What is your High Performance Blocker?
Are you ready for the VUCA world?
Maintaining High Performance has never been more important for leaders, consultants, executives and entrepreneurs than in today’s fast changing digital world (also known as VUCA or even VUCAH).
So, do you know what holds you back from maintaining or even increasing your High Performance and from utilising even more opportunities whilst maintaining a balance in your life?
Definition of "High Performance" by The High Performance Institute
“Succeeding beyond standard norms over the long term,
while maintaining positive well-being and relationships.”
Charismatic Speaker
Michael hosted a workshop in our company, which gave us all definitely an eye-opening experience how consulting business will be disrupted by technology in the future. It was enjoyable to participate as Michael is also a charismatic speaker.
Thank you for the experience!
Mariel Aim
Consultant EY
"I have been successful in my career and life, but with Michael took it to another level."
I highly recommend the High Performance Coaching from Michael to anyone who is serious about being at his/her best. What I truly appreciate is Michael's deep understanding of a leader and the challenges in a corporate environment. He does not give "text book" advice, but true life and career based support. If you are looking for a coach who actually has lived through crisis and success himself - Michael is the right guy.
He is incredibly humble and has a great sense of both energy and humor. As a coach I rarely recommend another coach, but I do recommend you to work with Michael!"
Markus Keiper
Marshall Goldsmith Stakeholder Coach and now Michael's Co-Founder of "Beyond the obvious"
"Take the opportunity to take yourself to the next level. "
Thank you, Michael, for the last months and for working with you on the High Performance Habits. And we both know that every habit is the most important habit.
Thanks for your impulses, the acceleration, and the all-time challenges to bring me to my next personal and business level.
Michael brings his extensive experience as a manager and his understanding of leadership, business, and personal success to coaching. It is a very individual coaching and that is the key to success.
Take the opportunity to take yourself to the next level. I can recommend the High Performance Coaching with Michael.
It was a pleasure to work with you on the different habits and looking forward to our next exchange.
Mario Renneberg
Director CGI
"My perspectives have broadened and I have become much more open to new ideas because of the program."
Michael S. was skeptical at the beginning of the program because he was investing all his energy in his board activities over a long period of time. In the course of the program, he developed various business ideas. He says,
"My perspectives have broadened and I have become much more open to new ideas because of the program. Also, because of the excellent course material, I still have the opportunity to review and correct my perspective after the fact. I highly recommend this program." 👍🏻
Michael Schmidt
now CEO purpleview GmbH
Charismatic Speaker
Michael hosted a workshop in our company, which gave us all definitely an eye-opening experience how consulting business will be disrupted by technology in the future. It was enjoyable to participate as Michael is also a charismatic speaker.
Thank you for the experience!
Mariel Aim
Consultant EY
"I have been successful in my career and life, but with Michael took it to another level."
I highly recommend the High Performance Coaching from Michael to anyone who is serious about being at his/her best. What I truly appreciate is Michael's deep understanding of a leader and the challenges in a corporate environment. He does not give "text book" advice, but true life and career based support. If you are looking for a coach who actually has lived through crisis and success himself - Michael is the right guy.
He is incredibly humble and has a great sense of both energy and humor. As a coach I rarely recommend another coach, but I do recommend you to work with Michael!"
Markus Keiper
Marshall Goldsmith Stakeholder Coach and now Michael's Co-Founder of "Beyond the obvious"
"Take the opportunity to take yourself to the next level. "
Thank you, Michael, for the last months and for working with you on the High Performance Habits. And we both know that every habit is the most important habit.
Thanks for your impulses, the acceleration, and the all-time challenges to bring me to my next personal and business level.
Michael brings his extensive experience as a manager and his understanding of leadership, business, and personal success to coaching. It is a very individual coaching and that is the key to success.
Take the opportunity to take yourself to the next level. I can recommend the High Performance Coaching with Michael.
It was a pleasure to work with you on the different habits and looking forward to our next exchange.
