Leadership personality for challenging times

The German economy is in the midst of a period of upheaval: cost pressures, transformation pressures, skills shortages, new technologies, uncertain markets. For managers, this means providing guidance, managing complexity, stabilizing themselves and their employees, and still moving forward.

This online program helps you master exactly that with confidence—using a combination of INSIGHTS MDI® potential analysis, systemic fundamentals, practical digital learning materials, and individual coaching. You will develop new leadership skills and strengthen your leadership personality to confidently overcome challenges and crises.

Module 1: Introductory impulse

Digital inspiration to help you prepare and get in the right frame of mind.
Get to know your coach in this video and a subsequent virtual welcome meeting, and take a look at your current leadership situation—especially when it comes to dealing with crises and challenges.

You will receive a workbook that you can use during and after this program for self-reflection, clarification, and transfer support.

Module 2: INSIGHTS MDI® potential analysis with virtual evaluation interview

Online personality analysis (approx. 30 min) with virtual evaluation discussion (approx. 90 min) for an in-depth look at your strengths and development potential. Based on this, you will develop a concrete action plan for the entire duration of the program.

Module 3: Fundamentals of systemic leadership

In three video clips, you will learn about a basic model of systemic leadership, gain an overview of the challenges in crises, and receive options for action on how to shape leadership situationally and effectively. In addition, you will learn which leadership styles are particularly effective in crisis situations.

Module 4: In-depth learning phase with digital learning materials

You will delve deeply into key leadership topics. This extensive collection of e-content articles offers you a wide range of options (over 8 hours in total). Here you can acquire the knowledge you need to develop a strategy for challenging change and crisis situations that suits you as a leader.

Module 5: Supportive coaching for transfer

In the online coaching (approx. 180 min in total), you will reflect on and evaluate the status of the implementation of your action plan, receive further impulses and shape the effective transfer into your leadership practice using concrete action alternatives.

Contents:

Fundamentals of systemic leadership

• Systemic leadership in leadership.
• Changes in the crisis.
• Helpful leadership styles.

Knowing and understanding environmental influences and crises

• Types of crises and typical challenges during change.
• The influence of the VUCA world and the current economic situation.
• Recognizing, understanding, and shaping phases of crises.

Showing and using your personality in crises

• Use your own leadership skills in a targeted manner.
• Understanding psychological dynamics in change processes.
• Strengthen resilience and actively use resources.
• Recognize and regulate inner drivers.
• Transactional analysis for professional communication and effective self-management.
• Develop time management skills.
• Set clear personal boundaries and be able to say no.

Shaping relationships effectively

• Leadership styles in the leadership pentagon.
• Questioning techniques for effective leadership.
• Empowerment: Success factors and pitfalls.
• Managing team and group processes in difficult situations.
• Actively address and resolve conflicts.
• Leading virtual teams and hybrid teams efficiently.
• Confidently guiding different generations within the team.

Organize tasks wisely

• Prioritizing in times of high stress.
• Set time slots – create structure
• Clearly formulate and communicate goals

Setting up an appropriate organization in crises

• Keep the organization alive and develop it further.
• Consider phases of organizational development.
• Success factors in change management.
• Digital leadership and artificial intelligence in a management context.
• Plan and organize meetings efficiently.

Strengthening culture in times of crisis

• Moving away from pure hierarchy toward a genuine leadership attitude
• Develop a culture of feedback.
• Establish change as an opportunity for learning.
• Building a coaching culture with the GROW model.
• Strategies against information overload, e.g., email overload.