Business Management Review: Speials Magazine

Hyper-complexity and accelerated change continue to define the evolving business landscape. Amid these conditions, leaders seek to surpass mere survival, driven to unlock their potential and that of their teams to truly thrive. This quest for success prompts a crucial question—how can they excel in the dynamic and demanding business ecosystem? With 30 years of coaching expertise, Trigon addresses this question through its one-year certified training course. The program fosters a symbiotic relationship between internal leaders and the external Trigon coaching team using out-of-the-box tools and psychosocial principles, empowering clients to unlock the potential of their leaders and teams. “Our training course brings together professionals from diverse backgrounds to address complex developmental challenges within client organisations,” says Johannes Narbeshuber, managing partner of Trigon. The course, held in Zurich, Cologne, Salzburg, and Vienna, attracts diverse applicants. About one-third aspire to become independent coaches. Another one-third, from HR or organisational development, seek to enhance their internal coaching capabilities. The final third, including founders and executives, aim to gain insights into promoting growth and development without pursuing a coaching career. Applicants undergo an extensive selection process to ensure the formation of a vibrant and collaborative learning community. The program is an attractive option for individuals seeking growth through structured processes and tools, embodying the philosophy of ‘learning the rules like a pro so you can break them like an artist.’ It employs a ‘systemic evolutionary’ coaching approach that combines traditional systems thinking with the innovative hypnosystemic approach and a unique perspective on lifelong personal development and growth. In systems thinking, external factors like different teams, company units, strategic situations, and the broader environment are considered. The hypno-systemic approach addresses the internal complexity of individuals from a systemic perspective. Trigon navigates the intricate interplay of these two approaches, embracing an evolutionary perspective rooted in the laws of success for human development and fulfilment. Conflict mediation is central to the coaching process. Trigon skilfully integrates business psychology and conflict management to address internal and interpersonal conflicts, steering individuals and organisations towards sustainable growth and holistic success.

Most executive search firms, when entrusted with the crucial task of identifying the right talent, tend to rely on existing personal networks and in-person screening. This conventional methodology proves inadequate in recognising, attracting or engaging the passive talents from diverse backgrounds, which is essential for fulfilling an organisation’s hiring needs. TXT International, a boutique executive search firm, takes a different path to identify, engage and recruit the world’s best executive talent. It applies an innovative, tech-driven approach that accompanies a risk-free fee structure. Anchoring on a ‘who we can identify’ model rather than the traditional ‘who you know’ model, TXT International harnesses the power of big data and proprietary search algorithms to pinpoint exceptional candidates globally. The approach enables the firm to attract coveted passive, diverse and geographically dispersed candidates who are largely passive and often fall outside the network of traditional search firms. “We can target profiles to meet our clients’ requirements and deliver diverse candidate slates on demand,” says Tim Wilkins, co-founder and commercial director of TXT International. Increasing diversity in senior leadership teams is a priority for many organisations, and traditional retainer fee search firms often lack diverse candidates in their personal networks. Leveraging data, TXT International presents a slate of relevant and interested candidates for any position globally within five working days of engagement. This strategic approach eases candidates’ accessibility to the firm, opening them a pathway to explore opportunities before making formal commitments. This method proves to be highly effective—since its inception in 2005, TXT International has placed senior executives with over 200 Fortune 500 and FTSE 100 companies worldwide.