Dublin/Zurich, November 26, 2009: Three-time Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern to become Chairman of the International Forestry Fund The International Forestry Fund – a joint venture of the Irish Forestry Fund and Helvetia Wealth AG of Switzerland – today announced...
Zurich, November 24, 2009: Companies and managers are turning to music to build teams and to cope with crisis Corporations are hiring orchestras to teach their employees a lesson about leadership and performing as a team. Executives are discovering classical music to...
Munich, November 9, 2009: PAYBACK, Europe's leading customer loyalty program, wins up to 20,000 new members every week Customer loyalty programs are becoming increasingly significant, especially in the retail and travel & transportation sectors. What was a...
London/Beijing, November 5, 2009: Further education, training and temporary work as strategic anchors in times of demographic change The Adecco Institute (London), think tank of the world’s largest HR services provider, recently studied the educational standard of...
Zurich, October 25, 2009: "My personal record is 7.39 seconds" says Swiss top skier Didier Cuche Today Swiss top skier Didier Cuche won this skiing season's first important championship, the giant slalom in Solden, Austria, which is considered an important test for...
Zurich, October 8, 2009: Can romantic composer Schubert help executives get over job loss and divorce? Can music help top executives get their careers back on track? Even more so, can romantic music by Schubert speak to managers that are used to listening to tough...
Taicang, October 4, 2009: Learning in a globalized economy - a lesson from China In past years, we have seen traditional companies close their production facilities in Europe overnight, lay off their employees and invest in new sites - mostly in Asia. For the most...
Frankfurt, September 6, 2009: Good looking, successful, but no man - successful men are sexy, when women move up the corporate career ladder they become lonely Finally the number of female top executives is increasing. But what could be celebrated as a big step...
Beijing, September 5, 2009: Can public-private partnerships help reduce unemployment in China? Despite an enviable growth rate of 8% even in times of crisis, unemployment is on the rise in China while at the same time skilled personnel is lacking. More than ever...