Executive Culture Coach at Blue Agile GmbH | Empowering leaders to foster a culture of excellence and innovation through coaching executives, enabling teams to surpass their potential and achieve remarkable results.

I’m Eva Gysling, a three-time Olympic swimmer and executive/team leader with 35+ years in complex organisations. I know real pressure - on the starting block and in the boardroom - and how much potential gets wasted when culture is left to chance, systems are poorly designed, and leadership behaviour goes unchallenged.

My work sits where Olympic mindset, executive leadership, culture and corporate mental health meet. Burnout isn’t an individual weakness, and “tough” leadership doesn’t justify daily micro-suffering - especially when it’s driven by bad behaviour. High performance without psychological safety is a contradiction. If people pay with health or dignity, it’s not performance, it’s system failure and a culture problem.

That’s why I created The Executive Edge - ASPIRE: a clear six-module framework for senior leaders who build healthy high-performance cultures on purpose. ASPIRE turns intent into standards, rituals and tools across:

• Pressure design
• Accountability
• Resilience
• Strategic agility
• Team confidence
• Culture anchoring

Purpose:
Design pressure, behaviour and collaboration so people can deliver ambitious results while staying healthy, respected and appreciated.

Who I work with (DACH)
• Senior leaders in tech, healthcare and other disruptive environments (and their leadership teams)
• People & Culture / HR leaders responsible for culture, mental health and leadership quality
• Interprofessional bridge leaders (Product, IT, Ops, Clinical/Service) living in the friction between silos
• Selected consultants, coaches and executive-education partners who want an Olympic-tested, tool-rich system to plug into their work

Together, we redesign how pressure, workload, behaviour, collaboration and culture are handled so leaders don’t have to choose between results and system health.

What I don’t do:
I don’t train people to “be more resilient” so they can tolerate the intolerable. No glossy wellbeing without accountability. No treating bad leadership as a private issue. Psychological safety is infrastructure, non-negotiable, measurable, and owned.

What working with me feels like:
Calm under pressure; direct, respectful and appreciative; Olympic-level standards with high respect for people. We install small, robust rituals/behaviors that hold when things get tough: clearer decisions, fairer load, healthier teams, and more honest collaboration. Proof, not slogans.

If this sounds like your world, let’s explore whether ASPIRE can help you build the healthy high-performance culture you actually want to own.

Eva Gysling, OLY

Most people remember one leader from their career.
Not the title → The feeling...

That feeling came from:
→ being trusted early.
→ before confidence felt solid.
→ before everything was figured out.

And also sometimes...

✅ A responsibility handed over sooner than expected.
✅ A decision made without someone stepping in.
✅ Support shown publicly when things got uncomfortable.

Those moments stay.

↳ They change how people think about themselves.
↳ They stop waiting for permission.
↳ They start taking responsibility.

This is where leadership actually shows up.

Power moves work forward in the moment.

Empowerment builds people who move work forward again and again.

That difference compounds over time.

- People think deeper.
- They own outcomes.
- They solve problems without being asked.

And eventually:

+ Teams become stronger.
+ Cultures become clearer.
+ Results stop depending on one person.

Leadership scales through the people around it.

The strongest leaders understand this.
Their focus shifts from control to capability.
From directing work to developing judgment.

The impact lasts longer than any role or title.

Leadership shows up in the people who grow under it.
That’s how leaders become great.

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3x Olympian | Executive Sparring Partner for Senior Leaders in D-A-CH | The Executive Edge - ASPIRE: High performance that protects people’s health and dignity

You don’t need more time.

You need fewer decisions.

Most people exhaust themselves
deciding what to do next.

That’s not productivity.
That’s friction.

Here’s my personal blueprint for focus and flow - simple, practical, repeatable:

1️⃣ The Anchor Task
Forget the endless to-do list.

Pick one non-negotiable task each day.
Finish it and the day counts.

Everything else is extra.

2️⃣ Energy Mapping
Stop managing hours.

