Podcasts about chief joy officer

Sometimes, it feels like work wasn't designed with us, humans, in mind. Human suffering at work is becoming far too common in our tech-driven world of work. It's burning us out, disconnecting us, and draining our energy. We've lost sight of the one thing that truly powers progress: people. But there's a way to break that mean cycle. A better way to redesign work to fuel joy, not exhaustion. In this inspiring Happiness Squad Podcast episode, Ashish Kothari and Rich Sheridan, CEO and Chief Storyteller of Menlo Innovations, talk about how to radically reimagine work to end human suffering in the world of technology.Richard Sheridan is the co-founder, CEO, and "Chief Storyteller" of Menlo Innovations, a software and IT consulting firm renowned for its innovative and joyful workplace culture. Disillusioned by the chaos of the tech industry, Rich co-founded Menlo in 2001 with a mission to end human suffering in the workplace. His passion for creating joyful work environments led to his bestselling books, Joy, Inc. and Chief Joy Officer, and he has shared his insights through over 1,000 talks worldwide.It's time to redesign your tech organization into a place where people feel more alive.Things you will learn in this episode:• Pair programming as a tool for collaboration and continuous learning• Replacing fear and micromanagement with clarity and trust• How laughter, energy, and joy signal a healthy workplace• Ending tech burnout through intentional systems design• The ROI of flourishing: higher quality work, retention, and impactIf you've ever questioned whether work has to be painful to be productive, this conversation offers a hopeful, proven alternative. Tune into this epic episode now.Resources:• Menlo Innovations: http://www.menloinnovations.com/ • Menlo Innovations Case Studies: https://menloinnovations.com/stories • Richard Sheridan on X: https://x.com/menloprez • Get to know Richard Sheridan: https://richardsheridan.com/meet-rich Books:• Joy Inc.: How We Built a Workplace People Love by Richard Sheridan: https://a.co/d/6C4HJbe • Books from Richard Sheridan: https://richardsheridan.com/books• Chief Joy Officer by Richard Sheridan: https://a.co/d/7F4t8HA • Hardwired for Happiness by Ashish Kothari: https://www.amazon.com/Hardwired-Happiness-Proven-Practices-Overcome-ebook/dp/B0BCXDCLX1?ref_=ast_author_mpb

This week, Chief Joy Officer, Faith Guy, is joined by dedicated parenting coach and good friend, Jodi Slein! Jodi brings a unique perspective to her coaching with her personal experience with her three sons, one of which is adopted. Faith and Jodi speak all about parenting, emotional intelligence and regulation, and the benefits of learning self-awareness to become a better person and parent!Takeaways:✅ Parent from the Inside Out – Jody explains that empowered parenting starts with self-awareness. Understanding your own childhood, attachment style, and triggers helps you parent more intentionally and effectively.✅ Regulation is the Game Changer – Emotional regulation is a foundational skill in parenting. Jody emphasizes that parents must learn to regulate themselves first in order to teach their kids how to do the same — especially in high-emotion moments.✅ Empowered Parenting is Not Passive – Setting firm boundaries with empathy and consistency creates a respectful relationship — not one based on fear or control. Empowered parenting requires patience, presence, and purpose.✅ Repair Builds Trust – When mistakes happen (and they will), it's the repair that matters most. Jody shares how owning her mistakes and apologizing helped deepen connection and build mutual respect with her kids.✅ Connection Over Perfection – Building lasting influence starts with prioritizing connection. Jody's story shows that when children feel emotionally safe and valued, communication and trust naturally follow.Check out Jodi's Coaching: https://alwayshopemindfulgrowth.com/Sign up for an AMP trip: https://centerforvictory.kartra.com/page/9Gn85

