Decide - motivate - take responsibility
For the sixth time, the santé & entreprise network hosted the Health LeaderSHIP on Lake Biel. Around 35 network members and guests met on board the Mobicat solar catamaran for an informative exchange on key leadership issues.
The range of topics was broad: making decisions, motivating, taking responsibility, but also self-reflection, allowing criticism or personal well-being in leadership roles were discussed and debated on the afternoon of October 23, 2019.
Leadership is more than just making decisions
The event began with an input presentation by Mathias Müller. He is a studied psychologist, politician, book author and professional officer of the Swiss Army. In his current function, he is responsible for the annual recruitment of new soldiers. His definition of leadership is also found in the service regulations of the Armed Forces: "To direct the actions of subordinates toward the achievement of a goal." And to do that, it requires the following three duties: Deciding, motivating (by conveying meaning) and taking responsibility. Using various personally experienced examples, he showed that leadership is anything but just giving orders. The personal value compass always plays a role, he said: "Nobody wants to act badly. People always want to do well," Müller said. But, of course, he conceded that what one person thinks is good can also be bad for others. A boss must also know the strengths and weaknesses of his subordinates well. This is another essence of good leadership, he said. And on the subject of "wrong decisions," Mathias Müller advised the audience to allow criticism and to "learn instead of regret.
Variety of topics communicated holistically
Afterwards, there was an opportunity to find out more about the offerings of various companies from the santé & entreprise network. Beat Rüfli, Managing Director of the network, which now has a considerable number of members in the Espace Mittelland region, succeeded in offering a mix of topics that at first glance seemed unusual. But on closer inspection and in the discussions between the participants, it became clear to what extent these topics are directly related to each other. Those who do not feel well work ineffectively, which influences the quality of decisions and has corresponding consequences. Therefore, not only "leadership" itself was discussed, but also, for example, needs-oriented nutrition or motivation and spirit - the chosen method of World Cafés allowed for a correspondingly lively interaction. The cruise on Lake Biel with the solar-powered catamaran Mobicat provided a correspondingly harmonious setting.
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