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Leadership in a VUCA World: Why Courage to Take Risks Is the New Core Competency
The New Reality of LeadershipLeaders today face a fundamental challenge: the speed of change is outpacing the speed of decision-making. While traditional leadership approaches rely on thorough analyses and perfect plans, market opportunities now emerge and disappear...
Leading from a Distance: Why Trust Is the New Standard
Remote work is here to stay. What was once intended as a temporary solution has become the new normal in many organizations – with all its opportunities and frictions. Work is shifting more and more from place to outcome. But success requires more than technology and...
International Collaboration – Local Expertise Meets a Global Network
For 60 years, we’ve been supporting organizations all over the world – delivering projects in more than 30 countries with teams who don’t just understand cultural diversity but genuinely value it. Although Coverdale is a network of independent local companies, we...
Learning That Sticks – How Structured Reviews Make Collaboration Better
We don’t build new skills just by listening or reading instructions. Real learning happens when we try things out, reflect on what worked, and apply those insights in practice. That’s why at Coverdale, we work with the principle of experiential learning. One of the...
Transformation Starts in the Mind – and in the Heart
Change and transformation – these terms often get thrown together. But anyone who has experienced both knows they are fundamentally different. Change means improving what already exists. Processes become more efficient, structures are adjusted, workflows optimized....
Conflicts – Unavoidable, Sometimes Uncomfortable, Always an Opportunity
Wherever people work together, things can get tense. Friction is part of the game – and sometimes it turns into a full-blown conflict. We believe conflicts aren’t something to fear. Quite the opposite: when addressed openly and resolved fairly, they often create more...
Negotiating Without the Games – Clarity Gets Results
Good negotiations aren’t a matter of luck. They’re built on respect, transparency, and the drive to create agreements that last. At Coverdale, we see negotiation as a collaborative process – never a power play. We work with the four Harvard principles and combine them...
Competence-Based Leadership Development – Less One-Size-Fits-All, More Real Impact
Large leadership programs have clear advantages: everyone speaks the same language and shares a common foundation. But leaders are often very different – in experience, maturity, and the challenges they face. Designing training that meets everyone’s needs quickly...
The Coverdale Approach – Structure That Delivers
What makes the Coverdale Approach so unique? It’s not an off-the-shelf tool. It’s a mindset that, since the 1960s, has helped teams in a wide variety of contexts achieve success together. At its core lies a simple but powerful logic: six clear steps that provide...
35 Years of Coverdale Austria – And Still Going Strong
In 1989, a small and ambitious team in Austria gathered around, probably surrounded by piles of paper, a few flipcharts, and the firm belief:"We’re going to bring the Coverdale Method here, and we’ll show everyone how competence development really works." Today – 35...
60 Years of Coverdale – Impact through Clarity and Collaboration
Ralph Coverdale founded The Coverdale Organisation in 1965. Over time, it has grown into a network of eight equal country organizations under the umbrella of Coverdale Ltd. His vision was to help leaders build teams that take shared ownership, consistently pursue...
60 Years of Coverdale – and Plenty of Reasons to Celebrate!
This year, our international Coverdale gathering was something truly special: We had several anniversaries to honor in style: ✨ 60 years of Coverdale International✨ 45 years of Coverdale Germany✨ 35 years of Coverdale Austria✨ 20 years of Coverdale Russia Around 40...
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