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Change Things Up To Get Out Of Your Work-At-Home Rut

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2021 1:02


Are you fatigued, overwhelmed, burned out? Packing every available work-from-home minute with meetings and tasks? Feeling like you need a break? You're not alone.

Be A Better People Manager

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2021 1:06


Much of the COVID spurred "Great Resignation" and hiring drought has to do with how managers treat employees. The time to address any of your company's related issues is now. Here's how.

A Leadership Style That Reduces Stress

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2021 1:06


When we think workplace strain and fatigue, we tend to think first about workers – those in positions other than management. Gallup suggests that stress-relief can come from following guidance from this type of manager.

I'm On Vacation. Don't Bother Me!

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2021 1:03


Do you have employees who leave vacation on the table, or work through it. According to Korn Ferry, get ready for that to change.

Change & Transition On Steriods

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2021 1:08


Over the past 16 to 18 months, it feels like shifts in our reality — professionally and personally — have been on steroids. Try these useful ways to manage through accelerated change.

High Rates of Daily Stress

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2021 1:04


According to Gallup's World Poll, during 2020, across the globe, employees experienced increased worry, sadness, and anger, with US and Canadian workers reporting the highest rates of daily stress.

The Time To Reorganize Your Team May Be Right Now

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2021 1:05


Leaders, it's time to stop and take stock and consider the needs of the business and engage employees around how they're experiencing their workload.

How To Generate Employee Engagement

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2021 1:00


Gallup research indicates that North America leads the world in employee engagement, and they say these three conditions are what drive it.

Building Trust In Remote & Hybrid Work Environments

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2021 1:06


Trusting those we rely on is essential. Yet building trust in the workplace can be a challenge – a challenge that's amplified when people are separated by time and space.

LGBTQ Colleagues In Your Workplace

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2021 1:03


Are your leaders and others in your company creating a safe and supportive workplace for employees who identify as LGBTQ?

Ready for the Workforce of the Future?

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2021 1:03


COVID-19 sped up our need to adapt to new technology across all levels of the workforce. Are you and all your employees ready?

Work Location & Productivity

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2021 1:06


Employers may want people back in the office, but is it for the right reasons?

How to Create Diverse, Equitable and Inclusive Workplaces

Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2021 1:04


The Gallup organization says to create and sustain progress in the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion space, leaders need a solid strategy that includes an aspirational vision, and the right metrics and processes.

The Long & Challenging Road to Real DEI Change

Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2021 1:03


To make meaningful progress, change must occur at two levels – the individual and the system.

Corporate America After George Floyd

Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2021 1:05


Brand new research released by Seramount, provides a perspective on what corporate American has done to address racism, since the murder of George Floyd.

Want to Drive DEI Change? Start A Group

Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2021 1:02


No matter who you are, or what your rank, you can be an agent for change by bringing people together to chart an equitable future.

Dealing with Resistance to Returning to the Office

Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2021 1:00


If you’re stressing over returning to the physical work environment, here are a few ways you can ease yourself back in.

Leading Through Uncertainty

Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2021 1:00


Leaders today face significant uncertainty. Change and complexity are a steady presence. Harvard Business Review suggests these six strategies to accelerate learning and navigate increasing complexity.

Simple Ways to Show Appreciation

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2021 1:04


Could you be you overestimating how clearly conveyed your messages of appreciation are? Do you say thank you often enough?

Engaging Employees During Extra Challenging Times

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2021 1:03


In the face of unprecedented change, uncertainty, anxiety, and loss we surmounted challenges and found ways to survive and remain sane. What inspired us to keep going, to stay engaged?

The Need for Speed During Recovery

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2021 1:03


The need for speed will likely stretch production capacity and could strain the workforce. Employee health, safety, emotional wellbeing and the potential for burnout, may require special consideration.

Stress That Can Determine Success or Failure

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2021 1:03


In the workplace, and all of life, the size and complexity of challenges are not factors that determine whether we flounder or thrive.

When Might the U.S. Achieve Gender Parity?

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2021 1:04


When will the US achieve gender parity? The World Economic Forum asked that question. The answer shocked me.

How Are Asians Faring In Your Workplace?

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2021 1:05


Korn Ferry reports hate crimes against Asians in the US increased by a stunning 150% in 2020. Generally, our workplaces are a microcosm of society. As such, this raises questions.

Hybrid Arrangements May Be the Solution

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2021 1:02


For decades, discussion of flexible work arrangements centered around hours and, perhaps, an occasional day working from home. But post-COVID, could some of that remain in place?

DEI Requires Commitment from Top Leadership

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2021 1:06


Diversity, equity and inclusion is not about “check the box” activities or talk of quotas. It is also not the exclusive work of HR or diversity officer.

To Retire Now or Not to Retire Now

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2021 1:04


A recent Korn Ferry article discusses the notion that remote work arrangements may make working longer more attractive to some older workers.

Make Sure Privilege Is Part of Your DEI Discussion?

