Prof. Benjamin Spycher
Profile
Prof. Benjamin Spycher Dozent
Contact
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Address
Berner Fachhochschule
Business School
Institut Applied Data Science & Finance
Brückenstrasse 73
3005 Bern
Activities
Responsibilities
Programme Director, Executive MBA Leadership & Management
Head of CAS Leadership / CAS Leadership & Development
Custom Executive Education Programmes
Lecturer in Executive Education
Focus areas
Leadership
Interpersonal Communication
Conflict Management
Teaching
Degree programmes
CAS Leadership
CAS Leadership & Development
CAS Coaching, Mentoring and Advising
Custom Executive Education Programmes
Subjects
Leadership
Communication and Interviewing Skills
Conflict Management
CV
Biography
- Benjamin Spycher has been a lecturer at Bern University of Applied Sciences (BFH) since 2009. Since 2015, he has been Head of the postgraduate leadership programmes and, since 2020, has served as Programme Director of the Executive MBA (EMBA) in Leadership & Management. In addition, he designs and delivers customised executive education programmes for organisations and companies.
His areas of expertise include leadership, communication, and conflict management. He teaches across a range of continuing education programmes at BFH.
Alongside his work at BFH, he has served as a staff officer with the Swiss Armed Forces Command for Leadership and Communication Training since 2010. Prior to his academic career, he worked as a freelance journalist. He graduated from the University of Bern in 2008 with a Licentiate degree (lic. phil. hist.) in History and German Studies.
Professional experience
- from 2020 Programme Director, Executive MBA Leadership & Management Bern University of Applied Sciences
- from 2015 Head of Postgraduate leadership programs Bern University of Applied Sciences
- from 2009 Lecturer Bern University of Applied Sciences
- from 2010 Specialist Officer (a commissioned officer appointed on the basis of professional expertise) Swiss Armed Forces, Kommando Führungs- und Kommunikationsausbildung
- 2009-20014 Freelance Journalist Various media outlets
Education
- 2003-2008 lic. phil. hist. University of Bern
Publications
Textbooks and Monographs
Spycher, B./Tokarski, K. O. (2021): Praktische Führungsmodelle: Sketchbook, Bern.
Articles
Spycher, B. (2015): Täuschende Kommunikation, in: Präsenz: Magazin des Departements Wirtschaft 02/2015, Bern, S. 4.
Spycher, B. (2016): Alles andere als pragmatisch, in: Präsenz: Magazin des Departements Wirtschaft 02/2016, Bern, S. 24.
Memberships
External memberships
Board Member, FDP Section Kirchenfeld/Brunnadern