1. WORKING OUT LOUD:
YOUR WAY TO
BETTER LEADERSHIP, COLLABORATION
AND LEARNING
KATHARINA KRENTZ
CONSULTANT NEW WORK & DIGITAL COLLABORATION,
CERTIFIED WOL COACH

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Bosch – Tackling the huge transformation ahead
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TO LEADING MOBILITY
PROVIDER
@Katha_Pe
FROM MAGNETO
IGNITION FOR CARS
OVER POWERTRAIN &
SAFETY SOLUTIONS
AND AUTOMATED
DRIVING

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“Connectivity and digitalization have become part of day-to-day business
at Bosch. We use the internet of things to connect the real world in a bid
to improve quality of life.”
“There can be no digital transformation without cultural change. We
are rethinking leadership and collaboration, which in turn is
strengthening our culture of innovation.”
Dr. Volkmar Denner
Chairman of the Board of Management, Robert Bosch GmbH
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We means:
all Bosch leaders
and associates
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Bosch - Our leadership & collaboration principles

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What is Working Out Loud (WOL)?
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by John Stepper

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The WOL circle program
12 weeks
5 different people with
5 different learning goals
1 hour-long weekly meeting
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The WOL Circle Guides
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http://workingoutloud.com/en/circle-guides/
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How do we organize WOL @ Bosch?
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Status: June 1st, 2019

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John Stepper
Author & Developer Working
Out Loud
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The team
Tanja Preissner
ED
Juliane Hübner
INST
Katharina
Krentz
C
Corinna Leitner
BCI
Sebnem Maier
M
Markus Müller,
AE
Wolfgang
Müller
PS
Anja Rubik
M
Sebastian
Schulze
AA
Monika Struzek
CI
Leonie Suffel
BEG
Thorsten
Sylvester
AA
Internal Co-Creation Team External Co-Creation Team
WOL Community of
Practice (WOL CoP)
Global WOL Community
Global WOL Supporter Networks:
48 WOL Ambassadors & 31 WOL Circle Mentors
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Key figures
>4,700Community Members
12
>640WOL Circles
97%recommendation rate
96%say that WOL increases digital literacy
and supports cultural change
75%repetition rate
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Working Out Loud in other companies
Source: http://workingoutloud.com/about/
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What’s next Cablinc?
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 Get a WOL Coach on board and introduce WOL to your colleagues by running WOL events at
every location.
 Invite everybody to join a WOL circle – but keep it voluntary! You’ll need the curious and
motivated ones for a first round.
 Set an overall goal for a joint WOL circle journey: so everybody, who participates, picks a personal
goal, but this should be connected to your overall goal. Such a goal can be “Defining Cablinc’s
Digital Transformation journey” – so everybody can contribute with personal ideas, views and
experiences.
 Set up diverse circles: people from different locations, functions and hierarchy levels – and you’ll
gain a broad perspective on your overall goal.
 Start the journey of the 12 weeks together, meet in between 1-2 times for pit stops and overall
reflection in the big group, and at the end celebrate together. This will strengthen unity across your
associates and helps to change.

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What people explore within the 12 weeks
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Build a
purposeful
network
Improve
collaboration
and
communi-
cation
Explore a new
way of
learning from
and with
others
Become more
open and
visible
= be more
SELF-
EFFECTIVE
Increase
digital
literacy
Discuss and
solve
complex
problems
with the help
of a diverse
expert
network
Develop new
skills and
habits
Personal
develop-
ment and
growth
• Share
knowledge
• Support each
other
• Share &
discuss ideas
• Increase visible
online
cooperation
• Avoid double-
work
• Access
documents
• Easy
onboarding for
new joiners
• Learning by
doing
• Increase self-
effectiveness
• Stop rumors by
building up trust
• Empower trust,
respect and direct
feedback
• Increase
efficiency
• Understand and
drive Digital
Transformation
• Increase
innovative
strength
• Fast problem-
solving
• Grow together as
a team
• Change the
way you
connect,
collaborate and
communicate
• Empowered
associates
• Know yourself
better
• Enjoy work & life
more

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What’s next, if you want to introduce WOL?
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@Katha_Pe
 Join one of the WOL communities:
 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/4937010/
 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/workingoutloud/?ref=bookmarks
 Twitter: https://twitter.com/search?q=%23WOL&src=typd
 Find a WOL circle via the Circlefinder App Find ressources via the WOL Wiki
 https://beta.circlefinder.app/ https://wol.wiki/
 Get the WOL circle guides from the WOL homepage:
 https://workingoutloud.com/
 Get help from John Stepper:
 https://twitter.com/workingoutloud

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Katharina Krentz
WOL Initiator & Coach @Bosch
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