Motivated and healthy employees are a crucial factor for the success of organizations. More and more companies are recognizing this and are expanding their health promotion initiatives for employees. The concept of health coaching has established itself as an effective method in this regard. Its recipe for success: it combines the company's health promotion with the health orientation of each individual. Matthias Lauterbach, one of the pioneers of health coaching, presents the theoretical and practical foundations in this introduction. Specific application areas such as burnout, lack of exercise, and stress are outlined from the setting to the methodology of implementation. Concrete action proposals facilitate the integration into daily work and life.