Prof. Dr. Thomas D. Zweifel

“Leadership In Action” prepares students for executive leadership. It aims to give real access to leadership by thrusting students—the next generation of leaders—into the experience, attitudes, and action of leading. Each student designs and delivers a 100-day Catalytic Project as a laboratory for challenging, exploring, and testing their leadership competencies in the action of producing real-world results.

Dr. Zweifel is a strategy & performance expert and coach for leaders of Global 1000 companies. Since 1984 he has partnered with clients on four continents to meet their business imperatives. An authority on integrating planning, people and performance, he helps his clients confront taboos, build vision and strategy alignment, and boost the productivity of organizations, teams and managers—without unnecessary blah-blah, impractical training programs, or false dependencies on high-priced consultants.

Taught leadership to 500+ students

Partner and Managing Director. Strategy facilitator and executive coach for top management of 40 Fortune 500 companies. Lecturer on leadership at St. Gallen University. Keynote speaker in Europe, Asia, Australia and USA. Author of “Culture Clash” (SelectBooks 2003), “Communicate or Die” (SelectBooks 2003), “International Organizations and Democracy” (Lynne Rienner 2005), “The Rabbi and the CEO” (SelectBooks 2008), "Leadership in 100 Days" (iHorizon eBook 2010) and "Strategy-In-Action" (CreateSpace 2013).

Management consultant focusing on leadership, innovation, strategy design and implementation, breakthrough performance

Facilitated executives at 30+ Fortune 500 companies and SMEs in developing their leadership while producing productivity breakthroughs. E.g. coached a team of executives to generate $75 million through product innovation.

Coached the President and the team on a performance breakthrough.

Supervised 27 global affiliates in their business operations.