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Successful leadership in tandem: Co-leadership in practice

Success factors and models for shared leadership

This training is held in German.
In an increasingly complex world, managers are required to excel in various roles - be it as coach, strategist or team player. Co-leadership is increasingly being successfully integrated into management contexts in order to cope with this complexity in demanding day-to-day management. This is because co-leadership offers the opportunity to bundle a broad spectrum of skills and make precise use of individual strengths. Find out in this action-oriented training which different co-leadership models are used in practice. Create your own personal and ideal co-leadership model for your leadership situation, develop tailor-made strategies for successful joint leadership and use tried-and-tested tools for optimal implementation with your employees and managers.

Contents

Co-leadership models

  • Definition and classification of co-leadership and job sharing.
  • Overview of models and variants of a shared management position - from the division of tasks, working hours and the use of a persona.
  • Advantages and added value of co-leadership: The challenges of our time for which shared leadership can be the answer.
  • The potential of co-leadership beyond reducing working hours.
  • Mixed teams and diversity in co-leadership.
  • Success factors for co-leadership.

Setting up ideal co-leadership

  • Find leader and try out tandem forms.
  • The values and the understanding of leadership.
  • Tandem partner:in search (platforms and networks).
  • The 6 fields of the Tandem Model (Operating Model).

Tools and strategies for effective co-leadership

  • Apply and perform successfully as a tandem.
  • Dealing with uncertainties and preparing the team.
  • Communication, decision-making and conflict resolution in tandem.

Convince with co-leadership

  • Shared leadership as a USP for companies.
  • Establishment of (new) co-leadership roles in the company.
  • Dealing with prejudices and myths.
  • Convince in discussions with managers and HR.

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 will learn how co-leadership can contribute to innovation and flexibility in the company.
  • You discover the added value of co-leadership for companies and individuals.
  • You will learn how to understand and debunk prejudices and myths.
  • You will learn how to apply for a co-leadership position and how to best prepare for the application.
  • You will learn strategies for convincing HR departments of the benefits of the model.
  • You will learn which aspects need to be considered in order to set up an optimal operating model for practical use.
  • You will learn the basis and arguments for a successful entry into co-leadership, arguments for persuasion in the job interview, with the manager and HR.

Methods

Input from the trainer, practical case work, transfer tasks, discussion, exercises, reflection, individual and group work, active exchange of experience.

Recommended for

Managers and practitioners who want to learn more about shared leadership and co-leadership, the benefits of the working model and need techniques and strategies on how to successfully set up a co-leadership model and lead successfully in practice.

The training is also suitable for managers and tandems who already share leadership and would like to effectively expand their practice of shared leadership.

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