Tag: Leadership

How can I cope with a crisis?

How can I cope with a crisis?

In Question 5 we gave a detailed description of agile leadership. In crises such as this one, marked by high complexity, agility is quintessential. Even though every organization can draw from valuable experience and expertise, in a crisis, companies or teams must...
What are you afraid of?

What are you afraid of?

In general, fear is considered a bad thing, despite it’s vital importance as a warning and protective mechanism. Sheer terror caused our ancestors to flee from a sabertoothed tiger and hence, they survived. Th e renowned German fear researcher Borwin Bandelow goes so...
8th Think-Tank: Off the beaten path

8th Think-Tank: Off the beaten path

On February 23, 2023, we opened our doors to our 8th consecutive Think-Tank: Leader in Action. Completely online in 2021, hybrid in 2022, this year’s Think Tank picked up where we left off three years ago – in our Paderborn offices. The theme? Off the beaten path....
Participation is motivating

Participation is motivating

To enhance your employees’ willingness to achieve, or to maintain their high-performance level, they should have as comprehensive an idea as possible of what drives you, their leader. At the beginning of this book we described the significance of a...
Future Visions

Future Visions

A leader radiates commitment throughout her environment, painting a vision of the future – indispensable to employee engagement. Of course, managers also have visions, albeit ones differing from those of leaders in one major aspect – a manager’s vision is more...