BWI becomes new: consulting, training, inspiration

BWI is led into the future by a new quartet of owners: Andrea Rutishauser, Christian Bachmann, Christoph von Felten and Mike Hubmann are adding consulting to the continuing education offering. "In this way, we are developing BWI into a holistic
partner that supports leaders, teams and organizations in their ongoing transformation," says Andrea Rutishauser, Managing Director at BWI. The former owner Jürg Kuster remains with the company as a member of the Board of Directors and supports the new team in customer acquisition.

Four partners, two complementary pillars

At a kick-off event, the new BWI started into a new era on June 24, 2020. Actually, this had already been planned for March, but due to corona there was a postponement. However, the "forced break" was used to launch the service offering cleanly and to adapt it where necessary.

As of now, a fresh wind is blowing accordingly through the historically rich BWI (formerly: ETH Institute of Management Sciences, founded in 1929). The new orientation of BWI is based on two pillars: Continuing education and, as of now, consulting. "Companies with a need for continuing education often find themselves in a profound process of change. With the new complexity created by digitalization, artificial intelligence, globalization, individualization, environmental threats as well as economic and social changes, the need for qualified consulting increases. In response to many customer requests, we are now closing this gap and offering consulting in addition to continuing education," explains Andrea Rutishauser.

New skills for contemporary approaches

With this complementary offer, BWI strengthens the future security of organizations for a time that brings great uncertainty, but also opportunities: "The topic of continuing education gains even more importance with COVID-19. The battle for the most interesting jobs is decided by ongoing training - experience alone is not enough. Remaining capable of acting, being resilient under pressure and being able to navigate complexity will become the decisive competitive factor for individuals as well as for organizations in the future. Our incentive is to convey this knowledge and ability in a practical and simple way using the latest methods," says Mike Hubmann, Chairman of the Board of Directors and consultant at BWI.

Continuing education, consulting, inspiration: united under one roof

BWI's continuing education offerings focus on leadership in all areas of the organization, "including leading oneself - because we believe that only those who know and can lead themselves are empowered to lead others," emphasizes Christian Bachmann, partner and trainer, adding, "This is an essential aspect when it comes to developing personal resilience and also promoting resilience in the team."

With its range of consulting services, BWI supports organizations in change processes, in the implementation of core projects, in the development of high-performance teams, in conflict situations or in the accompaniment of executives. The goal of both continuing education and consulting is to strengthen existing strengths and combine them with new skills so that people and organizations remain capable of action and fit for the future. The new combination of continuing education and consulting enables a holistic approach and facilitates the transfer of knowledge and skills into practice.

New web portal

The refreshed web portal, launched on June 24, invites you to seminars for self-leadership, team leadership, organizational leadership, project leadership, and customized in-house seminars. The new "Consulting" offering ranges from mediation and crisis management to support in digital transformation and massive change processes. Regular info evenings,
Impulse aperitifs and events provide inspiration and enable the exchange with interesting personalities from business, culture and science as well as know-how transfer among like-minded people and further education colleagues.

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