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COACHES FORUM SWITZERLAND
Coaches Forum Switzerland
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Switzerland’s Leading Career & Business Coaches

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Coaches Forum Switzerland is an invitation-only, expert-based collective comprised of leading business coaches and career coaches.

Meet our COACHES FORUM SWITZERLAND

Our Coaches Forum for career and business coaching consists of seasoned professionals who have helped countless individuals and organisations achieve their goals. They have the expertise and experience to guide you through the challenges and opportunities in career development and personal growth.

Laura Kunstberga

biography

Laura is a Professional Leadership Development and Life Coach with corporate background in global professional services firms. She holds PCC accreditation from ICF, is certified Solution-Focus Coach by Erickson International, 3D Coaching in Business by European Coach Federation and holds NLP Practitioner certification. She originally comes from Latvia and in 2022 was recognised by Financial Monthly Global Awards and named “Organisational Leadership Development Coach of the Year in Latvia”. She has travelled to more than 50 countries and enjoys activities in nature like hiking, skiing, surfing and camping, and is passionate about self-development.

Albina Koch

biography

Albina is a certified Executive Coach, working with Leaders in different Industries and Corporate Trainer for Employees’ Development. During her 10+ Corporate Career she has gained Expertise in Procurement Negotiation, Project & Team Management and Consulting.  She holds a Degree in Economics and Management, Leadership, Business Psychology and Solution oriented coaching with PCC Accreditation from ICF. Albina is Trainer for aspiring Coaches at Erickson Coaching International and Member of the ICF Core Team in Switzerland. In Private Life Albina is a Mother of 4, a happy Wife, and a passionate Triathlon Athlete.

Dieter Kaufhold

biography

Dieter is Agile Coach and Transformation Advisor with focus on global corporations. German, married to a Chinese, living in Switzerland, he enjoys working in multi-cultural engagements with focus on team and leadership improvements. Facing the ambiguity of being coach and consultant at the same time has made him believe that his strongest asset is the empathy he feels for the people he works and lives with. Dieter is a passionate paraglider, marathon runner and kayaker – enjoying time in the mountains (and above) as much as at the seaside.

Lilianna Demirchyan

biography

Lilianna started coaching 5 years ago in 2018 and focuses on supporting clients unlocking their potential. Her coaching areas contain scaling the business, gaining inner strength and confidence to implement projects, clarity of vision of your path, as well as moving forward in the professional sphere and in everyday life. Lilianna is a PCC ICF Applicant and lives in Geneva Switzerland. She is a mother of 4 and enjoys practicing yoga, dancing, diving and walking in the mountains.

Elena Petrenko

biography

During her 25 years and various roles in wealth management  Elena has always had a genuine interest in what drives people to succeed, overcome and be content. This has naturally led her to pursue coaching education and become an Erickson Solution Focused Coach and get accredited with ICF (ACC). Her topics in coaching are self awareness, self-leadership, effective communication, personal growth and team culture. Elena also mentors for Professional Women’s Network to help develop gender balanced leadership. Elena is a vigorous hiker, devoted choir singer and a struggling golfer.

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Björn Schigt

biography

Björn is a senior leadership coach & development consultant since 2016, with 17 years of international executive and operational experience with multinationals across the globe. He holds a Master in Coaching & Consulting for Change, a PCC accreditation from the ICF and is an expert in Hogan Assessments. Björn works with senior executives to enhance their leadership skills and style for better team and organisational performance. He also advises executives in career transition trajectories. He lives in Kilchberg (ZH) and enjoys cycling in the hills and alps in his free time.

10 REASONS TO PARTNER WITH AN ERICKSON COACH

by Fabian Luetzig

TOP 10 REASONS

01. NEURO-SCIENCE DRIVEN APPROACH
  • Incorporation of the neuro-linguistic techniques brain-based science in the coaching strategies
  • Resulting a more powerful questions for your best outcome of a coaching session
02. POWERFUL QUESTIONING TECHNIQUES
  • The quality of coaching depends on powerful questions
  • It helps you unlocking answers you did not know you had inside
  • Uncovering blindspots and finding innovative solutions, driving meaningful change
03. CUSTOM-TAILORED APPROACH
  • Every person is different, everyone needs to be coached in a tailored way
  • Every coaching session is fresh, dealing with a new person every single time
  • The coaching process and approach is adapted to you in your current situation
  • Listening to react and adapt instead of coming to the session with a set of prepared questions
04. FIND YOUR OWN SOLUTIONS AND DEVELOP SELF-ACCOUNTABILITY
  • Erickson coaches are not going to hand you the answer, but will empower you to find your own solutions
  • By tapping into your inner strengths and resources
  • Leading to solutions that last longer and work better, because they fit your life, because you are the expert
  • Erickson coaches will empower you to take accountability and responsibility for your outcomes and plans
  • Offering you the opportunity to really experience change in your life and owning it
05. OVERCOME OVERWHELM AND STEP INTO ACTION
  • Erickson coaches are well-trained to pull that thread of what seems to be a huge ball of interconnected problems
  • And help you break down this hugeness into manageable steps
  • To execute and step into momentum
  • Taking action is an integral part of the Erickson methodology
  • In each coaching session you will identify manageable actions steps which you can take right after the coaching session
06. CULTIVATING RESILIENCE
  • Setbacks occur and you are in good hands with your Erickson coach to help you navigate and learn from potential failures
  • And coach you in creating a solution-focused mindset so you grow from setbacks and bounce back better
07. PROJECT-BASED APPROACH
  • Erickson coaches are not in there to take your money and sell you a subscription
  • Erickson coaching stands for a project-based approach with and end-date with a mutually agreed result and timeline
  • You will have a point at the horizon that you are working towards
  • Every action and every question is feeding into this, which keeps you focused
08. TIME-EFFICIENT COACHING
  • Erickson coaches are trained to identify core issues quickly, together with you
  • So you make big strides towards sometimes world shifting insights and transformations very quickly
  • And not waste your precious time
09. PERSONAL GROWTH
  • Erickson coaching helps you discover and identify your core values, beliefs and motivations
  • This supports you in your personal growth beyond the coaching relationship
  • And sets you up for success and a fulfilling life, because you learn so much about yourself
  • Applying this knowledge consciously and subconsciously in any new context
10. HOLISTIC BALANCE
  • Erickson coaching supports you to achieve balance in all the different areas of your life
  • Erickson coaches acknowledge that everything is interconnected, so it is important to be aware of what the consequences of setting your priorities are on other aspects of your life
  • Erickson coaches support you in understanding the ecology of everything around what you are discussing in a session
  • This ensures that the coaching experience addresses your overall well-being for long-term sustainable growth and fulfilment