For companies
Healthy ways of working for teams, managers and companies
We advise companies and teach teams and managers methods for organising their work well over the long term. Our topics are healthy ways of working, communication and collaboration, healthy leadership, New Work and change management.
For this we offer team workshops, a leadership programme, organisational consulting, coaching and consulting for your situation. Each team sets its own rules, and after six weeks we review together whether they hold up in everyday work.
- companies with 30 to 300 employees
- online, in English or German
- on site in Germany only
Starting point
Does this sound familiar?
Meetings fill the calendar, but decisions remain open.
Responsibilities are unclear, and tasks end up with the most committed people.
Information gets lost between teams, locations and channels.
Hybrid work, new tools and AI are changing how people work together, without anyone having set rules for it.
Changes are announced but not put into practice in everyday work.
There have already been seminars or programmes on company culture. Afterwards, much stayed as it was.
This is rarely down to individual people. Usually what is missing are shared methods and clear agreements on how a team works, communicates and decides.
Topics
Our topics.
For teams
Healthy ways of working
Methods and rules for everyday work: setting priorities, protecting time for focused work, agreeing availability and planning breaks.
- Typical concerns
- Full calendars, unclear priorities, constant interruptions
For teams and departments
Communication and collaboration
How teams share information, make decisions, give feedback and resolve conflicts, including across teams and locations.
- Typical concerns
- Meetings without a decision, misunderstandings, problems at the interfaces between teams
For managers
Healthy leadership
Methods for managers: setting priorities, assigning tasks clearly, giving feedback, developing employees and setting an example of healthy ways of working.
- Typical concerns
- First management role, full calendars, employee development
For teams and companies
New Work
Introducing self-organisation, hybrid work, new tools and AI in a way that fits your company.
- Typical concerns
- Hybrid teams, self-organisation, availability, AI
For senior management and HR
Change management
Planning change, involving the people affected, communicating clearly and embedding new ways of working in everyday work.
- Typical concerns
- Restructuring, growth, new systems, company culture
Approach
One method, one agreement, one review.
One method.
Something each person can apply in their everyday work from the next day, for example for priorities, meetings or focus time.
One agreement.
Rules that the team sets itself and that its manager is the first to sign.
One review.
After six weeks we use metrics to review together whether the rules are being followed and are working, and adjust them where needed.
Where more than one team is involved, we also advise on roles, responsibilities and meeting and decision-making structures. For every recommendation we check how it affects employees’ everyday work.
We do not offer psychological counselling, psychotherapy or health courses, and we do not assess individual employees.
Services
Our services.
Team workshop
Healthy work as a team
A workshop day on which your team learns methods for its way of working and collaboration, and makes a binding agreement.
- For whom
- Teams of 6 to 12 people including their manager
- Format
- 1 day, online or on site in Germany
- Result
- Team agreement with three rules, review after 6 weeks, report
Leadership programme
Healthy leadership in practice
Two half days for managers who are expected to promote healthy ways of working in their teams and to set an example themselves. In between, they try out new behaviours for four weeks.
- For whom
- 6 to 10 managers at one level or in one department
- Format
- 2 half days with a 4-week practice phase in between
- Result
- Three specific behaviours per manager, one agreement at management level
Organisational consulting
Organisational consulting and support
For changes in the organisation and for several teams: consulting on roles, structures and collaboration, support for change and the introduction of new ways of working over three months.
- For whom
- Departments and companies with 30 to 300 employees
- Format
- Consulting in phases, support over 3 months or a block of consulting days
- Result
- Clarified roles and structures, documented rules, an internal contact person who carries the work forward
Coaching
One-to-one coaching with a clear goal
Professional coaching for managers and for employees in career transitions, for example in a first management role or with a new task. Can also be booked as an employee benefit.
- For whom
- Managers, employees in transition phases
- Format
- 4 to 6 sessions over 6 weeks to 3 months
- Result
- One specific goal, reviewed in every session
Consulting
Consulting for your situation
For concerns that fit none of the other services or involve several topics at once. We begin by taking stock and then advise by the day.
- For whom
- Companies and departments with 30 to 300 employees
- Format
- Taking stock, then consulting days at a day rate
- Result
- Written assessment with recommended next steps
Also available on request: topic workshops of two or four hours, the programme “Managing transitions” for onboarding and returning to work, and the workshop “Unwritten rules” for departments and management teams.
If you are unsure which service is the right one, we will recommend a starting point in the first conversation.
Process
From the first conversation to the report.
30 minutes
First conversation
You describe the situation in your team or company. We tell you whether and how we can help.
after the conversation
Quote
You receive a written quote with services, dates and costs.
before the start
Baseline measurement
We collect a few metrics, for example on meetings, focus time or ongoing initiatives, so that we can later see what has changed.
depending on the service
Implementation
In the workshop, in the programme or during consulting, the participants work on situations from their own everyday work and make binding agreements.
after 6 weeks
Review
We compare the metrics with the baseline values and adjust the agreements where needed.
afterwards
Report
You receive a written report on what works, what does not and what was adjusted.
Your contact
One person from the enquiry to the report.
Ali Yasar founded Calmsides and works on every project himself. He is a management consultant with many years of experience in transformation and organisational projects and an academic background in philosophy and neuroscience. He holds the first conversation, leads the workshops and writes the report.
M.A. Philosophy · B.A. Law · Professional Scrum Master (PSM I)
Frequently asked questions
What does working with you cost?
The costs depend on the service, the size of the team and the scope. After the first conversation you receive a written quote with all services and costs.
Is the first conversation free of charge?
Yes. The first conversation takes 30 minutes and is without obligation.
Which companies are the services intended for?
For companies and organisations with 30 to 300 employees, above all for departments with office, project and knowledge work. We work with companies outside Germany online, in English or German. On-site appointments are currently available in Germany only.
How do you see whether something has changed?
Before the start we collect a few metrics, for example how many undisturbed hours each person has per week, how many meetings end with a decision and how many change initiatives are running in parallel. After six weeks we collect them again and compare the values.
Do employee representatives have to be involved?
That depends on the project and on the rules in your country. If rules concern working hours or mobile work, for example, a works council in Germany can have a right of co-determination. We recommend involving your employee representatives before the start, and we present the process and the materials to them. The employer conducts the consultation itself.
First conversation
Arrange a free first conversation.
In 30 minutes we discuss your situation and clarify whether our services fit. If they do not, we tell you who can help better.
Alongside these services we develop apps for everyday life. The two can be used independently of each other.View the apps