Wolfway

Preben Werther’s and Wolfway’s focus is to create change and results leaving imprints in the minds of individuals, and in organisations.  

Work is done at all levels of management with organisational fitness, management development, strategy, innovation and optimisation. In addition, Preben Werther works via critical mass, rolling out strategies and plans with the aim of translating them into effective, measurable actions.

Wolfway’s name is inspired by nature and the American Indian philosophy, where the wolf is seen as the true pathfinder – the one who always finds the shortest way between two waterholes. A pack of wolves exploits focus, leadership, community, cooperation, knowledge sharing and efficiency to obtain success. The pack is a good illustration of an organisation with focus on what works, and where no unnecessary resources are used.

Achieve your goals and get success

Lack motivation and inspiration to solve an important task in your organisation?

Need tools for development as a human being or as a manager?

Does your organisation lack cohesion and a common understanding of its overall mission and goals, or has your development come to a standstill?

Or, in short – replace the unconscious autopilot with conscious choices and actions?

Then Preben Werther and Wolfway is a good place to start.

Preben Werther’s focus is on overall and key frameworks for managing and working in an organisation. We are experts in assisting change that leave its imprints. Our core services are custom-made courses and seminars adapted to precisely the requirements of the individual organisation. Preben Werther offers different tools to make you and your organisation break with old habits, think out of the box and achieve synergy in their work. Our large network of business partners and specialists ensure that coaches, trainers and instructors are always handpicked for the job in question.  Wolfway is owned by Preben Werther, who possesses many years of experience with personal and organisational development.

Preben Werther

My dream is to make a difference – to gain more and use less via synergy.  At the same time, to contribute to generating creative, productive frameworks for the development of people and business areas, to instigate growth and to create a warrior attitude amongst employees, and to ensure the company’s visions and goals are transformed into unique market value.

Experience

Youth 1950-1969
Only boy out of 10 siblings
Grown up and raised on a farm (a practical guy)
Few constains as a lad and a teenager

Military career 1974-1996
Officer’s education, 22 years in Danish Army, rank of major
Sports teacher (Physical Education / Training in Danish Army)
Orienteering (the military national team)
Fencer (the military national team)
Special Forces soldier No. 197 (one of the few)
Commanding Officer Training in the Army Special Forces JGK (1984-1996)

LEGO A/S 1996-1999
Change agent with LEGO, with reference to CEO Keld Kirk Kristiansen

Pathfinder A/S 1999-2006
Coach for organisations and business managers
Coach for high-level athletes

Self-employed 2006 –
Wolfway Aps (organisational growth at all levels)

Co-owner of
Dansk Ledertræning Aps (team building, outdoor activities, strongly inspired by the philosophy and pedagogy of the Army Special Forces)
Level 5 Aps, (team building, mainly foreign destinations)
Sportlas Aps, (organising of athletic and sports activities of the future)

Interim sourcing and procurement director, Welltec A/S 2012

Spare time activities:

Sailing. I’m a skipper on my own Folkebåd 811. Former chairman of the Yacht Club in Vejle (700 members) over a period of 10 years, and a considerable driving force in connection with Vejle’s new marina. Furthermore, skiing and hunting.

Dream, Vision
To generate creative, productive frameworks for the development of people and business areas, to instigate growth and to create a warrior attitude amongst employees, and to ensure the company’s visions and goals are transformed into unique market value.

Strategic coaching and dialogue

Strategic coaching can typically be about creating a common overall framework in which employees can effectively practice self-management

Coaching and seminars

Preben Werther and Wolfway’s expertise is to develop courses uniquely adapted to the current challenges facing you or your organisation. Therefore, no two strategy seminars or team building courses are similar. All the same, it is important for you to get an impression of  Preben Werther’s working methods. For that purpose, the below list shows the various types of activities and courses to illustrate how a course can be constructed.  At the same time, the various descriptions may inspire you how to use Preben Werther for the exact challenges facing you.

Coaching and Agile seminars

Preben Werther offers personal coaching courses and Agile seminars for your organization. Typically, coaching deals with dialogue on important individual decisions. Dialogue provides methodology and a clarified decision making basis for new initiatives. The result of coaching must always reflect investments in terms of time and finances involved. Outputs may be improved overview, better utilisation of resources, increased commitment, greater motivation and better results.

