About Me
Istvan Juhasz
Mentor | Coach | Business Advisor | MBA
WHAT SHAPED MY APPROACH
I have spent more than 30 years building organisations, leading teams, working with people and navigating change.
Throughout my career, I have faced growth and uncertainty, complex situations and difficult decisions. I have built companies, developed teams, taken responsibility for business performance and worked with people at very different stages of their professional lives. But what has stayed with me most is not the positions I have held or the organisations I have built. It is what I have learned from the people I have worked with. I have seen how much can change when someone begins to understand themselves better, looks at a situation from a different angle and becomes more confident in their own ability to decide and act.
That is what I bring to a mentoring relationship.
HOW I SEE MY ROLE
I do not see my role as having the answers for you.
Sometimes my experience can be useful. I may share something I have learned, offer another perspective or describe how I approached a similar situation. At other times, the more valuable thing is to listen, ask a question or challenge an assumption. I have seen many times that the most meaningful shift happens when someone stops looking to others for a ready-made answer and becomes willing to find their own. Creating the space for that is an important part of mentoring.
My aim is to help you look at things more clearly, notice what may not yet be visible to you and build the confidence to make your own decisions.
WHAT I HAVE LEARNED ALONG THE WAY
Much of what has shaped me has come from the people I have worked with.
I have seen people discover strengths they had overlooked, take on challenges they once doubted they could handle, find their own voice and become more independent. I have also learned that there is no single way of helping someone move forward. Each person brings a different story, perspective and set of circumstances. That is why I pay attention to the person in front of me rather than trying to fit them into a particular approach. Trust matters to me. So does honesty. I want people to feel able to speak openly, question things, disagree and explore difficult thoughts without feeling judged.
CERTIFIED MASTER MENTOR
I am an IMC Certified Master Mentor (CMM).
Professional mentoring is more than having experience to share. It requires deep listening, meaningful questions, space for reflection and the judgement to know when to contribute and when to step back.
My professional background gives me a broad range of perspectives. My mentoring practice helps me use those perspectives thoughtfully, when they can genuinely add value.
The two belong together.
MORE ABOUT ME
My professional background includes company building, business transformation, leadership, organisational development and advisory work. I hold an MBA and have continued to develop my knowledge in mentoring, coaching, leadership development, emotional intelligence and resilience.
If you would like to explore my professional background, experience and qualifications in more detail, you can find my full profile on my personal website.
