We have already begun the second Global Leadership Program, and we are now thinking about a third."

Anna Sand Learning & Development Manager, Mölnycke

The Ståhl and partners leadership programme is the best I have encountered in 25 years of business. In part this is due to the simplicity and practicality of the content, and partly to the fact that Helena is a truly gifted teacher. However, what sets Helena apart from any other trainer or consultant that I have ever worked with is the level of engagement and passion she displays. From day 1 through to day 365, Helena is always available, coaching, encouraging, pushing and full of energy. This is the only management course I know of where the implementation and practice of what you learn is an integral part of the programme. A beautifully simple concept, executed with enthusiasm and passion.

Dr Paul Brown General Manager Roche AB

"My goal when I became CEO at Hilleberg was to retain the high quality we have and at the same time accelerate our expansion and development. One way to do that was to work more crossfunctional to optimize the great talent all of our staff has. Stahl + Partners Inc. Helped us to understand our differences and unique qualities and how to use them the best possible way. At the same time I personally have used Helena Ståhl as a business coach to develop my ability to communicate my goals and visions.

Helena does not always say what´s comfortable. She says what needs to be said to bring business forward and what I as CEO need to hear. She has an endless energy and an engagement that is not compairable to any other vendor I have met.. She works with her trainers in an effective way and shows great leadership skills as well.

Stahl + Partners Inc. And Hilleberg have alot of similarities. Both of us are fairly small in the number of empolyees that we have but both of us also have high quality services and products, a very good reputation at the market and always deliver with the highest possible quality. We have worked with Helena and her company for two years now and I hope that our fruitful copperation will continue on."

Rolf Hilleberg CEO Hilleberg

”With the changing dynamics in the Indian Business scenario, my need was to get my management team ready to accept the changes taking place and address the global needs.

The answer came to us in the form of Helena Ståhl, Ståhl + Partners AB. Helena is a ”one stop training wonder” who can address multiple training orientations basis the company needs. She does extraordinary things with our management team and has become a mentor for all our senior executives. Ståhl + Partners provides the tools, there is little talk, a lot of action and always instant feedback on everyone´s performance. Helena coaches on the spot, corrects, suggest and confirms a better way to do things. The training methods are implemented in real time.

I want my management team to develop their skill sets to address their attitude towards change and achieve better performance levels. To my suprise, I would say that the retention in this training is between 25-30% which is HUGE in any kind of training setting.(normally I expect 5-10 % retention). Now, by the second session, I also know that the ROI –Return on Investment is working. My management teams job performance has gone up and this is having a direct and positive impact that are measurable in the results that transposes into ”On Job Productivity”.

I have already recommended her company and her partner company in India Panorama IBE to other companies in India and in Asia.”

K. Suresh Executive Director, AVT India

"We recommended Ståhl+Partners to SAS on an international level based on their exceptional ability to train and motivate our own managers to reach their goals. A lot of money is being spent on training and courses in general, and we had offers from 15 training companies that wanted to sell their services. I am always a bit sceptical to big investments, but I chose Ståhl+Partners mainly for their pragmatic concept, and also because it was a long-term process with measurable results.

Ståhl+Partners works with long-term, financially measurable goals, and take responsibility for the training in an absolutely unique way. Their methods, follow-up process and tools guarantee success and they are in complete control of the results. They are exceptionally devoted, follow up on our results and give straightforward and clear feedback. Ståhl+Partners has been an invaluable help in many situations over the past year.

My goal was to train all our managers so they would get a more attuned view on leadership in the company, to get an even better coordination between the different departments, to offer attractive career opportunities internally, and to be able to delegate more responsibility to future leaders- and that all this in turn would lead to higher revenues for the company. All goals have been achieved.

Liselotte Jansson CEO SAS Institute. Selected as Sweden’s best workplace 2007

“We chose to measure our training investment in Ståhl+Partners with two measurements; our turnover and our employee satisfaction rate. We started to see an increase in both already after 6 months!

One year ago we searched for a partner that could help us to develop our sales management staff’s ability to do more business on a higher level with better profit. We were very particular in choosing the right training company. We needed a partner who understood our needs, could tailor the right process, could measure the results and could guarantee application.

We met with 20 different vendors and chose Ståhl+Partners because they understood our need and tailored a solution. They challenged us and had expectations for us as a client. They have shown a genuine interest and engagement far above everyone else!

We will continue to measure the effect but already after 6 months it was clear that this was a very successful investment, for the company and its business, the sales managers as well as for their staff and their employee satisfaction.”

Susanna Marcus CEO Poolia recruiting, Sweden

We wanted to take a take a greater responsibility in developing the established leaders in the company to be better, stronger, more energizing and secure and with a better balance between work and leisure. I have bought a lot of training during my years as a leader and the big different between Ståhl+Partners and other vendors is that what Ståhl+Partners teach is instantly applicable in the daily work. It is practical, specific and down to earth. They inspire and challenge the participants, they involve senior management and give us the opportunity to take over when the training process is complete. Their process gives measurable results which are obvious both in private life and at work. We now have more balanced leaders and human beings who create positive changes in our workplace. We have more motivated colleagues who work smarter. Furthermore, the employee satisfaction rate has increased by an average of 5 % for the managers who have participated in the “Future leaders” training process.

