diff --git a/backend/services/falukantService.js b/backend/services/falukantService.js
index b07fae1..08d0466 100644
--- a/backend/services/falukantService.js
+++ b/backend/services/falukantService.js
@@ -2412,11 +2412,20 @@ class FalukantService extends BaseService {
             throw new Error('Branch not found or does not belong to the user');
         }
         const { falukantUserId, regionId } = branch;
-        await this.deleteExpiredProposals();
+        
+        // OPTIMIERUNG: Erst Proposals laden, dann nur bei Bedarf bereinigen
+        // Dies vermeidet unnötige DELETE-Queries bei jedem Aufruf
         const existingProposals = await this.fetchProposals(falukantUserId, regionId);
         if (existingProposals.length > 0) {
+            // Nur bereinigen, wenn wir Proposals haben (im Hintergrund, nicht blockierend)
+            this.deleteExpiredProposals().catch(err => 
+                console.error('[getDirectorProposals] Error cleaning expired proposals:', err)
+            );
             return this.formatProposals(existingProposals);
         }
+        
+        // Wenn keine Proposals vorhanden sind, bereinigen wir vor der Generierung
+        await this.deleteExpiredProposals();
         await this.generateProposals(falukantUserId, regionId);
         const newProposals = await this.fetchProposals(falukantUserId, regionId);
         return this.formatProposals(newProposals);
@@ -2434,6 +2443,8 @@ class FalukantService extends BaseService {
     }
 
     async fetchProposals(falukantUserId, regionId) {
+        // OPTIMIERUNG: Query mit expliziten Joins und required: true für bessere Performance
+        // required: true sorgt für INNER JOIN statt LEFT JOIN, was schneller ist
         return DirectorProposal.findAll({
             where: { employerUserId: falukantUserId },
             include: [
@@ -2442,20 +2453,40 @@ class FalukantService extends BaseService {
                     as: 'character',
                     attributes: ['firstName', 'lastName', 'birthdate', 'titleOfNobility', 'gender'],
                     where: { regionId },
+                    required: true, // INNER JOIN für bessere Performance
                     include: [
-                        { model: FalukantPredefineFirstname, as: 'definedFirstName' },
-                        { model: FalukantPredefineLastname, as: 'definedLastName' },
-                        { model: TitleOfNobility, as: 'nobleTitle' },
+                        { 
+                            model: FalukantPredefineFirstname, 
+                            as: 'definedFirstName',
+                            required: false // LEFT JOIN, da optional
+                        },
+                        { 
+                            model: FalukantPredefineLastname, 
+                            as: 'definedLastName',
+                            required: false // LEFT JOIN, da optional
+                        },
+                        { 
+                            model: TitleOfNobility, 
+                            as: 'nobleTitle',
+                            required: false // LEFT JOIN, da optional
+                        },
                         {
                             model: Knowledge,
                             as: 'knowledges',
+                            required: false, // LEFT JOIN, da optional
                             include: [
-                                { model: ProductType, as: 'productType' },
+                                { 
+                                    model: ProductType, 
+                                    as: 'productType',
+                                    required: false // LEFT JOIN, da optional
+                                },
                             ]
                         },
                     ],
                 },
             ],
+            // OPTIMIERUNG: Limit setzen, um unnötige Daten zu vermeiden
+            limit: 10,
         });
     }
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/falukant/DirectorInfo.vue b/frontend/src/components/falukant/DirectorInfo.vue
index 6144579..68c0d39 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/falukant/DirectorInfo.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/falukant/DirectorInfo.vue
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@
       </div>
     </div>
   </div>
-  <NewDirectorDialog ref="newDirectorDialog" />
+  <NewDirectorDialog ref="newDirectorDialog" @directorHired="handleDirectorHired" />
 </template>
 
 <script>
@@ -276,6 +276,11 @@ export default {
       this.$refs.newDirectorDialog.open(this.branchId);
     },
 
+    async handleDirectorHired() {
+      // Nach dem Einstellen eines Direktors die Daten neu laden
+      await this.loadDirector();
+    },
+
     async updateDirector() {
       if (!this.director || this.editIncome == null) return;
       try {