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THE PERSONAL BUSINESS PLAN
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Align your career
and personal life
The Personal Business Plan is our unique 10-step personal development system for professionals. It is a highly systematic approach. You will align your professional life with your personal life. You will boost your career while finding balance and energy.
Over the course of 40 exercises in 10 sessions you will
- UNDERSTAND YOURSELF
– Analyze your past and present - IDENTIFY YOUR DRIVERS
– Grasp your personality - REINVENT YOURSELF
– Set your goals - DESIGN YOUR FUTURE
– Plan and execute
Once you’re done, you’ll know what to do next.
Our 40 PBP exercises lead you through your past and present, your preferences, ambitions, relationships, career, strengths, capabilities, network, goals, dreams, and a multitude of other elements that make up the basis for your future prospects.
Your output is an ebook, 50-100 pages long or more, containing
- Your life and career review and
- A plan for your future, ready for execution.
The Personal Business Plan was first developed by Stephen Bruyant-Langer in 1996 as his game-changing Executive Coaching Program. In 2013, Stephen documented and eternalized the PBP system as a book. And finally, in 2017 we created PBP digitally as our unique online Toolkit, readily accessible for individual users. Today, The Personal Business Plan system has been validated by thousands of coaching clients, readers, and Toolkit subscribers.
Personal Development for Professionals
The Personal Business Plan is for professionals and all other ambitious people. Benefit from the system by choosing one or more of its versions:
- Complete the online Toolkit on your own and create your personal ebook
- Read the book
- Get executive coaching by Stephen Bruyant-Langer or one of our certified PBP Partners
- Or choose any combination of Toolkit, book, and executive coaching
What our clients
say about us
Britt Meelby Jensen
CEO, Atos Medical ABI am much clearer about my priorities and “mission” in life, which makes me more comfortable in making choices. I think many senior executives could benefit from The Personal Business Plan.
Peter Kürstein
President, Radiometer A/S - A Danaher CompanyWith “Your Personal Business Plan” your biggest existential questions look like common sense.
Hui Wang Christiansen
Project Management Officer, AP PensionI met Stephen at a turning point in my life. I had performed outstandingly at work, was half way through my executive MBA, and in search of a major up-leveling of my career.
Gary Burnison
CEO, Korn FerryThe Personal Business Plan provides a genuine blueprint to drive individual transformational development and overall career success.
Jakob Wulff Moeskjaer
CEO, Creativ CompanyThe structured spontaneity of the whole process landed me my dream job.
Majken Schultz
Professor, Copenhagen Business School & Board member, Carlsberg, Danish Crown, RealdaniaStephen has been a very inspiring coach in helping me set aspirations for my next level of accomplishments – in my own research as well as in my various leadership roles.
Jakob Ellehauge Sode
Financial Advisor & Business AngelThe Personal Business Plan reduced my general uncertainty by eliminating the friction between the way I see my story and the way others see it.
Robert Kledal
Ex-CEO, Wrist Ship Supply & Board memberAfter completing the PBP program, I am also much more ‘crisp’ on what I bring to the table and where I should zoom in to further improve my own value proposition.
Alexander Reinhold
Director Consumer Business, Deloitte MunichHis 10-step system, supported by the effective online Toolkit, helped turn my introspective reflections into a coherent and concise long-term plan.
Anders Rahr
Senior Vice President, IC Group A/SThe combination of coaching sessions, the book, and continuously documenting my personal progress in the online Toolkit ensured that my reflections became fully internalized.
Our certified PBP Partners deliver Executive Coaching
Stephen Bruyant-Langer
Copenhagen, DenmarkStephen is the father of The Personal Business Plan. He has successfully transformed thousands of lives through his unique coaching system.
Lena Beck Roervig
New York City, USA Cannes, France Copenhagen, DenmarkLena runs her own consultancy company, based in New York, Cannes, and Copenhagen. She works with executives across industries worldwide.
Olivier S.E. Courtois
Brussels, Paris, London, DubaiOlivier is a CEO Advisor, author, speaker, and executive coach for executives and top teams. He has global leadership experience on five continents and works in five languages.
Ulrik Langermann
Copenhagen, DenmarkUlrik builds organizational and leadership strength in local and global companies in his consultancy company Valesco (‘Grow Stronger’).
Melinda Weston
Melbourne, AustraliaMelinda is our PBP partner in Australia. She runs her own consultancy business in career coaching and outplacement, creating clarity and direction for her clients.
Rajeev Bhadauria
New Delhi, IndiaRajeev Bhadauria is our PBP Partner in India. He runs his own consultancy business in New Delhi after 30+ years as an HR executive. Rajeev works in English, Hindi, and Urdu.
Kurt Mikkelsen
Hobro, Denmark Oslo, NorwayKurt runs his own advising and consultancy company covering Scandinavia and holds a number of board positions.
Mikkel Gradert
Copenhagen, DenmarkMikkel runs his own performance coaching company in Copenhagen, focusing on individual performance coaching and organizational changes.
Ulrikke Olufsen
Copenhagen, DenmarkUlrikke runs her own HR consultancy company and works freelance in global organizations. She has a strong HR background in pharma.
Our story
Normally, coaches pose a lot of questions. Instead, we give you answers. The Personal Business Plan is more than a system and much more than a plan. It is a philosophy that will change your life.
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Toolkit
Reach your full potential with our Toolkit
Set high goals and reach them with our online Toolkit. With interactive exercises, a multitude of tools and techniques that you can do at home or on the go, we guide you to build your own personal business plan. You will experience amazing personal development in your life, professional as well as private.
Books
Complement your journey with our Books
Do you need inspiration and guidance? Our books provide a blueprint for running your life.
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