Sara has over 20 years’ experience in Global Talent Management and Development within international and multicultural organizational environments; she is a certified ICF coach and career counselor with a specialization in Emotional Intelligence assessment and development.

She is passionate about supporting individuals and teams to enhance their potential by tapping into their inner resources; to develop and grow their knowledge, skills and competencies to excel in their performance and feel fulfilled and empowered. 

In this fascinating conversation Sara shares with us what brought  her to coaching. She tells us about how she introduced coaching into her organization and gives us a detailed description of the numerous coaching services that are now offered to staff.

These range from coaching skills workshops, internal coaching, a mentoring program, external coaching and more. All are linked to career development, performance and talent management.

In this singular coaching journey, Sara demonstrates how one individual can initiate a project that turns out to be a major game changer in an organization, involving many players.

Silverio is an ICF credentialed coach, ACC and licensed career coach with nearly 30 years'  experience in multicultural and international environments. 

His passion lies in guiding individuals towards their best selves, blending empathy, insight, and practical strategies. He is committed to supporting people through career transitions, leadership development, and personal growth journeys, helping them thrive in today’s diverse world.

In this webinar, Silverio describes his initial path to coaching, what lead him to embrace these professional skills and how useful they were to his role as a manager. 

But Silverio went further, he became a professional certified coach, and together with a group of peers created internal coaching services in his organization. In this second part of the interview we learn the initiative and creativity that was put into providing a coaching support for all colleagues in the organization, from individual coaching to coaching skills workshops.

What started as online live workshops aimed at connecting colleagues with one another during the pandemic, has turned into a full-fledged internal coaching offer in his organization.

Katie has a long career as senior exectuive and is current HR Director of IRU. Her career bridges private sector an NGOs, where she has led complex organizational change initiatives, including creating a coaching culture.

She is an ICF credential coach, ACC and views coaching as a partnership, a moment of exchange and exploration around an objective to discover options and possibilities in a safe and secure environment. The result of rich discussion leads to action plans and a level of commitment that gives the coachee the confidence to move forward. The coachee drives the process, the coach holds the banner.

Are you wondering how to create a coaching culture in your organization? It may seem like a daunting task, but it can be successfully achieved by innovative leaders like Katie Klein, HR Director at IRU.

In this webinar Katie walks us step by step through the framework she created to introduce coaching into her organization, making it an integral element of leadership, people development and a catalyst for positive relations at work.

Kirsten Fonager, has been with the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) for over 12 years, where she has used her expertise in talent management and learning & development.  She is a EMCC certified coach who focuses on leadership coaching, career development, talent development coaching and mentoring. 

In this interview she will tell us about what brought her to coaching, how she transformed her leadership style by adopting a coaching approach which allowed her to free up her time and empower her colleageus.

Kirsten gives a detailed account of the how she introduced coaching in her organization, and gives excellent tips for anyone wishing to do the same.

She further describes the impressive current coaching offerings in UNOPS, an organization that champions the use of coaching as a development tool in their workplace.

Diego is President of ICF Switzerland and Vice President of the European Institute of Innovation for Sustainabilty.

He is an accomplished Public Affairs executive with international experience in complex business environments and company transformation, and an Diego is an ICF credentialed Coach - ACC,  skilled in lean start-ups, cross-cultural work, and transitions.  He is dedicated to leveraging his experience and network to drive sustainable change for a better future that combines prosperity, people and planet.

While the term sustainibility is often associated with environmental issues, in this highly informative webinar Diego invites us to explore a wider definition of the word which includes the social and economic dimensions that are needed for present future generations to live and thrive.   He then delves into the three key dimensions that are crucical to achieving sustainability goals.

• The Human Factor in Sustainability: understanding the inner change and mindset shift needed to reach sustainability goals by 2030.
• Sustainability Leadership: the essential competencies required for effective Sustainability Leadership and how coaching can aid in their development.
• Sustainability Coaching: uncovering what makes sustainability coaching unique and imperative in fostering meaningful and lasting change.

Diego makes us discover the Inner Development Goals, the skills and qualities that enable us lead purposeful and sustainable lives, individually and collectively. He points at ways in which coaching can support professionals to develop Sustainability Leadership where their aspirations, mindset and actions are in alignment to foster and achieve sustainability goals.

This fascinating, and excellent webinar helps us contextualize our own individual develepment as leaders, into a broader and deeper endeavour, placing us within an interconnected system of social, economic and environmental factors over which we have an impact and can contribute to constructively.

Nevena Buzek is an experienced and dedicated Talent Management and Development consultant, trainer & coach with over 8 years of expertise in both corporate and startup environments.

In this webinar she gives deep insights and practical tools to develop one of the most important relational skills we need at work, managing difficult conversations!

You will learn about conducting conversations under pressure and recognizing the signals of entering into a courageous and difficult conversation (physical, emotional and behavioural).   Nevena give actionable tips and walks you through the different  steps to take:   

1. Determine the purpose of the conversation 

2. Adopt the right approach using the Situation - Behaviour - Impact model

3. Recognise and manage emotions

4. Challenge your own assumptions and beliefs

5. Present your side of the story and listen to their

6. Reach a win-win solution if possible.

Nevena gives many examples to illustrate her points, and answers the questions from the audience with wisdom and expertise.   By watching this webinar, you will feel empowered and ready to manage conflict in a new and certainly easier way!

Sabine has a long international career in HR and talent management and has been coaching employees and managers in performance management and leadership development for over 18 years. She is a trained ICF certified coach since 2013 and holds an ICF ACC credential.

Sabine is certified as Positive Intelligence Coach and uses her program regularly to support individuals and teams on their journey. In her webinar you will learn about the “Saboteurs“ - the voices in your head that generate negative emotions as you handle life’s everyday challenges. They sabotage your performance, wellbeing, and relationships.

Curious? Just take a personal assessment to identify your top Saboteurs: https://www.positiveintelligence.com/saboteurs/ (free of charge).

Sabine shares with you tips on how to identify and overcome your Saboteurs, be aware of other people’s Saboteurs, and how to interrupt them. The approach is based on neuroscience and positive psychology and is one of the tools to move forward during coaching.