testimonials

CAMILLA
HOLM

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT,
PFA PENSION

For over a decade I have worked with Claus as my mentor. We have worked on the long-term sustainability of my own career and on building clarity and trust in my leadership teams. I have used Claus to test career decisions and career options, to ensure that my choices are aligned with my values and purpose.

He has helped me growing from a pace setting ex-management-consultant to a more patient leader who is recognized for driving financial results and giving people opportunity to grow. Claus has guided me in building a high-performing team, with complementary competencies and trusting co-operation. He has grown a reputation as a powerful coach for senior leaders as well as for young talent in transition to leadership. 
I always trust that Claus will offer me his wisdom and ask me the difficult question – even if I resist at first. And he does it with compassion and respect for my personal preferences and timing.

DAVID
HERAS

MANAGING DIRECTOR,
HISCOX IBERIA

In early 2019 Claus was appointed my coach as part of a corporate culture change program. Our relationship has changed my life forever – as a leader and as a human being. Finding my leadership authenticity has given me the energy and courage to be the leader I  want to be – and can be.

I am finding out what I stand for, what my true values are, what my strengths are and what I get most joy from. I am now very much aware of integrating this into my leadership and my life – every day. On a personal note Claus helped me fulfill a lifelong dream. The first steps of my “Camino de Santiago” walk I took in a visualization with Claus – the rest is gravel under my shoes. But the most important outcome of my coaching was getting an important relationship clarified before it was too late, bringing a lasting peace into my life.

 Claus’ humanity, generosity and inspiration are some of the attributes, that make me enjoy spending time co-creating with him.

NATASHA
FRIIS SAXBERG

CEO,
IT BRANCHEN

Claus has been my coach and mentor since 2015. He has also assisted me in strategic alignment, team development and stakeholder management issues. Claus has a rare capability of quickly zooming in on the essentials. His authenticity, empathy and honesty has given myself and my teams the courage to move into “danger zones” where the big breakthroughs happen.

Claus punctures myths, clichés, empty lip service, bad habits and excuses and challenges me to go where things matter. I trust him and his intentions of wanting me to grow. His candor offers personal transformation in a way no other relationship has before.

PERNILLE
ENGELBORG

INDEPENDENT ADVISOR AND COACH

For several years, Claus has been my preferred coach and mentor. He has helped me become more aware of my own values in my leadership. Consequently, my decision making has become so much more effective, and my values are now an important compass for what I want for myself and from others. 

Part of my career work with Claus was to expand my area of responsibility. We worked on subjects like: How I dispense my energy; how I delegate and how I manage myself in critical stakeholder relationships. In a very short time I expanded my area significantly, while sustaining high team engagement levels – and staying true to myself.
Claus has a rare high level of emotional intelligence. He sees the best version of me and always has a holistic approach to the subjects we discuss. Our work together has expanded my leadership range and given me more fulfillment and courage as a leader.

LUCIE
BASCH

CHIEF EXPANSION OFFICER,
TOO GOOD TO GO

I met Claus as part of a long-term development process in our executive team. With his help we have become a “real” team. We quickly instilled trust and began to communicate and make decision more effectively. I think we now work 10 times better than before.
Personally, my coaching with Claus helps me be clearer about where i stand with my life, my work, and my leadership. I am learning about myself in depth and to ask myself better questions. He also provides great and insightful content to my leadership and relationship issues. He supports and challenges with a good balance, which is highly appreciated and rare! 


Claus is super committed and reflective. He is very transparent about his intentions, which enabled trust in me from day one of our relationship. He balances practical exercises with insightful theory and normalizes personality traits while giving very concrete individual behavior feedback.
The program design where I was being developed both individually and as part of a team was very useful for me. I could not hide, and I got feedback on live situations – not just coaching from my own narrative. I look forward to learning with Claus in the future.

METTE
LYKKE

CEO,
TOO GOOD TO GO

My executive team and I reached out to Claus at Dots Associates, with the aspiration of becoming a truly high-performing team. We co-developed a journey we called “playing better together”, where we agreed to focus on our executive team’s coherence and the dynamics between us to better serve our employees.
For 9 months, Claus participated as an observer in most of our management meetings and we all did 1:1 coaching sessions with him. Furthermore, Claus facilitated several workshops with specific themes such as: Leadership accountability, Trust, Constructive conflict, Effective decision making, Designing effective relationships.

