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Can workplace culture really make employees happier, leaders more effective, and turn entire companies into magnets for talent? Maybe. Let’s find out!

O.C. Tanner


    • Jul 8, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 19m AVG DURATION
    • 55 EPISODES


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    Troublemaking in the work place with guest Luvvie Ajayi Jones

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2022 35:36


    This episode, we're talking with Luvvie Ajayi Jones about the power and pitfalls of stirring the pot in a professional setting. She sheds light on how she assumed her current title as “professional troublemaker” and how stifling dissent in the workplace can be the death of innovation. The Work Place is sponsored by O.C. Tanner, the global leader in engaging workplace cultures. O.C. Tanner's Culture Cloud™️ provides a single, modular platform for influencing and improving employee experiences through recognition, career anniversaries, leadership, and more. If you want your organization to become a place where people can't wait to come to work in the morning, go to octanner.com.

    Designing a workplace that reflects your values with guest Meghan Tuohig

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2022 47:16


    This episode, we're talking with Meghan Tuohig, Chief People Officer of Overstock, about ways to design an intentional work culture and a work environment that offers support, belonging, and flexibility to a modern workforce.    The Work Place is sponsored by O.C. Tanner, the global leader in engaging workplace cultures. O.C. Tanner's Culture Cloud™️ provides a single, modular platform for influencing and improving employee experiences through recognition, career anniversaries, leadership, and more.   If you want your organization to become a place where people can't wait to come to work in the morning, go to octanner.com.

    Creating a culture of care with guest Janet Skolud of TD Bank Group

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2022 36:26


    This episode, we're talking with Janet Skolud of TD Bank Group, about creating a culture of care through scalable platforms and innovative thinking when it comes to employee appreciation.  Janet Skolud is the Sr. Manager, Global Recognition Programs at TD Bank Group where she has worked for an impressive 21 years and counting. In her role, she has overseen the adoption of a new enterprise-wide recognition platform to enable easy access and consistent experiences for showing appreciation at their organization. Throughout the pandemic, TD managed to inspire appreciation for 100% of employees who were thanked for their contributions, leading to lower attrition rates strengthening TD's culture of care in truly tangible ways.  The Work Place is sponsored by O.C. Tanner, the global leader in engaging workplace cultures. O.C. Tanner's Culture Cloud™ provides a single, modular suite of apps for influencing and improving employee experiences through recognition, career anniversaries, wellbeing, leadership, and more. If you want your organization to become a place where people can't wait to come to work in the morning, go to octanner.com.

    How recognition empowers everyone with Beril McManus of American Airlines

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2022 37:44


    This episode, we're talking with Beril McManus, Senior Manager of Recognition, Events and Engagement at American Airlines, about how to recognize the progress you've made without resting on your laurels. She'll discuss her holistic approach to building a culture of empowerment and recognition and share a few inside stories about the success they've had at American Airlines during these less-than-conventional past couple of years.  The Work Place is sponsored by O.C. Tanner, the global leader in engaging workplace cultures. O.C. Tanner's Culture Cloud™ provides a single, modular suite of apps for influencing and improving employee experiences through recognition, career anniversaries, wellbeing, leadership, and more. If you want your organization to become a place where people can't wait to come to work in the morning, go to octanner.com.

    Taking teams to the next level with guest Stefano Mastrogiacomo

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2021 50:10


    We talk with Stefano Mastrogiacomo about how to take teams to the next level. From creating cross-functional diversity and psychological safety to surfing the thin line separating collaboration and conflict, Stefano is our fearless guide to the sometimes frustrating, but always rewarding world of working together. His latest book is High Impact Tools for Teams: 5 Tools to Align Team Members, Build Trust, and Get Results Fast.   Want to learn the latest insights and solutions to some of the biggest challenges facing workplace cultures today? Join HR leaders from around the world at Influence Greatness 2021—O.C. Tanner's virtual recognition and culture conference. Register now for FREE.    

    Deepening recognition's impact with Nick Rosenthal

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2021 31:07


    We jump on a call with Nick Rosenthal from Capital One to talk about how they're adapting to new challenges and using recognition to keep their people connected.

    Why we need rituals with guest Erica Keswin

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2021 61:04


    Erica Keswin returns to The Work Place to talk about the power rituals have to connect us to purpose and take teams to new levels of performance.    

    Keeping your culture compassionate with guest Mayerland Harris

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2021 54:22


    We talk to Mayerland Harris from H-E-B about keeping your culture compassionate in the middle of a crisis, preventing hiring bias, and how the grocery chain has embraced its place as a first responder in their home state of Texas during the pandemic.

