Shared leadership, two people in one job, is becoming more popular in German organizations. In 2024 the trade magazine Computerwoche asked two co-heads of a department at the Fraunhofer Institute IESE for advice. One of their warnings: Beide machen alles – das funktioniert nicht. Both doing everything does not work. Schließlich bleibt dann auch unklar, an wen von beiden man sich mit einem Anliegen wenden kann. After all, it then remains unclear which of the two one should turn to with a request. Their advice is to divide the areas of responsibility as clearly as possible and to tell the team.