CORPORATE LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PACKAGES
Leadership capability for your technical teams
Evidence-based coaching and training programmes for managers and senior professionals in pharma, STEM and Supply Chain. Delivered in English — and in German on request.
Verified Coaching hours
370+
Professionals coached 1:1
Supply Chain
Industry experience in S&OP
1000+
Verified Coaching hours
19+
Years of experience
ICF PCC
Certified — highest active credential
CH / EU
Switzerland-based, international delivery
Leadership gaps have a measurable cost. So does ignoring them.
Organisations contact us when the cost of under-supported leadership becomes visible: a high-potential employee at risk of leaving, a newly appointed team leader struggling to hold the role, an underperforming capable professional who cannot yet operate at the level the business needs.
These are not soft issues. They carry measurable cost — in productivity, in team stability, in recruitment, and in the time senior leaders spend managing gaps that structured coaching would close.
We work with HR and L&D teams in pharma, STEM and supply chain to design focused, evidence-based development programmes that address specific organisational needs — not generic cookie cutter leadership content.
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Retention of key talent.
High-performing professionals who want to grow into senior roles will leave if that growth is not structured and supported. Coaching is a concrete retention investment for the people you cannot afford to lose.
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Middle managers preparing for senior or VP-level roles. Professionals with strong delivery track records who need to develop the strategic positioning, stakeholder management and leadership presence that senior roles require — before the promotion, not after.
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First-time team leaders who need to be effective quickly.
The transition from expert contributor to people leader is one of the highest-risk moments in a professional's career. Without support, new managers default to what they know — individual execution — and their teams feel it.
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Underperforming team members with genuine potential. When a capable employee is not performing at the level expected, the cause is rarely ability. Coaching identifies what is actually limiting performance and builds the capacity to change it — reducing the need for performance management or replacement..
Consistent outcomes,regardless of format.
PROGRAMME FORMATS
All programmes are customised to your team's context, sector and development priorities. Scope, duration and content are confirmed in an initial briefing call.
1:1 Executive & Leadership Coaching
For senior managers, team leads and high-potential employees who need structured, confidential coaching support alongside their role. Focused on leadership presence, stakeholder positioning, strategic communication and organisational navigation.
3, 6 or 12-month engagements
Weekly/Biweekly 60-minute sessions (online)
Between-session support included
Well suited to promotion readiness, leadership transitions and retention of key talent.
Team & Group Coaching
A cohort-based format for teams or peer groups navigating shared challenges — restructuring, new leadership structures, cross-functional alignment or collective capability building. Combines group coaching, peer learning and individual reflection.
6–12 week cohort format
Groups of 6–12 participants
Live facilitated sessions, bi-weekly
Structured around your team's current priorities
Particularly effective during organisational transitions and for newly formed management teams.
Half-Day & Full-Day Workshops
Focused, on-site or virtual workshops on specific leadership topics. Practical and interactive — built for technical professionals who want evidence and application, not theory and slides. Each workshop is designed around a defined learning outcome.
Half-day (3.5h) or full day (7h) format
Up to 25 participants
Available in-person (Switzerland) or online
Pre-workshop assessment available on request
Topics include: Leadership presence for technical experts · Manager to leader transition · Communicating with senior stakeholders · Team dynamics and trust · Navigating organisational change.
Live Webinars & Masterclasses
90-minute to 2-hour live sessions, ideal for large team events, L&D programme components or company-wide leadership initiatives. Structured around a single, actionable topic with time for Q&A. Interactive and sector-specific.
90 minutes or 2-hour format
Online delivery, up to 100 participants
Recordings available upon request
Customisable to your internal context
Often used as standalone L&D touchpoints or as part of a broader leadership development initiative.
Delivery language
All programmes are delivered in English as standard. German-language delivery is available on request — for Swiss and DACH-based teams requiring local language facilitation.
🇬🇧 English — standard 🇩🇪 Deutsch — auf Anfrage
METHODOLOGY
Evidence-based. Systems-aware. Sector-specific.
This work is grounded in ICF coaching ethics, systemic coaching, IFS (Internal Family Systems) parts work and transactional analysis. These are not frameworks applied generically — they are integrated into a methodology built specifically for complex organisations in technical sectors.
The approach addresses both internal development — identity, nervous system capacity, composure under pressure — and external strategy: stakeholder navigation, visibility, and organisational positioning.
Programmes are most effective for mid-senior managers, team leads, senior individual contributors and high-potential employees identified for leadership readiness. We do not offer early-career programmes.
Sara Mobarhanfard — ICF PCC, MSc Supply Chain Management
10+ years in corporate leadership across supply chain, S&OP and strategic sourcing. 6+ years as a leadership development coach. 350+ professionals coached. Former Hilti S&OP leader. Based in Switzerland. Fluent in English and German.
Clients include professionals from Roche, Novartis, Pfizer, Nestlé, ABB, UBS, Hilti, Biogen, EY, Google, Microsoft.
WHAT CORPORATE PROGRAMMES ADDRESS
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Leadership presence and positioning
How managers and senior professionals communicate authority, manage perception and build credibility with senior stakeholders — before and after promotion.
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Manager to team leader transition
Structured support for first-time people leaders: shifting from expert contributor to effective leader of others. Identity, role clarity and practical leadership skills.
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Strategic communication and stakeholder navigation
How to communicate strategically in complex hierarchies — with sponsors, cross-functional peers and executive leadership. Includes managing up, influence without authority.
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Composure and decision-making under pressure
Nervous system awareness and regulation in high-stakes situations. Maintaining clarity and composure in ambiguity, reorganisation and high-visibility environments.
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Organisational navigation and power dynamics
Reading organisational systems, understanding unwritten rules and positioning strategically within them — without compromising integrity.
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Team leadership and people management fundamentals
Building functional teams, managing performance conversations, delegation, feedback and psychological safety in technical environments.
Industry & Sector Aware Support
You need more than just coaching? You prefer a leadership coach who can also offer leadership advice specific to your industry or field of work? These are the areas we support.
Supply Chain Management
Our lead coach Sara has spent years working in corporate supply chain management in different roles before becoming a coach.
She has continued to coach leaders and managers in operations, S&OP, sourcing, procurement, manufacturing and materials management.
E-commerce & Digital Marketing
Sara has launched and grown an e-commerce brand and has consulted many professionals running digital marketing agencies.
She is deeply familiar with the challenge and realities of working in these fields.
STEM (Science, Tech, Engineering)
Sara an industrial engineer herself, deeply understands the unique challenges of technical professionals.
She has also coached hundreds of professionals in the Swiss pharmaceutical sector and is familiar with the culture and needs in this sector.