How colleagues at Gruner organise their work and which training programme in 2027 is right for you.
Barbara Aregger takes part in an open Productivity Habits training programme herself. Afterwards, she brings the idea of an in-house programme to Gruner.
By May, the framework for a first programme is in place. At the request of Head of HR Monica Schneider, the training is spread across four online sessions.
Productivity Habits becomes part of healthy@gruner. The new resilience and effectiveness offering launches on 11 August.
Monica Schneider gives the go-ahead in July. On 23 July, a short intranet video is created with Lea Imhof. Business Unit leaders are informed first, followed by an announcement to all employees.
Sixteen employees from Switzerland and Germany complete the six modules in four online sessions. Their rating: 4.6 out of 5.
Three group coaching sessions in October and November support implementation. In October, Barbara Aregger and Monica Schneider already begin planning a second programme, including places for those on the waiting list.
The second group starts in April with 17 participants. Their rating: 4.7 out of 5.
Sasha Vres, a team leader in Fire Safety, takes part again after the pilot and asks about places for his two project managers. Organisation passes from Barbara Aregger to the HR team. Lea Imhof continues the offer.
Since 2025, Productivity Habits has been part of healthy@gruner and continues as an internal offer. Employees register through the internal course portal. Each programme includes six modules and three group coaching sessions to support everyday application.
The third German-language programme runs in September. The first training in English follows from late October.
The idea comes from the HR team: locations beyond German-speaking Switzerland should benefit too. Participants now come from Switzerland, Germany and Austria.
Four programmes are planned for 2027: two in German and two in French.
The German-language programmes start in February and September. The French-language programmes follow in March and late September, bringing the offer to French-speaking Switzerland too.
“With this training, we’ve found something that meets a real need among our staff.
The response confirms that the Productivity Habits approach addresses something many people at Gruner deal with in their day-to-day work.”
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“I’ve been really enthusiastic about it ever since I took the course. I’d like to sign up my two project managers.”
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“The course helped me find a system I can rely on when planning my tasks.”
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“There are lots of approaches. Here I found a clear system with simple principles that help me plan my tasks.
I’d highly recommend this course and the system to anyone who wants to get a better handle on the flood of tasks.”
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“I got a lot out of this training. It’s already helped me bring more structure to my work.
The new system still feels unfamiliar sometimes, but I trust it.”
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“I can see all my tasks for the day, and nothing gets forgotten. That gives me peace of mind.
The system makes it so much easier to plan my tasks, both at work and at home.”
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30–90 minutes
A shared introduction to professional digital work.
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Two modules with direct application in your own system.
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Six modules for your team’s daily digital work.
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After Fundamentals: connect tasks with projects, roles and goals.
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Give AI clear instructions, keep it on track and critically assess its results.
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Personal work organisation, collaboration with your assistant and leading digital teams.
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Steven KäserProductivity HabitsInbox Zero. Decide for each message what to act on, delegate, file or delete — and which task follows from it.
Clear your inbox and stay in control of incoming messages.
Capture & notifications. Capture information reliably and consciously decide which notifications may interrupt your work.
Capture information reliably and work with greater focus.
Master your tasks. Turn commitments into clear next steps, organise tasks clearly and reliably find the related information.
Structure tasks clearly and find them reliably.
Contexts. Organise tasks by time, place and energy — so the right tasks appear at the right time.
See the right task at the right moment.
Desired outcomes. Link each task to a desired outcome — and identify the concrete next step from it.
Turn goals into concrete next steps.
System review. Regularly review tasks and commitments, reassess priorities and adapt your system to changing circumstances.
Keep your system up to date and maintain an overview.
Fundamentals · online via Microsoft Teams · 09:00–12:00 each session
You will find the exact training dates and registration in Gruner’s internal course portal. The offer is available to Gruner employees only.