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2021 1:04


No DEI effort will be successful if you're not addressing this very real impediment to achieving equality.

Call Me By My Name

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2021 1:05


Repeatedly mispronouncing someone's name is a micro-insult that may hurt more deeply than you think.

Act Before They Walk

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2021 1:00


If you don’t know how the women in your organization are holding up, and you care, it’s time to ask.

What Everyday Body Language Reveals About DEI

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2021 1:02


When it comes to use of physical space, what dynamics do you see between cultural groups, inclusive of race, social class, ethnicity, physical ability, sexual orientation, gender, and even other aspects of diversity?

Are Your Company's Efforts Advancing Racial Equity?

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2021 1:05


McKinsey reports between May 25th and the end of October, 32% of Fortune 1000 companies made public statements supporting racial justice. Is your company doing what it takes to generate real change?

Where Is Your Company On Its Diversity Journey?

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2021 1:04


Is your pace of progress sufficient to position your company for strong post-COVID recovery and long-term viability?

How To Make Your Presence Known In Online Meetings

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2021 1:06


Today, many of us spend our workdays online, in one-on-one and group meetings. Here are some tips to help you make your presence known and have a positive impact, especially during large group meetings.

How Work-At-Home Parents Can Find Relief

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2021 1:04


Whether you’re a frontline essential worker, homemaker, striving young professional, or seasoned executive, if you’re a parent with younger children, your life has changed dramatically during the pandemic. Here are a few coping strategies to help you manage.

How Engagement & Well-Being Feed Each Other

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2021 1:02


According to Gallup, there’s a strong relationship between employee engagement and employee wellbeing – two drivers of performance, productivity and retention. Each – engagement and wellbeing – has a reciprocal and additive impact on the future state of the other.

COVID-19 Has Added Complexity to Our Diverse Worlds

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2021 1:03


Today, in our new paradigm, we work and engage from our diverse home environments where we also manage children, attend to elders, deal with sickness, death, loss, stopped up toilets and untold fears and worries.

Does Your Company Look Like Your Customer Base?

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2021 1:01


Do the demographics of your company reflect those of your customer base? If your company is like most, the answer is, “No.’

The Case For Diversity Is Stronger Than Ever

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2020 1:03


Recent McKinsey research says the link between diversity on executive teams and financial outperformance is indisputably evident. Here's why you need to step up your DEI efforts.

2 Ways to Refresh & Reset

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2020 1:03


Self-care is a necessity if you intend to be primed to bring your best to what you do every day. Here's an easy way to reset and refresh whenever needed.

Releasing COVID-19 Generated Loss & Grief

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2020 1:03


Elizabeth Kubler-Ross’ Five Stages of Grief provides a helpful framework for understanding our COVID-19-induced emotional roller-coaster. Here's how it might be playing out for you.

COVID-19 & the Struggles of Diverse Workers

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2020 1:05


A McKinsey survey says across demographic groups and geographies, workers are struggling with mental health issues, work–life balance, concerns about workplace health and safety, an absence of connection and belonging, and worries about job security and career progression.

Look for Learning Opportunities

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2020 1:02


To wake up your awareness of the disparate impact of certain behaviors on people of color and white women, take a more objective look at the dynamics that occur during meetings, in public spaces, even in personal relationships. Here's how.

Many Shades of Microagression

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2020 1:00


In his book, "Microaggressions in Everyday Life," Derald Wing Sue teaches us about our impact, whether intended or not, through three types of microaggressions. Micro-insults. Micro-assaults. Micro-invalidations. Here's what they each mean.

Validating Emotions Impacts Productivity

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2020 1:06


Have you ever shared how you’re feeling about a situation and the person with whom you’re speaking responds with, “Yeah, but…”?

Reach Out and Break A Colleagues Pandemic Bubble

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2020 1:06


Through forced isolation, we live and work in our own bubbles. Today, I’m inviting you to reach out of your bubble and respectfully pierce the bubble that surrounds colleagues, especially those with whom you’ve had limited contact.

Unintended Impact of Bias & Prejudice

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2020 0:59


In any context in which we find ourselves, bias and prejudice are harmful. Often, we aren’t even conscious of the message that undergirds our statement, question, or nonverbal behavior.

Challenge Your Biased Assumptions

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2020 1:06


I recently went to the hardware store in which another shopper – a white man – was searching through a neighboring rack. My internal, stereotypes reflexively kicked in. I thought, “He seems unfriendly, maybe even foe.” But then...

A New Opportunity for Real Diversity & Inclusion

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2020 3:01


Leaders have the power to make significant, measurable strides towards a more just and fair world through moment-to-moment decisions and actions. Here’s a perspective to consider.

The Real Reason You Might Miss the Office

Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2020 2:51


If you went to an office or another workplace every day, one of the things you may have taken for granted is the opportunity to switch gears.

Why Singing Together Soothes The Soul

Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2020 1:46


You may have noticed a proliferation of group sing-alongs and online concerts by people who are under strict stay at home orders all over the world. There's a very good reason why.

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