Bespoke services for organisations

Examples of topics I have tackled with clients in the past include:

• You are about to start a new professional step, or are re-entering the workforce after a longer break, and need support as you navigate this initial phase.
• You are an emerging leader, ready for that next big role, and need support as you plan for that shift, including polishing some of your soft skills.
• You just became a parent or are going through a major transition phase in your personal life, and are struggling finding a balance between the different roles you have to play at work and at home.
• Your position has been made redundant, and you are not sure what to do next, or how to make the best out of the situation.
• You find yourself tired or on edge most of the time, and sense that you need to start making some significant changes in your life.
• You are recovering from a burnout, and need a partner with whom you can think through your next steps.
• You are feeling replenished, yet mindful of the fact that your current lifestyle is not sustainable on the long run, and need support as your reconsider your priorities.

Having held leadership and expert positions, gone through numerous career transitions myself, including a burnout, I get it! I’ll accompany you as we untangle those exciting opportunities and equally messy threads that lie ahead, so you can find a steady path forward and thrive in what you do.

Four options at your disposal

1. My Career Journey
The Deep Dive

√ 12-month coaching journey
√  1-1 fortnightly Deep Dive coaching & mentoring sessions (20 sessions) – excluding school vacation weeks and public holidays.

• Because generosity is a key value of mine, the length of each coaching session will depend on your need. So, one day, 60 min. is maybe all you need. And on another day, it’s 120 min. Practically, I usually ask my clients to book 90min. and keep a 30min. buffer to their next meeting just in case :).

Some of these sessions may include:

• A deep dive into your current situation and the expectations (yours or others) which may be weighing heavily on your shoulders; clarifying your hopes, dreams and impact you’d like to have; understanding what’s standing in your way and how to manage these; finding your anchor so you’re not just a leaf flying at the whims of a capricious wind; exploring those important relationships in your life and how to nurture them; burnout prevention; clarifying the resources at your dispoal and how to activate them; exploring possibilities; planning and implementing little experiments to test those possibilities; reflecting on your experiences and experiments to inform your next step; and so much more…
• 1 Gallup CliftonStrengths assessment to name and claim your natural talents.

√ Acccess to supporting materials, as needed, for guidance and inspiration
√  Unlimited real-time access to me via Signal or Telegram (text or voice messages), in addition to e-mail, in between sessions whenever you have a question or concern

Investment: CHF 10’920.- or CHF 910.- / month

√ Add a “walk & talk” day in nature to explore the meaning of that season in your life (meeting location in the Basel region) for an additional CHF 1’690.- per day

2. My Career Journey
The Discovery Dive

√ 6-month coaching experience
√  1-1 fortnightly Deep Dive coaching & mentoring sessions (10 sessions) – excluding school vacation weeks and public holidays.

• Because generosity is a key value of mine, the length of each coaching session will depend on your need. So, one day, 60 min. is maybe all you need. And on another day, it’s 120 min. Practically, I usually ask my clients to book 90min. and keep a 30min. buffer to their next meeting just in case :).

Some of these sessions may include:

• An exploration of your current situation and the expectations (yours or others) which may be weighing heavily on your shoulders; clarifying your hopes, dreams and impact you’d like to have; understanding what’s standing in your way and how to manage these; finding your anchor so you’re not just a leaf flying at the whims of a capricious wind; exploring those important relationships in your life and how to nurture them; burnout prevention; clarifying the resources at your dispoal and how to activate them; and so much more…
• Gallup CliftonStrengths assessment to name and claim your natural talents.

√ Acccess to supporting materials, as needed, for guidance and inspiration
√  Unlimited real-time access to me via Signal or Telegram (text or voice messages), in addition to e-mail, in between sessions whenever you have a question or concern

Investment: CHF 5’790.- or CHF 965.- / month

√ Add a “walk & talk” day in nature to explore the meaning of that season in your life (meeting location in the Basel region) for an additional CHF 1’690.- per day

3. My Career Journey
The Exploratory Dive

√ 3-month coaching sprint
√  1-1 fortnightly Deep Dive coaching & mentoring sessions (5 sessions) – excluding school vacation weeks and public holidays.

