Shownotes:
https://www.berndgeropp.com/leadership-in-2025

Welcome back to 'Leadership Made Easy, the podcast where we simplify the art of leadership for small and medium-sized businesses.

Its been quite a while since our last episode - in fact, over three years.

Thank you

A big thank-you to all of you who have stayed connected, kept listening to past episodes, and even joined our email list during this time. Your support and interest mean the world to me.

So, where have I been?

Well, I‘ve spent the past few years focusing on my work in Germany, helping leaders and especially business owners build stronger teams and lead with confidence.

But I‘ve always known I would return to this podcast, because leadership challenges are universal, and this is where we can tackle them together.

Over the last years I build a small but mighty team. Everyone in my team is an expert in their field. In one of the next episodes I will introduce them to you.

Working with such a great team was a game changer for me. And that is now why I finally have the time to focus on this podcast again.

Trends in 2025

As we step into 2025, the landscape for leaders continues to evolve. Whether you are leading a small team or managing a growing business, the challenges are real - From hybrid work environments to the integration of AI and technology, to retaining great talent in a competitive market.

But let me tell you: leadership remains the single most important factor in a business success.

In todays episode, I want to share three key trends that I believe every leader should focus on in 2025:

1. Empowering Hybrid Teams: Many of us are still adapting to managing people both in-person and remotely. All my team members are working remotely. I‘ll share my experience how this works in detail and I’ll give you my tips on how to create trust and accountability in such a team.
2. Leveraging AI Without Losing the Human Touch: AI is a powerful tool for efficiency, but the best leaders know how to balance data-driven decisions with emotional intelligence.
   Over the last 12 months I played around with AI for my business and I interviewed several experts on this matter. Some results are fascinating, others are rather sobering. So I’ll keep you updated on my AI Journey in this podcast.
   
   
3. Building Leadership at Every Level: In 2025, the best teams won‘t rely on a single leader. In one of the neyxt episodes of this podcast I‘ll share my ideas on how to identify and develop future leaders within your team.

Each of these trends represents a unique challenge, but also an incredible opportunity. And in the coming weeks, we‘ll dive deeper into each of these topics.

Today I talk with Mike Ashie from the YouTube channel: "Leadership with Mike" about tips for first-time managers.

Find his YouTube channel Leadership with Mike here:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX_oT8liQty9EL7ZJVpz3RA

Find the Shownotes here:
https://www.berndgeropp.com/tips-for-first-time-managers-with-mike-ashie

When I founded my first company, a high-tech start-up, together with a partner more than 25 years ago, I had a completely wrong idea of ​​managing people. In this post, I'll talk about how I learned to delegate and give you tips on how you can learn it, too.

Find the shownotes here:

https://www.berndgeropp.com/how-i-learned-to-delegate/

If you'd like to watch the video, check it out here:
https://youtu.be/y1PJpAMeuyg

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https://www.berndgeropp.com/subscribe/

A manager always works in a sandwich position. I explain my struggles with it and why I decided to leave the corporate world more than 10 years ago.

Shownotes:
berndgeropp.com/quit-job

Watch the video here:
https://youtu.be/QnTTgi1nPSs

One-one-one meetings create trust: Why do you need them? What do you actually talk about and how often should you do one-on-ones?

Shownotes:
https://www.berndgeropp.com/one-on-one-meetings

Video:
https://youtu.be/QPsUBZsCFps

When you are new in your manager role, you surely don’t want to make any unnecessary mistakes, don’t you?

You want to become a good manager. To meet the challenges of your new role, I will give you my five best practical tips to become a good leader.

You'# find the shownotes here:

https://berndgeropp.com/episode030

If you like to watch the highly entertaining YouTube-video-version, click here:
https://youtu.be/_wlwpSXVfp0

Goal setting with employees is not easy. How can you be successful with it? Here are my 5 most important tips you should know!

Find the Shownotes here:
berndgeropp.com/set-goals-with-employees

Today I invited 5 leaders with different backgrounds. I wanted to know from them, what they wish they knew, before becoming successful leaders.

You'll find the shownotes wiht all the links to the participants here:
https://berndgeropp.com/what-do-you-wish-you-knew