We help you grow
in times of change.
Change is the challenge of our times. Advances in technology mean all sorts of changes
will escalate in the years ahead. They’ll affect you in all of your many roles.
We’re here to help you adapt and thrive. And to grow.
How do we do it?
We help you grow in times of change. As an individual, team, or an organization.
Individuals
You’ll feel the change and, at some point, you need to respond. We support your intrinsic drive to grow, so you can sustain your wellbeing and your effectiveness, even when everything around you is changing.
Teams
In times of change, cohesion and cooperation are essential to successful adaptation. We foster cohesion and cooperation so team members stay goal-oriented during these times and feel fulfilled in mastering the change.
Organizations
We take a new approach to change and leadership development to enable your successful reorganization. We incorporate a focus on individual growth and self-understanding with insight into how organizations need to adapt to change.
What makes us different?
The focus of our work is always the smallest yet most important element: the person.
Our efforts are focused on the significant connections between individuals in organizations during times of change – and, yes, the times are changing continually.
PERSON
potentials, blocks, visions
TechnologY
megatrends, futurology, society
Organization
systems, structures, processes
How do you see yourself?
We help you take a look at yourself in depth, so you can identify where you are blocking you. We help you to clearly define your vision of who you want to be and how to move towards that state – a state of learning how to continuously learn and adjust.
We are psychologists and are interested in going deeper.
How do you function in an organization?
Where do you take on responsibility? How do you work in groups? How to retain your self-assurance during change, while also supporting colleagues in their adjustments?
We are leaders and work for real synergy between people.
How poised will you be during change?
How do you use psychological and sociological models and new technologies to grow? These, and the questions in the sections above, need to be addressed in detail in order to develop a comprehensive and individual assessment. And the assessment forms the basis for a plan.
We are lateral thinkers and co-create the future with you.
In the future, the success of an individual
will depend on how well he or she can manage continuous change.
What do we have to offer individuals?
We want to know who you are, what motivates you and where you want to be.
That’s because everything we do is designed to strengthen you in your core and to advance your development, so you can confidently manage every transition phase.
We always consult you individually.
But we also offer more general consulting packages, below. And these can also be customized.
The perfect job
You look for more fulfillment in your job?
We offer the right tools to advance professionally.
- Articulate your professional vision
- Revise your CV and deduct
the key competences
(and align your social profiles accordingly) - Rearrange your CV visually
Optimize your application documents and your online presence
- Articulate your professional vision
(if not done previously) - Identify vacancies through portals, target companies, headhunters
- Create a roadmap for systematic networking
Define the application strategy
- Show your interview skills during
a mock interview - Discuss the feedback (including hints on
your impression management) - Conclude with a personal profiling/branding
Train interviews and negotiation
Your presence
You want to convincingly present yourself and show your strengths?
We work in three steps:- Assess your strengths and discuss your differentiation
- Deduct your market potential and nurture your network systematically
- Get feedback on your voice, body language and more (impression management)
Leadership
In times of rising volatility, complexity and insecurity there are increasing demands
not for good but for great leadership.
We offer you the competent sparring partner to review these and other topics:- Secure your guidance when newly transitioning into a leadership role
- Grow with executive coaching
- Define your personal brand (personal profiling und impression management)
- Be inspired through content input (e.g., decision making under ambiguity, time management)
Entrepreneurship
You contemplate building your own company and look for encouragement?
You seek feedback on your idea or business model from an independent source?
We serve as your sounding board and provide you with practical tools to manifest your idea.- Brighten your idea through Design Thinking tools
- Analyze market trends
- Create your value proposition
Sharpen your idea
- Define your target groups
- Test your business model and your pricing strategy
- Prepare presentations to address investors
Put your business model through
the testWiden your toolkit
- Get inspired by best practice sharing in various areas
- Include feedback on communication and website
- Avoid the usual traps
Your fulfillment
You achieved a lot and still feel that something is missing?
Together, we uncover this feeling based on a systematic and yet intuitive approach
to reach more fulfillment.- Dissolve repetitive patterns and blocks
- Strengthen your self-perception and articulate your vision
- Create an action plan to make things happen
Effective individuals form effective teams that form effective organizations.
What do we have to offer teams?
