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What moves us, inspires us, and spurs us on

A glimpse behind the scenes: the stories that inspire and drive our team.

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Michèle Müller

Learning (through) your own strengths

Michèle talks to us about how uncertainty can guide development, how dialogue is linked to learning and why she isn’t a penguin who wants to fly.

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Léonie S. Mollet, Isabel Ammann, Marco Serraino

Three employees discuss work models for the future that are in place today.

It’s sometimes claimed, tongue in cheek, that ‘TBF has at least as many work models as employees.’ This claim is far from wrong... Léonie S. Mollet, Isabel Ammann and Marco Serraino discuss the advantages and challenges of this flexible working arrangement. They all agree that in this environment, trust and individual solutions reliably produce better results.

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Vito Daniele

Detours increase the knowledge of a place.

An insight into why IT today has more to do with the ability to learn than lonely tinkering. And why, contrary to expectations, the path to the dream job turned out to be a sprint instead of a marathon.

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Full speed ahead on the wind

A proposal meets with enthusiasm. Jan and Lars recount how they were able to fulfil a long-pursued dream together with TBF: sailing a 49er.

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Christian Müller

‘I want to be able to do that too’

Christian Müller tells us how fulfilling a childhood dream guides him through life, and why music is part of who he is. Band member, label owner and album releaser – how can you make music the centre of your life and what does this have to do with an engineering office?

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Night shift in New Zealand

An interview with Léonie S. Mollet about making the working world agile – and why, thanks to TBF, she’s able to live this experiment herself.

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Waste treatment - a radical 100 year transformation

An excursion with David da Silva

Project manager at TBF in the area of waste treatment – about old habits, technological change, a pioneering spirit put into practice, and lots and lots of hot air.

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Torsten Wenk

Touchdown Warriors!

Torsten Wenk offers us an insight into the world of American football. In Winterthur, he trains the tough lads and star players of tomorrow. What exactly is the appeal of American football, and why do kids play with belts and flags rather than protective padding?

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Beyond the borders.

Don Camillo and Cinque stelle? Export cup-holder or knocked out in the first round? La vie en jaune? Thomas Vollmeier, Margit Löschau and Roberto Macchi have their finger on the pulse of our outposts.

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Michael Jäggi

‘I’ve never lost my ability to laugh.’

In his moving story, Michael Jäggi tells us why he has a guitar collection instead of a photo album. Looking back at his life, he says we should accept life and all its ups and downs.

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Áedán Christie

«The Zurich Chamber Singers»

When your own body becomes the instrument, it moves more than just the singer. Áedán talks about how music touches people and brings them together.

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Spatial planning – why less land doesn’t mean less space, and how a participative approach makes the planning process easier

A conversation with Richard Zickermann – Project manager for socially challenging plans involving structured chaos, greenfield development, future meeting places and long strips of disused land.

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Daniel Länzlinger

«The Pinguins»

Why the world is a disk – at least on the ice, and why ice hockey has much more to offer than cold feet and broken noses. Daniel explains it all without skating on thin ice.

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Kostadin (Koki) Kochev

Switch the hose on!

We had an opportunity to learn more about Zurich’s volunteer fire service. Koki tells us all about the skill involved in waiting for orders and how acting impulsively can be dangerous. He also reveals what the fire service and engineering have in common.

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Three individuals, three perspectives, a single recipe: the TBF career path.

This is why at TBF, we do more than just fill vacancies – we give our employees freedom. We don’t believe in fixed profiles. It’s about taking people as they are, with all their strengths and expertise. Ronja Allenfort, Jens van Holt and Markus Luchsinger talk about their highly personalised career paths at TBF.

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Nadia Bruderhofer
Marianne Böller

Acrobatic symbiosis

Two of our employees, Marianne and Nadia, give us a quick look at their hobby – Acroyoga. Why are they fascinated by this particular form of yoga, and what distinguishes it? What skills do you need to practice this potentially dangerous form of exercise, and what should you know about it?

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The pleasure of change

An interview with Andreas Sägesser – TBF’s learning organisation expert – on the power of collaboration, individual scepticism, shared ‘a-ha’ moments and mutual progress.

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Stories

What moves us, inspires us, and spurs us on

Michèle Müller

Learning (through) your own strengths

Léonie S. Mollet, Isabel Ammann, Marco Serraino

Three employees discuss work models for the future that are in place today.

Vito Daniele

Detours increase the knowledge of a place.

Full speed ahead on the wind

Christian Müller

‘I want to be able to do that too’

Night shift in New Zealand

Waste treatment - a radical 100 year transformation

An excursion with David da Silva

Torsten Wenk

Touchdown Warriors!

Beyond the borders.

Michael Jäggi

‘I’ve never lost my ability to laugh.’

Áedán Christie

«The Zurich Chamber Singers»

Spatial planning – why less land doesn’t mean less space, and how a participative approach makes the planning process easier

Daniel Länzlinger

«The Pinguins»

Kostadin (Koki) Kochev

Switch the hose on!

Three individuals, three perspectives, a single recipe: the TBF career path.

Nadia Bruderhofer
Marianne Böller

Acrobatic symbiosis

The pleasure of change

Locations Switzerland

Locations Germany

Stories

What moves us, inspires us, and spurs us on

Michèle Müller

Learning (through) your own strengths

Léonie S. Mollet, Isabel Ammann, Marco Serraino

Three employees discuss work models for the future that are in place today.

Vito Daniele

Detours increase the knowledge of a place.

Full speed ahead on the wind

Christian Müller

‘I want to be able to do that too’

Night shift in New Zealand

Waste treatment - a radical 100 year transformation

An excursion with David da Silva

Torsten Wenk

Touchdown Warriors!

Beyond the borders.

Michael Jäggi

‘I’ve never lost my ability to laugh.’

Áedán Christie

«The Zurich Chamber Singers»

Spatial planning – why less land doesn’t mean less space, and how a participative approach makes the planning process easier

Daniel Länzlinger

«The Pinguins»

Kostadin (Koki) Kochev

Switch the hose on!

Three individuals, three perspectives, a single recipe: the TBF career path.

Nadia Bruderhofer Marianne Böller

Acrobatic symbiosis

The pleasure of change

Locations Switzerland

Locations Germany

Nadia Bruderhofer
Marianne Böller