Learn more about the latest developments, insights and perspectives in the field of leadership. This collection of articles offers well-founded insights into modern leadership strategies, evidence-based methods and practical solutions for the challenges of today's corporate management. From concrete case studies to strategic concepts — discover valuable impulses for your own leadership practice.
Handelsblatt Leadership Initiative: Gerald Hüsch
Global Leadership Society: trailblazer for the leadership demands of the future. The Global Leadership Society, founded by Gerald Hüsch, sets new standards in leadership culture worldwide and addresses future-oriented leaders who want to operate on a global level. (German)
Wallstreet Online: Synchronized Leadership
Gerald Hüsch: synchronized leadership for transformation success. Discover how synchronized leadership strategies can increase efficiency in companies and why these approaches are decisive for success in digital transformation. (German)
HR-Insider: Leadership Transformation
LEAD21 revolutionizes leadership and transformations. With LEAD21, Gerald Hüsch presents an innovative approach that challenges traditional leadership models and shows what dynamic, adaptive leadership can look like in the modern working world. (German)
Unternehmer Deutschland: Interview with Gerald Hüsch
The missing link for a better leadership culture. In an exclusive interview, Gerald Hüsch explains how an effective leadership culture can be built and what role emotional intelligence and ethical principles play. (German)
Leadership Series: Lila Poonawalla
The True Leader's Mindset: 9 Insights From @LilaPoonawalla. Leaders who built themselves from the ground up I find most inspiring. The hardships they faced on their path of transformation and the lessons learned from these journeys are invaluable. Her willpower is nothing short of inspirational.
Political and Business Administrative Roles During Crisis
"Leadership and Management are the two disciplines that are wired in the political system as much as corporate. Just, differently." says the leadership specialist Gerald Huesch who is also the owner of the Global Leadership School.
Everyone can become a "Role Model Leader"
Under stress and pressure it is hard to think, say, do, what is appropriate. Great tools and mechanics strongly guide us, like the hand of our parents at the saddle, when we first learn to ride the bike — bringing out what we already have, with the right dose of impact and momentum.
Humility — A weak leadership behavior?
Humility is usually associated with "weak", meek behavior and seems unbecoming a leader. This stereotype, however, stands on shaky ground. Jim Collins, a prominent business consultant, discovered in his book "Good to Great" that Level 5 leaders — the top tier — all share this trait.
Two gears in the Hueschi.Leadership System: Scalability & Superior Goal Setting
Leadership does not require grandeur — it starts with one person. With the Mission Critical Leadership Performance System, small businesses can benefit from the same leverages and practices as impressive top executives or world-famous politicians.
5 Steps for Superior Decision Making
Managers and team members often complain about the corporate decision-making process — even more difficult in matrix organizations. Bottom line: Employees have the right to know from their superiors who has the last call on what. Most managers have superiors, too — and the same right!
LEAD21 — Evidence Based Leadership — Study
I already shed some light on the Huesch Leadership System and how it can be applied in different cultural contexts. About 9 years ago, it was tested in a large-scale renovation scenario across borders and mentalities.
Why leadership is essentially upward spiraling
Even with all the experiences, no one can ever know everything about leadership. It is also a highly dynamic process that constantly revolves around the same nuances. Sounds like a lot of paradoxes, but it is perfectly normal — and necessary for a successful leader to embrace.
How did I find my way to NASA?
Do you know the Hubble Telescope? Of course! But did you know that the first pictures, the first proof of concept, the first highly anticipated fabulous images of our space, that we have now, failed dramatically at the beginning?
PainPoints: The loudest idea!
"And again, in today's meeting the loudest ideas won again, not the best!" Many of us were not heard — and if they were, others showed their disapproval non-verbally: short sharp exhaling sounds, like a thunderstruck from a distance, that indicates 'storm ahead'.
The necessary 5 Cs of Successful Leadership!
High stakes, complex projects, challenging frameworks, time- & budget pressure, stressful working environment and always many critical stakeholders — and still motivating the team to give a bit more, in a situation where they are already losing energy, willpower and belief?
What distinguishes the leader from the manager?
Gerald Hüsch has received numerous awards, including the "German Enterprise Award" for the best "Global Leadership Education Program" and the "International Leadership Game Changer of the Year" Award 2017. ZEBRA editor-in-chief Lilian Hagen met him for a personal conversation about corporate leadership and collaboration. (German)
Case Study: Evidence Based Leadership
From December 2010 to March 2011, rigorous scientific "leadership climate" measurements of in-company leadership development programs were conducted — as before/after documentation focused on empirically proving measurable training effects when using evidence-based leadership instruments combined with the GLS leadership system. (German)