Ep#105 | The New Paradigm in Politics

It took Elke a few years to figure out what she wanted to do professionally in her life. Once she knew, she always pursued her dream jobs until she got them. She thought that’s what everybody did.Later she learned that this was not true for everybody.Elke’s dream was to work in international environments such as the UN and the EU. And that’s what she did: She worked at the UN offices in Geneva and then for 23 years at the European Parliament in Brussels.As fascinating as this was, it was also stressful. What does a stressed out person do to find relief? She puts an additional activity on her plate! This one was a life-changer, though!Alongside her job, Elke followed a training and became a health coach. Learning about the power of the mind was fascinating for her and she became a learning junkie.At the European Parliament, she passed her passion and learning on to MEPs and staff to help them create their happier and more efficient careers as well and to create better informed politics. (Her book: Towards sustainable decision-making in politics: Coaching for Politicians.)Now Elke lives in Munich from where she supports individuals and teams to thrive on their ideal professional journeys.She is also consulting and facilitating what she calls the new politics, modern methods of governance based upon the cooperation between politicians, citizens and experts.Her new website illustrates this work: www.politicsreinvented.eu.Elke works with social innovators at local, regional, national and international levels who trust and enjoy using new ways of decision-making in social governance, leading to new and sustainable solutions. Some great takeaways from Elke:The world is growing togetherDon't hold on to outdated solutionsDefine where you want to go______________________________________The Change Makers are doing a fundraise for their #NoMoreBoxes Online Training and Collaboratory Center. A platform designed to teach you how to create safe space for a deep-dive conversations that open up for the conscious and unconscious bias behaviours, placing ourselves and others into boxes, that places our focus on what separates us as human beings, not what unites us. Your help is highly appreciated.Just go to www.Patreon.com/NoMoreBoxes today! Or grab a copy of their book; The Story of Boxes, The Good, The Bad and The Ugly. MAKE SURE YOU DON'T MISS AN EPISODE OF THE CHANGE MAKERS PODCASTSUBSCRIBE TO OUR CHANNEL ON APPLE PODCAST OR STITCHER  The Change Makers Podcast RSS Subscribe to The Change Makers Podcast Get the latest transformational out-of-the-box Leadership and Communications Tips, Insights, Tools & Stories from other change makers delivered directly to your inbox. First Name Last Name Email Address Sign Up We respect your privacy. Thank you!Please check your inbox for an email from me, Rúna Magnúsdóttir. Inside that email is a link to verify your subscription.Looking forward to having you onboard.My bestRuna