Back to the origins of Learning Partners
Welcome to Learning Partners Learning Partners ! We are an independent consulting firm specializing in positive and effective coaching for companies and their teams!
If you’re here, it’s because you’d like to find out more about our history. Learning Partners is indeed a collective human adventure, which we have chosen to share with you today. Discover the talents of our employees, all versed in the art of management, positive and effective communication and corporate leadership.
What is Learning Partners all about?
The historic stronghold of Learning Partners is based in Geneva. We have specialized in training and professional development since 2003. We offer services designed to improve organizational skills and leadership within companies.
Our company is committed to designing customized programs for a variety of sectors, aimed at fostering collaboration and positive change in the workplace.
Each of our offers is designed to meet the needs of professionals who wish to develop specific skills or obtain additional qualifications. additional qualifications. In an ever-changing professional environment, keeping up to date is essential to maintain and progress within the company.
Learning Partners’ services range from the creation of one-off seminars or workshops, to more structured certification programs. What’s more, we put our expertise at the service of personalized support (in the form of coaching). In this way, we help our customers improve their employability, and make a success of their career transition.
Milestones
A career in the early stages of consulting
After ten years’ solid experience at IBM as a sales engineer, Michael turned to consulting and joined a spin-off founded by two former directors of Mercuri International, a world-renowned Swiss firm. For eight years, he trained and advised managers of multinationals in America, Northern Europe and Asia on the implementation of effective sales strategies. His extensive travels have given him an in-depth understanding of the challenges faced by managers in diverse cultural contexts.
Learning Partners International launched in 2003
Observing the difficulties managers have in managing their time and prioritizing their actions, Michael decided to launch his own company, Learning Partners International. His ambition? To help executives and team managers manage their time, using premium content and tools. From the outset, he chose to surround himself with consultants with proven experience in the field, focusing on concrete, results-oriented training.
Innovation and Specialization: DISC and Wiley Certification (2007)
Convinced of the importance of better understanding personality profiles in order to adjust his coaching, Michael trained in Wiley’s DISC methods and integrated these products into the DISC Partners range. This branch specializes in the distribution of DISC profiles and the certification of professionals wishing to use this tool, reinforcing the personalized approach of Learning Partners.
MBTI and Five Behaviors certification by Patrick Lencioni
In 2012, to enrich Learning Partners’ offering and meet the emerging needs of its customers, Michael became certified in the MBTI and Five Behaviors tools. These new skills enable Learning Partners to position itself as an expert in the fields of management, team cohesion, time management and interpersonal communication in French and English.
Today
With over two decades’ experience in coaching leaders and managers, Michael continues to innovate to help his customers achieve high levels of performance and job satisfaction. Thanks to its multidisciplinary expertise and in-depth understanding of human dynamics, Learning Partners International is a benchmark player in training and consulting.
20 years serving human performance
In 2024, Learning Partners celebrated 21 years of loyal service. An opportunity for us to look back over the past few years, rich in encounters and successes of all kinds.
The origins of our company lie in a melting pot of valuable skills, particularly in executive coaching and management consulting. management consulting. The Michael van Eck who is behind this unique adventure, dedicated to transforming business practices.
Building on this human experience, our teams are now present throughout Europe. We have offices in Zurich and Geneva, as well as in Paris and Haarlem (Netherlands).
Our Main office team in Geneva, Switzerland
Michael van Eck, President and Founder
Michael van Eck’s languages: English – French – Dutch – German.
+41 22 510 25 15
Michael van Eck is founder and partner at Learning Partners. Previously, he was founder and managing partner of IT-Koncept SA, a company specializing in IT services and solutions (development of ERP and CRM solutions, maintenance of IT assets).
After a long career spent working with companies as a consultant, leader or business developer, Michael decided to set up his own company in July 2003. At the time, he defined his profession as that of a “human performance catalyst”.
At Learning PartnersMichael van Eck implements a discipline based on three essential points: clarity, alignment of minds and positive results. positive outcome.
Michael van Eck is also the director and founder of Disc Partnersa related and complementary activity to Learning Partners. Born in South America, raised in the USA and then in Europe, he has almost 25 years’ experience in the business world, with the international background that sets him apart.
Valérie Peyrille, relational and managerial impact strategist
Valérie’s languages: French
+33 6 40 83 53 55
With over 30 years’ experience in business development, management and training, I’ve built my career around a central passion: putting people at the heart of projects, whether they involve space planning or skills development.
With a background in sales, I began my career in B2B, quickly progressing to positions of responsibility, notably as Regional Manager for a national furniture and decoration chain. It was there that I discovered my vocation for training and management, helping teams to develop their skills and optimize the customer experience.
Pursuing my quest for excellence and impact, I enriched my career with dual skills in interior design and project management. This enabled me to manage large-scale projects for multinationals and SMEs as sales manager for an office furniture company, before setting up my own company in Geneva. With an innovative concept focused on well-being in the workplace, I combine design solutions and human support to create inspiring, functional spaces.
Curious and convinced of the importance of personal and collective development, I broadened my skills through studies in applied neuroscience. Today, this expertise enables me to better understand the behaviors, motivations and needs of teams, and to support them towards greater cohesion, well-being and efficiency.
