Leadership & Team Development

Managers with employees at many different locations who work together digitally on a permanent basis face a number of challenges. However, remote leadership does not require a new leadership style, but rather an expansion of one's own competencies and adaptation of the framework conditions. Remote leadership offers new opportunities by actively shaping collaboration.

Managers are currently faced with the major challenge of implementing the hybrid collaboration model in their teams. This involves combining digital and analogue working methods. Hybrid work offers many opportunities that can be exploited by actively shaping collaboration.

Providing appropriate support for employees who are under psychological strain is one of the greatest challenges in leadership. As a leader, it is important to recognize if employees are overworked. When leaders observe team members changing in the way they work or behave, they should act. 

When changes are imminent, managers often encounter challenges in dealing with their teams. Through transparent communication, orientation and an openness to emotions and possible resistance, successful leadership and support in times of change is possible.

Self-leadership and self-care are mainly a matter of personal responsibility and are becoming increasingly important for health. Leading oneself and others in a healthy way is one of the core competencies in the professional lives of today’s managers. It is a necessary prerequisite for long-term health and performance.

Starting out as a new manager marks the beginning of a responsible and challenging role in professional life. This new role brings changes for the manager - in self-image, in the relationship with (former) co-workers and team members or in dealing with superiors and corporate responsibility.

Team development is a continuous and dynamic process that a group of people goes through, from formation, through collaboration, to dissolution. Whenever changes occur in the team, this process repeats itself. The manager in particular has an important role to play in team development.