Leadership styles and roles

Female leadership is a complex topic with many facets. In this course, we focus on what women can do themselves to be successful or become more successful leaders. It's not so much a question of how women lead or whether they are better leaders. Instead, we present the biggest difficulties women who (want to) take on leadership roles face. And most importantly, we focus on approaches they can take to deal with these difficulties. After an introduction to the topic, five of the most common obstacles are identified and learners are given practical and action-oriented suggestions for dealing with them constructively.

More job satisfaction, greater creativity and better employee performance—these are just a few of the benefits of transformational leadership. In times of structural change in the world of work, this modern management style paves the way for satisfying what employees want and need. With the help of transformational leadership, employees can become more motivated. Furthermore, they can enjoy the advantages of possessing a clear vision, serving as role models, receiving and giving individualized attention, and questioning conventional practices. This e⁠-⁠training course will present the core elements of transformational leadership in detail, reinforced by illustrative examples. Participants will also learn how they can apply a transformational leadership style for providing optimum support to their employees.

Professional moderation, videos, and explanatory films teach how managers can successfully shape change processes. This e⁠-⁠learning introduces the best-known change models and the individual phases of a change process. It also provides concrete measures and tools for the individual phases and sheds light on how to address resistance. Exercise questions, transfer tasks, key messages and a final test tie all of the content together.

More and more projects are being executed outside of traditional corporate hierarchies, by interdepartmental or even intercompany teams assembled based on competencies. In teams like these, there is often no disciplinary leader. Instead, the team has a lateral leader. That leader is then responsible for the project results but without being a superior in charge of the team. In this course, we will explain what exactly the special characteristics of lateral leadership are. We will use a practical example to show you how lateral leadership operates and what leadership tools are of special importance.

Coaching is a highly effective option for supporting people in their development. Managers can also use the coaching approach to strengthen the self-responsibility, motivation, and performance of their employees. At the same time, given the countless offers that are available, there is tremendous uncertainty about what coaching actually is and how it can be employed for best results. This training explains what coaching is all about and how managers in particular can put coaching to use for their teams. It also explains key skills and methods as well as a globally established model that can be used for structuring coaching conversations.

The maturity model is also known as Situational leadership®. In this course, participants learn to lead employees in a way that corresponds to their individual situation. Four different leadership styles are discussed: instructive, coaching, participative, and delegating. They also learn how to assess the respective maturity level of an employee.

Participants will learn about options for external staffing and criteria for choosing the right form of contract. They will learn how to properly draft contracts to avoid illegal employment. Professional moderation, videos and explanatory films also offer differences, delimitation criteria and a risk check.

This e⁠-⁠learning teaches how to manage crises. Video lectures introduce the phases of a crisis and explain how to successfully move through immense challenges with effective communication, resilience, and techniques for staying calm. The e⁠-⁠learning uses transfer tasks, comprehension questions, key messages, and a final test to help each participant meet the learning objectives.

If you realize that you can't do some things that your employees can and that bothers you, you can fulfill your leadership role well through transparency and a self-confident mindset geared towards further development. This micro gives you tips on how to do just that.

The level of management you provide your employees depends on their skills and motivation. However, highly motivated employees often overestimate their skills and seek tasks or positions for which they are not yet competent. In this micro-learning course, you will learn how to react appropriately in this situation and, most importantly, how to appreciate your employees.

Managers often have to deal with unrealistic expectations of perfection on the part of their employees or colleagues. In this micro-learning you will learn how to reduce these expectations and develop a leadership style that is authentic and creates an environment of trust and collaboration.

When the company is in crisis, fear often spreads among the employees. Find out here how you, as a leader, can address concerns and apprehensions.

A wry look, an offhand comment—on a bad day, it's enough to make you feel insecure around your male colleagues. In this micro-learning, we will show you how to build your confidence as a female leader and develop solutions to these problems.

In order to be assertive in a leadership position, it is important to confidently communicate one's professional competence and to foster empathy and open communication in the team.

Leaders need clear personal/professional boundaries that are comfortable for them and their team members.

Change triggers uncertainty, doubt and resistance in many of your employees. However, behind resistance, there is always an underlying cause and emotions that can be addressed through communication. We show you how to address the fears and needs of your employees in order to open them up to change.

As a lateral leader, you operate in a complex environment with many stakeholders. This provides opportunities for conflicts that need to be resolved.

Lateral and disciplinary leadership differ in terms of the role, tasks and authority of the leader. This micro shows you what distinguishes lateral leadership and how to get started with lateral leadership.

With the right lateral leadership instruments, you can successfully lead, manage, and motivate your project team without being a supervisor.

The four rooms of change describe four emotional phases that a person typically goes through during a change. Get to know the model so that you can better meet your employees individually and successfully accompany them through change processes.

Coaching conversations between managers and employees require a special, trusting atmosphere. Learn how to act as a coach when talking to your team members here.

The well-known GROW-Model helps you to structure coaching conversations with your employees and lead them to concrete results.

Change happens in phases. Skillfully guide your employees through all phases of a change process and make them ready for the change!