• Because generosity is a key value of mine, the length of each coaching session will depend on your need. So, one day, 60 min. is maybe all you need. And on another day, it’s 120 min. Practically, I usually ask my clients to book 90min. and keep a 30min. buffer to their next meeting just in case :).

Some of these sessions may include:

• An exploration of your current situation and the expectations (yours or others) which may be weighing heavily on your shoulders; clarifying your hopes, dreams and impact you’d like to have; understanding what’s standing in your way and how to manage these; clarifying the resources at your dispoal and how to activate them, etc…
• 1 Gallup CliftonStrengths assessment to name and claim your natural talents.

√ Acccess to supporting materials, as needed, for guidance and inspiration
√  Unlimited real-time access to me via Signal or Telegram (text or voice messages), in addition to e-mail, in between sessions whenever you have a question or concern

Investment: CHF 3’000.- or CHF 1’000.- / month

√ Add a “walk & talk” day in nature to explore the meaning of that season in your life (meeting location in the Basel region) for an additional CHF 1’690.- per day

Examples of topics I have tackled with clients in the past include:

• You stand in front of a difficult decision(s) – be it business or people related – and are not sure which path to choose.
• You are wondering what leadership style would be best suited for dealing with the opportunities or challenges you, your team, or your organisation is facing.
• You have been given conflicting feedback about your leadership style or business results, and are not sure what to make of it all.

In our coaching, we will explore what keeps you up at night as a leader, and help you explore the resources at your disposal, including your own creativity, and the support mechanisms around you, to help you manage whatever it is you are facing.

Together, we will dig deep into the issues you are facing, and uncover what truly matters to you. My hope is that, at the end of our coaching together, you will feel much more connected to who you truly are, and as such, feel much more connected to those you lead and support.

Four options at your disposal

1. My Leadership Journey
The Deep Dive

√ 12-month coaching journey
√  1-1 fortnightly Deep Dive coaching & mentoring sessions (20 sessions) – excluding school vacation weeks and public holidays.

• Because generosity is a key value of mine, the length of each coaching session will depend on your need. So, one day, 60 min. is maybe all you need. And on another day, it’s 120 min. Practically, I usually ask my clients to book 90min. and keep a 30min. buffer to their next meeting just in case :).

Some of these sessions may include:

• A deep dive into your current situation and the expectations (yours or others) which may be weighing heavily on your shoulders; clarifying your hopes, dreams and impact you’d like to have; understanding what’s standing in your way and how to manage these; finding your anchor so you’re not just a leaf flying at the whims of a capricious wind; exploring those important relationships in your life and how to nurture them; burnout prevention; clarifying the resources at your dispoal and how to activate them; exploring possibilities; planning and implementing little experiments to test those possibilities; reflecting on your experiences and experiments to inform your next step; and so much more…
• 1 Gallup CliftonStrengths assessment to name and claim your natural talents.

√ Acccess to supporting materials, as needed, for guidance and inspiration
√  Unlimited real-time access to me via Signal or Telegram (text or voice messages), in addition to e-mail, in between sessions whenever you have a question or concern

Investment: CHF 10’920.- or CHF 910.- / month

√ Add a “walk & talk” day in nature to explore the meaning of that season in your life (meeting location in the Basel region) for an additional CHF 1’690.- per day

2. My Leadership Journey
The Discovery Dive

√ 6-month coaching experience
√  1-1 fortnightly Deep Dive coaching & mentoring sessions (10 sessions) – excluding school vacation weeks and public holidays.

• Because generosity is a key value of mine, the length of each coaching session will depend on your need. So, one day, 60 min. is maybe all you need. And on another day, it’s 120 min. Practically, I usually ask my clients to book 90min. and keep a 30min. buffer to their next meeting just in case :).

Some of these sessions may include:

• An exploration of your current situation and the expectations (yours or others) which may be weighing heavily on your shoulders; clarifying your hopes, dreams and impact you’d like to have; understanding what’s standing in your way and how to manage these; finding your anchor so you’re not just a leaf flying at the whims of a capricious wind; exploring those important relationships in your life and how to nurture them; burnout prevention; clarifying the resources at your dispoal and how to activate them; and so much more…
• 1 Gallup CliftonStrengths assessment to name and claim your natural talents.

