Work @ Life: Recent Episodes
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Delve into the grey area between work and life with culture designer Maddie Grant, co-founder of the culture consultancy Propel, and organizational psychologist Sanja Licina, President of the Workforce Division of QuestionPro, along with their guests. Whether you are an employer or an employee, you'll get lots of inspiration for creating better, more fulfilling workplaces.
How often do you wonder what is holding you back? In today’s episode, we talk about Positive Intelligence and Self Sabotage. The negative voices you may hear in your head can cause stress, and unhappiness, and get in the way of your performance and wellbeing. This is why it's so important to understand what they are and the best way to deal with them so you can more effectively handle life’s challenges and thrive.
Join us and our special guest Darya Belsner, Business and Leadership Coach, as we talk about how she uses the saboteur assessment in her work to help people grow personally and professionally .You can discover your saboteurs and what may be holding you back by taking this assessment: https://www.positiveintelligence.com/saboteurs/
How do you get to the many things you want to achieve, especially as a working parent? As we start to reflect on this past year and plan for the one ahead, many of us are still searching for best ways to feel fulfilled in various aspects of our lives without burning ourselves out.
While there may not be a magic answer, there are things that both employees and employers can do to make this feeling of fulfillment and flexibility a reality. In today’s episode, Jennie Dede, Director of Sales, Search and People at LinkedIn, a wife and a mom of two amazing boys, joins us to discuss how to prioritize the things that matter most in work, and life.
As employees, we always want to be "in the know." And as employers, we want our workforce to have all the most important information. But, even with the best intentions, workers feel like they are either overwhelmed with information and can't keep up, or simply are not getting the information that's most important to them. We have so many more channels available than ever before, so what gives?
Join us with our special guest Andy Nester, Chief Marketing Officer at Firstup, for a conversation about how to effectively manage getting the right information, at the right time.
When things change in your life, it can impact your mental health and wellbeing. You may even feel out of control in situations that you didn’t expect. However, learning to navigate the way you deal with these different situations and reframe how you think about them will benefit you in ways you might have never thought.
Join us in this conversation to Dr. Deborah Gilboa, author of the book From Stressed to Resilient: The Guide to Handle More and Feel It Less to talk about how to deal with stress better and practice resilience.
In today’s episode, we are talking about ESG – environmental, social, governance – and corporate social responsibility with Keesa Schreane, author of Gambling On Green. ESG is a set of standards measuring a business’s impact on its local community, global society, and the environment. These issues of sustainability and ethical corporate responsibility have been important for decades, but never more than now as climate change, the environment and also underserved communities are becoming more and more top of mind for workers. Do you know if your company does anything in these areas? Find out what our data says, and listen to Keesa describe how this issue is more important than ever.
Leadership is something that seems easy and natural, from the outside, but it takes a huge amount of work to become a better leader. There’s always been this phenomenal opportunity to develop leaders, but now probably even more so. In this episode we’re joined by Mihaela Berciu, Leadership Breakthrough Specialist, who focuses on exploring personal and professional values, understanding aspirations, removing barriers and visualizing the path to success.
If you are resilient, then when life knocks you down, you bounce back and you keep going. That’s the core of today’s episode, in which we’re joined by Annie Leib, LLC, who shares some insights about her coaching and framework, as well as great advice on how to build resilience.
Have you ever felt like time literally moves faster at work? Or perhaps felt “in the zone” while working? This is called “Flow”, and it happens when you feel a high degree of challenge and skill at a good balance, it requires being fully present and observing your work with a sense of calm and enjoyment. In this episode, Jared Weintraub, PhD and founder of The Flow Group, LLC joined us to have a conversation on how to create the best conditions (individually and organizationally) for being in flow.
In today’s episode we discuss the very hot topic of burnout, with Hamza Khan, the best-selling author of Leadership, Reinvented and a global keynote speaker whose TEDx talk “Stop Managing, Start Leading” has been viewed nearly two million times. Burnout is something that can affect anyone and has resulted in whole industries of self-help and related solutions… but what if the responsibility for fixing burnout doesn’t actually lie within the individual worker? What if the antidote to burnout is actually community, as well as a different kind of leadership?
