SUSANNE B. BAUMANN
Executive Coaching
& Conflict Resolution
Susanne is a senior executive coach and conflict mediator supporting boards and C-level executives internationally.
Her services include:
Executive Coaching
- 1:1 Leadership Coaching
- Facilitation of Challenging Board and Management Meetings
- Solution-Oriented Team Assessments & Coaching
- Customized Leadership Assessments & Training
Conflict Resolution
- Mediation in teams, between departments, and across organizations
- Conflict Analysis & Consulting
- Large Group (Conflict) Facilitation between Management and Staff
- Handling of Inheritance & Succession Conflicts
Her work is always focused on achieving concrete, measurable results that align with the company’s goals.
Susanne studied economics and international relations at Switzerland’s top business school, HSG St. Gallen. Her work experience spans various industries (cement, finance, hospitality, export, edu-tech, startups, yoga) and diverse roles including project manager, interim management, strategy consultant, and entrepreneur.
She has 15 years of experience in leading SMEs as a founder, manager, and interims manager.
Furthermore, she looks back at 16 years of intense executive coaching with international companies such as Lufthansa Group, Swisscom, Zurich Insurance, Implenia, Schindler Group, as well as numerous innovative high-tech SMEs like Dectris Ltd., Berlinger Group, Endress & Hauser, among others. Susanne has conducted leadership trainings and delivered speeches on integral leadership and innovation competence at internationally renowned business schools such as ZFU Zurich and Cass University London.
Methods
Susanne's professional methodology involves the application of
- Solution-Focused Coaching (Steve de Shazer, Kim Insoo Berg)
- Solution-Focused Team-Coaching (Daniel Meier)
- Stakeholder Centered Coaching (Marshall Goldsmith)
- CAS Mediation and Conflict Resolution (University Freiburg)
- Intuitive Coaching and Transparent Communication (Thomas Hübl)
- Integral Theory (Ken Wilber)
- Spiral Dynamics (Don Beck, Clare W. Graves)
- Theory U (Otto Scharmer)
- Introvision (Ulrich Dehner)
- Harvard Negotiation Concept (Roger Fisher, William L. Ury)
- Non-Violent Communication (Marshall Rosenberg)
- Vision Walks (Trebbe Johnson, Eugene Hughs)
- Mental Training (José Silva, Leela Mata, and others)
- Meditation and Mindfulness (Jon Kabat Zinn, S. N. Goenka, Sw. Sivananda, Sw. Muktananda, and many more)
- Yoga and Bodywork (Sw. Vishnu-Devananda, Sukadev Bretz, Sw. Atma, Mansoor, and many more)
References
Susanne has worked with executives from the following companies and many others who prefer to stay anonymous.
- Accenture
- AdNovum
- Anklin
- Berlinger Group
- CASS Business School, City University of London
- Comet/ebeam
- Credit Suisse
- Dectris
- Edelweiss Air
- Endress + Hauser
- Franke
- GFZ
- Holcim
- Hospital Laupheim
- L’Oréal
- Lufthansa Group
- Promerit
- Renuo
- Rotel
- Schindler
- Swiss
- Swisscom
- SwissPhone
- Town Administration of St.Gallen
- UBS
- University of St.Gallen (HSG)
- ZFU International Business School
- ZKB
- Zurich Insurance Group
- Several medical clinics, law firms, start-ups, consulting companies and other coaches.
Testimonials
„A very successful event! Susanne has given an excellent speech! We have received amazing and very relevant inputs.
It was thrilling.”
Manuela Beer, CEO PKZ Group, Switzerland
Speech: Leading with Purpose
Susanne brings together qualities that are rarely found in one single person: she is extremely intuitive as well as highly cognitive, she lives a strong benevolence and she is also very clear and straight to the point. Being so make her an outstanding coach for executives that can adapt to a broad range of personalities and companies.
Christian Petit, CEO Romande Energie
Executive Coaching
My special thanks go to you because you touched people with your presentation. The spontaneous feedback afterwards was very positive, and everyone felt it was very valuable and inspiring.
I look forward to working with you again.
