Training

Effective leadership doesn’t happen by chance – it is the result of intentional development. We support leaders in acting with clarity, taking responsibility, and creating real impact. With us by your side, you will strengthen and expand your leadership skills.

Practical leadership trainings, well-founded models, and intensive work on real-life leadership situations ensure lasting transfer into everyday practice. We consistently tailor both content and formats to your specific context, role, and level of experience.

Leadership Practice

Practical and Sustainable Skills Development

Leadership training for modern, situational leadership. Learn to recognise maturity levels, delegate responsibility effectively, and challenge and support employees in a targeted way.

Well-founded theory, intensive training with real-life leadership situations, and 1:1 coaching ensure sustainable transfer into everyday practice.

For new and experienced leaders with responsibility.

Leadership Refresher

Refreshing and Distributing Leadership Competencies

Leadership training to refresh and deepen modern leadership competencies. Reflect on your own leadership practice, sharpen your leadership approach, and act with confidence in challenging situations.

Fresh impulses, intensive training of demanding leadership situations, and peer reflection strengthen your effectiveness in everyday leadership.

For experienced leaders with a strong commitment to development.

Leadership Identity

Developing a Personal Leadership Identity

Training to develop your personal leadership identity. Clarify your values, understand formative influences, and consciously shape your impact.

Spaces for reflection, well-founded models, and intensive work on both internal and external perspectives strengthen your conscious self-leadership.

For new and experienced leaders who want to shape their role with clarity and authenticity.

Mental Health

Mental Health in Self-Leadership and Team Leadership

Training for mental health in self-leadership and team leadership.

Learn to identify mental strain early—both in yourself and in others—navigate emotionally challenging situations with confidence, and establish healthy boundaries.

Evidence-based insights and practical tools strengthen your self-leadership skills and enhance your confidence and effectiveness in everyday team management.

Designed for leaders, project managers, and HR professionals with responsibility for people, teams, and organizational culture.

Leading Change

Supporting Change Effectively

Training for effective leadership and the successful shaping of change processes.

Well-founded models, practical training with real-life change cases as well as specific tools to strengthen your confidence in leading transformation.

For leaders, project leads, and change managers responsible for people and culture.

Insights MDI®

Expanding Self-Awareness and Understanding of Others

Training to strengthen self-awareness and understanding of others within teams. Understand your own behavioural preferences, recognise underlying motives, and use differences within the team constructively.

An individual Insights MDI® analysis, practical reflection, and concrete transfer impulses strengthen communication, collaboration, and leadership.

For leaders and teams who want to consciously leverage potential and shape collaboration effectively.

Individual Leadership Development

Customised training solutions for your specific leadership and organisational challenges. We clarify your needs, develop tailored content, and focus directly on your real-world practice.

We design in-house trainings for individual teams, departments, or organization-wide programmes – practical, transfer-oriented, and impactful.

Examples include: Leading without formal authority, Creating a learning culture to enhance performance, The first 100 days as a leader and Emotional intelligence.

For individuals in open programmes or companies with specific development needs.

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What our clients say

We have been working with Michaela Sauerwein for several years as part of our executive development programme. Her training combines deep expertise, a wide range of methods and a strong understanding of participants’ needs. Particularly impressive is her ability to create trusted learning environment where leaders can engage as equals and reflect openly. Her programmes are not only insightful and well grounded, but also inspiring and impactful. Michaela Sauerwein is a valued partner in the ongoing development of our leadership culture.

Martina Mader / People Development, International HR & Mobility / Österreichische Post AG

From day one, our collaboration with COX was characterised by structure, clarity and creativity. Through careful preparation and open dialogue, we worked together to find the right approach for our project. As a result, we now have a refreshed corporate culture, clear leadership principles and a new organisational structure. We are well positioned to meet the challenges of the years ahead.

Mag. Eva Goetz, Mag. Wolfgang Gallei, Mag. Monika Pucher Managing Directors and Head of Human Resources KOKO Contact and Communication Centre for Children

COX is consistently professional and results-oriented. The team stands out for its expertise, clear communication and bespoke solutions. Their consultancy has helped us optimise processes and make strategically important decisions with confidence. Highly recommended.

