Lifelong Personal Development: Identifying, Unfolding, and Further Developing Management Potential - Softcover

Wildenmann, Bernd; Klipfel, Wibke

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3662729938 ISBN 13: 9783662729939

Publisher: Springer, 2026

Synopsis

This book helps you assess your current level of personality maturity and further develop it. This, in turn, will also support you in leading and guiding others. From the understanding of lifelong personality development, numerous opportunities for growth arise at different stages of maturity throughout life. The book demonstrates that while not everything is developable at every moment, something can always be developed at any given time.

Using an easily understandable model, you will learn which stages of maturity humans can reach and what personal developments are possible over the course of a lifetime.

In doing so, the usual horizontal evaluation methods—focusing on competencies, attitudes, motives, and emotions—are complemented by a vertical, new, and exciting perspective. You will receive development tips for different stages and areas of growth. The authors present positive development possibilities across almost all fields, thereby encouraging a paradigm shift in how personality is viewed.

Target Audience
Leaders who view their personality as their most valuable tool for success will greatly enjoy this book. It is also ideal for HR professionals, coaches, and all consultants who wish to expand their expertise in personal development for their advisory work.

About this title

About the Author

Dr. Bernd Wildenmann works with his consulting team to connect psychological behavior and attitude patterns with pressing operational challenges in organizations.

Wibke Klipfel serves as Managing Director at the Wildenmann Group, overseeing the Tools and Services division. As an industrial/organizational psychologist, she conducts coaching sessions and certifications.

From the Back Cover

This book helps you assess your current level of personality maturity and further develop it. This, in turn, will also support you in leading and guiding others. From the understanding of lifelong personality development, numerous opportunities for growth arise at different stages of maturity throughout life. The book demonstrates that while not everything is developable at every moment, something can always be developed at any given time.

Using an easily understandable model, you will learn which stages of maturity humans can reach and what personal developments are possible over the course of a lifetime.

In doing so, the usual horizontal evaluation methods—focusing on competencies, attitudes, motives, and emotions—are complemented by a vertical, new, and exciting perspective. You will receive development tips for different stages and areas of growth. The authors present positive development possibilities across almost all fields, thereby encouraging a paradigm shift in how personality is viewed.

Target Audience
Leaders who view their personality as their most valuable tool for success will greatly enjoy this book. It is also ideal for HR professionals, coaches, and all consultants who wish to expand their expertise in personal development for their advisory work.

The Authors

Dr. Bernd Wildenmann works with his consulting team to connect psychological behavior and attitude patterns with pressing operational challenges in organizations.

Wibke Klipfel serves as Managing Director at the Wildenmann Group, overseeing the Tools and Services division. As an industrial/organizational psychologist, she conducts coaching sessions and certifications

The translation was done with the help of artificial intelligence. A subsequent human revision was done primarily in terms of content.

This book is a translation of an original German edition. The translation was done with the help of artificial intelligence (machine translation by the service DeepL.com). A subsequent human revision was done primarily in terms of content, so that the book will read stylistically differently from a conventional translation.

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer
• Publication date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3662729938
• ISBN 13: 9783662729939
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 164