Today's guest is a big deal. He's the CEO of software company Menlo Innovations and the author of two highly recommended books—Joy Inc., and Chief Joy Officer, and he joins us today to share some of the incredible insights he has gained during his impressive career. From his definition of joy at work and how he has built a very unique professional environment and culture at Menlo to the unusual interview experience at Menlo, our conversation is expansive and detailed, giving you the tools you need to adopt some of the same principles in your own leadership journey. Richard shares how he has cultivated an environment where feedback is welcomed, why he has chosen a transparent remuneration structure at Menlo, how he has set this up, and much more. Don't miss this inspiring conversation with today's deeply intentional and revolutionary guest. Thanks for tuning in! Guest Bio:Rich Sheridan is on a mission to end human suffering in technology. As CEO and Co-Founder of Menlo Innovations, he built a workplace driven by collaboration, experimentation, and joy.Once a fear-driven leader who micromanaged every detail, he discovered that joy at work isn't a luxury—it's a necessity. With a background in software and engineering (U-M BS '80, MS '82), his true passion is process, teamwork, and organizational design.Through his books, Joy, Inc. and Chief Joy Officer, Sheridan shares Menlo's story to help others create intentional cultures of joy. Because when joy leads, success follows.Key Points From This Episode: [00:00] Welcome and introduction to this episode and a catch up with your hosts.[06:40] Richard Sheridan from Menlo Innovations.[10:31] What Menlo Innovations does.[15:05] Richard's definition of bringing joy into work and how he measures it. [24:59] Why the work environment that he has built at Menlo would not be suited to everyone.[28:24] How Menlo approaches interviews differently.[34:47] The rewarding, promotion, and progress process at Menlo.[42:25] A story of how Richard realized that Menlo has excellent gender equity.[47:07] Navigating hesitation around salary transparency.[54:20] Why Richard is not transparent about his own compensation.[47:07] Managing the feedback process and making it easy for others to communicate how they feel.[01:03:58] How to book a tour at Menlo.  Quotes: “We launched Menlo in June of 2001 with a crazy mission: we wanted to end human suffering in the world as it relates to technology. We've been doing that now for almost 24 years. It worked!” — @menloprez [0:09:33] “I don't think unjoyful people can make joyful results.” — @menloprez [0:16:44] “We have an interview process where we're actually trying to weed you in, not weed you out.” — @menloprez [0:31:06] “Humans are incredibly adaptable when they are given clear expectations.” — @menloprez [0:33:21]RESOURCES: [01:03:58]Menlo Innovations Tours and Workshops FOLLOW: Follow Richard Sheridan:LinkedInXMenlo InnovationsJoy, Inc.Chief Joy Officer  FOLLOW:Follow Laura Eich:LinkedInFacebookInstagram Follow Mike McFall:WebsiteLinkedInFacebookXInstagram Follow BIGGBY® COFFEE & LifeLabTM:WebsiteFacebookXInstagramLinkedInAbout LifeLabTM ABOUT LOVE IN LEADERSHIP:At the Life You Love LaboratoryTM and BIGGBY® COFFEE, we're out to prove that financial success and healthy workplace culture aren't two separate goals. BIGGBY® COFFEE's own cultural transformation is proof that not only is it possible to have a successful company where people aren't miserable at work, but that the happier your people are, the more your business will grow. Each week, join host Laura Eich, Chief Purpose Officer at BIGGBY® COFFEE, and her co-host and BIGGBY® COFFEE co-CEO Mike McFall as they're joined by guests from around the world to learn how they are fostering a culture of love and growth in the world's most innovative and people-centric companies. Get inspired. Get real. Get ready to transform workplace culture in America with us. This is the Love in Leadership podcast.Learn more at: loveinleadershippodcast.com ABOUT THE HOSTS:Mike McFall began his journey with BIGGBY® COFFEE as a minimum-wage barista at the original store in East Lansing in 1996. Over the span of 23 years, alongside business partner Bob Fish, he has helped create one of the great specialty coffee brands in America. Today Mike is co-CEO with Bob, and BIGGBY® COFFEE has over 250 stores open throughout the Midwest that sell tens of thousands of cups of coffee each day. But more importantly to Mike and BIGGBY® COFFEE, the company is a profoundly people-first organization.Mike is also the author of Grind, a book which focuses on early-stage businesses and how to establish positive cash flow. Laura Eich is BIGGBY® COFFEE's Chief People Officer, having worked in a variety of roles at BIGGBY® COFFEE for the last 11+ years. She helped launch BOOST, the department at BIGGBY® COFFEE which ultimately became LifeLabTM — BIGGBY® COFFEE's in-house culture cultivation team designed to help people be the best versions of themselves and help companies support them along the way. In her role, Laura helps people build lives that they love through the process of building profitable businesses and robust, growth-filled careers.

