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𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗻 𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸 𝗮𝘁 𝗧𝗘𝗗𝘅 𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝘆 𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗭𝘂̈𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗻 𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸 𝗮𝘁 𝗧𝗘𝗗𝘅 𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝘆 𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗭𝘂̈𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆.

Standing on that red carpet, talking about "What AI Can't Hear" felt deeply personal.

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻𝘀:

→ As a mother, I want my son to grow up in a world where being human is still valued.

→ As a change expert, I see how fear of AI creates resistance when we need the "doing" it most.

→ And as an executive coach, I work with leaders searching for the balance between efficiency and authentic connection.

During the talk, I had the audience look into each other's eyes for six seconds. The room went awkward. Then something shifted.

𝗕𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗔𝗜 𝗰𝗮𝗻'𝘁 𝗱𝗼.

It can't pause and feel. When your friend calls crying at midnight, you don't just process "I'm sad." You feel that knot in your stomach because you've been there too.

The irony? While we fear being replaced, we're not doing enough of the very thing AI can't replicate: being truly human.

Thank you for the fantastic event Executive MBA Digital Leadership HWZ and TEDxHWZ for the perfect organization and giving me the opportunity to share my thoughts 🙏

What makes you feel heard?

#change #tedxtalk #airevolution

𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 "𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗔𝗜 𝗖𝗮𝗻'𝘁 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗿" 𝗮𝘁 𝗧𝗘𝗗𝘅 𝗛𝗪𝗭 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 IMD 𝗭𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗔𝗹𝘂𝗺𝗻𝗶 𝗖𝗹𝘂𝗯 𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝘁 𝗗𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱.

𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 "𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗔𝗜 𝗖𝗮𝗻'𝘁 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗿" 𝗮𝘁 𝗧𝗘𝗗𝘅 𝗛𝗪𝗭 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 IMD 𝗭𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗔𝗹𝘂𝗺𝗻𝗶 𝗖𝗹𝘂𝗯 𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝘁 𝗗𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱.

What a weekend this past one.

The setting was beautiful, and I loved meeting many new faces from our 1,000+ member Zurich alumni club. Hard to believe this was our last gathering of the year.

𝗔𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗶𝘇𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝘂𝗽 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗳𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗺𝗻𝗶 - swapping stories, sharing what we're building, and planning what's next.

Looking forward to more connections next year, especially with the new event series the alumni club is launching. I'm thrilled to be part of it as one of the speakers. Stay tuned!

What's the most unexpected connection you've made through your alumni network?

PS: thank you for spending this wonderful weekend together Irina Radzikhovskaya

#change #alumni

$𝟭.𝟱 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗱𝗮𝘆.

$𝟭.𝟱 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗱𝗮𝘆.

That's what Mercor's CEO announced they're paying humans to train AI on replacing those same humans.

The irony isn't lost on anyone.

Recently, I was having dinner in Lausanne after a long day of conference on the future of work.

Brilliant coaches and thinkers around the table talking about artificial general intelligence arriving within three years.

(That's the one with human-level intelligence, no training needed.)

We painted some doom scenarios. Massive job losses. Social unrest. The Matrix.

𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗜 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀.

While we talked about dystopian futures, I also thought of some of the people I coached:

→ The executive who finally learned to have tough conversations
→ The team leader who found her real voice
→ The manager who completely changed how he gives feedback

𝗡𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.

They came from something very human: sitting with discomfort, seeing patterns others miss, creating space for real change.

Yes, AI is getting smarter. Yes, it's learning from us faster than ever.

𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲'𝘀 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗻'𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀.

That moment when someone finally gets not just what to do, but why it matters to them personally.

I believe there are deeply human things—empathy, meaning, connection—that can be copied but not truly replaced.

Our world is about to change. Big.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲?

#change #airevolution

𝗖𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗮 𝗹𝘂𝘅𝘂𝗿𝘆. 𝗡𝗼𝘄 𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗻𝗲𝗰essity

𝗖𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗮 𝗹𝘂𝘅𝘂𝗿𝘆. 𝗡𝗼𝘄 𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗻𝗲𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆.

Here's what I'm seeing with my AI coaching tool (my AI self!) in action, and it's been heartwarming to watch:

↳ The innovation leader feeling lost among tasks, getting coached on prioritizing, keeping boundaries and finding her enegy again.

↳ The mid-manager who never thought coaching can help her get the next job? She is learning to tell her career story with personalized feedback.

Both of them learnt to give clear context and explain their situations well. Even AI coaching has limits - it's not a mind reader (yet).

𝗜 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝗮𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 "𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳."

No, this isn't about replacing human coaches. It's about giving more people access to growth.

There is magic when you combine both:

→ AI coaching is non-stop available
→ Human coaching brings deeper insights
→ Together, they can handle all the complexity

Artificial intelligence is democratizing coaching. And who does't need growth?

The question isn't whether AI will change coaching. It's whether we'll use it to make growth available to everyone, not just a select few.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗮𝘀𝗸 𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝗜 𝗰𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵?

#change #executivecoaching #aicoach #aicoaching

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𝗔𝗜 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱𝘀. 𝗦𝗼 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗷𝗼𝗯 𝗻𝗼𝘄?

𝗔𝗜 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱𝘀. 𝗦𝗼 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗷𝗼𝗯 𝗻𝗼𝘄?

That question led to a fascinating discussion at the iVentiv Learning Futures Basel event some weeks ago, where I led a session on coaching mindset in the AI era.

Since that discussion with a room full of Learning & Development leaders, I keep on meeting the same theme.

AI can instantly tell you the steps to reduce team turnover. But it takes human insight to ask: "What would make our people want to stay and grow here?"

That tiny change in questioning changes everything.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿:

AI excels at processing data, but it misses what really drives people. The unspoken concerns. The personal values. The deeper meaning that means motivation.

That's where leaders with coaching skills shine.

Because n a world full of instant answers, the ability (and willingness) to ask better questions and truly hear what matters becomes your edge.

Call me dramatic, but I see AI making information abundant, and with that, it makes wisdom scarce.

We in the tools. And we should start investing in the human capabilities that help teams navigate change with purpose.

Thank you for the invite Simon Brown 🇺🇦 Jay Moore and the whole Iventiv team. And thank you for the good discussions and new acquaintances everyone 🙏

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴?

#change #airevolution #coachingmindset

Challenging what is and inspiring what could be.

Challenging what is and inspiring what could be. IMD's Alumni Club Lunch in Zürich yesterday , this motto I really felt in the conversations.

Corporate leaders alongside entrepreneurs, spanning from different industries and career stages.

The highlight was Severin Schwan, Chair of the Board of Directors at Roche , speaking about the (r)evolution in the pharma industry.

His insights on how the industry is transforming to better serve patients were both grounding and inspiring.

→ What struck: it's a balancing act to manage stability and speed in today's crazy changing times. I couldn't be more grateful for that thought.

Janice Mueller and Pauline Granger, EMBA - lovely to have seen you there again! Rafael Martín de Agar Benedikt Lesniak Pierfrancesco Rosini Simon Studer it was great cathcing up with you at the table!

And here's a fun fact: this might be one of the only business events I've attended this year where I didn't hear the word "AI" in the first 30 minutes.

What are you challenging these days?

#change #imdalumni

The countdown begins.

The countdown begins.

Next week, I'm speaking at TEDxHWZ about "What AI Can't Hear."

And yesterday, we rehearsed.

𝗜'𝗺 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝘀 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗺𝗮𝘇𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗜 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵:

Simone Haeberli → The White Pig

Rob den Otter → The Code We Run On

Soya The Cow → Your Humanity is Killing Us

Amélie Galladé → Democracy's Anti-Aging Cure

Dr. Eve Huber → The Prescription We Forgot

David Mzee → If You Can't Walk, Try Flying

Christian Naef → Rethinking Energy: The Rise of The Homo Symbioticus

Sandro Colombo → The Fairness Question Behind Salaries

Christof Roosli → Breaking the Silence

Nine different voices sharing stories about the big questions we're all thinking about.

From AI's blind spots to democracy's future. From breaking silence to rethinking what makes us human.

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝘆 𝗜 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗧𝗘𝗗𝘅 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀.

Where else do you get this many diverse perspectives in one room?

Can't wait to see what we all discover on that stage.

Will you join us?

PS: the event is sold out in person. Link to live streaming tickets 👇

🚀 Urs Bucher Kiki Maeder Jürg Signer Rebecca Hoffmann (Burrola)

#change #airevolution #tedtalk

"𝗜 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗮 𝗳𝗿𝗮𝘂𝗱 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗺𝘆 𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀."

"𝗜 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗮 𝗳𝗿𝗮𝘂𝗱 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗺𝘆 𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀."

Daria (𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘥) said this during our third coaching session. She'd already figured out that her skills belonged to her, not her company.

But now she faced a new challenge: Actually talking about them.

𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲'𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴:

LinkedIn post draft: "I developed a process that saved 40% of project time."
Daria's edit: "My team and I were fortunate to work on a process that helped improve efficiency."

Interview preparation: "Tell me about your biggest accomplishment."
Daria's practice answer: "Well, I was lucky to be in the right place at the right time..."

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿.

Every achievement got watered down. Every success got credited to luck, timing, or other people.

During our session, I asked: "Daria, if your colleague John (𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘥) had built that same process, what would you tell him to say about it?"

"I'd tell him to talk about it! It was great work that took months of analysis and testing."

"And when you did it?"

"That's... different."

𝗡𝗼, 𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁.

𝗪𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝟯𝟬 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝘂𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀.

Not with arrogance. With facts.

"I designed and implemented a process that reduced project delivery time by 40%."
"I grew my team from 3 to 15 people while maintaining quality standards."
"I successfully navigated the company through its largest crisis in a decade."

𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆, 𝗗𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝘀𝗵𝗲'𝗱 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗮 𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱'𝘀 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸.

With respect. With accuracy. With pride.

The opportunities start opening when we stop shrinking our story.

What's one thing you're shrinking in your story?

#change #executivecoaching #personalbrand

"𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗱𝗼 𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸, 𝗠𝗮𝗺𝗶?"

"𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗱𝗼 𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸, 𝗠𝗮𝗺𝗶?"

My son has been asking me this question for years.

It started during COVID when he was in Grade 1, watching me talk to a computer screen all day. Back then, I'd say: "Mom helps companies do better."

Simple answer for a simple question.

𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗸𝗲𝗽𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘀 𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘄:

Grade 3: "Why do companies need your help?"
Grade 6: "What happens if you don't help them?"

And somewhere along the way, my answer became: "I help people in companies do better."

Last week, now in Grade 7, he asked the toughest one yet:
"Mami, what would be different if you didn't do your job?"

𝗜 𝗵𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸.

Because explaining my work to my teenager over the years taught me more about my purpose than any performance review ever did.

His questions aren't about job titles and they make you think why work actually matters.

𝗠𝘆 𝘀𝗼𝗻, 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗸𝗶𝗱𝘀 𝗼𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗻, 𝗰𝘂𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗸.

He asks the questions that really count.

Now when someone asks what I do, I don't start with "I am a..."

I start with what I told my son: "I help people in companies become better leaders."

Clear. Simple. Real.

And I am grateful for a curious kid 🙏

How would you explain your job to a kid?

#change #workingmom

𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗻'𝘁 𝗮𝘀𝗸 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻.

𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗻'𝘁 𝗮𝘀𝗸 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻.

It shows up whether we're ready or not — job loss, corporate strategy shifts, market disruptions, and the list goes on.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀𝗻'𝘁 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝘃𝗼𝗶𝗱 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲.

The question I ask is: how do we build the mindset to navigate it with confidence instead of feeling like everything just happens to us?

On December 1, I'm speaking at Ladies' Drive Bargespräche Digital with the one-and-only @Sandra-Stella Triebl about building a change-ready mindset.

𝗪𝗲'𝗹𝗹 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗲:

↳ Where you might find yourself on the change curve right now
↳ Practical steps to move from feeling helpless to feeling empowered
↳ How to shift from "change happens TO me" to "I can handle what comes"

Because here's what I've learned through my own transitions and working with hundreds of professionals:

𝗪𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻'𝘁 𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗰 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗳𝗶𝘅𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀.

But getting ready is a skill we can develop.

If you've been feeling overwhelmed by all the shi(f)ts happening around you — in work, in life, in the world — this session is for you.

Join me on December 1 at Ladies' Drive Bargespräche Digital.

What will you ask in the session?

PS: Link to register in the 👇. In German language.

#change #mindset Swiss Ladies Drive GmbH

"𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗯," 𝘀𝗮𝗶𝗱 David Bach 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁 𝗮𝘁 IMD. 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗮𝘆𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗯 𝗶𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴.

"𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗯," 𝘀𝗮𝗶𝗱 David Bach 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁 𝗮𝘁 IMD. 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗮𝘆𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗯 𝗶𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴.

That's the thought that came to me as I sat there.

Michael Bungay Stanier calls this shift "Modern Change Mastery" — leadership as curiosity in action.

𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲'𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝗰𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜𝗠𝗗 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗺𝗲 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻:

→ The leaders who are thriving aren't the ones with all the answers.
→ They're the ones who ask questions that open up new possibilities instead of shutting them down.
→ They're building cultures where curiosity matters more than authority.

𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝘀𝘄𝗲𝗿.

Now it's about creating the space for the right conversation.

Because if we could change the language we use in our world, we could change the world. (Gratitude Susan Goldsworthy PhD OLY REV and Séverine Jourdain 🙏)

And that starts with the questions we ask.

Lovely reuniting with my fellow coaches Katia Vlachos, Ph.D. Simon Reber Stephanie Comenge Segard , colleagues Simon Brown 🇺🇦 and new friends!

What's one question you could ask more often?

#change #curiousity #coaching

𝗔𝗜 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝘀𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺. 𝗡𝗼𝘄 𝘄𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗽roblem.

𝗔𝗜 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝘀𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺. 𝗡𝗼𝘄 𝘄𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺.

𝗔 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗯𝗶𝗴 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗲𝗳 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 (𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝗽 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿) 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗺𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜'𝘃𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝘀𝗮𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴:

"𝘞𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭, 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴—𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘢𝘴 𝘫𝘶𝘥𝘨𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘺, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱𝘴—𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘥𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘈𝘐 𝘪𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘥."

𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗺𝗲: 𝗜𝗳 𝗔𝗜 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝘀𝘄𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲.

And human qualities show up most clearly in the questions we ask.

At the iVentiv conference earlier this month, I opened with this question:

"𝗜𝗳 𝗔𝗜 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝘀𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱𝘀, 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘀𝗲𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁?"

𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲'𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜'𝘃𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗱:

The leaders who thrive in the age of AI (and beyond) aren't the ones with the best prompts.

They're the ones asking questions that AI can't really grasp:

↳ "What's really driving this resistance to change?"
↳ "What are we not seeing here?"
↳ "How does this align with who we want to be?"

These questions require judgment, empathy, and relationship-building.

𝗦𝗼 𝗺𝘆 𝗯𝗲𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝘀𝘄𝗲𝗿𝘀.

And start asking the questions that matter most.

What's your bet?

𝘓𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴.

#change #airevolution #betterquestions

"𝗜 𝗱𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗜 𝗮𝗺 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘆."

"𝗜 𝗱𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗜 𝗮𝗺 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘆."

Daria (𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘥) said this during our first coaching session a couple of weeks ago.

Twenty years at the same firm. Same badge, across 3 different countries.

Now restructuring was coming, and her world was cracking.

𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲'𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘀𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴:
Her morning routine of swiping into the building.
Her corner office with the good coffee machine.
The weight of being "Daria from [Company Name]" when she introduced herself.

But that wasn't the real fear.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗳𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝘀𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗿: "If I'm not the Director of Operations at [Company Name], then who am I?"

During our second session, I asked her to tell me about her proudest moments at work. Not the company's wins. Her wins.

