Thomas Zweifel

Thomas Zweifel
Born	Thomas David Zweifel January 7, 1962 Paris
Nationality	Swiss-American
Spouse	Gabrielle Zweifel-Wurmser (1968-)
Academic background
Education	Columbia University, New York University
Thesis	“Democratic Deficit? Institutions and Regulation in the European Union, Switzerland and the United States”
Academic work
Institutions	Columbia University University of St. Gallen
Main interests	Strategy, Leadership, Performance, Communication, Cross-Cultural, AI Management
Website	https://thomaszweifel.com

Thomas David Zweifel is a Swiss-American university professor and author known for his theories Strategy-in-Action, the Global Leader Pyramid, and the Matterhorn of Masterful Listening.

Career

From 1985 to 1997, Zweifel worked for the non-governmental organization The Hunger Project on the roster of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). As its Director of Global Operations (from 1992 to 1997), he lived in various European countries as well as in Japan, India, and the United States. He was responsible for the profitability of 27 Global Affiliates but did not have the legal power to manage them through command-and-control. So he learned the skill of coaching in action. Zweifel became co-founder and CEO of Swiss Consulting Group, a management consulting firm, which he sold in 2013. Since then, he has worked independently as a management consultant for strategy and performance.

Academics

In 1996, Zweifel earned a master's degree from the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University. In 2001, he earned a PhD in International Political Economy from New York University with a thesis on the democratic deficiencies of the European Union, particularly in the regulation of corporate mergers. Zweifel has also taught as an adjunct professor at Columbia University since 2001, and as an adjunct lecturer at the University of St. Gallen since 2004.

Publications

• 2002: Democratic Deficit? Institutions and Regulation in the European Union, Switzerland, and the United States (Rowman & Littlefield), ISBN 978-0-7391-0812-3
• 2003: Communicate or Die: Getting Results Through Speaking and Listening (SelectBooks), ISBN 1-59079-000-6
• 2003: Culture Clash: Managing the Global High-Performance Team (SelectBooks), ISBN 978-1590799611
• 2005: International Organizations: Democracy, Accountability, Power (Lynne Rienner Publishers), ISBN 978-1-58826-392-6.
• 2008: (with Aaron L. Raskin) The Rabbi and the CEO: The Ten Commandments for 21st Century Leaders (Select Books), ISBN 1-59079-150-9
• 2010: Leadership in 100 Days: A Systematic Self-Coaching Workbook (iHorizon), ISBN 978-1091667433
• 2014: Strategy-In-Action: Marrying Planning, People and Performance, New York: iHorizon, ISBN 978-1491031100
• 2019: iCoach: The Simple Little Formula for Freeing Yourself, Boosting People Power and Changing the World, New York: iHorizon, ISBN 978-1687492944
• 2022: (with Vip Vyas) Gorilla in the Cockpit: Breaking the Hidden Patterns of Project Failure and the System for Success, New York: iHorizon, ISBN 979-8359079228
• 2023: Anti-Crash: The 5-Part System for De-Risking and Winning in a VUCA World. New York: iHorizon, ISBN 979-8870377582
• 2024: Lead: Mobilizing People to Get Big Things Done. Copenhagen: Bookboon, ISBN 978-87-403-4885-9