Research · Geneva
Change management: why “resistance” is the wrong lens
Resistance to change dominates practice. Research suggests reading it as a reaction to context, not a trait of people.
2026-10-05Read
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Leadership, management and soft skills training in Switzerland
2550 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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113 articles
Research · Bern
Involving teams in change — in the canton of Bern
Single context; replicate locally before generalising.
2026-09-28Read
Research · Bern
Is a fair change better accepted? — in the canton of Bern
Single context; replicate locally before generalising.
2026-09-28Read
Research · Neuchâtel
Preparing teams for change — in the canton of Neuchâtel
Single context; replicate locally before generalising.
2026-09-28Read
Research · Neuchâtel
Explaining how decisions are made — in the canton of Neuchâtel
Single context; replicate locally before generalising.
2026-09-28Read
Research · Zurich
The role of middle managers in change — in the canton of Zurich
Single context; replicate locally before generalising.
2026-09-25Read
Research · Fribourg
Change through small wins — in the canton of Fribourg
Single context; replicate locally before generalising.
2026-09-25Read
Research · Zurich
Committing to change out of conviction — in the canton of Zurich
Single context; replicate locally before generalising.
2026-09-13Read
Research · Zurich
Measuring whether a team is ready for change — in the canton of Zurich
Single context; replicate locally before generalising.
2026-09-13Read
Research · Bern
Readiness for Change: What Research Really Measures
Commitment to a change depends on specific beliefs: necessity, capability, support and personal benefit. Research has identified them.
2026-08-19Read
Research · Sion
Can you measure whether a team is ready for change? — Sion, Valais
Single context; replicate locally before generalising.
2026-08-15Read
Research · Sion
Does the way a change is announced matter as much as the change? — Sion, Valais
Single context; replicate locally before generalising.
2026-08-15Read
Research · Basel
Does involving teams in change increase buy-in? — in the canton of Basel-Stadt
Single context; replicate locally before generalising.
2026-07-15Read
Research · Basel
Do repeated reorganisations exhaust teams? — in the canton of Basel-Stadt
Single context; replicate locally before generalising.
2026-07-15Read
Research · Zurich
Responses to Change: Beyond “Resistance”
The studies reviewed are predominantly cross-sectional and use heterogeneous measures.
2026-06-18Read
Research · Lugano
Which messages make change acceptable? — in the canton of Ticino
Single context; replicate locally before generalising.
2026-06-16Read
Field · Sion
No filter: on the ground in Sion: what change leadership truly reveals about organisations
Raw observations from field engagements in Sion — what change leadership says, unfiltered, about an organisation's health.
2026-06-15Read
Method · Sion
Intervention note: method: structuring a change leadership initiative in Sion over 90 days
An operational 90-day plan to anchor change leadership in a team or committee based in Sion.
2026-06-14Read
Expert view · Sion
From the inside: change Leadership in Sion: what ten years of practice have taught us
Experiential synthesis: what works, what no longer works, and what is never said publicly about change leadership in Sion.
2026-06-12Read
2026 trend · Sion
What we actually learn about change Leadership in 2026: what is changing in Sion for executives and managers
Four weak signals redrawing the practice of change leadership in Sion this year.
2026-06-11Read
Comparison · Sion
Intervention note: change Leadership: comparing the approaches used in Sion and across Switzerland
Three approaches to change leadership compared in the field — costs, durations, observed results from Sion.
2026-06-09Read
Perspective · Sion
Intervention note: change Leadership: what Sion brings specifically to the practice
Cultural and economic reading of change leadership seen from Sion — local specifics and transferable lessons.
2026-06-08Read
Case study · Sion
No filter: case study: transforming a team's change leadership in Sion
An anonymised engagement with a team based in Sion — starting point, programme deployed, six-month results.
2026-06-06Read
Research · Vevey
Do some people resist change more? — in the canton of Vaud
Single context; replicate locally before generalising.
2026-06-05Read