Recently I met the systemic consultant Hanno Burmester. I was as impressed by his analytical insight as I was by the political attitude he associates with his work. At one of our next meetings I brought my friend Bettina Rollow, who accompanies the betterplace lab in its TeamTransformer process. I was particularly excited to see how Bettina's oscillation between inner maturation processes and outer structures would match Hanno's approaches and experiences.
Organized Irresponsibility or Mankind's Next Step - What Is New Work
At the beginning we talked about what is currently known as "New Work" and what fascinates us about it. Then we talked about questions like these:
- What makes companies decide to deal with new forms of management?
- What role does digitalization play in this?
- Do start-ups have something ahead of large corporations in terms of work culture? Or is that a myth and do the former use New Work more as a fig leaf for irresponsible dealings with employees?
- What are the most important challenges for the different forms of business?
- How do new processes/ competencies/attitudes relate to each other?
- How do employees succeed in motivating/developing themselves to become involved in the company "as whole people"?
- Do companies really get involved in "evolutionary purpose"?
- What is the new role of the boss/CEO in "leadershipless" organisations?
During our entertaining conversation at the Co-Creation Loft in Neukölln, we let a tape run along. You will find a slightly shortened version of the discussion here on Soundcloud. Listen to it - we are looking forward to your feedback.
Joana Breidenbach
Fragen zum Thema New Work? Joana Breidenbach ist die Expertin!