"I live each
project as a
personal challenge
that motivates me
to adapt
to the client's
objective".
People and their emotions, things related to leadership, the transformative power of coaching and effective communication.
Projects that come to me from people who have decided to transform some aspect of their life or environment..
I'm passionate about helping and walking alongside people and organizations in their improvement processes
we make and effort, both of us,
to reach a shared objective.
Academic and professional biography
I began working as an educator and tutor in 1991. My experience in classrooms and my motivation as a “permanent learner” led me to complete a doctoral thesis on a topic that I felt was a need in our society, in professional, personal, educational, and social terms: the development of emotional intelligence.
From the very first moment, I knew that I did not want my thesis to just be a procedure I had to finish to obtain the sought-after doctorate degree, or a thesis that would only end up decorating the display cases of some college library. My objective was to write a thesis that was useful to me and to others. That was my purpose when I started it and when I finished it. I’d like to think it was, and continues to be, a thesis (I’d like to think it’s useful) that can be consulted by people who want to develop an emotional intelligence program at their organization. Objective achieved!
After finishing my doctoral thesis and teaching about it in different sectors (company, healthcare, education, social), I realized that education raises awareness, but it doesn’t always create sustainable change. Education in emotional intelligence gives reasons and awakens hearts, but it might not accompany you the way you need it to on the long, hard path toward developing emotional and leadership skills. For that, I needed “something else…”
With emotional intelligence, I had found the “what,” but I hadn’t quite found the “how.” I was concerned by the comments that participants in my courses made: “Meritxell, everything we learned was really useful. But now, what should we do to keep developing our emotional intelligence when we finish this course and are going about our daily lives?” And in this active, conscious search for the “how,” in 2004, I found the answer: coaching.
With coaching, I found the perfect methodology to develop emotional and leadership skills. This methodology’s genuine style is focused on conversations that are based on powerful questions. This is where I discovered my working “style.” And this discovery opened up a new phase in my professional life. . I threw myself into coaching, like I always do with everything I’m passionate about: 100% and working to the max to aspire to excellence! And I wasn’t willing to settle for anything less! And I’ve kept going until today.
As the years went by, I had the chance to make a dream come true: to lead the “Master’s in Emotional Intelligence and Coaching at the Workplace” for the IL3 University of Barcelona. This master’s degree consisted of two post-graduate degrees: “Post-Graduate in Coaching in the Workplace” and “Post-Graduate in Emotional Intelligence at Organizations.” Completing both post-graduate degrees provided the master’s degree. Between 2011 and 2020, part of my professional efforts were focused on this master’s.
Because another thing I knew since the very beginning is that my interest was focused on the professional world. I’ve been fortunate enough to make my vocation my profession. That’s the way it’s always been. I’ve made huge decisions and given up many things for my vocation-profession. And I like working with and for people who want to make their professional dream come true.
Coaching made it possible to find these people: businesspeople, managers, executives, liberal professionals, entrepreneurs, athletes, and more. These are the people I want to walk alongside as a coach, both individually and with work teams or groups of professionals, regardless of the sector, whether it be business, education/university, healthcare, or social.
Because at the end of the day, true leaders come from these groups of people. People who make things happen, transforming the culture, leadership, and mentality of companies to obtain better financial results…
In short, I decided to devote my life to everyone who wants to give their profession meaning. Those who want, and are able, to provide added value to society through their job. Those who aspire to excellence…and won’t settle for anything less!
- Doctorate from University of Barcelona (UB).
- CEO at Coaching Bcn.
- Member of the RIEEB Board of Directors.
- Director of Master’s in Coaching and Emotional Leadership for RIEEB.
- Director of the Coaching collection for Editorial Síntesis.
- Specialist and organizational educator in Coaching, Emotional Intelligence, and Leadership.
- 33 years of teaching experience.
- Supervisor for coaches in professional practice.
- Coach at ESADE Business & Law School.
- Member of the Scientific Committee at AECOP and coordinator of the AECOP Executive Coaching Scientific Forum (2018-2024).
- Master’s Certified Executive Coach from AECOP–CECM 3, specialist in Company/Leadership/Executive/Professional Coaching, Team Coaching, Group Coaching, and Athletic Coaching.
- Professional Certified Coach (PCC 2008365) by ICF (International Coaching Federation) and member of the Sports Coaching Commission 2015-2017.
- Senior Professional Coach by ASESCO CPS 10570.
- Director of the Post-Graduate Degree in Coaching in the Workplace IL3 Universidad de Barcelona (2011- 2020). Program accredited by AECOP (Spanish Association of Executive-Organizational Coaching and Mentoring).
- Co-Director of the Master’s in Emotional Intelligence and Coaching at the Workplace (MICEL) through IL3 University of Barcelona (2010-2020).
- AECODE associate coach (Spanish Athletic Coaching Association).
- Full member of AEPNL (Spanish Association of Neurolinguistic Programming).
- Member of GROP (Psycho-Pedagogical Orientation Research Group) at the University of Barcelona.
