Joy.Works.
Joy, purpose and success
for individuals and teams
through embodied self-knowledge
and trust-centered collaboration
Know yourself and set free your liveliness and potential!
With JoyWorks, I offer trainings and systemic coaching that promote self-knowledge and embodied emotional intelligence for
purposeful career development
mental health and healthy work
trust-based collaboration
The focus on self-knowledge and awareness empowers individuals and teams to realize their full potential.
Given my own background and work experience as a scientist, psychologist and body therapist, it became my passion to combine these approaches in trainings and coachings. This allows both, a scientifically based understanding and an embodied intergration of new insights, making the trainings a lasting experience.
Having worked for several years in academic research as well as in pharmaceutical business consulting, I am familiar with and driven to empower employees in these highly demanding work environments to thrive not only for a successful but also for a healthy and truly fulfilling career and life.
Focus on the Whole Person
Awareness & Body Knowledge
For clear, vivid contact with oneself and others
The physical-emotional activation of individuals plays a central role in self-development and change.
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A conscious awareness of one’s own feelings enables more mindful actions in everyday life and helps to regulate triggers and detrimental habits at their root.
Emotional intelligence is based on the perception of the body. Therefore a key element of the trainings is the inclusion of the somatic level to recognize emotions and regulate the nervous system.
This process fosters (self-)leadership that remains accessible even in times of uncertainty.
Strengths & Purpose Orientation
For sustainable career development, dynamic cooperative teams, and better results
Strengths and purpose orientation contribute to well-being, resilience, and success, both individually and at the organizational level.
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By focusing on strengths, joy in doing, rapid learning, and better outcomes are fostered. This promotes a sense of self-efficacy. Individual career development becomes clearer, as does the formation of successful, appreciative teams.
A connection to one’s own values, in turn, leads to higher job satisfaction and resilience, strengthening social connections. At the organizational level, productivity and employee retention rates increase.
Experience Orientation & Transfer
For lasting experiences and implementation in everyday life
The workshops provide a holistic and interactive learning experience, closely combining knowledge transfer and cognitive reflection with exercises that also address the emotional and somatic levels.
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Transfer is central: the goal is for everyone to take away at least one useful insight from the workshops.
Therefore, participants are enabled to learn through their own experimentation and experiences. In this way, learning processes occur more deeply, quickly, and sustainably.
Additionally, a cooperative learning environment is created, strengthening relationships and fostering new perspectives.
Targetgroups
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All companies desire employees who are fulfilled by intrinsic motivation and joy in their work, as these aspects significantly contribute to the success of a company and an inspiring work environment.
Therefore, JoyWorks Trainings are aimed at all contributing individuals in companies, organizations and institutions with the goal of promoting their sense of purpose, vitality, and mental health through self-awareness.
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Due to my own originally scientific background (B.Sc. in Genetics and Ph.D. in Stem Cell Biology), I am very passionate about purpose-oriented career and self-development as well as the mental health of (early career) scientists.
Based on six year experience of building the career center for Doctoral Researchers and Postdocs at Helmholtz Munich, I developed a deep understanding for the needs of (early career) researchers in their career orientation.
Based on these insights, I offer a workshop and keynote portfolio as well as career coaching specifically tailored to this target group.
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Teams are composed of several individuals with different backgrounds, culture and personalities.
Provoding an understanding of these differences as well as of the beneficial complementation of these in a team allows the promotion of a team spirit that everyone wants to contribute to.
Formats
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JoyWorks trainings are interactive workshops, which enable new experiences and lasting integration.
The workshops include newest knowledge transfer, individual and interactive exercises, group exchange and embodiment aspects. -
In line with the pillars of our offerings, inspirational keynotes give valuable impulses in regard to the different topics.
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Coaching supports individuals in their self-reflexion and in finding individual answers to challenges, thus enabling them in their (self-)leadership, purposeful career orientation and mental health.
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The trainings, keynotes and (peer-group) coaching provide a nice frame for mentoring programs and retreats.
Let’s discuss which content and combination would suit best for your program.
Onsite or online facilitation, German & English language
Portfolio
Download the detailed and target-group specific
here!
1 - Personal & Career Development
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This workshop enables a solid base for your career orientation through targeted self-reflection.
