We support you in your leadership transformation
– on the way to collegial and interest-based leadership
The demands placed on managers are changing. More and more diverse challenges need to be integrated in the day-to-day work of a manager: Shortage of skilled workers, shorter product lifecycles, employee diversity, change in organisational strategy…
How can leadership be organised in a good, healthy and effective way int the current environment?
We are moving away from the idea that managers are solely responsible for managing an organisation. That they manage separate areas and act separately from each other. That managers are expected to develop solutions for acute and strategic issues without support from their team.
Instead, our approach is one of collegial (and, where possible, interest-driven) management.
What do we mean by that?
Collegial leadership means establishing and expanding structures and skills to enable managers to network more closely with each other and flexibly coordinate their areas of responsibility. A basic principle of collegial leadership is the “role model”. A role is a bundle of different tasks. Unlike fixed positions, roles can be changed.
This allows tasks to be reorganised (e.g. one manager takes onboarding on behalf of several areas); strengths and interests can be better utilised (e.g. project work is managed by a management team of two); innovative products and processes can be piloted more quickly (one area tests and the experience is shared across the board).
Once this form of collegial leadership has been implemented in a stable manner, the next step is to involve employees in management tasks…
Why is this important?
The day-to-day work of managers is challenging and often characterised by too much work and responsibility. We would like to support you in changing the way you deal with work in order to (re)discover energy and fun in what you do!
We are particularly familiar with this:
- Collegial and interest-driven leadership
- Adaptive leadership
- How do I manage myself?
- (New) Work Hacks
- The art of saying “Yes, and …“
Are you interested in a workshop? Then write to us:
Workshops, lectures and transformation support
Leadership of the future
How you can change the conditions in your organisation through leadership
What needs for change do managers see in their organisations? How can managers change these conditions through conscious leadership behaviour and which methods support them in doing so? The format combines input, exchange of experience and practical exercises (e.g. peer counselling, barcamp)
If appropriate with suitable guest speakers
(0,5 – 1 workshop day from € 1,800 plus VAT)
KoKON
Development of cross-divisional and cross-company cooperation and conceptual collaboration
With a group of managers from different companies or divisions, we develop and test methods for collaboration and the exchange of experiences. The group develops solutions for specific issues from their day-to-day work and implements them together with the employees as a case study.
(Workshop series, workshop day from € 4,300 plus VAT)
Transformation support
Collegial leadership (6-20 participants)
Together with a group of managers from an organisation, a collegial / interest-driven (agile) culture and structure is learned, tested and permanently anchored. The series of workshops builds on each other and includes a lot of practical relevance and binding tasks for the participants to implement.
(Workshop series, workshop day from € 3,700 plus VAT)
Small team coaching
for employees of the management or executives (2-4 participants)
We will discuss the process and content of the coaching together based on your question. Examples: Cooperation in the management team, division of work areas, development and anchoring of strategy and coordination routines.
(2-3 hours cluster, from € 1,700 plus VAT)
The art of saying “Yes, and ...”
Strengthening collaboration through improvisation (8 - 16 participants)
How do we create a culture that promotes openness, flexibility and creativity in the long term? This workshop teaches managers and teams the principles of improvisation as the key to innovative collaboration. With a focus on solution-orientated thinking and positive communication, participants will experience how the ‘Yes, and…’ attitude creates new opportunities and strengthens team dynamics. The principles of improvisation – openness, flexibility and active listening – are taught and interactive exercises are used to promote spontaneity, resilience and creativity in the team. In addition, guidance is offered to transfer the new approach into daily work and when challenges arise.
Optionally, the workshop can be deepened with practical examples or guest speakers from the creative and corporate world.
(0,5 – 1 workshop day from € 1,800 plus VAT)
Do you have other ideas and concepts? Talk to us!
Dr. Anke Bytomski-Guerrier
Dr Anke Bytomski-Guerrier is Managing Director and co-founder of The Future Living. The company combines the search for ecological and social solutions and their implementation with the aim of piloting pioneering forms of work.
Anke trained as a bookseller and studied economics and social sciences in Berlin, Innsbruck and Lincoln. Her doctorate focussed on the success factors of retail bookshops. While still a student, she founded companies: the publishing house Unipublish OHG and, as co-founder, the student consultancy BCPro, today one of the most successful in Germany.
As Co-Managing Director of Behindertenhilfe gGmbH and an executive at Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe AöR, she has managed a wide range of leadership and HR projects. Since 2021, she has also been Managing Director of Leadership Brandenburg e.V. The association brings together leaders from business, administration and non-profit organisations to strengthen them in their leadership roles and improve joint social engagement in Brandenburg.
Charlotte Francke
Charlotte Francke is the founder of The Future Living and combines extensive knowledge in sustainable management with practical experience in international team leadership.
Her academic background in non-profit, social and health management, complemented by her research on well-being, sustainable business and public policy, forms the basis for her versatile methodological skills and her love of experimentation.
In her career, she has successfully led and mentored international and interdisciplinary teams – from social work in South Africa to innovation projects in the DACH region and the development of digitalisation offerings in the field of environmental sustainability in the UK. Through her involvement in mentoring programmes, she has been supporting young talents with career and development issues for years, inspiring them to explore different organisational approaches such as New Work and interest-based leadership.
Her guiding principle is to contribute to positive ecological and social change – this requires a sustainable and healthy working environment.
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