IHR - Institut

What IHR - Institut does

IHR - Institut für Human Resources is a privately held HR consulting and leadership development institute founded in 2008 and headquartered in a heritage-listed 1850s building at Bertoldstraße 63 in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany. The firm is led by Institute Director Michael Steil and operates with a small team of approximately 8 employees, drawing on a network of cooperation partners. Its core service offering is the FKE (Führungskräfteentwicklung) executive training program — a structured multi-module curriculum comprising a foundational Basis-Modul on personnel leadership fundamentals plus seven advanced Aufbau-Module covering employee communication, time and stress management, AI use in leadership, preventive occupational health, and talent acquisition. Delivery spans in-person public seminars (held in Freiburg im Breisgau and Lautertal/Odenwald), in-house corporate training, and the digital IHR-Online-Führungskompass platform for remote workshops and coaching.

The institute's commercial portfolio also includes 1:1 coaching services (development, transfer, personal, resilience, and crisis coaching), coaching vouchers valid for three years and redeemable only by named individuals, an employee support hotline (MUT), psychosocial workplace surveys using the PSGI instrument, a peer community (IHR Leadership Circle), and specialized programs for women executives. Pricing is per-participant for seminars (disclosed modules at €300 and €600 excluding VAT) and per-session for coaching, with vouchers prepaid before first use. Customer segments are managers and executives (primary persona), organizations seeking HR consulting and team development (primary business unit), and intact teams seeking facilitation or conflict resolution (secondary). Marketing is conducted primarily through the institute's own website event listings, LinkedIn and Pinterest organic social channels, and an email newsletter; customer acquisition combines event-driven public seminars with enterprise in-house engagements.

Name

IHR - Institut

Legal name

IHR - Institut für Human Resources

Website

https://ihr-institut.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

IHR - Institut für Human Resources is a privately held Freiburg-based HR consulting and leadership development institute founded in 2008, serving managers, executives, and organizations through structured FKE training seminars, digital workshops, coaching, and organizational consulting.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Human Resources Consulting

NAICS

Human Resources Consulting Services (541612), Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services (5416)

SIC

Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

HR Technology (HRIS/HCM) Advisory & Implementation (BPAHAGAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Core HR & HRIS (BPACAPAA)

Keywords

• HR consulting services
• Leadership development
• Executive coaching
• Organizational development
• Corporate training

Headquarters

HQ city

Freiburg im Breisgau

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Seminar and Workshop Fees: IHR charges fees for in-person seminars and workshops (Präsenz-Seminare) such as the FKE (Führungskräfte-Entwicklung) series, including two-day modules on topics such as personnel leadership, employee communication, time management, AI usage, and health protection. Fees are quoted per participant (TN-Gebühr).
2. Coaching Services: IHR offers individual coaching services including development coaching, transfer coaching, personal coaching, resilience coaching, and crisis coaching. Coaching is delivered both in-person and online. Coaching vouchers (Coaching-Gutscheine) are also sold.
3. Online Workshop Fees: IHR provides online workshops through the IHR-Online-Führungskompass, covering communication, stress prevention, and professional conduct with employees. Online workshops are charged separately with defined cancellation policies.
4. Coaching Vouchers: IHR sells coaching vouchers (Coaching-Gutscheine) that can be redeemed for coaching sessions. Vouchers are sold for specific named individuals and are valid for three years after the year of issue.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

IHR - Institut für Human Resources is a human resources consulting and training firm that delivers executive development through its in-person FKE (Führungskräfteentwicklung) seminar program and the IHR Führungskompass online platform. The institute also offers organizational development, team development, personnel development, transformation support, interim management, crisis management, individual coaching, employee surveys (PSGI), and an employee support hotline (MUT) to organizations, managers, and teams in German-speaking regions.

Product overview

IHR - Institut für Human Resources is a human resources consulting and training firm headquartered in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany. Its product portfolio centers on two primary delivery formats: the FKE (Führungskräfteentwicklung) in-person seminar program and the IHR Führungskompass online platform. The FKE program is a structured multi-module curriculum for executives comprising a foundational Basis-Modul and multiple advanced Aufbau-Module (covering employee communication, time management, AI use, health protection, and talent management). The IHR Führungskompass provides digital workshops and 1:1 coaching for flexible, location-independent leadership development. Supporting offerings include individual coaching sessions (development, transfer, resilience, and crisis coaching), coaching gift vouchers, the IHR Leadership Circle peer community, specialized women's leadership programs, employee support services (MUT hotline, PSGI surveys), and partner-delivered rhetoric training. All offerings are targeted at executives, HR professionals, and organizations seeking organizational, team, and personnel development support.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• IHR-Online-Führungskompass: Digital leadership platform offering online workshops and coaching for executives, covering topics such as communication, stress prevention, and professional conduct with employees.

