References
HEALTH CARE CONSULTING
- "We’ve been working with Annette for more than 6 months, through different project phases, and she has always been fully committed and involved during all these phases, being really a driving force for us. That demonstrates that she is genuinely motivated by the success of the assignment. She has the ability of managing project independently, and I was impressed by the way she organized customer and company interviews in more than 10 countries in parallel. She never gives up, and has a strong sense for meeting deadlines; she will be pushing - always nicely and gently - the organization to get our part of the work done. Presentations and interactions are always full of learnings, as Annette has the ability to refer to facts, figures, interviews and draw recommendations and conclusions. Overall, a great experience working with Annette, a real asset to meet deadlines and objectives." (Vice President Global Marketing, B.Braun, Paris)
- „Ms. Annette Freund was a valuable support for the development of a novel concept in the area of advanced medical training of (XY-) carcinoma. The motivating facilitation of the workshop encouraged (the team to come up with) creative ideas. Necessary action items were defined, so that new approaches were established, which prove to be very successful today." (Brand Lead Oncology, Roche Pharma AG, Grenzach)
- „Together with Ms. Annette Freund we successfully prepared for our product launch in a highly competitive environment. Her well thought-through preparation, her motivating facilitation and her structured professionality enabled us to make the right strategic decisions." (Commercial Director Hepatology, AbbVie AG Switzerland, Baar)
- "B. Braun as a group is active in 18 competencies with more than 5000 products. Our customers shall recognize us as a System Partner rather than expert in various areas. Across the divisions, the strategic business areas and functions our staff are asked to share expertise and competence to create lasting customer value. Annette Freund was given the task to support our teams in the process to clearly state the opportunity idea, analyze the current situation and draft a solution approach. She did so by providing a guiding slide deck with example patient pathways, therapy concepts and secondary processes. In addition she did ensure that the ideas get assessed properly for the probability of success in comparing feasibility vs business impact. Her wide understanding in various therapy areas and strategic thinking has helped us to kick-start the initiative successfully." (Vice President Global Marketing, B.Braun, Sempach)
- „We have found Ms. Freund as responsible, cooperative and engaged pharmacist with quick interlectual powers. She enjoys the customer contact, what benefits our sales and service. The customers highly appreciate her friendly character and her competent and attentive advice.“ (Managing Director, Pill Group, Zurich)
- „..., Annette supported our team in raising and addressing the topic of Biosimilars as a key topic, through 2 very constructive and interactive workshops, helping the teams from different functions to work together on this topic. She helped a lot to define the environment and our challenges. She was particularly key to find data from the market. The deliverables were very helpful: getting a multifunctional and organized road map, allocating the right priorities and resources to the right projects. What I really liked is that Annette provided us with a lot of input before, during, and after the workshops to keep the right momentum within our team on that project." (Commercial Director Immunology, AbbVie AG Switzerland, Baar)
- „Annette supported us in a major Stress Test activity in preparation of Biosimilar launches in our market. The project included the preparation of 4 competitive decks, tailored to the Swiss situation, designing the workshop, leading the team through the day, and finally delivering us a very useful summary from where we could implement our tactical plans. I always enjoy collaborating with Annette as she is a very active listener adding value to each discussion and development of projects." (Medical Director, Member of the Biosimilar Taskforce, AbbVie AG Switzerland, Baar)
- „... the excellent stress test you developed and facilitated for (XYZ Brand) in oncology. In a period of time which was very busy for the brand team, you strived for a successful stress test. Furthermore, the execution was impeccable and feedback from participants and experts were excellent. Thank you for your support and help!” (Marketing Director Oncology, Amgen, Zug)
- „Annette is a very organized and highly dedicated professional who always strives to exceed her customer’s expectations. Annette has extensive CI experience.” (Head of Customer and Market Intelligence, TEVA Europe, Amsterdam)
- „Annette possesses excellent scientific know-how and outstanding knowledge and expertise of Marketing and CI and was able to bring in her experience in a very professional and extremely valuable way.“ (VP Sales Excellence, Smith & Nephew, Baar)
- „Ms. Freund has a high capability of cross-country and cross-functional integration and gives international teams orientation and leadership at the same time, both was crucial for the successful execution of the world-wide projects“ (Member of Board of Directors Weleda Group, Basel)
- „Thanks to her client- and service oriented behavior and her precise way of working, she produced very good results both in terms of quality and quantity. Annette was always very well recognized for her input and creativity.” (Business Unit Director Amgen, Zug)
- „Annette has the ability to engage other colleagues and functions to contribute ... and in general makes contributers feel happy about their role.“ (Executive Business Unit Director, Amgen, Munich)
LEADERSHIP & TEAM TRAINING
- “Annette accompanied our leadership team in multiple workshops through the DISC model (Innermetrix). We all benefitted from the individual communication analysis and the workshops created a better understanding of the needs within the team. It was important to me, that all leaders gained a better understanding and assessment of their motivational factors. Finally Annette worked with our leadership team on managing change along the “9 Levels of Organizational Evolution”. The understanding of organizational structures and their evolution will be an important foundation our own further development.” (CEO, Gesundheitswesen, Luzern)
- "A big thank you for the excellent preparation and conduction of the Follow Up Team WS. By the (defined) action items you can see well, that the WS was also precious and fruitful :-) !" (Country Manager, Vertex Pharmaceuticals GmbH, Zug)
- "Thank you very much indeed for the outstanding preparation and conduction of the Team WS – the team really liked it. With your support our team moved a significant step forward - for sure. As one of the follow-ups we developed a value poster, which will be placed in our new meeting room." (Country Manager, Vertex Pharmaceuticals GmbH, Zug)