HAPPY VISION DAY WEEK!! In this episode, our Chief Joy Officer, Faith Guy, and our Chief Adventure Officer, Caleb Kolb, reflect on the last Vision Day, share the benefits of planning and Vision Day, and share their joy for the new year!Seriously, Vision Day is Saturday... sign up - https://centerforvictory.kartra.com/page/ynq103Key Takeways:Vision Day as a Reset Tool: Caleb and Faith explain Vision Day as a critical event for reflecting on the past year and setting tangible goals for the future, using tools like vision boards and personal assessments.Customized Goal Setting: Caleb and Faith discuss how Vision Day caters to individual differences in goal-setting styles, allowing for flexibility and personal expression in creating vision boards and planning.Importance of Assessments: The conversation highlights the value of using behavioral and motivational assessments (The PI, VI, and AI) to gain deeper self-awareness, which can shape more effective personal and professional goals.Data-Driven Resolutions: Unlike typical New Year's resolutions, Vision Day focuses on data-driven insights from assessments to guide goal setting, making the process more grounded and personalized.The Value of Community: Vision Day is depicted not just as a personal planning event but also as a community-building experience where participants support each other's journeys.Accountability Partnerships: Caleb and Faith discuss how having accountability partners can enhance the commitment to personal goals, especially when those partners share similar motivations.

Rich Sheridan is the CEO and co-founder of Menlo Innovations, a software development company based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He's the author of the books Joy, Inc. and Chief Joy Officer: How Great Leaders Elevate Human Energy and Eliminate Fear. In chapter three of Chief Joy Officer, Rich says “If there is a core tenet upon which I would build my leadership life, and in doing so inspire those I led, it is this: love wins every time.” He then goes on to relate one of the most famous passages of the Bible, 1 Corinthians 13: 4-8, to the qualities of a loving leader. Whether or not you're a religious person – in fact, that verse is used often in even the most secular of wedding ceremonies – the relation of what the verse says to the qualities a leader should have is powerful. Rich talks about this chapter on this podcast. However, we encourage you to pick up his book and read for yourself. That chapter alone may affect the way you approach your responsibility for those entrusted to your care in your organization.

Rich Sheridan, CEO and Chief Storyteller at Menlo Innovations (and author of Joy Inc. and Chief Joy Officer) joins us for a meandering chat. We talk about building a culture free from fear, the power of storytelling in the office, and the benefits of making two people share one computer.

In this week's bonus podcast episode, Chief Victory Officer Eric Guy and Chief Joy Officer, Faith Guy come together for a special Father's Day episode. They emphasize the importance of personalized, intentional, and positive parenting.Takeaways:- Invest time in your kids.- Dedicate quality time to truly understand and connect with your children.- Focus on fulfilling your kids' needs rather than just their desires.- Approach parenting with deliberate and thoughtful actions.- Recognize that each child is unique and may require different parenting methods.- See the good in everyone.- Treat the act of loving others as a significant and rewarding privilege.Quotes:- “Speak life into others.”- “Being loved is being known.”- “It's a privilege to love people.”MAKE THIS YOUR BEST DAY YET!

