Fligby – The Leadership Development Simulation
Leadership is not learned through knowledge alone – but by making decisions, experiencing their consequences, reflecting on one's own behavior, and learning from the experience.
FLIGBY is an interactive leadership simulation that brings leadership decisions to life and provides valuable insights for personal and organizational development.
Organizations invest significant resources in developing their leaders. They introduce leadership models, methods and tools, and provide training in communication, decision-making, and conflict management.
But understanding leadership is not the same as leading effectively.
In everyday leadership, there are rarely clear-cut answers. Leaders must make decisions under uncertainty, balance competing interests and navigate conflicts. Every decision can influence people's motivation, collaboration and performance.
The challenge: In real life, leadership decisions have real consequences.
At the same time, leaders often receive little feedback on the actual impact of their decisions. Even when leadership training provides valuable insights, translating those insights into everyday practice remains a significant challenge.
Time pressure, operational priorities, fear of making mistakes or losing credibility, and a lack of support and openness can make it difficult to experiment with new behaviors and apply them consistently.
This is where simulation-based learning makes a real difference: leaders can navigate realistic situations involving employees, colleagues and stakeholders – without the risks and consequences of real-world leadership.
They make decisions, experience their impact, reflect on their behavior, and explore alternative approaches.
This turns theoretical leadership knowledge into practical leadership capabilities – creating a foundation for more effective leadership and sustainable organizational development.
Better Leadership Decisions.
More Effective Collaboration.
Sustainable Development.
150+
Decisions
Practice leadership in
realistic situations.
29
Leadership Skills
Identify individual strengths
and areas for development.
Flow
Scientific Foundation
Understand the conditions that foster motivation and high performance.
Experience Leadership. Develop Capabilities. Make an Impact in Everyday Practice.
What Makes FLIGBY Unique?
Experience leadership – don't just talk about it.
Research confirms what experience has long suggested: knowledge alone does not change leadership behavior. Meaningful experiences, combined with reflection, can drive lasting changes.
One key reason is that leadership is context dependent. What works in one situation may fail in another.
Effective leadership requires the ability to assess challenges, understand people and recognize the circumstances – and adapt one's approach accordingly.
FLIGBY makes leadership something you experience, not just something you learn about. Participants experiment with different leadership approaches, experience the consequences of their decisions and learn to critically reflect on their actions.
FLIGBY is delivered through a blended learning program combining three progressive simulation phases, each followed by an individual 1:1 coaching session.
Through repeated practice, personalized feedback, and coaching, experiences become meaningful insights and new ways of leading.
This transforms leadership development from knowledge transfer into an experience-based learning journey.
Practice Makes Progress.
Preparation – Define Development Goals
Identify individual leadership challenges and development goals and prepare participants for the simulation.
First Simulation Phase – Experience Leadership
Make leadership decisions in realistic situations, experience their consequences and gain initial insights into personal decision-making patterns.
First 1:1 Coaching – Identify Strengths and Development Areas
Analyze simulation results together, reflect on decision-making patterns and define personal development goals.
Second Simulation Phase – Explore New Approaches
Apply insights from the coaching session, challenge previous decisions and experiment with alternative leadership approaches.
Second 1:1 Coaching – Deepen Personal Development
Reflect on further results, review development progress and identify concrete ways to strengthen leadership capabilities.
Third Simulation Phase – Strengthen Leadership Capabilities
Apply insights gained, further develop leadership behaviors, and experience the impact of different decisions.
Third 1:1 Coaching – Ensure Transfer into Practice
Review individual development across all three simulation phases, consolidate key insights and agree on concrete actions for everyday leadership practice.
What Are the Benefits of FLIGBY?
For Leaders
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Improve Decision-Making: Better understand alternative approaches and their consequences.
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Understand Your Impact: Discover how leadership decisions influence motivation, collaboration and performance.
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Identify Development Opportunities: Reflect on individual strengths and areas for improvement through a personalized leadership competency profile.
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Build Confidence in Leadership: Practice handling challenging leadership situations in a risk-free environment and explore new ways of leading.
For Organizations
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Develop Leaders More Effectively: Align leadership development programs with simulation-based insights and specific competency needs.
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Strengthen Collaboration: Foster leadership behaviors that build trust, empowerment and accountability.
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Develop Talent Systematically: Identify individual development needs and design targeted initiatives for talent and succession programmes.
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Maximize the Impact of Development Investments: Integrate simulation, competency assessment, coaching and practical application into a comprehensive leadership development process.
Challenges and Performance Measurement
Participants take on the role of CEO of Turul Winery in California, inheriting a business that comes with significant leadership and organizational challenges.
They must make critical decisions involving teamwork, conflict management and complex business situations.
Throughout the simulation, they experience firsthand how their decisions impact employees, motivation, collaboration and overall business performance.
The employees at Turul Winery differ in their skills, expectations, interests and behaviors.
The challenge: Lead individuals according to their needs while bringing the entire team together to achieve shared success.
FLIGBY lets you experience how your decisions influence motivation, flow, collaboration, and business performance.
Effective leadership means understanding people and situations – and adapting your leadership approach accordingly.
FLIGBY measures leadership success across four dimensions:
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29 Leadership Skills: Individual leadership competencies, strengths and development areas.
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Flow: How often do you succeed in helping employees achieve a state of Flow?
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KPIs: The impact of your decisions on team atmosphere, business performance and environmental sustainability.
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Wine Trophy Award: An overall leadership performance score combining the three preceding measures.
Where Else Can Fligby Add Value?
Talent & Succession Planning
Identify Potential.
Develop Talent with Purpose.
Which employees have the potential to take on future leadership responsibilities? And which capabilities do they still need to develop?
FLIGBY provides deeper insights into leadership potential through simulation-based decision-making. It highlights individual strengths, development opportunities and how participants approach complex leadership challenges.
Your Added Value: More informed development decisions, tailored development initiatives and better preparation for future leadership responsibilities.
Assessment & Diagnostics
Make Leadership Competencies Visible and Actionable.
Self-assessments and interviews provide only limited insights into how individuals make decisions in challenging leadership situations.
FLIGBY complements traditional assessment methods by systematically evaluating leadership decisions across 29 Leadership Skills, Flow and three business KPIs.
Your Added Value: Additional simulation-based insights into decision-making patterns, individual competencies and development areas – providing a valuable foundation for targeted leadership assessment and development.
Team & Culture Development
Understand Collaboration. Develop Leadership Behaviors Together.
How do leadership decisions influence trust, motivation, accountability and collaboration? Which behaviors strengthen or undermine a high-performance team culture?
FLIGBY provides a shared experience and a foundation for collective reflection. Different leadership approaches and their consequences can be compared, discussed and applied to the organization's own context.
Your Added Value: A shared understanding of effective leadership, more constructive collaboration and actionable insights for developing leadership and team culture.