Taking ownership and being able to be a proactive partner at eye level for managers, colleagues, clients, and further stakeholders is a cornerstone for our success in today’s fast and uncertain environment. Yet, also as part of a larger organization we want to keep the independence we desire to be creative and induce our very own style and value-add. This course encompasses both techniques for fostering our intrapreneurial and solution-oriented mindset, as well as methods to quickly gain clarity on own roles and responsibilities. With the support of a Strengths finder test like Gallup’s Clifton Strengths or VIA Strength Finder and further practical frameworks, you will gain more self-awareness, direction and confidence in your work collaborations and communication.

With Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) getting ever more sophisticated, yet also error-prone, and deep fakes and crafty fraud on the rise, human critical thinking skills have become more important than ever. It is key to be clear about our intents and leverage human creativity and rationale before we consult GenAI tools – and then relentlessly challenge the results and recommendations they give us, for the best application possible. In this course we focus on fostering our human curious and scrutinizing mindset muscle as well as building practical critical thinking skills. With many easily and quickly applied tools, tips and tricks for both individuals and teams you will get a serious grip on idea generation and selection, as well as structuring your thoughts and problem-solving approaches.

Diversity is a key performance indicator, equity is a bridge, while inclusion is the real key for leveraging the beautiful variety of human minds and abilities. We are well beyond times where diversity was solely referring to dimensions like gender, ethnicity, or age. People are just different in numerous ways, yet our similarities are much greater than what sets us apart. As leaders we have a huge influence on whether our team members feel included and appreciated – and may thus unleash their full creative potential and contribution. In this course you will discover your own unconscious cognitive and learned biases and develop strategies how to overcome them in fun and insightful exercises and games with your peers. Moreover, we will together tackle practical ways to establish a truly inclusive culture in your teams and actively address related conflicts along the way. Be ready to unlock major success factors like higher engagement, boosted team performance, more innovation, significantly larger talent pools, and stronger retention.

How do you actually lead team members to be highly engaged, self-directed intrapreneurs, while not losing your grip as a leader? How do you convey vision, meaning and impact that are somehow relevant for all of us, but plainly essential for Generation Z? There is a multitude of ideas available, from systemic and adaptive leadership methods to agile and holacratic formats. However, how to cherry-pick the right methods that fit with your authentic leadership style and your unique team within your organizational setup? It’s a jungle out there. In this course we jointly tackle how you can build and empower your own high-performing team by setting clear directions through inspiring goals and aligned key deliverables, yet leaving room for creative ideas, innovative spirit and flexible autonomous work styles.

In times of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) on the rise, human problem-solving skills seem to become more important than ever. Recent studies found that although GenAI shows to be a great resource for e.g. creative product innovation or administrative tasks, it tends to be indeed hindering for company-specific business problem solving. This course thus focuses on the relevant human problem-solving skills to be able to apply GenAI strategically and focused as a result, rather tan being steered by it. In a step-by-step approach with many practical tools and effective frameworks we will together crack a tough nut complex problem along an intriguing real life case study from your industry.

Awareness and appreciation for neurodiversity on a broader spectrum has been continuously growing over the past few years, along with a heightened attention to our mental health overall. This is specifically relevant these days, dealing with the aftermath of Covid in an uncertain multi-crisis environment. While more than 90% of employees say that their employer carries responsibility for their mental health, the return on investment for mental health programs is a staggering 1:4, according to latest insights. To enhance not only well-being, but also physical health, productivity, culture & team dynamics, retention, and crisis handling, we need to understand our brain and body reactions better as leaders. In this course we will look at the neurodiverse spectrum from High Sensitivity to Asperger and how these can be leveraged as superpowers, especially in team setups. Moreover, you will investigate your own reaction patterns when it comes to performance under stress and stress overload. Finally, you will learn how to spot and address resulting mental health issues like depression and addiction in your teams.