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Munich Leadership Group
We build the cognitive and emotional
operating system of leadership
In a world of AI and robotics, leadership will be the competitive advantage.
MLG specializes in making leadership most impactful: leading in organizations where people and intelligent systems work together to create value.
In large corporations, in midsize companies, and in start-ups / scale-ups.
Facts & Figures
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Our team members and associates live in 10+ countries, speak 12+ languages and work globally
Team182,000+
MLG projects, programs and activities are tailor-made — read why they make the difference
Services80+
Large corporations, midsize companies, or start-ups / scale-ups: MLG clients are the most ambitious companies — see why they work with us
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Large Corporations
Mittelstand
Start-ups / Scale-ups
We work with companies of all sizes and help them leverage their strengths and proven success models.
We identify ways for large corporations to become more flexible and for start-ups to become more stable. We know how Mittelstand businesses and Scale-ups can benefit from the professional leadership development practices of large corporations.
We collaborate closely with you to tailor all of our projects precisely to your specific situation.
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Munich Leadership Group
Times are changing faster than ever, and so are the requirements for impactful executive education.
The WHAT for leaders is still the same: Create best performance in your area of responsibility.
The HOW has changed: Embrace uncertainty, be open to the new, adapt fast, learn from mistakes, inspire your environment, and lead without formal authority.
Deeply rooted
in science
Fully
customized
Perfectly working
in practice
Our USP
Three advantages
for sustainable leadership impact
Since 2008, we have supported leading companies across all aspects of effective leadership — earning an outstanding reputation and recognition from companies and professional institutions. We have designed and delivered thousands of fully customized programs in leadership, change, and transformation. Our team of more than 50 experts representing over 10 nationalities ensures the most pragmatic solutions tailored to our clients' unique challenges.
Leadership is a science, not an art. Our work is grounded in psychology, neuroscience, and sociology, with a focus on culture and innovation. As an independent organization not bound by any “dogma,” we collaborate with Berkeley, Harvard, Stanford, Oxford, and the Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition. We understand what the digital transformation demands of leadership: Through close collaboration with leading AI companies, we stay on the cutting edge. This way, your leaders will shape the digital future instead of chasing it.
Our work is rooted in a strong set of values. We believe integrity and trust are essential to high performance. For us, independence means remaining free from preconceptions and political influence, always focusing on the best solution for our clients. We recommend only those initiatives that create significant and sustainable value.
Our valuesVision
Today a major automotive company has about 150,000 people to run its business. How many will it need in the near future?
If you were launching a new automotive company today, you would probably work on building an automated production, supply chain…
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Current Leadership challenges
How can AI make me better, faster, and more productive? What does AI mean for a performance boost in my team(s)? How can I keep up with the speed of AI development?
Those who adopt AI early will prosper.
Those who hesitate will struggle.
How can I make better decisions in growing uncertainty? How can I provide direction when times get rough? Are there situations when I can trust my gut feeling?
Those who embrace uncertainty will prosper.
Those who hesitate will struggle.
How long will I keep optimizing today's business — until it's perfect, or obsolete? Where am I killing innovation by managing it with yesterday's KPIs?
Those who understand ambidexterity will prosper.Those who hesitate will struggle.
What feedback do I avoid because it threatens how I see myself? How can I create a climate of psychological safety so everyone feels safe to speak up?
Those who are self-aware will prosper.
Those who hesitate will struggle.
Feedback
”How do we create a cultural transformation in which employees contribute freely and inspire each other? Together with the experts of the Munich Leadership Group, we developed a new implementation approach to answer this question. Moments of surprise, curiosity, and dynamism were at its heart. We achieved this through a precisely tailored mix of core team workshops, sounding boards, guerrilla activities, and leadership development. Particularly impactful was the close alignment with our employer branding campaign. MLG understood our situation very well and responded flexibly and pragmatically at every stage of the project. The project was not only a complete success — working together was also a great deal of fun. We can therefore highly recommend MLG.”
”MLG has been an instrumental partner in our transformation. Together, we fostered exchange about the desired and the actual culture on all leadership levels within Montblanc. We co-designed and deployed a journey that ignited curiosity and movement within Montblanc. I can highly recommend working with MLG.”
”MLG trains our experienced leaders all over the world to increase their self-awareness and to manage themselves, their teams and transformations even better. For more than 10 years we’ve continuously received highly positive feedback from our participants. Above all, they appreciate the great ability of the facilitators to connect to their challenges and to create a learning atmosphere where candid feedback creates real impact.”
