Lutz Rachner
- Studies: Economics and social sciences, specializing in social psychology
- Executive coaching
- Special project experience: Accompanying appointment procedures for professorships/ more than 3,000 individual ACs/pioneer in Germany
Lutz Rachner has a sure instinct for identifying the potential and skills of leaders. His outstanding ability lies in recognizing people in all their facets. When searching for top executives, it is particularly important for him to clearly define what a leader is specifically measured by with regard to the task and what constitutes success in each case. He also believes it is essential to clarify mutual expectations in a binding manner in order to achieve the best possible fit for everyone involved.
Lutz Rachner recommends that companies design attractive framework conditions for employees as individually as possible in order to improve satisfaction and loyalty. He does not believe in generalizing attributions and is convinced in this context that every generation produces highly motivated personalities that need to be attracted and developed.
Lutz Rachner attaches great importance to authenticity, transparency, respect and clarity in his work. In his opinion, the best managers are characterized by the ability to change perspectives, creative motivation, a willingness to innovate and persuasiveness.
His interest in the executive search industry stems from the fact that he makes people and companies more successful through good staffing solutions. Lutz is inspired by personalities who prevail against resistance and achieve outstanding innovations.
Lutz Rachner is not only an expert in the field of executive search, but also a bridge builder between people and opportunities, who contributes with empathy to the development of leadership personalities, especially in the context of executive coaching.
After many years of partnership at Kienbaum, where he, among others, headed the largest practice group, Industries, Lutz moved to Transearch. There he built up Leadership Development before moving to Deininger at the beginning of 2025 to further develop the area of Leadership Development in addition to his executive search focus. His approach is: “We make people, teams and organizations happier and more successful!”