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Podcast: how a democratic organisation shapes success
Ortenau Inside, episode 9: Florian Seibold talks to Wolfgang Huber about internal processes and what democratic organisation means in a competitive market.
Florian Seibold was a guest on "Ortenau Inside", the podcast series from the Ortenau Journal. In episode 9, journalist Wolfgang Huber talked to him about internal processes, the company's development and the competitiveness of querdenker engineering GmbH.
The interview runs for about 20 minutes and covers, among other things, how the idea for the democratic model came about, how it was introduced and how decisions are made day to day.
One particularly interesting aspect is querdenker engineering's pay model, which was itself adopted democratically. It is based on several assessment criteria, including social skills, taking on responsibility and professional qualifications, and uses them to set salaries in a transparent and comprehensible way.
The entertaining and informative conversation also covers career opportunities, the company's image, the effect on recruitment and the influence of the chosen form of organisation on commercial success.
The full podcast is available here: https://www.ortenau-journal.de/podcast/