”If you are looking for ambitious, future-focused leadership experts who combine strategic thinking with hands-on, practical delivery, MLG stands out as a partner of choice. Investing in leadership development is ultimately an investment in the future of your organization - and with MLG, you are investing in impact that lasts.”
”The experts of the Munich Leadership Group have been supporting us for years in the consistent further development of our corporate culture. Training and workshops are optimally addressed to the respective target group, whether at the factory or at any management level. We have very much benefited from working with MLG.”
”The Munich Leadership Group is a highly skilled international boutique consultancy that combines deep leadership expertise with a pragmatic understanding of organizational transformation. They have helped us strengthen alignment across our international leadership team, establish the foundations for a common leadership culture, and define a shared set of leadership principles to support our transformation journey.”
”We are in a complex, vibrant business. I can highly recommend working with MLG in all facets of leadership development and transformation. The MLG experts fully understand our culture and the business we are in — and based on this, they customize all successful measures for fostering our leadership performance.”
”MLG helped us gain deep insights into the strengths and particular characteristics of our leadership team. The combination of psychometric tools, the technical expertise of the MLG experts and their facilitation of team workshops is unique and creates great value.”
”As one of the senior executives at Bilfinger, I have experienced a focused sparring process with one of the MLG experts. It was a more than valuable experience. The MLG expert fully understood my development ambition and supported me in a most flexible way.”
”MLG helped us focus and further develop the professional collaboration at top level. The toolset, the customization and the expertise of the MLG experts enabled us to significantly increase our self-awareness and fully leverage our individual strengths.”
”MLG is our trusted partner for the Senior Leadership Programme «LEAD BY EMPOWERMENT». We especially value the close and constructive collaboration, and the MLG team consistently receives excellent feedback. Their commitment and willingness to go the extra mile make a tangible difference.”
”In our environment, leadership has a direct impact on execution, quality and the way teams deal with pressure. MLG’s leadership programs and coaching formats are practical, focused and highly relevant, helping leaders strengthen clarity, ownership and effectiveness in demanding day-to-day operations.”
Tools
Two instruments — one for leadership science, one for team potential — that we integrate across our work.
The internationally acclaimed book by Friederike Fabritius and Dr. Hans W. Hagemann translates the latest breakthroughs in neuroscience into practical strategies for leaders — on focus, emotion regulation, decision-making, and peak performance. Named a Best Business Book by strategy+business.
The High Potential Trait Indicator (HPTI) is a validated personality assessment measuring six traits linked to long-term leadership success: Conscientiousness, Adjustment, Curiosity, Risk Approach, Ambiguity Acceptance, and Competitiveness. Used for succession planning, team development, and leadership recruitment.
Credibility and experience
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Network
Everyone at MLG is an expert and a great learner. Collaborating with some of the world's best institutions ensures we are providing the best leadership development and most creative innovation for our clients.
What our network partners say
"For our basic research, discussions with Dr. Hagemann and his team are inspiring. MLG understands the mindset of top executives through their intensive work with leaders – which is absolutely crucial for innovation. Especially in times of radical change, observations from practice are essential – input from MLG helps us to conduct basic research with relevance."
We cooperate with Prof. Ken Singer, Director of the Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology UC Berkeley, and we are in touch with Prof. Henry Chesbrough, the world's leading expert on Open Innovation.
With some of our clients, we are in touch with HBS Executive Development when delivering leadership programs together or in parallel.
MLG is in ongoing dialogue on leadership development with OSBS, and is one of the OSBS preferred partners for high-end leadership and change programs. We are currently running a Europe-wide leadership development program for a life-science company with OSBS.
Together, we deliver an international Learning Journey for a global TIC client, blending our hands-on expertise with HULT Ashridge's academic excellence. Spanning three modules across two continents, this integrated approach creates exceptional value, consistently leveraged and celebrated by participants.
We are in touch with Prof. Dietmar Harhoff, Director of the Max-Planck-Institute for Innovation and Competition.
Read our book
As we worked with neuroscience, our clients wanted to learn more about our approaches and methods. So we decided to write a book.
It is written in an entertaining style and focuses on neuroscience for leaders. It is full of surprising facts, useful knowledge, supporting mindsets, applicable tools and practical hacks.
Published first in the U.S. by Penguin Random House, it has won awards, become a bestseller, and been translated into seven languages — among them German, Japanese, Mandarin, Korean, and Spanish.
Awarded performance
MLG is among the winners of the international Brandon Hall Excellence Awards in the category "Best Advance in Performance Management" — awarded for a global project with Bayer AG.
