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World Congress 2026 Europe - Virtual Stage • Jul 2, 2026 • Session details

how to share the chocolate muffin

Nadine Broghammer

Nadine argues that solo leadership isn't brave, it's an outdated bottleneck. Discover how strategically sharing the chocolate muffin of authority prevents burnout and builds resilient teams.

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#1 about 3 min

The organizational trap of solo leadership models

The misconception that leadership requires a single individual taking all rewards and responsibilities inherently harms modern teams.

#2 about 4 min

Navigating the complexities of a PUMO world

The progression from VUCA to a polarized and overheated environment requires entirely new approaches to team guidance.

#3 about 4 min

The emotional and systemic costs of hierarchy

Isolated leadership models cause severe leader burnout while creating organizational bottlenecks that slow down critical decision making.

#4 about 4 min

Balancing internal role tensions and team expectations

Recognizing the conflicting inner roles between acting as a coach, an expert, and an enabler prevents team misunderstandings.

#5 about 4 min

Shifting from hierarchy to contextual decision making

Moving away from hierarchical authority by asking who is best placed to lead a specific situation yields faster execution.

#6 about 4 min

Exploring real-world frameworks for shared team authority

Organizations can distribute accountability using structural approaches like holacracy, teal organizational practices, and the advice process.

#7 about 2 min

Using delegation poker for team decisions

Teams can systematically move decision-making authority away from central management and into the collective by utilizing structured delegation tools.

#8 about 2 min

Evaluating the tradeoffs and benefits of shared leadership

While shared leadership increases overall engagement and reduces cognitive load, it initially introduces necessary friction and organizational conflict.

#9 about 4 min

Practical rituals and steps to establish team co-leadership

Actionable strategies like mapping meetings, naming domain co-leads, and treating conflicts as organizational signals help gradually decentralize authority.

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Encouraging experimentation and vulnerability in team leadership

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