Switzerland must no longer
Posted: Tue Feb 04, 2025 6:55 am
Personally, I am nevertheless convinced that Federal Councillors should master the principles of the art of negotiation. give in too quickly in disputes with the EU by offering a compromise. At the beginning, each side has to defend its maximum demand. The compromise only emerges in the course of the dispute.
Above all, I would like to see a new Federal Councillor who has internalised the so-called "Harvard Principle" in terms of communication skills. In a nutshell, this means that politicians communicate firmly on the issue but softly with the other person. In other words, it is a short formula: "I understand you - but I do not agree with your brazil rcs data opinion!" This attitude is not only useful in negotiations. The "Harvard Principle" can be successfully applied in numerous communication processes in everyday life, at meetings or in negotiations. The aim of the Harvard Principle is always to separate the factual and relationship levels, to balance interests and to look for alternative decisions using neutral assessment criteria in order to create a win-win situation for all those involved.
In the aforementioned radio round table, a member of the Council of States turned out to be a tea-grounds reader. He predicted that Federal Councilor Sommaruga would aspire to the post of Foreign Minister and that the new Federal Council would therefore have to make do with another department. If that is the case, we must not define the requirements profile of the newly elected Federal Councilor too narrowly. As a magistrate, a generalist is more suitable than a specialist. The communicative and social skills of the new executive member are core competencies. What is needed is a Federal Councilor who can do both: listen and show understanding, but who can also make an opinion understandable and also make clear decisions.
Above all, I would like to see a new Federal Councillor who has internalised the so-called "Harvard Principle" in terms of communication skills. In a nutshell, this means that politicians communicate firmly on the issue but softly with the other person. In other words, it is a short formula: "I understand you - but I do not agree with your brazil rcs data opinion!" This attitude is not only useful in negotiations. The "Harvard Principle" can be successfully applied in numerous communication processes in everyday life, at meetings or in negotiations. The aim of the Harvard Principle is always to separate the factual and relationship levels, to balance interests and to look for alternative decisions using neutral assessment criteria in order to create a win-win situation for all those involved.
In the aforementioned radio round table, a member of the Council of States turned out to be a tea-grounds reader. He predicted that Federal Councilor Sommaruga would aspire to the post of Foreign Minister and that the new Federal Council would therefore have to make do with another department. If that is the case, we must not define the requirements profile of the newly elected Federal Councilor too narrowly. As a magistrate, a generalist is more suitable than a specialist. The communicative and social skills of the new executive member are core competencies. What is needed is a Federal Councilor who can do both: listen and show understanding, but who can also make an opinion understandable and also make clear decisions.