theTalentsLab Academy · Zürich

Back to school
never felt this good.

12 Sessions
5 Zürich locations
2 Expert facilitators
What it is

Not a lecture.
A working session with someone who has been there.

theTalentsLab Academy is a programme of focused sessions for professionals who want to go deeper. No theory disconnected from reality. Every session is led by a practitioner with real skin in the game. Collective sessions are followed by a genuine networking moment.

Laurent brings 20+ years across recruitment, HR advisory and organisational development in the Swiss market, with directness and a sharp eye for what actually works.

Désirée is a recruitment specialist and transcultural coach who bridges the gap between international professionals and the Swiss market, with deep knowledge of both cultures.

Three formats

Different formats.
One standard.

01
Solo sessions
1h focused entirely on your specific situation. Bookable any time, all year round.
02
Collective events
90 min expert session + 90 min curated networking. F&B included.
03
Full-day programmes
For HR teams or HR Individuals who want to grow, executives and organisations. In-depth, tailored to your context.
Book any time, all year

Individual sessions.
With Désirée or with Laurent.

One to one, built entirely around your situation. No waiting for a class to fill up, no fixed dates. Book directly the best time for you.

HR & Career
The Swiss job market: same language, completely different rules.
One to one, built around your profile and your target companies.
CHF 150
Individual · 1h
Culture
Your Swiss colleagues aren't cold. They're just Swiss.
One to one, applied directly to your team and your day to day situation.
CHF 150
Individual · 1h
AI · Guest expert
AI at work: what's real, what's hype, and how to actually use it.
One to one, cutting through the noise on the AI tools actually worth your time.
Coming soon
Individual · 1h
Leadership
From expert to manager: leading a team for the first time.
One to one, on the transition from doing the work yourself to leading others through it.
CHF 340
Individual · 3h
Leadership
Giving and receiving feedback without the awkwardness.
One to one, applied to your actual team and the conversations you're currently avoiding.
CHF 340
Individual · 3h
HR & Career
HR strategy, recruitment or your own career move.
One to one, on whatever you need to work through. Recruitment, HR advisory or a career decision, Laurent brings 20+ years in the Swiss market to your specific situation.
CHF 340
Individual · 3h
Launching autumn 2026

Back to school.
Collective sessions are coming.

Learn & Connect returns this autumn. 90 minutes to learn, 90 minutes to pimp your local network and make new friends, F&B included. Dates open soon.

HR & Career
The Swiss job market: same language, completely different rules.
You speak German, you have a great CV — and yet Swiss recruiters aren't calling back. Désirée has placed hundreds of professionals in Switzerland. This session is about what's actually different, and how to fix it fast.
CHF 90
1h30 class + 1h30 networking
Culture
Your Swiss colleagues aren't cold. They're just Swiss.
You thought it would be easy — same language, right? Then you walked into your first team meeting. Désirée unpacks the cultural gap between German and Swiss working styles, so you stop misreading the room.
CHF 90
1h30 class + 1h30 networking
AI · Guest expert
AI at work: what's real, what's hype, and how to actually use it.
Cut through the noise. What AI tools are actually worth your time at work, and what's still hype, led by a guest AI expert.
CHF 90
1h30 class + 1h30 networking
Leadership
From expert to manager: leading a team for the first time.
You got promoted because you were the best at what you did. Now the job is different. A practical session on making that shift deliberately.
CHF 90
1h30 class + 1h30 networking
Leadership
Giving and receiving feedback without the awkwardness.
Performance issues, misalignment, underdelivery. A practical session on the conversations you keep postponing, and how to actually have them.
CHF 90
1h30 class + 1h30 networking
Pension · Sponsored by AXA
Your pension, your future: understanding LPP and the 3rd pillar.
Everything you need to know about the Swiss pension system, explained clearly and without jargon. Date to be announced, autumn 2026.
Free
1h30 class + 1h30 networking
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For HR teams & companies

Full-day programmes.
Individual or private team.

Book a seat as an individual and meet other professionals working through the same topics, or bring the day privately to your own team to go deeper into your context. F&B included.

PEOPLE & CULTURE - FULL DAY
HRBP 2.0 — From operational to strategic
A full day for HR Business Partner teams. From reactive execution to genuine strategic influence. How to think business, speak business, and earn a seat at the table.
CHF 690 / person · CHF 2'900 / team
Full day · 09:00-17:00
PEOPLE & CULTURE - FULL DAY
Performance management — the Swiss way
Build a performance system that works in the Swiss context. Labour law, feedback cycles, difficult conversations and documentation. For HR teams and CHROs.
CHF 690 / person · CHF 2'900 / team
Full day · 09:00-17:00
PEOPLE & CULTURE - FULL DAY
Talent management & succession planning
Identify high potentials, build succession plans and retain key talent without overpromising. For executive committees and HR leadership teams.
CHF 690 / person · CHF 2'900 / team
Full day · 09:00-17:00
PEOPLE & CULTURE - FULL DAY
HR in a growing company — from 20 to 200
How to structure the HR function as a company scales. What to prioritise, what to delegate, what to never skip. For founders, MDs and first HR hires.
CHF 690 / person · CHF 2'900 / team
Full day · 09:00-17:00
Recruitment · Full day
Strategic recruiting — from brief to onboarding
Build a complete, scalable recruitment process. Briefing, sourcing, assessment, decision, onboarding. For HR teams and managers who recruit regularly.
CHF 690 / person · CHF 2'900 / team
Full day · 09:00-17:00
Where we meet

Five locations.
All HeadsQuarter.

All sessions take place at HeadsQuarter, Zürich's premium coworking network. Five locations, all designed for focused work, real conversation and the kind of atmosphere that makes networking actually happen.

The Artistic
Our home base
Stockerstrasse 33
8002 Zürich
The Elegant
Business meets culture
Beethovenstrasse 48
8002 Zürich
The Historic
Next to Bahnhofstrasse
Uraniastrasse 31
8001 Zürich
The Hip
Near Paradeplatz
Talacker 41
8001 Zürich
The Urban
Creative district
Ernst-Nobs-Platz 1
8004 Zürich
For individuals

Give the gift of
the right room.

Academy gift certificates are available at CHF 50, 100 or 200. They choose their session, their date, their topic. Simple, thoughtful, useful.

theTalentsLabAcademy
Gift Card
CHF —
Valid for
any session
Preferential conditions
HeadsQuarter, theHRcircle and OneHundred members benefit from preferential conditions on all sessions. Get in touch to find out more.
For companies

Offer your people
something they'll actually use.

Gift Academy sessions to your team. Whether you're onboarding international talent, investing in leadership development or rewarding your people — the Academy is a benefit that gets used.

International onboarding
Offer a Learn & Connect session on the Swiss job market or Swiss workplace culture to your new international hires. A practical gift that saves them hours of confusion.
Leadership development
Offer full-day programmes on HRBP, performance or talent management to your HR teams. Targeted, effective, no wasted time.
Team benefit
Buy Academy credits for your team. They choose what they need, when they need it. A benefit that respects their intelligence.
Open casting

Got something worth
sharing?

The Academy is not a closed club. If you have real expertise and a topic that would genuinely serve our audience, we want to hear from you. We select proposals through a casting process, quality, relevance and authenticity are what we look for.

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