Agile seminars of up to three days’ duration deal with assistance for change, strategy and innovation processes, or team building for management groups or departments. Preben Werther has facilitated processes in several major Danish companies as well as a number of minor companies, and for individuals – typically at management, department or project level.

The frameworks can be adjusted according to temperament. They may consist of scenically located conference centres, or of an “Innovation Walk/Ride” in scenic surroundings in Denmark or abroad. Alternatively, it may take place in a 50 foot yacht in the waters around the Lillebælt.

The modus operandi will be based on the attitudes, mindset, adaptability and personal fighting spirit of the individual. In addition, the process will be tied up on an agile proactive planning process, preferably combined with Insight’s excellent Discovery Preference profile, laced with High Performance Team building and the lawfulness of nature. Results of coaching and an agile seminar can enable you or your company to

  • Generate a common vision of the future,
  • Complete the project on schedule, or faster, and with improved quality,
  • Keep budgets, or better,
  • Get renewed energy, increased motivation and improved ownership.

Agile Project Leadership APL

Project management is one of the most demanding disciplines in management – it’s not something you just do! And the formula for your success with your project depends on how you get your team and process running!

Participation on an APL enables you to go to the next level from good project management to the extraordinary – where you are on the cutting edge of developments. Be agile in your thinking, get receptiveness and understanding for goals and plans and you will inspire your team to success. A four day intensive program on taking project management to a new level!

At the APL, we constantly change between three tracks of learning:
Working methods consist of an interchange between three tracks of learning: theory and method proposal, practical exercises and subsequent experience sharing and insights in the team.

We work from morning to late night. To arrive in a condition where it is possible to learn something and grasp what is really important, it is crucial that you can be 100% present, both mentally and physically.

  • Theory, in which you are introduced to the various models, tools etc.
  • Practical exercises, in which you work with your own job or project on the basis of the models and tools presented
  • Sparring with others and sharing insights achieved on the way.

En route , Preben Werther will also share much of his extensive experience, both as a coach and from his many ambitious projects and jobs where he has participated.

Full Circle

Full Circle is an intensive development course in three parts. The programme offers personal development and training in completing important, complex projects, and in maintaining and further developing corporate culture. WolfWay creates holistic frames for people and organisations wishing to tread other paths, so therefore you will be trained to feel yourself and to dare venture in unconventional directions. You will work with personal development plans and gain insight into your own strengths, weaknesses and blind spots.

The objective is to create balance focusing on the whole person and on finding and developing the             warrior in your own life. Full Circle is constructed on theoretical and action-fed phases. This construction opens up for a very high level of involvement, dynamics and creativity. It can with advantage be carried out within a period of approx. six months. Each part has its own focus area, together forming the whole person :

  • Brain (four days). This module introduces you to some simple yet strong models and tools. We will work with foresight, coaching, agile team building and inspirational presentations.
  • Body (four days). This module translates the theories of the first module into practice.  The training takes place in a business simulator. You are likely to transgress your personal limits and achieve renewed understanding of how to utilize strengths, weaknesses and blind spots.
  • Soul (five days). This part has been developed on the basis of inspiration from North American Indians and will take its departure point in Indian life philosophy, culture and approach to nature. Its main focus is on personal development, individual resources and contact with your spiritual self. You will get a strong feeling of your own goals, thus improving your ability to confront problem issues.

Development, innovation or optimising

Preben Werther is willing to form part of relations of short or prolonged duration aiming at development, innovation or optimising courses. Technological developments and increased international competition  necessitate companies to focus on how to supply new solutions and products to customers at a speedier pace. This places great demands to the persons responsible for development, innovation or optimising, and in many companies these areas may not have top priority.

Strategic coaching, dialogue

Strategic coaching may typically be about creating a common overall framework, in which members of staff can practice self-management.

