About Karin

Karin Hochsticher

Managing Partner at tostep — Culture & Leadership.

Karin Hochsticher

About me

I am passionate about influencing corporate cultures for the better by helping leaders solve their most burning problems. Having built several high-performance teams and a business unit in the Life Sciences industry, I deeply understand the challenges our clients face.

Focus areas

Systemic Organizational Development - Team Trust Building & Psychological Safety - Catalysing Leadership Teams

Personal Style

Setting clarity and focus in a structured way, showing where the gaps are and actively supporting to get there with focused working sessions.

Experience

Managing Partner
tostep
2022 - present

Joined tostep as managing partner, driving culture and leadership engagements with clients.

Team Lead
Technology company in Switzerland

Built high-performing teams for the Life Sciences business lines.

Senior Consultant IT Management
Life Science consultancy company

Various projects and assignments for 10+ years in the industry, and some outside.

Dual Study in Business Informatics
DHBW Lörrach & Swiss company in the energy sector

Combined academic studies with practical work experience, laying the foundation for a career bridging technology and consulting.

Key Skills

A small disclaimer: Stefan and Karin wrote each other's key skills — a way of showing how we understand each other's character and why these skills matter to us.

Empathic Listening and Leading

Hear the need behind the speech, leading with heart.

Clear Structure & Radical Focus

Creating structure in chaos, focus by setting goals and the frame.

Reality Check

Determining whether something makes sense now and executing it.

Let's talk

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