Dankfabrik - we make gratitude visible

Dankfabrik – wir machen Dankbarkeit sichtbar

Our new project is finally online – the Dankfabrik. It features a blog on the topic of (positive) leadership, as well as great products to implement positive leadership in practice: a Positive Leadership Impulse Calendar, our card game "The Operating Manual - Team Edition" for getting to know your team better (for team events, onboarding, or coaching). Furthermore... Weiterlesen

Positive leadership in the police

Positive Leadership in der Polizei

Increase well-being, resilience, and willingness to change based on evidence. The police are facing growing demands for change in the face of societal, geopolitical, and technological upheavals. A recent study with 3,329 police employees in Hesse shows that Positive Leadership influences general willingness to change through two central psychological resources. By strengthening well-being at work and individual resilience, Positive Leadership promotes the willingness of... Weiterlesen

Shift work for the police

Schichtdienst bei der Polizei

My book on working time models is now free. Those who work in patrol duty know that the duty roster sets the rhythm of life. For years, I've been intensively researching how we can make this rhythm better, healthier, and more manageable, and I wrote my dissertation on this in 2015. My dissertation, "Working Time Models for Police Patrol Duty," was available for a long time... Weiterlesen

Podcast: What has shaped me...

Podcast: Was mich geprägt hat…

How tough is the USK really – and what happens when you, as a young police officer, think about quitting every night? In this episode, Dr. Bernd Bürger, former USK commander and now police director, talks about the most formative time of his life. The half-year in the junior unit was a test for him that few pass. Bernd explains how… Weiterlesen

Research report: 20 years of the Austrian Federal Police

Forschungsbericht: 20 Jahre Bundespolizei Österreich

20 Years of Federal Police in Austria. Happy Birthday 🎂 For me, as project manager, it's a great conclusion to a truly intensive project. Gerd Thielmann, deputy project manager, and I had the opportunity to present our report as part of the official ceremony at the Federal Ministry of the Interior in Vienna. 🕵️ Our final report on the reforms of the Austrian police has 560 pages. 560 pages full of experiences, conclusions, theories… Weiterlesen

☕ Those who take breaks get more out of life

☕ Wer Pausen macht, hat mehr vom Leben

A small glimpse into my presentation at the Upper Austria State Police Directorate ☕ Those who take breaks get more out of life!🤔 This is one of the many sentences from the book "Die Mañana Kompetenz" by Gunter Frank and Maja Storch that made me think. Ever newer projects, new ideas, faster and higher. But only beginners work through... Weiterlesen

Podcast: Positive leadership in the police force

Podcast: Positive Leadership in der Polizei

It was a lot of fun recording this podcast with Dr. Dorit Bosch and I'm excited to share it with you. 🎧 Here's the podcast: Spotify Apple Podcast On the web The show notes: 👮‍♂️😇👨🏻‍🎓 Dr. Bernd Bürger 🇪🇺 connects two worlds. On the one hand, he has been with the Bavarian police for almost 30 years and leads… Weiterlesen