Volker was born 1977 in Germany and graduated from high-school with a second class degree in
1996 in Germany. After his military
service where Volker Ballueder learned a lot about different leadership
styles, he pursued studies in engineering and management in Darmstadt, Germany.
Being a member of a student group he gained valuable experience in
organisational, leadership and team-working skills. That is when he first got
involved in NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming) and Transactional
Analysis.
During his internship with Hewlett-Packard in 2000 in sales he realised
that a more practical and international approach to studies would be benefitial
for him. After one term in Bremen, Germany, where he wrote a paper on Hellinger's Family Constellation Theory, Volker
Ballueder continued his studies at Aberdeen University and graduated with a
'first class' Bachelor (Honours) degree in
mechanical engineering with management in 2003. During that degree he did
an internship with Siemens Business
Services as a consultant and wrote a paper on Innovation in the Oil and Gas Industry. Also
Volker Ballueder worked in the University Night-Line team giving confidential
advice to students; he also worked as a sub-warden in a 1000-student
accommodation dealing with different cultures, diversity, behavioural and
disciplinary issues.
In the summer of 2003 Volker Ballueder did his Master Practitioner in NLP and DBM (Development
of Behaviour Models) with Sensory Systems in
Glasgow. Whilst studying for his MBA degree at Aberdeen University in which his
main focus was on Human Resources, Leadership,
Marketing and Creativity Courses, he worked part time as a German
assistant teacher and continued his work as a sub-warden. Volker Ballueder was
also involved in delivering trainings with the Student Union in Creativity and Team-Working. During his
studies he wrote a paper on Emotional Intelligence as part of his MBA degree which he finished 'with commendation' in 2004.
Since 2004
Volker Ballueder has lived with his wife in London and currently works as a
Business Development Manager in the
Online Marketing Industry. In his spare time he enjoys sports, cooking, his family and a game of chess.
In 2006 Volker got more involved with Buddhism and studied various texts and researched about it. His main interest is to integrate Buddhist techniques alongside other techniques and theories into sustainable management in order to create sustainable business, giving it a holistic approach.
In 2007 Volker Ballueder launched his own consultancy for Personal Development, Coaching and Management Consulting. cb consulting applies an holistic approach incoporating Buddhist points of view.