After almost ten years as an independent Human Resources Development Manager and Think Coach with clients worldwide, I have been applying my knowledge to my work at the University of Applied Sciences Vienna since 2016. I develop and teach in personnel development, training, and coaching. The combination of research and practice is thereby essential.

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Here is some additional Information:

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Since 2015, I have been a member of the International Coach Federation, ICF - Austrian Chapter; in 2016, I was President, and in 2020/2021 Director of Administration.

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Professional Journey

 

Before I started my HRD and coaching career, I have worked for the following companies - mainly in the education and banking sector:

 

• Samco Capital Tehran Office/ Iran

• Raiffeisen Central Bank Austria AG Vienna/ Austria

• UNIPORT – Career Center of the University of Vienna/ Austria

• RedEd – former Ueberreuter Managerakademie Vienna/ Austria

• Citibank International Plc Vienna/ Austria

• Siemens AG Regensburg/ Germany

• Regional Television Regensburg/ Germany

 

Geographic Journey

 

• 13 years in Schwaan/ former GDR-Eastern Germany

• 7 years Rostock/ former GDR

• 2 years Regensburg/ Germany

• 11 years Vienna/ Austria

• 3 years Tehran/ Iran

• 6 months in Helsinki/ Finland

• since March 2012, back in Austria

 

Active Memberships

 

• International Coach Federation - Austrian Chapter

• Diversity Charta WKO

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Experiences with a substantial impact on my life

 

• Being world champion in Handball at the age of 18

• The fall of the wall (GDR – GER) and coping with a completely new contradicting culture while staying in the same city and living on the same street

• Stopping my studies (in my home country) to study something completely new (in another country) without support and while working because I wanted to change my way of living, my direction

• Being married to an Iranian/ Austrian world traveler. We share the same passion for other countries and cultures, as we learn from each other what it means to come from a different culture.

• Building a coaching business in Iran, where this word was more or less unknown, and everyone was suggesting I change into a trading business, but I stayed positive and happily succeeded

• Becoming a mother of two lovely and challenging girls, they make me grow while I try to grow them

• Starting a doctorate at the age of 43, topic artificial intelligence in human resources development, crazy & so many opportunities

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Educational Journey (an excerpt)

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Studies

• Doctoral Candidate, University of Applied Sciences Burgenland/ International Cooperative Cross-Border Interdisciplinary Doctoral Programme in Educational & Communication Sciences/ Topic "Trust of self-directed-learners in the use of artificial intelligence"

• MEd, Master of Education, Interuniversitäres Kolleg for Health and Development Graz / Schloss Seggau in cooperation with Universidad Central de Nicaragua

• MSc in Business Administration (consecutive), Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration, Austria/ Specialized in International Organisational Behaviour, Change Management and Management Development, – Project Management

 

Certifications

• Certified Adult Educator (certified by WBA Austria) at WBA, Austria

• Associate Certified Coach (ACC) (certified by International Coach Federation), at International Coach Federation, USA

• Certfied SolutionsAcademy Organizational Coach at SolutionsAcademy, Germany

• Business Coach at Corporate Consult, Austria

• Communication and Business Trainer at Corporate Consult, Austria

• Moderation/ Facilitation at Corporate Consult, Austria

• Life and Social Counsellor i.t.u.s., at Team Winter, Austria

• (accredited by ÖVNLP, DVNLP, DGNLPt.) at Team Winter, Austria

• Robbins-Mandanes Certification Student: Strategic Intervention Coaching, Core Training, at Robbins Mandanes Training, USA

• Using AI for HR Certified, issued by Future Workplace

• Certified DiSC Trainer at iiLS Institute of Innovative Learning Systems, Austria

• Cultural Detective Facilitator Certification Workshop – Special Focus on the Middle East, at Atieh International GmbH and Dianne Hofner Saphiere – Creator of the Cultural Detective® Series, Austria

• Junior Project Manager (IPMA Level D) at PMA Austria

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Courses (min. length two days)

• The Pulse of Coaching, Group Mentoring Program, Mentor Coaches Ltd. Bulgaria

• E-Portfolio, at FH Joanneum Graz, Austria

• Supporting Continuous Independent Learning at Centre for Modern Workplace Learning, Jane Hart, UK

• ICF Competency Brush-Up Program, Amorah Ross, Master Certified Coach at Positive Life Works, USA

• Designing Coaching Programs at Frank Bresser Consulting, Germany

• Results Team Coach (accredited by the ICF) at Results Coaching System, Finland

• Systemic Methods for Team Coaching and Team Mediation (Beatrice Pacher, Waltraud Schachner), at WiFi Vienna, Austria

• Speed Coaching (Thomas Nagy) at WiFi Vienna, Austria

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