Mikael Wallteg Vice President Systembolaget

”Our sales have increased dramatically during the past months. We have broken all previous sales records, and all our sales coaches have grown and improved enormously. The excellent and efficient training was done in a very professional way. Helena Ståhl is truly unique with her energy, her enthusiasm and her ability to set clear measurable goals and follow-up. She has the ability to connect with and inspire everyone involved. What makes this training so valuable is that the participants are provided with tools to bring back and apply in their everyday life.

Helena’s partner Fredrik Dolk was a highly appreciated contributor to the training exercises where the participants were exposed to difficult situations. Ståhl+Partners has launched an incredible development process in our company, and has facilitated my procedure of recruiting a new sales manager and leader for the coaches. The training has given me a very good understanding of each employee’s development curve and a very good foundation for our new sales manager. The investment has been very successful, and we have decided to continue to work with Ståhl+Partners on a higher management level.”

Marie Nygren Former CEO Adara

”Our employees have become happier and more secure, they take more initiative, deliver with higher quality and have a better overall view of our company’s and clients’ needs. As a client, I always have very high expectations of Ståhl+Partners, and they are always fulfilled! The reason for this is, from my perspective as a manager, that there are well-defined goals for all involved, the managers have an active role in the process, the participants can show concrete results and there is always a connection between personal and professional life to get a better overall picture. Ståhl+Partners are passionate and extremely enthusiastic about what they do, and they do it in a straightforward and uncomplicated way. No one beat them at this or even comes close in comparison. Ståhl+Partners are not “waffling”. They come to your company to actively contribute to the company’s and the employees’ growth, and that is exactly what they do. Our goal was to increase our employees’ ability to create new possibilities and optimise their competence within the company in the best possible way. I am enormously pleased with the results that all my employees have achieved and the impact this has had on the marketing- and information department, as well as on the entire company!”

Kerstin Wallentin VP of information ATG

”Before we started the process with Helena Ståhl, we in the management group felt that we didn’t use our full potential as a team. We also had a specific issue that we needed to solve and develop a strategy for. We worked with Ståhl+Partners for a year and we are very pleased with the result. We are now a closely-knit team who know each other better and support each other in our work. We have great respect for each other, are more focused in our objectives and we have more creative ideas. We have also developed a platform for a strategy to approach our problem. Helena guided us through the whole process in a very confident and competent way. She is very challenging, but in a friendly way, and this leads to results. Everyone is eager to try the new methods she has thought us. We have developed a great confidence in Helena Ståhl and we have decided to continue to work with her. We realized early on that she had a great capacity on many levels, and in 2003-2004 she trained our managers in conducting career development discussions.”

Eva Einebrant Former VP of Human Resources, Dyno Nobel Europe

"As the person in charge of education, I have met many training consultants. Most of them just care about selling courses. Helena Ståhl cares about the overall picture. She is passionate about her work as a training consultant and she is also passionate about her role as a sales person. This is a combination I have not experienced very often. I buy services that have a direct effect on our entire organization, and therefore it is important that I can have total confidence in the companies I work with. Helena not only inspires confidence, she is also very competent and devoted, and she is cost-efficient and makes sure that she always offers us the best possible solution."

Ingvor Hoffström Former manager of education Svenska Spel

"When QD started its Business School, the most important component for success was the trainers. Our demands on the trainers with whom we work is that they themselves are active within the area in which they train. Experience and very good pedagogy are other requirements. Helena Ståhl fulfils theses requirements very well. She has extensive and documented experience from training and coaching in areas such as leadership, sales, presentation skills, etc. The quality I appreciate most is how professional Ståhl+Partners approach a project, and how they stay on top of everything through the entire process. Nothing eludes Helena. She always wants to meet her client and the participants beforehand to ensure maximum quality of the training. When Helena trains employees, it is not about cramming facts but hands-on practical activities and applications. We have used Helena to train our employees at QD, and we are extremely pleased with the result. Helena is a true pro!"

Jan-Gunnar Nergård Vice President QD Systems Inc

We knew that Ståhl+Partners had a very good reputation and a track-record of delivering very good results, but we had not expected that their work would lead to so many developments and possibilities! Their work was part of a big educational project, of which our teachers had been part during one school year. The part that Ståhl+Partners was responsible for overshadowed everything else. The teachers had a chance to work hands-on with their communication skills- no one could ”escape” - and they were challenged to reflect on their present situation. The result is that the teachers are more confident and more satisfied with their work situation today. The process was tailored to fit our needs and Ståhl+Partners worked closely and without prestige together with our management. They didn’t only sell us a concept but were also very sensitive to our needs, which caused us to increase the extent of the project. The trainers radiate professionalism, and they are themselves role models for all that we wanted to accomplish in our teachers with the training: positive, creative, friendly, perceptive and goal-oriented. Unique and incredibly rewarding! We are convinced that Ståhl+Partners’ contribution to Naturhumanistiska gymnasiet and Johannes Hedbergsskolan will make us even more efficient and professional in our mission: to be Helsingborg’s two best upper secondary schools.”

Tomas Jahn Headmaster for Naturhumanistiska gymnasiet and Johannes Hedbergskolan i Helsingborg