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"Meet LeAnn Lyon, the heart and soul behind Joy-Minder, LLC, where she spreads cheer as the Chief Joy Officer. On WinWinWomen.TV, she captivates audiences with her show 'Lead With LeAnn,' sharing insights with a sprinkle of joy. A serial entrepreneur at heart, LeAnn's journey has woven through esteemed circles like BNI, Toast Masters, and the empowering realms of Tony Robbins. With the eloquence of a John Maxwell Certified Speaker and the precision of a Tae Kwon Do Black Belt, she also navigates the real estate waters as a Licensed Minnesota Realtor. Her accolades shine bright, from the President's Club for Yellow Book Yellow Pages to a Top 10 Growth Affiliate for Nowsite. But the titles she cherishes most? Devoted wife since 1995, proud mom to two wonderful daughters, and the loving human to a furry feline friend." Watch The Mind Body Business Show LIVE! - Did you know that this "podcast" is actually a LIVE video show?  Register (completely SPAM-Free) to receive automated announcements whenever we go live.  Then simply click and engage.  We welcome your questions and real-time participation.  Go to http://ryps.tk/cbm-register and register (free) now! 

In this week's bonus episode, Chief Joy Officer, Faith Guy shares insights and strategies to overcome the fear of success.Takeaways:- Anxiety and excitement trigger similar feelings, offering you the chance to direct your emotions.- Counter your anxiety anxiety with positive self-talk.- Cement your self-worth to embrace the success you deserve- Identify fears and limiting beliefs to confront and overcome them.- Transform anxiety into a positive force by reframing challenges- Set small, achievable goals to build something gradually.- Seek support from a network of loved ones, colleagues, and professionals, drawing strength from their encouragement and guidance.- Visualize your success, and imagine yourself overcoming obstacles.Quotes:“You get your whole life to work on this.”“Go after your natural strengths and abilities.”“You are meant to have big feelings.”“Choose to shine because you're going to need sunglasses.”“If you want to live a successful life, you have to start by thinking successfully.”“Everything good and worthwhile is going to take some grit, perseverance, and a whole lot of patience.”

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Joe has a book “Agile Kata” in the making, if you like to be the first to know when it launches, please visit www.agilekatabook.com.Transcript: Agile F M radio for the agile community. [00:00:09] Joe Krebs: All right, thank you for tuning into another episode of Agile FM in the Agile Kata series. Today I have two guests with me, actually three guests with me. I have Dan Roman and Richard Sheridan from Menlo Innovations. We have Dexter with us in the background. He might or might not. Contribute to this recording as he's a dog, Dan is a frontline worker at Menlo.He's a a lead, but he's also primarily a software developer. We're going to talk a little bit about Kata in development and obviously Richard Sheridan, author of the books, The Chief Joy Officer and Joy Inc. Is it fair to say you're the Chief Joy Officer of Menlo. [00:00:54] Rich Sheridan: A chief storyteller is the more typical title they give me here.[00:00:59] Joe Krebs: Awesome. All right. The chief storyteller, Richard and Dan, welcome to the podcast.[00:01:04] Dan Roman: Thank you for having [00:01:05] Rich Sheridan: us. Thanks Joe. Good to see you. [00:01:08] Joe Krebs: Yeah. Good to connect. And this episode we're going to focus a little bit on development. We want to talk about how do teams build agile teams? How do they build a product?Here in particular software development products. Now, Dan you are, as far as I know from a website, your keynoting together with Richard there is, you have a focus on software for manufacturers of medical instruments and software for space researchers. So this is. This is I would say complicated, complex stuff you're working on and as far as I can tell and we talked about that during our visit in in Ann Arbor, where you guys are located, that there is no formal process like Scrum or Kanban or like to the book extreme programming deployed at Menlo Innovation.Is that correct? [00:02:01] Dan Roman: 100%. We have plenty of people who come and visit and we'll see what we're doing and find that what we're doing matches with one of their models. So we didn't set out to be agile, but agilists who come in say, Oh, Menlo is agile, or we have lean practitioners come in and they say, Oh, Menlo is lean.But our processes, we never started from a place of. We want to be agile. Let's do it this way or we want to be lean. Let's do it that way. [00:02:27] Joe Krebs: As you're obviously working with different kinds of companies and clients. And obviously also with different kinds of products you guys are creating. Now, I would be interesting because.There is a term that's being used, I was told, on the