Depending on who you ask, you are likely to get very different responses to the question “what is happiness”? Some believe that it’s about the journey, while others are focused on the destination. Regardless of how you define happiness, most of us are often looking for more of it. So, how do we go about feeling happier? Join Sanja Licina, PhD and Maddie Grant as they discuss the meaning of happiness, fulfillment and purpose and how it all intertwines with work and our personal lives.
In this episode, we talk to Kent Frazier, CEO of fullyhumanatwork.com and inspirational transformational coach. We delve into what it really means to bring your whole self to work - how do we create space for that, how do we show up, how do we practice listening for that.
What comes to mind when you hear the words “employee wellness”? Did you know that there are actually three pillars to it? Physical, mental and emotional wellness. While the variety of benefits that employers can offer to their workforce has grown greatly, only 60% of workers say their employer actually offers any kind of wellness benefit at all. In this episode, Kasey Chaz, Culture Cultivator and Mental Health Educator at Dopple XR joins us to share how a holistic approach to employee wellness can better encompass all of the aspects that contribute to individual physical, mental and emotional health.
Whether it's in our personal lives or at work, practicing empathy and compassion is not as simple as it initially seems; that's because every single human is different in subtle ways, and what works for a person might not for someone else. Indeed, in the workplace, effectively connecting with others can take different forms and it's crucial to learn the most effective one for your business—one that is finely tuned to your culture. Join Sanja Licina, PhD and Maddie Grant in this episode, where they discuss how compassion will become an increasingly important skill and how leaders can effectively develop it to lead teams and grow businesses.
Have you asked yourself: Did I choose the right career? Am I progressing fast enough, quicker than my peers? Is what's happening to me… normal? We've all had the same nagging thoughts regarding our career, so hearing what others have gone through during their career path gives us such a phenomenal perspective and ideas on what we could do –and don’t—differently.
Joining us for this episode is Ashley Menzies Babatunde, Attorney, Storyteller and host of the podcast “No Straight Path”, who talks to us about the story behind her success and how when she realized that her path wasn't linear anymore, it sent shockwaves to the system.
It is possible for great CEOs to be both competent and kind. Maybe it doesn’t sound like an easy balance, but this is certainly true for Popmenu’s leadership, and one of the key reasons the company has been able to build and sustain an exceptional culture. We are joined in this episode by Anna Bruns, Head of Talent and Culture at Popmenu, who talks about how the head of talent can work hand in hand with the CEO in building a culture where both the people and the business thrives.
The pandemic has given us a reason to redefine the value of collaborating. What is the purpose of a meeting? Should a meeting actually be an email? Are in-person meetings even necessary any more? In this conversation with Lindsey Caplan, Organizational Psychologist and founder of The Gathering Effect, we dig into this topic with a specific focus on company gatherings for creating change.
Employee experience today encompasses everything, almost from the moment you wake up until the moment you go to sleep; whether you’re working or not, there’s some way that your work is impacting you. For this episode, our guest Anna Matuszewska, Ph.D, an expert on Talent Management, joins us to talk about how learning development has changed and how the way employers approach career development is an even greater strategic imperative that impacts each person throughout the organization.
When you watch the news these days, it’s hard not to feel discouraged about the world… but that doesn't necessarily mean that you have to join ranks with the pessimists! In fact, when facing negativity, it’s extra important to be optimistic to help offset any bad vibes that might be surrounding you. In this episode, we talk about both the simple and the complex things that keep us going, and what can we do to start walking on the sunnier side of the street.
Dr. Candace Steele Flippin is a communications executive, best-selling author, and multigenerational workplace scholar. Her mission is to help women accelerate their career growth so that they can achieve the careers they need, want and deserve. She joins us as she launches her newest book: Get Your Career in SHAPE: A Five-Step Guide to Achieve the Success You Need, Want, and Deserve.
Workers today are increasingly seeking full transparency from their employers. That means that a company’s values are an even more critical part of a successful recruiting strategy. In fact, 88% of workers said that it's important for them to have a sense of a company's culture when they are applying for a job. For this episode, our guest Yaagneshwaran Ganesh —also known as Yaag— host of the podcast ABM conversations, joins us to talk about how effectively marketing your company culture can significantly help you employment brand.
In this episode, we chat with Brian Mohr, co-founder of Anthym, about what it really means to "bring your whole self to work". The pandemic has brought a new impetus towards more empathy in the workplace, meaning that we need better systems for helping employees to connect better and build better relationships with each other, within teams, and also between managers and direct reports. Why? Because this is the foundation for trust, as well and a key component of diversity and inclusion. We dig into some great ideas for how to make it happen!
