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With dual leadership refers to the cases of a formal peer occupying the highest decision-making powers in political parties, companies, associations and committees. An example from antiquity are the two consuls in the Roman Empire . In the last few years, double heads have become established in political parties in the Federal Republic of Germany, whereas they have not been common in Austria and Switzerland.

Double peaks have advantages and disadvantages. Establishing an exact division of tasks in advance is considered beneficial; Frictional losses and fights for direction are possible. If, for example, there is an imbalance similar to a relationship between “junior” and “senior partner”, the younger one may feel compelled to leave in order to get an adequate course at all. In other cases, one of the two may seek to force the other out of office in order to have sole control.

To resolve conflicts within a dual leadership team, coaching is sometimes used, whereby approaches from the field of mediation also come into play when the conflict has already escalated .

Recent examples

  1. Double leadership in parties , e.g. B. at AfD , Die Linke , Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen and SPD ,
  2. CEO of Airbus (the double leadership with a French and a German enshrined in the articles of association was not free from friction losses and power struggles; in July 2007 the group agreed on a (German) leadership),
  3. Temporary executive cast in the Thyssenkrupp group from Ekkehard Schulz and Gerhard Cromme ,
  4. German Football Association from 2004 to 2006 with Theo Zwanziger and Gerhard Mayer-Vorfelder at the helm,
  5. Deutsche Bank ; Here, Josef Ackermann was followed by a double leadership composed of Anshu Jain and Jürgen Fitschen .

Local politics

In the North German council constitution and the dualistic mayor constitution there are the offices of the (lord) mayor as an honorary representative of the municipality or city and the (upper) city director as head of administration. The same applies to the district administrator and the senior district director . The North German council constitution with dual leadership existed in Lower Saxony and North Rhine-Westphalia and was abolished in Lower Saxony from 1996 and in North Rhine-Westphalia from 1994. There were transition periods until the end of the electoral periods of already elected (senior) city directors and senior district directors.

Figurative meanings

  • Triple peaks (occur less often than double peaks): Historically, the term triumvirate is used, otherwise it is more of a troika .
  • Double top in football refers to two strikers who occupy a similar position.

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Astrid Schreyögg : Coaching double-toppers - When should forms of mediation be integrated? . Organizational advice, supervision, coaching. September 2005, Vol. 12, Br. 3, pp. 217-230, doi: 10.1007 / s11613-005-0108-4 (p. 217).
  2. ↑ Astrid Schreyögg : Coaching double-toppers - When should forms of mediation be integrated? . Organizational advice, supervision, coaching. September 2005, Vol. 12, Br. 3, pp. 217-230 ( doi: 10.1007 / s11613-005-0108-4 ).
  3. ↑ Double leadership, the. Duden , 2018, accessed January 27, 2018 .