Business meets biathlon

Mastering pressure with strategies from sport - exclusively with Rainer Kiefer

This training is held in German.
Do you want to leave the beaten track and explore new paths to reach your goal more effectively? With this rethink workshop, you will discover new horizons and open yourself up to new perspectives! The success of top athletes depends largely on their mental ability to deal with stress and pressure situations as well as prolonged periods of exertion. In this workshop, parallels are drawn between top-class sport and business: A pressure situation will be simulated using the sport of biathlon. This allows you to experience how you deal with pressure situations in a completely new way at the laser shooting range. Underpinned by insider stories from top-class sport, background information from sports science, management and psychology as well as examples from the group, you will work on your personal stress management in a process-oriented way and with new solutions. Situational relaxation and running exercises as well as the open-air venue will encourage your creativity and help you to switch off, clear your mind and break out of ingrained thought patterns. Look forward to a seminar experience with a difference and a lasting learning experience!

Do you have the courage to turn the established upside down?
With rethink training courses, you can change your mindset and discover new horizons. 
 

Contents

Experience biathlon up close and try it out for yourself

Exchange of experience

  • Get to know each other and exchange ideas.
  • Reflection on own stress, strain and pressure situations.
  • Expectation query.

Pressure situations in competitive sport

  • Being good when it counts: How do successful top athletes deal with extreme pressure situations? Inspiration and new perspectives.
  • Best practice examples from top-class sport, e.g. biathlon, soccer, ski jumping, curling.
  • The latest scientific findings.
  • Theoretical principles of stress and recovery.
  • Reflection, exchange and new perspectives.

Personal experience with biathlon

  • Concentration and coordination exercises.
  • Running exercises.
  • Technical training, shooting practice at the laser shooting range.
  • Consciously breaking out of habitual and internalized behaviour patterns.
  • Stimulating exchange of experiences in nature and in motion.

Process-oriented development of personal solutions

  • Deductions for your own everyday (working) life. 
  • Development and training of individual solutions.
  • Practicing mindfulness and relaxation techniques.
  • Development of a personal toolbox, further development of your own mindset.
  • Optional: personal 1:1 transfer coaching.

Learning environment

In your online learning environment, you will find useful information, downloads and extra services for this qualification measure after you have registered.

Your benefit

  • They learn to think "outside the box".
  • You reflect on your personal causes of stress and pressure situations.
  • You will experience how top athletes master pressure situations and strengthen your personal resources on the basis of this experience.
  • You will develop your own "toolbox" and receive new impulses for dealing with stress and pressure situations.
  • They recognize how their own resilience is linked to other factors, such as the team climate.
  • They practise effective mindfulness and relaxation methods from competitive sport.
  • You experience biathlon up close and are out in nature.
  • You benefit from the:der trainer 's many years of experience in sports psychology working with top athletes and national teams.

 

This training mainly takes place outdoors and in nature - please bring weatherproof, functional clothing and shoes.

Methods

trainer, discussion, exchange of experiences, reflection exercises, brainwriting, case studies, relaxation techniques, movement and walking exercises, intensive transfer work, process-oriented work, exchange of experiences in nature and on the move.

Recommended for

All Employees, specialists and managers who are exposed to high stress and pressure situations in their everyday (professional) life and would like to reflect on and optimize the way they deal with stress and a high information density.

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Attendees comments

One of the best training courses I have attended and will probably attend again. The variety between theory and practice helps you to process what you have learned and the sport also brings the participants together!

Simon Bajt
Luithle + Luithle GmbH

I particularly enjoyed the practical part of the training . Super organization.

Kretschmar
ADAC

Seminar evaluation for "Business meets Biathlon"

4.6 from 5
with 38 ratings
training content:
4.3
Content comprehensibility:
4.5
Practical relevance:
4.3
Trainer expertise:
4.8
Participant orientation:
4.9
Method variety:
4.9
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What we can learn from competitive sport for business

Rainer Kiefer is a sports scientist and sports psychology expert and has been active in recreational and competitive sports for many years. Haufe Akademie He leads, among other things, the practical workshop “Business meets Biathlon”, in which he combines his experience with numerous national teams, Olympic and Paralympic athletes with theoretical content for the lively transfer into the everyday business life of the participants linked. We are talking [...]

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Articles, interviews or whitepapers on the topic

What we can learn from competitive sport for business

Rainer Kiefer is a sports scientist and sports psychology expert and has been active in recreational and competitive sports for many years. Haufe Akademie He leads, among other things, the practical workshop “Business meets Biathlon”, in which he combines his experience with numerous national teams, Olympic and Paralympic athletes with theoretical content for the lively transfer into the everyday business life of the participants linked. We are talking [...]

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FAQ on the "Practical workshop: Business meets Biathlon"


Is the "Practical workshop: Business meets Biathlon" only for very sporty people?