You will
discover your values and inner drivers
reflect about your passion
become aware of your strengths and potential
realize aspects to enhance your CV, cover letter and job interviews
learn to develop an empowering mindset
take away implementable steps for a sucessful and fulfilling career transition
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As a widely recognized self-assessment tool, the Myers Briggs Personality Type Indicator® (MBTI) is used as theoretical base to explore the personality and individuality of people.
You will
Explore your personality and individuality
Understand how to select suitable career paths, job roles and work environments
Appreciate the personality of others and to ease interaction within a team
Learn a common language for everyone to talk about differences
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In this workshop, you will learn how to approach career transitions, and especially how to handle challenging times effectively.
You will
Step out of your common stress responses and face challenges in a constructive way
Experience how to make informed decisions
Receive impulses on how to deal with inner doubts and insecurities
Learn realistic goal-setting and action planning
Workshops
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After successfully carrying out her PhD in Stem Cell Biology, Nicola switched into pharma consulting for 3 years. Despite the steep career in her 20’s, Nicola decided for a complete career reset at the age of 30, being led by the search for more fulfillment and joy on a daily base.
Takeaways
Career decisions affect our overall sense of fulfillment, health and happiness
Inspiration to think big and overcome challenges
Standing up for oneself leads the way to a fulfilling career and life
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Looking back on over 20 years of career development, Meike and Nicola will share their personal experiences and learnings with you.
The following insights will be shared, accompanied by self-reflection questions for the audience:
Career decision processes during and after the PhD
The meaning of career for your identity and life
Dealing with mental barriers, challenges and chances
Learnings and advices for a successful and fulfilling career orientation
Keynotes
2 - Mental Health & Healthy Work
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This workshop enables you to reconnect with your inner strength and become aware of individual resources and approaches to foster your self-efficacy and resilience.
You will
recognize energy givers, energy drainers and personal stressors
develop awareness of stress-related body signals
explore and learn concrete steps of mental, emotional, embodied and habitual approaches for increased inner strengths and resilience
reinforce your resources and self-efficacy for stormy times
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Launch in winter 2025/26 - stay tuned for more information
Workshops
3 - Team Development & Trust-Centered Collaboration
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In this workshop, teams and co-workers receive an introduction to Emotional Intelligence, both at the level of cognitive understanding of its mechanisms and meaning, as well as through initial experimentation with low-threshold, entertaining exercises.
We get right to the point, engaging thoughtfully and sharing plenty of laughter.
Participants gain immediate experiences of how emotional intelligence contributes to constructive collaboration and successful leadership, and how it facilitates dealing with unpleasant triggers and complex social situations.
By the end of the workshop, emotional intelligence has been made understandable and experienced as a core competence. This introduction lays a foundation and fosters interest in continuing to learn and practice emotional intelligence.
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As a widely recognized self-assessment tool, the Myers Briggs Personality Type Indicator® (MBTI) is used as theoretical base to explore the personality and individuality of people, and ultimately, it’s effect on team dynamics., and ultimately, it’s effect on team dynamics.
You will
explore your personal preferences and individuality
understand personality influences on team interactions
appreciate the personality of others and to ease interaction within a team
learn a common language for everyone to talk about differences
Workshops
About me
Dr. Nicola Bauer
FOUNDER, COACH, TRAINER
Nicola is a trainer and walk & talk coach with focus on self-development, purposeful career and life orientation, as well as change processes. She emphasizes on working in an experience- and body-oriented manner to enable a holistic integration of new insights.
Having thrived in pharmaceutical business consulting after her doctorate in Stemcell Biology, followed by second studies in Psychology, Nicola is highly experienced in professional reorientation, diverse work environments and in providing people with targeted support.
Nicola finds joy in the mountains, having a good laugh with family and friends, exploring human being and in the beauty of full presence.
Cooperation
Cooperation
with Meike Rottermann
For retreats and trainings with larger groups, I also work with Meike Rottermann as co-trainer
Meike works as a coach, career advisor and trainer
Having worked together as colleagues for years, we are a highly experienced team in the joyful and efficient implementation of workshops
Feedback
„I just wanted to thank you for making this about us as whole persons, not just about our career.“
– Retreat Participant, International Max Planck Research School for Molecules of Life
JOY CREATES:
successful careers
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empowering leadership
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meaningful orientation
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liveliness
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efficient teamwork
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fulfilling life
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intrinsic motivation
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resilience
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successful careers • empowering leadership • meaningful orientation • liveliness • efficient teamwork • fulfilling life • intrinsic motivation • resilience •
JoyWorks Trainings
Location
Munich