More creativity

More collaboration

& More Ownership
of Your Daily Work

This Is Why
You Joined Bayer

Welcome to

DSO & Me

Unleash Our Collective & Unique Strengths

DSO is a system designed to allow you to thrive, pursue your professional dreams, and fulfill your amazing potential. You have the freedom and opportunity to leverage your experience and expertise, follow your passion, and develop your career in the way that is most meaningful, rewarding, and satisfying to you.

In DSO, we do our work in teams—and we thrive as individuals. Consistent with the principle of greater talent flow, over time many of us will have opportunities to participate in and contribute to different work teams. DSO in a Box focused on the mindsets and practices to learn and apply in your work team. In parallel, we will each be part of a professional home, which is the vehicle through which we’ll develop our individual skills and careers in a self-authored way. DSO & Me centers on you as an individual, and how you can progress in this exciting new environment.

This experience is designed to help you apply DSO principles and practices at a personal level, so that you develop habits and skills that will enable you to succeed—and thrive—in the months and years to come.

Track your progress as you move through the program by using the Readiness Checklist in the upper-right corner of the screen.

What DSO principle would you like to focus on?

Check out the principles below and choose the one that feels closest to where you are on your DSO journey. Then select it to explore the practical applications inside!

DSO is a system designed to allow you to thrive, pursue your professional dreams, and fulfill your amazing potential. You have the freedom and opportunity to leverage your experience and expertise, follow your passion, and develop your career in the way that is most meaningful, rewarding, and satisfying to you.

In DSO, we do our work in teams—and we thrive as individuals. Consistent with the principle of greater talent flow, over time many of us will have opportunities to participate in and contribute to different work teams. DSO in a Box focused on the mindsets and practices to learn and apply in your work team. In parallel, we will each be part of a professional home, which is the vehicle through which we’ll develop our individual skills and careers in a self-authored way. DSO & Me centers on you as an individual, and how you can progress in this exciting new environment.

This experience is designed to help you apply DSO principles and practices at a personal level, so that you develop habits and skills that will enable you to succeed—and thrive—in the months and years to come.

Track your progress as you move through the program by using the Readiness Checklist in the upper-right corner of the screen.

What DSO principle would you like to focus on?

Check out the principles below and choose the one that feels closest to where you are on your DSO journey. Then select it to explore the practical applications inside!

DSO & Me

1

Find My
Focus

MY FOCUS ON MISSION AND OUTCOMES

It can be challenging to determine where to focus when considering your mission and outcomes. Everyone's journey is unique, so choose a practical application from the options below that best supports your path, or tackle them one by one.

Identify your vision and aspiration

Set your outcomes and intention

LET'S BEGIN

2

Showing Up As
My Best Self

Enabling Mindsets and Behaviors

It can be challenging to determine where to focus when aiming to show up as your best self. Everyone's journey is unique, so choose a practical application from the options below that best supports your path, or tackle them one by one.

Live consciously and joyfully

Recognize your reality

Accept your reality

Embrace a creative mindset

Practice mindful decision making

LET'S BEGIN

3

Build My
Network

Empowering and Fostering Collaboration

It can be challenging to determine where to focus when aiming to build your network and foster collaboration. Everyone's journey is unique, so choose a practical application from the options below that best supports your path, or tackle them one by one.

Understand yourself and others

Developing existing and new relationships

Open up to new professional opportunities

Cultivate trust-based, inclusive relationships

LET'S BEGIN

4

Enhance the Value
I Contribute

Creating Value

It can be challenging to determine where to focus when aiming to enhance the value you contribute to the organization. Everyone’s journey is unique, so choose a practical application from the options below that best supports your path, or tackle them one by one.

Understand stakeholder needs, your distinctive skills, experience, and passion

Take steps to leverage your passion and expertise to deliver more value to your stakeholders

Give back for growth

LET'S BEGIN

5

Deepen My
Expertise

90-Day Cycles

It can be challenging to determine where to focus when aiming to learn, evolve, and deepen your expertise. Everyone’s journey is unique, so choose a practical application from the options below that best supports your path, or tackle them one by one.

Ideate and prioritize

Explore your options

Continually learn and evolve

Prioritize the few tasks that deliver the most value

Assess where you are

Apply knowledge through action

LET'S BEGIN

Conclusion

The DSO principles and practices you’ve just explored are designed to help you succeed—and thrive—personally and professionally for years to come. Remember, DSO isn't just a system—it's a catalyst for your professional growth and fulfillment. It empowers you to chart your own course, leveraging your unique skills and passions. Your DSO journey is a testament to your potential, and we're excited to witness your continued success.

Let's wrap up with steps you can take to build a strong, energizing, and sustainable career.

LET'S BEGIN

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Keep track of
your progress
here!
Readiness Checklist
Readiness Checklist
As you complete each activation, check them off below

Find My Focus

Completed
Identify your vision and aspiration
Set your outcomes and intention

Showing Up As My Best Self

Completed
Live consciously and joyfully
Recognize your reality
Accept your reality
Embrace a creative mindset
Practice mindful decision making

Build My Network

Completed
Understand yourself and others
Developing existing and new relationships
Open up to new professional opportunities
Cultivate a trust-based, inclusive team environment

Enhance the Value I Contribute

Completed
Understand stakeholder needs and your distinctive skills, experience, and passion
Take steps to leverage your passion and expertise to deliver more value to your stakeholders
Giving back for growth

Deepen My Expertise

Completed
Ideate and prioritize
Explore your options
Continually learn and evolve
Prioritize the few tasks that deliver the most value
Assess where you are
Apply knowledge through action

Conclusion

Completed
Build a strong, energizing, and sustainable career