- Professor and supervisor for Master’s in Human Resources Management: Talent Organization and Management through IL3 University of Barcelona.
- Professor at Executive MBA Digital Leaders, La Salle Campus Barcelona-URL (Universitat Ramon Llull).
- Professor of MBA de la Universitat de Vic UVic-Universitat Central de Catalunya UCC.
- Professor of Master’s in Marketing Direction through EUNCET Business School- UPC (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya).
- Professor of Máster’s in Compliance, ICAB (Barcelona Bar Association).
- Professor of Master’s in Diplomacy and International Public Duty, through CEI International Affairs, University of Barcelona (UB), Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB), during the years 2015-2016 and 2016-2017.
- Professor, Final Master’s Project supervisor, and Practicum supervisor for the Master’s in Educational Psychology at UB University of Barcelona.
- Professor, Final Master’s Project supervisor for the Master’s in Education in Values and Citizenship at UB University of Barcelona (2009-2019).
- Professor, Final Master’s Project supervisor for the Master’s in Secondary Teacher Training in Ecuador at the UB University of Barcelona during the 2015-2016 year.
- Professor of University Master’s in Advanced Nursing Practice at UB University of Barcelona.
- Professor of Master’s in Relaxation, Meditation, and Mindfulness (REMIND) at the University of Barcelona (UB) (2016-2020).
- Professor of the Master’s in Personal Development and Leadership at the Aware Institute University-Company Foundation of Valencia (2009-1018).
- Professor of the TQM Total Quality Management Master’s, under the Lean Manufacturing and Ongoing Improvement Management Post-Graduate degree and the Lean Coaching Process to lead change management at organizations, at Inkemia IUCT Group during the 2014-2015 year.
- Professor and supervisor of the Post-Graduate Degree in Personal Coaching at UManresa – FUB Fundació Universitària del Bages (Universitat de Vic – Universitat Central de Catalunya) during the 2015-16 year.
- Professor of the Post-Graduate Degree in Psychology and Athletic Coaching at the UAO Universidad Abat Oliva CEU.
- Professor of the Post-Graduate Degree in Emotional Education and Well-Being ( PEEB) at the University of Barcelona (UB).
- Professor of the blended remote/in-person Post-Graduate Degree in Emotional Education and Well-Being (PEEB) at the University of Barcelona (UB).
- Professor of the Expert University Course on Emotional Skills at Organizations at the UdL University of Lleida (2007-2015).
- Professor of Communication y Managerial Skills at the Escuela Bellart (UVic- UCC).
- Professor of the Nursing Degree at the FUB Fundació Universitària del Bages (UVic- UCC).
- Human Resources Manager at Fast Forward, as well as coach and trainer for students.
- Doctorate from University of Barcelona (UB). Doctoral Thesis: Design, development, and evaluation of an emotional education program at an educational establishment, presented November 4th, 2005. Unanimous Outstanding Cum Laude grade.
- Degree in Philology from the University of Barcelona (UB).
- Education Diploma from the Blanquerna University School, Universitat Ramon Llull (URL).
- Post-Graduate Degree in Emotional Education from the University of Barcelona (UB).
- Post-Graduate Degree in Discourse Analysis from the Pompeu Fabra University (UPF).
- Certified AGILE COACH por European Scrum.org.
- Certified “CITI Conflicts of Interest. Social Behavioral COI”. CITI Program. Drexel University.
- Certified “Health Information Privacy and Security – Medical, Biomedical, Nursing, Public Health and Psychology”. CITI Program. Drexel University.
- Certified “Human Subjects Research. Social Behavioral”. CITI Program. Drexel University.
- Master’s Certificate Executive Coach from AECOP–CECM 3.
- Professional Certified Coach (PCC 2008365) by ICF.
- Certified Professional Coach by ASESCO CPC 10570.
- Personal and Business Coach. Accredited training by Coachville Spain, International Association of Coaches (IAC), and The International School of Coaching (TISOC).
- Official Coach Manager Facilitator. Training accredited by Coachville Spain and TISOC.
- International Coaching Certification with new NLP code. Training with John Grinder.
- LNP practitioner with classic code and new code. Training with John Grinder.
- Certified facilitator with DISC and Belbin.
- Facilitator with the diagnostic tool CPQ[D&D]®.
- MyPDACoach analyst (PDA International).
- 360 feedback analyst.
- Spanish
- Catalan
- English (advanced level).
- Co-author of the book Emoción y conflicto (Emotion and conflict) (Paidós, 2006).
- Co-author of the book Coaching para todos. Herramientas para el cambio personal y profesional (Coaching for Everyone. Tools for Personal and Professional Change) (Plataforma, 2013).
- Co-author of the book Gimnasia emocional y Coaching (Mental Fitness and Coaching) (Horsori, 2016).
- Co-author of the book Historia del Coaching (History of Coaching) (Síntesis, 2019).
- Co-author of the book Revolución Soft. Preparar al líder para un mundo cambiante (Soft Revolution. Preparing Leaders for a Changing World) (Síntesis, 2019).
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