For some, the term Shared Leadership sounds like the next buzzword from the Future of Work playbook—or just another trend from the ever-inventive leadership industry. But that impression couldn’t be further from the truth. Shared Leadership is, in fact: A well-researched phenomenon in leadership science, and A widespread, yet often overlooked practice in real-world collaboration.…
read moreThomas Wilhelm and Randolf Jessl asked themselves this question in the latest issue of the magazine Führung + Organisation. The focus: How can shared leadership be structured in such a way that it does not end up in a diffusion of responsibility? Shared leadership means that leadership changes within a team, depending on the topic…
read moreRandolf regularly speaks and writes about shared leadership—in workshops, seminars, and his column at Haufe. He is repeatedly asked the same question: Isn’t shared leadership just shared work? Of course, leadership is also work. It includes tasks such as planning budgets, developing strategies, deciding on technical issues, and supporting employees. And these tasks can be…
read moreIf a book could talk – what would it say? And what would you ask it? We have now made this possible and are presenting the “Shared Leadership Bot,” a digital expert on all topics related to shared leadership. The Shared Leadership Bot is an AI that we primarily trained with “Shared Leadership. For more…
read moreFor managerSeminare magazine, Randolf and Thomas look at the topic of shared leadership with a view to communication techniques and skills. The big question is: Where are the levers for bringing shared leadership to life? They focus on four areas of action: 1. the trust space: an environment characterised by trust and psychological safety is…
read moreIn a dynamicly changing world of work, the pressure on managers increases. The expectations are high, the ressources limited. In the same time, the consciousness grows: leading successfully isn’t a one-man-show – it’s getting more effectiv, when it’s shared. Shared Leadership provides the frame work– whether in management tandems, committees or teams. Auctority accompanies organisations,…
read moreA study by Professor Pia Popal from Munich found that 62% of employees see the need for more authoritarian leadership. Strong leadership, one person who can do and knows everything – does this mean that shared leadership has to take a back seat in times as crisis-ridden as these? Not at all, as Thomas and…
read moreIn May last year, our colleague Thomas Wilhelm stayed up a night to remotely give a presentation in Vietnam. The topic was Shared Leadership as an alternative leading model. The following text is a shortened part of his handout, the full version can be downloaded below. At the beginning of this year, we conducted a…
read moreRandolf and Thomas are advancing their theme of Shared Leadership with the debut of their simulation, “The Ultimate Top Tower Challenge,” at the 2024 Autumn Convention of the Munich Education Forum. The game challenged participants both physically and mentally. Two teams, Zentral AG with traditional leadership and Dezentral SE with shared leadership, compete to build…
read moreRandolf war zu Gast bei „neues lernen – der Podcast für Corporate Learning“ und hat dort mit Kristina Enderle da Silva und Julia Senner über Collective Leadership gesprochen. Auch Viisi-Co-Founder Tom van der Lubbe war dabei und erzählte, wie das Modell in seinem Unternehmen praktiziert wird. Für Randolf und Kristina ist das Gespräch im Studio…
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