Research · Lugano
Self-managing teams: design matters more than coaching
Service teams in one company.
2026-04-10Read
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Leadership, management and soft skills training in Switzerland
1778 articles drawn from our engagements in Geneva, Lausanne, Zurich, Bern, Basel, Lugano, Fribourg and Neuchâtel. Case studies, practical guides, 2026 trends.
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Research · Basel
Goal setting: what 35 years of research teach
For complex new tasks, learning goals work better.
2026-04-09Read
Research · Lausanne
Developing leaders or developing leadership?
Conceptual review, not empirical.
2026-04-07Read
Research · Zurich
Self–other agreement: what we really know
Difference scores can mislead.
2026-04-06Read
Research · Neuchâtel
Does 360-degree feedback improve leaders?
Average gains are small.
2026-04-04Read
Research · Fribourg
Leadership interventions: what experiments say
Few studies follow effects beyond months.
2026-04-03Read
Research · Lugano
Training transformational leadership: a randomised experiment
Military context differs from business.
2026-04-02Read
Research · Basel
Does personality predict transformational leadership?
Heterogeneous measures.
2026-04-01Read
Research · Bern
The flip side of inspiring leadership: dependence
One sector, one country.
2026-03-31Read
Research · Lausanne
Servant leadership: serve to lead better?
Initial study in one organisation.
2026-03-30Read
Research · Zurich
Ethical leadership: the example comes from the top
Validation data come from few organisations.
2026-03-29Read
Research · Geneva
Authentic leadership: measure before you celebrate
Later work shows strong overlap with transformational leadership.
2026-03-28Read
Research · Neuchâtel
Destructive leadership: more harmful than we think
Definitions vary across studies.
2026-03-27Read
Research · Fribourg
Abusive supervision: what the evidence synthesis shows
Most studies cannot establish causality.
2026-03-26Read
Research · Lugano
Abusive supervision: the cost of a hostile boss
Self-reported data; distressed people may perceive more hostility.
2026-03-25Read
Research · Basel
Women and men leaders: really different styles?
Gaps are small and distributions overlap widely.
2026-03-24Read
Research · Bern
Leader–member exchange quality: the first meta-analysis
Correlational studies; performance may improve the relationship.
2026-03-23Read
Field · Sion
What we actually learn about on the ground in Sion: what executive leadership truly reveals about organisations
Raw observations from field engagements in Sion — what executive leadership says, unfiltered, about an organisation's health.
2026-03-23Read
Research · Lausanne
Personality and leadership: what the Big Five say
Correlations are moderate; much remains unexplained.
2026-03-22Read
Method · Sion
Method: structuring a executive leadership initiative in Sion over 90 days
An operational 90-day plan to anchor executive leadership in a team or committee based in Sion.
2026-03-22Read
Research · Zurich
Traits or behaviours: what predicts leader effectiveness
The model combines heterogeneous meta-analyses; causal links are assumed.
2026-03-21Read
Research · Geneva
Does transformational leadership work at every level?
Primary studies are mostly cross-sectional and single-source.
2026-03-20Read