The contact details of the coaches are sent to the coachees when a coaching code is requested. You can find more information on the procedure at: www.mdw.ac.at/zfw/coaching/

Mag.^a Elisabeth Cepek-Neuhauser
Supervisor & Coach

For me, coaching means taking the time to actively face professional challenges and grow from them. You will gain role clarity, conflict competence and an understanding of interpersonal and institutional dynamics. I support you in a trusting, appreciative and creative way to develop new perspectives and opportunities for action.

Coaching focus

Management coaching: Developing greater clarity for your functional role as a manager in order to shape your professional actions more consciously, overcome challenges and better understand and lead your employees.
Team development and moderation of retreats: Experience and grow as a team. Using classic team development tools and scenic-creative approaches, I will guide you and your team through the time together and the topics you have set.
Organizational mediation: As an organizational mediator, it is my job to support all parties involved in such a way that they feel fully and clearly represented in their position. I support you in listening to each other, recognizing differences and putting up with them. The aim is to find a good solution for everyone involved and to restore the ability to work. You will improve your conflict competence as a manager and as part of a team. I see resolved conflicts as the basis for good cooperation - even in challenging times.
Triadic career counseling helps you to sharpen your own profile in order to make it usable for your practice, your leadership style and professional identity.

Training and further education/professional experience

Supervisor & coach in independent practice since 2015
Member of the Roswitha Riepl & Team /Vienna team since 2019
Prior to that, many years of work in the field of gender, diversity, anti-racism ...
Training as a supervisor & coach (ÖVS) (Bifeb St. Wolfgang; Prof. Winfried Münch/Dr.ⁱⁿ Jutta Menschik and others)
Organizational mediation (Institut Triangel /Berlin; Dr. Harald Pühl and others)
Triadic career counseling (Hanover/Berlin, Prof. Dr.ⁱⁿ Kornelia Rappe-Giesecke)
Organizational constellations and the art of psychodramatic counselling (Roswitha Riepl, Vienna)
Studied Journalism & Communication Studies / International Politics and Romance Studies (University of Vienna)

Photo: ©Michaela Landwehr

Mag.^a Elisabeth Cepek-Neuhauser
Supervisor & Coach

Coaching focus

Management coaching: Developing greater clarity for your functional role as a manager in order to shape your professional actions more consciously, overcome challenges and better understand and lead your employees.
Team development and moderation of retreats: Experience and grow as a team. Using classic team development tools and scenic-creative approaches, I will guide you and your team through the time together and the topics you have set.
Organizational mediation: As an organizational mediator, it is my job to support all parties involved in such a way that they feel fully and clearly represented in their position. I support you in listening to each other, recognizing differences and putting up with them. The aim is to find a good solution for everyone involved and to restore the ability to work. You will improve your conflict competence as a manager and as part of a team. I see resolved conflicts as the basis for good cooperation - even in challenging times.
Triadic career counseling helps you to sharpen your own profile in order to make it usable for your practice, your leadership style and professional identity.

Training and further education/professional experience

Supervisor & coach in independent practice since 2015
Member of the Roswitha Riepl & Team /Vienna team since 2019
Prior to that, many years of work in the field of gender, diversity, anti-racism ...
Training as a supervisor & coach (ÖVS) (Bifeb St. Wolfgang; Prof. Winfried Münch/Dr.ⁱⁿ Jutta Menschik and others)
Organizational mediation (Institut Triangel /Berlin; Dr. Harald Pühl and others)
Triadic career counseling (Hanover/Berlin, Prof. Dr.ⁱⁿ Kornelia Rappe-Giesecke)
Organizational constellations and the art of psychodramatic counselling (Roswitha Riepl, Vienna)
Studied Journalism & Communication Studies / International Politics and Romance Studies (University of Vienna)

Photo: ©Michaela Landwehr

Mag.^a Aliette Dörflinger
Process support - Moderation - Coaching

"Detours expand local knowledge." (Kurt Tucholsky)

