Dr. Bernd Bürger. Science & Practice

Pracademic, since 2009

Dr. Bernd Bürger.

Science & Practice

Speaker, coach and researcher at the intersection of evidence-based science and positive leadership practice.

Research
Positive Leadership, Gen Z, Crowd Management, Working Hours
Certificates
Advanced PERMA-Lead® Consultant · Scrum Master · Valueneer Wertecoach
As of
July 2026
Languages
German · English · French (B1)
0 Keynotes & Talks since 2013
0 Workshops for teams and leadership
0 Teaching assignments at universities & academies
0 Publications books, articles, reports

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Keynote · Frankfurt 2025
What we can learn from current research on Positive Leadership in policing. Keynote for the agency heads of the Hessen Police. Read the full excerpt →

Topics

Four fields I work on.

Each topic represents years of dedicated inquiry. They are interconnected, but not interchangeable.

  1. Positive Leadership

    How can leadership be designed in an evidence-based way to measurably increase well-being, resilience, and openness to change? The PERMA-Lead model, translated into day-to-day policing and public administration.

    Current study · 3,329 employees · Hesse

  2. Generation Z

    What the generation now entering organisations expects from work, and how leaders can constructively bridge the gap between expectation and reality.

    Research focus since 2019

  3. Crowds & Public Order

    Crowd dynamics between science and operational practice. What we learn from large-scale events, and how these insights can be embedded in training.

    Research & Teaching

  4. Working Hours & Shift Work

    The underestimated leverage of well-designed shift models: health, retention, operational readiness. With practical tools for local reform.

    Toolbox: Shift Plan Checklist

Fresh from my desk

What I’m currently thinking and writing.

All posts

  1. Führung

    Ein Tag über gute Führung – das Führungssymposium 2026

    Rund 250 Führungskräfte, zwei Referenten und ein voller Hörsaal: Am 10. Juni drehte sich an der Fachhochschule Polizei in Aschersleben einen ganzen Tag lang alles um die Frage – was macht gute Führung…

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  2. Führung

    „Es gibt nichts Schlimmeres als eine toxische Führungskraft"

    DP-Gespräch mit Carsten Rose (Direktor Polizeiakademie Niedersachsen) und Bernd Bürger über Führung, Demokratie, Fehlerkultur und warum Sinnvermittlung der Kern guter Führung ist. Erschienen in Deutsc…

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  3. Forschung

    Du führst andere. Wer führt dich selbst?

    Pilotstudie zum neuen Selbsteinschätzungs-Tool für Führungskräfte: 269 Stimmen in fünf Tagen — und drei wunde Punkte, die sich quer durch alle Sektoren ziehen.

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Talks and workshops on Positive Leadership, Generation Z and the future of policing. Coaching for leaders who want to develop their practice in an evidence-based way.

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