→ The process she built that saved 40% of project time.
→ The team she grew from 3 to 15 people.
→ The crisis she navigated when everyone else was panicking.

𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗜 𝗮𝘀𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗱 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴:

"Daria, what happens to that process you built when you leave? Where do those skills live that you used to mentor 15 people? What about your ability to stay calm when everyone else is panicking - where does that come from?"

Long pause."No. That's... that's mine, isn't it?"

𝗘𝘅𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗹𝘆.

You don't need to rebuild your brand after leaving a company. You need to remember what was always yours.

The skills, the judgment, the way you make people feel heard. That's not your company's brand. That's your brand.

𝗡𝗼𝘄 𝗗𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗸𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄𝘀. 𝗦𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲.

Opportunities are finding her instead of the other way around. Same woman. Same talent. Just finally willing to own it.

What skills would you take with you anywhere?

#change #executivecoaching #skills

"𝗜'𝗹𝗹 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝘀𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻."

"𝗜'𝗹𝗹 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝘀𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻."

I hear this from overwhelmed people constantly.

𝗡𝗼, 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗼𝗻'𝘁.

I hate to say it, but in my experience, I have rarely seen it happen.

If you don't have time to work on your biggest challenges now, when will you magically have that time?

What if things never slow down?

Coaching isn't about having free time.

It's about making time for what matters 💪

I started working with a finance advisor, mother of 2, who juggles full-time work and leads a women's support group: 'I'm drowning, but I can't spare an hour right now.'
↳ Six sessions in, she's set better boundaries with clients and gained back her evenings. Her portfolio grew while she got her life back.

Compare that to the managing director who's been "too busy" for 18 months.
↳ He's still putting out the same fires while his stress builds and his career stagnates. And guess what, his calendar didn't magically clear up.

The real secret is starting in the chaos.

With the time pressures you're facing today.
With the decisions piling up on your desk.
With the problems that won't wait.

Now, you can pull out your a magic wand 🎩and make time stop. But don't use busyness as an excuse to avoid the work that could actually give you your life back. 🙏

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 "𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗺𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻" 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁?

#change #coaching #executivecoaching

"𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺, 𝘆𝗼𝘂'𝘃𝗲 𝗴𝗼𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀."

"𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺, 𝘆𝗼𝘂'𝘃𝗲 𝗴𝗼𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀."

One email. That's all Agnieszka (𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘥) sent before leaving for two weeks.

Family emergency. No warning. No long handover notes. No detailed instructions.

The old Agnieszka would have panicked and stayed up all night writing backup plans.

This time? One sentence and trust.

𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲'𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗴𝗼𝗻𝗲:

Her team landed a new client. The one she'd been trying to get for six months. Their proposal was different from what she would have done.

It was better.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝘀𝗻'𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀.

It's the great ideas you'll never see because your team thinks "different" means "wrong."

It's the future leaders who won't grow because they never got to try and fail.

It's the smart solutions that never happen because "the boss will just redo it anyway."

During our coaching session, Agnieszka said: "It wasn't about quality at all. It was about me. If I wasn't the person who knew everything, who was I?"

She was referrring to her "old" micromanager self.

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸.

Not delegation tricks. It's changing how you see yourself.

𝗠𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 "𝗜 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗶𝘅 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀" 𝘁𝗼 "𝗺𝘆 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺'𝘀 𝗴𝗼𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀" 𝗶𝘀𝗻'𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁.

You're not doing all the work anymore. You're the one planning it. And good planners don't build everything—they create space for others to build something amazing.

What are you still fixing that isn't yours to fix?

#change #coaching #trust

"𝗜 𝗱𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗜 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗸𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝘂𝗽 𝗮𝗻𝘆𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲."

"𝗜 𝗱𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗜 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗸𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝘂𝗽 𝗮𝗻𝘆𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲."

That's what I whispered to myself, sitting at my desk after maternity leave.

We recently celebrated the 13th birthday of our son in a long weekend in London. He is a teenager officially 🤪

Back then, he was a tiny baby, and I was a mess.

Before having him, I was the yes-woman at work. Energy trading, big responsibility, hitting every target.

After? Everything felt different.

My focus was split. My confidence was gone. Even positive feedback only helped for about five minutes before the doubts crept back in.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝘂𝗻𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲.

A colleague shared her own struggles with working motherhood. Just one honest conversation.

That opened the door to finding other working moms, joining like minded groups, and finally realizing: I wasn't broken. I was just learning a new way to be excellent.

𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲'𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜 𝘄𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗜 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗺𝘆 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳:

↳ Be kinder to yourself (still working on this 13 years later 😊)
↳ Motherhood made you stronger, not weaker
↳ Balance isn't perfection - it's what works for your family

The imposter syndrome didn't disappear. But it went from a loud scream to a quiet whisper.

Looking at my teenager now, I see that scared new mom was doing better than she thought.

What's one thing you'd tell someone going through this now?

#change #workingmom #youarenotalone

𝗔𝗜 𝗶𝘀𝗻'𝘁 𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗷𝗼𝗯𝘀. 𝗣𝗼𝗼𝗿 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗶s.

𝗔𝗜 𝗶𝘀𝗻'𝘁 𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗷𝗼𝗯𝘀. 𝗣𝗼𝗼𝗿 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗶𝘀.

The WEF's new report on "Jobs of Tomorrow" has one clear message: 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗪𝗜𝗧𝗛 𝗔𝗜 𝗱𝗼 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗕𝗬 𝗔𝗜.

They studied agriculture, manufacturing, construction, retail, logistics, healthcare, and business & management—covering 80% of global jobs

𝗟𝗲𝘁'𝘀 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗸 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗷𝗼𝗯𝘀 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆.

Think HR teams, finance departments, project managers and similar.

The report found that AI can handle a lot of routine work in these areas—like screening resumes, crunching budget numbers, or tracking project timelines.

𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀: AI doesn’t decide who wins — leaders do.

Some use it to shrink teams. Others use it to stretch what their teams can do.

𝗦𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗔𝗜. 𝗗𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗽𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗼𝗽𝗵𝘆. 𝗗𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘀.

The difference? Leaders who start with clear 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘤 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘤𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘢𝘭𝘴 and make sure technology is adopted 𝘣𝘺 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦, 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮. That’s where real change happens.

86% of of employers expect AI to transform how they work by 2030.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀: 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗔𝗜 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗼𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺?

Early signs suggest that when AI is used to enhance human capability, it tends to create higher-value, more meaningful work.

The "replace your team" approach? Not so much.

* Thoughts my own, inspired by the latest WEF report.

What's happening in your industry? Is AI making your job easier or making people worried?

#change #airevolution #futureofjobs

𝗜'𝘃𝗲 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗵𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗸𝘀. 𝗧𝗘𝗗𝘅 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝗺𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝗿vous.

𝗜'𝘃𝗲 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗵𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗸𝘀. 𝗧𝗘𝗗𝘅 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝗺𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗼𝘂𝘀.

November 22nd at TEDx HWZ in Zürich, I'm speaking about "What AI Can't Hear."

Here's what's fascinating about preparing for this talk:

Every time I talk about it in front of people, they ask different questions. The same content lands differently depending on who's in the room.

𝗔𝗻 𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝘀𝗸𝘀: "But what about emotion recognition software?"
𝗔 𝗰𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗮𝘀𝗸𝘀: "How do you train people to notice what AI misses?"
𝗔 𝗖𝗘𝗢 𝗮𝘀𝗸𝘀: "So what's our competitive advantage?"

Same talk. Completely different conversations afterward.

This is exactly what my talk is about. AI can analyze my speech patterns, count my filler words, even suggest better transitions.

But it can't read the room. It can't feel the energy shift when someone disagrees. It can't sense when a question comes from curiosity versus skepticism.

That's still us.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘆? I'm using AI to help me research and organize my thoughts for this talk about what AI can't do. It's a fantastic research partner. Just not a replacement for the human connection that happens in that room.

𝗧𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗴𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗮𝘀𝘁 - this lineup is incredible and the conversations afterward will be the best part. Check comments for link 👇

What questions would you ask about AI and humanity? I might steal them for my talk prep.

#change #tedx #airevolution

𝗛𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗯𝗿𝗼𝗸𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝘀 "𝗺𝗶𝗿𝗿𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺." 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁.

𝗛𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗯𝗿𝗼𝗸𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝘀 "𝗺𝗶𝗿𝗿𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺." 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁. (Save post for later!) 💡

Remember Thorsten? He is one of my coaching clients. For years, he hired people just like him - same background, same way of thinking.

We called it his "mirror team."

Then he realized he was missing opportunities because everyone thought the same way.

So he started hiring people who thought differently.

𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲'𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁.

A few months later, the junior engineer who questioned his ideas left the company.

"I thought I was finally building the team I needed," Thorsten told me. "But maybe I broke something that was working."

Let me tell you something about breaking the mirror. You don't automatically get helpful disagreement.

Sometimes you get chaos. Sometimes you lose people.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗧𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗱:

Creating space for people to disagree is only half the work.

The other half? Learning how to handle different opinions yourself.

For months, Thorsten still reacted the old way. When someone challenged him, he'd say "Yes, but here's why that won't work."

The real change came when he started saying "You're right, I hadn't thought of that."

The junior engineer leaving wasn't a failure. It was part of building a new system.

𝗗𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸 𝘂𝗽?

#change #coaching #executivecoaching #speakup

𝗜 𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗲𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵.

𝗜 𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗲𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵.

Growing up in post-Soviet Hungary, that's what everyone said.

Work hard, succeed. Simple.

Then early in my career, I lost my job despite working harder than ever.

That moment taught me something powerful: You can't control what happens TO you, but you can control what happens IN you.

→ 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝘆 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗵.

Comment "AI" if you want to meet my AI twin coach!

#change #mindset #aicoach

"𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗵𝘆, 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱𝗻'𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗿𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗽𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗲?"

"𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗵𝘆, 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱𝗻'𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗿𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗽𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗲?"
A Swiss newspaper just asked their readers.

As you can guess, the article was about people using ChatGPT to handle d̶i̶f̶f̶i̶c̶u̶l̶t̶ courageous conversations and get advice.

As an executive coach who uses her proprietary AI coach with clients, this made me think.

𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲'𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴:

The therapist they interviewed wasn't against AI. She saw both sides.

↳ The helpful part: AI can help you step back from tense moments and find better ways to communicate. Like this prompt: "𝘏𝘦𝘭𝘱 𝘮𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘺 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘐 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳."

↳ The risky part: Some people were replacing real conversations with AI advice. Using it to avoid tough talks instead of having them.

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀.

AI can help you prepare for difficult meetings, work through complex feelings, or get clarity when you're stuck.

But it works best when it helps you show up better in real conversations.

Not when it replaces them.

The sweet spot is using AI's availability and fresh perspective alongside human experience and judgment.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀𝗻'𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗔𝗜 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀. 𝗜𝘁'𝘀 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗹𝘆.

PS: I'll add the full article 👇 or look up Sonntagszeitung from 5th October 2025.

Have you used AI for d̶i̶f̶f̶i̶c̶u̶l̶t̶ courageous conversations?

#change #aicoach #airevolution

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁? 𝗜𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘀𝗻'𝘁 𝗺𝘆 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗸.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁? 𝗜𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘀𝗻'𝘁 𝗺𝘆 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗸.

Last week's #𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗗𝗼𝗼𝗿𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 event reminded me why I love bringing people together.

A small group of corporate innovators from across Zurich came to hear about developing a change-ready mindset.

But the best part? It was watching people light up when they shared book recommendations with each other.

𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗽𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗽𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗱𝗱 𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁? That happened a few times.

I left with 𝘈𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘥 𝘌𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘺 and 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘉𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘯 already downloading on Audible.

It's amazing how you find your next great read through real conversations with other innovators.

The book sharing reminded me that innovation isn't just about new processes or tech. It's about staying curious and always learning new things.

𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼'𝘃𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱 "𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝗘𝗺𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗵𝘆" 𝗼𝗿 "𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻" - 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗶𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸?

And if you're in the Zurich area and want to join our next #OpenDoorInnovation event, drop me a message. We're always looking for curious minds who love sharing ideas.

Dr. Gitanjali Ponnappa @Andreea Stanescu

#change #innovation #corporateinnovation

𝗜'𝗺 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘂𝘀𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗮𝘀𝗸𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗱𝗜𝗻.

𝗜'𝗺 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘂𝘀𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗮𝘀𝗸𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗱𝗜𝗻.

But sometimes you have to step outside your comfort zone.

Earlier this week, a 6.7 magnitude earthquake hit Cebu in the Philippines. Northern Cebu took the worst of it. Families lost their homes. People need basics like shelter, food, and clean water.

Here's why I'm posting: Dilaab Digitals 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴.

The Change Republic and I have been working with this digital agency on marketing and IT projects. They're not just business partners—they're people I trust.

Instead of just sending money to some big organization, they're buying supplies directly and getting them to families this Saturday.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗳𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆'𝗿𝗲 𝗯𝘂𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴:
→ Tarpaulins and sleeping mats
→ Rice and canned goods  
→ First aid supplies and medicine
→ Clothes and hygiene items

No administrative fees. No overhead. Just direct help.

I'm contributing, and if you can too, that would mean a lot.

But honestly? Even sharing this post helps more people see it.

- Yes, the picture is an eye catcher, for a good cause. -

Sometimes the best business relationships are the ones where you can ask for help when it really matters.

𝗗𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁. 👇

#help #earthquake

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𝗣𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝗶𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟯𝗽𝗺 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁.

𝗣𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝗶𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟯𝗽𝗺 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁.

Here's what I'm seeing with my AI twin coach: people turn to it when they need immediate support but can't wait for their next session.

Actual problem statements:

↳ "I'm completely drained after this workday. It's 9 PM and I need help processing this right now."

↳ "My business partner just went behind my back on a major decision. I feel so betrayed I can barely think straight."

↳ "I found out my colleague has been spreading lies about me to others. I'm furious and don't know what to do."

The rawness happens because they're in crisis mode.
No scheduling. No waiting.
Just immediate access.

𝗜 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝗮𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 "𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴."

You're right. It's not replacing the deep human connection of traditional coaching.

But here's what it is doing:

→ Catching people when they're spiraling at odd hours
→ Helping them process emotions before they make bad decisions
→ Giving immediate perspective when they need it most

Sometimes the most important coaching happens in the moment, not in the scheduled session.

AI coaching fills the gap between "I need help now" and "my next appointment is Thursday."

When people can get support exactly when they need it, that's when real change begins.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂'𝘃𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵?

#change #aicoach #executivecoaching

𝗔𝗜 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗯𝘃𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀. 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗜 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝘆 𝗧𝗘𝗗𝘅 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗸 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗶𝘁.

𝗔𝗜 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗯𝘃𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀. 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗜 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝘆 𝗧𝗘𝗗𝘅 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗸 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗶𝘁.

I'll have 18 minutes to tell you "What AI Can't Hear."

It's clear, AI can analyze thousands of conversations.

It spots patterns, reads emotions, even predicts what people will say next. But it keeps missing something important.

Something that happens when someone pauses before answering.

When they say "I'm fine" but you know they're not.

It's not about being loud or quiet.

It's not about language.

It's something so human that no computer gets it yet.

𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟮𝗻𝗱, 𝗜'𝗹𝗹 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗔𝗜 𝗰𝗮𝗻'𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿.

And why it matters more than we think.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗔𝗜 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀?

𝗣𝗦: 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗯 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗡𝗢𝗪! 𝗦𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝟮 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗼, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝟲𝟬 % 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗴𝗼𝗻𝗲!!

#𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 #𝘁𝗲𝗱𝘅 #𝘁𝗲𝗱𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗸 #𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻  𝗧𝗘𝗗𝘅𝗛𝗪𝗭

𝗠𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽. 𝗦𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁.

𝗠𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽. 𝗦𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁.

The latest International Coaching Federation report shows managers and executives still make up 56% of coaching clients.