floor at Menlo, this is run the experiment. That seems to be a frequent term. Can you just specify, either one of you, what that means, or maybe both, right? And how that comes into play, working in agile ways. [00:02:55] Rich Sheridan: I would say, Joe, that phrase is born out of a background philosophy at Menlo that says, let probably pump fear out of the room.We think that fear is a culture killer. Filler fear is a mind killer. I think there's a line in doom that says something like that. And so if someone has a new idea here, rather than. Hey, let's form a committee to write a policy on that. I do. Let's take a meeting. Our inclination is to take action with that simple phrase.If somebody has an idea, somebody else might see. Great. Let's run the experiment. See what happens. And that can typically the things we try are on fairly small scale. We don't upend the whole place every week to try some new, crazy new way of working. But usually it is some small incremental change to an existing process or an enhancement to the way we do things here.Because somebody believed that there was a problem to solve and this experiment may help us address that problem. Again, trying it and see how it works. And the experiments that succeed are the ones that last a long time and others might just thritter away because they didn't actually solve an actual problem.Probably more often than not an experiment. Morphs over time. We had the original idea, we tried it, it didn't work the way we hoped. We try something a little different. [00:04:23] Joe Krebs: So it could go into either direction. So when we talked about this a little bit about the experimental part and obviously I'm very public about my my work and my interest in Kata and scientific thinking through Michael Rother and Jeffrey Liker.We, we met in Ann Arbor. And obviously when you hear the word experiment in connection with Kata , then it becomes, obviously the question is, how does this whole setup look like in Menlo? How do you guys operate? How does this all work? Do you guys have a product owner within Menlo? Do you guys have scrum masters?Do you guys have project managers, agile coaches? What do people listening to us right now have to imagine when they just picture Menlo and cannot visit you guys in person? [00:05:10] Rich Sheridan: It's probably valuable to know, just for your listeners, a little bit of background on what Menlo does for a living, where we make our money.We are doing custom software development on behalf of our clients. So Dan has done a lot of projects for us over the years that he's been here. He will work in with manufacturing companies who are trying to enhance their ERP systems. He'll work with furniture retailers who are trying to improve how things happen on the sales floor.So all these companies are coming to us because as Joe, everybody in the world needs software to run their businesses these days. And so we are bringing in clients from every industry imaginable to come in and work with us. We have a fairly simple structure to our team. The teams that Dan is a part of that are working on those various projects will consist of a project manager who is typically paired with we'll call it a product owner on the customer side of the equation.And for us, the customers are the people who are paying us to do this work. They aren't necessarily be going to be the end users, almost never the end users. Software building. We have a set of people on our team that have a very fun and unusual title and a great role called high tech anthropologists, and their job is to understand the humans that will one day use the software, the end users in software.Then we have our software development team, which comprises the biggest part of our company. And then Formal quality assurance role that works alongside the software development team. So every project at Menlo has some component of each of those four pieces. And and we work on a weekly iterative basis here.essentially right sizing every project for exactly the workload, right sizing it with the types of people it needs. We're more in the discovery phase. There'll be more high tech anthropology. If we're more in the software development phase, there will be more people like Dan on the project. The project manager and the QA teams are shared amongst variety projects, and they are they are constant throughout the course of each of the projects.In any given moment in time, we're a team of about 50 people. We have, probably right now, I'm going to guess about 15 different projects. at various stages. Some of the projects are large. They'll have 8 to 10 people on them. Some of the projects are small. They only have a couple. And it's probably worth noting that we pair.That pairing is a big construct here. That was an early experiment that took hold in the 23 years ago when we founded Menlo. And it has never let up since. [00:07:44] Joe Krebs: So running the experiment seems to be something like a, for testing and verifying the