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Chapter 1 | Leadership is more important than Management

  1. Martins, Julia (2022) Führung vs. Management: Wo liegt der Unterschied?
  2. Bass, B. M. (1988), "The Inspirational Processes of Leadership", Journal of Management Development, Vol. 7, No. 5, pp. 21-31. Weblink

Chapter 2 | Future is more important than past

  1. Andresen Maja: Von Feedback zu Feedforward Die Zeitakademie
  2. Was ist Feedforward und warum sollten Führungskräfte die Methode in Jahresgesprächen einsetzen? SEQUOYA

Chapter 3 | Objectives are more important than tasks

1 Scrumguide: Scrum-guide deutsch
2 Kanban Board: Kanbanboard pdf
3 Nutt, P. (2009) "Why decisions fail"
4 Latham, G.P. & Lee, T.W. (1986): "Goal setting"
5 Locke, E.A., Latham, G., Saari, L.M. Shaw, K.N. (1981) Goal setting & task performance. Psychological Bulletin 90, 125-152
6 Locke, E., Latham, G. 1990: A theory of goal setting & task performance - bzw. neu überarbeitet 2017 in: New Developments in Goal Setting and Task Performance
7 Studie Latham und Locke: Goal Setting and Task Performance 1969 -1980
8 Weinberg, Gerald M. 1991: "Quality Software Management" in: Sutherland, Jeff, "SCRUM the Art of doing twice the Work in half the time"

Chapter 4 |Self-assessment takes precedence over external assessment

Heidi L. Andrade, A Critical Review of Research on Student Self-Assessment, frontiers in education
Karaman, P. (2021), The impact of selfassessment on academic performance, Metaanalysis Sinop University

Chapter 5 | Finding solutions is more important than analyzing problems

1 de Shazer, S. Dolan, Y.: "Mehr als ein Wunder: Lösungsfokussierte Kurzzeittherapie heute" bei Amazon

Chapter 6 | Good questions are better than instructions

  1. Marquet, David (2012) A Submarine Captain On The Power Of Leadership Language. FastCompan.com
  2. Marquet David: Leadership is Language

Chapter 7 | Recognition is more important than criticism

  1. Senninger, Tom: 75 verschiedene Arten Danke zu sagen und Erfolge zu feiern

Chapter 8 | Receiving feedback is more important than giving feedback

  1. Corbet Holly Why Asking For Feedback Can Be A Key To Success Forbes.com
  2. Schulz v. Thun, Friedemann,u.a.; (2003): Miteinander reden: Kommunikationspsychologie für Führungskräfte
  3. Rosenberg, Marshall (2016): Gewaltfreie Kommunikation

Chapter 9 | Voting is better than determining

Benefits to consensus decision making, University of Minnesota

Chapter 10 | Striving for excellence is better than striving for perfection

  1. Cathy van Dyck, Michael Frese, Markus Baer, and Sabine Sonnentag, "Organizational Error Management Culture and Its Impact on Performance: A Two-Study Replication" Journal of Applied Psychology 90, no. 6 (2005): 1228-40.
  2. Amy Edmondson, Amy (2011) Strategies for Learning from Failure Harvard Business Review

Chapter 11 | Delegate powers instead of tasks

1 David Marquet "Turn the ship aroud!" bzw. "Reiß das Ruder rum!"

2 Marquet, David (2015) The Counterintuitive Art of Leading by Letting Go 99U.adobe.com

Chapter 12 | Don't do anything that your employees could do themselves

Toyia L. Caise, Janice P. Tucker,Exploring the Impact of Micromanagement Leadership in Remote Work Environments

Chapter 13 | Be a leader - not an expert!

  1. Kahn, W. A. (1990). Psychological conditions of personal engagement and disengagement at work. Academy of management journal, 33(4), 692-724.
  2. Spreitzer, G. M. (1995). Psychological empowerment in the workplace: Dimensions, measurement, and validation. Academy of Management Journal, 38(5), 1442-1465.
  3. Zhang, X., & Bartol, K. M. (2010). Linking empowering leadership and employee creativity: The influence of psychological empowerment, intrinsic motivation, and creative process engagement. Academy of Management Journal, 53(1), 107-128.

Chapter 14 | Change the framework conditions - not the people

  1. Halvorson, Heidi Grant (2013) The Amazing Power of 'I Don't' vs. 'I Can't' Forbes.com
  2. Edmondson, Amy (2019): Boeing and the Importance of Encouraging Employees to Speak Up - Harvard Business Review
  3. Clear, James: Atomic Habits
  4. "Get it done Day" Beschreibung von Atlassian
  5. Team Playbook von Atlassian mit vielen Anregungen zu Experiementen und Veränderungen im Team

Chapter 15 | Managers should only be given power to the extent that they do not abuse it

1 Wikipedia: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macht#cite_note-imbusch-6
2 Wikipedia: https://www.psychologie-guide.de/absolute-macht-korrumpiert-tatsaechlich-absolut.html
3 Absolute Macht korrumpiert tatsächlich absolut - Psychologie Guide "Das Macht-Paradox" von Dacher Keltner - Das Zitat wird ursprünglich Lord Dalberg-Acton (1834 -1902) zugewiesen: John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton, 1. Baron Acton - Wikipedia 4 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/338800769
5 Gallup-Engagement-Index: https://www.gallup.com/de/472028/bericht-zum-engagement-index-deutschland.aspx#ite-472073
6 Deutsche Gesellschaft für Personalführung e.V.: https://www.dgfp.de/aktuell/deep-dive-in-die-neuesten-erkenntnisse-des-gallup-engagement-index
7 Lipman-Blumen, J. (2005): The allure of toxic leaders: why followers rarely escape their clutches
8 Kellermann, Barbara (2004): " Bad Leadership"
9 Rosenthal, S. und Pittinsky, T. 2006 Narcistic Leadership in: the leadership quarterly 17 (S 617-633)
10 Kuhn, T., Weibler, J. (2020): " Bad Leadership"
11 Skogstad, A., Einarsen, S., Torsheim, T., Aasland, M. S., & Hetland, H. (2007). "The destructiveness of laissez-faire leadership behavior." Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 12(1), 80-92.
12 Keltner, D. (2016): Das Machtparadox. Wie wir Einfluss gewinnen - oder verlieren.
13 Modler, P. (2025): MACHT. Wie Du Sie anwendest, auch wenn Du nichts von Ihr wissen willst.

Chapter 16 | Inspiration ist more important than motivation

1 Thrash, Todd; Elliot, Andrew: Inspiration as a psycological construct (2003) PDF
2 Thrash, Todd; Elliot, Andrew: Inspiration: core Characteristics, Component Processes, Antedecents, and Function (2004) PDF
3 Pink, Daniel: Drive
4 Top Job: Trendstudie: Leadership der Zukunft - zwischen Inspiration und Empowerment PDF
5 Forbes: 7 Powerful characteristics of a truly inspirational leader PDF
6 HBR 2015: Engaging Your Employees Is Good, but Don't Stop There
7 Schwarzenegger, Arnold: Be Useful
8 Strelecky, John Big 5 for life

Chapter 17 | Your personal leadership perspective

1 Blanchard, Kenneth: Führung
2 Dobbs, Randy: Transformational Leadership
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