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This training is held in German.
Leadership and collaboration are changing radically in the digital age - partly because the services relevant to a company's success are increasingly being provided by cross-divisional and cross-company teams. They use the specialist knowledge of external service providers and are dependent on the skills and self-motivation of employees . In this context, you as a manager rarely have unrestricted access to all employees in the project and their activities. Profitable collaboration with external parties such as service providers, agencies, freelancers, external project employees or consultants is increasingly becoming a success factor in the company. It requires cooperation with other managers and their employees and trust in their competence, loyalty and integrity. In this training, you will learn how to work together with external parties (both in the classic form of assignment and in agile projects) in a goal-oriented and results-oriented manner. Understand the special features, define your role as a client in a situational manner and shape the process of cooperation. Use your own practical cases to learn how to confidently manage your network of external parties and thus successfully advance projects and company goals.
Contents
Special features of managing external staff
- Differences between external and internal employees.
- Forms of cooperation with external parties and their characteristicsconsultants, service providers, project employees, interim managers, Cooperation partners , etc.).
- Achieving goals: Motivators, hygiene and success factors.
- Creating commitment: Leading and controlling without authority.
- Developing an understanding of leadership and reflecting on the leadership role.
Communication: adapted to the situation, binding, regular
- Careful preparation for meetings and discussions.
- Clear target formulation and task planning for effective output.
- Optimization of cooperation through appreciative feedback.
- Recognize and address conflicts and difficult situations at an early stage.
Effective meeting structures: designing effective collaboration hubs
- Preparation: Which meetings, when, how often, with whom, how, why?
- Implementation: effective, transparent, results-oriented.
- Follow-up: Record and track results in a binding manner.
Legal background
- Avoidance of bogus self-employment.
- Plan and control budget and resources correctly.
- Pitfalls and hurdles when drafting contracts.
Starting the collaboration - what do I need to consider?
- Mutual clarification of interests, expectations and roles.
- Definition of tasks, goals and non-goals.
- Maintain networks and create synergies.
- Plan to secure know-how and transfer knowledge.
Learning environment
Once you have registered, you will find useful information, downloads and extra services relating to this training course in your online learning environment.
Your benefit
In this training you will learn ...
- ... how to work with external, non-permanent and internal employees in a professional, confident and results-oriented manner.
- ... how to enable trust-based collaboration with your internal employees and external specialists.
- ... how to prepare meetings professionally, conduct them in a targeted and appreciative manner and follow up on the results.
- ... how to form external and internal employees into a successful temporary team.
- ... how to prepare, conduct and follow up effective meetings.
Methods
Targeted, short, theoretical trainer input, group work, peer case consultation, practical exercises, plenary discussion, experience-oriented exercises.
Recommended for
Executives, project managers and other employees whose success depends on successful collaboration with external parties, consultants, service providers, Cooperation partners , etc.
Further recommendations for "Managing service providers, consultants & co."
Seminar evaluation for "Managing service providers, consultants & co."
4.7 from 5
with 192 ratings
training content:
4.5
Content comprehensibility:
4.8
Practical relevance:
4.5
Trainer expertise:
4.8
Participant orientation:
4.7
Method variety:
4.7
On-site training together
Booking number
9416
9416
€ 1.540,-
plus VAT
2 days
in 5 locations
5 Events
German
Joint online training
Start dates and details
24.07.2025
Live-Online
Booking number:
33375
€ 1.540,- plus VAT.
€ 1,832.60 incl. VAT.
Course
zoom
Days & Times
2 days
Limited number of participants
Thursday, 24.07.2025
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Friday, 25.07.2025
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
01.09.2025
Munich
Booking number:
9416
€ 1.540,- plus VAT.
€ 1,832.60 incl. VAT.
Days & Times
2 days
Limited number of participants
Monday, 01.09.2025
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Tuesday, 02.09.2025
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Fee includes
The participation fee includes
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.
The participant will settle the hotel accommodation costs directly with the hotel. You will find a reservation form for hotel bookings in your learning environment.
10.11.2025
Hamburg
Booking number:
9416
€ 1.540,- plus VAT.
€ 1,832.60 incl. VAT.
Days & Times
2 days
Limited number of participants
Monday, 10.11.2025
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Tuesday, 11.11.2025
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Fee includes
The participation fee includes
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.
The participant will settle the hotel accommodation costs directly with the hotel. You will find a reservation form for hotel bookings in your learning environment.
03.02.2026
Düsseldorf
Booking number:
9416
€ 1.540,- plus VAT.
€ 1,832.60 incl. VAT.
Days & Times
2 days
Limited number of participants
Tuesday, 03.02.2026
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Wednesday, 04.02.2026
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Fee includes
The participation fee includes
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.
The participant will settle the hotel accommodation costs directly with the hotel. You will find a reservation form for hotel bookings in your learning environment.
02.03.2026
Live-Online
Booking number:
33375
€ 1.540,- plus VAT.
€ 1,832.60 incl. VAT.
Course
zoom
Days & Times
2 days
Limited number of participants
Monday, 02.03.2026
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Tuesday, 03.03.2026
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
04.05.2026
Frankfurt a. M.
Booking number:
9416
€ 1.540,- plus VAT.
€ 1,832.60 incl. VAT.
Days & Times
2 days
Limited number of participants
Monday, 04.05.2026
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Tuesday, 05.05.2026
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Fee includes
The participation fee includes
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.
The participant will settle the hotel accommodation costs directly with the hotel. You will find a reservation form for hotel bookings in your learning environment.
11.05.2026
Live-Online
Booking number:
33375
€ 1.540,- plus VAT.
€ 1,832.60 incl. VAT.
Course
zoom
Days & Times
2 days
Limited number of participants
Monday, 11.05.2026
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Tuesday, 12.05.2026
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
15.07.2026
Berlin
Booking number:
9416
€ 1.540,- plus VAT.
€ 1,832.60 incl. VAT.
Days & Times
2 days
Limited number of participants
Wednesday, 15.07.2026
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Thursday, 16.07.2026
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Fee includes
The participation fee includes
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.
The participant will settle the hotel accommodation costs directly with the hotel. You will find a reservation form for hotel bookings in your learning environment.
07.09.2026
Live-Online
Booking number:
33375
€ 1.540,- plus VAT.
€ 1,832.60 incl. VAT.
Course
zoom
Days & Times
2 days
Limited number of participants
Monday, 07.09.2026
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Tuesday, 08.09.2026
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Training is guaranteed to take place
Booking number:
9416
€ 1.540,- plus VAT.
€ 1,832.60 incl. VAT.
Details
2 days
Limited number of participants
Fee includes
The participation fee includes
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.
The participant will settle the hotel accommodation costs directly with the hotel. You will find a reservation form for hotel bookings in your learning environment.
Booking number:
33375
€ 1.540,- plus VAT.
€ 1,832.60 incl. VAT.
Details
2 days
Limited number of participants
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