New Work: Inner focus, outer clarity
Anyone who tackles topics one at a time in this connected world gets lost in the complexity. A conversation about new work and digital ethics, sustainability and transformation. With Patric Hohl.
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And yes, the era of isolated solutions and siloed organisations is somehow over. What is needed far more is an understanding of dependencies and interdependencies. How are digital transformation and ethics connected? How do new work and sustainability fit together? I talked about this with Patric Hohl, new work expert and agile coach…
Nothing is as constant as change. That calls for good sustainability strategies, transformation and innovation, new work and an agile corporate culture. I talked about all this with Patric Hohl, leadership coach, agricultural economist and former elite athlete…
Jan: New work and transformation. That is what you offer people who want to develop alongside their jobs. What is behind it?
Patric: Digital transformation and new work. Those are two topics that preoccupy a great many companies. Digitalisation has a lot to do with transformation, with processes of change. And that happens in very different ways, through networking. It is not only about making processes more efficient but also about innovation in products and services. We have new forms of cooperation and collaboration with customers, and these tools let us build entirely new kinds of customer relationships. And within the company, of course, much more participatory work. I go through all of it to find out how everything is connected. What are the trends here?
Networked work instead of silo thinking · Stock photo · Photo: Annie Spratt / Unsplash
The 17 Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations
Jan: Speaking of trends. That immediately makes me think of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations, SDGs for short. They bring together more than 100 different sub-goals. And one head coach added an 18th goal: “be your own change”. I found that a good signal – that we start doing something ourselves and do not wait for THE politicians to change things, in a very practical way. You offer impulses for that, and I have seen you do a lot with flip charts…
Patric: For me it is about networked thinking, recognising connections. Of course there are also tools for developing the company further. Where are the levers for connecting people, the workplace and technology? All of it with a view to dealing with complexity and volatile markets. A high level of dynamism outside also needs dynamism inside if you want to stay competitive…
Change management: high demand, growing willingness to change
Jan: People are looking for something and feel this need for change. Maybe they are stuck in their department, want to move on, dare to take the next step. You talk about orientation. Guard rails, which I as a tech theologian also include in my ethics courses. Virtues and values. But what does that mean in concrete terms, in each particular situation…
Moving on, daring to take the next step
Jan Otte
Patric: We find that out in small groups that widen our networks, Jan!
Jan: From my experience, I understand that when I am clear inside, I gain more focus on the outside, perceive more and understand more. Something I can apply well both at work and in private. Overcoming the fear of making a mistake. And entering new spaces for experimentation, an incubator for change. Trying out more…
Patric: … in the end, it is attitude that counts!
Jan: That is what I hope for our courses: that we bring about changes that shape culture. Rethinking how we act through our attitude, and vice versa.
Inner clarity creates outer focus · Stock photo · Photo: Keegan Houser / Unsplash
Patric: I am convinced everyone finds something in it. Not always the same thing, but anyone who is searching will find something in our courses.
Jan: Often it is the start, the first step, that matters. What comes after can be exhausting and is not always straightforward, but things move, they get going.
What matters is the first step · Stock photo · Photo: Howard Walsh / Unsplash
Thinking outside the box
Patric Hohl
Patric: It is a basic module, first of all to understand the connections. To think outside the box. And where do I need to take the next step? Everyone finds that out for themselves
Jan: This year I attended a training course in theme-centred interaction, TCI for short, and there they say: “be your own chairperson”. Which fits the coworking space we are sitting in right now. What does that mean for my mindset? That I go out actively, bravely and strongly and do not simply let some Netflix series wash over me passively.
Patric: I like ownership, taking responsibility, personal responsibility! And whoever does that can achieve far more than in that passivity, let alone in the role of a victim.
Jan: Let us get on with it. Thank you very much for the conversation, Patric!
Translated from German by Claude. The episode audio is in German. Read the original in German.
