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Dr. Rolf Specht has worked as a trainer, top executive coach, organizational developer, and interim manager with companies, government organizations, and non-governmental organizations for many years. He has also served as an external leadership trainer and coach at the Federal Training Center of Switzerland.

After studying German language and literature, theology, and theater studies, Dr. Rolf Specht focused on communication psychology and leadership topics. He founded the Management College Zürich®, which provides in-house training and continuing education in management and leadership.

For the past 30 years, Rolf Specht has specialized in supporting management teams in the systematic and systemic implementation of Operational Excellence. He continues to work, sometimes with six-day weeks, as a highly sought-after advisor. He is the founder and managing partner of CO3 AG | Corporate Coaching & Consulting, where he works as a top executive coach and trainer in management development processes focusing on change management, post-merger integration, strategy development, communicative competence, value-focused leadership, and corporate culture. Additionally, he lectures on management and leadership topics at several universities, colleges, and universities of applied sciences, including:

ETH Zurich (Leadership at D-MTEC)
University of Zurich (Didactics, Rhetoric)
ZHAW (Leadership)
HWZ (Coaching)
University of St. Gallen (KMU-Institute, Leadership)
University of Potsdam (HPI, Leadership)
MCI, University of Innsbruck (Organization, Culture)
University of Liechtenstein (Entrepreneurship)

Dr. Rolf Specht collaborates with several renowned business schools, including St. Gallen Business School (SGBS), Boston Business School (BBS) in Zurich, St. Gallen Management Institute (SGMI), the St. Gallen Management Program (SMP), and the Institute for Communication and Leadership (IKF) in Lucerne.

Rolf’s teaching in the context of leadership and introspection is characterized by challenging encounters with specialized topics and intensive work on various personal leadership competencies. The goal is to develop a more conscious and reflective leadership approach, including concentration, attention, value-free observation, and acceptance of the actual situation.

Rolf’s seminars and personal coaching in hundreds of organizations in German-speaking countries have resulted in market-leading organizations and successful teams.