Coaching focal points

Career and leadership development:
- especially for women and researchers
- Resource-oriented exploration of solution paths
Gender issues
- Strategic positioning and visibility
- Compatibility and development of potential
Change and innovation processes in the context of the organization: individually, in a team or in an institutional setting
Conception and implementation of team and strategy meetings
Culture of successful collaboration and ability to cooperate, e.g. for inter- and transdisciplinary projects, participatory processes
Moderation of (large group) events and
specialist conferences

Professional experience

15 years in non-university social science contract research (KMU Forschung Austria) and research funding (FWF Strategy Department)
Experience in cultural management (music festivals, Red Noses Clowndoctors)
Various teaching assignments in the areas of social skills, leadership and communication
Since 2020 self-employed as DÖRFLINGER CONSULTING & FACILITATION with a focus on participatory process support and organizational development
Working languages: German, English, French,
Spanish

Education

Studied commercial sciences in Vienna and Madrid
Moderation (Businessmind) and trainer (ÖAGG)
Art of hosting and harvesting
Team and organizational constellation, role play training (ÖAGG)
Flow Game (Interchange, Denmark)
Dance and expressive education (Center for Dance Therapy, Graz)

Sociocratic conversation (Sociocracy Center)

Photo: ©Bernadette Reiter

Manuela Weiss, MBA
Consulting, training, coaching
(Burgenland)

Coaching Emphases

Stress management concerning professional and private themes (such as relationships, divorce, family, conflicts, etc.)
Improvement of self-management skills (clear orientation of mindset, balanced emotions, targeted actions)
Burnout prevention
An integrative approach (linking the mental, emotional, and physical levels) to challenges that life presents
Emotion management
Reaching decisions

Professional Training

MBA – studies in social management
Diploma as a life and social counsellor
Stress management and burnout prevention
SIZE Prozess®
SIZE Prozess® coach
wingwave coach®
Business coach
Business trainer
Supervisor
ABS job grading scale of the AUVA (Austria’s General Accident Insurance Institution) – evaluation of physical strains in the workplace
SE® trauma work after Peter Levine
annual further training in current personality development methods

Photo: ©private

Mag.^a Elisabeth Cepek-Neuhauser
Supervisor & Coach

Coaching focus

Management coaching: Developing greater clarity for your functional role as a manager in order to shape your professional actions more consciously, overcome challenges and better understand and lead your employees.
Team development and moderation of retreats: Experience and grow as a team. Using classic team development tools and scenic-creative approaches, I will guide you and your team through the time together and the topics you have set.
Organizational mediation: As an organizational mediator, it is my job to support all parties involved in such a way that they feel fully and clearly represented in their position. I support you in listening to each other, recognizing differences and putting up with them. The aim is to find a good solution for everyone involved and to restore the ability to work. You will improve your conflict competence as a manager and as part of a team. I see resolved conflicts as the basis for good cooperation - even in challenging times.
Triadic career counseling helps you to sharpen your own profile in order to make it usable for your practice, your leadership style and professional identity.

Training and further education/professional experience

Supervisor & coach in independent practice since 2015
Member of the Roswitha Riepl & Team /Vienna team since 2019
Prior to that, many years of work in the field of gender, diversity, anti-racism ...
Training as a supervisor & coach (ÖVS) (Bifeb St. Wolfgang; Prof. Winfried Münch/Dr.ⁱⁿ Jutta Menschik and others)
Organizational mediation (Institut Triangel /Berlin; Dr. Harald Pühl and others)
Triadic career counseling (Hanover/Berlin, Prof. Dr.ⁱⁿ Kornelia Rappe-Giesecke)
Organizational constellations and the art of psychodramatic counselling (Roswitha Riepl, Vienna)
Studied Journalism & Communication Studies / International Politics and Romance Studies (University of Vienna)

Photo: ©Michaela Landwehr

Lorenz Huber, MA
Systemic Consultant & Coach

“I support you in sorting out situations and developing new courses of action.”

