Systems-Based Consulting for Higher Education and Research Institutions
Fostering strategic development. Enabling organisational transformation.
Higher education and research institutions face a wide range of challenges: digital transformation, skills shortages, new approaches to teaching and learning, growing demands on administration, and increasing competition for resources and talent.
We help higher education and research institutions sharpen their strategic objectives, develop robust organisational structures and decision-making processes, and foster a participatory, high-performing organisational culture – drawing on our systemic approach to organisational consulting.
Organisational development in higher education and research requires strategic foresight and change intelligence.
Enabling Transformation
Successfully advancing higher education and research institutions in a dynamic environment requires strategic foresight and the ability to navigate change.
We combine systemic consulting expertise and a deep understanding of the distincitve organisational dynamics of higher education and research institutions.Together we clarify strategic development objectives, explore relevant interdependencies, and develop tailored solutions that reflect your organisation’s specific needs.
This provides strategic clarity, strengthens decision-making and organisational capacity to act, and supports sustainable organisational development. nachhaltige organisationale Weiterentwicklung.
Team Development in Higher Education and Research Administration
Collaboration is essential to the success of higher education and research institutions – whether within scientific teams, interdisciplinary research projects, or administrative departments.
Team Development in Administrativ Units
Eine wertschätzende und effiziente Zusammenarbeit im administrativen Bereich und an Ihre Schnittstellen ist ist eine effiziente und wertschätzende Zusammenarbeit essenziell für den reibungslosen Ablauf von Lehre und Forschung. Eine gute Zusammenarbeit im administrativen Bereich und an den Schnittstellen zu Lehre und Forschung sichert .
Team Development for
Faculties, Research Projects & Administration
Team Development Measures
- defining team objectives
- identifying antipatterns
- adressing and solving conflicts
- enhancing team strengths
- clarifying roles, tasks and responsibilities
- optimizing coordination and decision making processes
- establishing a constructive feedback culture
- enhancing motivation and mutual appreciation
- Conflict management und question techniques
Outstanding scientific results emerge from the innovative strength of entire research teams - especially interdisciplinary setting.
Outstanding scientific results emerge from the innovative strength of entire research teams—especially in interdisciplinary settings. We design tailor-made interventions based on your team’s history, composition and goals. Our programs help identify and develop individual strengths, optimize collaboration, and build a cooperative culture with clear decision-making and alignment processes. Design Thinking elements are integrated to foster experimentation, creativity and strong outcome orientation.
Team Development for Administrativ Units
In a dynamic environment, well functioning administrative teams are crucial for the smooth work flows and reliable services. Our team development measures promote a cooperative and results-oriented team dynamic in which all employees can develop their potential. Together, we develop practical approaches to optimizing processes and finding effective solutions for complex administrative tasks.
Leadership Development in Higher Education and Research
Throughout the higher education and research administration, leaders increasingly face the challenge of balancing evolving job profiles, new responsibilities, and complex stakeholder interests. Clarifying responsibilities, delegating effectively, and fostering collaboration across generations are becoming increasingly important. At the same time, leaders need to navigate changing mutual expectations between employees and their organisations, while providing their teams with clarity and a sense of stability in times of change. In academic and research settings, we support leaders in navigating role ambiguities and competing objectives, setting clear priorities, and strengthening their personal resources and capacity to act. Early-career researchers taking on their first leadership responsibilities develop their skills in lateral leadership.
We also support experienced research and academic group leaders in leading teams through a strengths-based approach, fostering individual development, and creating the conditions for effective collaboration.
Leadership Workshops for
Academia and Administration
Understanding Complex Leadership Challenges. Taking Effective Action.
Developing High-Performance Teams
Ambidetry and Leadership
Lateral Leadership
Multi Agil Project Management
Resilience and Agility
Inner Motivators
Healthy (Self-)management
Creativity Techniques and Moderation Skills
Facilitating
Agile Leadership
Intercultural Competence
Leadership for Scientists
Leading in the VUCA-World
Employee Retention
Cross-Generational Leadership
Woman in Leadership
ChangeLab Teamworkshop · Visuelle Nachbearbeitung mit KI
Lectures on Leadership
Our presentations provide concise insights into essential leadership topics: What are the key factors of lateral leadership? How can a deeper understanding of motivation, creativity, and willpower help you to effectively shape your role as a supervisor? What is impostor syndrome and how can it be counteracted? How can we make strategically sound decisions in a complex environment? Using scientific findings from the fields of motivational psychology, organizational sociology, and neuroscience, we demonstrate the pragmatic relevance of modern leadership approaches for everyday leadership challenges in universities and research institutions.
Lectures on Leadership
Our talks offer research-based perspectives on key leadership challenges in academia and research institutions: What makes lateral leadership effective? How can insights into motivation, creativity, and self-regulation support the leadership and supervision of researchers? How can individuals overcome feelings of impostorism? And how can we make sound strategic decisions in complex organisational environments?
Drawing on current research in motivational psychology, organisational sociology, and neuroscience, we highlight the practical relevance of contemporary leadership approaches. By connecting scientific insights with real-world leadership challenges, we offer fresh perspectives and actionable ideas for leaders in academia and administration.
Leadership Coaching in Higher Education and Research
Gaining Clarity. Unlocking Strengths.
Leadership Coaching for Scientists
We support researchers at different stages of their academic careers – from early-career academics assuming their first leadership responsibilities to experienced scholars navigating complex leadership roles.
Our coaching focuses on leadership roles and strategic decisions, clarifying professional and personal development goalsnavigating conflicting expectations and internal tensions. Together, we explore your strengths and resources, discover new possibilities, and develop strategies that help you navigate the unique challenges of your academic career with greater clarity and confidence.
Common coaching topics:
- Lateral Leadership
- Navigating ambiguities and conflicting goals
- Strategic career and development goals
- Managing expectations and clarifying roles
- Overcoming internal barriers and strengthening self-efficacy
Leadership Coaching for Administration
Leaders in higher education and research administration operate within a complex tension between service orientation, regulatory compliance, and efficiency.Evolving job profiles, limited resources, and differing expectations from academic staff, administrative departments, and university leadership add to the complexity of their leadership responsibilities.
In our leadership coaching, we help you reflect on your leadership role, clarify priorities, and develop individual strategies for action.Our coaching builds on your personal strengths and resources while remaining attentive to the organisational realities you face. Together, we explore new perspectives, strengthen your confidence, and develop ways to navigate changing demands with greater clarity and assurance.
Common coaching topics:
- Navigating competing expectations
- Effective delegation and empowerment
- Leading teams with changing responsibilities
- Self-leadership, prioritisation and resilience