Jobsharing And Beyond Karin Tischler

I welcome Nadine Bartenschlager and Catherine Niebuhr as my guests today. Nadine was born & raised in Berlin and Catherine in Frankfurt. Both have a Master's degree in business with marketing specializations. They started working with Beiersdorf 20 years ago and have had successful marketing careers for the NIVEA brand in global, regional and local roles. Nadine and Catherine have been in leadership positions for more than 10 years. They are both mothers of young children and have explored working full-time, part-time and now as jobsharers after starting their families.
 
How to connect with Nadine & Catherine:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/catherine-niebuhr/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nadine-bartenschlager/
 
What we spoke about on the show:
1:42 Where are you calling in from?
2:48 Professional background
5:26 How did you get into job sharing and how did you meet?
8:20 A typical job sharing week & job sharing communication tools
11:30 Most surprising aspect of job sharing?
15:54 How does one get job sharing started in an organization?
20:54 How can job sharing help to increase diversity and gender equality in an organization?
 
How to connect with the show host, Karin Tischler:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/karin-tischler/
 
 
 

My guest today is Aaron Merlin Defort. Aaron will talk about many aspects of the future of work with me. From job sharing, taking extended parental leave as a dad, gender equality as well as transferable skills from having lived in many different countries. Aaron is part of the management team of the Center of Digital Technology and Management while writing his Ph.D. focusing on social networks and social capital in entrepreneurial ecosystems.
How to reach out to Aaron:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/aaronmerlindefort/
 
What we spoke about on the show:
1:29 Where are you calling in from?
2:13 Professional background
5:21 Transferable skills from having lived in many countries 
9:46 Why did you job share & how did you communicate as a job sharer?
15:15 What would you have liked to have known prior to job sharing?
20:57 Extended paternal leave
24:54 Surprising aspect of being a caregiver?
30:45 What needs to happen for more dads to take extended paternal leave?
35:45 Gender proportionality principle - HBR article
https://hbr.org/2021/11/achieving-gender-balance-at-all-levels-of-your-company
 
 
How to reach out to Karin Tischler, the show host:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/karin-tischler/
 
 

My guest is Suzanne Brown today. Suzanne is a work-life balance speaker, consultant and award-winning author, and founder of Mompowerment. She helps companies and working moms to create great work-life balance.
How can you connect with Suzanne:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/oksuzi/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mompowerment/?hl=en
Twitter: https://twitter.com/mompowerment
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=529749124708197
Website: https://mompowerment.com/
 
What we spoke about:
1:14 Where Suzanne is calling in from
2:36 Start of Mompowerment
5:55 Interviews with 100+ professional part-time working moms
8:46 Surprising aspects from the interviews
14:07 How has the pandemic changed work-life balance?
17:36 Where will the Future of Work be in 5-10 years?
21:07 Transferable skills from travelling to 40+ countries
 
How to connect with the host, Karin Tischler:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/karin-tischler/
 
 

Maggy Pigott is returning as my guest today. Maggy is a job sharing pioneer! She job shared with her partner for 23 years across 7 positions and retired at a joined chief executive level and received together with her partner a CBE for her efforts regarding job sharing. Today, we will also talk about flexible work in the context of another passion in Maggy’s life, “aging well”. Maggy wrote the book “How to Age Joyfully: Eight Steps to a Happier, Fuller Life”.
How to connect with Maggy:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maggy-pigott-cbe-frsa-86684031/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/MaggyPigott
Twitter: https://twitter.com/AgeingBetter
Website: https://howtoagejoyfully.com/
Our previous podcast episode together: https://jobsharingandbeyond.libsyn.com/2020/05
 
What we spoke about in the episode:
1:47 Where Maggy is calling in from
4:26 How Maggy got into job sharing
13:29 Intergenerational job sharing
17:25 Maggy's book "How To Age Joyfully: Eight Steps to a Happier, Fuller Life
27:13 Reflecting on the last few years prior to retiring
32:34 Going from full-time to part-time work prior to retiring
 
How to contact the show host, Karin Tischler:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/karin-tischler/
 
 

My guests are Julia Koller and Silke Schank today. Julia and Silke are jobsharing managers in finance at Daimler Truck AG in Germany. Their flexible work model enables them to also be a career and systemic coach (Julia) and a mindfulness trainer (Silke) besides their finance position. Silke and Julia’s leadership philosophy is that more voices make a stronger whole. Trust is their foundation and they act as one, taking out complexity in that manner.
 
How to contact Silke & Julia:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/julia-koller-130734216/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/silke-schank-1b2a02170/
 
What we spoke about during the episode:
1:37 Where are you calling in from?
3:42 Professional background (Julia then Silke)
9:06 How did you get started jobsharing together?
13:52 What mindset does it take to be successful at jobsharing?
18:21 How do you move together as a jobsharing team to a new position?
24:32 What would you have liked to have known prior to becoming jobsharers?
36:18 What concerns do people have regarding jobsharing?
44:29 Most surprising thing regarding jobsharing?
 
How to contact the host, Karin Tischler?
https://www.linkedin.com/in/karin-tischler/
 
 

The guests on today's show are Eva Dienel and Christine Bader. Eva is a freelance writer, editor and communications consultant with 25 years of experience telling stories that matter. She is the founder of The Life I Want story telling project and Christine has been a contributor to it from 2019 to 2022. Christine is a TED and TEDX speaker, book author, was Amazon’s former director of social responsibility and has been teaching students at multiple universities.
How to connect with Eva & Christine:
Eva Dienel:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eva-dienel-19a8a72/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/EvaDienel
 
Christine Bader:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christinebader/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/christinebader
 
The Life I Want: https://www.thelifeiwant.co/
 
What we talked about on the show:
1:55 Where Eva & Christine are calling in from
4:16 Professional background - Eva
10:34 Professional background - Christine
19:08 The Life I Want
44:40 Message for business leaders/ HR leaders
 
Additional resources that were mentioned on the show:
Leslie Forde: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leslieforde/
Otter: https://withotter.com/journey
Amy Henderson: https://www.amyhenderson.org/the_book
Katherine Goldstein: https://www.thedoubleshift.com/
 
How to reach out to the host, Karin Tischler:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/karin-tischler/