Certified in several soft skills assessment tools and rich in an operational approach, I join Learning Partners International with the ambition of contributing to the development of managers and teams. My aim: to transform professional challenges into opportunities for human and organizational growth.
“From space architect to interior well-being architect, my commitment remains the same: to take care of people to create high-performance, fulfilling environments.”
Fanny Breda, DiSC and MBTI specialist
Fanny Breda’s languages: French – English – Spanish.
+33 6 20 42 58 88
An authorized DiSC partner, Fanny worked for 6 years as a consultant and specialist in international human resources and organizational development, on behalf of Disc Partners.
She then joined Learning Partners Intin October 2014 as a Consultant, Trainer and Certified Certified Coach and specialist in multicultural team performance.
Fanny Breda defines her mission at Learning Partners in the following terms: “We help our participants find shortcuts to be more effective on their own and as a team, and to achieve their growth objectives […] Human resources professionals call on us for their consulting, training or coaching needs. accompaniment and coaching. Our specialties? Improving personal, relational and collaborative effectiveness.
Fanny is a specialist in the psychometric tools DiSC and MBTI, which are at the heart of our business expertise focused onbehavioral assessment
Our team based in Zurich, Switzerland
Reto Wambach, Managing Partner and Chief Operating Officer
Reto Wambach’s languages: Swiss German – German – English – French.
+41 44 500 28 65
Reto Wambach is Managing Partner and Head of Swiss Operations for Learning Partners Int. His professional life has also led him to work as a corporate consultant, independent trainer and speaker.
Reto has many years’ experience in the fields of leadership and commercial and interpersonal rhetoric. He is also a NLP Master Practitioner Master Practitioner, giving him mastery of advanced techniques to activate the right levers for personal and professional development.
The Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) enables Reto Wambach to intervene in companies to facilitate interpersonal relations, and to manage conflicts and the consequences of non-communication in a sustainable way. Find Reto on reto-wambach.ch
What our customers say
“Working with a learning partner to reshape the leadership team and take it to the next level was a fantastic experience. Over a period of nine months, we focused on Patrick Lencioni’s five behaviors – trust, conflict, commitment, responsibility and results – and witnessed a significant leadership transformation.
It was truly gratifying to see such a positive change in the organization. I highly recommend working with a learning partner to support leadership development and drive meaningful change in your organization. “
Leonard Bodmer : Revenue Leader Western Europe Red Hat Int.
“Michael Van Eck and Valérie Peyrille worked with us to develop P.Lencioni’s method for optimizing the cohesion of our leadership team (12 people), and to get us to work on the “5 dysfunctions”. Valerie and Michael are very complementary in their approach. They succeeded in creating a level of trust that enabled us to free the floor for everyone to overcome their reticence and express their expectations in a constructive way.
We were able to define our priorities, our strategy and identify together the performance criteria we needed. Today, our management team is much more committed, closer-knit and, above all, focused on results. In 2024, we delivered the biggest growth in years, and your intervention clearly had a lot to do with it! Bravo and thank you for adapting to our needs and for your flexibility and good humor! “
Remy Mandon: General Manager, Red Hat France
“Participants were able to immediately put into practice what they had learned and succeed in rapidly improving their efficiency through better planning, anticipation and time-sharing, not only on day-to-day business issues, but also on more strategic ones.
I can say that managers who have taken part in this program have a better awareness of their role, more tools to perform and have more impact on their work and their team.“
S.G, Country Manager, Hennes & Mauritz, H&M.
“I was lucky enough to be accompanied by Valérie Peyrille at a pivotal moment in my professional life. Her coaching enabled me to regain confidence in my abilities, better understand my strengths and recognize the richness of my career path.
Thanks to his sympathetic ear and structured method, I learned to value my skills and identify the work environments in which I can flourish and perform to the best of my ability, in line with my ambitions and those of the company. This valuable, lucid and deeply human support enabled me to land a job in line with my aspirations. “
Fabien Antonatos: Community Officer Institut Idiap.
Our Unique Approaches
The 3 pillars of Learning Partners
01
Leadership and Management
Good leadership is based on the ability to understand and mobilize others. I help managers and executives better understand their own leadership style, identify their strengths and areas for improvement, and adjust their communication to inspire and mobilize their teams.
🌟 Objectives :
- Develop more inspiring leadership adapted to different personalities.
- Improve team management by building on individual strengths and motivations.
- Helping managers manage change and interpersonal relations.
02
Team cohesion & performance
The success of a team depends on good communication and effective synergy between its members. My coaching helps identify strengths and differences to improve collaboration and conflict management.
🌟 Objectives :
- Improve interpersonal communication.
- Strengthen team cohesion.
- Promote a harmonious, productive work environment.
03
Recruitment & Talent Development
Identifying, integrating and supporting talent ensures a better fit with the corporate culture and guarantees long-term commitment.
🌟 Objectives :
- Secure recruitment by identifying the right profiles.
- Optimizing integration for successful adaptation.
- Developing talents to maximize their potential.
Discover our solutions to boost your teams
Contact us today to explore how Learning Partners Int. can transform your challenges into opportunities for growth. With our expertise in human performance, we accompany companies towards a prosperous future.
Phone
+41 22 510 25 15
+33 6 40 83 53 55
Address
68 Route du Stand,
VD1260 Nyon, Switzerland