New Leadership: Ignite the Joy of Work
New Leadership: Ignite Work Joy Anew
January 22, 2024 – In my work as a management and leadership consultant, I often observe that although many companies now have ping pong tables and such, New Work and New Leadership have not really arrived in them yet. However, it could be so simple.
As a leader and advocate of New Leadership, it is your task to create the conditions of work in your area so that your people feel eager about “their work.” Imagine you were the pioneer of a working world where every employee – whether young or old, man or woman – comes to the office every Monday full of enthusiasm. As the key figure of this change, you are more than just their boss: you are the inspirator and motivator of your team.
Your Role in New Leadership
New Leadership involves more than classic management. You are a coach, motivator, and inspirator for your employees. Your task is to bring out the best in each of your team members and to create a culture of enthusiasm and engagement in your environment – also by serving as a positive role model for this.
New Leadership Elements & Practical Tips
Personal Connection: Take the necessary time as a New Leadership role model to truly understand your team members. Example: Have conversations with them – even without specific occasions – where you individually address the needs and desires of each person.
Convey Meaning: Yes, I know, this leadership task/function has been misused in the past, and only a few experts have managed in their consultations or coaching to genuinely convey how meaning is communicated in daily operational/leadership life.
In the sense of New Leadership, it is important to show everyone what they contribute to the bigger picture through their work (or can contribute). Example: What would our company be without the performance and values we convey as a department or team? Regularly emphasize in meetings how much each team member contributes to success and link this to your New Leadership vision.
Freedom and Trust: Give your employees, in the spirit of New Leadership, space for initiative and responsibility, as well as creativity. Example: Allow all team members to present and implement their own (project) ideas.
Show Recognition: To succeed with your New Leadership strategy, it is also important to show recognition and appreciation. Example: Establish an
About the author Barbara Liebermeister
Barbara Liebermeister is the founder and director of IFIDZ – Institute for Leadership Culture in the Digital Age. As a management consultant, coach, and speaker, she combines business experience with scientific depth and has coined the term Alpha Intelligence®, a concept that captures the essential skills of modern leaders.
With many years of experience in leadership positions and as a coach for top decision-makers, she has been supporting companies of all sizes on their way to contemporary leadership for over two decades – practical, strategic, and effective. Insights from her work have contributed to several books on the topics of self-leadership, networking, and leadership in the digital world.
Barbara Liebermeister is a lecturer at RWTH Aachen, Kempten University, and others, and also serves as a mentor at universities in Hesse. She studied business administration, holds a master's degree in neuroscience, and has completed training as a business, management, and sports mental coach.
Outstanding work: For her pioneering efforts, she was nominated for the #digitalfemaleleader Award in 2017. In 2018, the analysis tool LEADT developed by her institute, which measures digital leadership maturity, was awarded the prestigious Wolfgang Heilmann Prize at Learntec.
