MSB Masterclass · WORKING IN SWITZERLAND?
The Swiss Business Culture Masterclass for Expats
Learn to read the culture nobody explains.
You know your job.
You understand business.
But working in Switzerland can still leave you wondering:
Swiss business culture has its own unwritten rules.
And most of them are never explained to you.
- Was that a yes, or actually a no?
- Why is nobody challenging the idea in the meeting?
- How direct should I be?
- When does being proactive become “too much”?
- Why does building trust take so long?
LIVING IN SWITZERLAND?
You came here with your partner.
Maybe you’re thinking about starting a business here, but you don’t know how.
This Masterclass is for you too. Same small room, same four weeks: you bring the outcome you want, and we build the path there together.
Let's have a quick call to see if the Masterclass for Expats or the MSB Masterclass is the better fit for you.
A small, highly practical Masterclass designed to help international professionals understand how Swiss business culture actually works, beyond the stereotypes.
You’ll learn to recognise the subtle signals, expectations and behaviours that shape everyday business in Switzerland.
We’ll explore questions such as:
- How Swiss colleagues communicate disagreement
- What “consensus” really means in Swiss organisations
- Why reliability can matter more than charisma
- How trust and credibility are built
- How hierarchy works when nobody seems hierarchical
- What Swiss colleagues expect you to simply “know”
- How decisions are really made
- How to communicate, lead and collaborate without constantly second-guessing yourself
And because every cohort is different, we work with your real situations, questions and cultural misunderstandings, not generic intercultural theory.
From decoding Swiss culture to navigating it confidently.
Since we are a small group, we decide together with the participants what day and time works best for each cohort.
By the end of the four weeks, you won’t suddenly become Swiss.
You’ll simply understand them a lot better.
And that can change the way you work here.