Transformational Leadership

How to lead in an authentic, inspiring and transformative way

A workshop offered by the Human Resources Development

This experiential and inspirational workshop explores the skills required to successfully lead in volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous (VUCA) settings of organizations in and outside of academia.

Transformational leadership in academia is especially positively related to job satisfaction, trust in the team, trust in the leader and the scientific performance of the team (Braun et al., 2013).

In-person Workshop

Thursday, October 01 & Friday, October 02, 2026

9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Online follow up

Thursday, November 05, 2026

1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Trainer

Alexander Fröde

Language

English

Location

Poppelsdorfer Allee 31-33, 53115 Bonn
2nd floor, room 2.050

Target group

Research Managers | Postdocs | Jun./TT.- Professors | Junior Research Group Leaders | Habilitands

Track(s)

Research Track
Research Management Track
Business and Organizations Track

Certificate

Certificate of attendance | 20 units are applicable within the "Careers plus" certificates

Content

Understand where and how you lead at the moment – with or without a formal leadership position.
Learn some simple and effective tools which help you to be a driver for positive change and transformation.
Explore your own leadership biography
Dive into key aspects of transformational leadership, such as how to motivate and to create vision, how to rapidly prototype, how to create common ground and how to actively collaborate.
Design an own leadership project in which you want to take action and lead.

Frequently asked questions

Is there a charge for the event?

No. Human Resources Development will cover the costs.

An event is fully booked, is there a waiting list?

Yes, if an event is fully booked, we will put you on the waiting list. You will then move up if a place becomes available again in time before the start of the event.

Are the premises accessible without barriers?

The building at Poppelsdorfer Allee 31/33 is moderately accessible for people with disabilities. Please contact us in advance so that we can help you if necessary.

Is childcare available during the event?

If you need childcare during an event, please contact the Family Office of the University of Bonn.

Are external persons also allowed to participate in the event?

The further training offers provided by HR Development at the University of Bonn are only open to people who have signed a work contract with the University, the University Hospital (UKB), are enrolled as a doctoral student, are conducting research on behalf of the University or are an associated member of a research consortium.

What does certificate or certificate of attendance mean?

For all our event offerings, you will generally receive a confirmation of participation in the event and of its contents.

We also offer a certificate program along the three "Career Tracks": "Research", "Research Management" and "Business & Organizations". For more information, please see the corresponding page of the certificates. If the currently displayed training course can be credited to one of the three "tracks", this is indicated accordingly.