Thomas Hickert, Head of Talent & People Development,
Zürich Insurance
Speech: Leadership for Innovation
“Better than any strategy workshop I ever did with my company. Inspiration on TOP-LEVEL. Expecations and benefits were by far exceeded.”
Markus Meister, Geschäftsführer Inova, Switzerland
Leadership for Innovation Training
“The coaching opened up unexpected possibilities, beyond the original goal and led to deep self-reflection and personal development. Susanne Baumann’s uncanny ability to decipher the essence of a person and his or her talents, and then to articulate it with crystal clarity has inspired me to new discovery.”
M.F., President & Board Member, Switzerland
Executive Coaching
“Her training approach combines sound concepts with proven methods, impressively focusing on both the needs of participants as individuals and as a group. Many thanks, that was an exceptional experience from which I have drawn a lot.”
Dr. Michael Trestl, Head of Corporate Development, Edelweiss Air, Switzerland
Integral Leadership Training
“Through the coaching I am quicker in grasping complex situations and getting great clarity what is needed.
Thus I appear much more focused and radiate more clarity and confidence. Also my ability to lead tough conversations has improved a lot.”
C.H., CEO, Consulting Company, London – Singapore
Executive Coaching
“Susanne has disarming qualities that make me laugh at my own errors and patterns of belief. I appreciate her deep listening and strong presence!”
Flavia Ludin, director, Zurich Insurance, Switzerland
Executive Coaching
“What made this executive coaching so special for me was the way Susanne identified with my potential and mirrored it back to me. Through her I better understand how the unfolding of potential takes form.
For the team coaching, I was glad that Ms. Baumann showed a fine sensitivity and relaxed openness towards the employees, and she could adjust flexibly to the individual needs at hand. She delivered exactly what the team needed and was not to be distracted.”
M.W., Business Director, Germany
Executive & Team Coaching
“Susanne’s authentic and engaging interaction with the students created direct impact and enthusiasm. The students expressed their wish to learn more about management coaching and the practice of listening to inspiration in companies after Susanne’s intervention!”
Prof. Dr. Stefan Haefliger, CASS Citiy University, London
Input Speech & Workshop
“Susanne literally opened my eyes to new and innovative approaches towards solving real challenges.
The interface between rational-analytical on the one side, and intuitive thinking on the other is intriguing!”
Samuel Steiner, Managing Partner, Renuo AG, Switzerland
Executive Coaching
“In a relativly short time we have layed out my professional and personal situation. The analyses of Susanne on my resistancies and self-limiting factors was excellent. I gained great clarity on my next steps.”
Marc Jaberg, Head of Business Development, Franke Coffee Systems, Switzerland
Executive Coaching
“I’m now calm and composed, whereas a couple of weeks ago I was still very stressed. My dogged stubbornness for one career path has dissolved and a quiescence has returned to me. At the same time I feel more awake and open in my dealings with people. Quite a bit has changed through the coaching. It became obvious to me that I needed a transformation in my professional environment, and the main thrust has become clear.”
S.R., Director, Schindler Lifts Ltd
Singapore
Executive Coaching
“The seminar has been extremely inspiring. It has given me free headspace and room for playing through new options. It has been an environment for extraordinary self-reflection and self-awareness. This seminar was highly enriching.”
Dr. Ulrich Stofner, Director, BLS.Business Location Südtirol, Alto Adige, Italy
Leadership for Innovation Training
“Your message is important for companies in these challenging times. The participants really appreciated your speech. I am looking forward to the next opportunity to work together.”
Claudia Buzzelli, Leiterin Academy Führung & Kommunikation, ZfU International Business School, Thalwil, Switzerland
Workshop Integral Leadership
“Thank you again for supporting my team. The day with you was very helpful, sensitive, and spot on!”
A.M., CEO of a health-care company, Zurich, Switzerland
“Through Susanne’s coaching and the practical supplemental exercises, I’ve been able to observe astounding changes on various levels, both within myself and in my interactions with others.”
N.B., Division Head, Bern, Switzerland
Executive Coaching
Contact
Get in touch!
Susanne B. Baumann
Executive Coaching
Zurich Area, Switzerland
+41 76 580 80 55
coaching@susanne-baumann.com
