FIT TO method · 2026

High performance is not a destination.
It's a cycle.

Performance is a consequence.

ADDICTED TO RESULTS

FIT TO is the Wegartner method for performing under pressure. It brings executives the principles of the world's most demanding sport — Formula 1 — where excellence is measured in milliseconds.

Program director Ludovic Baumgartner Discipline Executive Coaching Method FIT TO · 2026
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The starting point

The cockpit and the boardroom share the same demands.

For thirty years, we believed an executive's performance came down to strategy. We now know it comes down first to the ability to execute under pressure. And on that precise ground, Formula 1 is the purest laboratory there is.

An F1 driver manages dozens of parameters in real time, absorbs radio communications and makes critical decisions at 300 km/h. An executive juggles financial data, team dynamics and market pressure. In both cases, the same skill makes the difference: filtering out the noise to make the right call, in a split second.

Razor-thin margins. High consequences. Immense cognitive load. The cognitive demands of an Executive Committee are, point for point, those of an elite driver: focus, decision-making under pressure, problem-solving, emotional regulation.

Cognitive performance under pressure
Performance is won first in the mind
You run an organization worth millions, sometimes billions. Who is optimizing your own performance?
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The principle behind the method

A cycle that repeats with every test.

FIT TO does not boil down to “toughing it out.” It is a biological system of performance, structured like a Grand Prix weekend: you prepare, you absorb, you recover — and you go again, stronger. Three interconnected phases, one trajectory.

The biology of performance

The Fit to method

A cycle that repeats with every test
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Fit to Drive
Preparation
  • Mental clarity to decide
  • Physical energy to act
  • Routines & environment
Fit to Crash
Resilience
  • Growth mindset
  • Analyze with objectivity
  • Debriefs & back-ups ready
Fit to Last
Recovery
  • Recovery & celebration
  • Thinking in systems
  • Longevity bio-hacks
Wegartner.
At the heart of the cycle

What connects the three phases comes down to one word: Focus. Making the right call in a split second — neither boredom nor anxiety, but optimal arousal. The entire method serves that single moment.

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No one-size-fits-all

There is no ideal profile. There is yours.

Under pressure, we all revert to our default profile. Understanding yours is the first step in preparing for it. Self-awareness is not a soft extra: it is the starting point of any effective coaching.

Profile A · “Forcefully Optimistic”

The reward seeker

“What do I stand to gain?”

Competitive, driven by reward and by what can be won. We coach this profile by framing the stakes around benefit and a sense of control.

Profile B · “Forceful & Logical”

The threat scanner

“What could go wrong?”

Analytical, detail-oriented, alert to what could derail. We coach this profile through clarity, detailed plans and risk anticipation.

You do not coach these two executives the same way. FIT TO starts by mapping your starting point.
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No driver wins alone

Behind every driver, a performance team.

Behind every driver stands an army of experts dedicated to optimizing every millisecond: engineers, strategists, psychologists. Wegartner's role is to be that team — yours.

Ludovic Baumgartner — Wegartner
Ludovic Baumgartner · Executive Coach

“Trust first. Impact follows.

Three functions, one objective: you.

FIT TO brings together, in a single engagement, the three roles that surround an elite driver.

The race engineer

Read the data. Analyze your metrics, your interactions and your decisions to define a clear strategy.

The performance coach

Optimize the fuel. Work on your energy, your sleep and your concentration to last the whole season.

The sport psychologist

Strengthen the mind. Sharpen your decision-making in moments of extreme pressure and build your resilience.

The world of high performance is a world of facades. Coaching offers the rare space where the real challenges can be named. Trust first, results follow. It is a relationship, not a transaction.

The next lap

Ready for the next lap?

FIT TO is a selective program, designed for a limited number of executives per year. If you run a high-stakes organization and want to perform where everything gets decided, the first step is an assessment conversation.

Apply to the FIT TO program
Limited seats · CEOs, C-suite & CHROs · Response within 72 hours

A first confidential 45-minute conversation to map your starting point and determine whether FIT TO is the right trajectory for you. No commitment.