In this episode we chat with Meico Whitlock, mindfulness consultant and founder of Mindful Techie about the impact of technology and information overload on wellbeing. We're so tethered to our devices these days, in good ways (like being able to work remotely during the pandemic) and bad ways (like spending too much time doom-scrolling on social media. Meico shares some useful tips for maintaining balance in a tech-heavy world.
There is a lot to talk about when it comes to career development and the best things that companies can do today to help their people grow, especially when development is such an essential part of retention. How are employee-led approaches working when it comes to internal mobility and finding the right opportunities? And how does a company build a succession plan that doesn’t become outdated as soon as it’s created? The answer may be in creating succession chains based on skill and merit, and making them fit into the organization’s plans for the near future, while preparing leaders and direct reports for a vast array of possibilities. Joining us for this episode is a very special guest, Julie Rodda, PhD, Talent Management Leader, to talk about the future of succession planning and career development and how to best prepare for it.
The word “change” can hardly encapsulate everything that is different since March 2020, given the collective awakening to the great variability in how differently people's advance due to their backgrounds, and the quantity of outdated policies that need to evolve to keep this from happening. Managers can play a monumental role in helping their teams thrive on their own terms. This starts by giving them choice and flexibility, so that they can work in the best way that suits them, and not necessarily adhering to the usual four walls, 9-to-5 gigs. Because work is not defined as something that you come to the office for nonetheless, it is something that you do. So, why are some managers still so hesitant to provide this flexibility?Joining us in this episode is Meighan Newhouse, CEO & Co-Founder of Inspirant Group, who shares some actionable ideas for challenging the norm.
What does your company stand for? As your business grows and experiences significant change, it is important to start rethinking your values, and being more explicit about defining what behaviors drive your organization. This will help you and your teams better understand what makes your company’s culture unique and what will fuel future success. Joining us in this episode is Michelle Armer, Chief People Officer at C.A. Fortune, who shares her journey about redefining their values, aligning them with business outcomes, and driving behaviors through them.
Self-care has been even more top of mind for many of us lately. How do we effectively take care of ourselves while we take care of the many other responsibilities we have? There are as many approaches to self-care as there are people, there is no one-size-fits-all. When it comes to engaging in activities that can help our wellbeing we often feel guilty: but why? How do we combat that nagging feeling that we should be spending all of our time being productive, and on others? Join Maddie Grant and Sanja Licina, PhD, in this conversation about self-care and how to build the best journey for yourself.
Today, there are more leaders that care than ever before, but the data shows they can still be a lot better in many ways they support their teams. Our task at hand is clear: we need to bring more humanity to our interactions, and to make communication more effective. The good news is that there is one key role in this equation, the frontline manager, so helping them learn to me more authentic in the way they lead will make a world of difference. Join us and our very special guest Cecil Puvathingal, Vice President of Sales at On The Stage, for this conversation about authenticity and empathy in the workplace.
The truth is crystal clear: workplace conflict is inevitable, given that we’re humans, first and foremost— and it’s certainly nothing new for managers and leaders. Whether it’s a product of miscommunication, a result from working in silos, unresolved tension, or lack of direction… conflict shows up when you least expect it — and, for that reason, it’s important for HR Departments to address new factors of workplace discord and prevent additional issues from arising among employees. Join our discussion with Jamie Notter, Co-Founder and Culture Strategist at PROPEL, to learn more about how can companies manage conflict in today’s changing work environment.
One of the first things we learn as workers is that in many organizations talking about how much we earn is not something that happens — and, unfortunately, this old taboo only hides the fact that some companies have a huge pay gap, as well as other economic and gender-based inequities. That is why, for a long time, organizations and thought leaders have asked themselves: “Should we have full transparency about pay? Is purpose and the greater good more important than pay? Or is pay simply king?” In today’s episode, Sanja Licina, PhD, and Maddie Grant, tackled the concept of pay from the increasingly important angles of recruiting, attracting, and retaining talent — and, of course, building a sense of community at work.
While many organizations strive to have a unified culture, employee experience can be anything but uniform. In today’s episode, hosts Sanja Licina, PhD and Maddie Grant, highlight relevant datapoints from a survey study of over 3,000 workers across the globe, and why it’s important to understand the differences between how managers and individual contributors may experience a company culture to make well-informed decisions about your strategy.
