#29 | Effective leadership through a new understanding of roles

German managers generally have a good understanding of leadership. And if there are problems in companies, they certainly don't come from the boardroom.
That's how the answers sound when you ask executives about leadership in their companies.

Does this mean that our companies are full of good leaders? Unfortunately, no. Because not everyone who leads also leads well - it's the effectiveness that counts.

The guest in our current SMP LeaderTalk has a clear stance on the subject of leadership. Prof. Dr. Armin Trost says: Good leadership has a lot to do with self-reflection and self-efficacy. And he says what no one wants to hear: You have to develop a good understanding of leadership for yourself, and that requires patience. No one takes it from us to find the right understanding of leadership for ourselves. You have to do that yourself. And that requires patience.

It's not easy. But it's the only way to turn managers into effective leaders. Trost also finds that it's okay to show more trust in your employees.

And he reminds us that friction doesn't always have to mean arguing. It can even be a form of appreciation. In the current episode of SMP LeaderTalk, Dr. Armin Trost and Georgiy Michailov also talk about different leadership models, why women are the more agreeable people, and why companies urgently need to stop coddling their employees.

*Video only in German