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Co-Leadership
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Co-Leadership

Job Sharing Is the Answer to a Changing World of Work

Janina Schönitz and Stefanie Junghans
Vahlen, 2023

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Is your company feeling the skilled labor shortage? Are you struggling to find good managers? Then, you may want to consider co-leadership, a new, more flexible executive model in which two people share a leadership role. Janina Schönitz and Stefanie Junghans, both co-leaders, find that this promising structure benefits the “tandem” managers, their team, and their organization. This clear guide outlines the logistics and advantages of co-leadership, including flexibility, better decision-making, and a significantly lower risk of failure. Here’s what it takes to make job-sharing work at the managerial level. 

Take-Aways

  • In co-leadership, two people share one managerial job’s tasks and responsibilities in “tandem.”
  • Effective co-leaders share the same values and complement one another’s skills and strengths.
  • Develop an operating model that defines the structure of your tandem collaboration.

About the Authors

Both authors work as co-leaders. Stefanie Junghans is Head of Talent at Haniel, an investment holding company, and the founder of Junghans Consulting. Janina Schönitz is Head of Strategy and Reporting Sustainability & Environment at Deutsche Bahn, and the founder of the consulting firm Knallkrebs & Grundel.

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