Lateral leadership at eye level

Gaining commitment and reaching goals

Modern forms of cooperation – in flat management structures, matrix or expert organisations – require a new understanding of management. Lateral management means taking influence to reach shared goals, without the hierarchical authority of a manager.

Traditional management tools meet their limits here. Our partnership approach of lateral management provides the commitment console as an instrument for the key tasks of a lateral manager: strategy development and communication.

Process

• Preliminary online work: personal definition of aims, preparatory tasks
• Training: 2 days
• Online follow-up: transfer tasks, controlling of goals, follow-up webinar including check of result

Learning content

• The commitment console – situational analysis and setting of the strategic course
• Authority at eye level
• Communication as factor of success – yin/yang commitment
• Handling resistances, conflicts and power games
• From actual to target – strategy and planning instruments

Learning objectives

• You will take an in-depth look at your specific role as a manager without disciplinary power and be able to
• represent your own interests more effectively in the future. Based on understanding and constructive formation of coalitions, you will be able to communicate more flexibly and build trusting relationships to
• thereby raise the commitment of others.

Target group

• Lateral managers
• Experts

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