Trainer & Consultant

Farid Thomas Arbabi

Farid Thomas Arbabi holds a degree in Business Administration and has successfully completed a master's program in Organizational Development at HEIG-VD (University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland). As a coach and trainer, he works across various industries in the field of Human Resource Management, particularly in personnel and team development. He has led several European funding projects (ESF) focusing on Change Management and Organizational Development within companies.

Main Topics

Intercultural competence and communication
Motivation
Team building, strategy, personnel strategy, and high-performance teams

Trainer and consultant qualification

Trainer for intercultural competence and communication
Trainer for negotiation and communication
Coach for the introduction and implementation of diversity management within companies
Consultant for customized recruiting, profile analysis, and job matching
Certified consultant and trainer for team building, improvement of teamwork, and development of high-performance teams
Consultant for agile teams/companies, motivation, and flow
Facilitation of strategy workshops at an executive level, alignment of HR strategy with strategic business goals

Professional Development

Lecturer for international human resource management, secondment, and reintegration as well as negotiation skills
Lecturer for intercultural studies & diversity management at Heilbronn University (Swabian Hall Campus)
More than 10 years as a project manager for European funding projects (ESF), especially for SMEs in Bavaria, which included training and coaching for entrepreneurs and employees on the topics of globalization and internationalization
Management consulting, among others, at REFA-International incl. REFA certifications
More than 20 years of practical experience in human resource management, personnel and team development, corporate strategy, and organizational development.
Master´s course in organizational development at HEIG-VD, University of Western Switzerland
Degree in Business Administration with a focus on human resources management and marketing at the University of Applied Sciences, Frankfurt/M.
More than 3 years abroad in the USA, with studies at Arizona State University (ASU), Business Administration

Training Languages
German and English