That's great news—it means coaching delivers results at the leadership level.

But here's what caught my attention: 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝟭𝟭% 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀, and that number is growing.

Why the increase?

𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗶𝗱𝗻'𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿:

→ Managing former peers
→ Having difficult conversations for the first time  
→ Balancing team needs with business pressure

They have the technical skills. But leadership? That's learned through experience and guidance.

Smart organizations are noticing this gap. They're expanding coaching beyond the C-suite because they see the impact.

When you support someone learning to lead, you're not just helping one person. You're improving how an entire team lives leadership.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁? Early-career coaching can prevent much trouble later.

𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗱𝗶𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗿?

#change #leadershipcoaching #coaching #executivecoaching

𝗜 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗳𝗳.

𝗜 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗳𝗳. - Save this post for later. 🚨

Over the past few months, I've shared different free resources one by one. The responses blew me away.

"This quiz made me realize I've been silent for years!"

"My 8-year-old loves the executive coaching book!"

"Finally, AI tools that actually make sense!"

So I thought: why not bundle everything together for easy access?

To have a moment of growth. And fun.

𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲'𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗹𝗲 (𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻𝗹𝗼𝗮𝗱 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀):

🤖 𝗔𝗜 𝗧𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 & 𝗧𝗶𝗽𝘀 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲
Real tools I use daily (no fluff, just what works)

🗣️ 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸 𝗨𝗽 𝗤𝘂𝗶𝘇
Find out what's really holding you back from speaking up

📚 𝗔 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱'𝘀 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗼𝗻 𝗘𝘅𝗲𝗰𝘂𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴
Yes, really. Kids get leadership better than most adults

🔥𝗔 𝗚𝗲𝗻 𝗭'𝘀 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗼𝗻 𝗘𝘅𝗲𝗰𝘂𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴
When I went all in, just to be less cringe.

🚀 𝗖𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗧𝘂̈𝗻𝗱𝗲.𝗔𝗜 𝗟𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧 𝗩𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻
My coaching approach and best pieces of advice, powered by AI

🤐 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗦𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 = 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗞𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿 𝗤𝘂𝗶𝘇
Discover how your silence might be sabotaging you

𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗮𝗺 𝗜 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆?

Because I believe the best way to build trust is to give value first.

Plus, seeing your "aha moments" in the comments and DMs honestly makes my day.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲. 𝗔𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲. 𝗜𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀. 𝗣𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗮𝘃.

If even one resource helps you speak up more, lead better, or just smile (looking at you, kids' book), then it's worth it.

Because sometimes the smallest shift creates the biggest change.

𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝗻? 𝗗𝗿𝗼𝗽 𝗮 "𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘𝗕𝗜𝗘" 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜'𝗹𝗹 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸.

P.S. If you've already downloaded some of these, check the rest anyway.

#change #freebies #growtogether

𝗦𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗺𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗺 𝗯𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘀 𝗯𝗶𝗴 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲.

𝗦𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗺𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗺 𝗯𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘀 𝗯𝗶𝗴 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲.

Three months ago, we had our last #OpenDoorInnovation meetup in Zürich. People are still connecting from that evening.

I got a message last week: "Remember the woman I met at your event? We are thinking about launching a project together."

That's what happens when you create space for real chats instead of networking theater.

So we're doing it again.

𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝘀𝘁, 𝗭𝘂̈𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗵. 𝗦𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝘂𝗹𝗮:

↠ Real innovators sharing real challenges
↠ No fancy presentations, just conversations  
↠ Small group because that's where magic happens

Dr. Gitanjali Ponnappa, Andreea Stanescu and I keep getting asked: "When's the next one?"

So here is it:

📅 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝘀𝘁, 𝟭𝟴:𝟯𝟬
📖 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗮𝘃𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸
📍 𝗗𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀 & 𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀

Why do we keep doing this? Because innovation isn't about the next big breakthrough.

Simple momentum beats big events every time.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰 𝘆𝗼𝘂'𝗱 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘀?

#change #innovation

She called herself 'not a techie.'

She called herself 'not a techie.' I proved her wrong in 3 minutes.

After a recent event where I spoke, someone came to me looking defeated.

"I'm getting so much pressure to be more efficient with AI at work," she said. "But I think I'll never learn that because I'm not a techie."

I asked one simple question: "What makes you think you're not a techie?"

The flood came: "I have a degree in finance. I don't understand coding. I don't even like gadgets.!

This is where most people stop. Right at the moment when the real learning begins.

So we had a quick chat and this is what she shared:

→ She uses a complex project management software daily
→ She troubleshoots client systems regularly  
→ She's actually been "collaborating with technology" for years

You know what happened? Her whole face changed.

"Wait, I kind of figure out tech stuff all the time, don't I?"

This is exactly what "G" stands for in my C-H-A-N-G-E™ framework: 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗲𝘁.

It means treating every challenge as a capability you haven't developed yet, not evidence of what you can't do.

𝗙𝗶𝘅𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗲𝘁 𝘀𝗮𝘆𝘀: "I'm not a tech person."
𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗲𝘁 𝘀𝗮𝘆𝘀: "I'm learning to work with AI tools."

𝗙𝗶𝘅𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗲𝘁 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝘀: Proof of limitations.  
𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗲𝘁 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝘀: Room for development.

The difference? Growth mindset keeps you curious instead of defeated when facing new challenges.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂'𝗿𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝘄?

#change #growthmindset #executivecoaching

𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗮𝘀 𝗱𝗶𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗺𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀.

𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗮𝘀 𝗱𝗶𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗺𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀. (Save post for later!) 💡

"I used to run the most efficient meetings in the company."

Thorsten (𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘥) was reflecting during a coaching session on how he completely changed his approach. All this after he realized, that having a team where everyone says yes, is not as great as he thought.

"30 minutes max. Clear agenda. Everyone nodded. We made decisions fast."

This was most of his meetings like.

But after his strategy disaster, Thorsten realized something: 𝗙𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝘀𝗻'𝘁 𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁.

"My meetings were efficient because no one disagreed with me," he told me. "That's not efficiency. That's fear."

🚫 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲'𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗧𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻'𝘀 𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝗺𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲:
↳ He presented the problem and his preferred solution.
↳ Asked "Any questions?" (getting silence).
↳ Said "Great, let's move forward".  Meeting done in 20 minutes.

✔️ The new meeting rules he created had some striking points:
↳ He presented the problem. Not his preferred solution.
↳ Asked the younger team members to share opinions before seniors.
↳ Then everyone could speak up.

"It  was weird at first," Thorsten laughed. "But for the second time it felt less weird. We got really fresh ideas coming in."

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗱? 𝗧𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 "𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲" 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘀𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝗮𝗱𝗲.

The team is debating new strategies, agree on pockets to save costs and to grow. With more commitment from everyone than ever before.

A couple of weeks later he told me during a coaching session: "Now my meetings take longer," Thorsten reflected. "But my strategies actually work."

What's stopping your team from speaking up in meetings?

👇 If this sounds way too familiar to you, take the free speak-up quiz below and get your assessment. 👇

#change #coaching #executivecoaching

What stays with you after your big achievement?

What stays with you after your big achievement?

It's been 2 months since climbing Mt. Ararat.

I thought I'd remember the summit. The achievement. The photos.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿:

→ That sense of accomplishment
→ Standing at 5,137 meters
→ Conquering my limits


𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘆:

The 20 minutes we spent just sitting in silence at Base Camp 1, watching the sunset.

Not talking about the climb. Not planning the next day. Not taking photos.

Just being present with each other.

𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵𝘀 𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿, 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲'𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗰𝗸:

I started protecting space for what actually matters:

→ Getting rid of themes that drain my energy
→ Block time to think instead of back-to-back calls
→ Presence with people instead of presence on my phone

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗶𝗿𝗱 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁?

My relationships got better when I stopped trying to optimize every interaction.
In business I refocused on things that matter and not on the noise.
My energy is more consistent and I can push through.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁 𝗽𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝘆 𝗽𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘆.

𝗧𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝟮𝟬 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝘂𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝘂𝗻𝘀𝗲𝘁 𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲.

What do you remember of, after doing something big?

#change #mountainlife #presence

𝗜'𝗺 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘁 𝗧𝗘𝗗𝘅 𝗛𝗪𝗭 𝗼𝗻 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟮𝗻𝗱!

𝗜'𝗺 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘁 𝗧𝗘𝗗𝘅 𝗛𝗪𝗭 𝗼𝗻 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟮𝗻𝗱!

My talk title: "What AI Can't Hear." The theme: Rethink Humanity.

I'm honored to be part of this incredible lineup exploring how we stay human in an AI-driven world.

𝗦𝗼 𝗜 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗺𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗼𝗿𝘆.

Preparing for this talk, I got curious. Could AI actually detect the subtle human signals I notice in coaching?

I fed it real client transcripts (anonymized, of course).

The results? Hilariously wrong.

𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘀𝗮𝘆𝘀 "𝗜'𝗺 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲."
↳ 𝗔𝗜 𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘀𝗶𝘀: "Client expresses satisfaction with career change"  
↳ 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆: She said it while her voice dropped an octave and she crossed her arms. She was terrified.

"𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲."
↳ 𝗔𝗜 𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘀𝗶𝘀: "Participant shows openness to different viewpoints"  
↳ 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆: Corporate speak for "absolutely not."

AI caught every word perfectly. But it missed the sarcasm and the panic hiding between the lines.

These aren't AI limitations—they're reminders of what makes us irreplaceably human.

I can't wait to share these insights and explore this fascinating topic with fellow speakers and the amazing TEDx audience. The conversations around humanity and technology are too important to have alone.

Tickets are available now on the TEDX HWZ homepage—this lineup is going to be incredible!

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗔𝗜 𝗰𝗮𝗻'𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿, 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝘀?

#change #airevolution #tedtalk #aicoach

"𝗜 𝗱𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗔𝗜 𝗰𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴."

"𝗜 𝗱𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗔𝗜 𝗰𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴."

👉 Why don't you try it yourself? https://lnkd.in/eu47i68y

Anyways, I get it. When I launched my AI leadership coach to early users, the questions came fast:

"𝗜𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴?"
Fair question. My AI coach is trained on the same ICF frameworks and core competencies I use with human clients. Same methodology, different delivery method.

"𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗺𝘆 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗰𝘆?"
Your conversations are encrypted and hosted on a GDPR & SOC 2 Type II compliant platform. Your data isn't used to train other models. Got a whole Privacy Policy et al.
Period.

"𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗜 𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝘁 𝘄𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴?"
Here's the thing: good coaching isn't about being right or wrong. It's about asking better questions that help you find your own answers. Just like with human coaches.

The goal isn't to replace the human connection in coaching. It's to make quality coaching questions and frameworks accessible when you need them most.

𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗱. 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱𝗻'𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝗶𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀.

Sometimes the best coach is the one available right now, asking the right questions at 11 PM when you need it.

👉 She is up for a test, do you want to try? https://lnkd.in/eu47i68y


𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗮𝘀𝗸 𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝗜 𝗰𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵?

#𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 #𝗲𝘅𝗲𝗰𝘂𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 #aicoaching

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗔𝗜 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆 𝗶𝘀𝗻'𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗺𝘀. 𝗜𝘁'𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗸.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗔𝗜 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆 𝗶𝘀𝗻'𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗺𝘀. 𝗜𝘁'𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗸.

Some time ago, I thought AI wasn't for me. "I'll stick to what works." I told myself.

👇🏻 Look out for my current favourite AI tools below 👇🏻

Then curiosity got the better of me. I asked ChatGPT to analyze a leadership challenge.

The result? Pretty bad, honestly. But also... not terrible.

So I kept testing. 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸, 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗱𝗿𝗮𝗳𝘁𝘀.

↳ 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗽 𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: AI helps me spot blind spots before coaching calls
↳ 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻: Using my proprietary material, I adjust entire sessions to the exact needs of my audience
↳ 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗮𝗹 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴: Transforms my rough ideas and analysis into compelling client materials

The real jump happened when I I stopped treating AI like a writing assistant and started using it as my thinking partner.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗽 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝘆 𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗔𝗜 𝗰𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝘄𝗶𝗻. Fed it my frameworks, anonymized case studies, coaching questions. Thousands and thousands of lines of training.
Now it delivers sessions that much like me.

𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲'𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝗯𝗼𝗱𝘆 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗸𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁: While we debate AI strategy in meeting rooms, the real change happens at your desk. One task at a time.

You don't need permission to think differently. Try: "𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘟. 𝘐 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘴 𝘠 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘡. 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘮 𝘐 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨?" Use AI as your private brainstorming partner.

I believe that the future belongs to those who don't just talk about AI, but build it into how they work every single day. And bring others along for the ride.

👇🏻That's why I am sharing my favourite AI tools below 👇🏻

𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗶𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗔𝗜 𝗷𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆?

#change #airevolution #aicoaching

The loneliest leaders are often the most successful ones on paper.

The loneliest leaders are often the most successful ones on paper.
Thorsten (𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘥) had it all.

That's how he came across at the beginning of our coaching.

Global SVP title. Awesome year-end bonus. Perfect performance reviews.

Ask him who he called when his strategy tanked?
𝗡𝗼 𝗼𝗻𝗲.

Here's what Thorsten built in his first five years of leadership:
A team that looked like him.
Thought just like him.
Agreed with him.

Every meeting? Smooth. Every decision? Unanimous. Every hire? Another yes-man in a different suit.

"It felt safe," he told me. "Like we were aligned."

The comfortable truth about comfortable teams:
↳ When everyone agrees, no one's thinking
↳ When meetings are smooth, innovation is dead
↳ When your team mirrors you, you're all blind to the same cliff

Thorsten's confession hit hard: "I realized I've been in an echo chamber for years. Everyone just nods when I speak."

I find it incredibly humbling when people self-reflect at this level. 🙏

We spent three months on one mission:
Finding voices that would make him uncomfortable.
People who would challenge his thinking.
And who would call out his blind spots.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝘃𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗮 𝗷𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿.
She questioned his go-to-market strategy. In front of the whole leadership team. Thorsten's first instinct? Shut it down.
Instead, he listened.

Three months later: The boldest pivot of his career. New products, new directions, finally getting ahead with the AI journey in his department. Just because someone finally had permission to say "This won't work."

I felt very particular as Thorsten's coach. As he was telling me this story, something hit me:
I'd been Thorsten too. In bits and pieces, but I have been there. And I am grateful to have learnt from him.

Who in your circle is paid to tell you you're wrong?
#leadership  #change  #growth

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗔𝗜 𝗖𝗮𝗻'𝘁 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗿

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗔𝗜 𝗖𝗮𝗻'𝘁 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗿

That's my talk title for TEDx HWZ on November 22nd. The theme? Rethink Humanity.

I'm fascinated by how AI makes the impossible suddenly accessible. But I'm also discovering its limits every single day.

↳ Can AI hear what people don't say?
↳ Can AI tell when someone's holding back?
↳ Does it notice when silence means disagreement?

Maybe these limits will disappear tomorrow—so many "nevers" already have. But right now, they're real.

Here's what I know for certain: we can be part of creating this new way of working, or watch from the sidelines.

The future isn't human versus AI. It's human with AI, in partnership.

Can't wait to explore this and many other exciting topics with the amazing fellow speakers and the TEDx audience.

Some conversations are too important to have alone.

I am so interested in what you think (and please share some great ideas while I am writing my talk):

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗔𝗜 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿?

#change #tedx #tedtalk TEDxHWZ Executive MBA Digital Leadership HWZ
Simone Haeberli Sandro Colombo Amélie Galladé Jürg Signer

I've been wondering if AI could really coach leaders—so I built one.

I've been wondering if AI could really coach leaders—so I built one.

A global Finance leader is on her way home from a trip, talking to me.

Not in person. In the train, talking to my AI self.