In this episode of Work@Life, we are joined by a very special guest, Andrea O’Leary, Ph.D., Chief People Officer at Enterprise Client Group and Innovation at Aon, as we look at how critical the current moment is for companies' in regards to their diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging (DEIB) strategy, and how it can be best embedded into their plans and objectives. We are at a pivotal moment where we can create truly innovative and sustainable DEIB programs, focused on four main employee lifecycle pillars: recruitment, development, promotion and retention. All the changes we are experiencing in the labor market truly provide The Great Opportunity to make a significant mark on these initiatives. Are you ready to accelerate your progress?
More than 2/3 of US workers say that the pandemic has changed their perspective on what’s important to them in life. This revelation, coupled with the sentiment that over half of workers say they feel like they have a greater ability to craft their own working circumstances now than before the pandemic starts to explain the major shifts we are seeing in the labor market, not only in the US but across the globe. Our special guest Arti Pullins, CEO of Pundit Consultantz, joins us for this very special episode of Work@Life to share her perspective on what people, and organizations, can do to make this stage we're going through a long-term win-win for both parties.
Workers have said it loud and clear, flexibility is one of their key considerations as they evaluate employers moving ahead. For organizations who are hoping to get their people back in the office at least some of the time, it means rethinking their office layout and corporate architecture to make the best of the peoples' time while in person. Join our discussion with Colleen V. Scott at Work @ Life to learn more about how companies are redefining and redesigning who they are, what are the key needs of their people, and their organizational goals, and how these are impacting the changes happening in the office architecture today.
It’s true that every major challenge in life could also be seen as an opportunity, and the workplace surely won’t be the exception. That’s why even with all the movement in the labor market, Season 3 of Work@Life will be all about The Great Opportunity! We're kicking the season off with Brendan Sweeney, CEO and cofounder of Popmenu— an exciting startup that has tripled in employee size in the last year, in an industry that was hit particularly hard by covid. How did they do it? Not only by empowering restaurants to tell their story digitally, but also by putting their employees first, creating an unbeatable culture, and making sure they stay true to their mission all the way from recruitment to delivering on their promise to their employees every day.
You have probably heard (a lot!) about The Great Resignation—and it's likely made you nervous about the impact it will have on your organization. But, have you considered how this time of turmoil could be a great moment to improve your culture and employee experience? That’s why in this new season of Work@Life, we’ll examine what we’re calling The Great Opportunity: How we approach work, what’s the most effective way to connect with our people, and how organizations can use data to take action.
This is certainly not an end to the conversation, but it’s a wrap-up on our season that was all about The First Female Recession. In this last episode, we recap all the knowledge and data points gathered throughout the season, which, in turn, we hope influence how organizations take action and have an impact on the future of their talent.
Most of us experience an inner critic, a voice that may tell us we are not a good enough parent, friend, are behind in our career. Most of the time this voice can be a pest and drain our energy, but in some cases it can actually propel us to do better. It may depend on how we listen to it, or what kind of action we take on it. Join our conversation with our special guest Jasenka Šabanović from The Fast Forward Group and learn how to be better aware of your inner critic and how to more productively incorporate it into your life.
Organizational leadership is changing — some would say that we’re finally making strides in really humanizing the workplace. However, some questions remain. Who do we want to be inspired by? Whose team do we want to be on? What does that leader look like, and how do we help a diverse group of new trailblazers —particularly women— get to leadership positions? Listen to our conversation with our special guest Dan Riley, cofounder at RADICL and learn about how to help propel women into leadership positions.
Did you know that while nearly 100% of managers rate themselves as supportive of employees with families, only half of their subordinates agree with this assessment? Join the conversation with our special guest Kelly Schwind Wilson, PhD, an Associate Professor of Management at Purdue University and learn more about the emerging strategies that leaders can use to best support working mothers and their team members with families.
Have you found yourself reflecting more about your life since the pandemic started? Do you think your company could help get you out of this tired routine, and begin to thrive again? Join this conversation with our special guest Meighan Newhouse, founder of Inspirant Group, and learn about how organizations can encourage their employees to seek out help when they most need it, and the process of understanding yourself and others.
