Hierarchies, silo thinking, and short-term pressure – why classical police organizations must rethink strategically. And a concrete proposal on how this can succeed… Weiterlesen
Shaping the future of policing
Positive leadership in the police
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
Podcast: What has shaped me...
Wie hart ist das USK wirklich – und was passiert, wenn man als junger Polizist jeden Abend ans Aufgeben denkt? In dieser Folge spricht Dr. Bernd Bürger, ehemaliger USK-Kommandoführer und heutiger Polizeidirektor, über die prägendste Zeit seines Lebens. Das halbe Jahr im Nachwuchszug war für ihn eine Prüfung, die nur wenige bestehen. Bernd erklärt, wie … Weiterlesen
Dankfabrik - we make gratitude visible
Finally, our new project is online – the Gratitude Factory. It features a blog with numerous tips on leadership (Positive Leadership), and my collection of tools will also continue there. However, it also offers physical products, such as the original Gratitude Notes® as sticky notes and in a large format for a gratitude wall, our Thank You Boxes, and many other great products... Weiterlesen
Podcast: PERMA instead of Torpedo - rethinking leadership.
I was a guest on ROBE & REVOLTE. Sarah and Franziska, former administrative judges, now lawyers and coaches, want to provide food for thought with their podcast for and with everyone who wants to help shape the future of jurisprudence - with ease, humor, and depth. Together, they illuminate and question the status quo. Always with a focus on how it... Weiterlesen
Podcast: Positive leadership in the police force
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
PERMA-Lead in a Nutshell
After I was allowed to present PERMA-Lead at the police leadership conference of Hesse - and it was then quickly introduced there as a leadership tool - here is some background information on it, as well as the five elements in a brief presentation - but buckle up, I'm talking pretty fast (it's like speedwatching, in the GenZ style 😜) I have to self-critically note: Relationships … Weiterlesen
What is PERMA-Lead?
Here is a brief summary of what PERMA-Lead actually stands for. You can find more detailed information in Dr. Markus Ebner's books or in my presentations and keynote speeches. PERMA-Lead applies the principles of the PERMA model (positive psychology) to leadership and focuses on the well-being of employees as the basis for sustainable success. This approach is ... Weiterlesen
👮♀️ Public order policing and positive leadership?
2024 was also a year of lectures for me again on my favorite subject: The role of the police in assemblies. Among other places, I was at the Bereitschaftspolizei in Saxony-Anhalt, the leaders of the Thuringia police, the conference of the European Police Research Institutes in Amsterdam, and the Public Order, Crowd Management and Riot Control Conference in... Weiterlesen
Seeing people. Growing together
☺️ Menschen sehen. Zusammen wachsen. Was für passende und inspirierende Sätze für eine Strategie, um gute Führung und ein positives Miteinander zu fördern. 👮🏻 Es war unglaublich, welche Energie ich erleben durfte beim Polizeipräsidium Münster. Da tut sich was, da sind viele Polizistinnen und Polizisten, die positive Veränderungen wagen möchten. Genau mein Ding 😍❓Aber warum … Weiterlesen