{"id":2012,"date":"2026-07-25T15:39:38","date_gmt":"2026-07-25T15:39:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geteiltefuehrung.com\/?p=2012"},"modified":"2026-07-25T15:39:38","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T15:39:38","slug":"tandem-modelle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/geteiltefuehrung.com\/en\/tandem-modelle\/","title":{"rendered":"Tandem &#038; Shared Leadership Models Compared"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"gf-eyebrow wp-block-paragraph\">Guide \u00b7 Models<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"gf-updated-en wp-block-paragraph\">Updated: 24 July 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"gf-lead wp-block-paragraph\">Tandem, dual leadership, top-sharing, co-CEO or co-lead \u2013 which model of shared leadership fits your situation? A comparison with a selection aid and the most common mistake in choosing a model.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group gf-toc is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Contents<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\n<li><a href=\"\/#warum\">Why the model matters<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/#tabelle\">Comparison table<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/#einzeln\">The models<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/#entscheidung\">Decision aid<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/#fehler\">The most common mistake<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/#faq\">FAQ<\/a><\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"warum\">Why the model is half the battle<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Most shared leaderships fail not on willingness but on the wrong model for their decision structure. A founder duo needs something different from a corporate dual leadership. Choosing the model by sympathy or availability rather than by structure builds in the first conflict.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"tabelle\">The models compared<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table gf-cmp\"><table><thead><tr><th>Model<\/th><th>Typical level<\/th><th>Responsibility<\/th><th>Decision logic<\/th><th>Typical pitfall<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Leadership tandem<\/td><td>Team to area<\/td><td>One shared role<\/td><td>Mostly joint, clear exceptions<\/td><td>Roles never cleanly split<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Dual leadership<\/td><td>Top level<\/td><td>Two full roles<\/td><td>Separate areas, joint principles<\/td><td>Unclear final decision<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Top-\/job-sharing<\/td><td>Part-time leadership<\/td><td>One position, two shares<\/td><td>Split by days\/areas<\/td><td>Handovers and availability<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Co-CEO<\/td><td>Company top<\/td><td>Shared overall responsibility<\/td><td>Highly formalised needed<\/td><td>Power balance externally<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Co-lead in team<\/td><td>Team<\/td><td>Joint team leadership<\/td><td>Situational, pragmatic<\/td><td>Team unsure who does what<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Five models of shared leadership \u2013 conditions and pitfalls at a glance.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"einzeln\">The models individually<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Leadership tandem<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two people share one role. Meant for situations where continuity and shared responsibility count. It holds when responsibilities are clearly split, and fails when \u201eeverything is done together\u201c. More in the <a href=\"\/en\/coaching-fuehrungstandem\/\">tandem coaching<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dual leadership<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two full roles at the top, often with separate portfolios. Holds when the final decision is arranged; fails on power imbalance and unresolved fundamentals. Details in the <a href=\"\/en\/ratgeber\/doppelspitze\/\">dual leadership article<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Top-\/job-sharing in leadership<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A leadership position shared part-time. Ideal for work-life balance and talent retention. Stands or falls on handovers and availability. More in the <a href=\"\/en\/ratgeber\/job-sharing-fuehrung\/\">job-sharing article<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Co-CEO<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two people at the company top. The most demanding model, because the decision logic must be highly formalised and the environment watches the power balance closely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Co-lead in a team<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two people jointly lead a team. The lowest-risk entry into shared leadership \u2013 good for gathering experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"entscheidung\">Decision aid<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\n<li>Is it one role being shared, or two full roles side by side? \u2192 tandem vs. dual leadership.<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Is part-time a central motive? \u2192 top-\/job-sharing.<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Are we talking about the very top? \u2192 dual leadership or co-CEO, highly formalised.<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Do you want to gather experience first? \u2192 co-lead in a team.<\/li>\n\n\n<li>How clear is your decision structure already? The less clear, the more you need the more formal model.<\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"fehler\">The most common mistake<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The model is chosen by sympathy or availability \u2013 \u201ethe two get along well\u201c \u2013 rather than by decision structure. It runs fine for a while and tips exactly when the first real conflict decision arrives and no one knows who makes it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"faq\">Frequently asked questions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group gf-faq is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details gf-faq__item is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Which model is easiest to start with?<\/summary>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The co-lead in a team, because the risk is small and you can gather experience before using shared leadership at the top.<\/p>\n\n<\/details>\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details gf-faq__item is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Can you switch models later?<\/summary>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yes, but a switch means renegotiating roles and decision rules. Better to choose the right model from the start.<\/p>\n\n<\/details>\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details gf-faq__item is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>What&#8217;s the difference between tandem and dual leadership?<\/summary>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A tandem shares one role, a dual leadership fills two full roles at the top. Details in the <a href=\"\/en\/ratgeber\/doppelspitze\/\">dual leadership article<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<\/details>\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details gf-faq__item is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>How do we find out what fits us?<\/summary>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"\/en\/selbsttest\/\">self-check<\/a> gives a first direction, a <a href=\"\/en\/co-leadership-beratung\/\">consulting call<\/a> clarifies it further.<\/p>\n\n<\/details>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\", \"@type\": \"FAQPage\", \"mainEntity\": [{\"@type\": \"Question\", \"name\": \"Which model is easiest to start with?\", \"acceptedAnswer\": {\"@type\": \"Answer\", \"text\": \"The co-lead in a team, because the risk is small and you can gather experience before using shared leadership at the top.\"}}, {\"@type\": \"Question\", \"name\": \"Can you switch models later?\", \"acceptedAnswer\": {\"@type\": \"Answer\", \"text\": \"Yes, but a switch means renegotiating roles and decision rules. 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She led in a job-sharing model herself for years \u2013 after 15 years of leadership responsibility in banking. She knows shared leadership from practice, not from textbooks.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Guide \u00b7 Models Updated: 24 July 2026 Tandem, dual leadership, top-sharing, co-CEO or co-lead \u2013 which model of shared leadership [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2012","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ratgeber"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/geteiltefuehrung.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2012","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/geteiltefuehrung.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/geteiltefuehrung.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/geteiltefuehrung.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/geteiltefuehrung.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2012"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/geteiltefuehrung.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2012\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/geteiltefuehrung.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2012"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/geteiltefuehrung.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2012"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/geteiltefuehrung.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2012"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}