Olaf Boettger โ CEO
๐ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐น๐ฑ ๐ถ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฐ๐๐น๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ด๐ฟ๐ผ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐น๐๐. Most leaders want to improve results. Few are willing to build the culture it takes to create them. After 27 years at Procter & Gamble, Danaher, and Johnson Controls, thatโs the gap I keep seeing. It starts with the CEO going to Gemba (i.e. the "real place" where value is generated for the customer). Everything else follows ... ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐๐ ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ต๐ผ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ป๐๐ผ๐๐ ๐ถ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น๐น๐. My work blends practical continuous improvement, organisational behaviour, and real-world operational leadership. No theory. No buzzwords. Just clarity, alignment, and systems that help teams perform better immediately. If you donโt want to go to the gym, I canโt help you lose weight. I work with leaders who are ready to do the work themselves. ๐ฆ๐ถ๐ด๐ป๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ง๐ผ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ (for keynotes): โถ You either get better or worse: The practical blueprint for turning continuous improvement from an initiative into a daily management system. โถ Wash my fur, but donโt make me wet: Why most executives want continuous improvement results without continuous improvement discipline. And why it never works. โถ Stabilise before you improve: The maturity stage most teams skip. And why it costs them. โถ Courage, humility, discipline: The three traits that separate leaders who build improvement cultures from those who just talk about them. ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ด๐ฒ๐: โ Clarity on where your improvement culture actually stands (most leaders think their teams are at "improving", but are at "reactive") โ An approach you can apply with your team within 24 hours โ Stories from P&G, Danaher, JCI, and 27 years at Gemba. ๐ช๐ต๐ ๐บ๐ฒ: - 27 years building improvement cultures at P&G, Danaher, and JCI - Led businesses up to $0.5B using the Danaher Business System and P&G's Brand Building Handbook - Still learning. Still going to Gemba. Still being challenged by my own coaches. Please follow me here on LinkedIn for practical insights on continuous improvement, leadership, and cultural transformation.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a leader in continuous improvement and operational excellence within the biotechnology and consumer goods sectors.
Location: Ruhr Region
Experience: 27 yrs 2 mos
Skills
- Continuous Improvement
- Leadership
- Brand Management
Career Highlights
- 27 years of experience in continuous improvement.
- Expert in building cultures that drive results.
- Proven track record in leading large-scale integrations.
Work Experience
Johnson Controls
VP Johnson Controls Business System - Innovation (0 mo)
Danaher Corporation
VP, Danaher Business System (DBS) - Biotechnology Group (4 yrs 9 mos)
VP, Innovation Strategy - Danaher Business System Office (DBSO) (3 yrs 11 mos)
VP, Global Marketing & Growth - Leica Microsystems (1 yr 8 mos)
BU Director Laboratory Solutions, HACH (7 yrs 5 mos)
Procter & Gamble
Global Brand Manager - BRAUN (1 yr 6 mos)
Brand Manager Tide & Bonux CES (Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Croatia) (2 yrs)
Management Systems Department, Online Marketing & Brand Management (5 yrs 10 mos)
Education
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD (Management) at Keele University
MA at Lancaster University
BSc (equiv.) at Technische Universitรคt Braunschweig
