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Training • Coaching • Teambuilding

Innovation award

This years Award for Innovation in Trainings was granted to Sarah Ertl-Pillhofer by the University of Applied Sciences for Management & Communication.

A panel of experts selected her Training on Conflict Resolution as the winning project among all submissions.

First-class references

"Sarah´s Key Note Speech at our Management Conference was so successful - the CEO booked her right away again for further in-house events.
We also value Sarah as a Business-Coach a lot." (translation)

Eva Nahas

Head of HR - Roxcel

"The best team building in 20 years! Sarah, you are a Genius in facilitation!"

Maximilian Fischer

LGS - AMS

"Sarah Ertl-Pillhofer performed a costum-made and very successful Presentation training for my team. Her trainings are interactive, well-designed and fun. The lessons learned are easy to transfer." (translation)

Nicole Schlögl

Head Of Product Management - Post AG

"I really appreciate working with Sarah! As a lecturer for conflict management at our University, she adds a lot of creativity, sensitivity and professionalism to the team. Our students are inspired and thrilled by her."

Steffi Bärmann

Academic Coordinator Human Resource Development - Training and Coaching, FHWien

"We can only recommend Sarah Ertl-Pillhofer as a top Trainer!
Working with her is always professional and pleasing.
The trainees feedback is always excellent.
Our years of successful cooperation will definitely continue."

Jasmin Grünstäudl

HR and People Development - Constantia

"Sarah is a highly competent and involved lecturer, who is able to motivate people through creative and inspiring impulses to learn and grow as a person."

Stephan Proksch

Gesellschafter - Trialogis OG

„The Feedback after Sarah´s Women Leadership Workshops was very positive.
Due to the interactive and tailor-cut design, all participants could transfer valuable learnings to their carrier planning."

Eva Strudler

Senior Talent Manager - Human Resources

more client`s voices

Team

Sarah Ertl-Pillhofer, MAS

Managing Partner
(online) Trainer & Coach
University lecturer
Consultant (World Bank, OECD, Austrian Government,...)

Work experience:

Project Manager - self-employed - India, Ecuador, Costa Rica
Consultant - World Bank/IBRD - Washington DC & Central America
Head of Africa Department - CARE
Lecturer - University of Applied Sciences for Management & Communication
Since 2010: Managing Partner, trainer & coach - talk2change

Education:

Master of Advanced Studies Sociology & Psychology - University of Vienna
Certified education: Systemic Coaching Diploma, Certified Non-violent communication Trainer, Intercultural conflict management Diploma, Degrees in: Facilitation & Presentation, Gender Studies, Human Rights
15 years Training experience
10 years Leadership and Project Management experience
Worked in 20+ countries, lived in 4 countries

Areas of expertese

Publications

Ertl R. / Pillhofer S. (2011): Ja-Sagen zum Nein-Sagen – Wie wertschätzende Kommunikation dem Burnout vorbeugt.
IN: Nagy T./ Lalouschek W. (Hrsg.). Burnout - Ring of Fire. Multiprofessionelle Stress- und Burnout-Prävention. Meisterklasse publishinghouse. ISBN 978-3-9502164-6-2
Pillhofer S. (2008): "Gen-freies Österreich?!" – Die grüne Gentechnik im Kontext der Wissenschaftskommunikation Österreichs. Eine strukturelle und argumentative Analyse. VDM Verlag.  ISBN: 978-3-639-06806-1
Pillhofer S. (2003): Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeit für Felt., U.: (Techno)Wissenschaften und Öffentlichkeiten. Abschlussbericht für das BMVIT.

Rainer Ertl-Pillhofer, MBA

Trainer
Coach
University lecturer
Digital Expert

Master of Business Administration - WU Vienna
Account Manager and Customer Satisfaction Lead - IBM
Manager of international SEO team - IBM
Lecturer - University of Applied Sciences for Management & Communication
Expert in Digitalization and Quality Management
Certified NLP-Master Coach and Trainer
15 years Training experience
20 year international Project Management experience
Since 2010: Partner and Trainer at talk2change

Areas of expertese

Publications

We work with a team
of Austrian and international experts

Training

Communication is our expertese

• 20 years of experience working with international enterprises

• passion for people development

• neuro-scientific teaching methods and smart transfer tools

New Trainings:

Presentation 4.0
Intercultural competence
Conflict Management
Nonverbal communication
Resilience & Burnout Prevention
Leadership- and Team Communication
Gender & Diversity

We design all trainings individually, according to the development goals of our customers.

Transfer:

To assure very good transfer results we use blened-learning measures and a 3-phase approach:

Pre-Phase: Prepare participants with self-assessments, reflexion exercises and e-tools.
Presence-Phase: Experience-oriented learning along newest neuro-psychological methods, interactive exercises, practical examples from your industry, solving of your cases, establishment of individual transfer concept.
Post-Phase: Implementation of transfer concepts with self-coaching interventions via Email, peer-coaching, E-tools, practical handouts with exercises, feedback loops, follow-up sessions and webinars.

Teambuilding

Building Teams is our passion!

Why Team Building?

Most successful leaders will attest to the importance of team building.

One of the best reasons for team building is that the implemented activities actually work to accomplish improved communication.

A successful team building activity will surely mean a more comfortable, successful workplace environment for any company, large or small.

Another powerful reasons for team building is to get results. Through a series of planned team bonding events that are fun and motivational, teams build skills like communication, planning, problem-solving and conflict resolution.

Team bonding ideas that work help facilitate long term team building through fostering genuine connections, deeper discussions and processing.

TOP 6 reasons for team building

Here’s a list of the top six reasons for team building that clients get from talk2change events, starting with Nr. 6:

Networking, socializing, and getting to know each other better.

Socializing and making friends in the workplace is one of the best ways to increase productivity in the office. Not only does it increase morale in the office, it also allows for the office to work better solving everyday workplace issues.

Teamwork and boosting team performance.

Team bonding activities also improve workplace projects that involve teamwork. After completing team building activities together, employees better understand each other’s strengths, weaknesses, and interests. This understanding helps them work even better together on future progress vital to a company.

Competition and bragging rights.

Competition has been shown to increase production. So, by channeling that increased production into a fun, inclusive team building activity, employees can bond in a way impossible by other means.

Celebration, team spirit, fun, and motivation.

After any sports team wins a major championship, they celebrate and have fun. This motivates them to want to win even more. This extreme example shows that the celebration, cheering, and fun that come with every TeamBonding event can motivate employees to bring their job to the next level.

Collaboration and the fostering of innovation and creativity.

People tend to have a larger imagination when they are around people they are comfortable with. So, successful team building events not only bring people closer together but they also lead to more successful and creative workplace ideas. Also, everyday workplace collaboration is key to a successful business. For example, a coach always has assistants to help out when needed.

Communication and working better together.

To no surprise, communication and working better together is the top reason why people choose team building. Everybody wants a friendly work environment, where people are comfortable and happy to talk to and work with anyone.

Contact Us

Let´s talk 2 change!

+43 650 920 74 76

info@talk2change.at