√ Acccess to supporting materials, as needed, for guidance and inspiration
√  Unlimited real-time access to me via Signal or Telegram (text or voice messages), in addition to e-mail, in between sessions whenever you have a question or concern

Investment: CHF 5’790.- or CHF 965.- / month

√ Add a “walk & talk” day in nature to explore the meaning of that season in your life (meeting location in the Basel region) for an additional CHF 1’690.- per day

3. My Leadership Journey
The Exploratory Dive

√ 3-month coaching sprint
√  1-1 fortnightly Deep Dive coaching & mentoring sessions (5 sessions) – excluding school vacation weeks and public holidays.

• Because generosity is a key value of mine, the length of each coaching session will depend on your need. So, one day, 60 min. is maybe all you need. And on another day, it’s 120 min. Practically, I usually ask my clients to book 90min. and keep a 30min. buffer to their next meeting just in case :).

Some of these sessions may include:

• An exploration of your current situation and the expectations (yours or others) which may be weighing heavily on your shoulders; clarifying your hopes, dreams and impact you’d like to have; understanding what’s standing in your way and how to manage these; clarifying the resources at your dispoal and how to activate them, etc…
• 1 Gallup CliftonStrengths assessment to name and claim your natural talents.

√ Acccess to supporting materials, as needed, for guidance and inspiration
√  Unlimited real-time access to me via Signal or Telegram (text or voice messages), in addition to e-mail, in between sessions whenever you have a question or concern

Investment: CHF 3’000.- or CHF1’000.- / month

√ Add a “walk & talk” day in nature to explore the meaning of that season in your life (meeting location in the Basel region) for an additional CHF 1’690.- per day

I specialise in Strengths-based Team Development Coaching and work with organisational project, cross-functional and intact teams.

My team strengths coaching offerings are always bespoke, and tailored to fit your team’s specific situation and needs. Having said that, I am often asked about what a “possible scenario” could look like – so here it is.

Possible scenario for a Strengths-based Team Development Coaching

1. The process always starts with a briefing with the team leader, and if needed the sponsor, to understand the team’s context and goal of coaching intervention. This is also when we assess if a strengths-based team coaching is the right intervention for the team.
2. Based on the briefing, a bespoke coaching package proposal is made for the leader to review and share with his/her team members to get buy-in from them that they are willing to take that journey. If need be, the coach may be invited to a team session, to answer any questions or concerns the team may have.
3. Every team member, including leader, take the CliftonStrengths assessment online.
4. In an ideal world, and if using the full 34 strengths report, this is followed by a 1:1 coaching session for each team member, incl. leader, where we explore the person’s individual report in depth, to make sure they fully understand and own the results of their report. This is a crucial step in my view to ensure psychological safety and a smooth running of the team workshops later on.
5.  If 1:1 sessions are not possible, we would hold an online group Q&A session instead where members can ask questions about their themes and test results. 
6. Once the 1:1 / Q&A sessions have taken place, the team workshop(s) can take place. The length, frequency and specific content of these is always very different depending on the team’s size, context and goals.

PS: PS: Such a CliftonStrengths team workshop can be very nicely combined with a New Manager Integration session. 

If you wish to learn more about my strengths team coaching work, and if I’m the right coach for you, please write me via the Contact form or via e-mail. I look forward to connecting with you.

What is it about

The purpose of a New Manager Integration session is to enable the team leader to quickly and effectively integrate into their new function through the use of a structured process.

Typically, in a standard team building session, one might go about clarifying roles and expectations of the team and manager. However, such sessions, while useful, can feel somewhat “theoretical”. The New Manager Integration session goes beyond that standard practice by allowing the manager and the team to explore specific function and business-related challenges the new manager/leader is likely to face.  

Ideally, the integration session would take place 2 to 3 months after the manager has assumed their role, so that there has been enough interactions between the team and their leader.

Possible outcomes

Deeper & meaninguful relationships through:

• Establishing an atmosphere for open and honest dialogue.
• Providing the manager with a view into the expectations of their team members, preferences for communication, and dynamics of the organisation.
• Helping to ensure the manager is focused on the right priorities and issues.
• Identifying organisational problems or obstacles that the manager is likely to encounter.
• Providing team members with a structured and efficient mechanism to get to know their manager.
• Creating a forum where hopes, fears, and concerns are expressed early and can be addressed appropriately and consistently, lessening the opportunity for “rumors”, misperceptions, and misunderstandings.

