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What are the big topics shaping IT and finance recruitment in Switzerland? Read our latest thinking to stay on top of change

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What trends and developments are currently shaping the Swiss IT and finance job market? Discover the latest insights from the Nordwand Group and stay well informed.

The Psychological Impact of Recognition on Employee Motivation and Engagement — 3 Key Insights for Leaders - Entrepreneur

By embedding strategic recognition into their core practices, companies can significantly elevate employee motivation, enhance productivity and cultivate a workplace culture that champions engagement and loyalty.

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Don’t Post That Job Listing Before Taking These 5 Steps - HBR

A critical but often overlooked part of the recruiting and hiring process happens before the job description is posted — or even created. The author offers five steps for conducting a comprehensive assessment before creating that job description.

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5 hot IT leadership trends and 4 going cold - CIO

Uncertainty, the rise of AI, and shifting forces in what constitutes winning culture are spurring IT leaders to revisit how they lead, coach, hire, and prepare IT for the future.

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Leadership is a privilege that must be earned every day. It's relatively easy to identify leaders who think that way. They are humble, quick to apologise, admit when they are wrong and go out of their way to ask for help.

Ready or Not? Culture Determines What Thrives

Most organisations don't actively design culture. They experience it. It shows up in how decisions are made, how people challenge each other and what gets rewarded or quietly discouraged.

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Hiring Is One of Leadership’s Biggest Risks

Most organisational underperformance doesn’t begin in execution. It begins earlier. In hiring decisions that quietly shape capability, pace and culture long before results show up anywhere visible.

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If You Can’t Coach, You Can’t Lead!

Coaching is now central to leadership, not supplementary. AI can extend its reach, but in complex environments, context, trust and judgement remain firmly human domains.

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