Dr. Rudolf Vogl

My motto: People first, technology second!

My experience

From Austrian customs officer to international HR executive and entrepreneur: more than 30 years’ experience in Human Resources across diverse sectors and organisations.

Public sector | Central Customs Office, Vienna, Federal Ministry of Finance
Pharmaceuticals | Eli Lilly & Company, HR responsibility for Austria, Switzerland, Central & Eastern Europe, Africa and the Middle East
Consumer goods| Gallaher Group (Austria Tabak), HR responsibility for Western Europe (excl. UK) and Eastern Europe (excl. Russia)
Banking & finance| Raiffeisen Bank International, group-wide HR responsibility for Austria, Central & Eastern Europe, USA, China and Singapore
Consulting |smartbird: for leadership in the digital age

My qualifications

A (not quite) classic route from lawyer, by way of domestic and overseas professional HR development, to independent entrepreneur.

University of Vienna | Doctorate in Law
Examination for the Central Financial Service | Austrian Financial Administration
Positive Leadership | Stephen M. Ross School of Business, University of Michigan
Systemic Consulting | Hernstein
Regular education and training on HR issues | employee development, senior management development, team development, recruiting, compensation & benefits
The Dilyn Way™ certified Mentor-Coach Practitioner, Leadership in 4D | Adapt2Digital, Walk Digital Ltd., Windsor, England
Certification Expert Strengths Compass (positive psychology, training, coaching, team development, company strengths), 2021

Other areas I’m involved in

My activities always involve interaction with people and include giving presentations and writing articles.

VBEN | April 2017: Are Incentives the Right Steering?
FH Wiener Neustadt | October 2019: Talking Digital! Agile Business and Digitalisation – the New Mantra?
Wolkenrot | 4th May 2020: Virtual Happy Hour presentation on Remote Leadership
University of applied sciences BFI Vienna | 13th June 2020: Guest lecture: Change Management: Digitization and where it might lead us …
Organized via Eventbrite | 4th June 2020: Online workshop and roundtable about "How to Lead in Current Times" together with George Warren, International Leadership Coach.
Virtual Happy Hour presentation on Remote Leadership
University of applied sciences BFI Vienna, guest lecture: Change Management: Digitization and where it might lead us …
organized via Eventbrite, online workshop and roundtable about "How to Lead in Current Times" together with George Warren, International Leadership Coach.
Vienna University of Economics and Business, 20.08.2020, participation in a co-creation workshop for a new building
Nestholma Startup Mentoring Meetup, 10.11.2020, input on "digital age leadership" • Read more …
University of applied sciences BFI Vienna, 2.12.2021: Guest lecture: HR-Management Transfer in International Corporations
SEED, School for Executive Education and Development, Budapest, 30.11. to 14.12.2021, Workshop Cross-Cultural Management in the 21st century, part: Culture – Communication – Connection