Personal und Innere Dienste

Leadership Qualification Program

You took over a professorship position at the university of Tübingen most recently? In that case, besides research and teaching you will also lead a team. For this team to be successful, good leadership is essential - and leadership skills are something that one can learn.

“LEA" has been created to support the implementation of efficient work organisation and to reflect upon and to expand your leadership qualification.

Detailed information and the programme schedule can be found in the booklet.

Leadership is the lifting of a man’s vision to higher sights, the raising of a man’s performance to a higher standard, the building of a man’s personality beyond its normal limitations.

Peter Drucker

Educational journey to leadership

Within the range of three module's, connected via additional group work in between, all of the program's participants will take part in an educational journey entitled "Leadership in Science" that runs for one year.

To ensure that the content matches the individual needs you will beasked to discuss and to design some of the topics of the 2nd and the 3rd module. These modules will take place on site and are accomanied by small group formats for deepend reflection.

The fixed group for the educational journey is limited to a maximum of 10 participants.

Goals of the program

  • To grow into a leadership role and gain the sovereignty that's needed, you willlearn about the necessary set of skills and competences
  • You will get support to gain clarity about leadership action and to identify yourself with that role
  • As an upcoming leader, you will find yourself prepared and reassured to deal with various situations, even with the more tricky and challenging ones
  • You will reflect about the future development of leadership and you will actively address those topics an the University of Tübingen
  • You personally will convert our leadership guidelines into leadership practice, which shows you contribution to the objectives of the University of Tübingen
  • LEA helps you free up capacity and relieve yourself while still achieving your teams' goals
  • You will gain a network beyond the border of your faculty, which ensures a long-term personal benefit

 

2023/2024

27.09.2024 - Final seminar (compulsory) - Leading (difficult) conversations in a solution-oriented way and designing my leadership map

Friday, 27.09.2024 | 09:00 am - 5:00 pm | Hohentübingen Castle, Fürstenzimmer

Good conversation management is not always easy, especially with more difficult topics, such as criticism conversations. In the final event, you will change perspectives in order to successfully master difficult discussion situations. You will try out tools for focusing and finding solutions in criticism talks and other difficult discussion occasions.
In the afternoon of the event, a review of the curriculum will take place - for leadership reflection and to design a leadership map for your further leadership "work".

Contents:

  • The intervention cross - recognizing the needs of employees
  • Approaches for addressing difficult topics - getting to the point
  • Solution-oriented discussion - creating perspectives
  • My leadership map
  • I pack my leadership suitcase...

Target group: First-time professors
Implementation: Prof. Dr. Bronner / Prof. Dr. Frohnen (impulsplus)

Registration via ILIAS.

--> For participation it is recommended to have already attended as many of the modules as possible.

2024/2025

Information on registration

Registration for the programme takes place via ILIAS.
If required, the seminars will be held in English. Please let us know your language preference when you register for the programme.

If you have any questions or suggestions, please feel free to contact us at any time.

 

24.10.2024 - Module I: Opening

Thursday, 24.10.2024 - 09:00 Uhr - 18:00 Uhr | Fürstenzimmer, Schloss Hohentübingen

At the start of your educational journey you will get to know each other, and you will discuss which topics should be part of the Modules II and III.

Furthermore, you will learn about the basic elements relevant for a leadership position in a scientific environment.

Additionally, a panel discussion will provide the opportunity to discuss about first hand leadership experience with long-team university professors and memebers of the rectorate.

The event will be followed by drinks and a snack.

Contents:

  • Insights regarding the leadership role.
  • Setting the Frame - Management skills for professorship: Vision - organizational structure - processing - designing meetings - rules.
  • Managing the transition: Designing and shaping the start of your professorship.
  • The view from above: From leadership theories to leadership tools.
  • Expectation management: How to create understanding and comprehension.
  • Goal-setting: To enhance your employees's self-motivation and to let them experience self-competence.

Implementation: Prof. Dr. Bronner (impulsplus)

Dec 2024 - Feb 2025 - Moderated reflection (by agreement)

Dec 2024 - Feb 2025 | by agreement

To further support you when you will attempt to translate the various tools and methods you learned into practice, we will offer opportunities to reflect upon that in small groups.

After Module I, a facilitated reflection within various groups of 2 to 3 people will take place, focusing on challenges and success factors for the implementation at your workspace. 

Implementataion moderated reflection: Prof. Dr. Bronner (impulsplus)

 

03.04.2025 - Module II

Thursday, 03.04.2025 | 09:00 Uhr - 17:00 Uhr | Fürstenzimmer, Schloss Hohentübingen

The various aspects of social interaction and the tools of our communication are core elements of successful leadership action. It is what provides orientation and perspective for each of your team members. You will reflect about the different trays and instruments in your tool box and how top use these in your everyday practice.

In addition, the module will deepen the optional content that has been decided upon Module I.

Contents:

  • Elements of personal feedback
  • Management by objectives
  • Employee development talk plus encouragement

Optionale contents:

  • Commitment and personnel development
  • Lateral leadership
  • "Healthy" leadership
  • Team-building processes: Team roles and team dynamics

Implementation: Prof. Dr. Frohnen (impulsplus)

 

May - Aug 2025 - Peer counseling (by agreement)

May - Aug 2025 | by agreement

To further support you when you will attempt to translate the various tools and methods you learned into practice, we will offer opportunities to reflect upon that in small groups.

Module II is followed by an introduction to Tietze's "Collegial Consultancy" (Tietze) on leadership issues in an academic environment.

Implementation peer counseling: Dr. Bause / Dr. Bister

 

23.09.2025 - Module III: Conclusion

Tuesday, 23.09.2025 | 09:00 Uhr - 17:30 Uhr | Fürstenzimmer, Schloss Hohentübingen

How to delegate right and how to use each and everyone's resources best? That's one major topic of this final instalment. The other one is conflicts. You'll check out tools o focus and solve critical and difficult situations of various kinds.

Again, the module will deepen the optional contenz that has been decided upon in Module I.

Finally, your educational journey will guide you to look back onto the various steps you took and to look forward, regarding the needs to transfer the knowledge into your leadership practice.

Contents:

  • The cross of intervention: Detecting your employees's needs
  • To talk about conflictive issues - get your key message across
  • Solution-oriented communication strategy - opening up a perspective
  • My leadership roadmap
  • Travel time: Packing my leadership bags

Optional contents:

  • Commitment and personell development
  • Lateral leadership
  • "Healthy" leadership
  • Team-building processes: Team roles and team dynamics

Implementation: Prof. Dr. Bronner (impulsplus)