About Performant Group

​Since 2012, the Swiss-based Performant AG has been at the forefront of organizational change through its Accelerated Learning and High Impact Teams Programs. After a decade of global success, the company merged with Fun and Victory and Walkers Institute, leading to the creation of Performant Group.
Fun and Victory specializes in enhancing team dynamics through transformative and experiential learning combined with practical and dynamic outdoor activities.
Walkers Institute focuses on fostering a safe and healthy workplace culture by providing conflict management, training, and mediation.

Happy Teams supports HR professionals in advancing their people strategies with state-of-the-art templates and proven practices.

 

  • We understand the realities of small to large organizations. Our team has a wealth of experience working with multi-national corporations, SME, NGO and the public sector.
  • We distinguish ourselves as pragmatic catalysts in turning best practice from industry and academic research into powerful and engaging solutions that anyone can use.
  • ​We are your hands-on partner with a clear focus on accelerating your teams, developing a high-performance organization and delivering fast and tangible results

More than just teambuilding

Experiential workshops that reward both the individual and the organization go beyond the classical Team building. Held outdoors and indoors, our programs allow you to witness the immediate improvement of team dynamics, communication, and behaviors

ROI team building 

High Impact Team program that guarantee measurable tangible results, within 90 days. Designed for leaders and their workforce from 10’s to 100’s at a time. See if you qualify for our 100% result-based fee offer.

Support for HR professionals

Step up your people strategy with proven state-of-the-art templates and practices. Our experts* help tailor and put them to use. Their insights save time and mitigate risk. Discover our learning journeys.

* 15+ year’s experience on 3+ continents

Conflict resolution

In support of a safe healthy work culture, our clients expect their people to walk-the-talk. Behavioral change is critical and that’s why our approach is practice-based. Allow your teams to acquire essential skills to respond effectively in difficult situations.

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Meet the Partners

Jeroen Tholen, Dutch

“The key is to have teams dream of their journey. The outdoor mindset lets them shoot for the stars.”

Jeroen THOLEN comes with 20-years experience in hospitality, tourism, and construction across three continents. His passion for learning from the outdoors led to the creation of fun and enriching activities. He is EU licensed to safely conduct outdoor corporate learning experiences. His strength lies in designing workshops that are anchored in behavioral psychology relevant to the workplace. Jeroen holds a BA in sports management, a BA in hospitality and is an accredited team coach, facilitator in collective intelligence, as well as a practitioner of DISC, NLP, and Belbin® Team Roles.

Jeroen speaks Dutch, English, and French.

Partner in charge of Fun and Victory

Clement Cohen, Austrian

“…what people fear more than change, is that tomorrow everything remains the same.”

Clement COHEN built a $275 million publicly listed enterprise with offices in 35 countries in 6 years. In his role as Global COO, he founded a corporate university and attributes his success to an experimental team development program. In 2011 his encounter with Accelerated Learning led to the development of Performant’s High Impact Team program. The resulting paradigm-shift impact swiftly transformed entire departments. The clients named the program ‘ROI Teambuilding™’. Previously, Clement served as  Chief Strategy Officer at an NGO dedicated to innovation and as partner at Cohen & Simons specializing in turn-around. Clement is a Chartered Engineer and holds post-graduate degrees in management.

Clement speaks English, German, Spanish and French.

Partner in charge of Performant

Tatiana Matveeva, Russian and Swiss

“…new ideas often feel risky, there will be times when you succeed and times when you fail. Both are equally important to learn and grow”

Tatiana MATVEEVA brings 19-years experience working in big multi-nationals: Pepsi International Bottlers and Japan Tobacco International, as global director of Leadership Development. She specializes talent management, executive development and has a holistic grasp of HR-related processes. Originally from Russia, she has worked out of Canada, Germany and Switzerland serving internal clients and external partners globally from over 100 nationalities. Tatiana holds a Masters degree in education and linguistics, is an accredited mediator, coach, and project manager, as well as a practitioner of PI®, NEO™ and SHL™ psychometric tools including Belbin® Team Roles.

Tatiana speaks Russian, English and French.

Partner in charge of Happy Teams

Sharia Walker, Saudi and American

“Embrace the clash of perspectives, for within it lies the raw material of growth and transformation.​“

 

Sharia WALKER is a conflict management practitioner with over 14 years of experience. Mission-driven, she joined the prestigious Islamic Development Bank to lead their women and youth development programs across 57 countries. During her 6-year tenure, she continued to design and deliver conflict resolution programs serving both internal and external partners. She founded Walkers Institute in 2013 serving global clients before joining Performant Group. Sharia has Master’s degrees in both education and conflict management. She also holds a California license as a legal mediator.

Sharia speaks English, Arabic, and Italian.

Partner in charge of Walkers Institute

Meet the Team

Romain Malatier, French

“…to instill change, i create momentum for a positive, motivating future.”

Romain Malatier, has worked for 18 years as team-leader and manager for the French retail groups Leroy Merlin and Boulanger before converting to helping individuals in their personal development. As a Life-long learner, Romain is passionate about exploring different tools and techniques in order to support his clients with sustainable results. As a professional coach, he is accredited in Coaching, Neuro-Linguistic-Programming (NLP), Neuro-science, Hypnosis, Systemic approach and Mental preparation.

Romain works in French

Susanne Melim, French

“…life is an adventure, therefore, anything on your path is an opportunity to make it dynamic”

Susanne Melim is a student and working with Fun and Victory as an apprentice for almost 2 years now. She is a very joyful person and at the same time very dedicated to her work with a passion for helping people. Susanne has accumulated in the last few years experiences in several industries such as retail and hospitality in France, Malta and Ireland. Passionate about boxing, she co-founded a boxing club in southern France. Susanne is Belbin Team Roles accredited.

Susanne works French and English