About us

The Management-Institut Dr. A. Kitzmann is a provider of professional training, which primarily addresses professionals and executives from business and administration. The institute was founded in 1975 and specializes in the further education of specialists and executives.

The institute offers continuing education in the form of open and in-house seminars, individual coaching, workshops, lectures, online seminars, e-learning and via app. Open seminars are offered on more than 75 different topics at the locations Münster, Hamburg, Berlin, Hanover, Kassel, Leipzig, Cologne, Frankfurt, Nuremberg, Stuttgart, Munich, Amsterdam, Brussels, Vienna, Zurich, Warsaw, as well as on the Internet as online seminars. In-house further training measures are carried out in the entire DACH and Benelux region, as well as on the Internet as an in-house online seminar.

The goal of the institute is a practice-oriented imparting of the most important key qualifications for specialists and executives. The underlying philosophy is based on the assumption that even in a performance and competitive situation, important human skills are paramount. The training needs identified are translated into customized training solutions.

Currently, 75 seminar trainers work for the institute at its 16 locations. They have a university degree, several years of management experience and have completed a trainer training course at the Dr. A. Kitzmann Management Institute. The trainers are committed to humanistic psychology.

Dr. Arnold Kitzmann

Founder and CEO

The founder and managing partner of the institute is Dr. Arnold Kitzmann. He studied psychology at the Westphalian Wilhelms University in Münster and subsequently earned his doctorate in Ulm. He finally completed his training as a psychotherapist in Münster, where he founded the Management Institute Dr. A. Kitzmann in 1975.

Dr. Jana Völkel-Kitzmann

CEO

After studying business administration at the European Business School (ebs) in Oestrich-Winkel, Université Lille and San Francisco State University, she completed her doctorate at ebs. She then worked at the Investment Bank Morgan Stanley in the Mergers & Acquisitions department in Frankfurt and in London until 2007. Since then, she has been active in the Management Institute Dr. A. Kitzmann as a managing partner in the second family generation.

Andreas Terhardt

Management Münster | Chief Revenue Officer (CRO)

Andreas Terhardt holds a degree in business administration with a focus on customer-centric marketing and sales. He has held management positions in his last professional positions and has been very successful in leading sales organizations in the online and offline sector.

Most recently, he was Managing Director and Country Manager Germany of an internationally operating company. He was responsible for setting up the site in Germany and played a key role in shaping the business. In 2023, he took up the position of Managing Director at the Management Institute Dr. A. Kitzmann.

Lea-Sofie Bock

Management Hamburg

Ms. Bock has many years of experience with a large German aviation company, where she has worked with a focus on finance and controlling. Since 2020, Ms. Bock has been working for the Management-Institut Dr. A. Kitzmann, and in 2023 she took up the position as Managing Director for the Hamburg site. By her extensive expertise and profound experience in the field of continuing education, she brings valuable competencies to our organization.

Book publications

A. Kitzmann

Künstliche Intelligenz, Springer Verlag, 1. Auflage, 2022, ISBN-NR: 3658376996

A. Kitzmann

Glück und positives Denken, Springer Verlag, 1. Auflage, 2020, ISBN-NR. 978-3-658-30284-9

A. Kitzmann

Massenpsychologie und Börse, Gabler Verlag, Frankfurt 2007, ISBN-NR: 978-3-8349-0297-9

J. Völkel-Kitzmann

Private Equity in Deutschland, Gabler Verlag, Auflage 1, ISBN-NR. 978-3-8350-0048-3, Dezember 2005

A. Kitzmann

Persönliche Arbeitstechniken und Zeit-Management, Expert-Verlag, Ehningen 1992, ISBN-NR. 3-8169-0430-0, 3. Auflage 1998

Articles and other magazine publications

J. Völkel-Kitzmann

"Künstliche Intelligenz und Persönlichkeitsentwicklung - die Zukunft des Lernens liegt in hybriden Formaten", Service-Seiten: Finanzen Steuern Recht, 2023

J. Völkel-Kitzmann

"Rollenwechsel: Vom Teamplayer zur Führungskraft", Heise, Juli 2022

J. Völkel-Kitzmann

"Vom Chefsessel in den Lotussitz", Handelsblatt, Oktober 2021

J. Völkel-Kitzmann

"Kommunikation im Homeoffice", WELT, Dezember 2020

A. Kitzmann

"In Corona-Zeiten - Mimik und Gestik werden wieder wichtiger", Münstersche Zeitung, 25.03.2020

History

Company foundation 1975

In the beginning, there was the idea of enabling people to develop throughout their lives. In 1975, the psychologist Dr. Arnold Kitzmann founded the renowned Management Institute Dr. A. Kitzmann in Münster. He began with three self-conceived training topics, which were taught in individual coaching sessions. Over the years, this developed into a company whose core business is the further training of specialists and executives.

The institute grows

In-house training courses are held throughout the DACH and Benelux regions and on the Internet as in-house online seminars. These are tailored courses for individual companies. In addition, courses are now held in open form at 16 locations - including cities such as Amsterdam, Brussels, Vienna, Zurich, Warsaw. These courses can also be booked as online seminars.

New opportunities

Growing together is our motto. Together with our customers, but also with the new challenges. Like digital learning, flexible forms of work, modern business models. Many of our publications deal with these topics - which in turn gave rise to new seminar content. Since 2011, the open seminar business has been expanded more and more. Seven years later, in 2018, we succeeded in transferring our concept to other countries as well.

Certifications

Promoting further development as a reliable partner

The Management-Institut Dr. A. Kitzmann from Münster is a further education institution that primarily addresses specialists and executives from business and administration. For more than 45 years we have been accompanying and supporting specialists and executives in their further development.

More than 5,000 participants are trained annually in our open and in-house seminars nationwide. Participant-activating methods are predominantly used to achieve a high learning efficiency. Special emphasis is placed on practical implementation. The range of events covers the most important key qualifications for specialists and managers.