Her team is resisting a massive shift. Power moving from global to local markets. They're getting harsh pushback. Feeling misunderstood.

She could escalate. Call all the market heads. Force alignment from the top.

𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲'𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝟮𝟬-𝗺𝗶𝗻𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝗔𝗜 𝗰𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻:
Her team doesn't need rescuing. They need vision.

↳ They can't navigate change they can't see
↳ They're protecting old accountabilities because new ones are unclear
↳ The entire business is stumbling through the same fog

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝟭𝟮.
"Maybe they lack a clear perspective of how a successful future could look."
Not more control. Not executive intervention. 𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻.

𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲'𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝘆 𝗔𝗜 𝗰𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆:
→ Asks the questions that unlock what you already know
→ Holds space for you to think (no judgment, no agenda)
→ Reflects patterns you're too close to see
→ Never tells you what to do - helps you find your way

𝗛𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻? (not mine, she came up with it) Bring in an external speaker who's lived this shift. Not for inspiration. For tangible proof it works.

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀𝗻'𝘁 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗔𝗜 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝘅𝗲𝗰𝘂𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀.
It's about that leader getting unstuck at 10pm. In the train. Trying to close the day. When her human coach is asleep.

Ready to try it yourself? It's waiting. (link in the comments)

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗮𝘀𝗸 𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝗜 𝗰𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵?

(Details changed for privacy. Challenge and breakthrough: 100% real, unchanged)

#change #executivecoaching #aicoaching

𝗖𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗮 𝗹𝘂𝘅𝘂𝗿𝘆.

𝗖𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗮 𝗹𝘂𝘅𝘂𝗿𝘆. 𝗡𝗼𝘄 𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗻𝗲𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆.

Here's what changed: I just launched my AI coaching tool (what tool...my AI self!), to early users, and the response has been heart-warming.

↳ Suddenly, that brilliant manager gets leadership insights whenever she needs them.

↳ The mid-level executive who was never offered and couldn't afford premium coaching? He's getting personalized feedback right away.

Both persons provide clear context and explain their situations well. Even AI coaching has limits - it's not a mind reader (yet).

𝗜 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝗮𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 "𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳."

No, this isn't about replacing human coaches.  It's about giving more people access to growth.

There is magic when you combine both:

→ AI coaching is non-stop available
→ Human coaching brings deeper insights  
→ Together, they can handle all the complexity

We're seeing the democratization of executive coaching happen right now.
The question isn't whether AI will change coaching. It's whether we'll use it to make growth available to everyone, not just a select few.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗮𝘀𝗸 𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝗜 𝗰𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵?

#change #executivecoaching #aicoach #aicoaching

Can you explain what you do well?

Can you explain what you do well?

I asked this question at a recent event. The answer surprised me.

Smart, accomplished people suddenly sounded unsure. They knew their work but couldn't explain their worth.

I've been invited to speak about personal branding for corporate people at at several company and community events over the past few months, and I keep noticing the same pattern each time.

After one of these events, a senior person approached me. She runs a sizeable team, with PnL responsibility, speaking confidently with her clients.

But when I asked her to describe her unique value in one sentence? She answered with her employer and  job title.

...
...

We are more than that.

I told her I'd been there too. I've moved across industries, job, roles, even countries. New titles, slightly different focus each time. But the core never changed - I was always managing change in operations, processes, or mindsets.

Titles evolve. Your core brand stays the same.

And you may ask: why does it matter?

Here's what I've seen happen:

When good opportunities come up, it's not always the best person who gets picked.
It's the person people remember. The one who can clearly say what they're good at.

You might have great results. But if you stay quiet about your value, someone louder will take your spot.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴?

#change #personalbranding #value

"𝗜'𝗹𝗹 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗜'𝘃𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗴𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗺𝘆 𝗱𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻."

"𝗜'𝗹𝗹 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗜'𝘃𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗴𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗺𝘆 𝗱𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻."

I hear this often from really busy people.

𝗡𝗼, 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗼𝗻'𝘁.

I hate to say it, but in my experience, I have rarely seen it happen.

If you are not investing in your growth now, why would you magically start when things get "clearer"?

What if your direction never becomes crystal clear no matter how long you wait?

Why put so much pressure on yourself to have it all figured out before you start?

Coaching isn't about having all the answers.

It's about asking better questions 💪

I started working with a marketing leader who said: 'I just know something needs to change, but I can't put my finger on what.'
↳ Four sessions in, she has completely shifted how she gives feedback and her team is doing a better job than ever in the past years.

Compare that to the Senior VP who's been "almost ready" to start coaching for eight months.
↳ He's still researching the perfect coaching methodology while his challenges are piling up. And guess what, he doesn't have suddenly more time to invest into himself.

The real secret is starting where you are.

With a coach you'd like to work with.
With the challenges you are facing today.
With the uncertainty you are already having.

Figure out your direction if you want, but don't use it as an excuse to avoid investing in yourself today.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 "𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗮𝘆" 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁?

#change #growth #executivecoaching International Coaching Federation

𝗔𝗻𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺𝘀𝗲𝗹𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝘅𝗲𝗰𝘂𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆.

𝗔𝗻𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺𝘀𝗲𝗹𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝘅𝗲𝗰𝘂𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆.

I took the test instead of just talking.

I did it for the people I work with.

Because there's a gap between being good at something and being professionally accountable for it.

My clients are making career-defining decisions in our conversations. They deserve someone who is not just experienced, but who is held to the high standards in the industry.

This isn't about being perfect. It's about being accountable. In a space full of big promises, I chose to back mine up.

I wanted my clients to know they're getting someone who's chosen to be measured, evaluated, and held accountable.

What keeps you committed to quality in your work?

#change #executivecoaching #icf #acc International Coaching Federation

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗷𝗼𝗯 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗺𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴. Motherhood.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗷𝗼𝗯 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗺𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴.
Motherhood.

Thirteen years ago, I came back from maternity leave thinking I'd lost my edge.

While my colleagues were in important meetings, I was learning to work on three hours of sleep.

I felt like I was falling behind.

Then something interesting happened. I survived. I got promoted. And I'm still here.

Turns out, those sleepless nights taught me skills no MBA could:

↳ 𝗚𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗳𝗮𝘀𝘁.
With no time to waste, I learned what actually matters versus what just feels urgent.

↳ 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿.
Understanding what a kid needs without words made me great at spotting team problems before they exploded.

↳ 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲.
Ever tried reasoning with a two-year-old? Tough conversations at work suddenly felt easy.

The skills I thought I was losing were actually growing.

Now when I work with other parents, I tell them: you're not behind. You're learning leadership skills that others pay hundred thousands to develop.

I wish all working parents lots of love and strength and happy back-to-school this week!

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿?


#change #leadership #workingparent #executivecoaching

Tools don't create change.

Tools don't create change. People do.

𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂'𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗲𝘁.

This insight became the red thread through all my experiences.

Amazing strategies? They don't work if people aren't mentally ready.

Perfect systems? Meaningless if minds are closed to change.

The best technology? Uselessif people won't adapt.

(That's what actually led me to become an executive coach).

Because here's the truth:
Change happens in the mind first.

Whether it's at work or in your personal life.

Tools and processes are just the vehicles.
𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗲𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱.
People need to believe change is possible before they'll take the first step.

What made change easier for you?

Podcast credit to Viktor Mendel & Nice to Know For CFO

#change #mindset

If I don't do it myself, it won't be right.

If I don't do it myself, it won't be right.
Every micromanager's prayer. Every team's slow death.

Agnieszka (𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘥), spent her weekend rewriting a report that was already 80% perfect.
Her crime? Building a team of watchers instead of owners.

Here's what actually happened:
I asked Agnieszka to track how often she "just fixed things."
She remembered 10 such stories just from the past week...

Her team wasn't bad. They learned to stop trying because she would fix it anyway.

The moment everything shifted:
Agniszka is about to hijack another presentation. We had a session and I asked her: "What happens if you let them explain their thinking?"

And so she did. Her team started explaining the logic. Others jumped in with ideas.

Pure shock.

Agnieszka told me afterwards:  "I have been solving problems my team didn't even know they were allowed to have."

The truth perfectionism hides:

↳ It's not about quality. It's about control.
↳ It's not about rules and standards. It's about fear.
↳ It's not protecting the work. It's protecting your relevance.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗼𝘅: The biggest micromanagers often have the best people - they just won't let them shine.

Three weeks later, Agnieszka texts me: "My team just solved a problem I didn't even know existed."

That's not delegation. That's liberation.

What are you fixing that isn't yours to fix?

#change #coaching #executivecoaching #leadership #perfectionism

𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸𝘀 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗜 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗲.

𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸𝘀 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗜 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗲.

The real skill isn't having answers—it's asking better questions.

That's why I a year ago I decided to start a 10-month long Executive Coaching certification at IMD.

After so many years of inofficial coaching and mentoring, I decided to do the learning part.

And you bet, you'll get it in a transformative way at IMD.

I didn't do it because I thought I needed fixing. But because the leaders I work with deserve someone who's constantly sharpening their skills.

In my 20 years moving from energy trading to EY Partner, I've noticed something: 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝘆 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻'𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗴𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗺𝗲 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲.

They were the ones where someone asked me the right question at exactly the right moment.

↳ "What would you do if you knew you couldn't fail?"
↳ "What are you not saying out loud in this story?
↳ "What's the real cost of staying where you are?"

Those questions unlocked breakthroughs that years of instruction never could.

I wanted to master that skill for others.

The program was intense - 10 months of learning how to guide leaders through their biggest transitions. And yes, I was fitting it around my EY work and The Change Republic.

But here's the thing: growth isn't convenient. It's necessary.

𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗵 - 𝗜 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴. If you are ready for someone to ask you the questions you have been avoiding, DM me. Fair warning: there's a waitlist in place.

What's a great question someone asked you?

#change #executivecoaching #betterquestions #leadership

"I only got promoted because someone left."

"I only got promoted because someone left."
That's how Agnieszka (𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘥) celebrated two years of crushing every target.

Her team retention: 95%.
Her project delivery: flawless.
Senior leadership's words: "exceptional".

Her response during a coaching session? "𝗜'𝗺 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝗺𝗽𝘁𝘆 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘁."

Here's what actually happened:
Agnieszka didn't just meet expectations. She rebuilt a failing team. Saved three at-risk accounts. Mentored a bunch of people into promotions.

But when I said congratulations, she gave me her improvement list:
↳ "Would've gotten it sooner if..."
↳ "Should've spoken up more"
↳ "Could've done it faster"

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗵𝗮𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗶𝗽𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺.

One question changed everything:
"What would you tell your best friend who just got this promotion?"
Long pause.
"That they absolutely earned it."
Longer pause.
"Oh."

That "oh" was the sound of a lie breaking.

The lie that celebrating means bragging.
That excellence requires eternal dissatisfaction.
That "good enough" is the enemy when you're already great.

𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝘆𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗶𝘀𝗻'𝘁 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆. 𝗜𝘁'𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗴𝘂𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆.

Because it says your achievements don't count unless they're perfect.

When did you last celebrate without adding "but"?

#leadership #impostersyndrome #success

𝗝𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗹𝗽𝘀. 𝗝𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁, 𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗮, 𝗽𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻.

𝗝𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗹𝗽𝘀. 𝗝𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁, 𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗮, 𝗽𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻.

Not exactly the sunny mountain holiday I had planned. But as I was finishing a short family hike during a ray of sunshine, I knew.

I couldn't control the weather. But I could control what I did with the day.

Fast forward to this week. Back to work, things piling, and that familiar post-vacation panic kicking in.

Then I remembered that rainy day in the Alps.

The same story: I can't control what's waiting for me after vacation. But I can control how I show up to it.

Here's what actually works for me when you're staring at post-vacation chaos:

→ Pick three things. Not ten. Three.
→ Block the first two mornings for email triage only
→ Leave the out-of-office reply a bit longer on. Breathe.
→ Accept that some balls will drop (and that's okay)

The leaders I coach who handle transitions best? They treat returning from vacation like any other change project. They prepare, they prioritize, they align and they give themselves permission to ease back in.

Because trying to jump from vacation mode to superhero mode in one day is like expecting sunshine just because you packed shorts.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘃𝗮𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻?

#change #VacationMode

Staying quiet is 𝘯𝘰𝘵 keeping the peace.

Staying quiet is 𝘯𝘰𝘵 keeping the peace.

𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁 Patrizia Casagranda 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜 𝗵𝗮𝗱 𝗮 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗳 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 "𝗕𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗻 𝗚𝗶𝗿𝗹 - 𝗘𝗺𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗣𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗲." Ever since, I keep thinking about how misleading that word "peace" really is.

Because peace isn't passive. It's the result of a hundred small acts of courage.

↳ Like staying quiet when I knew a strategy was failing because I was "too new."
↳ Or not giving honest feedback because it felt too awkward.
↳ And nodding. Nodding when you should scream.

There is that voice in my head that whispers "Don't rock the boat" right when rocking the boat is exactly what's needed.

I see this same struggle in many leaders I work with as their coach.

They want that peaceful feeling of doing the right thing.

But they hesitate because doing the right thing means conflict, difficult conversations, uncomfortable choices.

I keep realizing: you can't have real peace without first having the fight.
And trust me you fight, because:

↳ Speaking up gets you labeled "difficult".
↳ But staying quiet gets you labeled "not strategic".
↳ So it feels like, there is no winning move in a game designed for you to lose.

That internal battle? That's what gets you to the other side.

Gratitude to Trium Art Gallery for this great encounter 🙏

What are you not saying?

#change #leadership #peace

𝙃𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙮 𝟳𝟯𝟰𝙩𝙝 𝙗𝙞𝙧𝙩𝙝𝙙𝙖𝙮 𝗦𝘄𝗶𝘁𝘇𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱.

𝙃𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙮 𝟳𝟯𝟰𝙩𝙝 𝙗𝙞𝙧𝙩𝙝𝙙𝙖𝙮 𝗦𝘄𝗶𝘁𝘇𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱. 𝟭𝟴 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗜 𝘁𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝗺𝘆𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳 𝗜 𝘄𝗮𝘀 "𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴."

In 2007, I made what I thought was a temporary move to Switzerland. "Just a few years," I told myself. "Then I'll go back home."

Funny how the biggest changes start with small decisions.

That "temporary" move became the foundation for everything I am today. My career, my family, my entire life shifted because I stayed open instead of sticking to my original plan.

Here's what I learned:

↳ 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝗳𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘁. I spent my first year trying to rebuild my old life in a new place. But I only started feeling home, when I got to learn the Swiss ways of working and thinking.

↳ 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹 𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄. Switzerland didn't just welcome my skills - it pushed me to develop new ones. Being the outsider helps you spot opportunities you might otherwise miss.

↳ 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝘁 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁. What started as a career move became a life change. Sometimes you need to take the first step before you can see the bigger picture.

Today, it's the birthday of my chosen home. Switzerland celebrates 734 years of choosing collaboration over isolation. I had the same experience in my 18 years here: growth happens when we leave our comfort zones.

𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗯𝗶𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝘆 𝗯𝗲𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆! 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲?

#change #switzerland #gratitude

I never thought I'd be standing here.

I never thought I'd be standing here.

That's what I told myself when I saw my name at #3 on Favikon's LinkedIn Switzerland list for Management & Leadership.

Honestly, 18 months ago, I was just another person with ideas swimming in my head but no real platform to share them.

I started building my LinkedIn presence not for rankings, but for something much simpler: 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮 𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲, 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗜'𝘀 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻. From a personal angle, with 20 years of career behind me.

What happened next surprised me. Great opportunities started appearing:

⇉ Magazine features on change and leadership
⇉ Got to know a number of like minded colleagues from EY
⇉ Podcast invites to share insights on AI, coaching and change
⇉ Speaking opportunities at conferences found their way to my inbox
⇉ Awesome coaching clients and companies discovered my work and reached out

Still, I think the best part is what nobody tells you: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂.

