Who is Dietmar Winzker?Â
Dietmar Winzker has gained extensive technical and managerial experience over more than 20 years in the design, development and management of complex, high tech engineering systems. He worked in a large (27 000 employees) Corporation charged with the Development of Defense Systems where he became a senior manager and reached a Vice-President position. With this solid background, he started off as an international business facilitator and consultant for multi-disciplinary teams in diverse industry sectors at the end of 1989. He specializes in areas such as systems engineering, business transformation, human capacity development and business leadership but always set in a holistic framework. Dietmar has traveled internationally (40 countries) and has worked on four continents in numerous countries (over 30 countries)
Background
Dietmar initially studied and qualified in ground-based aviation electronics. Subsequently he graduated in aeronautical engineering from the University of Stellenbosch. He specialized in aero- and gasdynamics, flight stability and propulsion. He holds a number of engineering degrees which culminated in a PhD in engineering in 1988. In recognition of his experience and specific competence, he was appointed Professor Extraordinary by the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Pretoria, South Africa, Department of Engineering and Technology Management during 1995. Closely associated with the UP Graduate School of Technology Management (GSTM) for over 20 years he also was a Member of the Research Group for Engineering & Technology. He is also a Senior Research Associate at the Postgraduate School of Engineering Management at the University of Johannesburg.
With his experience in senior management he joined the post-graduate teaching staff of two Universities and simultaneously worked part-time on a second doctorate in Engineering & Technology Management which was conferred to him by the University of Johannesburg in 2005. He teaches post-graduate short-courses regularly at a number of international universities in subjects as diverse as Systems Engineering, Development of Strategic Intent, Personal Competencies for Management Development, Product Design & Innovation, Intercultural Management & Marketing and Business Leadership Development.
Currently
Dietmar facilitates in-house workshops and seminars in diverse companies internationally (mainly Europe & USA)Â and is a sought-after speaker at conventions and conferences. He has published numerous peer-reviewed papers in Technology Management and presented them at international Conferences. Some are published in appropriate Journals.
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Motivating people for the long haul, especially professionals, by enabling them to reach their true potential and hence make their organizations globally competitive, are Dietmarâs major objectives. His challenging talks, workshops and inter-active programs are designed for achieving maximum learning rather than âteachingâ. These provide an excellent learning opportunity for a complex, highly turbulent, digital and fast-moving globalized world.
Dietmar encourages critical thinking, thinking side-ways, living out ethical values especially in business and he believes in balancing the demands made by a stressful business environment and the needs of a successful personal life. Yet Dietmar is very practical when it comes to implementing difficult and complex concepts. His workshops & seminars are of high intellectual content, pragmatic, (i.e. not purely academic) and considered FUN as well! This is expressed by his excellent sense of humor, easy manner and ability to adapt to different cultures. The feed-back from participants of many cultures all over the world testify to this fact.
Dietmar has developed a range of high-impact outcome-based Programs which enable participants to grow individually in personal, business & management competencies so as to lead and to make their organizations globally competitive and as Individuals to lead Lives of Significance. These courses, seminars and regular webinars on a diversity of topics are always adjusted to the participants/clientâs specific needs or requirements prior to the event. The emphasis is always on exploring, sharing, and self-learning.
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Dietmarâs broad international experience gained through various projects in many countries on four continents over the past 30 years partially explains his holistic mind-set, cultural sensitivity, pragmatism and insight into the âbusiness of lifeâ in a global context.
He also acts as a Business Coach to selected executives who want to go further in their career, their personal lives and their dreams.
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A truly global citizen through his extensive travels, he is happily married to his first wife Suzannie since 1974. They have three adult children. In his free time he enjoys private motor-flying, gyro flying as well as soaring, listening to music (Beatles, Bach, Blues and Mozart!) and he loves reading on a diversity of topics, fiction as well as non-fiction.
