Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
I have spent more than two decades working at the intersection of leadership, organizational development, and culture. My work focuses on helping organizations create sustainable success – not primarily through tools or frameworks, but through trust, relationship quality, and shared meaning. As a CEO, executive coach, academic, and author, I combine scientific rigor with practical relevance. Close collaboration with leading thinkers in leadership and organizational theory has strongly shaped my systemic and people-centered perspective.I support leaders and organizations during phases of transformation, growth, and cultural change. My emphasis is not on quick fixes, but on building conditions that enable long-term effectiveness – strategically, culturally, and humanly.My conviction is simple: Sustainable performance emerges when people can take responsibility, relationships are consciously shaped, and learning becomes part of everyday organizational life. And yes – this usually works better without excessive buzzwords: «The Future is analogue!»
Since 1978, ZfU has empowered leaders to take strategic responsibility with confidence. Through practice-oriented seminars and tailored corporate programs, we support board members, CEOs, and management teams across the German-speaking world in leading with clarity and driving sustainable transformation. (www.zfu.ch)
For more than 25 years, the independent and politically neutral Chamber of Commerce has been successfully promoting business between Swiss companies and firms in the following partner countries: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia and Slovenia.
Daniel C. Schmid, PhD, is a trusted advisor to leaders, organizations, and networks navigating complexity in a digital age. He strongly believes that the more digital we get, the more important analogue signals will become, because they cannot be copied: «¡𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘂𝗲!»
The Swiss HR Academy (SHRA) was founded in July 2019 and offers the most comprehensive range of training and further education courses in the field of personnel management and development in Switzerland. (www.swisshracademy.ch)
Head of Academy, Member of the Executive Leadership Team, HWZ University of Applied Sciences in Business Administration, Zurich. With over 2,500 students and 800 lecturers, the HWZ is the biggest part-time University for economics in Switzerland. (www.fh-hwz.ch) Head of 200 Trainers, 6 direct reports, Program Director of several inhouse academies (incl. Blue Chip companies), P&L responsibility. Lead the definition of product roadmap, develop pricing structure and create entry-to-market strategy for new educational products and services (incl. sales negotiations with purchasing / procurement). Key contributions: ▫️Business Units “HWZ Academy” (since 01/16) and “Swiss HR Academy” (since 08/19): P&L for both units (B2B and B2C trainings / Certificate courses / Inhouse CAS. Corporate trainings in 4 languages [German / English / French / Italian]) ▫️Partner Management (since 09/21): Co-responsibility for the company-wide online Partner Management strategy incl. Ecosystems, Platforms, Science Partners, and Foundations ▫️Strategic projects (since 01/16): Development of B2B business with HWZ corporate clients (academy concepts, in-house CAS, blended and customized learning); conception and development of HWZ Career Center (2017); consulting and expertise in organizational development projects.