft's executive coaching and values-oriented leadership offerings.

Direct peers

• FranklinCovey: Global training/coaching firm built around proprietary leadership and effectiveness methodologies sold via workshops, certifications and enterprise programs. Highly comparable business model to Tatkraft's Die Tatburg® based practice.
• Cegos: International training and development group offering leadership programs, coaching and assessment solutions to enterprise clients. Overlaps directly with Tatkraft's coaching/training/assessment portfolio and similar buyer personas.
• Dale Carnegie Training (Germany): Training franchise in Germany offering leadership, communication and coaching programs to enterprise and individual clients. Competes for the same German Mittelstand and corporate training budgets as Tatkraft.
• DDI (Development Dimensions International): Specialist in leadership development and assessment centers serving global enterprises. Directly comparable to Tatkraft's assessment, training and leadership development offerings, especially the 500+ assessment center track record.
• Haufe Group: Germany-based provider of training, learning and development services for enterprises with a strong coach/trainer content portfolio. Closely comparable to Tatkraft in target market (DACH enterprises) and core offerings (training, coaching, leadership development).

Emerging players

• BTS: Specialist consulting firm focused on leadership development, sales coaching and assessment. Comparable in methodology-led training/coaching for executives, especially using structured frameworks similar to Die Tatburg®.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Tatkraft.GmbH
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/tatkraft

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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