ACHIEVE Workplace Culture: Recent Episodes
ACHIEVE Centre for Leadership
Looking for inspiration about how to create a healthy workplace culture? Listen to Wendy Loewen, Chris Downey, and Eric Stutzman share their insights about leadership and workplace culture. Their conversations are based on experiences from their workplace, articles and books they’ve read, current events, and the clients they serve. Together they are leaders at ACHIEVE Centre for Leadership and have co-authored several books including: The Culture Question and Don’t Blame the Lettuce.
Can your business afford to NOT give your employee’s a raise? In this episode, we look at the impact of inflation on wages, and it’s affect on staff and organizational culture. We also discuss HBR’s article Getting Along: My Coworker is Sabotaging Me – and my Boss Won’t Help.
In this episode, we reference the books: Getting Along by Amy Gallo The Culture Question by Us and Mike LaBun Culture Shock by Jim Clifton and Jim Harter, Ph.D.
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How do you keep people from quitting? And what’s with all the strikes in the news this summer? In this episode, we welcome guest host Joddie Walker, we discuss Inc. Magazine’s article How Can You Be Sure Your Employees Won’t Quit. We also analyze what is happening with all the strikes in the news and what that has to do with workplace culture.
In this episode, we reference three books: Culture Shock by Jim Clifton and Jim Harter, Small Giants, by Bo Burlingham, and Satisfaction Guaranteed by Micheline Maynard.
We also reference Gallup’s article, How Important Is Time in the Office?, by Jim Harter.
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We know mergers often tend to be difficult. From government departments to entire businesses. In this episode we look at the PGA Tour and LIV merger as an exploration for what happens when two radically different cultures meet practical steps to facilitate the merging process. We also spotlight the MIT Sloan article Take a Skills-Based Approach to Culture Change.
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How do rising interest rates, inflation, and job insecurity affect workplace culture? Listen to Randy, Wendy, and Eric discuss leading through uncertain times, and then dissect the MIT Sloan article, How to Fix a Toxic Culture. They also explore the importance of leadership’s role in detoxing their workplace.
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Should we encourage friendships to grow at work? What about best friends? In this episode, we are joined by guest host Vicki Enns as we examine HBR’s article The Power of Work Friends. Then we dive into the use of software to monitor employees and ask whether organizations should be using this kind of software, or if there is a better way. Spoiler alert, we are not fans of boss-ware.
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Is “quiet quitting” something we should be paying attention to? And if so, how should we deal with it? In this episode, we explore the Forbes article, 5 Ways To Combat Quiet Quitting, and then we dive into MSNBC’s article, Firing of Canadian news anchor, reportedly due to gray hair, sparks controversy. Whether Lisa LaFlamme was let go due to her gray hair or not, we are certain that workplaces should be talking about fair standards in the ways they try to manage the appearance of their employees.
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Is your organization fair? What are you doing in addition to DEI efforts?
In this episode, we examine the HBR article, How Fair Is Your Workplace, and debate what it means to be a fair organization. We also reference the Verge article, Zuck Turns Up the Heat, and ask whether Mark Zuckerberg could have dealt with his workplace stressors more effectively in front of his employees.
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What’s so powerful about clearly articulating our organization’s purpose? In this episode, Wendy, Randy, and Eric dive into this topic as they discuss MIT Sloan Management Review’s article, Unlock the Power of Purpose. Then they ask the question, “When is it time to revisit your organization’s values?” Also referenced in this podcast are the following books: The Advantage by Patrick Lencioni Looptail by Bruce Poon Tip The Culture Question by Randy Grieser, Eric Stutzman, Wendy Loewen, and Mike Labun The Making of a Manager by Julie Zhuo The Education of a Value Investor by Guy Spier
Do our performance management systems need to change? Listen to Randy, Wendy, and Eric discuss Gallup’s new article, “Performance Management Must Evolve,” and then debate Elon Musk’s new mandate for staff to return to the office. Also mentioned in this episode are Marcus Buckingham’s book, The Nine Lies about Work, and Small Giants by Bo Burlingham.
What should we do about “toxic” coworkers? Is it even helpful to use labels like “toxic”? Listen to Randy, Wendy, and Eric debate the Inc. article, The 5 Most Toxic Co-Workers or Employees and How to Deal with Them, and then discuss the role of workplace climate assessments and the impact of how leadership responds to their findings.
Are we really facing a great resignation? Listen to Randy, Wendy, and Eric discuss the HBR article, The “Great Resignation” Is a Misnomer. They also tackle how to deal with the impact of high inflation on our staff and workplace cultures.
How should we support our staff during an international crisis? Listen to Randy, Wendy, and Eric discuss how to lead others when war is top of mind. They also review the article, 10 Things Your Corporate Culture Needs to Get Right, and talk about Amy Edmondson’s book, The Fearless Organization.
With COVID restrictions loosening and organizations asking their staff to return to the office, we ask the question, What’s the best way to manage employee resistance? Listen to Randy, Wendy, and Eric discuss the HBR article, How to Overcome Return-to-Office Resistance, and talk about how to say goodbye to an employee who has chosen to leave for other opportunities. Also highlighted are the following books: Leading Change, Our Iceberg Is Melting, and Small Giants.
What’s the right way to take ownership for a mistake and apologize? Randy, Wendy, and Eric explore what leaders can learn from Boris Johnson’s “Partygate” and share insights from their new book, Don’t Blame the Lettuce. Also highlighted is Robert Iger’s book, The Ride of a Lifetime.
Should we stop having work holiday parties? Listen as Randy, Wendy, and Eric discuss this question and review Inc. Magazine’s article, Forget Throwing a Holiday Party. They also discuss the importance of hiring as it relates to workplace culture. Highlighted are ACHIEVE’s new workshop, COVID Conversations – Strategies for Polarizing Interactions, and the book, Time Off: A Practical Guide to Building Your Rest Ethic and Finding Success Without the Stress.
We all felt the immediate impacts of COVID-19 back in 2020, but how has it affected workplace culture nearly two years later? Listen as Randy, Wendy, and Eric discuss this question and Harvard Business Review’s new article, How Companies Can Improve Employee Engagement Right Now. They also highlight the ACHIEVE blog, 4 Steps for Recovering from a Mistake at Work and talk about the Leadership Development Survey Summary from their upcoming book, Don’t Blame the Lettuce.
In this short episode, co-host Randy Grieser reviews three questions people are asking about this new podcast: “Why workplace culture?” “What can you expect from this show?” and “Why listen to us?”
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