Compact Knowledge - Leadership Tools

Our videos in the series "Wissen kompakt - Führungsinstrumente" (Compact Knowledge - Leadership Tools) give you very specific tips on your leadership tasks and thus support you in increasing your leadership effectiveness.

Video 1 is an introductory video and goes into the central aspects of effective leadership one. Videos 2 and 3 are about staff appraisals and interview jokers, that will help you to conduct staff appraisals even when they are a bit more difficult due to resistance.

Video 4 deals with the topic "Agree binding goals". In Video 5 we declare that Delegation is an instrument of employee development. We explain how to delegate successfully and reduce the risk of re-delegation.

In Video 6 you get three different feedback structures. Video 7 focuses on the topic Praise and recognition. And in the last video for now in this series, is the topic "Dealing constructively with mistakes". In addition to the framework conditions, you will receive a concrete Dialogue structure for critical feedback.

Language of the videos: German.

We wish you a wonderful learning experience!

# 1 Aspects of effective leadership

What are the key aspects of effective leadership? Which key questions are associated with it? How should leadership be in the 21st century in order to master all the demands placed on companies? The first video answers these questions and introduces the topic of leadership tools.

# 2 Conduct staff appraisals

Staff appraisals are a central management tool. Nevertheless, in many companies they are conducted too little, irregularly or, in some cases, of insufficient quality. In this video, we explain the Framework Conditions that facilitate the preparation and implementation of good talks and provide you with a concrete dialogue structure.

# 3 Conversation Jokers

While some staff appraisals run smoothly, others challenge quite a bit. It usually becomes difficult when the conversation partner shows resistance. The five conversation jokers presented in this video will help you overcome this resistance.

# 4 Agree binding targets

Goals are agreed on many levels: at the company, divisional, project, team or employee level. They are rarely formulated in SMART terms. What does SMART mean? Why is it advisable to formulate goals in this way and how does it work in concrete terms? What are the success factors of a goal setting process? All this is at the heart of this video.

# 5 Delegate successfully

"Are you the boss or your best employee?" You can probably guess what the response of many leaders is to this. Too many operational tasks take up space and time from the actual leadership work. That's why this video is about that, how to delegate properly and thus gain time for yourself and significantly increase the self-efficacy of employees and teams.

# 6 Giving constructive feedback

Feedback is an elementary component of learning and development processes. A constructive feedback culture is a key factor for innovative companies. In this video we present, among other things, 3 dialogue structures for feedback and outline the Framework Conditions for feedback to be heard and accepted.

# 7 Give recognition

Not scolded is praised enough - that is the Swabian way of expressing appreciation. Recognition is a basic human need and motivating factor. Therefore, genuine appreciation and sincere praise look different. We show how.

# 8 Dealing constructively with mistakes

Just like feedback, are also mistakes are part of learning and development processes and dealing with them constructively determines whether employees dare to leave their comfort zone, experiment, try out new things. So a constructive error culture is also crucial for the innovation potential of companies. In this video, we explain how to deal constructively with small and big mistakes, how to prepare and conduct critical feedback talks. Always with the aim of making a learning experience out of every mistake.