When you share your thoughts with thousands of professionals, you become more thoughtful. Every post makes you ask yourself:

↳ Do I really believe this?
↳ Have I actually lived it?
↳ Is this worth sharing?

This self-reflection has made me a better coach and leader.

This ranking is humbling, especially looking at the others on the list.

But rankings change all the time. What does't change is this: when you show up authentically, people respond. They engage, they challenge your thinking, and they help you grow.

So big thanks to all of you who read, watch and engage. And to those who do not engage yet, but mention a good story of mine every time we meet 🙏

My commitment: I'll keep earning this spot by sharing real stories and creating conversations that matter.

What would you share if you knew it would help just one person?

#change #leadership #management #executivecoaching

"I feel like I'm pretending to be someone I'm not at work."

"I feel like I'm pretending to be someone I'm not at work."

Matteo (𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘥) told me this in a coaching session after watching his colleague steal credit for the third time in the past weeks.

Not dispute. Not share. Steal.
And get praised for it.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 "𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽" 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘆:
• Interrupt = Assertive
• Consensus = Weak
• Collaboration = Slow
• Taking credit = Strategic

Matteo built bridges. But they wanted pirates.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗯𝗿𝗼𝗸𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝗺:
Major product decision. Matteo suggests getting input from the team who'd build it.
His boss: "Leaders decide. They don't ask."
The room nodded.

That's when Matteo realized: They didn't want leaders. They wanted predators with PowerPoints.

💡 For 14 months, he tried to fit:
↳ Speaking over people (felt sick)
↳ Making solo decisions (lost trust)
↳ Playing politics (lost himself)

Until he asked: 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘮 𝘪𝘴𝘯'𝘵 𝘮𝘦?

Six months later, he's at a company where collaboration is strategy, not weakness.
His new team ships is faster, happier and it just feels human to be with them. Results show the same.
Turns out bridges beat burning.

What part of yourself are you killing to fit in?

#change #values #coaching #executivecoaching

How does it feel when Gen Z is roasting you?

How does it feel when Gen Z is roasting you?

(link to the book in the comments or drop a DM)

A few weeks ago, I created "A Child's First Book on Executive Coaching" - a fun way to explain what coaches actually do.

My 12-year-old's honest review? "Cringe. Corny. Old fashioned."
His suggestion? "Make it Gen Z."
Challenge accepted.

So me and my custom GPT brain rewrote the entire thing with Gen Z language and energy. Same core message about coaching, completely different vibe link to the book in the comments. Or drop a DM!

His verdict on version 2.0? "Less cringe."

𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗮 𝗽𝗿𝗲-𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗻, 𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗹𝘆. 😂

That's my learning.

Whether you're explaining strategy to the C-suite or to frontline teams, the content stays consistent but the container shifts.

Sometimes it takes a brutally honest pre-teen to remind you that meeting people where they are isn't compromising your message—it's respecting your audience.

Who gives you the most honest feedback in your life?

#change #coaching #executivecoaching #genz

I climbed to 5,137 meters high to learn something obvious.

I climbed to 5,137 meters high to learn something obvious.
And the higher I climbed, the more basic it became.

Last week I stood on the highest point of my life: on the top of Mt. Ararat, together with fellow INSEAD & IMD adventurers.

Thin air. Little sleep. Heavy legs. And that inner voice asking, "Can we really do this?"
Here's what I learned: mountains have a way of stripping everything down to what actually matters.

8 people. 3 continents. 18 languages between us.
But up there? There were no differences, just the shared love for the mountains and the dream to stand on top.

On the way up, especially in the final push with -10 degrees and 35 km/h wind, we realized something: everything else falls away except trust and teamwork.

What struck me: no one was trying to be the hero. We all just naturally adjusted to each other's rhythm. Sometimes you're the one offering a hand, sometimes you're grateful to receive one.

Let me be honest - to my surprise, the greatest pleasure wasn't actually standing on the summit.
It was the downtime spent in camps. Connecting with each other. Letting everything just sit in. Feeling the sun and breeze on my skin.

The mountain reminded me what I already knew but sometimes I forget: connection with ourselves, with nature, and with each other is what makes the climb worthwhile. On the Ararat, and beyond.

Grateful for the experience Irina Radzikhovskaya Sanita Pukite Tony Idugboe Kristof Storms Kamlesh Dookayka, PhD, eMBA Sumati Rajput and the amazing trip organized by Sean Burgess 🙏

What mountain are you climbing now?

#change #teamwork #ararat #imd

Why are some coaches (𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯) thriving with AI while others are still struggling?

Why are some coaches (𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯) thriving with AI while others are still struggling?

I was on a panel last week about AI in coaching.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀 (𝙧𝙚𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙘𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙖𝙣𝙮 𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙛𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣) 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗜 𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻'𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹—𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆'𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁.

AI might be the biggest breakthrough of our lifetime.

It's also got the lowest barrier to entry we've ever seen.

Three years ago, ChatGPT landed on our phones.
No complex courses required.
No expensive software.
Just... try it.

↳ Start with one small work task
↳ Test it for client follow-up ideas
↳ Experiment with session preparation

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗮𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿.

Dr. Mo Razaghi Rev. Dr. Susan Goldsworthy OLY Carly Jenner what a great experience with you🙏

What's one small way you could experiment with AI this week?

#change  #AIinCoaching  #Innovation

Safe teams innovate.

Safe teams innovate. Scared teams don't.

I was on the "Nice to Know for CFO" podcast with Viktor Mendel and we agreed:

𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗽𝘀𝘆𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗮𝗶𝗹, 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.

Here's the thing about change.
Different can be intimidating.
You create something new.
And that gets really scary.
People make mistakes.

But here's what successful leaders understand:

You need that culture where it's OK to experiment together.

Innovation happens when people feel safe to fail forward.

How do you make it safe for your team to try new things?

#change #innovation #psychologicalsafety

Everyone says "fake it till you make it," but I disagree.

Everyone says "fake it till you make it," but I disagree.

Without inner work, you're just performing someone else's playbook.

"I often feel I don't deserve my job."

This is how a new coaching client opened our session a few months ago, who just before started a new role in a Swiss mid-size company. She was leading a team, getting great feedback, and already making positive changes in her department.

But in our first session, she told me: "I honestly don't know how I got this job. My boss will probably figure out soon that I'm not good enough."

Sounds familiar? The data shows 70% of us have felt this way.

⇉ 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐲𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐢𝐬𝐧'𝐭 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟-𝐝𝐨𝐮𝐛𝐭—𝐢𝐭'𝐬 𝐚 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐤.

On a personal note, it is very relatable for me what she is going through. She would tell me about successfully handling a difficult situation, then immediately add, "But anyone could have done that."

So I asked her: "What could we celebrate? What little successes and wins have you had?" She waited a bit to answer, then went on listing for 10 minutes straight. After she finished, she looked up shocked: "I didn't realize I'd done all this."

After three months of coaching, she told me something that showed just how much her mindset shifter: "I stopped asking if I belong here. Now I ask how I can contribute more."

It's going well for her. She sees a path ahead and she is not asking for permission to be successful

What changed?

• Someone who celebrates wins instead of dismissing them
• A leader who sees challenges as growth, not proof of inadequacy
• A person who knows that belonging isn't about being perfect

When did you last celebrate something you accomplished?

#change #impostersyndrome #coaching #selfdoubt

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗜 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗜 𝗸𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗔𝗜 𝗮𝗱𝗼𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗜 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗜 𝗸𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗔𝗜 𝗮𝗱𝗼𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.

I was reviewing the latest Harvard Business Review research on Gen AI use cases. Look at this:

𝟰𝟬% 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝗔𝗜 𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗳𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀: therapy, life organization, finding purpose, healthier living. (data and source in the comments)

Let me be honest - I didn't see this coming.
We expected people to use AI for efficiency, coding, content creation, technical tasks.

But the real demand? 𝗜𝘁'𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗳𝗳.

This isn't just about efficiency anymore. 𝗣𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗔𝗜 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻-𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱.

That's exactly why at The Change Republic  we are launching our AI coach for early beta testers today. 🚀 Link to test in the comments - if you would like to be the first. Limited spots are available for free beta testing.

What's in it for you?

↳ You set the goal and have a full coaching conversation around
↳ It's democratic - accessible for below C-level
↳ It's quality - trained on international coaching standards
↳ Asks questions & inspires for action - like me
↳ 24/7 available  - unlike me

This tells us there's a real gap - people want personal development support that's actually accessible.

Imagine if growth support was always there when you needed it.

Do you want to try it yourself? Link in the comments - free beta testing spots are quickly gone.

#change  #AIcoaching #coaching The Change Republic

Sixteen years of negotiations.

Sixteen years of negotiations. Most people would have given up.

This week at the Swiss-Indian Chamber of Commerce 40th anniversary dinner, Daniel Gentsch Gauri Ketkar and I represented EY as we celebrated something big—the Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement between Switzerland and India, entering into force in just days.

Let me be honest, when I heard "16 years," it stopped me in my tracks.

But here's the thing—I have been working with our EY teams in Gurgaon, Bangalore, Chennai and several other beautiful Indian cities for almost 10 years now. Every single project has shown me the same thing: incredible warmth, amazing team spirit, and huge potential for growth and innovation.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱—𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗸, 𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗰 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀.

This new agreement brings USD 100 billion in investment to India. That's not just money—that's the foundation for bigger, bolder projects together.

⇉ Cross-cultural teams become the standard
⇉ We deliver better quality across borders
⇉ Innovation speeds up when we combine our strengths

The real win isn't the trade deal itself. It's the human connections that make great work possible.

Which Indian city is on your must-visit list?

#change #innovation #partnership #incredibleindia

What do you do when you coach, Mami?

What do you do when you coach, Mami?

And why did I create a small e-book about this? Check it out yourself - link in the comments!

My 12-year-old caught me off guard, so I tried explaining executive coaching.
Not so easy. Rolling eyes.

So I said: "I help grown-ups figure out which mountain they want to climb."
"Oh, like a hiking guide for adults?" (Swiss kid, for sure.)

𝗘𝘅𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗹𝘆.

This is how "A Child's First Book on Executive Coaching" born - a small e-book with hikers in pretty Swiss mountains or mirroring your face in a crystal clear lake in the Alps. And a small girl, in a signature yellow jacket with an animal brooch.

Turns out the best way to understand what we do is to explain it to a kid.

I asked him what he thought of my book.
His review? "Corny. Old fashioned." 😀

His suggestion? "Next one should be Gen Z."
Challenge accepted. 😅

Want the "old fashioned" version while I figure out how to make coaching sound cool? Check the comments and download the short e-book!

How do you explain to a child what you do?

#coaching #executivecoaching #genz

Why are qualified people still unemployed?

Why are qualified people still unemployed?

Yesterday I was at the year-end celebration of Capacity, an organization helping highly skilled job seekers with migrant backgrounds find work in the Swiss market.

Earlier this year, I had the privilege of being a panel speaker at two of their workshops (throwback pic to Adliswil event) and hosting a speed coaching session on EY Switzerland day with 20+ Capacity alumni and EY colleagues motivated to give back. Their growth was visible 💪

This is what struck me most: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘄𝗶𝘀𝘀 𝗷𝗼𝗯 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗯𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵. There is this huge disparity between skilled talent available in the country and the increasing war for the best people. It sounds contradictory, but it's real.

But here's the thing—Capacity is doing something brilliant.

They're not just helping people update their CVs or practice interview skills. They're training them on the skills that actually matter for the future:

↳ 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 to keep applying when rejection feels overwhelming
↳ 𝗔𝗱𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 to learn the nuances of the Swiss job market
↳ 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆 to translate their incredible prior experiences into local context

And by the way, even Sam Altman—the father of ChatGPT—just confirmed this again in a recent podcast: resilience, creativity, and adaptability are THE skills we need in the AI era.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀. When we focus on these human skills alongside technical expertise, we start closing that talent gap.

But it only works when we all work together—organizations like Capacity, companies willing to look beyond traditional hiring patterns, and people who are ready to invest in these foundational skills.

Which skill—resilience, creativity, or adaptability—do you need most right now?

Francesca Malvatani Evgeniya Vodolazova and the whole Capacity team, thanks for all you do 🚀

#change #corporatevolunteering #resilience

𝗖𝗮𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝘃𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗱𝗮𝘆?

𝗖𝗮𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝘃𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗱𝗮𝘆?

Yes. And it happens more than you think.

- 🎁 A free assessment tool is waiting for you in the comments! -

The same manager I have been coaching—the one who found her bridge to a better future—shared another part of her story with me.

Three years long.
Every answer questioned.
Every single decision challenged.
Every idea second-guessed by her boss.

She learned to stay quiet in meetings, speak only when spoken to.
And she always have three backup plans ready. Imagine the work she put in.

When she finally changed her environment, she told me: "I realized I hadn't shared an original thought in months. I was just echoing what I thought they wanted to hear."

⇉ 𝐓𝐨𝐱𝐢𝐜 𝐞𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐝𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐯𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞—𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐭 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞.

Honestly, it wasn't easy seeing her even during coaching doubting herself: "But what do you think? Am I wrong?"

The turning point came in a coaching session when she caught herself mid-sentence: "I was about to ask if my idea was stupid. But you know what? It's not. It's actually pretty smart."

After months of rebuilding, she's not just speaking up—she's helping others find their voices too. She asks her team what they think before sharing her own ideas. She creates space for different opinions. She actually listens. Wow for that.

What changed?
↳ Someone who shares ideas without asking permission first
↳ A manager who values her team's input as much as her own
↳ A person who remembers that her perspective has value

𝗗𝗼 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘃𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲?

#change #coaching #executivecoaching #confidence

What's killing innovation at most companies?

What's killing innovation at most companies?

Last week, a group of corporate innovators gathered in hot, summery Zürich to discuss something cold and scary : Why do most innovation initiatives fail?

Stefan F. Dieffenbacher shared something that stopped us all in our tracks.

Here's the thing: We talk about "innovation," "digital transformation," and "continuous improvement" like they're interchangeable (guilty ☝️)

They're not.

𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀𝗻'𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗲𝘅𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝟭𝟬% 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿.
𝗜𝘁'𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗻𝗲𝘄—𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗲-𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵 𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹.

We dicussed  exactly where companies go wrong:
They apply the thinking needed to improve what exists when the want to create radically new business. Like you want to innovate but have only improvement tools.

↳ Improvement demands efficiency, low risk, error prevention
↳ Innovation requires risk-taking, speed, experimentation

𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗺𝗶𝘅 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗿𝘂𝗹𝗲𝘀, 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿—𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.

So what then? Give radical ideas their own space. Different metrics. Different governance. Completely separate from your core business.

This isn't about choosing between stability and innovation. It's about building a dual system where your core business hums along efficiently while bold bets shape tomorrow's growth.

Are you improving or innovating?

Dr. Gitanjali Ponnappa Andreea Stanescu Magalie Heraud Anna Gumenna

#change  #innovation #transformation #improvement  #leadership

If you explore future tools early, can you shape a better tomorrow?

If you explore future tools early, can you shape a better tomorrow?
 
That question has been on my mind for a while. And then, a real 'pinch-me' moment happened recently when Rev. Dr. Susan Goldsworthy OLY  invited me to a panel discussing AI's future in coaching.
 
It's all thanks to Dr. Mo Razaghi , who has launched a timely survey that hundreds of coaches are already completing (if you're a coach reading this and haven't yet, please do, link below in the comments 👇 – you'll get the report and a free invite to the online event!).
 
