Leadership competencies will be a central focus of people development in 2026. Especially in economically challenging times, the question of how leaders can provide orientation without undermining responsibility and innovative capacity within their teams comes to the forefront. Facilitative leadership can be an answer to this.
Leaders can deliver difficult messages in a way that maintains clarity, empathy, and trust. Preparation, mindset, structured communication, and reflection form the foundation for confident action in challenging situations and help strengthen team collaboration.
In times of crisis, teams need orientation and quick decisions. On the other hand, it is precisely this management style that threatens to damage the corporate culture. How can leadership succeed without triggering a cultural crisis? Our event “Impulse lecture & exchange: leadership in times of crisis” was dedicated to this question. The article summarizes the most important findings and introduces the facilitative leadership model.