A fresh take on work, life, culture, and the employee experience - exploring hot topics from both the individual and organizational perspective. Sanja Licina, Ph.D., President, Workforce at QuestionPro and Maddie Grant, author, co-founder and culture designer at PROPEL are ready to share surprising data points and creative solutions with you every episode. This week, we kick off Season 2 with a data-heavy exploration of the First Female Recession.
Kicking off 2021 with a fresh take on work, life, culture, and the employee experience. Sanja Licina, Ph.D., President, Workforce at QuestionPro and Maddie Grant, author, co-founder and culture designer at PROPEL are ready to share one of a kind insights with you every week! This episode's topic is reimagining workplace culture in a virtual environment - something very close to our hearts. With surprising data!
Kicking off 2021 with a fresh take on work, life, culture, and the employee experience. Sanja Licina, Ph.D., President, Workforce at QuestionPro and Maddie Grant, author, co-founder and culture designer at PROPEL are ready to share one of a kind insights with you every week! This episode's topic is personal versus professional advice - who do you turn to? The results of our quick poll are surprising.
Kicking off 2021 with a fresh take on work, life, culture, and the employee experience. Sanja Licina, Ph.D., President, Workforce at QuestionPro and Maddie Grant, author, co-founder and culture designer at PROPEL are ready to share one of a kind insights with you every week! This episode's topic is work-cation - what is it and is it a good thing or a bad thing?
Kicking off 2021 with a fresh take on work, life, culture, and the employee experience. Sanja Licina, Ph.D., President, Workforce at QuestionPro and Maddie Grant, author, co-founder and culture designer at PROPEL are ready to share one of a kind insights with you every week! This episode's topic is vulnerability in the workplace - with surprising data about the pervasiveness of the stereotypes about vulnerabilty.
Kicking off 2021 with a fresh take on work, life, culture, and the employee experience. Sanja Licina, Ph.D., President, Workforce at QuestionPro and Maddie Grant, author, co-founder and culture designer at PROPEL are ready to share one of a kind insights with you every week! This episode's topic is collaboration and communication in the workplace.
Kicking off 2021 with a fresh take on work, life, culture, and the employee experience. Sanja Licina, Ph.D., President, Workforce at QuestionPro and Maddie Grant, author, co-founder and culture designer at PROPEL are ready to share one of a kind insights with you every week! This episode's topic is Impostor Syndrome and International Women's Day - with special guest Shana Glickfield, partner at Beekeeper Group.
Kicking off 2021 with a fresh take on work, life, culture, and the employee experience. Sanja Licina, Ph.D., President, Workforce at QuestionPro and Maddie Grant, author, co-founder and culture designer at PROPEL are ready to share one of a kind insights with you every week! This episode's topic is a hot one - relationships at work!
Kicking off 2021 with a fresh take on work, life, culture, and the employee experience. Sanja Licina, Ph.D., President, Workforce at QuestionPro and Maddie Grant, author, co-founder and culture designer at PROPEL are ready to share one of a kind insights with you every week! This episode's topic is about how to manage mental wellbeing in the workplace.
Kicking off 2021 with a fresh take on work, life, culture, and the employee experience. Sanja Licina, Ph.D., President, Workforce at QuestionPro and Maddie Grant, author, co-founder and culture designer at PROPEL are ready to share one of a kind insights with you every week! This episode's topic is financial literacy and managing financial stress at work.
Kicking off 2021 with a fresh take on work, life, culture, and the employee experience. Sanja Licina, Ph.D., President, Workforce at QuestionPro and Maddie Grant, author, co-founder and culture designer at PROPEL are ready to share one of a kind insights with you every week! This episode's topic is pay satisfaction and the feeling of self worth.
Kicking off 2021 with a fresh take on work, life, culture, and the employee experience. Sanja Licina, Ph.D., President, Workforce at QuestionPro and Maddie Grant, author, co-founder and culture designer at PROPEL are ready to share one of a kind insights with you every week! This episode's topic is burnout and what we can do about it.
Kicking off 2021 with a fresh take on work, life, culture, and the employee experience. Sanja Licina, PhD, President, Workforce at QuestionPro and Maddie Grant, co-founder and culture designer at PROPEL are ready to share one of a kind insights with you every week!
Why do intention and commitment matter so much at work? In this episode we talk to long-time HR pro and author of the new book "HR on Purpose," Steve Browne. He talks about developing a deliberate people passion and redefining what HR is.
