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Thomas D. Zweifel (born January 7 1962 in Paris) is a Swiss and US-American business consultant, author and professor.

Life
Thomas D. Zweifel grew up in Basel with a Protestant father and a Jewish mother. From 1985 to 1997 he worked for the Non-governmental organization The Hunger Project. As the director of its global operations (from 1992 to 1997) he lived in several European countries as well as Japan, India and the USA. He was in charge of the profitability of the 27 Global Affiliates, but lacked the legal authority to impose decisions.

In 1996 Zweifel earned a Master's Degree at the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University in New York City, and in 2001 a Ph.D. in International Political Economy from New York University. His doctoral dissertation was on the democratic deficit of the Europen Union, notably in the regulation of company mergers.

Leadership: Methods and Practice
Thomas D. Zweifel developed several Leadership theories. In 1997 he co-founded Swiss Consulting Group, a small consulting firm, and since 2011 he has been working as consultant for Insigniam Performance, a globally operating consulting firm.

In addition, Zweifel has been Adjunct Professor at Columbia University since 2001, and lecturer at University of St. Gallen since 2004. Zweifel is also a speaker on the roster of several speaker bureaus, among them Insigniam Performance.

Books

 * 2002: Democratic Deficit? Institutions and Regulation in the European Union, Switzerland, and the United States (Rowman & Littlefield)
 * 2003: Communicate or Die: Getting Results Through Speaking and Listening (SelectBooks)
 * 2003: Culture Clash: Managing the Global High-Performance Team (SelectBooks)
 * 2005: International Organizations: Democracy, Accountability, Power (Lynne Rienner Publishers)
 * 2008: (with Aaron L. Raskin) The Rabbi and the CEO: The Ten Commandments for 21st Century Leaders (SelectBooks)
 * 2010: Leadership in 100 Days: A Systematic Self-Coaching Workbook (iHorizon eBook)

Articles

 * 1995: “New, Genuine Leaders in Africa”
 * 1998: “Be Still and Hear: The Art and Science of Listening Is Good Business”
 * 1998: “Listen Up!”
 * 1999: “Listen Up!” American Advantage (February)
 * 1999: “Talk Less, Sell More,” Newsletters Inc. (May)
 * 2000: “Democracy, Dictatorship, and Infant Mortality,” 99-114. With Patricio Navia.
 * 2002: “… Who Is Without Sin Cast the First Stone: The EU’s Democratic Deficit in Comparison,” 812-840.
 * 2003: “Democracy, Dictatorship, and Infant Mortality Revisited,” 90-103. With Patricio Navia. (Bei Google Scholar or Journal of Democracy 14:3 (July))
 * 2003: “Democratic Deficits in Comparison: Best (and Worst) Practices in European, US and Swiss Merger Regulation,” 541-566.
 * 2003: “Getting Results Across Borders,” Forum (October), Deutsche Bank. 43
 * 2003: “Leadership at the Apex vs. Leaders,” Political Studies Review 1:3 (September). 493-494
 * 2004: “Leading Through Language: Communicating Your Way to the Top”
 * 2004: “Global Citizenship: The Leadership Advantage”, The Advantage Newsletter vol. 6, JP Morgan Partners (July). 1-4
 * 2004: “Culture Clash: Thomas D. Zweifel outlines the 10 most costly cross-cultural sins committed by American-centric managers”
 * 2009: ¨Beyond Breakdowns: Leading in an Unpredictable World,¨ Leadership Excellence, October.

Weblinks

 * Personal Website