    10 new mandates for HR leaders with guest Pete DeBellis

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2021 54:22


    Pete DeBellis from Deloitte is on to talk about the new mandates for HR leaders today and why we need to rethink the role of HR if we're going to successfully adapt to an unknown future.

    Bonus! | The 2021 Global Culture Report Audiobook?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2021 20:30


    This episode, we're experimenting. Because the 2021 Global Culture Report is a must-read for everyone interested in how work is changing. But who has time to read anymore? So we're turning the report into an audiobook, so you can listen and learn while you do the dishes, drive to the store, or tend to your pandemic garden project. First up, the foreword and introduction—to set the stage and give a tantalizing peek at the insights to come. Have a listen and let us know what you think (theworkplace@octanner.com). Should we keep going and turn the whole report into an audiobook?

    Changing to meet the future with guest Nicolette Barnard

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2021 49:28


    This episode, we're talking with Nicolette Barnard from Siemens Pacific about managing change, building more agile cultures, and why apprenticeships are poised to be the future of lifelong learning.    

    Highlights from the 2021 Global Culture Report with guest Dr. Alex Lovell

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2021 49:50


    This episode, we're talking with Dr. Alex Lovell about the 2021 Global Culture Report. Remote work, hybrid schedules, burnout, anxiety, self-care, mental health days, and what employees ACTUALLY think about their workplace culture in this new normal.

    Coaching great leaders with guest Pete Shepherd

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2021 42:46


    We talk with Pete Shepherd of Human Periscope about how to develop better leaders, and what it really means to be a great leader in times of crisis. We also discuss imposter syndrome, empathy, and what sonder means.   Check out Pete's own podcast The Long and the Short of It, which he co-hosts with Jen Waldman.   What's going on in YOUR workplace culture? Tell us about it. Send your stories, questions, or topic suggestions to theworkplace@octanner.com.  

    Employee appreciation in a crisis with guest Natalie Snyder

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2021 44:20


    We talk with Natalie Snyder from GE Appliances about using times of crisis and change as opportunities to grow—as a company, a culture, and as individuals. And how recognition plays a key role in connecting all three together into something bigger. We also discuss the fast approaching Employee Appreciation Day (March 5), and why it might be the most important day of 2021 for HR leaders.

    Evolving your culture with guest Tim Kuppler

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2021 27:56


    This episode, we're rebroadcasting a conversation with Tim Kuppler about that practicalities of evolving a workplace culture that's more relevant than ever. We also introduce a new segment, Workplace of the Week, where we share stories from our listeners about how they're working to shape their workplace cultures.

    Speaking truth to HR with guest Laurie Ruettimann

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2021 48:16


    This episode, we're talking with Laurie Ruettimann—host of Punk Rock HR—about, well, a lot of things. The balance of productivity and self-care. Why meetings might be our mortal enemies. What the great remote-work experiment has done to our collective cultures. And what it could look like as we start to maybe think about possibly going back into the office at some point. Let's not rush things.

    The talent motherlode with guest Jina Krause-Vilmar

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2021 39:07


    This episode, we're talking with Jina Krause-Vilmar from Upwardly Global about why immigrants and refugees are a motherlode of untapped talent, and how helping them integrate into the American workforce benefits literally everyone. What was YOUR first job? Send us an email with stories about your first job to theworkplace@octanner.com and we'll feature the best ones in an episode later this season.

    Workplace cultures for all with Michael C. Bush

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2021 59:15


    For the first episode of season 3, we've got CEO of Great Place to Work Michael C. Bush with us to talk about equity, representation, trust, fear, and why creating a great place to work FOR ALL is so essential for leaders and employees doing their best to survive (and maybe, thrive) in this chaotic global climate. What was YOUR first job? Send us an email with stories about your first job to theworkplace@octanner.com and we'll feature the best ones in an episode later this season.

    Season 3 trailer

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2020 1:50


    Season 3 is coming to town January 11th, 2021. So put another marshmallow in your hot chocolate and settle in for a sneak peek at what we have in store for the next season of The Work Place. Merry Listen-mas!

    The employee perspective of workplace culture

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2020 2748:47


    This episode, we're putting a bow on season 2 with a candid conversation between two employees (spoiler: it's Executive Producer Katie Clifford and host Andrew Scarcella) about their own personal perspectives of workplace culture. How has it changed over the last year, and how should it change as we claw our way out of this global crisis?

    Decision making under pressure | Annie Duke

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2020 37:56


    This episode, we're talking with legendary poker player, Annie Duke, about decision making under pressure and why embracing uncertainty is the key to better leadership. Her latest book, How to Decide: Simple Tools for Making Better Choices, is on sale now. Influence Greatness 2020, O.C. Tanner's annual recognition and culture conference is streaming now—for free—with a rich library of on-demand content featuring experts, authors, researchers, and HR leaders from all across the globe. Watch now at octanner.com/influencegreatness. 

