Topics in Leadership Update

Impact and standing

How leaders build standing and confidence: C-level confidence · Leadership positioning · Strengths-based leadership

Pressure, conflict and mindset

How leaders stay effective when things get difficult: Leadership mindset · Solution-focused culture · Employee strengths

The top team and co-leadership

How leadership works at the top: Top management team · Co-leadership · Stakeholder management · Leader as coach

New roles

How to start well in a new leadership role: Newly promoted leader

Executive coaching at the top

How to choose the right coach and what coaching achieves at senior level: Top executive coach in Zurich · Top management coaching

The latest articles follow directly below.

Top Executive Coach in Zurich: Two independent lists and 7 criteria for choosing yours

Two editorial teams list Cristian Hofmann among the top executive coaches in Zurich: Top 10 Coaches (2023)...

Executive leadership coaching: 19 ways to land an internal C-suite role when a search firm is involved

Nineteen coaches from the Forbes Coaches Council described how internal candidates win a C-suite role when the...

Positive Leadership: Five Tests to Run Before You Invest

Executive boards and HR departments tend to treat positive leadership like a programme. Approved, rolled out, ticked...

Leadership lives in the minds of those you lead

Meaning is made by the person receiving a message. Your intent as a leader doesn't decide it....

The Dark Sides of Positive Leadership: Why the Good Can Also Be Bad

Key Takeaways: Positive leadership is correlated with engagement and satisfaction—this has been proven....

Cristian Hofmann interview: The man who makes effective leadership tangible

This article was created following the «Call the Boss» interview with the business newsletter Zahltag: <a href="https://www.shn.ch/multimedia/podcast/2026-06-11/cristian-hofmann-der-mann-der-fuehrung-spuerbar-macht"...

Leadership executive coaching: What makes it effective for senior leaders

Leadership executive coaching works when leadership changes measurably in everyday work. Five impact factors, signals to watch...

Outwardly successful, inwardly under pressure: Executive Leadership under real complexity

Many top executives appear stable on the outside. Inside, they operate under constant high pressure. This is...

Why Free Personality Tests Aren’t Worth the Price

How Leaders Can Make Smarter People Decisions with Valid Assessments...

Leadership Update from Executive Coaching