{"id":28742,"date":"2026-06-07T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T03:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stefan-homeister-leadership.com\/leitwolf-podcast\/%f0%9f%87%ac%f0%9f%87%a7-leading-between-corporate-and-family-owned-businesses-leadership-lessons-from-stefan-leitz\/"},"modified":"2026-06-07T05:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T03:00:00","slug":"%f0%9f%87%ac%f0%9f%87%a7-leading-between-corporate-and-family-owned-businesses-leadership-lessons-from-stefan-leitz","status":"publish","type":"podcast_episodes","link":"https:\/\/stefan-homeister-leadership.com\/en\/leitwolf-podcast\/%f0%9f%87%ac%f0%9f%87%a7-leading-between-corporate-and-family-owned-businesses-leadership-lessons-from-stefan-leitz\/","title":{"rendered":"\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7 Leading Between Corporate and Family-Owned Businesses \u2013 Leadership Lessons from Stefan Leitz"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>LEITWOLF\u00ae Podcast &#8211; Leadership, F\u00fchrung &amp; Management<\/p>\n<p>How do you lead a company into the future without losing its identity?<\/p>\n<p>In this episode of the LEITWOLF\u00ae Podcast, Stefan speaks with Stefan Leitz \u2013 an internationally experienced leader who knows both global corporate environments and traditional family-owned businesses from the inside. After many years at companies such as Procter &amp; Gamble, Gillette, Wella and Unilever, his career later took him to K\u00fchne and Faber-Castell. It is exactly this experience between two very different business worlds that makes this conversation so valuable.<\/p>\n<p>Together, they explore what distinguishes great leadership in global corporations and family-owned businesses \u2013 and what both worlds can learn from each other. The conversation touches on tradition and transformation, brand and responsibility, long-term thinking, speed, and the question of how leaders need to evolve when environments, cultures and expectations change.<\/p>\n<p>Stefan Leitz shares how he recognizes leadership talent, what has shaped him as a leader, and why great leadership always means balancing future readiness with identity.<br \/>\n\u2013\u2013\u2013<\/p>\n<p>Do you like the LEITWOLF\u00ae Leadership podcast? Then please rate it with a star rating and review it on iTunes or\/and Spotify. This will help us to further improve this LEITWOLF\u00ae podcast and make it more visible.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013\u2013\u2013<\/p>\n<p>\/\/ Stefan Leitz <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/stefan-leitz-69255b24\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>LINKEDIN<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Book your access to the LEITWOLF\u00ae Academy <a href=\"https:\/\/stefan-homeister-leadership.com\/link\/leitwolf-academy-en\"><strong>NOW<\/strong><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Would you like solid tips or support on how to implement good leadership in your company? Then&nbsp;please get in touch with Stefan via mail:&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:homeister@stefan-homeister-leadership.com\">homeister@stefan-homeister-leadership.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Or arrange a free phone call <a href=\"https:\/\/stefan-homeister-leadership.com\/link\/calendly-en\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\/\/ <a href=\"https:\/\/stefan-homeister-leadership.com\/link\/linkedin\"><strong>LINKEDIN<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\/\/ <a href=\"https:\/\/stefan-homeister-leadership.com\"><strong>WEBSITE<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u00ae 2017 STEFAN HOMEISTER LEITWOLF\u00ae ALL RIGHTS RESERVE<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How do you lead a company into the future without losing its identity?<br \/>\nIn this episode of the LEITWOLF\u00ae Podcast, Stefan speaks with Stefan Leitz \u2013 an internationally experienced leader who knows both global corporate environments and traditional family-owned businesses from the inside. After many years at companies such as Procter &amp; Gamble, Gillette, Wella and Unilever, his career later took him to K\u00fchne and Faber-Castell. It is exactly this experience between two very different business worlds that makes this conversation so valuable.<br \/>\nTogether, they explore what distinguishes great leadership in global corporations and family-owned businesses \u2013 and what both worlds can learn from each other. The conversation touches on tradition and transformation, brand and responsibility, long-term thinking, speed, and the question of how leaders need to evolve when environments, cultures and expectations change.<br \/>\nStefan Leitz shares how he recognizes leadership talent, what has shaped him as a leader, and why great leadership always means balancing future readiness with identity.<br \/>\n\u2013\u2013\u2013<br \/>\nDo you like the LEITWOLF\u00ae Leadership podcast? Then please rate it with a star rating and review it on iTunes or\/and Spotify. This will help us to further improve this LEITWOLF\u00ae podcast and make it more visible.<br \/>\n\u2013\u2013\u2013<br \/>\n\/\/ Stefan Leitz LINKEDIN<br \/>\nBook your access to the LEITWOLF\u00ae Academy NOW<br \/>\nWould you like solid tips or support on how to implement good leadership in your company? 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