Honestly, starting to use AI in my executive coaching practice felt like a big leap. Here's this powerful technology, and I am in a field built on deep human connection – it was definitely intimidating at first. 🤨
 
You know how it is: you try something new, it doesn’t quite work, you feel a bit silly, but then you try again, maybe a little harder or a little differently.
 
Like many, I began with the 'easier' stuff – automating admin tasks to free up more time for that crucial human connection, figuring things out one step at a time. Some wrong steps too, but you go on, keep exploring.
 
Then came a real 'wow' moment: 𝘐 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘵 𝘮𝘺 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘈𝘐 𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘵. For someone who doesn't come from a tech background, believe me, that felt like a huge win!
 
It really made me wonder:  what is 𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘭𝘺 human in our work, especially in coaching where the bond is so fundamental? And how might that core human value shift or be amplified in the next 2, 3, 5, even 10 years?
 
It makes you question how long our current beliefs about what 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 humans can do will hold true.
 
That’s why this upcoming discussion with Rev. Dr. Susan Goldsworthy OLY  Dr. Mo Razaghi Carly Jenner feels so important. We need these conversations!
 
So, if you’re a coach, I genuinely encourage you to share your experiences in the  survey – your insights are invaluable. And I'd love for you to join us for the panel to explore these fascinating questions together.
 
And you, have you started 'playing' with the future in your field?
 
#change  #airevolution  #mindset  #futureskills  #CareerMoment  The Change Republic

When AI feels human, what makes us human?

When AI feels human, what makes us human?

In my coaching sessions, I am using AI to help clients work through their emotions. The results are great—AI can listen, understand, and help people see things differently. It's becoming a real partner in helping people grow.

We tell ourselves AI can't replace real human connection—the warmth, the understanding, that special spark between people. But here's what I've been thinking about: 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝗳 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗮 𝗼𝗳 "𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻" 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆?

Sam Altman's recent blog post "The Gentle Singularity" puts the rapid growth of AI as "𝘸𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘴."

From unbeliavable → through normal → to expectation.

In some time, when AI can match not just our words but our tone, our pauses, even our energy— will we still know the difference? Will it matter?

But Altman shares something that gives me hope: "𝘗𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨-𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘮 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘈𝘐: 𝘸𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘥-𝘸𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘰, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘦 𝘥𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴."

This is key. Because no matter how smart our tools get, one thing stays the same: 𝗣𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗻, 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗱, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲.

Maybe "being human" in the 2030s won't be about being the smartest in the room. Maybe it will be less about knowing stuff—AI will do that—and more about 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴.

As coaches, leaders, and people finding our way through these changes, our value might shift from having all the answers to asking better questions. From fixing problems to being present for people. From being experts to being human.

The future isn't just about AI becoming more human. It's about us remembering what being human was always about.

What makes you feel truly heard?

#change #airevolution #coaching #executivecoaching

Everyone says "just be confident," but I disagree.

Everyone says "just be confident," but I disagree.

Confidence isn't something you just turn on like a switch.

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The talented manager I am coaching, the one who spent years in a company that questioned every choice she made, told me something else too. She gave everything she had: worked weekends, skipped vacations, and said yes to everything. And yet, when it came to why she isn't on the promotion, she was told  "You're not showing enough leadership".

When we started working together, she told me something that stayed with me: "I stopped believing in my own decisions. Every time I had an idea, I could hear my old manager's voice saying it wasn't good enough."

⇉ 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗼𝘅𝗶𝗰 𝗲𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗱𝗼—𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗮 𝘃𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴.

I'll be honest here. This part of the coaching journey is the hardest. We had to work through layers of self-doubt that had built up over years. Some days she would make a decision and feel proud. Other days, she would second-guess herself before even speaking up in meetings.

The breakthrough came when she realized something powerful: "𝘐'𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 '𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬?' instead of '𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘥𝘰 𝘐 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘪𝘴 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵?'

↠ 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐝𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐢𝐬𝐧'𝐭 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻—𝐢𝐭'𝐬 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐣𝐮𝐝𝐠𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭.

Today, six months later, she made some changes and she executed the change she set herself as a goal.

She stopped asking "Will they like this?" and started asking "Is this the right thing to do?"

The shift didn't happen overnight. But slowly, I watched her transform from someone who constantly sought approval to someone who trusts her instincts and keeps her boundaries.

→ Now she speaks up in meetings.
→ She sets clear expectations with her team.
→ She gives feedback that actually helps people grow instead of just pointing out problems.

The workplace culture she's creating now? It's everything her old one wasn't.

Do you constantly question your own judgment?

#change #confidence #toxicenvironments #executivecoaching #coaching

What does it take to rebuild lost confidence?

What does it take to rebuild lost confidence?

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I am coaching a talented manager who spent years in a company that questioned every choice she made. The daily criticism got so loud, she stopped hearing her own voice.

When she finally left, she told me: "I felt like I was stuck on one side of the river, watching everyone else cross the bridge while I stood frozen at the edge." 😐

⇉ 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼𝗼 𝗳𝗮𝗿, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗱 𝗻𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗽.

Let me be honest here. As her coach, I hae watched this journey happen slowly. Some days she would step onto the bridge with confidence. Other days, the old fears would creep back in, making her doubt choices that were clearly right.

After several months of rebuilding, she told me something powerful: "I spent so long looking behind me, I missed the bridge leading to everything I had been hoping for."

↠ 𝐓𝐨𝐱𝐢𝐜 𝐞𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐝𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞—𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡.

Now she is not just working with confidence—she is building the workplace she always dreamed of.

What changed? A manager is becoming someone who:

↳ trusts her gut again
↳ knows her value doesn't depend on others' opinions
↳ sees a way finally to build her next chapter

Have you seen someone find the courage to cross their bridge to a better future?

#change #coaching #confidence #executivecoaching

Real change starts with real people talking.

Real change starts with real people talking.

Innovation gets real. And that's what we're doing at the #OpenDoorInnovation meetup in Zürich!
I am excited to be part of this event where we will share stories, learn from each other, and connect with people who are making change happen.

↠ 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗮𝗺 𝗜 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗶𝘁?
Because the best ideas come from real conversations with real people.

𝗟𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀 - 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱, 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗲𝘄 𝗹𝗲𝗳𝘁!  Link to register in the comments.
📅 June 17th, 18:30
📍 Karl der Grosse, Zürich

Innovation isn't just about big ideas - it's about the people who bring them to life.

What's one innovation challenge you are working on?

#Change #Innovation  #Networking #Opendoorinnovation #ChangeManagement

Are you "AI first", or just "AI faster"?

Are you "AI first", or just "AI faster"?

I've been talking to several leaders recently who face with this exact question. They know AI is transformative, but they think about it as just another tool to add to their existing processes.

Let me be honest, I fell into this trap early on too. 🤨

When I first started integrating AI into my executive coaching practice, I approached it like I would any new software—something to make my current workflow faster. But that's thinking "AI second," not "AI first."

🎈I add my 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗔𝗜 𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗽𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 - it's free, tried and tested.

So, here is what I have learned through my own journey.
𝗔𝗜 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 means flipping the entire conversation:

↳ Instead of "How can I prepare a better weekly/monthly analysis with AI?"
⇉ Ask "How can I continously get insights, real time?"

↳ Instead of "How can AI improve my proposal writing page by page?"
⇉ Ask "How can AI do deep into research and craft the whole proposal from scratch?"

↳ Instead of "How can AI handle small tasks like fixing emails or generating answers?"
⇉ Ask "How can AI become my real-time thinking partner?"

It's like the difference between adding a turbo engine to a horse cart versus designing a car from scratch. Both get you places faster, but only one transforms the entire experience.

Many of us who embrace this shift aren't just more efficient—we arediscovering opportunities that weren't visible before. Asking better questions, making connections across data that seemed impossible means also having more fun and seeing the light at the end of the tunnel, as many of our roles get more and more complex.

That "wow" moment when you realize AI isn't replacing your thinking but amplifying it? That's when the real change begins.

So, my question to you is: Are you thinking AI first, or just AI faster?

#change #AIfirst #AIrevolution #mindset

I used to wait for perfect timing, now I experiment.

I used to wait for perfect timing, now I experiment.

Recently I was invited to speak at a lunch event of a big Swiss telco company. There were 100 of us in the virtual room, and we talked about something simple but important: what can we control when everything around us keeps changing?

You may know the answer by now. It's our mindset.

One word came up over and over during the questions: experiment. I could see people nodding because we all do the same thing.

We just wait, wait and wait.
For the stars to line up just right.
We want everything to be perfect.
We tell ourselves we need more info.
Or just that one more training to be safe.
More time, proof that nothing goes wrong.

Of course, this never happes. That's why we discussed exactly what "E" stands for in my C-H-A-N-G-E™ framework: Experiment. It means start where you are right now. Use what you already have. Do what you can today. (Copied with pride from Arthur Ashe.)

Here's the thing - good things happen when you stop planning and start trying. You test your ideas. Sometimes you mess up. You ask people what they think. Then you make it better. That's how you find out what really helps people instead of just guessing.

Thank you Eszter Petrovics and the Swisscom Women Empowerment team for bringing us all together. These conversations matter 🙏

What's one small thing you could try today?

#change #mindset #innovation #experiment

So happy to share I have earned my Executive Coaching certificate from IMD!

So happy to share I have earned my Executive Coaching certificate from IMD!
Let me add, I worked on many transformation projects in my career. But this journey, focused on my own growth, was probably my biggest one yet. An amazing journey, which I did with all the steps of a change curve.

And I was lucky to do it with so much fun classmates and the best professors of 3S like Séverine Jourdain Rev. Dr. Susan Goldsworthy OLY Dr. Silke Mischke.

Thanks for making it so special.

Bringing all of it to the clients I coach and the teams I work with is the real value. So excited about this!

Future-proof skills? We'll show you how.

Future-proof skills? We'll show you how.

As a big innovation fan, and with it being a key part of what I do at EY, I get to see its exciting potential every day. And I also know it can spark a lot of questions.

Let's be honest, for many starting out, "innovation roles" can sound exciting but also a bit like a black box. What does it 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 mean to work in innovation, and how do you gain the confidence to make your mark?

If you're a university student or recent graduate asking these questions, you're not alone. And that's exactly why I'm so enthusiastic about the upcoming 𝗘𝗬 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗟𝗮𝗯.

↳ When: June 2nd to 4th, every day 16:00 - 17:30 CET
↳ Where: online - registration link in the comments
↳ For who: university students and young professiona𝗹𝘀

I’ll be there with the fantastic Annika Gatzemeier, and we will share practical perspectives on how we innovate with confidence, moving beyond buzzwords to real-world application.

We want to make these concepts accessible and show you the impact you can have.

This FREE virtual training series offers a unique chance to learn from those in the field, build connections with like-minded peers.
And besides knowledge and network, you even earn an official certificate for your efforts.

So, if you're want to understand what a future in innovation could look like and how to confidently step into it, this is for you. Register through the link in the comments.

Hope to see you there as we explore what's possible!

#change #innovation #mindset #corporateinnovation Magdalena Siwiec

Your routine might be your biggest blind spot.

Your routine might be your biggest blind spot.

But what if curiosity could help you see what you're missing?

I had a great opportunity last week to speak at the EY BSS Townhall. Over 80 colleagues from Swiss and Polish offices were there, celebrating their wonderful work. While celebrating, we also talked about something important for these changing times: our mindset.

As we talked, one idea really stood out: simple, powerful 𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆.

Let's be honest, it’s surprisingly tough to step outside our own perspectives, isn't it? We all have our familiar routines and assumptions that can feel like invisible walls, boxing us in 📦.

It's a challenge I have faced many times in my own career, where the "way I have always done it" can be a comfortable but limiting space.

That's where 'C' for Curiosity comes in – the first step in my C-H-A-N-G-E™ framework. It reminds me to slow down, take a moment, and ask better questions.

And let me share with you, personally, it has been really important for my own growth and for dealing with change.

I have learned over time that asking good questions is like having a special skill. A few that always help me and others see things in a new light are:

↳ “What am I not seeing?”
↳ “Who could give me a completely different view?”
↳ “If I had a magic wand, what might we try?”

It's amazing how even one honest answer can change a project or show a new opportunity.

I was very impressed by the great achievements and projects that the EY BSS team has worked on in the past year. Thank you for allowing me to be part of this celebration!

And wow, thank you for letting me have a first-time-ever of presenting on the stage of a movie theatre 🎥 Catia Cook Lea Zirngibl Lisa Marti Stefanie Lavagnolo Amélie Bibard Diana Wittig Damiano Picco

So, my question to you is: Which question will 𝘺𝘰𝘶 ask yourself this week to get out of your box?

Perfectionism costs your team.

Perfectionism costs your team.

I am coaching a brilliant manager whose goal is to 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝗮𝗱 with her team. She has a record of success, yet she’s stuck in a familiar loop:

⇉ “If I don’t solve it, it won’t be perfect.”

So she rewrites every slide, polishes every number. At the same time, she worries how to keep her team interested and engaged. Meanwhile, her people stand at the bottom of the staircase, watching her sprint up and down alone.

↠ 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗺 𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝘅𝗵𝗮𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴—𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺.

Let me be honest here. As her executive coach, I see a past version of myself in her story. I remember late nights fixing colleagues’ drafts, convinced only I could get it right. The work shipped, but no one else felt true ownership.

After a couple of sessions reflecting on her journey, she asked me:

“What if my perfect solution is the very thing blocking their first step?”

It’s like gripping the stair rail so tightly that no one else can place a hand on it. Once she noticed her white knuckles, she can finally let go and invite others upward.

The rewards?
• A team that owns the work, crafts richer solutions, and climbs the stairs beside her.

Have you seen this happen on a team?

#change #executivecoaching #perfectionism The Change Republic

What makes a day of giving back truly impactful?

What makes a day of giving back truly impactful?

Last Friday, I was happy to be part of something special: 𝗘𝗬 𝗦𝘄𝗶𝘁𝘇𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗮𝘆, a day for wellbeing and community work. I was glad to host a workshop in our Zürich office to help people get into the job market, and we welcomed former members of Capacity.

Capacity is an organization I care a lot about. I have spoken at their events before and I know they do great work. They help talented people who have moved to Switzerland or have a refugee background find good jobs here. You could feel the hope and drive in the room, and maybe a bit of nervousness too, as they got ready to share their goals.

And that’s when the best part of the day happened: our EY volunteers had lively speed coaching sessions with the people from Capacity. It was a great way to share ideas, experiences, and encouragement, all to help these talented individuals succeed.

When the day ended, the participants talked about what they learned. Their key points were so helpful and reminded me of my own work experiences:

↳ 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹: Don't try to do everything. It's better to know what unique skills you offer a company and be able to talk about that.

↳ 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲: Online networking is good, but meeting people in person is also really important. Look for local events – your community or places like Eventbrite have many free or low-cost options.

↳ 𝗧𝗿𝘆, 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀: Every conversation is a chance to learn. Ask for feedback, be open to trying new ways, and keep improving how you present yourself. This idea of trying new things has really helped me grow and solve problems.

I felt really touched by the openness and the stories shared in the room. Everyone was so willing to learn from each other - which is so important to grow, both in our jobs and as people. The energy and desire to learn made the day truly special.

A big thank you to Andrea Mau Alena D. Adrienn Győry, PhD and the whole EY Switzerland and Capacity team for organizing such a great day, and to everyone who came and made it so lively!

It was a wonderful reminder that when we help each other, everyone benefits.

What's one tip that has really helped you in your career? Share your thoughts below! 👇

#change #Integration #CareerTips #JobSearch #corporatevolunteering

𝗜𝗳 𝗔𝗜 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗺𝗶𝗿𝗿𝗼𝗿 𝗲𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗱𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 “𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻”?

