Michael W. Büchi - Intercultural Counsels
Offer
Intercultural Advisory Services, Coaching, Negotiation Training, and Private or Team Trainings
Preparation for negotiating with other cultures, leading multicultural teams, as well as working abroad.
Specialized Cultural Areas
These include: Switzerland, various African countries, as well as Malaysia and Singapore. Qualified specialists will be consulted for other regions.
Mediation and Conflict Management
The focus of meditation and conflict management services is on conflicts within an intercultural context.
Coaching and Counseling
The focus of coaching and counseling services is the joint development of possible courses of actions and the enablement of changes in perspective as well as reflection as a means of dealing with challenges as positively as possible.
Areas of Expertise
Intercultural Negotiation Strategies How to handle culture shocks, as well as the shock of reintegrating into one’s own culture, with the goal of expanding one’s ability to take action. During the sessions, both systemic as well as solution-oriented approaches will be pursued.
Working Languages
German, French, Portuguese and English
Background
Former member of Board of Directors: Society for Intercultural Education, Training and Research (SIETAR) Europe
Lecturer, Higher Technical College for Southeastern Switzerland (IBW), Chur
Lecturer, Higher College for Tourism, Academia engiadina, Samedan
Lecturer, Centre catholique romand de formation en Eglise, Fribourg
Education
Diploma of Advanced Studies in Coaching, Supervision and Mediation (ZHAW)
Certificate of Advanced Studies in Conflict Management and Mediation (ZHAW)
Studies of Theology, University of Theology, Chur (not finished yet)
Prior Positions
Migration Attaché, Swiss Representation in Luanda, Angola
Deputy Section Chief for Africa, State Secretariat for Migration, Bern
(negotiations with numerous countries at the government level)
Lecturer, Swiss Police Insitute, Neuchâtel
Part-time activities
Vice-President, Commission for Education and Social Affairs, Roman Catholic Corporation of the Canton of Zurich
References
During the trainings, the combination of theory and practice and the joint development of courses of action for dealing with cultural challenges have provided my employees and me with a true added value. Mr. Büchi’s sustainable inputs help us during negotiations and client meetings on a daily basis. I value his expertise, knowledge, as well as razor-sharp analyses.
– Marc Steinkat, CEO Switzerland, Commerzbank AG Zurich
At Jet Aviation Business Jets, we have engaged Mr. Büchi to train our crew members concerning intercultural communication. Having dealt with different cultures, nationalities, and religions for many years, we were very curious about how Mr. Büchi would teach our crew members the essentials of intercultural communication in a short time. We were impressed with his speech, his wide knowledge, and his touch of humor. Also, the feedback received from our crew members has all been very positive, and we do not want to miss Mr. Büchi in our training the next year. He is doing a wonderful job in the sense of helping people to understand each other and to broaden their own limits. Thank you very much, Mr. Büchi!
– Tamara Taleb, Chief Inflight Service Staff, Jet Aviation Business Jets AG
Contact
Michael W. Büchi
Intercultural Counsels
Kirchplatz 3
8953 Dietikon-Zürich, Switzerland
M +41 79 446 71 44