Can brand be extended to organizational culture? In this episode we talk to Mona Amodeo, PhD, author of the forthcoming book “Beyond the Sizzle: The Next Evolution of Branding,” to find out. Special guest host and WorkXO Managing Director, Ed Bodensiek, explores the book’s central argument – that culture and purpose can and should be used to transform organizations into brands that matter.
In this episode we hear from Jennifer Marszalek, Chief Talent Officer with Havas Chicago on the extent to which she, her team, and her organization go to "walk the talk" when it comes to their workplace culture. They've gone far beyond the lip service many organizations still pay culture. They take the time, make the investment, and dedicate the resources to making sure everything they do - the way they behave, the things they say, the way they work - reinforces and clarifies the things that drive their success. There are no questions about it - whether you're on the inside looking in or on the inside looking out. It's this kind of intentional culture management work that can become a differentiator for your business. And it certainly has for them.
In this episode, Lotus Yon, Director of Human Resourceas and Learning with Northwest Community Healthcare, shares her experience around creating a workplace culture that brings flexibility to life. This is not about policies and programs; it's about embedding, ingraining, and infusing the lifestyle of flexibility into our very fabric. It's about creating a culture that reinforces and clarifies the importance of flexibility at every turn - the way we act, the way we interact, and the way we work. We explore the difference between work-life-balance and work-life-integration. And we impart some wisdom around really meaning flexibility when we say "flexibility."
In this episode, Dina Gallay, Senior Director at The Steely Group, shares her first-hand experience with organizations that use a deeper understanding and appreciation for their cultures in attracting the right candidates to their business. We explore the importance to truth-telling, brand messaging with the appropriate color and context, and going beyond the same-old-same-old buzz words in how we describe what it's really like to work there. We talk about the difference between "good" candidates and "right" candidates. And we surface some ideas for getting a bit more introspective around measuring, analyzing, and understanding our workplace culture.
In this episode, we chat with Joe Gerstandt, keynote speaker, thought leader, advisor, consultant and sage in the world of inclusion. Charlie and Joe discuss how poorly misunderstood inclusion and diversity really are in the workplace and Joe clarifies how companies that "get it" are using it as a true competitive advantage. Saying inclusion is important to us (and we all say it) is one thing; but Joe gives us some tips for measuring and monitoring it so that we know it’s having the intended impact. Get this and more from this month’s episode of the Culture Chat Podcast. Listen to (and/or download) to learn more.
In this episode, we chat with Sanja Licina, Ph.D., Future of Organizations at Globant, about the challenges organizations face in bringing their values to life. How do companies that are crystal clear on what they value make sure they back it up with authentic context, color and identity? How do they weave that identity into the fabric of culture so that it reinforces and clarifies what's truly valued at every turn? Sanja has a built a career around helping organizations create cultures that do that exactly - and she shares her experiences with us. Listen to (and/or download) this episode to learn more.
In this episode, we chat with Jason Lauritsen, Keynote Speaker / Author / Consultant, JasonLauritsen.com about all things performance management. It is at the center of what we refer to as workforce operating systems fueling a more meaningful employee experience yet has a reputation as something managers don't like issuing and employees don't like receiving. But it doesn't have to be that way. Jason and Charlie talk about the evolution of performance management as a means to employees willingly choosing to give their all and have a meaningful experience with their company. Jason lays it all out in this episode now available for download.
In this episode, we chat with Kirsty Spraggon, International Motivational Keynote Speaker / Author / Producer / TV Host. Kirsty's work deals lot with the strongest human emotion: Fear. How does fear factor into the modern workplace? How does she see fear showing up in workplace culture? How can we get better at identifying it, and what are the next steps in addressing fear in the workplace after it's been identified? Download this episode to find out!
In this episode, we chat with Kris Dunn, CHRO, Partner, Kinetix about his journey from college hoops to HR, with an emphasis on workplace culture. Charlie and Kris talk about disrupting the traditional paradigms of work, the role HR plays in challenging historical norms of not questioning the status quo and how your organization can get more comfortable with that evolution and the Future of Work. Kris is not like other HR people, and we mean that as a compliment!