References

Selected references and statements

BEREDSKABSSTYRELSEN
BISON A/S
DONG ENERGY
FALCK A/S
FORSVARET
GASA GROUP A/S
INFO:REVISION A/S
IRMA A/S
APC A/S
HOFFMANN A/S
SAUER-DANFOSS A/S
TULIP A/S
WELLTEC A/S
NNE PHARMAPLAN A/S
KVIK KØKKENER A/S
SYSTEMATIC A/S
SYNOPTIK
ØJENLÆGEN THOMAS STORR-PAULSEN

JYSKE BANK A/S
LEGOLAND A/S
LEGO SYSTEM A/S
LETPENSION A/S
NOVO NORDISK A/S
PARKERING KØBENHAVN
PATHFINDER A/S
REXAM A/S
VESTAS OFFSHORE A/S
ROSKILDE SYGEHUS
KIRK KAPITAL A/S
VEJLE KOMMUNE
MIDDELFART KOMMUNE
SYSTEM FRUGT A/S
ALFA LAVAL A/S
ENERGINET.DK
SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC
CLIPPER

RIAS A/S
SEAS-NVE A/S
SIEMENS WINDPOWER A/S
TDC A/S
TURBINEHALLEN ApS
VESTAS A/S
YAMAHA MOTOR SCANDINAVIA
ÅRHUS KØBMANDSSKOLE
GODHAVN
DANFOSS A/S
SPAREKASSEN KRONJYLLAND
COLGATE – PALMOLIVE A/S
JOHNSON CONTROLS A/S
VERO MODA A/S
SAV DANMARK
ALFANORDIC
SPORTLAS/SWIMAPP
MHI VESTAS A/S

Preben is a professional and out-of-the-box thinking coach that will boost your personal drive in reaching your goals and is a key factor to your personal success. Be prepared to get forced out your comfort zone and start making changes to live!!
I recommend him happily as a mangement consultant.

Casper Balle
Investor at Einridi Holdings

Preben is the first person I have worked with who makes you really understand yourself in dept… His approach as a person with power is unique and behind his kindness you will see and learn about a serious top professional coach that will move anybody working with him. Preben walks the talk! I would highly recommend him.

Jens B. Kristensen
Business Manager at Nyfors Entreprise A/S

Preben Werther is an outstanding coach, inspirator and facilitator, and has been my collegue for 7 years in Pathfinder.
Courage, determination to make a difference and a big heart in the right place are caracteristics of Preben, that shines through all that he involves himself in. Being with Preben is never dull. His energy and spirit spills over and generously inspireres his surroundings.

Anne Krogh Nielsen
Consultant at Implement Consulting Group

Preben Werther was among my students during his graduation in Physical Education in the Danish Forces and it was an awesome experience to meet him again 30 years later, discussing what we both are “burning” for. He was a tremendous inspiration for me and with great pleasure I have adopted some of the approaches he showed me. No doubt that with his dynamic methods and effective training tools he lies far beyond the average in this field.

Henning Haugaard
Consultant Emeritus

Preben Werther (PW) has served in the Danish special forces, the commando unit ”Jægerkorpset”, in the years 1984-1996, during which he has also completed all supplementary training and education on a continuous basis.

PW is also described as an experienced, skillful and energetic instructor. He possesses great authority, and has a great interest in the military service, as well as he holds several civilian/ public duties.

PW’s skills in regard to planning and leadership are rated above standard. He is very knowledgeable and manages to transform this knowledge in ways that serves as an inspiration to those around him.

He meets the special requirements that are demanded, both physically and mentally, and thereby demonstrates the resilience neccessary to hold a position in the special forces.

PW always shows great initiative, and he is also very imaginative. He takes an active part in the future development of the special forces, where he contributes with high-quality input.

PW’s sense of responsibility, his professional knowledge and skills within his area of expertise in ” SF Jaegerkorpset” should be emphasized. He conducts himself with great authority, which has resulted in extremely satisfactory results when it comes to the results obtained in the special forces training and educational activities.

PW leaves his mark on ”Jægerkorpset”, as he has had a decisive influence on the unit during his service.

Poul Dahl
Adviser to the board “Domaine De Lètoile”. Owner, International Security Advice & Control (ISAC), former Comanding Officer Jaegerkorpset

The wolf – a true pathfinder

A wolf pack utilizes focus, leadership, community, collaboration, knowledge sharing and efficiency to achieve success

Contact

Preben Werther
Phone: +45 40 73 03 71
E-mail: info@prebenwerther.dk

WolfWay ApS
Gødding Møllevej 4
7183 Randbøl, Denmark