

About Steffi Bärmann
After almost 10 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 the areas of personnel development, training and coaching. The combination of research and practice is thereby essential.
Here now some additional Information:
Since 2015 I have been a member of the International Coach Federation, ICF - Austrian Chapter, in 2016 I was President and currently (2020/2021) I am Director Administration.
Professional Journey
Before I have started my HRD & Coaching Career I have worked for following companies - mainly in the education and banking sector:
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Samco Capital Tehran Office/ Iran
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Raiffeisen Central Bank Austria AG Vienna/ Austria
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UNIPORT – Career Center of the University of Vienna/ Austria
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RedEd – former Ueberreuter Managerakademie Vienna/ Austria
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Citibank International Plc Vienna/ Austria
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Siemens AG Regensburg/ Germany
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Regional Television Regensburg/ Germany
Geographical Journey
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13 years in Schwaan/ former GDR-Eastern Germany
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7 years Rostock/ former GDR
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2 years Regensburg/ Germany
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11 years Vienna/ Austria
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3 years Tehran/ Iran
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6 month in Helsinki/ Finland
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since March 2012 back in Austria
Active Memberships
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International Coach Federation - Austrian Chapter
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ExpatCoach Association
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Diversity Charta WKO
Experiences with strong impact in my life
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Being world champion in Handball with the age of 18
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The fall of the wall (GDR – GER) and coping with a completely new contradicting culture, while staying in the same city and living in the same street
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Stopping my studies (in my home country) in order to study something completely new (in another country) without support and while working, because I wanted to change my way of living, my direction
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Being married with an Iranian/ Austrian world traveller. We share the same passion about other countries and cultures as well as we learn from each other what it means coming from a different culture.
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Building a coaching business in Iran, where this word was more or less unknown and everyone was suggesting me to change into a trading business, but I stayed positive and happily succeeded
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Becoming a mother of (meanwhile) two lovely and also challenging girls, they make me grow, while I try to grow them
Educational Journey (an excerpt)
Studies
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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"
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MEd, Master of Education, Interuniversitäres Kolleg for Health and Development Graz / Schloss Seggau in cooperation with Universidad Central de Nicaragua
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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
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Certified Adult Educator (certified by wba Austria), at WBA, Austria
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Associate Certified Coach (ACC) (certified by International Coach Federation), at International Coach Federation, USA
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Business Coach, at Corporate Consult, Austria
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Communication and Business Trainer, at Corporate Consult, Austria
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Moderation/ Facilitation, at Corporate Consult, Austria
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Life and Social Counsellor i.t.u.s., at Team Winter, Austria
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NLP-Practitioner (accredited by ÖVNLP, DVNLP, DGNLPt.), at Team Winter, Austria
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Robbins-Mandanes Certification Student: Stratetic Intervention Coaching, Core Training, at Robbins Mandanes Training, USA
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Using AI for HR Certified, issued by Future Workplace
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Certified DiSC Trainer, at iiLS Institute of innovative Learning Systems, Austria
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Cultural Detective Facllitator Certification Workshop – Special Focus on the Middle East, at Atieh International GmbH and Dianne Hofner Saphiere – Creator of the Cultural Detective® Series, Austria
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Junior Project Manager (IPMA Level D), at PMA Austria
Courses (min. length 2 days)
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The Pulse of Coaching, Group Mentoring Program, Mentor Coaches Ltd. Bulgaria
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E-Portfolio, at FH Joanneum Graz, Austria
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Supporting Continuous Independent Learning, at Centre for Modern Workplace Learning, Jane Hart, UK
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ICF Competency Brush-Up Program, Amorah Ross, Master Certified Coach at Positive Life Works, USA
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Designing Coaching Programs, at Frank Bresser Consulting, Germany
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Results Team Coach (accredited by the ICF), at Results Coaching System, Finland
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Systemic Methods for Team Coaching and Team Mediation (Beatrice Pacher, Waltraud Schachner), at WiFi Vienna, Austria
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Speed Coaching (Thomas Nagy), at WiFi Vienna, Austria