The practical workshop takes place outdoors in nature and physical activity is a central element of the seminar. Running exercises, small movement games and, as part of the biathlon, (shorter) running routes are completed.

Nevertheless, all interested people are welcome and can take part. The aim of the exercise sessions is to "get the pulse going" - it doesn't matter whether this is achieved by walking faster or jogging, for example. There is also the option of taking yourself out at any time, for example in the event of an injury or if you don't feel fit, and accompanying the movement exercises from the role of observer.

 

I have a (physical) impairment or illness (e.g. diabetes, high blood pressure, asthma). Can I still take part in the practical workshop?

In this case, you can also take part in the training . You decide for yourself which physical exercises you want to take part in and when you would prefer to take on the role of observer. The trainer will ask you about any restrictions at the start of the workshop.

 

What should I wear or bring with me?

Please wear functional (sports) clothing and shoes that are suitable for the weather and in which you can walk and possibly jog comfortably. There will always be movement units during the training , so it is important that you can move well and be active in your clothing. Functional shirts, trekking shoes, wind or softshell jackets, trekking/hiking pants, sports trousers, etc. are suitable. You are also welcome to wear the clothing at the start of the workshop, as there will be a flexible change between indoor and outdoor phases.

 

Will the practical workshop be canceled in case of bad weather (rain/storm etc.)?

The "Practical workshop: Business meets Biathlon" takes place in all weathers. The units of the workshop (outside/inside) will be flexibly adapted to the weather. If it is not possible to hold the workshop outside, the mobile biathlon facility will be set up at a suitable location within the seminar hotel or under cover.

 

When does the optional one-hour 1:1 online coaching session take place after the practical workshop?

You arrange an individual appointment for the optional 1:1 online coaching with the trainer yourself. In order to ensure optimal transfer into practice, the coaching should ideally take place three to four weeks after the workshop.

 

How does the optional one-hour 1:1 online coaching session work? How can I prepare for it?

The workshop will provide you with very different impressions and impulses. You can use the time between the workshop and the optional online coaching to reflect on what you have learned and relate it to your personal day-to-day work. You can collect questions that arise afterwards or bring along personal situations from your everyday business life, which you can then discuss with the trainer in 1:1 coaching. The trainer will give you further advice during the training .

 

What is the best way to prepare for the workshop?

Reflect on situations in your everyday working life in which you feel stressed and/or reach your "limits". The workshop is about gaining distance and looking at work and everyday situations from a new perspective. Ideally, you should choose the time of the workshop so that you have some time afterwards to process the experiences you have gained.

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08.09.2025
Stuttgart/Ludwigsburg
Booking number: 34157
€ 1.540,- plus VAT.
€ 1,832.60 incl. VAT.
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Nestor Hotel
Nestor Hotel
Stuttgarter Str. 35/2, 71638 Stuttgart/Ludwigsburg
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Monday, 08.09.2025

09:30 am - 5:00 pm

Tuesday, 09.09.2025

08:30 am - 4:00 pm

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  • extensive working documents.
The participant will settle the hotel accommodation costs directly with the hotel. You will find a reservation form for hotel bookings in your learning environment.
05.03.2026
Munich/Feldkirchen
Booking number: 34157
€ 1.540,- plus VAT.
€ 1,832.60 incl. VAT.
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Hotel Bauer Feldkirchen
Hotel Bauer Feldkirchen
Münchner Str. 6, 85622 Munich/Feldkirchen
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Thursday, 05.03.2026

09:30 am - 5:00 pm

Friday, 06.03.2026

08:30 am - 4:00 pm

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The participant will settle the hotel accommodation costs directly with the hotel. You will find a reservation form for hotel bookings in your learning environment.
24.09.2026
Fribourg
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Dorint Thermenhotel Freiburg
Dorint Thermenhotel Freiburg
An den Heilquellen 8, 79111 Freiburg
Room rate: € 158,68 plus VAT.
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Thursday, 24.09.2026

09:30 am - 5:00 pm

Friday, 25.09.2026

08:30 am - 4:00 pm

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  • Catering during breaks and
  • extensive working documents.
The participant will settle the hotel accommodation costs directly with the hotel. You will find a reservation form for hotel bookings in your learning environment.
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  • one joint lunch per full seminar day,
  • Catering during breaks and
  • extensive working documents.
The participant will settle the hotel accommodation costs directly with the hotel. You will find a reservation form for hotel bookings in your learning environment.
Booking number: 34157
€ 1.540,- plus VAT.
€ 1,832.60 incl. VAT.
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  • Catering during breaks and
  • extensive working documents.
The participant will settle the hotel accommodation costs directly with the hotel. You will find a reservation form for hotel bookings in your learning environment.
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