In this episode, we chat with Dawn Hrdlica-Burke, Advisor / Speaker / Writer, Dawn Burke HR about why it is so easy to talk about culture yet so difficult to actually do something about it and stay committed and focused on it. Dawn and Charlie discuss how to take corporate culture to the next level while maintaining a standard of excellence through periods of growth. How we work has a lot to do with culture, but assuming you are doing the right things already and relying on organic growth simply won't translate. You need to stay intentional, actions must speak louder than words and Dawn and Charlie will explain what that means in this episode of the Culture Chat Podcast.
In this episode, we chat with Jason Seiden, Speaker / Facilitator / Consultant at Jason Seiden LLC about transformation in the workplace. Jason lays out the necessary ingredients for business transformation, why it all begins with a sense of humanity and how essential subcultures are in the process. Jason and Charlie also discuss how pizza fits into the whole equation (trust us, it won't be in the way you're thinking)! Download this episode to learn more.
In this episode, we chat with Stephanie Waite, Director of Leadership and Organizational Development at Lurie Childrens Hospital about her philosophy of a culture of customization. She explains what that is--essentially appealing to the unique and distinct needs of the individual as opposed to the organization—and how she applies these principles in her workplace. Stephanie is a true “graduate level” culture pracitioner discussing for example how this applies to designing leadership development programs and shifting large scale culture is through individual behaviors.
In this episode, we bring acclaimed author of Getting Grit: The Evidence Based Approach to Cultivating Passion, Perseverance and Purpose, Caroline Miller, BACK a second time to the Culture Chat podcast to talk about her newest book and to proclaim the start of the Grit Revolution! Listen to the first conversation with Caroline here http://workxo.podbean.com/e/culture-chat-on-grit/.
Remote teams are a hot topic these days, which will only become more and more important as organizations allow remote working. But how do you preserve your organizational culture when your people are in many locations? Rebecca Achurch of Achurch Consulting and Tim Sarrantonio from Neon One talk to us about their experiences.
We collectively in the business world (and here at WorkXO for sure), think and write and observe and opine about generations a lot, but always with a particular focus on Millennials (as you know we wrote a book about their impact on the workplace). So in this episode of the Culture Chat, we wanted to talk to someone who could address the other side of the equation - baby boomers - but specifically around the idea of baby boomers working much longer, how they want to transfer their deep and historical knowledge inside the workplace, and how corporate culture could build in different kinds of structures for sharing experiences in both directions between older and younger generations.
Listen to this conversation with Alex Assaley, CEO of AFS 401(k) Retirement Services. Our big question for today's conversation was, "In what ways will Baby Boomers working longer have an impact on today's workplace?"
In this episode, we chat with Marc Lamik, Head of Innovation and Partnerships at Zalando, a European retailer making a big splash with their culture practice of Radical Agility, comprised of Purpose, Mastery and Autonomy. In this fascinating conversation, we dig into the specifics of Mastery and what that means for fostering innovation.
"As companies look to recruit the best and brightest from college campuses, they are overlooking one major factor in the attraction and retention of recent graduates— incorporating campus design elements into work environments to attract young professionals. Global infrastructure and design firm, AECOM, along with contract furniture company, KI, conducted new research on collegiate design as a driver of workplace design, and set out to examine how college students like to work and how companies can apply this style within." This is the first of a new series of Culture Chat conversations, in which we talk with people doing interesting work that has an unexpected connection to workplace culture. In this episode, we chat with Jonathan Webb and Brett Shwery, the authors of this fascinating study about the lessons companies can learn from how the next generation of workers interact in a college environment.
In this episode, we chat with Benjamin Warsinske of Branded World, about the concept of the "unshakable brand" and how culture plays a part in not just being unshakable, but also flexible and evolving.
This episode is all about creating a Winning Team Culture, as CARFAX's VP of Human Resources, Adrienne Webster, shared with us. And their formula's super interesting - combining being goal oriented, encouraging independent thinkers, wisdom of the crowds, and the 3 C's (collaborative, creative, and competitive) - listen to the conversation for the details!
In this month's Culture Chat Podcast, we talked to Kristy Nittskoff, CEO of Talent Savvy, about how to make an intentional connection between culture and your employer brand.
In this episode we chat with Jonathan Herrick, CSO/CMO, Co-Founder and Chief High-Fiver of Hatchbuck. Jonathan is passionate about building a Culture of Engagement, helping individual employees develop personal and professional strengths. He says that "in this environment, innovation blossoms, and customer expectations are exceeded, resulting in unprecedented company growth." We asked him, "How do you balance a focus on culture with the priorities of startup life?"