Coaching Emphases

Balanced leadership: avoidance of over- and under-control, clarification of one’s own role as a leader including handling expectations in one’s environment and choosing one’s management tools
Balanced teams: dealing with competing requirements within a team, networking a team within an organisation, learning from internal and external feedback
Orchestra-style leadership: application of principles adhered to by successful conductors and orchestras to the development of leaders and teams
Marketing and fee negotiation for soloists, ensembles, projects, and organisations
Training sessions, courses, and events for companies, universities, and public administration in Austria, Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands, and Hungary

Methods
Systemic counselling and coaching; includes conversation, graphical, symbolic, and spatial portrayals, and much more

Professional Training
Certificate in Systemic Counselling & Coaching, Master of Arts in Professional Teaching and Training, business administration diploma, trainer diploma, and numerous courses of further training on leadership & marketing, diplomas in conducting and instrumental music education

Professional Experience

Proprietor and general manager of Dakkord Trainings since 2001
Trade certificate for business consulting including organisational consulting
3 years as a department head at a business consulting firm, 6 years as director of a music school

Photo: ©Anna Stöcher

Dr.ⁱⁿ Meike Lauggas
Coaching - Conflict moderation - Organizational consulting

"I have specialized in the target group of people working in science and science organizations, as I have known this system very well for 30 years and from both sides. I consult in German and English, in presence and online."

Main focus

Science coaching: career planning, application and appointment procedures, time management, negotiation
Managers: role clarity, leadership style, delineation & delegation, team leadership
Diversity & discrimination, abuse of power & conflict management

Education/further training

Doctorate in history of science and gender
Higher administrative service ("civil service examination")
University course in consulting science (coaching, supervision and organizational consulting)
University didactics
Crisis intervention, anti-racism & intersectionality, system constellations, presentation techniques, knowledge and project management

Professional experience

Trainer (since 1992)
University lecturer (since 1999)
Specialist consultant in the public service of the City of Vienna (2007-2012)
Freelancer (since 2012)
Establishment and co-direction of #we_do! Information and contact center for filmmakers (since 2019)

Photo: © Johannes Zinner

“Live your dream, you can trust in it,” and “you can grow personally, even despite any unfavourable

conditions

Dr.ⁱⁿ Brigitte Lion
Supervisor & Coach (ÖVS, ÖAGG)

Coaching Emphases

Emphasis on accompaniment and advising in processes of professional further development and change as well as in decision-making processes
Didactic consulting for teaching and learning processes, feedback situations, and face-to-face communication of criticism
Peer advising: various formats geared to everyday university life with the following possible themes: team formation processes, leadership tasks, leadership development, communication and conflict consulting, courses of action for formative tasks particularly in a university context, dealing professionally with complex tasks

Training and Further Training
Studies in music education, piano, pedagogy, history
Training as an integrative supervisor and coach, as well as in moderation and organisational development

Professional Experience
Consulting for the Rectorate of the mdw – University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna; many years as a researcher at the mdw’s Department of Music Education Research, Music Didactics and Elementary Music Education (IMP); many years of experience in university governance including studies commissions, search committees, the mdw Senate, and the management of employees

Teaching activities: University of Vienna (Department of Education), Danube University Krems, Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln

Lectures at various universities and universities of applied sciences

Photo: ©private

Mag.^a Elisabeth Cepek-Neuhauser
Supervisor & Coach

Coaching focus

Management coaching: Developing greater clarity for your functional role as a manager in order to shape your professional actions more consciously, overcome challenges and better understand and lead your employees.
Team development and moderation of retreats: Experience and grow as a team. Using classic team development tools and scenic-creative approaches, I will guide you and your team through the time together and the topics you have set.
Organizational mediation: As an organizational mediator, it is my job to support all parties involved in such a way that they feel fully and clearly represented in their position. I support you in listening to each other, recognizing differences and putting up with them. The aim is to find a good solution for everyone involved and to restore the ability to work. You will improve your conflict competence as a manager and as part of a team. I see resolved conflicts as the basis for good cooperation - even in challenging times.
Triadic career counseling helps you to sharpen your own profile in order to make it usable for your practice, your leadership style and professional identity.

