Stärkenorientierte Caring Institution
Developing strengths at BFH. The BFH relies on strength-oriented leadership to promote engagement and well-being. Our research project is developing a prototype for employee appraisals using the VIA character strengths assessment.
Factsheet
- Schools involved Business School
- Institute(s) Institute for New Work
- Strategic thematic field Thematic field "Caring Society"
- Funding organisation BFH
- Duration (planned) 01.01.2025 - 31.12.2025
- Head of project Prof. Dr. Sabrina Schell
- Keywords Leadership, Caring Institution, Strengths, Via Strength Finder
Situation
Despite prosperity, only 11% of the working population in Switzerland is actively engaged in the workplace, which is reflected in growing stress, exhaustion and burnout (Gallup, 2023). Empirically, strength-based leadership has been shown to be effective (Wang et al., 2023) in increasing work engagement, improving well-being, and promoting productivity and employer loyalty. In 2023, the Business School at BFH initiated a human resources development project in which the VIA strengths assessment is used in employee appraisals to identify and apply individual strengths. The aim is to develop a prototype for strengths-based leadership, tailored to the Swiss work context and knowledge workers.
