The People Factor
The People Factor
Thomas Kohler, pplwise
#129 - Sonja Sinterhauf | Business Partnering
26 minutes Posted Dec 4, 2025 at 12:57 pm.
Intro & Context
Navigating Organizational Changes
Building Trust as a Business Partner
The Role of Communication in HR
Understanding Different Business Partner Types
The Importance of Context in HR Decisions
The Dynamics of Manager-Business Partner Relationships
Effective Communication During Organizational Changes
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A Business Partner by heart, Sonja has spent her career so far in the music, advertising, fashion ecommerce (Zalando), hospitality (Airbnb), SAAS (Miro) and classifieds business (AVIV group), among others. She started in Marketing and moved to HR, where she holds more than 15 years of experience in various HR leadership roles, always striving to design and execute the right organizational and people strategy that best fulfills the needs of the given business and organizational context. Scaling through organic and inorganic growth, reorganizing, internationalizing, going public, response to economic crises, and restructuring are the various phases of the organizational lifecycle Sonja has led through. Sonja is a certified coach.
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