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«Enthusiastic employees excel in their work because they maintain the balance between the energy they give and the energy they receive.» – Arnold Bakker.

Arnold Bakker is one of the most influential and frequently cited occupational and organisational psychologists in the world. He is particularly well known for the Work Demands and Labour Resources Model developed with Professor Eva Demerouti, which is designed to explain positive work performance. This model is very popular both in scientific circles and in practice. Building on this, Arnold Bakker has developed a series of successful online practical tools: the Job Demands Resources Monitor, Happiness Indicator and Engagement app. He is, therefore, considered a scientist firmly grounded in practice, making him a scientific advisor valuable to impatto in the fields of job crafting, work design and burnout prevention, topics that are of great importance in significant change projects.

«There is nothing as practical as a good theory.» – Kurt Lewin.

This famous quotation from Kurt Lewin is particularly true of Julius Kuhl, founder of Personality System Interaction (PSI) theory, currently one of the most comprehensive personality theories in the world. He is regarded as an internationally renowned pioneer in personality psychology and an expert in motivation, self-control and change competence. He has received several awards for his scientific work, with the German Society of Psychology honouring him with a lifetime achievement award. Employee adaptability plays a key role in the success of complex change projects; Kuhl's PSI theory is extremely helpful in building up resilience in change processes, and his personality diagnosis is of great help with practical work. His work as a scientific advisor is invaluable to impatto.

«Knowledge is of no value unless you put it into practice.» – Anton Chekov.

This quotation accurately describes one of Norbert Semmer’s finest qualities. He has mastered the ability to skilfully combine theory and practice and is an internationally respected occupational and organisational psychologist. The Society for Occupational Health Psychology has presented him with a Lifetime Career Achievement Award. Good tools are an important prerequisite for successful change. However, the success of complex change projects depends less on the tool itself than on the context in which it is used. Norbert Semmer assists impatto, offering his expertise in shaping these contextual requirements and with occupational and organisational psychology issues in general.

«Hiring the best is your most important task.» – Steve Jobs.

Adrian Bangerter has made personnel recruitment one of his key areas of research and is considered a proven expert in this field. His valuable practical recommendations for successful recruitment interviews, as set out in his book Réussir l'entretien d'embauche comportemental (How to succeed in a behavioural job interview) have often benefited impatto in the past and prove particularly useful in change projects.

«Nichts davon war geplant. Ich wurde geleitet durch eine Sehnsucht, die sich in mir im Laufe der Klosterzeit entwickelt hatte. Das war die Sehnsucht, Menschen dabei zu unterstützen, sich so zufrieden zu fühlen, wie ich es dort erfahren habe.» – Bodo Janssen.

Bodo Janssen brought about a paradigm shift in the leadership and corporate culture of his company Upstalsboom, a medium-sized hotel group based on the northern coast of Germany. His goal was to develop an authentic corporate culture through an unlikely combination of spirituality, science and business. Upstalsboom was voted top employer in 2014 and Bodo Janssen has since received other business awards. An incredible success story – including in terms of the numbers involved: Upstalsboom doubled its turnover, employee satisfaction rose by eighty percent, and customer satisfaction rose to almost one hundred percent. Janssen describes this change as a “silent revolution”. The story of his success became a bestseller, which was also made into a film. Our exchanges with Bodo Janssen are invaluable to impatto, a source of inspiration that came to fruition through our corporate cultural change work.

«Lass mir die Welt, verschule sie nicht.» – Peter Fratton.

Peter Fratton is one of the most renowned training entrepreneurs and learning innovators in Europe, establishing his first “House of Learning” in Romanshorn in 1980. He has received multiple awards for his work. His pedagogical concept of autonomous learning promotes self-efficacy, giving learners the confidence to obtain the skills to manage achievement situations with the utmost success. Self-efficacy goes hand in hand with mental resilience: people who perceive themselves to be self-effective are more committed to their professional life, develop more endurance when faced with obstacles and setbacks, experience less stress dealing with challenges at work and are less easily disheartened in the event of failure. Self-effective employees are well prepared for change projects. With his creativity, originality and knack for getting straight to the point, Peter Fratton is a great asset to impatto. His ideas inspire our work and create important prerequisites for successful change.

