“People need to understand where this comes from—then the future will be accessible.”
Transformation is now part of everyday life for companies. Yet persistent myths remain: 70% of all transformations are said to fail; a willingness to change simply needs to be demanded enough; and strong leadership means, above all, giving clear directives. But why do many people experience frustration, resistance, and uncertainty, even though change is often unavoidable? And why aren’t numbers, processes, and strategy documents alone enough to win people over to change?
“People need to understand where this comes from—then the future will be accessible.”
Prof. Dr. Ralf Lanwehr provides the answers. The leadership expert, researcher, and consultant combines evidence-based research with practical transformation work in businesses and elite sports. In a conversation with Georgiy Michailov, he explains why successful change always appeals equally to the mind, heart, and hands; why narratives play a central role; and how leaders can productively navigate emotional resistance. In doing so, he demonstrates why many organizations fail less because of strategy and more because of a lack of change leadership. Georgiy Michailov and Ralf Lanwehr also discuss the limits of appeals to mindset, the importance of integrity and trust in leadership, the difference between transactional and transformational leadership, the role of charisma in times of crisis, dealing with uncertainty, and the question of why leadership must always strike a balance between closeness and distance, stability and change.
*Video only in German
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