This episode features a fascinating conversation with Jonathan Raymond, CEO of Refound and author of Good Authority, a book about how to align personal and professional growth. How do you hold people accountable without acting like a jerk? How do you create a culture where accountability is welcomed and desired and aligned with doing your best work?
Today's episode features Jovan Hackley, Director of Marketing and PR for Student Loan Genius, an employee benefits company that believes in benefits as a way to build a relationship with employees--related to culture, that can give organizations the edge, particularly in recruiting the younger generation in the workforce.
In this episode of the Culture Chat podcast, we're excited to dig into the topic of culture as it relates to the customer experience. Tony Hsieh, CEO of Zappos, once famously said that "brand is a lagging indicator of culture" - in this conversation we talk to Aimee Lucas, customer experience transformist at the Temkin Group, about her thoughts on how exactly culture impacts how customers relate to the companies they interact with.
In this episode, we talk to Amy Sample Ward, CEO of The Nonprofit Technology Network, a nonprofit that serves nonprofits. NTEN grew out of the community that birthed it and community feeds and is integral to the maintenance, protection and evolution of their culture.
Join WorkXO in episode 8 of the Culture Chat, where we talk to Kirsten Davidson, Head of Employer Brand at Glassdoor, about the impact of transparency on the business world of today.
Excerpt 3 of 3 from a webinar series hosted by QuestionPro. "This webinar features two leading thinkers in the HR space who will challenge and encourage you with a frank conversation about the state of the HR crucial function and what needs to change." See full recording with slides here - https://youtu.be/sdwRCU5o814
Excerpt 2 of 3 from a webinar series hosted by QuestionPro. "For years, both managers and employees have dreaded the annual performance review, and some large companies have recently ditched them in a high-profile way. But when all is said and done, we still want a system for making sure that top performers get rewarded, that people are growing and developing, and performance is getting better over time. " See full recording with slides here - https://youtu.be/OJONRhrgalE
Excerpt 1 of 3 from a webinar series hosted by QuestionPro. "Learn to create authentic branding and engage top talent. Join WorkXO founders and employee engagement experts Jamie Notter and Charlie Judy as they explore why brand authenticity matters, how to use data to create an authentic employer brand, the importance of building a strong work culture, and how to start designing the culture you want." See full recording with slides here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKFk7hQIUyw
In this episode of the Culture Chat, Charlie and Jamie chat with Jeff Morgan, CEO of the Club Managers Association of America, and go deep on how he managed the culture change that comes with coming into an organization as a new CEO charged with turning things around. Listen to this great conversation!
In this episode, we welcomed Caroline Miller, author of many books including the forthcoming Getting Grit: The Evidence-Based Approach to Cultivating Passion, Perseverance and Purpose. Her ground-breaking work in the areas of goal setting/accomplishment, grit, happiness and success provides a fascinating topic for discussion around how Grit connects with workplace culture.
In this episode, we talk to David Neff, VP of Consulting for Clearhead, working for Fortune 500 brands and large nonprofits on digital transformation. He is also the founder of Lights. Camera. Help., a nonprofit that helps other causes tell their mission through video, and co-author of the book IGNITE : Setting your Organization’s Culture on Fire with Innovation. Our big question was "what does it mean for culture to be a living and breathing thing?"
In this episode, we talked to Erin Diehl, founder of Improve It, (www.improveitchicago.com) a corporate team-building workshop company that helps organizations use improvisation to build better, "yes, and" cultures.
How should employers get intentional about making sure their brand - consumer, employer, internal, external - authentically reflects their culture? That's our big question for this episode's conversation with Tim Padgett, CEO of the Chicago-based marketing agency the Pepper Group.
The big question we posed Dick Burke, CEO of VisaNow: “You’re a startup that has grown rapidly. As you continue to grow and evolve, what got you here, from a culture standpoint, might not get you there. What are the risks of changing so quickly? How do you hold on to the best parts of your culture and the things that made you successful, while growing and becoming who you need to be in the future?” Join WorkXO in our at-least-monthly podcast!
Millennials are now the largest segment of the workforce--a spot they will hold for decades. Are you aligning your culture with the direction this generation will be leading us? This month’s Culture Chat podcast digs into this topic with IQ Solutions, a company adapting quickly to the needs of their heavily Millennial workforce.