Consulting · Building block
Roles & governance: decision rules that hold
The core of any functioning shared leadership is clear decision rules. We build a role and governance model that fits exactly your structure – and holds even in conflict.
Key takeaways
- “We decide everything together” is not a rule but a risk.
- Each decision type needs a clear mode: alone, together, with veto.
- Governance also means: what happens when you don’t agree?
The “everything together” misconception
Many duos start with the intention of deciding everything together. It sounds collaborative but blocks daily life: not every question tolerates a vote, and some decisions can’t wait. Good governance cleanly separates what is decided alone, together and with backing.
What we define
- Decision map. Which decision types exist – and who decides them how?
- Responsibilities. Clear areas where each person can act alone.
- The disagreement mechanism. What concretely happens when you don’t agree?
- Escalation & outward effect. How do you appear to team and oversight?
Aus meiner Praxis
The most important line in our own tandem document was the sentence about what happens in disagreement. Not because we needed it often – but because its mere existence defused every heated discussion.
Your result
- A written decision map, usable in daily life.
- An agreed disagreement mechanism, before the first real disagreement arrives.
- Clear rules for the outward presence towards team and bodies.
More on this: decision rules in a leadership tandem and roles & responsibility.
Develop a governance model
In the intro call we clarify what a model that fits your structure looks like.
Frequently asked questions
Isn’t that too bureaucratic?
On the contrary – clear rules make daily life faster because not every decision is re-negotiated.
Can we change the rules later?
Yes, and you should. A review date is part of it.
Updated: 25 July 2026