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- Stepper developed the idea further to focus on relationships and introduced the concept of working out loud circles, small groups that meet regularly to support habit change.
- The benefits of working out loud include increased agency over one's career, a more open and connected organizational culture, and empowering individuals through habit change. However, it may threaten control-oriented managers.
- Stepper hopes to spread the practice of working out loud to
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John Stepper interview
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WORKINGOUTLOUD
BYJOHNSTEPPERANDJOLOUDON
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A
s we face greater employment
uncertainty we know we are
responsible for our own career and
that the traditional career planning
advice no longer applies. John Stepper
suggests that by adopting a new way
of working, we can change our lives,
take charge of our careers and deepen
relationships. John suggests we lead
with generosity, make our work visible
and frame it as a contribution, instead of
networking to get something.
Jo Loudon interviewed John Stepper,
to learn about working out loud and how
it can help people find meaning, create
new habits and work towards fulfilment
in their lives and at work.
What are the origins of working out
loud? Is it a new phenomenon?
Though the ideas have been building
for a few decades, the term itself
first appeared about six years ago
when Bryce Williams described it
with a formula: Working Out Loud =
Observable Work + Narrating Your
Work. I expanded that definition to
focus on relationships and make it
more purposeful. I sometimes refer to
it as “Dale Carnegie meets the Internet,”
combining the conventional wisdom
about relationships with the power and
reach of modern technology.
It’s not new. I’m just making it easier for
more people to practice it.
How did you get involved in working
out loud?
In 2012, I had just introduced an
enterprise social network into my firm,
a large global bank. Like many others at
the time, I thought this would change
everything. The new platform could give
individuals greater access to learning
and more opportunities, and thus more
control over their career and life. It could
give the firm a more open, connected
culture while improving the digital
literacy of its staff.
But soon it was obvious that the
platform wasn’t enough. While most
people understood they would benefit
from building their network and making
their work more visible, they didn’t
have the habit of working that way. That
led me to research habit change, and
develop Working Out Loud circles and
a process that enables anyone to build a
network toward a goal they care about in
12 weeks.
What are the elements of working out
loud?
There are five elements: purposeful
discovery, relationships, generosity,
visible work, and a growth mindset. More
than just making your work visible, you
regularly frame what you’re doing as a
contribution and as a way to deepen
relationships. You do so with a goal
in mind and with a growth mindset,
a perspective that with effort and
persistence you can become better at
almost anything. That last element help
you be more open and resilient.
The elements are interrelated, and
people tend to emphasise different
elements depending on their attitudes
and aptitudes. The more you embrace
each element, the more you increase
your chances of making your work
and life better. Combined, the five
elements create an open, generous, and
connected approach to work and life.
Working Out Loud circles have been
adopted around the world and across
industries. What do you think are the
strengths of these circles?
Circles are powerful because they offer
people an easy way to make meaningful
progress in a way that’s authentic and
fulfilling. The circles are small, just 4-5
people, and confidential. And the free
circle guides help each member follow a
simple process. You write down a simple
goal you care about, share it with your
trusted group, and take a few steps over
12 weeks to build relationships with
people who can help you. Small steps,
practiced over time, with feedback
and peer support. That’s the key to
developing any new habit.
The most common feedback I get
from people is about how their circle
empowered them, liberated them. Some
say it changed their life. When circles
spread across an organisation, it changes
the culture.
Helping more people spread circles
in their organisation is what I’m most
excited about now.
Is there an assumed level of social-
media savvy for working out loud or is it
something that can be done offline?
You can work out loud over coffee or
email. But when you use the social
platforms, you get a range of benefits.
Using them amplifies who you are
and what you do, extends your reach,
expands your set of contributions and
how you can offer them. If you’re not
familiar with these platforms, the circle
guides give you a convenient way to get
started. For a number of people, their
first-ever tweet on Twitter is “Reading
‘Working Out Loud’ by @johnstepper” I
absolutely love it when I see that and I
reply each time.
Being social-media savvy helps,
of course, but it’s absolutely not a
requirement.
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How has International Working
Out Loud Week contributed to the
proliferation of the working out loud
concept?
It happens twice a year in May and
November, and it helps spread the
word and introduce more people to
the practice. It’s also a time of more
experimentation with people from
around the world sharing the many
ways they choose to work out loud.
Do you have any strategies for
introducing working out loud into a
business culture that’s resistant?
There are a growing number of ways.
The most common way is simply
talking about working out loud at career
development or networking events.
Most organisations already have such
events and it’s easy to leverage them.
People sign up for Working Out Loud
circles right at the event. The record so
far is having 120% of the people sign up!
(After everyone who attended signed up,
word spread and more joined.)
Other ways are to tie into existing
programs. For example, working out
loud serves as a natural complement
to formal knowledge management
programs, and to human resources talent
programs, helping employees engage
global, virtual organisations. It’s also an
excellent complement to diversity and
inclusion programs, because the practice
creates a more open way of working that
humanises the firm.
Are there ways in which you have seen
working out loud fail?
The practice itself is so simple
and unambiguously good that the
only failure is not trying. After all,
it’s fundamentally about making
contributions to other people and
deepening relationships. The biggest
challenge for circles is logistics, simply
getting people to meet. So some circles
can’t make it through the 12 weeks, and
I’m working on a range of ways to make
circles simpler and to provide more
support and encouragement throughout
the process.
How is it possible to working out loud
in businesses with closed intellectual
property or sensitive information?
Working out loud doesn’t have to
meaning sharing things publicly. Many
companies already have internal social
networks or social intranets and these
are tailor-made for working out loud.
There, employees can make their work
visible on the corporate network and
build relationships across the firm
without worrying about leaking things
outside the company.
Even internally, of course, you needn’t
share things with the entire company.
For companies with particularly
sensitive information, I’d say two things.
First is that even in highly-regulated
industries, most of what people do is
not highly sensitive, so there are plenty
of safe places to start. Also, even for
employees handling the most sensitive
information, the elements of working out
loud still apply. Name a goal; list people
who can help with that goal; and make
contributions that can help deepen the
relationships with those people.
What is a good place to start for
someone who has just heard about
working out loud?
The best way is to read the book and
form your own circle. The guides are
free and easy to follow, and people see
results – and feel better – as soon as their
first meeting.
What are the risks of working out loud?
The biggest risk is to people and
processes that rely on control and closed
systems. For example, if you’re a middle
manager and you’re used to having
complete power over your staff – their
performance ratings and promotions,
for example – then you’re at risk of
losing some of that power. By working
out loud, the employee has taken more
control over their reputation, including
public feedback on their work. And their
expanded network gives them access
to more people and jobs than just those
approved by their boss.
What do you see as the future for
working out loud?
I aspire to spread this simple practice
to millions of people. And in doing so, I
hope to help practitioners around the
world adapt working out loud to many
different, specific contexts.
In the future, for example, I’d like to see
nurse in hospitals working out loud both
to improve how they feel about their job
as well as their effectiveness. The same
would be true for salespeople or project
managers or factory workers. Working
out loud would be part of the evolved
enterprise, where individuals can have
a voice and the skills to contribute,
connect, and collaborate in a way
that’s good for them and good for their
organisation.
John Stepper helps people access
a better career and life - and helps
organisations create a more open,
connected culture - by spreading the
practice of working out loud. He blogs
weekly at workingoutloud.com and
johnstepper.com.
Jo Loudon is the Editor and
Communications Manager with AITD.
Contact via editor@aitd.com.au
Working out loud doesn’t have to meaning sharing things publicly.