𝗜𝗳 𝗔𝗜 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗺𝗶𝗿𝗿𝗼𝗿 𝗲𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗱𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 “𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻”?

Coaches, our edge is shifting fast. Here’s how to redefine it—before that line disappears.
Thank you Sara and Pragati for inviting me to your Heart of The Equation podcast!

Link to the full episode in the comments.

And how do you think we will define human?

#change #airevolution #human

We started a movement.

We started a movement. Simply.

My friend Dr. Gitanjali Ponnappa and I kept hearing the exact same problems from corporate innovators in different companies. We thought, what if people could just 𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘬 to each other, bottom-up, no fancy rules?

That simple thought sparked #OpenDoorInnovation. We wanted a place where corporate innovators could just share what they know and learn from others. We started online, keeping things really, really simple – low effort!

Our website is still pretty u̶g̶l̶y̶ basic, actually. 🤭

Soon enough, wonderful people started finding us and joining in, like Andreea Stanescu and her transformation folks. That's when we thought, maybe we should meet in person?

Now, we're getting ready for our third meeting in Zürich! And this time, Stefan F. Dieffenbacher is joining us to speak.

𝟭𝟳𝘁𝗵 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲, 𝟭𝟴:𝟯𝟬, 𝗞𝗮𝗿𝗹 𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗲. 𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆?

Why do we do this? Because sometimes, just creating a simple space for people to talk is the most powerful thing. New opportunities, connections and ideas come to life.

And if you want to join us and be part of the experience: come and see it yourself.

Although, we like keeping our meetings small on purpose. When it's a small group, people really open up and share honestly. It's totally different from big events, and that's what #OpenDoorInnovation is all about.

Because we keep it small, tickets are limited. If you want to connect and learn with other innovators in a real, friendly way, check out the link in the comments or my bio.

How do you keep innovation simple?

Unpopular opinion ⇉ Everyone thinks personal branding is bragging, but it's not.

Unpopular opinion ⇉ Everyone thinks personal branding is bragging, but it's not.

Recently, I had the opportunity to train a group of managers on building a strong personal brand. I was especially glad to do this in EY, supporting younger colleagues growing as a leader.

Many people feel uncomfortable putting themselves out there or worry about sounding like they're bragging. There's a fear of making mistakes in public or simply not knowing where to start in a crowded digital world.

Sometimes, the biggest hurdle is simply feeling like you don't have anything special or unique to share, or wondering what others might think.

These feelings can hold us back from showing our true value and connecting with others authentically.

But in our session, we talked about how understanding your unique "differentiator" – that special superpower you bring – is the best piece of your pitch. Through my own journey, I've learned that embracing these challenges and focusing on my genuine story has been key to growth.

One by one, we explored the participants' backstory, role, aspiration and niche - further elements of a personal brand – to help them build confidence and clarity. This clarity helps cut through the noise and allows us to connect with others on a deeper level.

I am so excited to see this growth unfold for them!

What makes you unique at work?

#change #personalbranding #growingtogether

I'm starting to say "not yet" more often—here's what I'm learning.

I'm starting to say "not yet" more often—here's what I'm learning.

Because it helps your brain do something incredible.

This week, I had the absolute pleasure of being invited to speak at the EY Professional Women's Network event at their Zurich office. Wow, the energy in the room was 💥! We had close to 80 wonderful women and men gathered, to spend a few hours reflecting on change and connecting with one another.

After my talk, many people shared that the single best strategy they've found for navigating change is embracing a growth mindset.

They spoke about that feeling of hitting a wall, thinking "I just can't do this." It's like your brain just... stops. Research actually shows less activity when we're stuck in that "fixed" mindset.

And if your brain isn't working to find a way forward, who is?

But here's the amazing shift: simply changing "I can't" to "not yet." It's a small phrase, but its power is immense. Suddenly, your brain sparks to life! Literally. Neurons working. Just as Carol Dweck beautifully explains in her TEDx talk.

G for Growth Mindset - and five more tips from my C-H-A-N-G-E framework helped me personally move through moments of feeling stuck, navigating the change curve not just quicker, but with more understanding and resilience.

And I was happy to share and discuss with all of you.

A huge thanks to Irene Geissbuehler , Janine Castle and the EY PWN team for the invitation and for creating such a great space for these important discussions.

What's a "not yet" for you?

#change #growthmindset #changecurve

AI predicted the next Pope.

AI predicted the next Pope.
And this wasn't just a wild guess.

I promised myself to try a new prompt every week, even if just for fun things outside my job. The world is getting ready to choose its most famous spiritual leader soon behind the St. Peter's Square in the Vatican. And, it got me thinking: could AI guess who it would be?

But sometimes, using AI is tricky right from the start. Everyone says, you need to have a good prompt if you want to get a good answer. But how do you even ask it the right question? You don't know what you don't know!

Even if you try, the answers can be confusing or just not what you wanted. Feeling stuck, like you don't know how to talk to the AI the right way, happens a lot.

Then I had an idea. Why not ask the AI to help me ask 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 questions? It's like asking the chef for the recipe! Use the AI's own smarts.

So I asked ChatGPT to write the perfect question for me considering articles from reputable sources, candidates' views on big topics for the church, then build a statistical model and stress test it.

(If you wonder, I wouldn't know how to do it by myself.)

I got a detailed prompt with lots of context, ready to test - you will find it in the comments. Then, I fed it into some GPT models. I spent 8 minutes actively + some more waiting.

The result? Parolin, an Italian candidate will be the new Pope ⛪
→ ChatGPT o3, ChatGPT Research, DeepSeek and Gemini Deep Research betting on Parolin
→ Perplexity Pro, Perplexity Research and Claude 3.7 Sonnet predicting Tagle

Now, we just have to wait and see. Will the white smoke come out to show Cardinal Parolin is the new Pope? Whether the AI is right or not, the main thing I learned was a better way to talk to AI to get smarter answers.

How do you ask a better question?

#change #ai #airevolution

Change is inevitable, but struggling with it isn't.

Change is inevitable, but struggling with it isn't.

Tomorrow, May 6th, at EY Zürich's Professional Women's event, we're tackling how to 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗻𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗻'𝘁.

👇Building a Change-Ready Mindset 👇

This is your 𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 and learn how to:
• 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗙𝗲𝗮𝗿 and use it as a catalyst.
• Learn to Experiment - start with what you have and not wait for the perfect moment.
• Apply more practical strategies from my C-H-A-N-G-E framework.

Where: EY Zürich Auditorium
When: 6th May at 17:00, followed by networking

Don't miss the start of this insightful "Let's talk" miniseries on Future-Ready Leadership! Dana Rollinger continues the series in June. Thanks to EY's Professional Women's Network for the invite 🙏

Check out if there are any spots left for tomorrow's session ! Link below in the comments.

#change  #professionalwomen #mindset

You don’t need a crisis to need change.

You don’t need a crisis to need change.

Every week at least to 1–2 new people message me on LinkedIn or wait for me after events where I speak, to tell me that they have hit a wall in their career.

Smart, driven leaders navigating big change — in their role, company, or life. Mid to senior level. Often in transition. Often feeling stuck. Many of them women, but surprisingly, not all of them.

What I mostly hear:

→ I've been doing X job for a while, but I am not sure what I want anymore
→ I just got promoted, but I am not sure I am good enough for what’s next
→ I do so much at work and I still feel invisible, what do I miss?

What I often find myself saying is this: 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗽 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝗳 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵.

𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗼 𝗺𝘂𝗰𝗵

📌 You have adapted to change while keeping yourself and your teams grounded.
📌 You have delivered results and made bold decisions and consider it as "business as usual".
📌 You’ve led through uncertainty more times than you give yourself credit for.

It’s easy to lose sight of that when the future feels uncertain.

But what’s blurry today can become your clearest path forward — with the right reflection, support, and space to think.

That’s where I come in. As an executive coach, I walk with people through these exact moments.

You don’t need to have it all figured out. You just need to be willing to begin.

I'm here — are you ready? Complimentary 60-min executive coaching link 👇 (waitlist).


#change #executivecoaching #coaching #leadership The Change Republic

How do you bounce back from a low point together?

How do you bounce back from a low point together?

Just a little while ago, my team faced this exact moment. There were four of us, in one room, getting ready for a big workshop happening bright and early the next morning. Our main tool, a digital board, was… well, let's just say it was missing almost everything we needed.

We didn't spend time figuring out how we got there.

We had planned a focused session, not an all-night nitty-gritty building project. But here we were, hours before the event, looking at big empty spaces that only we could fill.

There was no one else around to help at that hour. It was just us. The clock was ticking, and the feeling of being frustrated and overwhelmed started to set in.

That's when something shifted.

Laptops were pulled closer, sleeves were rolled up. We started breaking down the huge job, sharing ideas, telling a few tired jokes, and just working, side-by-side, piece by piece, determined to somehow make it right.

Hours later, bit by bit, it started to take a shape. A final click, the last change and ready.
We took a picture just before the start - after a short night and ahead of long two days. When the workshop participants arrived, they saw a smooth, well-prepared board – they didn't know about the intense work that happened late into the night.

Beyond just finishing the board, that night showed us the true strength of a team. We learned firsthand that even facing a low point, focusing on our shared goal helped us rally and get things done.

That night gave us lasting confidence in our team's ability to face anything together. It travels with us into every new challenge to come.

That's what a real team gives you. And I am grateful for having you through thick and thin 💛
@Eva Lopez Andrea Mau Adeline Lumbres

Teamwork makes a difference, right?

#change #teamwork #confidence

Numbers matter—when they stand for real people.

Numbers matter—when they stand for real people.
And real people, together, create real impact.

I currently rank #5 in Management & Leadership in Switzerland on LinkedIn. The ranking is done by Favikon, with the mission to highlight quality creators on social media.

Ranking is great—because it shows that many people are tuning in, looking for a different voice on how to navigate change in their professional lives.

Reaching you, who is reading this matters to me. When you choose to listen, engage, or reflect, we create a community together. And that truly counts.

As you know by now, I show up here with purpose, sharing insights on change, leadership, and innovation.
No mass-produced content here—just genuine stories and lessons from my own experience.

You might connect with these ideas, or you might not. And that’s completely okay. (Scrolling is still free 😉)

This space is also my platform to shine a light on the people and organizations I work with, trust, and partner with.

Let’s be real: LinkedIn’s algorithm feeds on interaction. Every like, comment, and share isn’t merely a token of appreciation—it amplifies a message, pushing it far beyond immediate circles.

Did you know not every post reaches every single connection? A like or a comment is a way of saying, “This matters. More people should see it.”

It’s about building the bigger picture—a narrative that connects us all.

Thank you for allowing me to have this ranking. And most importantly, thank you for being here, for engaging, and for believing in the power of authentic connection. 🙏

What do you like on LinkedIn posts?

#change #ranking #management #leadership

Forget big AI; here's my 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘈𝘐 reality.

Forget big AI; here's my 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘈𝘐 reality.

Honestly, just two years ago, some of the things I'm doing now felt like pure science fiction. The arrival of AI has truly changed my view on what I thought was possible, not just in some distant future, but in my actual, daily life.

Like with any big shift, getting people to understand and use AI starts with showing them how it helps 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮.

They need to see what's in it for them personally, how it makes their lives better.

When you're just starting out with AI, it can feel a bit overwhelming. I remember struggling to find good, honest places to learn and listen.

My LinkedIn feed is still packed with big AI stories and events that everyone wants to attend.

But when you actually ask, "Okay, how do you use AI in your work or life?", there seems to be a big gap between what AI could do and what people are actually doing with it.

That's why it's so great to see the positive reactions to the innovation trainings we're doing at EY Europe West.

And whenever I speak at events, I make sure to share my own real-world AI examples, tried-and-tested tools and prompts. Seeing people connect with those is really rewarding.

Just last week, ChatGPT helped me with things beyond my skills or time available:

→ Explain to a 12-year-old why adult movies are for adults only, after he saw a confusing expression in an article.🤯
→ Unplug my electric car when both the charging station and the phone app let me down.
→ Getting quick, detailed info on renting furniture, like prices and tips, while I was traveling – just by chatting with AI like it was my own personal assistant.

I get it, though. It can feel like a lot to take in at first. I found that until you see real examples that impact your own life, it just feels like some distant company strategy.

But once you see the benefits for yourself, it clicks.

The cost of knowledge is right now close to. The trick is to actually know hot to 𝘥𝘰 things with that knowledge.

That's why I'm going to share some of the best everyday AI tools I've found and even some easy prompts for branding and storytelling in the comments.

And also sharing I some great creators I learnt so much from here on LinkedIn on everyday AI in the comments.

What's your best kept everyday AI secret?

#change #ai #leadership #artificialintelligence

The only constant? Change. 

The only constant? Change. 

It's the unexpected detour, the pivot, the leap. I've learned that true growth isn't about avoiding change, but about navigating it – dealing with the unknown and finding the opportunities within.

On May 6th, I'm excited to speak at EY Zürich's Professional Women's event, sharing my perspective on converting uncertainty into impactful success.

This is the first part of a "Let's talk" miniseries on Future-Ready Leadership with the wonderful @Dana Rollinger following in June.

In times of change, clarity is key.  We'll explore practical applications of my C-H-A-N-G-E framework, focusing on how to 'Harness Fear' (H) and build a strong 'Network' (N) to maintain momentum.

Thank you Irene and the EY PWN team for the invitation 🙏

Details and registration in the comments 👇

#change #leadership #mindset

You feel like you’re not ready? I used to think that too.

You feel like you’re not ready? I used to think that too.

That I needed more time, more skills, more confidence.

But then I realized something – the only way to grow is to start.

Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.

That’s how you learn. That’s how you get better.

By trying. By failing. And trying again.

#change #failbetter #startsmall The Change Republic

What I wish I knew before I started: building my personal brand in times of change.

What I wish I knew before I started: building my personal brand in times of change.

Yesterday I had the absolute pleasure of speaking in Zug at the sold-out Women In Digital Switzerland event. Thankfully, we found some spare chairs and maxed out the vibes

It struck me again how this vital skill – shaping and sharing who we are professionally – isn't something we typically learn in a classroom or a corporate training session.

We might know it's important, like a background hum in our minds, but then  little voices creep in. "What will people think?" "I don't want to sound like I'm showing off." Sound familiar? I know those whispers all too well from my own journey.

That's precisely why our time together in Zug was all about getting practical. We rolled up our sleeves for a good old workshop:

→ to tackle those fears that hold us back from truly showing up and speaking our minds, and living our personal brand authentically
→ to ceate the building blocks of our individual brands using a simple framework
→ to unlock the magic of storytelling – what grabs a reader's attention and a template that works whether you're giving a presentation, a speech, or crafting a LinkedIn post, even playing with AI to speed things up

⇉ 𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘤𝘬 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘵𝘴

Being in that room with the Women in Digital Switzerland community was truly heartwarming. Seeing so many familiar faces and connecting with new, inspiring individuals filled my heart. Thank you for such a wonderful experience!

What's holding you back?

#PersonalBranding #Leadership #Storytelling  The Change Republic

Here is what I tested lately.

Here is what I tested lately.

Want to join me to know more?

From a single profile picture to a newsletter intro.

(And much more on leadership and change.)

What do you think about the result? 🤓

I explain more about how I created this in the latest edition of our newsletter (link below 👇)

#change  #ai  #𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽

Everyone thinks global collaboration is easy, but 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 requires more.

Everyone thinks global collaboration is easy, but 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 requires more.

Just wrapped up our annual transformation workshop in our EY office in Gurgaon, India, and it was fantastic! We had our Indian and European leaders all in one room, talking strategy and really shaping what's next for us.

