Julie Dressler
Julie Dressler (38) works in general management at a Hamburg-based digital company where she drives business success of recruiting products and services. She has successfully started several new business units in recent years. Her goal is to simplify recruiting for companies even in times of talent shortage. For 14 years, Julie has been committed to bringing employers and talent together. Her work environment makes her an expert in managing rapid change. She studied information and language sciences, business administration and psychology in Hildesheim and France. Both as a leader and systemic coach, Julie lives by the motto: “Do what you love, love what you do”. She supports people to courageously and authentically match personal values with work.
Julie’s confessions
Q. DO YOU HAVE A ROLE MODEL OR LIFE MOTTO?
A. I am impressed by people who have gained a special talent from challenging situations, which they now use to make other people’s lives easier, e.g. by choosing a particular job, their own business idea or through social commitment.
Q. WHAT EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE STANDS OUT IN YOUR MEMORY?
A. My systemic training at the Coaching Academy Hamburg in 2019. I had several aha experiences, some of which I experienced as a major contrast to my role in performance-oriented general management for recruiting products and services. This learning experience confirmed once again how important it is for me to have an authentic, natural approach to my own resources in the workplace.
Q. WHAT CAN YOU NOT LAUGH ABOUT?
A. Arrogance and devaluing people.
Q. WHAT’s Something beautiful that you bought yourself recently?
A. A ring with precious stones from my grandmother, which I changed to my liking.
Q. WHAT BOOK WOULD YOU NEVER GIVE AWAY?
A. I would tend to give away any book, because I like to pass on good books. However, my old tattered children’s songbook, “The Bird Wedding” remains with me.
Q. WHEN DO YOU FEEL MOST ALIVE?
A. I love feeling alive after a brisk run in nature.
Q. WHAT DO YOU BELIEVE IN?
A. There is always an opportunity in difficult or bad situations and it pays not to give up.
Q. WHERE IS YOUR MOST PEACEFUL PLACE?
A. In the forest.
Q. What was the last good deed you did?
A. A donation for the airlift from Afghanistan.
Q. WHAT HAVE YOU RECENTLY DREAMED ABOUT?
A. I rarely remember, but graduating from university in my dreams I was still missing an exam and didn't deserve the degree. Luckily that wasn’t true.
Q. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE MUSIC?
A. 80s.
Q. Beginning or finishing up? Which is harder to do?
A. Finishing.