The constant in the face of challenges
What it takes in times of change: We live in incredibly fast-paced times. Today's trends can be obsolete tomorrow and new developments appear…
Game Changer 21st Century Skills: The truly relevant skills
What specific skills do leaders and employees need today? Managers are supposed to excel in their expertise, be analytical and strong…
O for Openness, C for Collaboration
How can I promote teamwork & collaboration through openness? You’re probably aware of the fact that open-mindedness is essential in regards to…
5 core elements of a “people first” mindset and how to put them into practice
Culture, mindset, leadership, team - it's all about people! Whether we talk about culture, mindset, leadership or teams, the common ground of all…
How to manage complexity
Management Cybernetics: how to handle complexity in organizations How can you solve complex problems without losing the buy-in of your employees?…
Phygital Collaboration: the future of teamwork is born
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, we never even thought about whether we’d be in the office for the team meeting next Tuesday. Where else would we be?…
The “impossible is nothing” mindset
Here’s why we all need that “impossible is nothing” mindset "But that won't work" is probably the most common response we get when presenting ideas…
Is leadership like cooking?
Looking for the secret sauce: Can one learn to lead? In 2007 Walt Disney presented its new animation movie Ratatouille, in which a little rat called…
OKRs: Agile management and goal-setting made easy
The vortex of change Change is happening faster and faster—and it’s been that way even before a bowl of bat soup at the market in Wuhan changed the…
Global leadership: learn to spot and understand cultural differences
We live in a connected world where global trade, barrier-free communication, and fast travel are considered a given, for instance. Similarly, we…
The secret of successful leaders? Make these 5 habits your own
Have you ever wondered what’s the basis of success in leadership and what habits you should adopt? Why do things seem to effortlessly fall into place…
Bye-bye, pandemic blues! Why now is the time to take charge.
Ciao pandemic blues! Happy New Year, and cheers to everything to come in 2022! Uhm, what? Can’t really wrap your head around that kind of optimism?…
Mind the gap: how to bridge the generation gap at work successfully
What does it mean for leaders to have both newcomers and soon-to-be retirees on the team? Let’s have a look at this very interesting question…
Host Leadership: 6 roles every host leader needs to fill
Chances are you’ve already heard a lot about the two predominating leadership styles: heroic leadership and servant leadership. Hero leaders are the…
How to build proactive teams: 5 requirements you need to meet
You’re dreaming of team members who question and challenge existing structures and processes? Who are always trying to come up with even better…
Look after yourself: Health-oriented Leadership starts with YOU
Everyone seems to be talking about Health-oriented Leadership (HoL) right now. As leaders, we need to take responsibility for our health. Plus, we’re…
Self-care isn’t selfish: 5 tips how to live “healthy selfishness” as a leader
We all want to perform at our jobs—and we expect the same of our employees. As leaders, we want to be role models and show our employees how things…
Shared leadership: just a trend or the future of leadership?
The one and only Jeff Bezos. Jack Ma. Christine Lagarde. They all have one thing in common: they are considered people with excellent and…
Why agile marketing organizations are the future
In one of our recent blog posts about agile leadership we stated that “agility always makes sense if the goal is to foster innovation and support new…
Is BANI the new VUCA? Agile work in the 21st century
If you’ve ever dealt with agility, chances are high you stumbled upon the acronym VUCA. VUCA stands for Volatile Uncertain Complex and Ambiguous…
Agile Learning: lifelong learning made easy
We’ve all heard phrases like “You’re not studying for school, you’re learning for life” when we were young. The usual response is eye-rolling or…
Ethical Leadership: buzzword or mindset? Here’s what you must know!
Social responsibility, ecological awareness, sustainability. These topics are ever-present nowadays. But what exactly do they mean for modern…
The “agile” hype: what do agile working and leadership actually mean?
The term "agile working" is no longer brand new, but the hype around it is still going strong. Interestingly, the topic doesn't seem to be polarizing…
6 ways to enable radical candor as a leader
Radical Candor: 6 ways to lay the foundation for high-performance teams Kim Scott has redefined the concept of candor in her book "Radical Candor –…
5 Levels of Leadership and how to climb the highest level
5 Levels of Leadership - where do you stand? The new bosses are in the building: we all know what that means! They have come to win all of us over,…
5 reasons why purpose is essential to corporate success
Leaders who are engaged in the further development or transformation of their company will quickly realize that the company purpose is the axis…
6 important skills of a successful leader in the 21st century
At Leaders21, we are intensely interested in what makes good leadership in the new world of work, also known as New Work. After countless hours of…
How to master Innovation Management – an easy guide to open innovation
Few companies will claim that innovation does not play a role in their business. Many will even take up the topic and never tire of telling how…
7 leadership measures to avoid social isolation – the biggest challenge for leadership during Covid19
Mobile working has many advantages, both for employees and employers. Work can be better scheduled and there are fewer interruptions, which means…
