Category: Human Resources (HR)

The case Switzerland has caught up in terms of equality – but there are still gaps in the realities of life between the sexes. Source: NZZ, 13 June 2024 The commentary The gaps in education, choice of career, income and...

The case “They don’t seem know that they are ignorant” Source: Dunning-Kruger and Swiss press (Sonntagszeitung) The commentary ​The Dunning-Kruger effect, first described by Justin Kruger and David Dunning in...

The case In a double interview granted to NZZ, Stadler Rail CEO Markus Bernsteiner expressed what he considers the most important competences at the top of a company: “Openness, curiosity, accepting and implementing...

The case According to a report, the willingness to support organisational change has fallen from 74% of employees in 2016 to just 43% in 2022. This is worrying. Source: Gartner The commentary Understanding and addressing the...

The case According to the latest Schilling Report, there are the longer the more women in management positions in Swiss companies, many of whom are expats. Yet there is high fluctuation and companies are still finding it...

The case “Part-time work means part-time pension” – there is much truth in this quote. All those who work a reduced schedule and, as a consequence, earn less must expect a lower AHV pension and lower savings in...

The case Economic historians will probably one day describe the current era in Swiss banking as a turning point with major personnel changes. Never before have so many bank employees changed jobs in such a short space of time....

I hope that my Christmas letter finds you well and actively anticipating the festive days. As the year is drawing to a close, I look back and I would like to thank you all for the interest you have shown in my flashes, an...

The case AI is already being used in practice for example in recruitment. Source: Prof. Dr Noah Bubenhofer, German Department, Faculty of Philosophy, UZH / Lecture: 25 April 2024 The commentary In recruiting, AI is used to...

The case “We need to completely reorganise some subjects”. According to the Pisa study our pupils are actually doing quite well. Actually…, because the overall results of the study show a worrying trend. How...

The case Compared with young people in other countries, 15-year-olds in Switzerland score well to very well in maths, reading and science. Switzerland is above the OECD average in all three areas of competence tested. The...