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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.

Career Ferrata: From Developer to Tech Lead

 

The transition from Developer to Tech Lead is one of the most underestimated steps in an IT career. What the transition actually entails and how to prepare for it before you have the title is laid out in the article below.

 

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Mountain Legends: Karl Egloff

What separates good leaders from great ones? It's not who pushes hardest. It's who makes the right call under pressure.
Karl Egloff set out to speed-run Everest: No oxygen, no Sherpa, sub-24 hours.

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Mountain Legends: Rega

Today, we say a huge thank you to Switzerland’s non-profit air rescue service, Rega. Switzerland is famous for its stunning Alpine scenery, but enjoying the great outdoors comes with risks. When things go wrong, Rega's iconic red-and-white helicopters can reach any point in the country within 15 minutes from its 14 bases.

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TRANSEARCH

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.

Mentorship as a Strategic Lever in a Rapidly Changing Workplace

Forward-looking organisations are now exploring mentoring networks and peer mentoring as high-impact strategies to accelerate leadership capability across regions and functions.

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Boards Are Being Rewritten in Real Time

The combination of geopolitical fracture, policy unpredictability, technological acceleration and heightened scrutiny is forcing boards and CEOs into decisions they would previously have deferred, softened or delegated.

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The AI Shift in Mining: Why Leadership, Not Just Technology, Will Define the Next Decade

AI is coming to mining. Not in the distant future, but right now. It’s becoming a core operational enabler. And the leadership conversation needs to evolve to match it.

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