Can you work differently? Professional services enterprises perspective in the light of selected publications
By: Piotr Janulek
Tags: Holistic Management, Organizational Culture, Gen C, Professionals

What is currently the way we manage the organization when a representative of the C (connect) generation comes to the office? This generation ‘exists’ in the world of new technologies, their world is social media, and the decision to buy is no longer the brand, but the values that a given company shows. Gen C learns every day, especially by setting up its social networks as virtual universities (Bermúdez, 2019 ).

Gen C was brought up in the gaming world, so they have a different attitude to roles than traditional: they change roles several times during the game.

“C” are ‘teal’ by nature, so what is their surprise to see management and management’s social media at the 1920s outdoor advertising level, where shareholders are proud and seriously… silent.

Can a law office work in ‘teals’?

In his landmark book, author Frederic Laloux shows that each time humanity moved to a new level of consciousness, it achieved new solutions in terms of management and collaboration.The color of teal is the most perfect in its organization and awareness. Teal color with three basic aspects: self-management, reliance on the fullness of man, search for the evolutionary goal of the organization that replaces attempts to predict and control the future. Laloux’s concept is based mainly on the discoveries of W. Graves and the research of these phenomena by D. E. Beck and Ch. C. Cowana.

We feel it deep down. We want jobs that breathe simplicity yet are individualized, full of authenticity, honesty, respect, community, transparency, and passion.

What percentage of transparency is still professional?

Professionals (in the sense of the profession: lawyers, accountants, trainers, etc.) are cautions on social media. According to these psychologists J. Kruger and D. Dunning, these people, as highly qualified, may have a distance to their skills and, as people who understand cognitive processes perfectly, have a deep resistance to presenting their skills (Kruger; Dunning, 1999).

But it can’t be faster than… faster. The Spiral Dynamics theory (spiral dynamics) models how the emerging waves of consciousness flow through individuals and groups, leading to greater expression in thinking, especially in the process of conceptualization and the ability to incorporate more ways of knowing and acting (Grzesik; Kwiecińska, 2016).

Spiral Dynamics gives an explanation based on a twofold perspective: context is the sociological view of WE; which precedes the psychological aspect of IAM. By examining both parameters, the living conditions and the mental capacity to deal with them, he identifies eight “levels of existence”, the model reflecting the dynamics and sequence of existence: each transcends and includes the previous. Self-organizing (teal), must first learn a lesson from the stage of measuring results (goals, effectiveness, experience authoritarianism (I have an important project), etc. (Beck; Cowan 2014).

We communicate because we are different and we want to respect it

As Mariusz Kapusta reminds us, we communicate because we are different and we want to respect it. The managers of the future work for the good of the company as a whole and encourage their teams to do the same. He cites Project Oxygen, in which Google researched employee turnover, satisfaction and efficiency. It has been established that a great manager is a strong and productive decision-maker, his work can be measured and weighted, has a clear vision / strategy for the team. It shows that a great manager is a good coach, strengthens the team, creates an inclusive team environment, showing concern for success and well-being.

He is good at communication, because the best managers are great listeners.

This allows them to better understand their team and show appropriate empathy. Professionals work for the good of the company as a whole and encourage their teams to do the same. The working methods of a professional have to be confronted with the methods used by colleagues. Knowledge diffusion (i.e. penetration and spreading) is one of the main factors influencing the quality of their profession.

Talking about tensions reduces these tensions; talking about fears… reduces. Talking about a profession … professionalises

For an entrepreneur of professional services, the starting point for creating value is to provide a framework for communication and cooperation in the field of scientific and professional media. In order to generate added value and depending on the needs, a systematic participation in Researchgate, Medium or Goodreads should be developed. In a strategic sense, it is about designing your knowledge circulation system.

Consciousness is changing now

Leaders, founders, trainers and consultants Bartłomiej Świstak Piotrowski, Łukasz Turkus Solarski and others show us in a practical way how to do this. Can you come up with a more soulful and meaningful direction for our companies and organizations?

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