Talking isn't enough, we will also do it. It's our job to make our delivery model work smoothly across different countries and cultures, which is a pretty exciting challenge.

You know what I love most? It's when we start swapping ideas about how we solve similar problems and drawing benefits together.

I have said that many times: working across cultures isn't always a breeze. We all have our own ways of understanding things, how we like to communicate, and our work habits.

On top of this, Europe, for example, might look small on a map, but trust me, it's super diverse when you're actually working with different teams there. The cool thing is, just talking about these differences and sharing our experiences often makes a huge difference.

Think about it – if everyone just stayed in their own corner, trying to figure everything out from scratch, we wouldn't get very far, right?

But when we actually share what we are struggling with and the solutions we have found, that's where the real magic happens. Or when we decide to go for a solution together, everyone aligned. We have seen some great examples of this already, and it's always a win-win when we can pick up best practices from each other.

The best part of such workshops is that we get to meet the teams in groups and 1:1 discussions. Look at the great team gathering for our leadership townhall!

I am really looking forward to the next time we get to connect and exchange ideas.

How do you work with teams across the globe?

Paul de Beus Rajasekar (Raj) Rajagopal Jan Brorhilker Eva Lopez Andrea Mau Gregorio Indelicato Maarten Buedts Amit Ranjan Radhika Bahl Madhumita Mankar Marita de Hair Michael Hochstrasser Daniel Groot Zwaaftink & all, thank you!!

#change #transformation #teaming #leadership

Shaping the future with confidence means having some 'crazy' ideas..

Shaping the future with confidence means having some 'crazy' ideas...

... and the courage to actually execute on them.

As my trip visiting our great EY teams in India wraps up, I have been thinking back.

Just a year ago, we started a big new project: helping with sustainability audits across our Europe West region, in a large part remotely with our teams here in India.

It was a bold idea, and it definitely surprised some people!

Going into something new like that, without a clear plan but knowing our goal, is a very humbling experience. You're exploring new ground, feeling both excited and unsure.

And naturally, questions start coming up, especially when trying to work together remotely on this scale. 'What if we fail?' 'Can we keep up the good work?

These worries are big challenges when you are trying something for the first time.

There were certainly times when we stopped and asked ourselves: "Is this a bold move, or just plain crazy?"

But getting past that fear takes a lot of courage and real curiosity to try new things. We learned that creating a really safe environment – where people felt comfortable speaking up, sharing ideas, and yes, even making mistakes we could learn from quickly – was incredibly important.

Understanding and respecting our different cultures became a real strength for us, not something that held us back.

And the results? We're on a fantastic journey, showing that great teamwork and high-quality results can definitely happen remotely. It really changed how we all think about what's possible.

Now, as we look ahead to the next phase of this work, we are not starting from zero.

We have valuable experience now, important lessons learned, and an even stronger base of trust and respect for each other.

What's your bold vision?

Lovely spending time with you in Bangalore @Rekha Jayakishan @Mayuri Sharaf @Sreerupa Guha @Eva Lopez @Andrea Mau

#change #mindset #remotework

Your great work needs your voice, to be truly seen.

Your great work needs your voice, to be truly seen.

I am really happy to speak in Zug on April 10th at the wonderful community of Women In Digital Switzerland. We will chat about how we can lead with confidence using our personal brand, even when things feel unpredictable.

Change and I have had an interesting relationship – sometimes I invited it, but mostly, it just showed up.

It honestly took me a while to figure out who I was and what was important to me through all those shifts. Turning my experiences – the good, the tricky, and the surprising – into a way to connect with people and find opportunities definitely did not happen overnight.

It was not always easy to put myself out there. For a long time, sharing felt scary because of these well-known thoughts:

→ "𝘐 𝘥𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘐'𝘮 𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨. 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘺?"

→ "𝘔𝘺 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘬 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘵𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧, 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵?"

→ "𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘧 𝘐 𝘮𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘶𝘱 𝘪𝘯 𝘱𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘤?"

At the event in Zug, we will dig into these worries. Because building your brand

→ isn't about showing off; it’s about sharing things you've learned that might actually help someone else. Serving, not bragging.

→ And yes, good work matters, but telling the story behind it helps people really get it and remember your value.

→ Plus, people connect with realness – mistakes included – way more than they connect with sterile words.

Accepting my whole story, bumps and all, and learning to share it honestly didn't just create a "brand." It really helped me feel more confident and stronger when facing whatever change came next.

I'm genuinely looking forward to this event with all of you in Zug!

You can find the link to sign up in the comments below. Just a heads-up: it's a free event (donations are welcome!), and the tickets are going really fast! 👇

What is holding you back?

#change #personalbrand #leadership

Feeling stuck when things change at work? Join Alina Ignatieva and myself for a free 60-minute lunchtime session packed with practical tools to build a change-ready mindset.

Feeling stuck when things change at work? Join Alina Ignatieva and myself for a free 60-minute lunchtime session packed with practical tools to build a change-ready mindset.

No fluff—just real talk, fresh insights, and mindset shifts you can use right away.

When: 4th April, 12:30 - 13:30 CET
Where: here on LinkedIn, register below

Share you thoughts and questions in the comments - we will answer during the session 👏

You bring your sandwich, we bring brainfood. How about this?

Rebuilding your career in Switzerland? You're not alone.

Rebuilding your career in Switzerland? You're not alone.

It was a real pleasure to be back on the panel for the Capacity Access Fast Track workshop recently. Along with  @Mathias Vazquez Rodriguez and Sophia Biafora we had a great discussion about how to build a strong professional network here in Switzerland.

What's interesting is that all three of us on the panel have moved to Switzerland from other countries. This is pretty normal here – 40% of the people over 15 years old have come from somewhere else.

So, just like the people in the workshop, we understand some of the tough things about starting your career in a new place.

It can feel like:

→ Losing your work identity: Back home, people knew what you were good at. Here, you often have to show everyone all over again, which can feel like starting from zero.

→ Confusing job hunting: The way they hire people, the CVs they like, and how interviews work might be very different, and that can be annoying.

→ Feeling alone: Networking is super important in Switzerland, but it takes time. It's not easy to start with all the pressure on you.

Instead of looking at things we can't change, we talked about what we can do: how we think about building a professional network.

Here are thoughts I put in my bag:

⇉ Have your story ready: Think about what makes you special and interesting.

⇉ Think about what you can give, not just what you want: Don't just focus on getting a job or a connection right away.

⇉ Get ready before you go out: If you're going to a meeting or event, find out who will be there and what they do.

The people at Capacity do amazing work helping newcomers. Thank you so much for everything you do! Francesca Malvatani Evgeniya Vodolazova Caterina Meier-Pfister & team!

And thank you for letting me be part of this! Looking forward to continuing on EY Switzerland Day in May 💛

#change #careergrowth #networking #

I tried focusing on genuine interaction, so you don’t have to guess if it works.

I tried focusing on genuine interaction, so you don’t have to guess if it works.

10,000. It’s a number.

And on LinkedIn, for me, it’s not a vanity metric. It’s a community.

Reaching this milestone feels significant. Not because of the number itself, but because it represents people, many of whom choose to engage with my voice. And that's something I don't take lightly.

Here’s the thing: I show up here to make an impact. To share thoughts on change, leadership, and innovation.

No generic fluff, just real stories pulled from my own experiences.

You might resonate, you might not, and that’s perfectly okay. (Thankfully, the scroll is free!)

This platform is also about amplifying the organizations I work for, believe in or partner with.

In a world drowning in impersonal marketing, I’m convinced that personal brand is the true currency of connection.

And just as I share, I consume. I am grateful for the creators who challenge me, inspire me, and make me think. I actively engage with content that sparks something within me, because I know that engagement isn't about meaningless likes.

Let's be real: LinkedIn's algorithm thrives on interaction. It's a business model. Every like, every comment, every share isn't just a nod of appreciation. It's a vote to amplify a message, to push it beyond immediate connections.

Did you know, that not every post is shown to every connection of yours? 

A like or a comment is a way to say, "This matters, and more people need to see it."  It's not just about one post, it's about the entire narrative, the entire body of work a creator puts out.

So, thank you. Thank you for being part of this community, for engaging, for challenging, and for believing in the power of authentic connection. 🙏

What's your reason of being here?

#change #thankyou #followers

Your fun road to clarity & confidence: https://lnkd.i

Your fun road to clarity & confidence: https://lnkd.in/er_ZqNQ3

Everyone is trying to predict the future, I'm betting on mindset.

Everyone is trying to predict the future, I'm betting on mindset.

Turns out, I am not alone.

Yesterday, I was happy to accept the invite of Women In Digital Switzerland's invite to speak  in Lausanne at their first 2025 event event. And wow, the tickets were sold out!

We talked about navigating uncertainty, dealing with change, and turning it all into success.

Honestly, change has been a constant companion in my life, and not always by choice.

Let me tell you, I know it's easy to feel overwhelmed when everything around you shifts. Your company might be restructuring, the economy might be slowing down, or, let's face it, AI might be making you wonder about the future.

It feels like you're losing control, like you are swimming in a stormy sea. Figuring out what you can control in those moments? That's the real challenge.

But here's the thing: you always choose to control one thing.

Your mindset.

At the event, we discussed my 𝘀𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸, 𝗖-𝗛-𝗔-𝗡-𝗚-𝗘, to help remember the tools we all have.

Starting with "𝗖uriosity.", we learnt to ask better questions, the ones you haven't thought of yet, the ones that push you forward.

We also spent time with "𝗚rowth mindset", where "I can't" becomes "I can't yet." This shift alone can be incredibly powerful.

If you are interested in the rest of the letters watch out for for upcoming events, both in person and virtul (see comments for details) ⭐

But what I can tell you is that embracing these shifts, even the uncomfortable ones, has transformed how I approach both my professional and personal life. It's not about avoiding change, it's about learning to dance with it.

Thank you to Women in Digital Switzerland for having me and to the super active participation of everyone attended. It was a truly inspiring experience.

And thank you EY and The Change Republic for the unwavering support and allowing me to share🙏

What's the one thing can you control?

#change #mindset #growthmindset #uncertainty

Bridges, not walls: shaping the future with confidence.

Bridges, not walls: shaping the future with confidence.

I am at a workshop at our EY office in Frankfurt, an important one for the European and Global Assurance Transformation teams. We are here, quite simply, to build tomorrow, tackling the huge task of transforming how we deliver across the globe.

It's fascinating, but it's not always smooth sailing.

We have different time zones, different ways of working.
Sometimes, it's like ttrying to navigate a maze where everyone has a slightly different map, and they're all convinced theirs is the right one.

If you are not well connected, it turns out teams on opposite sides of the planet often run into the same roadblocks, yet they're dealing with them separately.

If everyone stays at home and constantly reinvents the wheel, there is no progress.

The real magic happens when we share. We put our heads together, talk about the problems we're facing, and share the solutions we've found.

That's where innovation sparks.

We realized that many of the problems are common, and by sharing our best practices, we can learn from each other and move forward faster.

I am excited for the next opportunity to meet. It's a great feeling that even in a big, global firm, we are all connected. And we are building bridges, not walls.

Eva Lopez Jan Brorhilker Andrea Mau Michael Hochstrasser Gregorio Indelicato Radhika Bahl Adeline Lumbres Marc Pratke Chris Smith Clemens Schier Maarten Buedts

#change #transformation #culturaldifferences

2 ways to accelerate your career growth →

2 ways to accelerate your career growth →

And how you should choose the right support:

As both a mentor and an executive coach, I often have people reaching out from my curren industry - consulting - or the former one - energy - seeking support. 

What's interesting is that not everyone realizes which approach best fits their needs – which is totally okay! That's why we always discuss goals and expectations.

They may expect mentorship perks, when they actually want executive coaching to drive deeper behavioral change.

Other times, they want to learn a specific skill, which neither coaching nor mentoring truly addresses - even though these days you often people introducing themselves as "coach" instead of "trainer".

I learnt my lesson - we must be on the same page from the beginning, to avoid later disappointments.

When I do executive coaching at EY or at The Change Republic, it’s:
→ for a limited time
→ with a structured approach.
→ my client is accountable for their progress
→ they creating actions while
→ we partner on their development.

When I mentor, it’s:
→ a longer-term relationship
→ with a more informal structure
→ I act as a role model
→ I provide broader guidance and,
→ as someone once told me, "I transfer wisdom" 

What I don't do is:
→ offer quick fixes
→ train on one specific skill
→ force decisions
→ or mentor / coach my direct reports.

Mentoring and coaching are not interchangeable.
Each offers unique value that must match the individual's needs. 

It's like choosing the right tool for the job – a hammer is great for nails, but not so much for tightening screws! 😉

What's most important is that we are both clear on what we are setting out to achieve from the very beginning.

What else would you add to do during mentoring, coaching or none of them?

#change #mentoring #coaching #thechangerepublic

Your power is an inside job.

Your power is an inside job.

Stop waiting, start building.

International Women's Day has come and gone, and while celebrations are wonderful, I believe in something more lasting. Something that is in your control, you can hold onto, something that's entirely yours.

Forget waiting for external changes; let's talk about building your own internal power. It's about investing in you, in your career, and in your future.

Here is what I mean: https://lnkd.in/er_ZqNQ3

In the past nearly two decades, I have been through lots of changes, both professionally and in my private life. I know very well the relentless pressure to deliver, and the constant need to adapt to new circumstances.

More importantly, I have watched brilliant people struggle to find their footing, to make their voices heard. And lots of those inequalities we hear on IWD come from what I experienced myself - that need to prove myself, to stay relevant.

As an IMD-trained executive coach, I have helped colleagues and clients unlock that power within themselves.

And now, I want to extend that invitation to you. I have partnered with the incredibly talented Alina Ignatieva, whose skills perfectly complement mine. Together, we have created an online group coaching program, "𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝘁𝗰𝗮𝗺𝗽", launching mid-April. It's designed to give you the tools and support you need to take control of your career journey.

We are intentionally keeping this group intimate, and spaces are filling quickly. While we are happy to send out our free brochures, we can't guarantee a spot for everyone who requests one.

Discover what The Bootcamp offers and secure your place: https://lnkd.in/er_ZqNQ3

Have you requested your brochure yet?

#change #thebootcamp #careergrowth The Change Republic

Everyone says plan, but I say adapt.

Everyone says plan, but I say adapt.

Adapt and you can turn uncertainty into opportunities.

On March 19th, just some days after International Women's Day, I will be in Lausanne, sharing my thoughts on how to navigate uncertainty and turn it into success at the Women in Digital Switzerland event.

You see, change has been a constant companion in my life, sometimes a welcome guest, but more often, an unexpected visitor.

I have been living it. Packing up and moving countries, learning new skills, becoming a working mother, exploring different roles, and trying my hand at building something new like my company.

These aren't just bullet points on a resume.

They are  the chapters of my story. And I know so many others who share this here in Switzerland.

At EY, I drive change projects shaping the way how we work.

And in my executive coaching practice at The Change Republic, I see firsthand how people want to shift their behaviors and patterns.

So, when the wonderful organizers at Women in Digital Switzerland asked me to talk about building a change-ready mindset, I couldn't say no.

If you're looking for a vibrant community to discuss and network with, a place where we can share our experiences and learn from each other, come join us at the event.

I am excited to share more of my journey and insights, and to learn from all of you.
The work doesn't stop after #IWD25; it's a perfect time to look at practical steps we can take to better support transitions.

Link to tickets are in the comment.

What do you do on 19th March?

#change #changemindset #IWD25