Backstage Values – Stability through value-based leadership in the event industry

By wdo, 7 October, 2025

Philipp Markl – Moderator, Consultant and Lecturer, Strategic Management | Leadership | Sales and Senior International HR Development Manager SMS Group GmbH

How value-based leadership guides crews and makes events crisis-proof

The events industry thrives on dynamism. But constantly changing formats, ESG pressure and a shortage of skilled workers require orientation. This presentation shows how value-based leadership stabilises teams even under high pressure without stifling creativity:

Research & practice: Findings from current leadership research shed light on how authenticity, ethics and lived values create tangible resilience.

Transfer to events: Concrete examples (crew onboarding, ‘ethical soundcheck’ before live productions, reflection huddles) show how value architectures can be anchored in project and festival structures.

Take-away toolbox: You will receive micro-tools that can be used immediately to make purpose visible and tangible, shorten decision-making processes and credibly anchor sustainability issues.

The result? 
Clarity instead of chaos and meaning instead of burnout sprints – for events that inspire audiences, partners and the planet alike.

Datum
-
Sprecher

Philipp Markl

By wdo, 31 July, 2024

Moderator, Berater und Dozent - Strategisches Management | Leadership | Sales und Senior International HR Development Manager SMS Group GmbH

Philipp Markl navigiert Tanzshows durch Sturmfahrten und Unternehmen durch Transformationen.

Philipp Markl ist Senior HR Manager Culture & Change bei der SMS group und übersetzt dort Unternehmenswerte in messbare Führungsroutinen, die globale Transformationsprogramme tragen. Seine Stationen reichen von der Leitung internationaler Show-Crews auf Kreuzfahrtschiffen bis zur Entwicklung und Erforschung von Value-Based Leadership Programmen von SMS group & der European Business School (EBS), die Authentizität, Ethik und gelebte Werte nachweislich stärkt.

VISION STAGE Halle 4

Philipp Markl
SMS Group
Session