Ira Lange

Ira Lange's core competencies are relationships in the workplace and the factors that influence behavior and interaction of management and experts.

Her coaching and training themes are leadership and management practices, efficient and effective team building, as well as building trust and confidence in the organization. In recent years Lange has also coached executive board members and management teams which have faced leadership challenges in achieving common goal.

Lange is interested in human cognition, emotions, and efficiency in workplace environment and in a professional context. In addition to leadership coaching and training, Lange also trains sales and customer relationship management skills, based on her previous experience as a consultant and sales manager. Lange makes a variety of assessments and inquiries that can be connected to team building and personal development programs.

Lange is a coach, CEO and entrepreneur at Q.motion Oy. She has over 20 years of experience in sales and leadership management, e.g., Aspectum Consulting, Amos Partners, Bon Stockbrokers, AON Corporation. Lange works in Finland and Baltic countries.

She has Masters from the University of Helsinki. She is a certified Business Coach by ICF and team builder, TM.

Education

• TM, University of Helsinki, 2008
• JCY, Jewish Cultural Yeshiva, Tzfat Israel / Valkeakoski, 2005

Sertifications

• Certified Business Coach Master
• Certified Executive Coach
• Certified Group & Team Coach
• WorkPlace Big Five Facilitator
• Certified Whole Body Focusing Practitioner
• All “Everything DiSC” family tools e.g. Work of Leaders, Work Community and Interaction Culture Tools
• Lencioni 5B - top team facilitator

Languages

• Finnish, mother tongue
• English, excellent
• Sweden, good
• Hebrew, basics
• France, basics

Publications

• Pelko pois – kohti rohkeaa johtamista, 2019 (Published in Finnish)
• Syyllisyys ja uskonto psykoterapian ongelmina julkaisussa Uskonto ja ihmismieli. Johdatus kognitiiviseen uskontotieteeseen.Toim. Ketola, Pyysiäinen, Sjöblom. Gaudeamus Helsinki University Press, Helsinki. 2008. (Published in Finnish)
• Jumalasta puhuminen hämmentää psykoterapeuttia. Teologia.fi, 2008. (Published in Finnish)

Experience

• Partner / Entrepreneur & Content Producer Palomacoaching.fi, 2019-
• Entrepreneur, Q.motion Oy, 2013-
• Coaching Skills Trainer, BCI 2017-2020
• Lecturer in Learning Skills Helsinki Summer University, 2011-2020
• Coach, Customer Relationship Management Expert Aspectum Consulting Oy, 2012-2013
• Sales Director, Sales Coach Bon Brokerage, 2009-2011
• Investment Director Amos Partners Oy, 2007-2009
• Senior Broker Assistant; Builder and Trainer of Telemarketing and Sales Teams Bon Pankkiiriliike, 2004-2007
• Senior Broker Assistant; Sales and Telemarketing Skills Trainer and Coach, AON Finland Oy, 1999-2004
• Telemarketing Manager & Trainer, IFA Independent Financial Advisor Oy, Trafford Oy, 1996-1999

Specialty

• Coaching; top and middle management; individuals, teams & groups
• Leadership skills (management teams & teams)
• Interaction skills: authenticity & presence
• Building emotional trust & effective and productive teamwork
• Cognition and emotions in working life
• Leadership and fears, systemic fear, turning fears into resources & resting in uncertainties and encountering skills
• From motivation to the skill of execution