{"id":2036,"date":"2026-07-27T08:26:13","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T08:26:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geteiltefuehrung.com\/?p=2036"},"modified":"2026-07-27T08:26:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T08:26:13","slug":"job-sharing-leadership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/geteiltefuehrung.com\/en\/job-sharing-leadership\/","title":{"rendered":"Job-sharing &#038; top-sharing in leadership"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"gf-eyebrow wp-block-paragraph\">Guide \u00b7 Part-time leadership<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group gf-answer is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"gf-answer__label\">In brief<\/span>Job-sharing in leadership \u2013 also called top-sharing \u2013 means two people share a leadership position in part-time. It makes part-time leadership possible, raises resilience and taps talent, but requires clear responsibilities and good handovers.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\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=\"\/#was\">What top-sharing is<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/#warum\">Why it&#8217;s growing<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/#organisation\">How it&#8217;s organised<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/#voraussetzungen\">Prerequisites<\/a><\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"was\">What top-sharing is<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Job-sharing in leadership<\/strong> (often <em>top-sharing<\/em>) describes the shared performance of a leadership position by two people in part-time. Together they fill one position \u2013 each on certain days or with certain areas. It&#8217;s the answer to a simple, pressing question: how can leadership be reconciled with part-time?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"warum\">Why top-sharing is growing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\n<li>Qualified people want part-time \u2013 even in leadership.<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Leadership positions are ever harder to fill full-time.<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Work-life balance is becoming a competitive factor.<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Two part-time leaders bring more perspectives and resilience.<\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group gf-takeaways is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"gf-takeaways__label wp-block-paragraph\">Key takeaways<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Top-sharing = two people share a leadership position in part-time.<\/li><li>It makes part-time leadership possible and raises resilience.<\/li><li>Clear responsibilities and reliable handovers are decisive.<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"organisation\">How it&#8217;s organised<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two basic patterns are common: division by <strong>time<\/strong> (fixed days per person, with handovers) and division by <strong>topic<\/strong> (clearly separated areas of responsibility). Usually a mix is sensible. Details on feasibility are in <a href=\"\/en\/part-time-leadership\/\">Leadership in part-time<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"voraussetzungen\">Prerequisites<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"gf-checklist wp-block-list\">\n\n<li>Clear responsibilities and decision rights.<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Reliable handover routines at the interfaces.<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Availability and deputising unambiguously regulated.<\/li>\n\n\n<li>A coordinated presence towards team and environment.<\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group gf-exp is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"gf-exp__label wp-block-paragraph\">Aus meiner Praxis<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I led in a job-sharing model myself. The biggest misconception from outside was that it&#8217;s about \u201chalf leadership.\u201d In truth it&#8217;s a twofold perspective on one task \u2013 when the handovers work.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Legal and organisational notes are bundled in <a href=\"\/en\/top-sharing-legal\/\">Top-sharing: legal &amp; practice<\/a>.<\/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>Is top-sharing the same as a leadership tandem?<\/summary>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Very similar. Top-sharing emphasises the part-time aspect; the leadership tandem the shared-role aspect. In practice they overlap strongly.<\/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>Does leadership even work part-time?<\/summary>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yes \u2013 if responsibilities are clear and handovers reliable. That&#8217;s exactly what decides it.<\/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>Is top-sharing more expensive?<\/summary>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not necessarily. The slightly higher coordination is offset by resilience and a larger talent pool.<\/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\": \"Is top-sharing the same as a leadership tandem?\", \"acceptedAnswer\": {\"@type\": \"Answer\", \"text\": \"Very similar. 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E. &amp; Marrone, J. A. (2007): Shared Leadership in Teams. <em>Academy of Management Journal<\/em>, 50(5), 1217\u20131234.<\/li><li>Wang, D., Waldman, D. A. &amp; Zhang, Z. (2014): A meta-analysis of shared leadership and team effectiveness. <em>Journal of Applied Psychology<\/em>, 99(2), 181\u2013198.<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group gf-method is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"gf-method__label wp-block-paragraph\">How this article was written<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This article is based on my own experience as a leader in a job-sharing model and 15 years of leading in banking, as well as the established research on shared leadership (see sources). Where I speak from practice, it is marked as such.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group gf-author gf-author--rich is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded gf-author__img\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/geteiltefuehrung.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/amrit-rescheneder.jpg\" alt=\"Amrit Rescheneder\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n\n<p class=\"gf-author__label wp-block-paragraph\">About the author<\/p>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Amrit Rescheneder<\/h3>\n\n\n<p class=\"gf-author__role wp-block-paragraph\">Expert in co-leadership<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Amrit Rescheneder helps organisations and leadership tandems build shared leadership that works. 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\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list gf-author__creds\"><li>15 years of leadership responsibility in banking<\/li><li>Led in a leadership tandem herself for years<\/li><li>Guides organisations &amp; leadership duos<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"gf-author__more wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"\/en\/about\/\">More about me \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\", \"@type\": \"Article\", \"headline\": \"Job-sharing & top-sharing in leadership\", \"description\": \"What top-sharing is, why it's growing, how it's organised and which prerequisites it needs.\", \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\", \"datePublished\": \"2026-07-25\", \"dateModified\": \"2026-07-25\", \"author\": {\"@type\": \"Person\", \"name\": \"Amrit Rescheneder\", \"jobTitle\": \"Expert in co-leadership\", \"url\": \"https:\/\/geteiltefuehrung.com\/ueber-mich\/\"}, \"publisher\": {\"@type\": 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