Björn Schigt / About Author
Björn Schigt, based in Kilchberg (Zurich), is passionate about leadership development in an intercultural context and helping executives and managers of international organisations to be successful and satisfied in their current & future roles and responsibilities. He enjoys assessing and developing leadership potential by using structured and client-serving approaches. Björn is an expert on empathic leadership and has written The Chief Empathy Officer: how CEOs perceive their responsibility for establishing psychological safety in the management team, and he has developed the Psychological Safety Excellence Assessment for Empathic Leadership.
During his 17 years as an executive and consultant in leadership, commercial strategy and operational roles for global industry leaders such as Holcim, CRH and Hilti, among other roles, Björn led Commercial Excellence for Europe, was Commercial Director in Azerbaijan, assisting the Executive Committee in M&A, regional strategies and turnarounds, and consulted Leadership Teams in Eastern Europe, Russia, Asia-Pacific, and North America on M&A, commercial & strategic initiatives.
Björn holds three Master Degrees from respectively HEC Paris/Oxford University (M.Sc Consulting & Coaching for Change), Rotterdam School of Management (M.Sc BA), and CEMS (Master International Management). His executive education focused on corporate finance (LBS), marketing metrics (Wharton), data & analytics (HBS), and leadership development (IMD). Additionally, Björn is a certified coach by Erickson International, Marshall Goldsmith, Global Coaching Group, New Ventures West and is a certified assessor for Hogan Assessments.
In his free time, Björn enjoys outdoor sports, in particular, cycling in the Swiss Alps, renovation work, reading and watching F1 and cycling. Björn has lived in 7 countries, worked in 50+, and is fluent in English, German and Dutch.
During his 17 years as an executive and consultant in leadership, commercial strategy and operational roles for global industry leaders such as Holcim, CRH and Hilti, among other roles, Björn led Commercial Excellence for Europe, was Commercial Director in Azerbaijan, assisting the Executive Committee in M&A, regional strategies and turnarounds, and consulted Leadership Teams in Eastern Europe, Russia, Asia-Pacific, and North America on M&A, commercial & strategic initiatives.
Björn holds three Master Degrees from respectively HEC Paris/Oxford University (M.Sc Consulting & Coaching for Change), Rotterdam School of Management (M.Sc BA), and CEMS (Master International Management). His executive education focused on corporate finance (LBS), marketing metrics (Wharton), data & analytics (HBS), and leadership development (IMD). Additionally, Björn is a certified coach by Erickson International, Marshall Goldsmith, Global Coaching Group, New Ventures West and is a certified assessor for Hogan Assessments.
In his free time, Björn enjoys outdoor sports, in particular, cycling in the Swiss Alps, renovation work, reading and watching F1 and cycling. Björn has lived in 7 countries, worked in 50+, and is fluent in English, German and Dutch.