Gabriele's Books
Shall We Travel Again?
My Journey through Love to Depth, Purpose & Freedom
KDP 2026
She had everything. Except herself.
Amid a successful international management career, Gabriele Euchner focused on one thing above all: Career. Career. Career. Deliver. Perform. Keep pushing forward. As a woman in the corporate world, she navigates expectations, power dynamics, and the relentless pressure to prove herself—again and again. Until one moment shifts everything. Standing at the edge of the Grand Canyon, faced with a vastness far beyond her control—and a longing she can no longer suppress—questions emerge that cut deeper than any career choice.
What am I doing all this for? Who am I if I stop functioning? What do I truly want?
What follows is not a straight path, but a journey of transformation to her very core—marked by breakdowns, successes, doubts, and the realization that more achievement will never fully satisfy the longing inside.
Encounters start to change her. People who awaken something inside her. Places that exceed any idea of success. Moments that can only be felt—never fully explained. The vastness of the American Southwest. The depth of genuine connection. And gradually, something begins to shift.
Only when she let go of roles, expectations, and control did she start to feel. Not just success, but something deeper.
Love. For nature. For people. For something greater. And ultimately — for herself. And with that came a realization that changed everything: It was never about reaching a destination. It was about allowing herself to be everything she is. Not either…or. But both…and.
This book is a sincere, heartfelt journey through doubt, longing, and transformation toward depth, purpose, and ultimately, genuine freedom.
What if the life you’re looking for is already waiting for you?
Back into the Game! (German only)
The Guide to Your Dream Job
KDP 2021
How do you get yourself (back) into the game after a job loss, a more extended career break, or if you want to reorient yourself professionally? How do you find the job you've wanted for a long time? What should you do if you're going to take the next successful step in your career?
There are four questions you need to answer before you get started:
What can you do? Do you know your unique profile that sets you apart from everyone else? Do you know the right keywords that recruiters and AIs are looking for?
What do you want? What are your goals?
What does the market offer or want?
What do you need to know to present yourself successfully in today's job market? Do you know the critical questions you will be asked in interviews? Do you know the dos and don'ts?
This book provides answers to these questions. As a bonus, you will also find various coaching techniques to help you work out your talents, skills, and strengths and find the job that suits you.
The book is a guide that accompanies you through a step-by-step process with clear recommendations on how to get your new dream job.
Available in German language only.
Review
Blume: "An excellent, hands-on book"
(5 Stars)
The book is captivating and stands out, because it's written by an experienced practitioner. The vividly described experiences of those affected by a job loss create a deep insight into different cases happening to managers. The entire new placement process incl. dos and don'ts are outlined in the second half of the book, which is very valuable and can be used as a checklist. A worth reading book... also for people who are in a career reorientation.
Kicked out of the Executive Suite (German language only)
Top Managers report
Haufe Publishing 2013
Terminating managers is "business as usual" these days. Unfortunately, and too often, managers are not informed of their termination in a personal conversation, but, for example, via deactivated parking cards, blocked access codes or an entry in the manager's public calendar. Sounds unlikely or exaggerated? No. I interviewed over a hundred top managers who were willing to tell me their resignation stories. Confidential, of course. My book "With the Kick out of the Executive Suite" tells many shocking termination scenes—authentic stories from top managers in Germany, Switzerland, the UK, Italy, and Spain. Dismissals without follow-up advice or support change a person. What very few HR managers and executives know: a termination has a similar effect on a person as a divorce or the death of a family member. Depression and health problems can be the result. What does this mean for your company itself? In any case, a termination does not remain without effect on the employees who stay behind. Word gets around on social media, i.e., a loss of public reputation (e.g., on kununu or glassdoor.com) is the result—many reasons to approach the most challenging management tasks differently.
Review
Red rider: "You are fired, boss!"
(5 Stars)
Kündigungen aus dem Angestelltenverhältnis sind für den Betroffenen immer schmerzhaft. Für Top-Manager und ehemalige Spitzenkräfte des Unternehmens ist der (unverhoffte) Rauswurf eine besondere traumatische Erfahrung, die “mit einem Schock beginnt und nicht selten in der Klinik oder sogar mit Suizid endet”, wie Gabriele Euchner in ihrem Buch “Mit dem Fußtritt aus der Chefetage” feststellt. Frei nach dem Motto “Je tiefer der Fall, desto schwerer der Aufprall” skizziert die Autorin anhand von Fallstudien die unverhofften Biografiebrüche von ehemaligen High-Performern der Wirtschaft. Und zeigt, wie der Ausweg aus der nachfolgenden Psycho-Krise gelingen kann. Roter Reiter-Fazit: “Mit dem Fußtritt aus der Chefetage” ist ein konzentriertes Anti-Depressivum, ein tröstlicher, sehr hilfreicher Ratgeber für alle, die mit der Kündigung nicht nur ihren Job, sondern auch die Lebensmitte verloren haben. Gleichzeitig erteilt Autorin Euchner den Personalverantwortlichen in großen Unternehmen eine Lektion in Sachen Menschenführung
Review
F. Hauptental: "Courageous and necessary"
(5 Stars)
Die Autorin traut sich was: Mutig zeigt sie in ihrem drittenBuch, welch verheerende Wirkung unprofessionelles und unmenschliches Verhalten für Betroffene undUnternehmen haben kann. Die Interviews decken ein Ausmaß an (bewusster oder unbewusster) Ignoranz undÜberheblichkeit auf, dass allein das Lesen schmerzt. Die Autorin macht auch vor der Beschreibung ihrereigenen Erfahrung nicht Halt, bietet jedoch direkt konkrete Hilfestellung und wertvolle Tipps zur praktischenUnterstützung für Betroffene. Dies sind mitnichten nur Spitzenmanager, auch wenn der etwas reißerischeBuchtitel das zunächst vermuten lässt. Wertschätzung, Vertrauen und Weitblick, auch imTrennungsmanagement, gehen alle an: Mitarbeiter, Angestellte, Führungskräfte im mittleren Management,Topmanager - und Personaler.
Motivation is Key (German language only)
From Employee to an Entrepreneurial Mindset
BoD, 2008
Motivated employees and managers are characterized by entrepreneurial thinking. They like to take on responsibility, weigh up risks and make decisions in the defined playing field in which they can and want to operate. This is what entrepreneurship means: a mindset, a question of personal attitude. It implies allowing room for maneuver, assuming responsibility and strengthening trust through emotional security. Having an “entrepreneurial mind” begins with managing oneself and leads to a differentiated approach to one's employees. This book is a practical book. It offers a basic knowledge of human behavior and, together with tried and tested coaching instruments, the opportunity to motivate and support on the way to an “entrepreneurial mindset”.
Success as Entrepreneur
The Quality Check for the New Generation of Managers
FTD, 2000
Entrepreneurial spirit brings not only entrepreneurs to the forefront of success, but also leaders and executives. entrepreneurship means thinking holistically, weighing up risks and consequences, managing them economically and using personal strengths, experience and skills. It is important to network intuitive talents with management thinking, ie to recognize personal talents and preferences and make them available to the company. This requires far more from managers than the traditional specialist and management knowledge that was previously expected. Success as an entrepreneur stands out from the flood of relevant career guides.
The personal core competencies and not the previously known KPIs are placed in the foreground:
Value Creating: the ability to create value
Focusing: Concentration on the essentials
Communicating: strong communication skills
Connectivity: networked thinking and acting
Art & Science: the balance between creativity and logic
Curiosity: incessant curiosity
Courage: courage and willingness to take risks
Passion for Excellence: passion, energy and enthusiasm