«Change is the end result of all true learning.» – Leo Buscaglia.

As a former member of the executive board and head of the private and corporate clients business unit of Schwyzer Kantonalbank and owner of the company Wandler, Lukas Camenzind has learned from his own experience. He knows that when we treat people with respect, help and support them on the path of change, and empower them to think, act and feel, they are able to realise their full potential and to transform themselves in a self-controlled and sustainable way. Lukas Camenzind has proved this in various very different contexts. His career is a success story, as the figures also show. His long-standing and successful experience in accompanying change processes makes him an inspiring network partner for impatto.

«The best way to predict the future is to create it.» – Alan Kay.

The quotation says it all: as founder and director of the Institut für angewandte Markenführung (Institute of applied brand management, ifam), Colinda Kürschner helps companies and brands boost their future viability. She has a particularly keen eye for implicit values and visions, which form the basis for honing the normative reference framework and strengthening the future viability of businesses. Our cooperation with the Institut für angewandte Markenführung is of great value to impatto when it comes to establishing the strategic framework for cultural and structural change.

«One of the greatest talents of all is the talent to recognize and to develop talent in others.» – Colin Powell.

As head of high-performance sport at Swiss Tennis, Alessandro Greco is regarded as a proven expert in the field of talent development. He has mastered the art of creating the individual conditions that his athletes require to enable them to develop their talent. This quality means he is invaluable to impatto when it comes to knowledge transfer from top-performance sport to the business world.

«The real challenge for most organizations is not whether the rules of the game will change (because they will); rather, will they make the necessary (...) transformation required for future survival.» – Sven C. Voelpel.

The “rules of the game” are always changing, and companies are constantly forced to question the basic assumptions underlying their actions when it comes to business models. Complex change projects can no longer be handled in the same old way they once were. If conventional formulas no longer work, the answer is to let go of deep-seated patterns and try out new ones. Philipp Rufer has much experience of this and knows how to break with conventional (leadership) patterns to try out new and unusual things to achieve success. He has proven this at BMW Group Switzerland, among other businesses. He provides impatto with advice and resources to support our ground-breaking change projects.

Gemeinsam mit seinem TATKRAFT-Team bereitet Andreas Lanz Athletinnen und Athleten aus unterschiedlichsten Sportarten auf Weltmeisterschaften und Spiele vor. Zudem bringt er Artisten, Schauspieler und Models in Topform und verhilft «Sportfaulen» zu dauerhaft mehr Bewegung in ihrem Alltag. Er war 5 Jahre als Kolumnist für die «NZZ am Sonntag» tätig. 2013 veröffentlichte er sein erstes Buch, «Das AWL-Prinzip – Alles wird leichter». 2018 folgte dann sein zweites Werk «Der Powereffekt – Die Macht der Selbstverantwortung».

Andreas Lanz ist stets auf der Suche nach neuen Methoden und Techniken, die mit einem guten Aufwand-Nutzen-Verhältnis die Lebensqualität oder Leistungsfähigkeit verbessern können. In diesem Zusammenhang hat er die "Wim-Hof-Methode" entdeckt, mit der er sein Immunsystem herausfordert und seine Gesundheit aktiv beeinflussen kann. Seine positiven Erfahrungen möchte er nun möglichst vielen Menschen weitergeben.

Andreas Lanz ist bekannt für seine ganzheitliche Herangehensweise und seine Fähigkeit, individuelle Bedürfnisse und Ziele zu erkennen und darauf abgestimmte Trainings- und Coaching-Programme zu entwickeln. Seine Kunden schätzen seine praxisorientierten Ansätze und seine emphatische Art, die es ihnen ermöglicht, ihre Potenziale voll auszuschöpfen.

«Das Wesen des Menschen bei der Aufnahme sichtbar zu machen, ist die höchste Kunst der Fotografie.» – Friedrich Dürrenmatt.

Joel Burger masters this art skilfully. His results are first-class and meet the highest quality standards – which is why he is impatto’s go-to person when it comes to film and photo productions.