Possible scenario for a New Manager Integration workshop

1. Every New Manager Integration starts with a briefing with the team leader, and the sponsor if needed, to clarify the organisational, team, and individual context for the intervention, and desired outcome(s). This is also when we assess if a New Manager Integration session is the right intervention for you and your team.
2. Once the session is agreed, a preparatory meeting is held between the Coach and the Manager to explain the process, review the session’s set-up, and share with them a list of questions to choose from to get feedback from the team.
3. In the session itself, we would start all together with a fun team activity to get to know each other better.
4. After that, the team leader leaves the room (physical or virtual), and the Coach goes through the questions the team leader has picked in advance of the session, to ask team, collect the answers and group them in themes. The Manager may also choose to share the questions with their team in advance of the session, and invite them to reflect about further questions they would like to include.
5. The team leader then rejoins the team, and team members present the themes discussed.  The Coach may complement the themes if needed.
6. The team leader then has the opportunity to either ask the team clarification questions, answer or comment on what the team has shared, or ask 1-2 follow-up questions.
7. A follow-up session between Coach and manager usually takes place shortly after the session to go through additional comments, thoughts, and insights from the session, and review next steps.

PS: Such a New Manager Integration session can be very nicely combined with a CliftonStrengths team workshop. 

If you wish to learn more about my team coaching work, and if I’m the right coach for you, please write me via the Contact form or via e-mail. I look forward to connecting with you.

What is it about

There are many ways to assess and increase employee engagement.

The first one that usually springs to mind is to “run a survey”. And while surveys have their place, they cannot be used in isolation! AND, the good news is that you don’t have to run a big, fancy, expensive survey to improve employee engagement.

Key in employee engagement is the manager’s own sense of motivation and engagement, as well as the manager’s and their team members’ openness and willingness to explore the nature of their relationships to each other and to the work they do.

Possible scenario for an Employee Engagement intervention

1. The process starts with a briefing with the team leader, and the sponsor if needed, to clarify the organisational, team, and individual context for the intervention, and desired outcome(s). This is also when we assess if an Employee Engagement intervention is the right thing for you and your team.
2. Once the intervention is agreed, a preparatory meeting is held between the Coach and the Manager to explain the process, review the sessions’ set-up, and agree next steps.
3. The intervention itself typically takes place over 3 sessions of 4 hours each. 
4. Session 1 focuses on the level of engagement within the leadership team (LT) itself, including the LT members’ own personal motivation to focus on Employee Engagement.
5. Session 2 focuses on a high-level review of any existing Employee Engagement survey results (should you have any), and on preparing managers to run a State of the Team conversation with their team(s) by experiencing one with the Coach.
6. Session 3 takes place after the managers have had their State of the team conversation with their respective team, to share feedback/challenges, help them refine their personal and team’s engagement goals (if needed), define a plan for how to keep engagement conversations going all year long, and create a shared accountability goal among all leaders for sustainability of their employee engagement efforts.
7. A follow-up session between Coach and manager takes place 3-4 weeks after session 3 to reveiw feedback, learnings, challenges, and next steps.

If you wish to learn more about my team coaching work, and if I’m the right coach for you, please write me via the Contact form or via e-mail. I look forward to connecting with you.

Having recovered from a burnout myself, and supported numerous employees on their own burnout prevention and recovery journey, I know how hard it can be to be in that space, and how having a community of people who can support each other when the going gets rough is of utmost importance.

Coaching is not therapy. But it can be a very helpful preventative approach for burnout.

In a Team Burnout Prevention workshop, we look at what burnout is (and isn’t), and focus on the organisational, team, and individual factors which may lead you towards or away from burnout. We also look at the resources available to the team and its members to support each other, encourage each other, and take the steps they need to replenish that energy well of theirs.

What Makes This Training Different?

