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The 4 Magic Ds – Delegate, Diminish, Delay, Destroy
Too much to do, too little impact? Many teams – and leaders – suffer from constant overload. The calendar is packed, energy is low, and the …
Why Decisions Keep Coming Back to You – and How to Prevent Reverse Delegation
Why do decisions keep coming back to you – even though you already delegated them? In this episode of the LEITWOLF® Podcast, Stefan address…
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Untapped Potential in Your Team? – How to Activate People Who Can Do More Than They Show
2026Why do some people on your team fail to use their full potential – even when it is clear that there is more in them? In this episode of the LEITWOLF® Podcast, Stefan expl…
High Performance Without Stress – Is It Really Possible?
2026In many organizations, stress has become so normalized that it almost feels like a leadership strategy. But it is not. In this episode of the LEITWOLF® Podcast, Stefan ex…
Afraid of Feedback? – How to Build a True Feedback Culture
2026Why do so many organizations talk about feedback culture – but fail to truly live it? In this episode of the LEITWOLF® Podcast, Stefan addresses an uncomfortable truth: …
Why Decisions Keep Coming Back to You – and How to Prevent Reverse Delegation
2026Why do decisions keep coming back to you – even though you already delegated them? In this episode of the LEITWOLF® Podcast, Stefan addresses a pattern many leaders expe…
Just be quiet | Silence as a leadership tool
2026Why is it so hard for many leaders to simply stay silent? In this episode of the LEITWOLF® Podcast, Stefan explores a powerful yet often underestimated leadership tool: i…
The Wrong Question – And How Leaders Learn to Ask the Right One
2026Why do smart, committed teams still perform below their potential? In this episode of the LEITWOLF® Podcast, Stefan explores a powerful yet often underestimated lever of…
Busy but Not Delivering? – How Leaders Help Teams Get Results
2026Many leaders experience exactly this: the team works hard, everyone is busy, calendars are full — and yet the results fall short of expectations. In this episode of the L…
Clarity in the hardest moment – How to let people go
2025Letting someone go is one of the hardest tasks a leader can face. It’s uncomfortable, emotional, and often painful – and yet, sometimes it’s necessary. The question is: H…
Employee engagement – An underrated KPI for every CEO | Team Behind the Scenes with Kris Sirchio
2025Employee engagement is not a soft skill – it’s a leadership responsibility. And according to Kris Sirchio, it’s one of the most underrated KPIs on every CEO’s agenda. In…
Tough love – What to do when good leadership hurts?
2025Great leadership isn’t always comfortable – sometimes, it hurts. Not physically, but emotionally. In this episode of the LEITWOLF® Podcast, Stefan speaks about a side of…
The 4 Magic Ds – Delegate, Diminish, Delay, Destroy
2025Too much to do, too little impact? Many teams – and leaders – suffer from constant overload. The calendar is packed, energy is low, and the essentials are falling behind.…
Plain language in leadership: Effective communication techniques with Sven Gold
2024Communication is one of the most important skills of successful leaders - and that's exactly what this episode of the LEITWOLF® podcast is all about. Stefan talks to Sven…
Creating Hunger: Strategies for inspiring drive and ambition
2024What really drives successful people? Today, Stefan explores the question of how you as a leader can not only strengthen your own drive, but also ignite ambition in your …
Effective situational leadership – here’s how!
2024In this episode of the LEITWOLF® podcast, Stefan talks about the importance and application of situational leadership. Inspired by conversations with the CEO and CHRO of …
Your most valuable currency – 4 tips on how to scale trust
2024We all lead people and the most important basis for any relationship between people is trust. With over 30 years of leadership experience, Stefan has learned time and aga…
Servant leadership: achieving high performance with appreciation and clarity
2024Servant leadership is a leadership model that places service as the top priority. It is a special way of leading employees and focusing on their interests and well-being.…
The high art of giving and receiving tough feedback
2024Feedback is the lifeline for performance and motivation - Stefan likes to call it the breakfast of champions. In the context of leadership, it is therefore of crucial imp…
3 rules of effective communication: Essential, precise and brief
2023In today's business world, poor communication is a huge waste of time and energy. In this podcast episode, find out why communication is not just what you send out, but a…
The minute of silence as a performance accelerator | LEITWOLF Learnings October-November 2023
2023Stefan read an inspiring book by Elke Wiss in November and October: "Socrates in Sneakers". One very valuable insight from this book for him is the power of a minute's si…
Your power or your care – What do people feel more strongly?
