Michel Heitzmann
Executive and leadership coach in Lausanne, Switzerland
| Rate | $125 to $750 per hour |
|---|---|
| Focus areas | |
| Works with | Founders and business owners and Executives |
| Also coaches | Business coach |
| Based in | Lausanne, Canton of Vaud, Switzerland |
| Credentials | IMD Executive Coaching Certificate |
Michel Heitzmann is an executive, leadership and entrepreneurship coach in Lausanne, Switzerland. He works with entrepreneurs and leaders on changing their businesses, building high-performance teams, growing personally and handling sustainability challenges. He holds an executive coaching certificate from IMD. He also writes about change and uses a five-part model called the 5 D's, which he applies to both tennis and life goals.
What Michel helps with
Michel works with entrepreneurs and leaders on business change, team performance, personal growth and sustainability challenges.
- Transforming a business
- Building high-performance teams
- Personal growth for leaders
- Addressing sustainability challenges in business
- Shifting perspectives and clarifying values
- Reaching goals through lasting change
Who Michel works with
Michel coaches entrepreneurs and leaders. His clients run businesses or lead teams and want to change how their company works, build stronger teams, or grow as leaders. Some also face sustainability challenges in their organizations.
How Michel works
Michel uses the 5 D's to guide change: Disruption, Desire, Determination, Discipline and Development. He has applied this model to reaching goals in life and to improving a tennis serve. His coaching also focuses on shifting perspectives, clarifying values and trying new behaviors.
Background and qualifications
Michel Heitzmann is based in Lausanne, in the Canton of Vaud, Switzerland. He completed the IMD Executive Coaching Certificate. He works as an executive coach, leadership coach and entrepreneurship coach. He has also written articles on how coaching creates change, including one that uses tennis to explain the steps of change.
Michel Heitzmann pricing
Programs and services
- Free consultation
Michel Heitzmann reviews
The CoachVouch take
Michel uses a 5 D's change model and ties it to tennis in his writing.
Best for entrepreneurs and leaders who want to change their business, build stronger teams and address sustainability.
Michel's rate sits above the range most executive coaches charge ($102 to $238 an hour).
Common questions
How much does Michel Heitzmann charge?
Michel Heitzmann's rate is $125 to $750 per hour.
What does Michel Heitzmann help with?
Michel Heitzmann helps with transforming a business, building high-performance teams, personal growth for leaders and addressing sustainability challenges in business.
Is Michel Heitzmann certified?
Michel Heitzmann lists: IMD Executive Coaching Certificate.
Does Michel Heitzmann coach on sustainability?
Yes. He helps entrepreneurs and leaders address sustainability challenges in their businesses.
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