• Many organisations are encouraging their leaders and people managers to act as coaches for their team members, and to attend coaching training programmes. However, few of these programmes tackle the inherent tensions and polarities that arise for leaders who try to “be a coach”.
• Here’s the truth: I don’t believe managers can be “coaches” in the purest sense of the word. But I do wholeheartedly believe that managers who master coaching skills become far more effective and trusted leaders. They can build stronger, deeper relationships with their team — creating a culture of trust, collaboration, and growth.
• The Gestalt approach focuses on the real dynamics that arise between managers and employees — acknowledging the power dynamic that exists, while also fostering authentic, two-way relationships.

How is the training set up?

• The sessions are hands-on — designed to give you the space and support to practice and master Gestalt coaching skills. No matter your experience level, you’ll get practical tools and the opportunity to reflect on how to use coaching techniques in a way that feels true to you.
• The training is offered in modules:
  • Essentials in coaching skills: So that those who have no experience with coaching can discover what coaching is, and have a safe learning space at their disposal to practice, get feedback, and grow in confidence in coaching.
  • Deepening your coaching skills using the power of use of self: So that those with coaching experience discover new powerful ways to relate to their coachee, and effect positive change.
  • Exploring the tensions between the leader as a coach & a manager: So that participants have a chance to reflect on the power dynamic inherent to most manager/subordinate relationships, and how to find their own personal path to managing the ensuing tensions.
  • View sample programme here

I bring over 24 years of experience in HR, coaching, and mentoring, including 7 years dedicated specifically to coaching, and an advanced Gestalt certification from Gestalt Training UK. This training will give you the practical skills, confidence, and support to make a real difference in your organisation.

If you wish to learn more and find out whether I’m the right coach/trainer for you, schedule a call or send me an e-mail. I look forward to connecting with you.

10 Practice Lab sessions! 20 hours of practice!

I offer 10 Gestalt Coaching Practice lab sessions – each one focusing on a different aspect of Gestalt and use of self.  Every lab session has a specific Gestalt theme, which will act as the spring board for exploration, experimentation, and practice.

• In these labs, you will experience, experiment, practice, and exchange around Gestalt Coaching principles and ways of being as a coach. 
• They might include short inputs, demonstrations, personal experimentation, practice rounds in pairs or triads incl. feedback,and facilitated discussions.
• We meet for 2 hours each time, working with those topics, questions, or “Gestalt” that are present in the room.

Overall learning outcome: 

• A deeper understanding of what it means to “be” a coach vs. “doing” coaching, having explored and practiced aspects of use of self as a coach, through a Gestalt coaching lens.
• A practical and experiential experience and practice of a specific Gestalt skill and way of being, across each of the 10 lab sessions.
• Gain a sense of community, having exchanged with and learned from fellow participants.

I offer 10 practice lab sessions – each one focusing on a different aspect of Gestalt and use of self.

1. Lab 1 – Awareness. This is a foundation lab session, and is a pre-requisite to sign-up to any of the other lab sessions (modules 2-9)
2. Lab 2 – Exaggeration & Repetition
3. Lab 3 – Perceptual resonance
4. Lab 4 – Cognitive resonance
5. Lab 5 – Somatic resonance
6. Lab 6 – Levels of intensity
7. Lab 7 – Projections & Creative experimentation
8. Lab 8 – Polarities
9. Lab 9 – Empty chair
10. Lab 10 – Bringing it all together. This session brings all you have learned across all 9 lab sessions together for a final 120 min. pure practice. You may only book this session if you have attended all previous 9 labs at some point in time. 

My goal is to make each lab session as experiential as possible, so that you may, if you wish, apply those skills with your own clients, and witness the difference it makes for them and your own personal development as a coach. 

NB: This is NOT a Gestalt training course, but an opportunity to explore and practice Gestalt coaching principles and way of being. If you are looking for a training course, I highly recommend John Leary-Joyce’s trainings. And if in doubt, reach out! 

View sample programmes here. 

I am a proud member of the Association for Coaching (AC) CPD Scheme.

As such, you will receive a certificate confirming your participation and the number of hours completed, which you can submit to the AC as proof for Continuous Professional Development (CPD). You may also submit it as proof for Resource Development Continuing Coach Education (CCE) units (for e.g. ICF).

Pricing upon request

• I offer bespoke programmes for your internal organisational coaches—depending on your needs and where you are at on your coaching journey.
• Let’s have a chat to understand your needs, timeframe, and how I can support you best.
• As a general reference, my day rate is CHF1’690.- (6 hours).

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