Start managing energy.

High energy → deep, creative work.
Low energy → admin, emails, chores.

Match the task to your state, not the clock.

3️⃣ The 2-Minute Rule
If it takes under 120 seconds, do it now.

Tiny tasks create invisible stress.
This clears it before it stacks.

4️⃣ Digital Fortressing
Focus is a finite resource.

Treat it like one.

Phone in another room.
Messages checked at set times.

Constant availability is not a performance metric.

5️⃣ The “Clear the Deck” Ritual
End the day on purpose.

Last 10 minutes:
– Tidy your space
– Close the tabs
– Write tomorrow’s Anchor Task

Future-you starts calm, not behind.

Time management isn’t about control.

It’s about design.

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Empowering Leadership to Level Up without Burning Out | Scientific and Research-backed Methods | Healthcare CIO & SaaS CTO at Startups, PE & Fortune 50

I'm a CIO with a passion for developing the next wave of executive leaders with ultra-resilience. 

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Burnout almost ended my career as a C-Suite executive. Now, I’m on a mission to ensure it doesn’t happen to you.

I’m Dr. Oliver Degnan, and aside from my work as a fractional CIO in AI product Innovation, I empower professionals to reverse burnout in under 20 days with my Never Burnout Again® course, then help them unlock new career heights with my LevelUP System®. 

These proven systems are your roadmap to:

1️⃣ Staying relevant in an ultra-competitive job market.
2️⃣ Creating clarity on your identity and professional brand, and what to do next.
3️⃣ Attracting more career growth opportunities (be found by AI recruiters).
4️⃣ Never burnout again!

When you’re ready to escape burnout and fast-track your career growth, let’s create your leadership blueprint.

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This will change the way you lead:

I used to think leadership was about commanding respect.

Then I worked for a leader everyone loved collaborating with, 
And I realized I had it completely backward.

"Be the person you want to work with."

The most powerful career strategy isn't networking or self-promotion. 

It's becoming someone others genuinely want to partner with.

Most people focus on being impressive. 
Smart people focus on being irresistible to work with.

Here's what that my experience taught me:

✅ Be Reliable:

→ Show up prepared and on time
→ Follow through without reminders
→ Deliver what you promise when you promise

✅ Be Supportive:

→ Celebrate others' achievements publicly
→ Offer help before being asked
→ Share resources and opportunities

✅ Be Growth-Oriented:

→ Admit mistakes quickly and learn openly
→ Ask for feedback regularly
→ Help others develop their skills

The result? 

Opportunities started finding me instead of me chasing them. 

People began recommending me for roles I hadn't even applied for.

Your career trajectory isn't just about what you can do. 
It's about how people feel when they work with you.

Always strive to be that leader.

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#1 Burnout Coach on LinkedIn ☕️ EBITDA-Friendly CIO, Published Author, Multiple Patents ⚡️ Doctor in Business

Promotions don't go to the hardest workers:

They go to the most visible ones.

Same hours. Same effort. Same results.

Different visibility.

These 7 tactics make your impact impossible to ignore:

1. Communicate to influence, not just inform 
Lead with conclusions. 
Start with outcomes.

2. Stop hiding behind "we" 
Your specific role. Your measurable result.

3. Master strategic visibility 
Position yourself where decision-makers notice you during high-priority challenges.

4. Implement the RISE framework 
Read priorities → Invest in relationships → Show value → Execute consistently.

5. Demonstrate "next-level" thinking 
Exhibit capabilities of the role you want, not just the one you have.

6. Develop executive presence Clear communication. 
Composure under pressure. 
Gravitas that signals readiness.

7. Volunteer for "unsolvable" pain points 
Transform your career by solving problems nobody else wants to touch.

Most high-performers burn out waiting for recognition.
These tactics make you impossible to overlook.

Level up and start being the leader that you are meant to be. 

I share 100+ level up tactics for professionals in my newsletter. 
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