Mario Renneberg
Director CGI
"My perspectives have broadened and I have become much more open to new ideas because of the program."
Michael S. was skeptical at the beginning of the program because he was investing all his energy in his board activities over a long period of time. In the course of the program, he developed various business ideas. He says,
"My perspectives have broadened and I have become much more open to new ideas because of the program. Also, because of the excellent course material, I still have the opportunity to review and correct my perspective after the fact. I highly recommend this program." 👍🏻
Michael Schmidt
now CEO purpleview GmbH
How does it work?
To get the most out of our work together, it is important that there is a good fit between you as the potential coachee and me as the high performance coach.
That is why I only work via application, so we have the opportunity to get to know each other.
It is a simple 3-steps process.
Apply for a strategy session
The first step is for you to fill out the questionnaire. Please take some time and go through the questions in detail. Based on your answers, I decide if we have the strategy session.
Click HERE to get to the questionnaire.
Strategy Session
If accepted, I send you a link to book the 1-hour session with you. In this session you will experience high performance coaching. It is a full coaching session.
At the end, you can decide if you want to move ahead.
We start working together
We meet weekly for exactly one hour via Zoom. You will get access to all the recordings and in each session you will also get dedicated worksheets to go even deeper.
The approach is a structure and proven approach with an agenda or topic for each session.
Michael Alf
Advisor, Speaker, Author, Digital Enthusiast and Certified High Performance Coach
Michael Alf is an accomplished executive with global, regional and local roles in consulting, sales, business development, key account management, corporate management, digital transformation including Industry 4.0 and marketing for the past 30 years.
After he finished his initial career with the German Armed Forces as a captain, Michael joined Capgemini.
Moving up to Vice President, he had to opportunity to move to Australia with Capgemini to head up the Melbourne office.
Between 2008 and 2018, Michael and his family lived and worked in Melbourne, Australia.
After 1,5 years in Berlin, Michael and his wife lived as digital nomads for almost two years. Since April 2022 they both live outside of Lisbon, Portugal.
All their business activities are online centric though Michael still loves giving keynotes in front of real audiences.
His own journey and development was positively impacted by his learnings about High Performance. Practicing what he coaches, he is always looking at new ways to improve his own level of High Performance across his work and life.
Michael has combined his global corporate expertise with his entrepreneurial experience in the field of digital and personal transformation, high performance coaching and premium digital event and environments management (aka Metaverse).
Michael's focus is helping executives, leaders, consultants, teams and organisations to stay ahead in a VUCAH world through high performance coaching, advisory on emerging tech and executive education for "non-technologists"
He co-founded "Beyond the Obvious" a boutique firm, combining cutting edge technology know-how with awarded modern leadership and high-performance education and coaching.
Are you ready to perform at your best in your personal and business life in this fast changing world?
Advisory on Emerging Tech
Do you need a sounding board or experts who can understand your situation and environment?
Do you need experts who dealt with change management and resistance in various levels of your organisation?
The founders of "Beyond the Obvious" are not only certified in the most cutting edge coaching education they also have the experience from their personal battlefields inside MNC’s, NGO’s and Government organisations.
Scale your success "Beyond the Obvious"


High Performance Coaching
When you seek clarity, generate energy, raise necessity, increase productivity, develop influence, and demonstrate courage, your life will shift.
Michael got certified as a High Performance Coach by the High Performance Institute initially in 2017. This is an exclusive certification that has to be renewed regularly. There are only a few hundred High Performance Coaches in the world.
He works with his clients 1on1 or in groups using the very structured High-Performance Coaching program that addresses the above mentioned habits.
As a native German who has lived for 10 years in Australia, he coaches in English and German.
Speaking and Workshops
Creating awareness and desire for your digital transformation is the first step for your success, or you are set up for failure.
Benefit from Michael's highly engaging and customised seminars, workshops and facilitation in any culture.
I have been at the forefront of utilising emerging technologies for digital transformation of companies.
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