{"id":2476,"date":"2026-07-27T08:26:13","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T08:26:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geteiltefuehrung.com\/?p=2022"},"modified":"2026-07-27T08:26:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T08:26:13","slug":"how-to-implement-shared-leadership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/geteiltefuehrung.com\/en\/how-to-implement-shared-leadership\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing shared leadership: step by step"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"gf-eyebrow wp-block-paragraph\">Guide \u00b7 How-to<\/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>You introduce shared leadership by clarifying the structure first and naming the people second: define the goal, set roles and decision rights, agree a disagreement rule, involve the team and readjust after a few months. Structure before people is the most important rule.<\/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=\"\/#schritte\">The six steps<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/#fehler\">Common mistakes<\/a><\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"schritte\">The six steps<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"gf-steps wp-block-list\">\n\n<li><strong>Clarify the goal.<\/strong> Why shared leadership \u2013 and how will you recognise success?<\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>Check readiness.<\/strong> Is the task divisible, does the organisation carry the model?<\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>Define roles.<\/strong> Who owns what, who decides alone, where jointly.<\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>Agree the disagreement rule.<\/strong> What happens when you don&#8217;t agree?<\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>Involve the team.<\/strong> Communicate clearly who is responsible for what.<\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>Readjust.<\/strong> Review after three months \u2013 before friction sets in.<\/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>Structure before people: roles and rules first, then name.<\/li><li>The disagreement rule is the single most important building block.<\/li><li>Without a review date the model falls back into old patterns.<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\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\">If I could give only one piece of advice, it would be this: clarify the decision rights before you know the names. Once people are in the room, every role question becomes a person question \u2013 and thus delicate.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"fehler\">Common mistakes in the rollout<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"gf-cons wp-block-list\">\n\n<li>People first, structure later.<\/li>\n\n\n<li>No rule for the crunch of disagreement.<\/li>\n\n\n<li>The team is presented with a fait accompli.<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Nothing happens after the kick-off.<\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you don\u2019t want to do the rollout alone: <a href=\"\/en\/consulting\/\">consulting for organisations<\/a> guides exactly this process, including a <a href=\"\/en\/readiness-check\/\">readiness check<\/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>How long does the rollout take?<\/summary>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Clarifying goal and roles takes days to weeks, anchoring with a review several months.<\/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>Should the people be fixed beforehand?<\/summary>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Better not. Clarifying roles and rules first makes the appointment easier and less prone to conflict.<\/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\": \"How long does the rollout take?\", \"acceptedAnswer\": {\"@type\": \"Answer\", \"text\": \"Clarifying goal and roles takes days to weeks, anchoring with a review several months.\"}}, {\"@type\": \"Question\", \"name\": \"Should the people be fixed beforehand?\", \"acceptedAnswer\": {\"@type\": \"Answer\", \"text\": \"Better not. Clarifying roles and rules first makes the appointment easier and less prone to conflict.\"}}]}<\/script>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group gf-sources is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"gf-sources__h wp-block-heading\">Sources &amp; further reading<\/h2>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Pearce, C. L. &amp; Conger, J. A. (2003): <em>Shared Leadership. Reframing the Hows and Whys of Leadership.<\/em> Sage.<\/li><li>Carson, J. B., Tesluk, P. 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\": \"Introducing shared leadership: step by step\", \"description\": \"Six steps to shared leadership: goal, readiness, roles, disagreement rule, team, review.\", \"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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