Guide \u00b7 Roles<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In brief<\/span>In a leadership tandem, roles should be clearly divided rather than diffusely shared: each person has areas with their own responsibility and final decision, plus a clearly named shared area. This prevents overlap, duplicate work and unclear responsibility.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n Contents<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n The most tempting and dangerous idea in a tandem is \u201cwe’ll just do everything together.\u201d It sounds collaborative but leads to duplicate work, slow decisions and a diffuse responsibility where in the end no one owns anything. Clear roles aren’t distrust but the precondition for speed and reliability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Aus meiner Praxis<\/p>\n\n My advice from experience: keep the area you truly decide together deliberately small. Everything else costs you time daily. The fundamental belongs to the shared part \u2013 not every everyday question.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n The creeping role overlap: out of convenience or a wish for harmony, both take on the same tasks. It feels good at first and ends in friction. The remedy is clear responsibilities and a regular check of whether they’re still lived. How to secure this with decision rules is in Decision rules in a leadership tandem<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n No \u2013 but clearly name what is decided separately and what deliberately together. The shared part should be small.<\/p>\n\n<\/details>\n\n\n Then each interface needs a named main responsibility, so it’s clear who decides in doubt.<\/p>\n\n<\/details>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Why role clarity matters<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Dividing roles cleanly<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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The most common trap<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Frequently asked questions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Should we really divide everything?<\/summary>\n\n
What if areas overlap?<\/summary>\n\n