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MTI TREND STUDY: LEADERSHIP IN TRANSITION 2026

 

How is leadership really changing?
What challenges is HR facing?
And how do we ensure leadership quality in the future?
> Share your perspective with us.

The survey is grouped into the following topic areas.

1. Challenges within the organisation
2. Measures to strengthen leadership quality
3. General information

- Duration: 15-20 minutes
- 12 thematic questions and limited statistical data
- Free text optional 
- Questions can be skipped 
- As a thank you, you will receive the anonymised study results before everyone else.

Thank you for taking the time!

Privacy policy

Privacy Policy for the Survey

1. General Information and Mandatory Disclosures

Who is responsible for data processing?

The controller responsible for data processing on this platform is:

Machwürth Team International GmbH

Dohrmanns Horst 19

27374 Visselhövede

Germany

Phone: +49 (0) 4262 9312-0

Email: info@mwteam.com

Website: www.mticonsultancy.com

If applicable, insert the contact details of your internal or external Data Protection Officer here:

Data Protection Officer:

Karsten Bretfeld datenschutz@mwteam.com

Your Rights as a Data Subject

Under the applicable legal provisions (GDPR), you have the right at any time to:

  • Access: Request information about your personal data stored by us (Art. 15 GDPR).
  • Rectification: Request the correction of incorrect or completion of incomplete data (Art. 16 GDPR).
  • Erasure: Request the deletion of your personal data stored by us, provided no legal retention obligations conflict with this (Art. 17 GDPR).
  • Restriction of processing: Request the restriction of the processing of your data (Art. 18 GDPR).
  • Data portability: Receive your data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format (Art. 20 GDPR).
  • Withdrawal of consent: Withdraw your consent to data processing at any time with future effect (Art. 7(3) GDPR).
  • Object: Object to the processing of your data based on legitimate interests pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (Art. 21 GDPR).

If you wish to exercise these rights, please contact us using the details provided above. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent data protection supervisory authority.

2. Hosting and Infrastructure

Self-Hosted LimeSurvey via Strato

We operate the LimeSurvey tool on a dedicated server instance provided by Strato AG (Otto-Ostrowski-Straße 43, 10249 Berlin, Germany) as part of our web hosting services.

All data entered or automatically collected during the use of this survey tool remains on these servers located in German data centers. It is not disclosed or transferred to LimeSurvey GmbH or any other unauthorized third parties.

Legal Basis:

The use of Strato as a hosting provider is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest in ensuring the secure, fast, and efficient provision of our online services).

Data Processing Agreement:

We have concluded a Data Processing Agreement (DPA) pursuant to Art. 28 GDPR with Strato AG. This agreement guarantees that the service provider processes user data strictly in accordance with our instructions and in compliance with EU data protection standards.

3. Data Collection When Using LimeSurvey

a) Automatically Collected Server Log Files

Every time the survey tool is accessed, the system (via the host Strato) automatically collects data and information from the computer system of the accessing device. The following data is stored in the server log files:

  • IP address of the user (Note: Strato typically anonymizes IP addresses after a short period or stores them only in a truncated form)
  • Date and time of access
  • Browser type and version used
  • The user's operating system
  • The website from which the user's system reached our site (Referrer)

Purpose and Legal Basis:

The temporary storage of data and log files is necessary to deliver the website to the user's device and to ensure the security and stability of our IT systems. The legal basis for this is Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.

b) Cookies Used by LimeSurvey

LimeSurvey uses technically necessary cookies to ensure the proper functioning of the survey (e.g., session control so that you can navigate forward and backward within a survey without losing your progress).

  • These cookies are temporary (session cookies) and are automatically deleted when you close your browser.
  • No marketing or tracking cookies from third parties are deployed.

Legal Basis:

These cookies are used based on § 25(2) TDDDG (German Act on Data Protection and Privacy in Telecommunications and Telemedia) and Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, as they are technically essential to provide the service explicitly requested by the user (participation in the survey).

4. Processing of Survey Data

The specific personal data processed depends on the nature and objective of the respective survey.

Option A: Anonymous Surveys

If a survey is explicitly designated as an anonymous survey, your answers will be saved without any link to your identity.

  • No link is established in the database between your answers and your IP address or any access tokens.
  • Please note: In this case, please ensure that you do not enter any personal details in open-ended text fields that could reveal your identity.

Option B: Non-Anonymous Surveys (with Personal Reference)

For certain surveys, collecting personal data is required (e.g., for customer feedback, employee surveys, project evaluations, or if you provide contact details for follow-up inquiries at the end). The following data may be processed:

  • Master data (Name, Company)
  • Contact details (Email address, Phone number)
  • Content-related answers and evaluations within the survey

Legal Basis for Processing:

  • Consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR): If you participate voluntarily in a survey and have granted your explicit consent beforehand.
  • Performance of a contract (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR): If the survey is part of a contractual obligation or project collaboration with Machwürth Team International GmbH.
  • Legitimate interests (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR): For the continuous improvement of our corporate training, consulting services, and business operations.

5. Data Retention and Deletion

We process and store your personal data only for the period necessary to achieve the purpose of processing, or as required by statutory retention periods (e.g., commercial or tax law obligations).

  • Survey Data: Will be deleted once the final evaluation is complete and the respective project is concluded, unless contractual or statutory obligations require further retention.
  • Server Log Files: Are automatically deleted or anonymized according to the standard retention schedules of our hosting provider Strato (typically within a few days to weeks).

6. SSL or TLS Encryption

For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content (such as your survey responses), this website uses SSL/TLS encryption. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the change in the browser's address bar from "http://" to "https://" and the lock icon in your browser bar.

 
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