2023Think about the managers in your environment. What do their teams feel more - the power or the care of the manager? And what impact does this have on their self-confidenc…
PASSION – Igniting the Flame of Inspiration
2023How can you inspire others? Welcome to the fifth episode of the Emotions series. Maybe you noticed the customized intro again? This episode is about an effective leaders…
The real conversation or hot air?
2023It takes effort and courage, but it can move mountains. Are you ready for the real conversation? Whether with superiors or employees – leadership means communication. Of…
APPRECIATION – The value of appreciation
2023Welcome to the third episode of the new Emotions series. Maybe you noticed the adjusted intro again? In this episode Stefan talks about the emotion APPRECIATION. Appreci…
Helping people grow – But how?
2023"No, you should not lead your company. Develop your people so well that every company wants them, but no company gets them because they want to stay with you." This quot…
Secret weapon: Recipient-oriented communication
2023Communicate better: recipient-oriented - how to do it? Effective communication is not only about sending information, but also about making sure that the message is un…
Empowerment – Transferring responsibility and letting go
2023Empowerment in leadership culture - What it means and how you can benefit from it... The term empowerment is currently very present in leadership culture. It involves em…
Who or what deserves appreciation?” | LEITWOLF Learnings December 2022 – January 2023
2023Appreciation is an important aspect of leadership and a resource that everyone needs. However, it is the most underutilized resource. Yet it costs nothing and can have a …
Unboss your leadership
2022Effective Leading encourage growth and success. But what kind of leaders are we talking about? Bosses or leaders? Great companies are not managed by big bosses, but by s…
Pressure as a leadership style: When, how and how much?
2022"I need pressure to perform." Do you know these quotes from others or even from yourself? In this episode, Stefan gets to the bottom of the question, if good leadership …
Consistent focus: What experiences ex-professional ice hockey player Lars Weibel likes to share with you
2022In this episode, Stefan talks to one of the most successful and impressive personalities he knows: Ex-professional ice hockey player Lars Weibel. Lars is a former Swiss…
How too much control paralyses trust | LEITWOLF Learnings October 2022
2022Trust and control: Good leadership needs both. Trust plenty and control as little as possible, but still a little. Today's episode is about trust and control, how they …
What do you praise for?
2022The topic of praise is often underestimated in its importance and effect. You may also be familiar with the saying, "Not scolding is praising enough." Stefan was recentl…
Quiet Quitting and how to prevent it: LEITWOLF Learnings September 2022
2022Quiet quitting: Topic has a lot of relevance right now, since the pandemic. Lots of employees feel detached from their work, their colleagues and their team. For many em…
Head vs. gut: How do you make good decisions?
2022As a leader, you often have to make decisions, sometimes decisions with serious consequences.... "Do you buy this company or not?" "Do you sell your company or not?" "Do…
3 keys to motivation – LEITWOLF Learnings May 2022
2022Can you motivate people? Stefan starts the LEITWOLF Learnings May 2022 with this question. He recently received an opinion from Reinhold, which says that you can't motiv…
Tell the inconvenient truth, LEITWOLF – LEITWOLF Learnings March 2022
2022Today you'll hear the first episode in the month of April. That means: It's time again for the LEITWOLF Learnings of the Month. "Boss, Mr. Müller, he cut off two other …
Brilliant assholes: Watch, develop or kick out?
2022Imagine this situation: "Stefan, don't you dare present this bullshit idea with this stupid innovation. Over my dead body." Silence. Dead silence. Stefan is chairing th…
Clarify instead of getting upset: How to save time and nerves! – LEITWOLF Learnings February 2022
2022It's the beginning of March, which means: It's time again for the LEITWOLF learnings of the month. „Oh no! My initiative risks endangering people in the worst case and i…
“Why do you do this?” Good questions create value!