Products and services

• FKE – Führungskräfteentwicklung (Präsenz-Seminare) Structured multi-module in-person executive development program with a foundational Basis-Modul (Grundlagen der Personalführung) and advanced Aufbau-Module covering employee communication, time and stress management, AI use in leadership, preventive health protection, and talent acquisition and retention. Offered as public seminars and as in-house corporate training.
• IHR Führungskompass (Online-Angebot) Digital leadership platform offering online workshops and coaching for executives, covering communication, stress prevention, and professional conduct with employees. Enables flexible, location-independent participation through interactive methods.
• Coaching Services One-on-one coaching services for leaders including development coaching, transfer coaching, personal coaching, resilience coaching, and crisis coaching, delivered both in-person and online.
• IHR Coaching-Gutscheine Gift vouchers for coaching sessions, valid for three years after issuance, redeemable exclusively by the named individual, sold directly to individuals or companies.
• Wirkungskompetenz steigern (für Frauen) One-day online training session for women executives on optimizing personal impact through body language, posture, voice control, and rhetorical techniques, delivered by Toni Marie Leisz.
• MUT – Mitarbeiter-Unterstützungs-Telefon Confidential employee support hotline providing assistance to employees, part of IHR's broader occupational health and psychosocial support offerings.
• PSGI – Mitarbeitenden-Befragungen Employee surveys using the PSGI (Psychosocial Strain Questionnaire) instrument to assess and address psychosocial workplace hazards.
• IHR Leadership Circle Community-based peer network for leaders to exchange experiences, receive collegial advice, and continue professional development.
• Stark führen als Frau Specialized program for women executives focused on developing leadership presence, communication, and career advancement strategies.
• Organizational & Personnel Development Consulting Customized consulting engagements spanning organizational development, team development, personnel development, transformation support, interim management, crisis management, process facilitation, mediation, and supervision, tailored to individual client organizations.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Toni Marie Leisz / auf punkt.minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerToni Marie Leisz operates 'auf punkt.' and serves as a cooperation partner (Kooperationspartnerin) of IHR. She provides rhetoric, presentation, and speaking training services integrated into IHR's coaching and seminar offerings. She delivers the 'Wirkungskompetenz steigern (für Frauen)' coaching program as part of IHR's portfolio.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Malik Management Center St. Gallen: Malik Management is a management systems and leadership development firm founded by Fredmund Malik. It offers executive education, leadership training, and organizational consulting that directly parallel IHR's leadership development and organizational transformation offerings.
• WEKA Akademie: WEKA Akademie delivers professional seminars, certifications, and in-house training programs in HR, management, and leadership for German organizations. It directly overlaps IHR's FKE-style modular training and in-house corporate offerings.
• Forum Institut für Management: Forum Institut is a German seminar and conference provider specializing in management, HR, and leadership training. It competes with IHR on the public seminar and executive workshop format for German DACH audiences.
• hkp/// group: hkp/// group is a German HR strategy and transformation consultancy covering HR operating models, leadership development, and organizational design. It overlaps directly with IHR's organizational development, personnel development, and transformation support services.
• Haufe Akademie: Haufe Akademie is one of Germany's largest providers of in-person and digital seminars in HR, leadership, and management development. It directly overlaps IHR's FKE seminar format, coaching, and in-house corporate training offerings, but at significantly greater scale and breadth.
• Kienbaum: Kienbaum is a leading German HR and leadership consulting firm offering executive coaching, leadership development, and organizational consulting. It directly competes with IHR in personnel development, coaching, and HR advisory for German organizations.

Broad incumbents

• Steinbeis-Beratungszentrum: Steinbeis is a broad German consulting and transfer network covering management, HR, and organizational development across many industries. It overlaps IHR's personnel and organizational development practice but operates as a much larger, multi-domain incumbent.

Emerging players

• TTS Talent Transformation Services: TTS provides leadership and talent development consulting with digital learning and coaching components. While globally scoped, it overlaps IHR's combination of executive coaching, leadership training, and digital content delivery (e.g., the Führungskompass platform).

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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