Managing uncertainties on the job

UncertaintyAccording to a recent study of Swiss companies nearly 60% of enterprises surveyed have put into place, as of September 2009, a restructuring plan or are planning to implement one.

At this time, many managers are confronted with the need to manage many uncertainties as regards the teams they manage and to confront a general drop in motivation.

The phenomenon is also Europe-wide, and in neighboring France, the numerous cases of suicides at France Telecom has highlighted the problem.
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Exclusivity and Specialized Recruitment

The relatively rarefied market of top executives, managers and experts is finally being addressed by specialist websites and exclusive job boards that focus on high-value candidates.

This trend is illustrated by specialist and expert job boards featuring management jobs in France or perhaps concentrating only on IT and finance jobs in Switzerland.

Many executives and top specialists are hesitant to register on large supermarket sites like JOBS or MONSTER which are geared to a mass market.

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New Doctoral Program in Management offered in Geneva

Webster University of Geneva has partnered with the Grenoble School of Management to offer a Doctorate in Management – a unique curriculum available in Switzerland.

Only two years ago Webster launched its Doctorate of Business Administration (the ‘DBA’) – a management doctorate administered by the American University in concert with the French Ecole de Management at Grenoble.

The management school at Grenoble is regularly ranked in the top management schools.

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