The author of the book I Just Want to Do My Job explains why you don’t have to be friends with everyone in the workplace and save the world.
Dusseldorf Companies are often talking about “New Work” at the moment. There is hardly an employer that does not advertise with flexible home office regulations, informal culture and flat hierarchies. “Talents shouldn’t let themselves be blinded by this,” says coach and author Attila Albert.
In fact, the term covers much more than just mobile work and table football with the boss. Based on the philosophy of Frithjof Bergmann, the founder of New Work, there are far-reaching changes in the world of work – from self-organized teams without traditional managers to the introduction of agile project management methods and the view that modern companies should give a meaning to their existence.
As positive as the basic idea behind these ideas may be – Attila Albert believes that caution is advised where too many New Work phrases are used. “Many bosses take advantage of this change, which was welcomed by many,” he observes. Employees should prick up their ears if they regularly hear these sentences:
1. “We’re all a team”
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