Because we work for individuals in organizations, we focus on the strong links between people in teams. We strengthen your teams so they coordinate and pull together.
We support group-learning processes, offer experience-based know-how and strengthen the deep-rooted motivation that comes from within.
Our customized interventions integrate into the overarching development system of an organization. Ideal partners agree to a medium to long-term relationship and are interested in sustainable growth.
Collective learning
In therapeutic settings, group interventions are regarded as an efficient learning strategy since ages.
We apply this method to teams to grow together. This can look like this:- Learn collectively through team coaching
- Argue out differences in a meaningful way (with facilitators)
- Create a common culture in virtual and heterogeneous teams
Experiential learning
We believe in applicable knowledge that can be experienced and applied immediately.
We design each workshop following a careful analysis to address various needs.
Here come some examples:
- Managing change and restructuring (based on different personality types)
- Revise and simplify communication
- Use Design Thinking to revamp your sales tactics
Motivation boost
Your team might benefit from the right pep talk?
We mobilize your energy through the inspirational talk with strong personalities.
Common topics are:
- Digitalization is in everyone's mouth. But what does it do with people?
- What makes us an effective team?
- We're sick and tired of change. What now?
We help organizations grow in times of change.
And the times are ever changing.
What challenges do we currently see
in organizations?
Increasing digitization, trending entrepreneurship and globalization are just three megatrends that will confront individuals and organizations with new challenges in the future. The touchstones, among others, which we see in organizations today:
Recurring restructuring
Organizations struggle with change management that does not lead to the desired outcomes. Also, change fatigue of people often yields in a lack of engagement and hence insufficient performance.
Introduction of new technologies
Old and new processes go in parallel instead of replacing each other.
And people often are scared to loose their jobs due to advancing cloud technologies and automatization.
The virtualization of working
New collaboration platforms are not being used. Virtual teams often lack cohesion and a mutual vision.
A new era of leadership
The leader of tomorrow must be capable of dealing with volatility, insecurity, complexity, ambiguity.
There is a lot of pressure on single individuals.
Rethinking organizations
Today's organization models need more flexibility and entrepreneurship.
How can organizations adapt to younger work generations with new visions?
How do we approach
these challenges?
We strongly believe that people would rather not change. But they develop.
Which is fundamentally different.
Sustainable personal growth comes from intrinsic motivation. Which is why, in change programs,
we focus on bringing people along in their development, and at the same time help create
a new organizational structure that sticks. For example:
Your organization’s structure is changing – are you bringing the people along accordingly? How do you encourage engagement that comes from within?
How do your employees work with modern tools, changes in technology, increasing virtualization and internationalization?
Client case Led the people side of change
including design of communication and training
during global reorganization
Client case Co-created the culture of a virtual team through delivery of experiential workshop series and integration with IT consultants when SharePoint was introduced
How are new technologies and megatrends
changing your organization?
Client case Designed and delivered staff
engagement initiative to introduce new collaboration
forms and spaces
Person
potentials, blocks, visions
TechnologY
megatrends,
futurology, society
OrganisaZion
systems, structures,
processes
What services do we offer?
We bring fresh thinking to old and new topics and support you with these organizational development products, among others. We stand accountable for everything we do.
Managing change
Research shows that change management only succeeds under a certain condition. Which is?
The change program proactively works with the psychodynamics of the people going through that change. With you, we ensure that your teams are not only sufficiently addressed, but they are given the tools to actively drive that change forward.For example, your staff will be taught how to manage resistance, how to work with different information asymmetries, or how to decide under uncertainty.
Living culture
While measuring the performance of your organization is an important indicator of your organizational health, it does not capture wellbeing of your teams.
Therefore, we work with two cultural drivers:
- We look at the culture of your organization as the key driver of the behaviour of your teams.
- We believe in cultural intelligence: How is different cultural hertitage
being leveragedin your organization?
Strengthen engagement
In a series of newly designed initiatives we build platforms to exchange knowledge, share best practices
and engage in non-business related topics - all in a playful way. Research and numerous examples in
real life show how these initiatives boost fulfillment, creativity, and ultimately performance.
Mintminds means fresh thinkers
who get things moving.
What do we have to offer?
