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/