Contents
Specifics of leadership in the public sector
- The special challenges of leadership in the public sector.
- Leadership in the field of tension between stability and change.
- Leadership in the generational conflict between history and innovation.
Leadership skills - basics of personnel management
- Leadership role and understanding of leadership.
- Better understand different types of employees (motives, personality and values).
- The "management cycle": communication, motivation, target agreement, delegation, feedback, conducting appraisal interviews, personnel development.
- Mastering difficult management situations (e.g. absenteeism, giving critical feedback, holding difficult discussions).
- Recognize and understand team dynamics and shape them as a manager.
Modern management tools
- Modern management approaches that are also effective in the public sector.
- Suggestions and tools for modern personnel management in the public sector (e.g. strength-oriented management, employee participation).
Learning environment
In your online learning environment, you will find useful information, downloads and extra services for this training course once you have registered.
Your benefit
You deal with the special challenges of managing employees in the public sector:
- You reflect on your leadership role as a "bridge builder" between your employer (authority, office, institution), superiors and employees.
- You will update your knowledge of relevant aspects of contemporary employees management.
- You conduct appraisal interviews in an appreciative and targeted manner.
- You will get to know helpful leadership tools.
- You will develop solutions to specific management issues in your field.
- You will learn suggestions for modern approaches to employee management - tailored to your situation in the public sector.
Methods
Trainer input, practical examples, exercises, discussion, peer counseling, checklists.
Recommended for
Experienced and prospective managers from all areas of the public sector who wish to develop their leadership skills.
Further recommendations for "Confident leadership of employees and teams in the public sector"
Seminar evaluation for "Confident leadership of employees and teams in the public sector"







Start dates and details
Tuesday, 02.12.2025
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Wednesday, 03.12.2025
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.
Wednesday, 03.06.2026
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Thursday, 04.06.2026
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.