Mintminds AG is a consulting company firmly focused on people. Our vision is to encourage individuals to make the most of their potential to shape a meaningful future in an environment that is changing constantly. We help you develop a fresh approach to you, and to how to manage change. Fresh like mint.
Through organizational and leadership development we embed awareness that in the future the changes will be multiple. And we create opportunities for development so that during the changes individuals will learn how to remain self-aware and act in a goal-oriented way.
In everything we do, we fundamentally believe in these values:
Entrepreneurship
We’re dynamic, lateral thinkers and stand by our work.
Meaning
All of our work is oriented to the wellbeing of individuals and what improves their lives.
Future oriented
We’re interested in innovations that create added value for society as a whole.
Sustainability
We work towards sustainable, deep transformations within longer-term respectful partnerships.
CRISTA HENGGELER
Founder &
Managing Partner
Technology is what changes the world. And given services cannot be scaled as it's true for technology, my entrepreneur friends challenge me constantly. But even though I find technology fascinating, the operating system that most interests me is the human psyche.
How do we organize ourselves in companies? How do people remain intrinsically motivated and further develop a company? How to live a life that makes you content?
These questions preoccupy me as an organizational and leadership developer. I lead large transformation projects in companies and develop teams and individuals with the most diverse issues.
My background: an M.A. in work and organizational psychology from the University of Zurich, and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich. I am a 'Professional Certified Coach’ (PCC) according to the standards of the International Coach Federation (ICF). My business experience: ten years in strategic management firms in the USA, England and Switzerland, and in start-up environments.
Outside of work, I enjoy the company of the great people around me, and lots of activities such as tennis, art, writing and travelling.
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SAMY AMARA
Partner
The financial services industry is and remains being challenged and hence in chance. Since that last 20 years, my clients and employers have entrusted me with the introduction of new products and pricing models, the optimization of entire organizations or processes.
In all of these interventions, the human factor is crucial for the entire transformation. Therefore, the design of a new target operating model is only just the start of a reorganization. It rather is a blueprint which has to be filled with life. And only if people experience, feel and reflect, new realities will be born and lived.
My background: I studied Banking and Finance at the University of St. Gallen and obtained my PhD in the same field. However, I have become more and more fascinated by all human matters. Therefore, I chose to be trained as communication trainer in the army, have obtained my coaching certification and enjoyed additional training in change management.
Change, among others, also means movement which is important to me in my spare time. So I move with seasonal sports and time permitting, I like to play golf.
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Luca Kubli
Advisor
The innovation and development of the technological solutions as we use them today have started 15 years ago. That is why I am intrigued by potential solutions addressing challenges that are not visible today but will matter in a few years. From a technological standpoint, I believe that the new mobility, the connection between people and 'things' with the increasing social connectivity will massively influence our way of living.
As a cloud computing specialist at Microsoft, I sit at the source of technological innovation. Futurology is the driving force of our business. Even though everything we create is life enhancing, I observe that technological innovation is only effective when the solution addresses a need that people are ready for. Only the rightful interplay between people and technology will change the world for the better. This interplay is exactly what I want to help shape. Today and in future.
I am a about to finish my degree in business informatics at the HWZ in Zurich. In my spare time, I enjoy ice hockey and the company of my friends and family.
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NATALIA MERKULOVa
Advisor
Change is the story of my life. Since my early childhood, I constantly have been travelling and therefore have become a natural when it comes to learning new languages and getting familiar with a new culture. With this early imprinting, I am still intrigued by how different environments and stimuli trigger personal growth in others an myself, and what we are lifted or blocked by.
This interest also fuels my professional direction. I am specialized in leadership development and coaching, which is nurtured by prior expertise in the areas of business analysis and organizational development, change management, training, and assessment.
My studies and PhD in industrial organizational psychology provides me with the conceptual framework for these activities. I value the access to research to stay on top of the latest findings when it comes to the transformation of people and organizations. Among others, my role focusses on bridging the gap between research and application and on enriching practical interventions with the latest empirical findings.
In private life I am equally excited about people, but complement it with literature, languages, culinary experimentation and with sports such as dancing salsa, running or yoga.