2022I don't believe it! Why are you doing this? Do you also know this from your leadership reality? Your employee does something that makes no sense at all from your perspec…
Just shut up! Why being silent 🤐 & listening 🧏 is often the best – LEITWOLF Learnings January 2022
2022Now the first month of the year is over and it's the beginning of February. But that also means it's time again for the LEITWOLF learnings of the month. Do you know this…
The secret recipe for success through plain language: Relevance, precision, and brevity!
2022🇬🇧Do you also know people who you think are really good? Who do you perceive as successful? What distinguishes these people from others? What do they do differently? On…
Turn brakemen into accelerators!
2021Let's talk about change. I'll start with two quotes: "Not every change means an improvement. But if anything is to improve, it has to change." (Georg Christoph Lichtenbe…
Honest or soft-spoken: What role does honesty play as a leadership factor?
2021„I think we need to be honest and authentic as leaders. Yes, absolutely. We need authenticity as a leadership principle in our company." We often hear statements like th…
Why are dangerous questions good for you? – LEITWOLF Learnings November 2021
2021It's already the beginning of December, which means: It's time again for the LEITWOLF learnings of the month. „Leaders who stop asking, surround themselves with people w…
Autonomy or consistency: How do you get both? – LEITWOLF Learnings October 2021
2021It's the beginning of November, which means: It's time again for the LEITWOLF learnings of the month. „I don't get enough freedom...", some employees complain and leave.…
„Expect and encourage” inspired by David Taylor
2021„Stefan, maybe you feel you can’t yet. But I am certain you will!” This is one of the most powerful quotes I have heard in my entire career. These are words from David T…
Human or wimp: What does being human mean as a leadership factor? – LEITWOLF Learning April 2021
2021„Isn't this man too soft as a leader? Isn't he a bit of a wimp?" I have remembered this sentence from 20 years ago to this day. It is about a man who was already a succe…
Manage your time gobblers with good leadership
2021„No, I don't have time for that!" „Booh, the whole day in meetings from 7 in the morning until 9 in the evening, does it ever stop?" „When will I ever work productively?…
Be perceptible LEITWOLF – LEITWOLF Learning February 2021
2021As long as performance is right... As long as the quarterly results are in the box... The human being? A minor matter, at worst even a disruptive factor... Does any of t…
Asking specific questions | LEITWOLF Learning January 2021
2021"Stefan, What will you do to always deliver results of the agreed quality from now on?" That was the question Harald, a wonderful participant in our executive coaching p…
Feedback is not optional – It is your key skill as a leader
2020You see someone making a mistake, but now you hesitate – should you tell him or not? Do you know this moment? That is the kind of magic moment we will talk about today. W…
“I can’t (yet) – Key lessons on leadership” – Leadership interview with David Taylor
2020Today’s edition is very very special. Throughout my career, I have had 16 different bosses and I was blessed to have worked for and with many successful leaders. Today I …
Leading people from fear into confidence by talking less and listening more | LEITWOLF Learning September 2020
2020🇬🇧 “My boss didn’t listen to me”. That ist a frequent sentence that is used by frustrated people just after having left a company. This sentence came into my mind when I …
Prick up your ears LEITWOLF! Learn the art of listening
2020🇬🇧One of the most common definitions of bad leadership is "bad listening". So in this episode you will learn my three best tips for good listening. I hope I can inspire…
Likeable or respected? – As a leader, not everyone always has to like you
2020Todays Leitwolf Podcast is about how to find the right balance between respect and liekability. Here my 3 tips for a good balance between sympathy and respect - cool hea…
Leitwolf Interview: Martin à Porta
2020Todays Leitwolf Podcast is a very special one. It's a pleasure to welcome Martin à Porta. Have fun! ––– You like the Leitwolf Leadership Podcast? Then please rate it…
Curiosity – The fuel for your growth
2020Albert Einstein once explained the reason for his success as follows: "I have no special talents, I am just passionately curious." Todays Leitwolf Podcast is about hot t…
Leitwolf Learning July 2020
2020In todays Leitwolf Podcast I will present my most important Leitwolf Learning from July 2020. My learning of the month July: The power of honest 360° feedback and honest…