Training and further education/professional experience

Supervisor & coach in independent practice since 2015
Member of the Roswitha Riepl & Team /Vienna team since 2019
Prior to that, many years of work in the field of gender, diversity, anti-racism ...
Training as a supervisor & coach (ÖVS) (Bifeb St. Wolfgang; Prof. Winfried Münch/Dr.ⁱⁿ Jutta Menschik and others)
Organizational mediation (Institut Triangel /Berlin; Dr. Harald Pühl and others)
Triadic career counseling (Hanover/Berlin, Prof. Dr.ⁱⁿ Kornelia Rappe-Giesecke)
Organizational constellations and the art of psychodramatic counselling (Roswitha Riepl, Vienna)
Studied Journalism & Communication Studies / International Politics and Romance Studies (University of Vienna)

Photo: ©Michaela Landwehr

Mag.^a Elisabeth Cepek-Neuhauser
Supervisor & Coach

Coaching focus

Management coaching: Developing greater clarity for your functional role as a manager in order to shape your professional actions more consciously, overcome challenges and better understand and lead your employees.
Team development and moderation of retreats: Experience and grow as a team. Using classic team development tools and scenic-creative approaches, I will guide you and your team through the time together and the topics you have set.
Organizational mediation: As an organizational mediator, it is my job to support all parties involved in such a way that they feel fully and clearly represented in their position. I support you in listening to each other, recognizing differences and putting up with them. The aim is to find a good solution for everyone involved and to restore the ability to work. You will improve your conflict competence as a manager and as part of a team. I see resolved conflicts as the basis for good cooperation - even in challenging times.
Triadic career counseling helps you to sharpen your own profile in order to make it usable for your practice, your leadership style and professional identity.

Training and further education/professional experience

Supervisor & coach in independent practice since 2015
Member of the Roswitha Riepl & Team /Vienna team since 2019
Prior to that, many years of work in the field of gender, diversity, anti-racism ...
Training as a supervisor & coach (ÖVS) (Bifeb St. Wolfgang; Prof. Winfried Münch/Dr.ⁱⁿ Jutta Menschik and others)
Organizational mediation (Institut Triangel /Berlin; Dr. Harald Pühl and others)
Triadic career counseling (Hanover/Berlin, Prof. Dr.ⁱⁿ Kornelia Rappe-Giesecke)
Organizational constellations and the art of psychodramatic counselling (Roswitha Riepl, Vienna)
Studied Journalism & Communication Studies / International Politics and Romance Studies (University of Vienna)

Mag.^a Ursula Pfrimer
Consultant, trainer and coach

“Typical of me is that I approach my clients’ questions from a variety of angles and have fun joining them in searching for ways to reorder things that can serve as an overall starting point for the development of helpful perspectives and effective next steps.”

Coaching Emphases

Consulting for organisational development projects
Moderation of problem-solving processes
Seminars on leadership, moderation, communication, conflict management, etc.
Further training in the field of systemic coaching and systemic organisational development for executives and consultants
Accompaniment of large group events
Designing interdisciplinary architectures of social communication
Supervision and management coaching for individuals and teams

Professional Training / Experience

Organisational development consultant
Management trainer and coach
Registered psychotherapist – systemic family therapy
Supervisor and group worker (ÖAGG)
Teacher of organisational development trainers at the Wiener Akademie für Organisationsentwicklung [Vienna Academy of Organisational Development]
Managing partner at metalogikon

Roswitha Riepl MSc
Coach, supervisor & psychotherapist

In our coaching sessions, I act as your constructive and critical sparring partner: we join forces to analyse your themes, and I help you come up with concrete steps for new, fresh courses of action.