    Recognition for global workforces | Kelley Lynch

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2020 23:52


    This episode, we're talking with Kelley Lynch of Capital One about running a thriving recognition program for a diverse, global workforce—and why community service plays a larger role in shaping workplace culture than you might think.

    Finding joy in the workplace | Ingrid Fetell Lee

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2020 36:31


    This episode, we're talking with author and designer Ingrid Fetell Lee about joy—why it's not the same as happiness, and what we can change about the places we work to make our jobs, and ourselves, more joyful. 

    Transforming culture through recognition | Andrea Procaccino

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2020 26:13


    This episode, we're talking with Andrea Procaccino about the work she's done to transform and strengthen the culture of recognition at one of the nation's top hospitals—New York-Presbyterian.

    Real inclusion and diversity | Namrata Yadav

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2020 21:55


    This episode, we're talking with Namrata Yadav from Bank of America about inclusion, diversity, and why those terms are so much more than buzzwords.

    Evolving your culture | Tim Kuppler

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2020 26:28


    This episode, we talk with Tim Kuppler from Human Synergistics about how workplace culture evolves and what we can do to guide it in the right direction like the tiny cultural tugboats we are.

    Mini-ep | Pandemic Takeaways Vol. 2 with Alex Lovell

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2020 30:21


    This mini-ep, we're back at it, digging into the O.C. Tanner Institute's ongoing research on how the COVID-19 pandemic is impacting people, organizations, and the workplace cultures that tie them together with friend of the program, Alex Lovell.

    How to build a great workplace culture in the 2020s from HCMx Radio

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2020 43:42


    This episode, we're featuring another podcast that's fighting the good fight for better workplace cultures—HCMx Radio. Created by the Brandon Hall Group and hosted by their COO, Rachel Cooke, HCMx Radio has some of the best in-depth analysis of organizational culture in the podcast-a-verse. Their latest episode just to happens to have our very own David Sturt as a guest—and since David will be back on The Work Place in an upcoming episode, it seemed appropriate to showcase him on the receiving end of an interview for a change.  

    Team-based leadership | Melissa Arnot

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2020 29:45


    This episode, we talk with Melissa Arnot, the first American woman to summit Everest without supplemental oxygen, about team-based leadership and decision-making in high-risk environments.  

    Mini-ep | Pandemic takeaways

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2020 6:59


    This mini-ep, we have tangible takeaways from O.C. Tanner's weekly pandemic pulse surveys—how it's changing workplace cultures, companies, and the people who work in them. 

    Shrinking the bravery deficit | with Reshma Saujani

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2020 33:08


    This episode, we're talking with founder of Girls Who Code, Reshma Saujani, about bravery, inclusion, and how to raise the next generation of female business leaders.

    Mini-ep | Let's talk about leadership

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2020 13:45


    On this mini-ep, we dig into why traditional leadership is dying off, and what the modern replacement can do for your culture, your people, and your organization. For more findings, insights, and case studies on modern leadership and more, check out the 2020 Global Culture Report.

    Evolving your culture | with Kristin McDonald & Gareth Whalley

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2020 34:28


    This episode, we talk with Kristin McDonald & Gareth Whalley about their role in guiding Coca-Cola's corporate workplace culture into the future.

    Mini-ep | The Work From Home Place

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2020 9:18


    This episode, we're working from home and talking about what we can do to keep our cultures—and ourselves—thriving as we weather this crisis together.

    Mini-ep | Let's talk about employee experience

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2020 13:22


    This episode, we talk about the genesis of the employee lifecycle model and why it's an antiquated way to think about employee experience. 

    Giving back is good business | with Davis Smith

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2020 28:44


    This episode, we talk with Davis Smith, founder and CEO of Cotopaxi, about capitalism, kayaking, and why giving back is just good business—and Andrew leans on his shovel while talking trail-maintenance.

    Unpacking the 2020 Global Culture Report | with Alex Lovell

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2020 34:14


    This episode, we talk with Alex Lovell about the 2020 Global Culture Report, the O.C. Tanner Institute's second annual deep-dive into the state of workplace culture, and Andrew tests cutting-edge holo-casting technology.

    Mini-ep | Let's talk about burnout

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2020 7:46


    This episode, we examine why employee burnout is more common than ever and what, if anything, we can do to prevent it.

    Bravery in the face of failure | with Kat Cole

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2020 36:36


    This episode, we talk with Kat Cole about failure, bravery, leadership, and what the workplace of the future might look like, and Andrew tries his hand at hot takes.