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CRISTA HENGGELER
Founder &
Managing Partner
SAMY AMARA
Partner
NATALIA MERKULOVa
Advisor
Luca Kubli
Advisor
People and Change Expert
M.A. Industrial Psychology
Performance Improvement Expert
PhD Banking & Finance
Work Psychology Expert
PhD Industrial Organizational Psychology
Digital Strategy Expert
Commercial Information Technology
HR Head
DUSSELDORF
«Only while working with Crista's team I realized how much we neglected our staff in all our previous reorganizations. We have been working with consultants and introduced new technologies - always assuming that a proper project plan and task management will do. And forgot to listen to our colleagues who did not necessarily understood that change. It is only due to the intervention of Crista and her team that we do not try to reach our people through town halls or product trainings, but we listen to them, we discuss resistance and train them to become change leaders.
180 of our colleagues have been trained by Crista's team and we are very content with the impact.»
Team leader
BUCHS
«Crista Henggeler supported my team and myself in becoming a leader. Her approach of understanding and verbalizing issues before systemically processing them is impressive.
I have never encountered such a young woman with such an effervescent source of ideas and a comparable attitude towards people. Crista enthuses her environment, asks the right questions and
is a fantastic listener. She created an atmosphere of trust for me and my team within minutes and quickly reached the right communication style. Even shy and quiet coworkers could open up so we could reach a better mutual understanding in our team.
I can recommend Crista to everyone who cares for people and their development. She will inspire you too!»
CEO-Private Bank
ZURICH
«Mr. Amara and his team have supported us during the realignment of our bank with the relevant expertise. It is fair to say that we have achieved more change
in the past three months than in the past ten years.
Our people felt that we are changing in a very positive way!»
Consultant
Berlin
«Crista Henggeler finds a very fast access to teams through her open, confident and professional presence. She managed in no time to connect people and create a team out of individuals.
Her genuine interest in people and her team development expertise from several organizations create an educational and interactive environment.
Her analytical and innovative approaches are an enrichment for teams who jointly want to grow and be successful.»
Board member
ZURICH
«What fascinates me most about Crista is her versatility –competence-wise as well as her personal flexibility. Her expertise in various areas is convincing (we worked with her on strategic questions and challenging situations with leaders). Through her multi-year experience as coach and her professional experience she covers a broad range of issues where she consults us on. When doing so, she sharply analyses the point of departure and is then clear and concise in her advise. But even more stunning I find her repertoire of behaviors. She is the priceless mixture between being empathetic and clear.
On top, she moves smoothly from humorous situations to serious ones and dances with such an lightness through all hierarchic structures. She leaves inspiration and engagement wherever she goes.
And we look forward to further collaborating with Crista!»
Project leader
BASEL
«I am so very thankful to have met Crista. In all the coaching I have received so far, I had to see things from the view of conceptual tools. With Crista, I saw things based on how I really am,
and that starting point made the real difference to me. She has a genuine interest in people, and by creating that trustful environment she allows more valuable self-reflection.
She combines this insightful personal analysis with highly professional coaching, and that is so rare. It was a fun and a truly enjoyable experience, and our work together continues to live on,
and to support and to help me. I really feel I have improved in many areas.
Crista has made a lasting difference to me.»
ETH education manager
ZURICH
«What strikes me most about Crista is her gift to spread love and happiness wherever she goes. How? By a natural balance of deeply rooted empathy, genuine interest in people and her passion to help others unfolding their true potential. These qualities have undoubtedly taken our global summer school program, in which she acted as business coach for aspiring entrepreneurs, to the next level. Despite the intense schedule of this 5-week program, Crista remained the calm center drawing upon a diverse portfolio of reflection techniques and allowing students to learn both individually and within their teams. In addition, through her own startup and international business work she was well experienced to draw the students’ attention to relevant questions. Eventually, Crista is full of curiosity, making her a keen and dedicated learner herself. We are thankful to benefit from her learnings and work towards integrating them into next year’s curriculum. In short: working with Crista is highly inspirational, constructive and you should be prepared for a learning roller coaster yourself.
I cannot wait for our next collaboration.»
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How you find us
MINTMINDS AG
Kantstrasse 14
8044 Zurich
Switzerland
+41 43 534 10 30