Coaching Emphases

Executive development: analysis of the interaction of role, organisational demands, and personality. Responsible employee management. Dealing with maximum capacities.
Conflict management: early recognition and understanding of conflict scenarios. Learning to deal with conflict participants. Enhancing one’s own abilities to deal with conflict.
Creative team development: a mix of classic team development and experiential approaches. This makes team development an exciting and memorable process.
Moderation

Professional Training / Experience
Degree in psychotherapy from Danube University Krems
Training as a coach under Christine Bauer-Jelinek
Work as a coach, supervisor, and psychotherapist since 1998. Therapist-trainer and supervisor for Advanced Studies in Psychodrama at Danube University Krems. Gives seminars lectures internationally. Numerous courses of further training on topics including crisis intervention, supervision, music therapy, dance therapy, etc.
Proprietor of Roswitha Riepl & Team, 1060 Vienna

Michaela Rosen
Trainer and coach for communication skills, status games and empathy

Coaching Emphases

Personality development: support in formulating personal goals plus assistance with one’s (developmental) path towards them
Preparation for hearings, presentations, and applications: for professorships, for academic presentations, for (particularly female) executives, etc.

Professional Training / Experience
Michaela Rosen is an actor who, alongside her career as an artist, has already spent many years teaching at leading universities in the USA (Harvard), Germany, Austria (mdw, Max Reinhardt Seminar), and Australia (VCA).

Since 2002: training of executives (in the arts and culture)

Since March 2016, Michaela Rosen has been teaching the course “Kommunikative Kompetenz, Statusspiele und Empathie” [communication skills, status games, and empathy] at the mdw.

Mag. Hubert Steger
Clinical and health psychologist

“Live your dream, you can trust in it,” and “you can grow personally, even despite any unfavourable conditions!”

Coaching Emphases

Fatherhood and father-roles
Masculinity
Work-life and work-family balance
Team leadership and team development
Gender equality
Respect of boundaries
Aggression and violence

Professional Training / Experience
Originally trained and worked for several years as a machine tool technician; now a clinical and health psychologist, family and child guidance counsellor, and facilitator

Professional activities:

Generalised individual advising and coaching of boys, men, and fathers
Supporting and accompanying victims of violence (including in the course of criminal proceedings)
Treating people with traumatic experiences of violence
Provision of therapy as part of the project Fit2Work
Diagnosis of male adolescents and young men in a forensic context

Manuela Weiss, MBA
Consulting, training, coaching
(Burgenland)

Coaching Emphases

Stress management concerning professional and private themes (such as relationships, divorce, family, conflicts, etc.)
Improvement of self-management skills (clear orientation of mindset, balanced emotions, targeted actions)
Burnout prevention
An integrative approach (linking the mental, emotional, and physical levels) to challenges that life presents
Emotion management
Reaching decisions

Professional Training

MBA – studies in social management
Diploma as a life and social counsellor
Stress management and burnout prevention
SIZE Prozess®
SIZE Prozess® coach
wingwave coach®
Business coach
Business trainer
Supervisor
ABS job grading scale of the AUVA (Austria’s General Accident Insurance Institution) – evaluation of physical strains in the workplace
SE® trauma work after Peter Levine
annual further training in current personality development methods

Hans-Jörg Zahradnik, MSc
Independent trainer & coach for project and process management, leadership development

*1965 in Lower Austria
Married, two sons
Cooperating partner at Carmann Consulting and at next level consulting

Coaching Emphases

International executive development programmes
Support for individuals in critical professional-life situations
Support in identifying and overcoming conflicts in teams and organisations
Executive coaching geared to enhancing performance and appearances at large group interventions

Training / Professional Experience

Certified project manager (IPMA and PMI) and process manager (TÜV Austria)
Master’s degree-level studies in systemic coaching (European Systemic Business Academy)
Studies in jazz bass at the Vienna Conservatory (today’s MUK)
Working languages: German, English, Spanish
15 years in IT positions ranging from software developer to project head to sales team leader
Freelance trainer and coach for project and process management as well as executive development since 2001
Co-author of two textbooks on “project coaching” and “process management”, respectively (published by Goldegg Verlag)