Guide \u00b7 Examples<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In brief<\/span>Dual leaderships are found in management, boards, associations and administrations. Successful examples share a clear division of portfolios and a united presence; failed ones usually fail on unresolved final decisions.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n Contents<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n So as not to expose anyone and not to claim anything I can’t support, the following examples are described as patterns, not by name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Two managing directors share the leadership: one owns market and sales, the other finance and operations. Strategic decisions are made jointly by an agreed rule. The clear split prevents friction in daily business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n An association is led by two equal chairs to share load and responsibility. Decisive here is the unambiguous rule on who speaks outward for what.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Two prominent people are jointly appointed to the top without portfolios and final decision being clarified. Every question of direction becomes a trial of strength, the environment starts to play them off against each other. After a short time the model ends. The people weren’t the problem, the missing structure was.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Aus meiner Praxis<\/p>\n\n The third pattern is the one I encounter most when organisations call me \u2013 usually too late. The lesson is always the same: portfolios and a disagreement rule belong clarified before the names are fixed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n Yes, several large companies have been led with two equal board or management heads at times. What matters is the structure, not the name.<\/p>\n\n<\/details>\n\n\n Because such arrangements change frequently and I don’t want to claim anything outdated or inaccurate. The patterns transfer.<\/p>\n\n<\/details>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Archetypal examples<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
1 \u00b7 The portfolio-clear management<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
2 \u00b7 The association dual leadership<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
3 \u00b7 The failed prestige dual leadership<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
What unites successful dual leaderships<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Frequently asked questions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Are there well-known companies with a dual leadership?<\/summary>\n\n
Why are no specific companies named here?<\/summary>\n\n