Willhelm Prommegger / Authorized Signatory / Salzburger Verkehrsbetriebe

Michaela is an outstanding management consultant and executive coach, combining extensive business leadership experience with strategic consulting and leadership coaching expertise. I have come to know her as a highly knowledgeable, empathetic and insightful professional who is committed to making a difference at both an organisational and a personal level. Working with Michaela as a consultant or coach can be truly transformational.

Belkis Elisabeth Etz / Global HR Executive / LeanIX

The business coaching exceeded my expectations in every respect. I was particularly impressed by the combination of consulting and executive coaching. It provided both practical, well-founded strategies for developing my business and valuable insights to strengthen my leadership. The approach is highly personalised, solution-focused and designed to deliver lasting results. I can wholeheartedly recommend it.

Christina Nikolaus / Co-Founder and CEO / Okapi:Orbits

Exceptionally well organised, highly professional and the perfect blend of theory and practice – by far the best training programme I’ve attended.

Julia Erlach / KOKO Contact and Communication Centre for Children

The training was amazing!

Daniel Berger / KOKO Contact and Communication Centre for Children

COX Coaching & Consulting supported our management development programme in the tax advisory sector with a wealth of expertise – and even more Austrian charm. The combination of sound methodology, a light-hearted sense of humour and genuine warmth quickly built trust and created an exceptionally open and effective learning environment. Our managers not only learnt but also laughed – and clearly grew as a result. I highly recommend COX.

Marina Zellwecker / Law Office Zellwecker

Michaela Sauerwein and her team have supported us at Austrian Post with a range of team-building initiatives and development projects. Their high standards and commitment to quality have ensured that every project was tailored to our needs. We have been working together for the past 18 months and look forward to many more successful projects in the future.

Nicole Schlögl / VP Marketing & Product Management / Austrian Post

During a product development workshop, we generated 300 ideas from a shared knowledge base and refined them into a winning concept.

Eva Hübner / Head of Membership & Travel Insurance, Product Management, Market Research, and Analytics / ÖAMTC

It’s always a collaboration between equals. There’s plenty of humour – we laugh a lot. It’s genuinely enjoyable. And while a workshop may sound like hard work, it doesn’t feel that way. The enjoyment is a big part of why we’ve made so much progress.

Christian Pothorn / CEO / INTARIA

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Your added value in working with us

We combine Consulting, Training, and Coaching. This means we understand not only content, but also organisations, dynamics, and people. We work systemically, close to business realities, and with a coaching mindset – attentive, precise, and tailored to your needs.

For you this means well-founded content, didactically strong formats, sustainable learning and development that translates into everyday practice.

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FAQ

We often hear these questions. If you don’t find what you’re looking for, please feel free to get in touch with us.

Who are COX Trainings designed for?

COX Trainings are designed for leaders at different levels of experience, as well as individuals in positions of responsibility. In addition, COX offers customised in-house formats for organisations and teams.

What is the goal of COX Trainings?

COX understands leadership as a craft that can be learned. The goal of the trainings is to support leaders on their journey towards effective, reflective leadership – with scientifically grounded content, practical tools, and sustainable transfer into everyday practice.

What Training Formats does COX offer?

COX offers leadership programmes, mental health training, and individually developed training solutions. Formats range from e-learning, virtual group work, and in-person training to coaching sessions and hybrid learning journeys.

What is the difference between Leadership Practice and Leadership Refresher?

Leadership Practice is designed for new leaders and focuses on core leadership skills such as situational leadership, employee development, and team development. Leadership Refresher is designed for leaders with more than two years of experience. It expands their leadership toolbox with topics such as leadership identity, a coaching mindset, communication, feedback, and case work.

Who is the Leading Change training suitable for?

Leading Change is designed for individuals in positions of responsibility who want to shape and support change processes professionally. The focus is on well-founded expertise, practice-oriented strategies, and concrete tools for successful change processes.

Can COX Trainings be customised to our company?

Yes. COX offers customised in-house trainings for organisations, teams, and leaders. The content is tailored together with the client to address specific challenges and competency needs.

How practical are COX Trainings?

COX Trainings are clearly focused on practical application in everyday leadership. Interactive learning spaces, self-study, peer group work on real-life examples, 1:1 coaching, feedback, and practical simulations ensure effective transfer into daily leadership practice.