With its hostile territory, Switzerland had to find another recipe for success. So it developed a counter-model. In his essay L'identité suisse au défi, former diplomat Paul Widmer looks at the ingredients of Swiss success, the better to perpetuate it.
At 32, the native of La Béroche (NE) embodies a new generation of entrepreneurs at ease with new technologies. The co-founder of one of Europe's fastest-growing startups talks about his career and shares his tips for success.
Founded in Geneva in 1915, Caran d'Ache - Russian for «pencil» - is part of the country's cultural heritage. Carole Hubscher, Chairman of the Board of Directors and the face of the fourth generation at the helm of the company, shares some of her manufacturing secrets with us.
Alan Frei failed with 51 start-ups, he succeeded on the 52nd attempt - with sex toys. According to him, a good idea is only a small part of success.
As an entrepreneur, you've got to be constantly striving to get better at what you do. At least, that's the credo of Léa Miggiano, co-founder of Carvolution. In return, you're rewarded with freedom. The pleasure lies in making progress and observing the company's development.
At a time when the European Union is going through a period of doubt, its long-stalled relations with Switzerland are the subject of debate, with the announcement in December of the conclusion of negotiations. Interview with René Schwok, an expert on European issues.
In «Ce que je veux sauver», Peggy Sastre defends the foundations of universalism against tribalism and relativism. The editorialist at Le Point believes that France is particularly vulnerable to these increasingly powerful trends.
Philippe Hebeisen is Chairman of the Board of Directors of Vaudoise Assurances, of which he is also a former director. He takes an expert look at how the aging of the population is redefining the labor, consumer and capital markets.
A member of the Académie française, the author of «L'identité malheureuse» is considered «nauseating» by his opponents. Yet his work is part of a humanist tradition, as he argues in this interview, in which he pleads for a sense of admiration and gratitude.
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