Testimonials

"As a practitioner of Digital Age Leadership Rudolf demonstrates a unique balance of experience as well as competence in the traditional and the emergent construct of leadership. His strengths across both areas mean the value and contribution he has to offer senior leaders in traditional, complex or multi-national systems is equal to his value contribution to a leader in start-up or high growth . Rudi brings wisdom to the idea of leadership in a digital age that is matched by a humility which motivates and engages any leader fortunate to work with him."

"Whether it was during the times of our large acquisitions in Central and Eastern Europe or complex mergers in Austria, in my role as CEO of Raiffeisen Bank International I could always fully rely on Rudolf’s expert guidance as our head of group HR. With equal understanding of the needs of our business and of our employees he developed the HR function to a new professional level and was an exemplary leader. I highly appreciated his always open, clear communication and personal integrity."

"When I was the board member for Retail Banking and later also Operations and IT at Raiffeisen Bank International, Rudolf was a trusted partner who was extremely flexible and always open and ready to discuss, challenge and support new ideas. He strongly supported me and the team in all important HR matters and his support was instrumental to our overall success. His deep understanding of processes, organisations and people helped us drive our most important initiatives and projects to a successful conclusion. I always valued Rudolf’s responsiveness to my requests and his desire to find ways to help me and my business make things happen. It was always highly appreciated."

"During my term as board member for Markets and Investment Banking, and later also for Retail at Raiffeisen Bank International I worked together with Rudolf as Head of Group HR. Whether it was about strategic topics, complex process issues or challenging employee and leadership matters, I always experienced and valued him as a highly competent sparring partner."

"Through the agency Wolkenrot Rudolf joined our team in a turbulent period with significant organisational change. It was amazing how fast Rudolf became integrated into our management team as an interim HR Head. He fully stepped into the functional and operational HR-lead, managing the critical HR processes. I appreciated his guidance and experience when we worked together to define the cornerstones of our new HR strategy. Rudolf acted with the highest level of integrity and professionalism!"

"After a major restructuring of the Eli Lilly operations in Vienna it was a profound experience as the Managing Director to team up with Rudolf to rebuild and refocus the organisation in a structured way. In his lead HR role he successfully steered people-oriented initiatives with great care and based on a deep understanding of change management and organisational development. Especially I appreciated Rudolf’s analytical skills, his ability to understand and deal with complex HR situations and his business focus."