New career start: Former RBB director Schlesinger becomes crisis consultant:
Patricia Schlesinger resigned as director of Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg ...
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Former RBB Head Launches Crisis Consulting CareerSince 2023, Patricia Schlesinger advises executives on crisis management following her 2022 resignation amid scandal.
Key FactsJul 22, 2025 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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- Patricia Schlesinger served as director of Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg from 2016 until her 2022 resignation triggered by controversy.
- The broadcaster faced accusations of wastefulness and nepotism in summer 2022, leading to Schlesinger's immediate dismissal.
- She has been working since 2023 for a newly established agency specializing in crisis consulting for top executives.
- Her role leverages expertise in handling public scrutiny, media pressure, and legal frameworks during exceptional situations.
Leadership at the highest level means, among other things, providing guidance in exceptional situations. It requires not only expertise but also experience with public expectations, media pressure, and crises, as well as the legal framework. This is exactly where I can make a contribution.— Patricia Schlesinger on the challenges of leadership in crisis situations.
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New job for former RBB director Patricia Schlesinger: The former director of RBB: Patricia Schlesinger.
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Verdict in severance pay dispute: RBB must pay Claudia Nothelle a good 8400 euros a month for the rest of her life
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- Claudia Nothelle, the former program director of RBB, will continue to receive her monthly pension of 8437 euros.
- The Berlin Labor Court dismissed the broadcaster's lawsuit seeking the repayment of the pension.
- The dispute was valued at a total of 503,690 euros, and Nothelle has also been awarded the overdue payments.
- Nothelle left RBB in 2016 at her own request and has been a professor of television journalism since 2017.
The broadcaster has 'completely lost' the labor court process— A court spokesperson commented on the ruling of the Berlin labor court.
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