    The power of trust | with Malcolm Gladwell

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2020 22:12


    For the first episode of season 2, we talk with Malcolm Gladwell about why the human tendency towards trust might just be the lynchpin of modern society, and Andrew wonders what it must be like to meet himself as a stranger.

    Season 2 trailer

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2019 3:02


    The Work Place is back and bigger than ever, with new episodes dropping January 6. Get a sneak peek at all the experts, authors, and HR leaders we'll be talking with season 2, plus some exciting news about a new episode format that will help us break down the big ideas behind workplace culture and learn how to wield them.

    Mini-ep: What IS workplace culture?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2019 10:12


    This episode, we're doing things a little differently. We're between seasons, so today there's no expert, no interview, just you, me, and workplace culture. Which is good, because there's something I've been meaning to talk to you about. We've spent the better part of a year discussing workplace culture from all kinds of angles: leadership with a Navy fighter pilot, purpose with an HR guru, mentorship with, well, with Tim Gunn. But we've never taken a step back and asked the obvious question: what IS workplace culture?

    Mental wellbeing & performance | with Jamie Anderson

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2019 18:57


    This episode, we'll be talking with professional snowboarder and two-time Olympic champion Jamie Anderson about how to manage stress and keep your mental wellbeing strong when you're competing for Olympic gold. Jamie gets real about finding peace in the eye of the success hurricane, and Andrew reveals the hidden treasure stashed away at O.C. Tanner's headquarters.

    Wellbeing's impact on workplace culture | with Rajiv Kumar

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2019 23:20


    This episode, we talk with Rajiv Kumar about how to turn employee wellbeing from just another company benefit into a way of life. Rajiv shares the secrets of creating a thriving culture of wellbeing, and Andrew discovers his environmentalist side. Guest: Rajiv Kumar Host: Andrew Scarcella

    How habits shape us | with Charles Duhigg

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2019 22:06


    This episode, we talk with Charles Duhigg about how our everyday habits shape us, and how we can use them to improve and excel in and out of the workplace. Charles shares the somewhat surprising science behind habits, and Andrew contemplates government conspiracy theories. Guest: Charles Duhigg  Host: Andrew Scarcella   

    A mentorship masterclass | with Tim Gunn

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2019 40:00


    This episode, we talk with Tim Gunn about mentorship, leading with authenticity, fashion, and fencing. Fencing? Okay. Tim shares the secrets of cultivating winning teams (Hint: it's not coddling them), and Andrew dreams a dream of a Tim Gunn / Tarantino mashup. Host: Andrew Scarcella  Guest: Tim Gunn 

    Creating world-class workplace cultures | with Prabir Jha

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2019 30:25


    This episode, we talk with Prabir Jha about the impact a well-defined purpose has on alignment, employee pride, and teamwork. Prabir shares wisdom from his decades spent as a Fortune 500 CHRO, and Andrew goes on a spiritual journey to the land of HR. Host: Andrew Scarcella  Guest: Prabir Jha 

    Leadership, pressure, and performance | with Carey Lohrenze

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2019 19:29


    This episode, we talk with Carey Lohrenze about the lessons she's learned as a leader in one of the highest pressure work environments imaginable—inside the cockpit of a Navy fighter jet. Carey shares how lead as the only woman in the room, and Andrew overshares his ideas for the next big Hollywood blockbuster. Guest: Carey Lorhenze  Host: Andrew Scarcella 

    Making a more human workplace | with Erica Keswin

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2019 25:37


    This episode, we talk with Erica Keswin, author of Bring Your Human to Work, about how to shape a company culture that's as human as the people working in it. Erica shares how to honor relationships at work and why too many meetings can kill your culture, and Andrew finally gets to sit behind the mic for an interview. Guest: Erica Keswin  Host: Andrew Scarcella   

    Reinventing the HR technology landscape | with Josh Bersin

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2019 24:09


    This episode, we talk with Josh Bersin about how the HR technology landscape is being reinvented to adapt to new demands and expectations from employees and employers alike. Josh shares what he's learned from a lifetime studying the way we work, and Andrew admits he's addicted to Oxytocin. Host: Andrew Scarcella  Guest: Josh Bersin 

    Compassion and connection | with Tiffany Mattick

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2019 18:45


    This episode, we talk with Tiffany Mattick about how to bring out the best in people by creating a thriving, high-performing culture. Tiffany shares her front-line experience encouraging effective behaviors and shaping a positive work environment, and Andrew reveals a hidden ability. Host: Andrew Scarcella Guest: Tiffany Mattick

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