Reflective Leader

Armin Trost is a professor at the Business School of Furtwangen University (Germany), where he has served as Dean since 2024. His academic focus lies in Human Resources Management and applied psychology. In Germany and Europe, he is considered one of the most renowned and influential thought leaders in human resources management and leadership. Over the past two decades, he has made significant practical contributions in the field. He considers himself a bridge between academia and practice. Before his professorship, he was globally responsible for recruiting at SAP for several years. He also spent a decade as a partner at the award-winning consulting firm Promerit (now Mercer).

• The Right Daily Leadership Behavior.- Common Challenges Related to the Topic of Leadership.- Common Leadership Theories and Their Limitations.- The Meaning and Relevance of Cognizant Leadership.- The Leadership Model at a Glance.- Effective Leaders Understand Their Leadership Context.- Four Different and Distinct Leadership Roles.- Defining a Suitable Idea of Leadership.- Continuous Reflection of One's Idea of Leadership.- Effective Managers Use Compatible Leadership Tools.- A Comprehensive Shift in How We Think About Leadership.- Appendix.