Leadership skills – what skills do leaders need?

Wednesday 10.00 – 11.15 am / Block A3   

Cycling needs to become a high-level issue. The new implementation practices for the transformation of the transport system require a new management culture and leadership skills, in addition to new structures and change management in the administration. Municipalities are dealing with this change in all areas, but cycling planning is symptomatic of the necessary change and could serve as a testing ground within administrations. How can communities build internal capacity through leadership training? What options does the change management toolbox provide to develop the necessary courage for implementation? What good processes are used to bring change from the leadership level into local administrations? How can municipalities or transnational networks support the transformation process?

Presentation:
Cycling and Freiburg – how a pioneering city is implementing cycling
Professor Martin Haag, Freiburg Mayor responsible for urban development, Building and Mobility

Presentation:
Change must happen top-down
Kirsten Pfaue, City of Hamburg and Chairwoman of the Cycling Advisory Council

Presentation:
Executive coaching as a building block in change management in administration
Dr Christof Schneck, German Federal Association for Coaching (DBVC)

Facilitator:
Tim Birkholz, Working Group of Cycling- and Pedestrian-friendly Municipalities in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (AGFK-MV)