{
  "title": "Managing through influence in the canton of Zurich: how can you surface risks in a cross-functional project?",
  "url": "https://www.shr.swiss/blog/manager-par-influence-canton-zurich-faire-remonter-risques-transversaux-en",
  "language": "en",
  "datePublished": "2026-07-19",
  "publisher": {
    "name": "SHR — Swiss Human Resources",
    "url": "https://www.shr.swiss",
    "address": "Esplanade de Pont-Rouge 9A, 1212 Lancy, Suisse"
  },
  "summary": "Inviting everyone to flag risks does not automatically make speaking up feasible. A cross-functional project lead also needs to make it clear, through observable actions, how concerns will be received and handled.",
  "section": "Research",
  "topic": "Influence Management",
  "place": {
    "name": "Zurich",
    "region": "Zurich",
    "country": "CH"
  },
  "keyPoints": [
    {
      "heading": "1. What the literature establishes: speaking up involves risk",
      "point": "Amy C."
    },
    {
      "heading": "2. Openness is judged through behaviour",
      "point": "James R."
    },
    {
      "heading": "3. The premature conclusion: reassurance would be enough",
      "point": "It would be tempting to conclude that a reassuring statement at the start of a meeting is enough to bring risks to light."
    },
    {
      "heading": "4. What the evidence cannot promise",
      "point": "These studies focus neither specifically on the canton of Zurich nor on project leads without line authority."
    },
    {
      "heading": "5. A practical check in Zurich",
      "point": "Consider a hypothetical example in Zurich: a project lead coordinates, in English, the rollout of a tool across technology, compliance and operations teams at an international insurer."
    }
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "authors": "Edmondson",
      "year": "1999",
      "source": "Administrative Science Quarterly"
    },
    {
      "authors": "Burris",
      "year": "2007",
      "source": "Academy of Management Journal"
    }
  ],
  "wordCount": 450,
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  "relatedPages": {
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  "citationPolicy": "Citation autorisée avec mention « SHR — Swiss Human Resources » et lien vers l'article."
}