- "We engaged Annette as facilitator and coach for our newly mixed team. In an outstanding and efficient collaboration we created an agenda for a challenging day: The goals were to stabilize the team's communication, to better define the purpose of the team and to truly live the values. One part of the Workshop we spent on the analysis of the INNERMETRIX results. The effect of this assessment in a team is for me always astonishing again, positive and sustainable: Annette encouraged the understanding for the needs of the counterpart by leading the team in a prudent way. We finished the day with a lot of implementable ideas and Annette brought the team a step further on the way from a highly engaged team to a highly efficient team." (CEO, Gesundheitswesen, Luzern)
- “Annette helped our very skilled, highly effective and demanding team, navigate a challenging workshop to establish our internal project management processes. She also helped us establish a new understanding of how best to maximize our internal and external interactions with customers based on analyses of different personality types. This was a great value add and a contributor to our team’s success in the short and long run.” (Head of Business Operations and Implementation, Takeda Pharmaceuticals, Zurich)
- ”... thinking back to a beautiful day in 2011, when ... and we got lots of good advises for a happy, fulfilled life – and look at that, everything came true! In my professional life Stockholm is still perfect and in my private life, I found my ideal partner.“ (Prof. at KTH Royal Institute of Technology Stockholm)
BUSINESS COACHING
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“The INNERMETRIX Assessment and Coaching is one of the best chances to get to know yourself better. Using your own potential provides an amazing value. Now I’m ready to courageously and determinedly follow new paths with the certainty of being able to master them.” (Auditor, Zurich)
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“Annette guided me in a structured and engaged way through the results of my Innermetrix assessment. Referring to facts, asking questions, listening openly, digging deeper. As I am a Coach myself these kind of conversation are also part of my toolbox. I experienced Annette as a loving, structured and confident guide. Thank you for the opportunity to gain more clarity about my natural being.” (Senior HR Executive, Life Science Industry, Basel)
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"Thank you so much that you spontaneously took the time for me, listened to me, asked precious questions and brought me back to positive thinking! After the COACHING BY WALKING I felt a lot easier and calmer. This morning on the train I thought of you and our coaching! My meeting today went really well… and I’m already curious how things will develop!” (Developer, Biotech Start-Up, Basel)
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"Thank you very much for the “9 Levels”-Coaching, which we conducted following a diligent preparation- and information phase. As I’m very busy and we have a long distance I think it was very practical, that we did the evaluation via Skype. I could transfer your differentiated and careful analysis very well into my professional life. This leads to improved possibilities for action in alignment with my personal characteristics. Dear Annette Freund, great job: short, precise and to the point! The success is the proof! With best regards from the North. (Head of Technical School, KIN-Lebensmittelinstitut, Neumünster)
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"I perceive Annette Freund as a very engaged women, who combines profound expertise with great friendliness. She dives deeply into the topics, gives Input where needed, asks and accompanies, when you need to come to your own conclusions. Thank you very much for the professionally and personally valuable accompaniment." (Communication Expert, Hannover)
- „Because of the very well structured Coaching with Annette Freund I gained many clear insights within a few weeks, which were very important for my professional new orientation. Through very concrete and practical measures and a long-term strategy this Coaching was very challenging, inspiring and effective at the same time.” (Vice President, Pharma Company, Basel)
- "During the Coaching sessions with Ms. Freund I got clarity, in which direction I would like to develop professionally. Under exciting discussions I developed my personal vision including all areas of my life and a plan, which supports me to reach my goals. Ms. Freund used different tools, which helped me to quickly gain clarity and make decisions. She has a profound knowledge about the inter-connection of the different areas of life. Each Coaching session inspires me with new inputs. I’m very grateful for these Coachings and with pleasure I recommend her services." (Vice President Human Resources, Pöyry, Zurich)
- "I'm astonished about INNERMETRIX: In the view of the simple appearing questions, I wouldn't have expected such profound insights. Thereby the highly professional, sensitive and at the same time inspiring telephone coaching was essential. E.g. the advices on 'effective communication' hit exactly the mark." (Journalist, Cologne)
- "For a long time I have been looking for the leak, which absorbs my energy. The INNERMETIX assessment fascinated me. The result is very clear and fits exactly to my situation. The proximate coaching with Annette revealed, that I can build a bridge between my two strong inner parts, which I perceived as contradictory until now: Fascination & creativity and my need for facts & insights. This relieves and enriches my life tremendously. Especially in my new role as psycho-social coach I can fully use my potential now and live and love that. THANK YOU Annette!" (Psycho-social Coach and Director Pharma, Munich)
- ”My happiness is infinite. I have a new job. The conversations with you were very impactful for me – personally and professionally, and in addition they were a lot of fun. Sincere thanks for everything indeed!“ (Pharmacist, Zurich)
- ”... I’m now very happy with my new job! Since December I’m now here in Hamburg. Many wishes/values, which we developed together, become true now. I’m still very glad and thankful that I did the Coaching with you; I have a very good feeling for my way forward and the next steps. Even, if not everything is clearly defined yet, I have my vision in my head – and the poster in front of me :-). Thanks a lot again for your great work.“ (IT Specialist Greenpeace, Hamburg)
- ”I must tell you that my professional life has developed in a fantastic way and I gained lots of new perspectives, especially through your coaching! I like my (new) position incredibly well, but I’m even looking forward to the next step – what I would never had allowed myself to dream of in former times... A fantastic feeling! Therefore, I would like to thank you again cordially.“ (Clinical Research Specialist, Zurich)