Leadership development 

Leadership as a key factor in Swiss Post’s transformation

People in leadership roles have a major influence on the corporate culture. To enable them to support implementation of the “Swiss Post of tomorrow” strategy, Swiss Post has launched a leadership programme specifically geared towards transformation. The first measures were implemented in 2021, and the program took off in 2022.

To implement the “Swiss Post of tomorrow” strategy successfully, Swiss Post needs to build on its strengths and continue developing its own corporate culture. This relates to leaders in particular, who have an important influence on the corporate culture in daily working life, in projects and in specialist topics, and who transfer these qualities to employees.

Since the end of 2021, a new understanding of management has been established throughout the company via a leadership programme geared specifically towards transformation. The aim of the programme, which goes by the name “En viadi” (Romansh for “on the way” or “to be on the move”), is to develop a common understanding among managers of how leadership is practised at Swiss Post, how collaboration is organized and which skills are particularly important for people in leadership roles. By the end of 2022, almost 600 leaders had successfully completed the programme. It will be continued in 2023 and rolled out to other management levels in an adapted form.