{"id":8739,"date":"2020-07-08T08:18:12","date_gmt":"2020-07-08T08:18:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/p-yl42w1.project.space\/leadership-development\/"},"modified":"2026-05-12T21:53:26","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T21:53:26","slug":"leadership-development","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.positivity-guides.de\/en\/leadership-development\/","title":{"rendered":"Leadership Development"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n\r\n
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Effective Leadership Development with Positive Leadership<\/h1>\n

We develop leaders in ways that strengthen people, enable performance and shape change effectively. With evidence-based, scientifically grounded and highly practical in-house programmes, we support organisations in developing leadership sustainably \u2014 in ways that are human, effective and future-ready. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\r\n\r\n

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What Positive Leadership means to us<\/h2>\n

Positive Leadership is our core focus in leadership development. It translates the insights of Positive Psychology into everyday leadership practice and directs attention towards strengths, meaning, trust, development and successful collaboration. For us, Positive Leadership is an effective approach to shaping leadership in ways that are both human and high-performing. It meaningfully extends the leadership approaches you already use. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\r\n\r\n

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We also master the foundations of good leadership<\/h2>\n

Strong Positive Leadership programmes need a solid foundation. That is why, where appropriate, we also provide the fundamentals of leadership development: the role and attitude of the leader, communication, one-to-one conversations, delegation, conflict management, group processes and effective leadership in day-to-day practice. Positive Leadership builds on sound and established leadership approaches. It does not replace them; it complements them in meaningful ways. <\/p>\n

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Studies demonstrate the effectiveness of Positive Leadership training<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\r\n\r\n
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A scientific field study by Frank Nesemann, unique in Germany to date, demonstrates the practical effectiveness of Positive Leadership: 129 leaders and employees at Jobcenter Berlin Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg took part in a Positive Leadership training programme comprising six training days over a period of six months. Thanks to its pre-post design and control group, the study allows the effects to be interpreted causally. The training significantly improved leadership behaviour and led to higher employee wellbeing as well as lower intentions to leave. <\/p>\n

Our findings are supported by a wide body of further research: Studies on PERMA-Lead\u2014particularly those conducted by and with Dr. Markus Ebner\u2014show positive effects on well-being, burnout risk, and employee retention, among other factors.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\r\n\r\n

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Positive Leadership in practice: PERMA-Lead as the central model<\/h2>\n

For us, Positive Leadership is far more than a likeable leadership style. It is a scientifically grounded approach that aligns leadership in ways that allow people, teams and organisations to flourish. To ensure that Positive Leadership does not remain abstract in everyday leadership practice, we work in practical settings with the PERMA-Lead model<\/strong>. <\/p>\n

PERMA-Lead is, for us, the central model for making Positive Leadership concrete, understandable and trainable. It translates the insights of Positive Psychology into observable and measurable leadership behaviour and shows how leaders can enable positive emotions, stimulate individual engagement, build strong relationships, convey meaning and make success visible in everyday working life. <\/p>\n

This is precisely where we see the particular strength of PERMA-Lead: it makes Positive Leadership practically applicable, open to reflection in day-to-day leadership, and capable of being developed systematically within organisations.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\r\n\r\n

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The PERMA-Lead model translates Positive Leadership into five concrete, hands-on leadership dimensions.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\r\n\r\n

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What Positive Leadership with PERMA-Lead means in practice<\/h3>\n
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  • Positive Emotions enable<\/strong>
    managers to create an atmosphere, in which confidence, appreciation, security and constructive energy can flourish. Positive emotions broaden thinking - and scope for action and support teams in doing so, more openly, more creatively and more solution-oriented to work. <\/li>\n
  • Stimulating individual engagement<\/strong>
    Positive Leadership activates strengths, fosters motivation and helps people contribute effectively through their abilities. As a result, leadership becomes less deficit-focused and more development-oriented. <\/li>\n
  • Building strong Relationships<\/strong>
    Good leadership creates trust, psychological safety and supportive working relationships. Strong relationships are a vital foundation for collaboration, connection and shared development. <\/li>\n
  • Conveying the meaning of work<\/strong>
    Positive leaders help employees understand why their work matters and what it contributes to. Meaning provides direction, strengthens identification and is especially valuable in times of change and uncertainty. <\/li>\n
  • Accomplishment: Making success visible and celebrating it<\/strong>
    Good leadership makes progress tangible, strengthens self-efficacy and acknowledges what has been achieved. In this way, motivation, enjoyment of learning and confidence are reinforced. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    These five elements make Positive Leadership concrete. They show how leaders can help ensure that people do not merely function, but experience themselves as effective, connected and motivated in everyday working life. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\r\n\r\n

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    Positive Leadership is trainable and measurable<\/h3>\n

    For us, PERMA-Lead is not just a model for understanding leadership, but a model for training and implementation. It helps leaders reflect on their own behaviour in a focused way, develop it further and make Positive Leadership effective in everyday practice step by step. <\/p>\n

    At the same time, Positive Leadership based on PERMA-Lead <\/strong>can also be measured in scientifically grounded ways. With the PERMA-Lead Profiler and related assessment methods, the quality of leadership can be captured in a differentiated way and used for development processes. Positive Leadership is therefore not only described in inspiring terms, but can be worked on concretely and measured meaningfully within the organisation. <\/p>\n

    If you would like to develop Positive Leadership systematically within your organisation, we support you through in-house seminars, development programmes and, where appropriate, scientifically grounded tools such as the PERMA-Lead Profiler.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\r\n\r\n

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    Experience Positive Leadership in practice<\/h2>\n

    This video offers a concise insight into how we understand Positive Leadership and how we implement it in leadership development in practical ways. It shows how leadership can be shaped through Positive Leadership in ways that are more human, more effective and at the same time more workable in everyday practice. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\r\n\r\n