1991 Wolff leaves for Canada - Karl Ernst Wolff

1991 Wolff leaves for Canada

Some call him a moody old hand, but in actuality he is a very charming personality. Since more than 20 years he is a well respected management consultant. His fairness and truthfulness in dealing with his clients goes even so far, that he advises them sometimes he is not able to cater to their wishes.

Karl E. Wolff leaves office. Although, he writes in a letter that he will enjoy his retirement, some doubts are in order, if one knows that he still is a member of the Canadian German Chamber of Commerce in Toronto, furthermore, he still is the official partner of the BDU (German Management Consultants Association, Bonn). In this function with the BDU and its members in Canada there is no question that we will hear from him soon, from his office in Canada, out of his so called retirement.

He writes in a letter which sounds like a good-bye, but between the lines it is not: "In the future I will walk without a tie around my neck, I will enjoy my chosen country Canada, I will fish trout and - if the wind blows right - do some sailing. "Fishing and Sailing", that was also his professional life in Germany. Because isn't it "Fishing'' if you find a right person for the right job? What else is it than "Sailing'' if you sensibly chart a new course for an enterprise to bring it back into the mainstream from being a border line case? Young people entering a profession can learn a lot from Karl E. Wolff, mainly that nothing is as "hot" as it appears to be. Mr. Wolff calls himself a positive human being, which means nothing else, but keeping your head up even when hit below the belt, surely his humor and also his broad experience are helping in maintaining a positive attitude.

His writings make it clear what he really means: "I had a lot of fun and satisfaction from my work. Nothing motivates more than success. And I am one of the few lucky ones, who get paid for their hobby" - That wisdom of a lifetime is easily translated for young people starting a career or others entering a new one: "Concentrate on that what you really like to do."

Karl and his wife in Canada So, finally, he goes fishing and sailing. The only question remains from the standpoint of the labor market and the profession, why are such tough people always leaving when they are at the top of the heap.