Motivation - New Work Space at Batz & Team

When it comes to doing innovative things, being flexible, and networking digitally, it is worth questioning whether a traditional office structure is even suitable today. The consulting company Batz & Team Management GmbH has been consistently focusing on "New Work Space" for several years now. In principle, it's quite simple: All consultants and trainers use iPads and iPhones, work with cloud applications, and occasionally meet for meetings. These meetings take place either in the "Coworking Space" in Berlin or on the North Sea coast. There is plenty of space for creative exchange with a kitchen, rooftop terrace, and chill-out zone - everything is there. No employee goes to the office daily as a "resident people." This saves time and money, reduces stress, and is environmentally friendly. Employees can not only better balance their personal and professional lives but also spend less time stuck in traffic, for example. Just as a side note: Employees in the Netherlands now have a right to "New Work." What has been initiated in our neighboring country should also be politically feasible for us. The digital age is also changing the way we work. For a long time, there was a classic understanding of work in offices. This is an idea where "one" supposedly knows exactly what needs to be done and what results it will lead to. Primarily, large companies still rely on mandatory presence and time tracking. This is supposedly meant to ensure more productivity, but above all, more control. However, the fact is that presence does not correlate with performance or goal achievement. Additionally, too often in the office, one is distracted by annoying colleagues and pointless meetings and doesn't get any work done. We live in a digital knowledge society but often still work according to rules from the industrial society. Nevertheless, it should not be underestimated that many employees are still happy with fixed structures, routines, and being able to go to their office at 8 am. 54 percent of participants in a study by the Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Engineering and Organization expect that modern work structures like those at Batz & Team characterize the future. "Strategic and profit goals are better achieved. In addition, team spirit is more pronounced, there is a higher degree of self-determination, and the 'Employer Brand' is significantly more positively rated," according to the study.