How ELN got started

ELN was founded based on the individual experiences of its four founding members, Dr. Stephan Fröhlich, Dr. Klaus Hinst, Uli Hage and Christoph Lauterburg. In the 80’s and 90’s, they were managers and executive coaches in privately-owned companies and corporations.


Dr. Stephan Froehlich	Ulrich Hage	Dr. Klaus Hinst

The ELN model was derived from various elements of their career experiences: one’s own professional supervision, supervision of colleagues, individual coaching of board members, facilitation of team development in various executive committees, inside company learning groups, which were started in the context of managing the process of change and in the conception and administration of extra-occupational seminars for change management.

In the mid-nineties, the Swiss Leadership Network (peer coaching teams for top Swiss executives) was founded as a first step.

In the year 2000, the build-up of an international and inter-branch network was started. This led in the following year to the foundation of ELN and the start of six peer coaching teams, consisting of carefully selected executives from the first and second management level.

Testimonials

Robert Suter, CEO Conzetta AG

The confidentiality within the ELN-Team made it possible for me to address delicate issues in dealing with superiors, colleagues and co-workers and to work on finding adequate solutions. The careful composition of the team, which is thoroughly managed by the coaches, ensures that very different points of view are incorporated in the situation at hand. The intense sharing within the team leads to open and honest personal feedback and simultaneously accompanies the process of incorporation of the outcome in one’s own company.

Volker Bartels, Spokesperson Management Board Sennheiser Electronic GmbH&Co. KG

Over the last eight years, the work with the ELN-Team contributed significantly to my successful career development. New insights when working on my own cases and sharpening my communication skills when coaching the other group members are valuable results of the work with ELN for me. Significant determinants of the success of the ELN work are the very concentrated cooperation, the confidentiality and the professional facilitation by the ELN coaches. The clear and many times confrontational point of view of the coaches and in particular their constructive feedback in respect to one’s personal management style are of great importance to me. I made the decision to participate in a fourth cycle.

Dr. Hagen Duenbostel, CFO KWS AG

ELN provides the space for the subjects which are most relevant to one self. The professional facilitation by the coach provides the opportunity to step out of one’s comfort zone, which enhances self-awareness and personal change. ELN selects the team members carefully – a guarantee for effectiveness and enjoyment.

How ELN got started

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