{"id":2488,"date":"2026-07-27T08:26:13","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T08:26:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geteiltefuehrung.com\/?p=2037"},"modified":"2026-07-27T08:26:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T08:26:13","slug":"part-time-leadership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/geteiltefuehrung.com\/en\/part-time-leadership\/","title":{"rendered":"Leadership in part-time: is it possible?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"gf-eyebrow wp-block-paragraph\">Guide \u00b7 Part-time<\/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>Leadership in part-time is possible when the role is clearly tailored and well organised \u2013 as an individual in a reduced position or as top-sharing between two. Decisive are availability, deputising and dismantling the prejudice that leadership requires constant presence.<\/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=\"\/#geht\">Is it even possible?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/#wege\">Two paths<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/#funktioniert\">Making it work<\/a><\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"geht\">Is it even possible?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The most stubborn prejudice is: leadership needs constant presence. In truth leadership needs clarity, good decisions and reliability \u2013 none of which is tied to full-time. What makes part-time leadership harder is rarely the number of hours, but poor organisation and unclear availability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"wege\">Two paths to part-time leadership<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns gf-cards is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group gf-card gf-card--gold is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Reduced individual position<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One person leads part-time, with a clearly tailored scope and regulated deputising.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group gf-card is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Top-sharing between two<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two people share the position. More resilience, but coordination and handover effort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button gf-btn--ghost\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"\/en\/job-sharing-leadership\/\">More on top-sharing<\/a><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"funktioniert\">Making it work<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"gf-checklist wp-block-list\">\n\n<li>A realistically tailored scope \u2013 part-time is not full-time in fewer hours.<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Clearly regulated availability and deputising.<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Reliable handovers when shared between two.<\/li>\n\n\n<li>An environment that counts results, not presence.<\/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\">The most common mistake is simply squeezing a full-time role into fewer hours. That doesn&#8217;t work. Part-time leadership succeeds when the role is deliberately re-tailored \u2013 not when the same load should fit into less time.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the public sector some special features apply \u2013 see <a href=\"\/en\/shared-leadership-public-sector\/\">Shared leadership in the public sector<\/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>Can you lead a large team part-time?<\/summary>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yes, if the role is tailored and deputising is clear \u2013 or you share the position via top-sharing.<\/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 part-time leadership harm your career?<\/summary>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That depends on the organisational culture. Results-oriented organisations value impact, not hours.<\/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\": \"Can you lead a large team part-time?\", \"acceptedAnswer\": {\"@type\": \"Answer\", \"text\": \"Yes, if the role is tailored and deputising is clear \u2013 or you share the position via top-sharing.\"}}, {\"@type\": \"Question\", \"name\": \"Does part-time leadership harm your career?\", \"acceptedAnswer\": {\"@type\": \"Answer\", \"text\": \"That depends on the organisational culture. Results-oriented organisations value impact, not hours.\"}}]}<\/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\": \"Leadership in part-time: is it possible?\", \"description\": \"Whether and how leadership works part-time \u2013 as a reduced individual position or as top-sharing \u2013 and what matters.\", \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\", \"datePublished\": \"2026-07-25\", \"dateModified\": \"2026-07-25\", \"author\": {\"@type\": \"Person\", \"name\": \"Amrit Rescheneder\", \"jobTitle\": \"Expert in co-leadership\", \"url\": 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