Strategic Volunteering

30
Sep

I Regained Confidence and Improved My Communication Skills

What new skills have you developed within your strategic volunteering time as a co-coach to Master students at Lucerne School of Business?In my role as a co-coach I have refreshed my management consultant skills as I have worked with small groups of students who are engaged in consulting projects with Swiss small and medium enterprises. I have also learned much

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26
Sep

Guide to Volunteering in Luzern

By SIVO TEAM September 26, 2017 SIVO News SIVO Published the First Guide for Volunteering in Lucerne Swiss International Volunteer Organisation (SIVO) published the SIVO Guide to Volunteering in Luzern – the first manual providing key standard and legal requirements for volunteering, overview of local organisations, tips for finding the right volunteer job, as well as answers to the most frequently
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20
May

Meet Jocelyn, Whose Daughter Teaches Her Patience

We have already presented you Jocelyn, one of our first Strategic Volunteers, who is an experienced HR specialist and who is currently coaching MBA students at Hochschule Luzern as a step towards going back to work after a break. And here is Jocelyn as a loving mother and wife! My family… I married Michael four years ago. I met him

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12
May

Meet Andrea, Mother of 4!

We have already presented you Andrea, one of our first Strategic Volunteers, an experienced business consultant who is currently coaching MBA students at Hochschule Luzern as a step towards going back to work after a break. Here is another side of her – Andrea as a mother of 4! My family… is big. My husband and I have two boys

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29
Apr

Meet Andrea, our Strategic Volunteer at HSLU

Where are you from?I come from a German family and was raised in South America. My father was an international businessman and his work had him stationed in Peru and Brazil for over 25 years. I was always very attarcted to the US and the UK and hence pursued my studies in these countries (BA in Economics and an MBA).

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15
Apr

Meet Jocelyn, Our Strategic Volunteer at HSLU

Who is Jocelyn?Hello! My name is Jocelyn Ruiz-Schmidle. I am an HR professional with over 8 years of experience. I have worked for different companies in Mexico, Germany and India. I moved to Switzerland 4 years ago, got married and took a career break to raise my daughter, Sophie. Meanwhile, I have done volunteer work for my community, improved my

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4
Apr

Why Hochschule Luzern Said YES to Our Strategic Volunteering Programme

Interview with Dr. David Griesbach, part-time lecturer at Hochshule Luzern and managing consultant at Griesbach Consulting GmbH. His team of coaches at the Business School welcomed our strategic volunteers Andrea and Jocelyn as co-coaches helping teams of Master students to work on real-life business cases as consultants.Why did you decide to support our Strategic Volunteering programme by offering two coaching

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30
Mar

Why Hochschule Luzern Said YES to SIVO’s Strategic Volunteering Programme

SIVO Interview March 30, 2017 Interview with Dr. David Griesbach, part-time lecturer at Hochschule Luzern and managing consultant at Griesbach Consulting GmbH. His team of coaches at the Business School welcomed our strategic volunteers Andrea and Jocelyn as co-coaches helping teams of Master students to work on real-life business cases as consultants. 1. Why did you decide to support our
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