Meet our newest WOL Coach: Britta Trompeter

The best WOL Coaches have had such a good experience in a WOL Circle that they want to spread it. Britta first experienced WOL in 2018 and the impact, she says, “has stayed with me ever since.”

I love the way she describes it:

“What captured me was the self-efficacy that unfolds in the process. The circle holds you, encourages you, and carries you forward in pursuing what truly matters to you. And yet it's entirely self-determined: the concept is so beautifully open that every person sets their own focus, their own pace, their own level of engagement. It gives structure not to constrain, but to enable.”

She went on to introduce WOL within her organization and completed the WOL FrauenStärken program multiple times. In 2025, she co-founded her own network, “Female Empowerment Waldeck-Frankenberg," and became a WOL Frauenstärken partner.

As she writes in her profile:

“The WOL spirit runs through everything I do today: bringing people together, moving forward in deliberate steps until change stops being a plan and becomes reality.” 

With the depth and breadth of her experience, Britta will be an excellent WOL Coach. And I am excited to see what she will do with WOL in the years ahead!

Note: For each new WOL Coach, I ask three questions so you can get to know them and their reasons for becoming a Coach. You can also visit Britta’s WOL Coach profile on workingoutloud.com. Or connect with her on LinkedIn or at britta-trompeter.de.

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1. Please share 5 facts about you so people get to know you.

1. I believe real change starts from within. Sustainable transformation doesn't come from top-down mandates — it grows from the inside. That conviction drives everything I do.

2. I'm a People & Culture expert working independently with organizations. I support companies in developing their culture toward greater resilience and future-readiness because structure follows mindset, not the other way around.

3. I coach mental strength in small groups — just like WOL. As a Positive Intelligence Coach, I help people build inner resources to navigate challenges. I work in small peer groups where people strengthen each other because growth is more powerful together.

4. I love connecting people — and I put that into action. In my region, I co- founded Female Empowerment, a network of women who support each other professionally and personally and make themselves visible. Because together, we can achieve so much more.

5. I live in the countryside — and I've come to love it. Nature, strong community ties, short distances. It grounds me. My travels are the counterpart — they bring new perspectives, energy, and inspiration that I carry back into my everyday life.

2. What positive difference do you aspire to make?

Resilient organizations where people don't just cope with change  but grow through it. That's the difference I aspire to make.

I work with companies to build the conditions where people can unfold their potential, contribute with purpose, and develop a genuine sense of self-efficacy. Because when individuals feel empowered to shape what's around them, organizations become truly future-ready — from the inside out.

3. Why WOL?

I first experienced WOL in 2018 and its impact has stayed with me ever since.

What captured me was the self-efficacy that unfolds in the process. The circle holds you, encourages you, and carries you forward in pursuing what truly matters to you. And yet it's entirely self-determined: the concept is so beautifully open that every person sets their own focus, their own pace, their own level of engagement. It gives structure not to constrain, but to enable.

Ever since, I've been shaping formats inspired by this principle. Because WOL showed me what real change looks like: it comes from within, not from the outside in. And that's exactly what makes it last.