#06 Energized @work: how to change traditional HR systems to progressive ones w/ Charlotte Vergouwen

#09 Live Podcast Prototyping @Trust Your Muse w/ Edwin & Sara

Enjoy Part II of the conversation with Edwin van der Geest and Sara Eisermann - Your host of Trust Your Muse.

It`s a premiere and an experiment for both of us: first time live Prototyping in a Podcast.

Topic: Sara`s Tension: "My perfectionist is holding me back on making a decision on how to continue with the podcast project."

Get to know the Prototyping.work methodology. Download the Canvas and start prototyping. It`s very simple step by step process, brings a lot of new insights and most important: a lot of fun! 

Useful Links for you:

• https://prototyping.work/
• https://prototyping.work/canvas/
• https://prototyping.work/methodology/

#09 Prototyping @work: How to be on the positive side of change w/ Edwin van der Geest

Edwin is an Organization Designer with such a catching energy. His passion: Future of Work, Autonomy and progressive organisations. He supports companies transforming towards self management by using a methodology called prototyping.

The topics we talk about in this episode:

• (Agile) Mindset
• Leadership
• Autonomy & Self-Management
• Change: Everyone can change anytime
• The Pandemic and the choice of perspective: crisis or transformation?
• How to start small experiments
• Edwin`s experiences at Incentro
• Differences in German / Dutch working cultures
• and way more!

Get in touch with Edwin on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/evdgeest/

Check out his website: https://prototyping.work/

#08 Merit Leadership @work: what is stopping organizations from enabling change? w/ Robert de Bruijn

Robert de Bruijn is a Senior Lecturer at the HU University of Applied Science Utrecht, an independent Author and Startup Founder himself. You can get in touch with him via LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rkddebruijn/Author

In this episode we talk about:

Agility as a mindset of experimentation, Innovation and how to "learn fast and learn often"

The importance of learning as a 21st century skill and learning how to learn - Robert shares a tool he uses with his student, called Reflective Cycles

We highlight the difference between a Manager and a Leader / Management and Leadership and what it takes to be a leader

The Theory X = employees are lazy and Theory Y = employees are internally motivated; and why the way, people are viewed in organisations needs to change

Organizational Structures like Lean Startup, Design Thinking, Holacracy (putting people in their authority)

The Rhineland Model - to highlight the differences between the Dutch and German working culture

Examples discussed are: 

Semco: https://semcostyle.com/; also a good read from the Corpoarte Rebels: https://corporate-rebels.com/guest-post-semco/

W. L. Gore & Associates: https://www.gore.com/about/culture

NRG Flow: https://www.nrgflow.com/

Researchers/ Authors being mentioned:

Gary Hamel: https://www.garyhamel.com/

Steven Denning: http://www.stevedenning.com/About/default.aspx or here https://www.forbes.com/sites/stevedenning/2016/09/08/explaining-agile/?sh=4ce5c904301b

Clayton Christensen: https://hbr.org/2015/12/what-is-disruptive-innovation

#07 Wholeness @work: changing a culture from the inside out w/ Tine Bieber

A small dutch company on its way to transform the oil and gas industry from within by putting people over profit. In this episode, that is also available on Youtube Sara talks to Tine Bieber, Partner at NRG FLOW. They talk about the transformational journey as a company and as individuals. Four years ago the first big Powershift happened with the implementation of Holacracy. Today NRG FLOW is one of the few For-Purpose companies in Europe and transitioned from a hierarchical organizational structure to a self-managed one. Tine shares her own Purpose discovery process and how she found wholeness in this organization, where she can show up completely as herself, in a co-created safe environment. 

If you would like to get in touch with Tine: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tine-bieber-34786530/

If you wanna know more about the For Purpose Company: https://www.amazon.de/-/en/Jo-Aschenbrenner/dp/3800659697

#06 Energized @work: how to change traditional HR systems to progressive ones w/ Charlotte Vergouwen

In this episode, Sara talks with Charlotte Vergouwen, a progressive HR Advisor who is passionate for people and on her mission to transform traditional HR systems into more self-managed organizations. We talk about holacracy and how it works, new ways of setting up salary systems, personal decisions on how to create a fulfilling work environement. We talk about a small Dutch company called NRG Flow and how they want to transform the oil and gas industry from within. We discuss the so called Powershift - that describes the process of an company to operate as a For-Purpose Enterprise, that puts the people over profit and that operates with fully distributed authority.

Links:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/charlotte-vergouwen-2565098/

The meetup I attended in October 2019 was organized by ResponsiveOrgs. To be found here: https://www.meetup.com/en-AU/ResponsiveOrg-Netherlands/

https://www.enliveningedge.org/event/holacracy-and-beyond-nrg-circles/

https://www.nrgflow.com/