Hey - thanks for joining and welcome to the Leadership Lunches! Earlier this week, I was giving an "informative lunch" meeting to a fantastic leadership group I have been working with for a bit - we picked one topic (it was actually a follow-up to a workshop), I put together a little material (slides that can be re-used, a hand-out, a one-pager), I introduced the topic (without formal presentation) in a video call, I showed the material, and everyone could ask their questions. The whole thing did not take more than 45 minutes (even though, to be honest, we could have continued the exchange - but we didn't). It was during lunch hours, and attendees were encouraged to enjoy their lunches during the call rather than skipping them (physical needs first ). I had the impression and got the feedback that this special format was very much enjoyed and experienced as being useful - especially in this condensed framework, and with being very concrete, hands-on, ready to use. And you know what: I got inspired by it! I thought, after this "informative lunch session": I would have loved something like this when I was still in a leadership role myself. Get my hands on practical tools, having a chance to try making sense of them and answering my questions in a limited time - not making too much fuzz about it. And then I thought: Having been working with leaders for more than 10 years as senior coach and consultant, I have so many tools that I could just throw out there. That I know work, that have been in place for a while, or that I developed for specific situations, and that people loved using, giving me great feedback on them. Why not making it a special format, being inspired by this one session I put out there, and making it an accessible, easy-going offer? Here's what you get: Once a month a 45 minute session in a Zoom live call, during lunch hours All material provided will be put into a free course here in this group. As long as you are a group member, you have access to all monthly calls, and to all material provided - a regular membership Here's what is needed from you: Whenever a topic is interesting for you, you're welcome to join the call, and ask your questions If privacy is an issue, you can join the call with camera off and using a nick name or an alias - no need to dial in with your credentials if you don't feel good about that! The group - at this moment - will not be much moderated. It is more a platform for hosting the Leadership lunches, and providing the material to group members. However, should there be an interest in exchange amongst the leaders present, just let me know. We can change that status together any time. If there are topics of interest for you that you would like me to pick up - please post them into the "wishlist" section of the community. I cannot guarantee I will provide material for all of them, but I'd love to be inspired in what is interesting for you, and if I have something to offer on the topic, I'd be glad to!

Let me know about issues or situations you're facing - and it doesn't have to be all the details, as we want to be conscious about privacy as well. A key word, or reaching out to me via chat, does the job, too! If there is a specific tool you want to learn more about - that's also welcome, just mention it in a post here. If I can say more about it, or explain how to best use it as a leader, I will be happy to do so. However, if I am not familiar with it, I might also not take it up - just that you know (it's a wishlist rather than a to-do list ). Here's a few examples from my coaching experience, i.e. topics that come up often, also from experienced leaders: Faster decision taking Value conflicts How to break bad news to a staff member How to say what I need to say (and how to know what I need to say, if that makes sense) Dealing with a difficult team member How to build a team out of a group of high performers that have never worked as a team ...