The Auctority Network wishes you a happy new year 2026! https://www.auctority.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/New-Years-Wish-2026-scaled.png 2560 1439 Carolin Weinheimer https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/15ab077f2debcb98b80ce687706ed053a0881a8206bd418c030d8add26d2ab32?s=96&d=mm&r=g
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We deal with all topics related to the transformation of the world of work.
Lead robustly – with a dual strategy combining personality and organization! https://www.auctority.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Titelbild-Robust-Fuehren-eng.png 1366 768 Carolin Weinheimer https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/15ab077f2debcb98b80ce687706ed053a0881a8206bd418c030d8add26d2ab32?s=96&d=mm&r=g
Lead robustly – with a dual strategy combining personality and organization!
High demands are placed on managers: they are expected to be technically proficient, develop business, lead people appropriately in all contexts, and also represent their unit comprehensively. No wonder that every second manager feels exhausted. But it doesn’t have to be that way. Robust leaders draw on the strength of two dimensions: their personality and good organization. Leadership always consists of direct and indirect leadership, personal interventions in dealing with…
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Am I Still Exhausted or Am I Already Burning out? https://www.auctority.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Titelbild-Christinas-book-eng.png 1366 768 Carolin Weinheimer https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/15ab077f2debcb98b80ce687706ed053a0881a8206bd418c030d8add26d2ab32?s=96&d=mm&r=g
Am I Still Exhausted or Am I Already Burning out?
At the end of a tiring workday, the question often arises: Was it worth it that I am so exhausted now? And when does chronic exhaustion end in burnout? Christina has researched all these questions and recorded the answers in her new book “Das war die Anstrengung wert! Was Menschen brauchen, um von ihrer Arbeit nicht auszubrennen – Joyfully Exhausted.” The book title translates into “It Was Worth the Effort!:…
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Randolf talks about Shared Leadership on the Saatkorn Podcast https://www.auctority.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Saatgut-Blog-Artikel-Titelbild.png 1366 768 Carolin Weinheimer https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/15ab077f2debcb98b80ce687706ed053a0881a8206bd418c030d8add26d2ab32?s=96&d=mm&r=g
Randolf talks about Shared Leadership on the Saatkorn Podcast
Randolf and Gero have known each other for ages. At a chance reunion, it quickly becomes clear: the two should talk about Randolf’s favorite topic, shared leadership, in Gero’s podcast “Saatkorn”. Because the topic is steadily gaining in importance. No sooner said than done – the episode is now online. Randolf explains, – why distributed and shared leadership is not a trend, but a long-term, stable transformation of the hierarchical…
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Shared Leadership: More Present Than You Think https://www.auctority.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Titelbilder-SLS-Foundations.png 1366 768 Carolin Weinheimer https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/15ab077f2debcb98b80ce687706ed053a0881a8206bd418c030d8add26d2ab32?s=96&d=mm&r=g
Shared Leadership: More Present Than You Think
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. It’s time we took Shared and Distributed Leadership seriously—and started unlocking their full potential in…
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Leadership and responsibility – can they really be separated? https://www.auctority.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Titielbild-zfo2025.png 1366 768 Carolin Weinheimer https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/15ab077f2debcb98b80ce687706ed053a0881a8206bd418c030d8add26d2ab32?s=96&d=mm&r=g
Leadership and responsibility – can they really be separated?
Thomas 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 and expertise. If you want to learn more, check out our Shared Leadership Bot. But…
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Shared Leadership, shared work: where’s the difference? https://www.auctority.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Titelbild-Haufe-Kolumne.png 1366 768 Carolin Weinheimer https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/15ab077f2debcb98b80ce687706ed053a0881a8206bd418c030d8add26d2ab32?s=96&d=mm&r=g
Shared Leadership, shared work: where’s the difference?
Randolf 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 delegated or distributed, depending on the context. External experts or experienced employees often take on…
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HR-Image & Impact: Where is HR today – and how is it seen? https://www.auctority.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Titelbild-BPM-HR-Vortrag.png 1366 768 Carolin Weinheimer https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/15ab077f2debcb98b80ce687706ed053a0881a8206bd418c030d8add26d2ab32?s=96&d=mm&r=g
HR-Image & Impact: Where is HR today – and how is it seen?
A presentation that questions impact: On 15 May, Anke Brinkmann (BPM) and Andreas Scheuermann (Auctority) took a look at the impact of HR based on the current ‘HAUFE HR Service Experience Study’, which Auctority conducted for Haufe and BPM – and at what HR could achieve today if it acted more visibly, courageously and strategically. The study: What is the image of HR – internally and externally? A look at…
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How to: exhaustion bot https://www.auctority.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Blogbild-eng.png 1366 768 Carolin Weinheimer https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/15ab077f2debcb98b80ce687706ed053a0881a8206bd418c030d8add26d2ab32?s=96&d=mm&r=g
How to: exhaustion bot
The possibilities of artificial intelligence are almost limitless – creating videos, writing texts, coding websites. We also became curious and tried our hand at a custom GPT: the exhaustion bot. Our experiences in the practical report. You can read exactly what the exhaustion bot can do here. In short: it knows the data from our exhaustion studies and can answer questions, develop hypotheses and interpret data on this basis. You…
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