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Portrait of the academy of systemic leadership | dp-Akademie
The dp-Akademie is the leading professional development institute for executives who wish to operate effectively, with modern relevance, and with confidence in a complex, dynamically changing business environment. Our work centers on a holistic, systemic view of business dynamics. Since leadership is defined primarily by impact, our programs are consistently designed as behavior-oriented leadership seminars. In addition to imparting sound methodological and professional expertise, we place a specific focus on individual personal development and results-oriented communication.
All dp-Akademie trainers—including renowned experts Alexander Höhn, Andreas Patzek, and founder Daniel F. Pinnow—possess decades of firsthand executive experience at the highest level. Drawing on this genuine practical perspective, we guide you in developing practical, tailored solutions that can be implemented directly and sustainably in your day-to-day business operations.
Our modular seminar portfolio: Tailored to every leadership level
1. The TOP-Leader Series (Premium Seminars)
These behavior-oriented leadership seminars were developed exclusively for experienced executives, managing directors, board members, entrepreneurs, and directors. In our premium seminars—"Leadership for Decision-Makers I & II" and "Leadership Life"—we work in deliberately small, exclusive groups of no more than 12 participants. Under the personal guidance of Daniel F. Pinnow, you reflect on your role on an equal footing, sharpen your impact as a top decision-maker, and further develop your personality as a key leadership asset.
2. Core & Advanced Seminars (Foundational & Advanced Programs)
These primarily behavior-oriented leadership seminars and training courses were specifically designed for middle management, department heads, and ambitious up-and-coming leaders. These behavior-oriented programs impart both the fundamental skills and the advanced tools of systemic management. They optimally prepare current and emerging leaders to manage teams with agility, design efficient departmental processes, and confidently step up to the next level of responsibility.
The academy of systemic leadership has a holisitc, systemic approach to different business environments. Besides method-, knowlege- and leadershipskills there is payed attention to personality development and individual communication. The dp-academy not only teaches its approach, but practices itself. Instead of putting participants into rigid patterns, the dp-academy responses individually to the customer´s needs. Decentralized trainings and inhouse seminars are as well part of the dp-academy´s offer as coachings and consutings for leadership and management skills.
About the Founder: Prof. Daniel F. Pinnow
Since 1998, Daniel F. Pinnow has been a key founder, pioneer, and thought leader in the field of systemic leadership, ranking among the most renowned and groundbreaking leadership experts and management authors in the German-speaking world. In 2016, he founded the *Akademie für systemische Führung* (Academy for Systemic Leadership), where he serves as Managing Partner. Prior to this, from 1997 to 2012, he was the long-standing Managing Director of the *Akademie für Führungskräfte der Wirtschaft GmbH* (Academy for Business Executives) in Bad Harzburg and Überlingen—one of Germany’s market-leading management training companies.
Daniel F. Pinnow leads the premium seminars himself. He draws on over 25 years of personal leadership experience as a managing director and board member of medium-sized enterprises. As a recognized and internationally renowned management author, he has shaped generations of leaders with his seminal work and long-running bestseller, *Führen – worauf es wirklich ankommt* ("Leadership – What Really Matters"). The book achieved extraordinary success, particularly in China, where it remained in the top ten business books for years; to date, it has sold over 320,000 copies worldwide. Pinnow studied Business Administration, Business Psychology, and Organizational Sociology at the universities of Cologne and Wuppertal. He held long-standing teaching positions in Leadership & Organization at the University of Wuppertal and the Technical University of Munich (a "University of Excellence"). In 2007, he was appointed Associate Professor of Leadership at the prestigious Capital University of Economics and Business in Beijing.