The combination of 1:1 coachings and Claus’ participation in our management meetings was very effectful. It quickly brought transparency to the dynamics of the whole team and the relationships between the individual team members. Claus has a powerful way of giving feedback with both care and constructive challenge. The team unanimously agrees that we’ve come out of the program stronger and we’ve also appreciated the opportunity to grow as individuals. Rather than having a good workshop and then continuing business as usual, with this long and deep dedication to our team’s development, we have managed to hold on to many of the new good habits.

KATE
MARKHAM

CEO,
HISCOX LONDON MARKET

I worked with Claus in a 14 months company wide purpose and values project where he facilitated co-creation and decision making in our Group Executive team. Claus quickly got under the skin of our organisational and team culture.
He recognises that people are all different and that getting us on board requires multiple approaches and nuances. He uses resistance constructively and his optimistic mindset helped us get the best possible outcome for our company.

MADS
STOUSTRUP

MANAGING DIRECTOR,
NOVO NORDISK SWITZERLAND

Claus has been my personal leadership coach since 2017 and has worked with my management team on topics like feedback and decision making. Claus is authentic, curious, open and brutally honest. Co-creating and investigating my most important leadership issues with him has pushed my boundaries for myself and my leadership role.

SØREN
HERSKIND

VICE PRESIDENT,
CHR. HANSEN A/S

My coaching journey with Claus at Dots, has completely changed my view on leadership as a discipline, and my role as a leader. It has not been an easy road to travel, but I have found a clear direction and purpose, and I have found peace in being myself as a leader.

JOHN
STEEN-MIKKELSEN

PROFESSIONAL
BOARD MEMBER

As a CEO In the ferry industry my leadership team and I engaged in a 3 year turnaround project led by Claus. Our journey comprised strategic alignment and deep culture change. We went from critical losses and debt into a thriving and profitable organisation.

Claus insisted on inviting all our employees actively into the journey. Consequently, our engagement levels increased significantly, and labor unions used our project as a benchmark for involving employees in strategy execution

METTE
LYKKE

CEO,
TOO GOOD TO GO

My executive team and I reached out to Claus at Dots Associates, with the aspiration of becoming a truly high-performing team. We co-developed a journey we called “playing better together”, where we agreed to focus on our executive team’s coherence and the dynamics between us to better serve our employees.

For 9 months, Claus participated as an observer in most of our management meetings and we all did 1:1 coaching sessions with him. Furthermore, Claus facilitated several workshops with specific themes such as: Leadership accountability, Trust, Constructive conflict, Effective decision making, Designing effective relationships.

The combination of 1:1 coachings and Claus’ participation in our management meetings was very effectful. It quickly brought transparency to the dynamics of the whole team and the relationships between the individual team members. Claus has a powerful way of giving feedback with both care and constructive challenge. The team unanimously agrees that we’ve come out of the program stronger and we’ve also appreciated the opportunity to grow as individuals. Rather than having a good workshop and then continuing business as usual, with this long and deep dedication to our team’s development, we have managed to hold on to many of the new good habits.

METTE
LYKKE

CEO,
TOO GOOD TO GO

My executive team and I reached out to Claus at Dots Associates, with the aspiration of becoming a truly high-performing team. We co-developed a journey we called “playing better together”, where we agreed to focus on our executive team’s coherence and the dynamics between us to better serve our employees.

For 9 months, Claus participated as an observer in most of our management meetings and we all did 1:1 coaching sessions with him. Furthermore, Claus facilitated several workshops with specific themes such as: Leadership accountability, Trust, Constructive conflict, Effective decision making, Designing effective relationships.

The combination of 1:1 coachings and Claus’ participation in our management meetings was very effectful. It quickly brought transparency to the dynamics of the whole team and the relationships between the individual team members. Claus has a powerful way of giving feedback with both care and constructive challenge. The team unanimously agrees that we’ve come out of the program stronger and we’ve also appreciated the opportunity to grow as individuals. Rather than having a good workshop and then continuing business as usual, with this long and deep dedication to our team’s development, we have managed to hold on to many of the new good habits.