process in place, like programming, right? Is this an interesting, is this you have read about it, you, the teams might try it and find Found it useful, like many teams found their programming useful, right?So it's an interesting thing. So you're using that kind of experimentation approach for the process you're using, but you're also using experimentation for building the products for your clients. And that's where I want to go a little closer here. So you have your how do you protect your end user, your users?Your clients or your customers that are the product owner or acting out that role. If you want to say it this way. But then how do these requests come in? There's a ton of teams that are there that are using user stories product backlogs, ordering activities, refinement activities planning, sprint planning activities, and so on.How does this all look like at Menlo? How do you guys incorporate that if you work in different ways? I would be curious to hear. [00:08:42] Rich Sheridan: Yeah, the biggest starting point and starting is always hard for every project is starts with our high tech anthropology team and really attempt to answer three questions and use a lot of experiments to get to the answers to these questions.What problem are we actually trying to solve different than perhaps the one even the customer presented to us? Who exactly are we trying to solve this problem for? What types of people? And we'll use personas and persona maps for that exercise. But a lot of that discovery work is done out in the field.And so a lot of the early experiments are to be able to find these typical end users of the products we're working on out in the world. And that is often where some of the key experiments start early on. I'll give you a fun example, way back in our earliest days, long before anybody had iPhones or any kind of GPS devices, we were working with a company that wanted to create lanyard type devices that people who were on cruise ships would use to navigate the cities they would arrive in as the cruise ships pulled into port.And so imagine they had around their necks, they had these GPS driven devices with moving map displays and that sort of thing. So we had to figure out simple questions like do people know how to read maps? Because, if you ask a group of people, do you know how to read maps? Everybody would say, absolutely, I know how to read a map.If you ask people to read maps, you find that hardly 50 percent of people know how to read maps. And so it would be very expensive to try and do this on a cruise ship. We did get one cruise ship ride throughout the course of this project. But before that, we went to a local theme park here, locally here, just to watch people try and use maps.So we would run into that. with them. We would walk up to them with a map in our hand and say, Hey, can you show me where the Edison exhibit is? And we obviously have the map in our hand and we would see if that people would grab the map and what they would do with it and how they would orient it. And 50 percent of the people said, Oh, I can never read these things.See that circle I over there, the information booth, you should go ask them. So we found out right away that about 50 percent of people self report they don't know how to read maps. But this was really early experimental data that we could collect very inexpensively around what kind of challenges would people get to if they don't know how to read maps and we're creating a device that's supposed to allow them to navigate a city.And we get very creative. We try and do things inexpensively. And then ultimately we experiment with the potential designs, often with paper based prototypes to see what will actually work for people. Once we get into the actual software development, once we've secured that we understand what design and work for them, then there's a lot of other experiments that Dan and his fellow developers here at Memo will use.Sometimes those experiments are technical ones, technological ones. Sometimes it's most of the time, I would say they're often human ones because we were often working with developers. And our client sites, we have to figure out how to work with them, given the way we work. [00:11:55] Joe Krebs: Dan I'm curious, like just to take it to the software development side and take advantage of you being here on on this podcast as well, right?So it's a great insight to see business and the leadership of the organization, but also to see the actual implementation of these products, right? So let's say we're doing these visioning techniques and obviously as a. As Richard pointed out, there's a lot of cost savings finding out early on that people can read a map, right?Could you imagine you were building something assuming they can read a map? That would be a very costly detour later on. But I want to go a little bit deeper because there's so many teams, agile teams out there that are preparing for sprint planning activities or iteration planning. And they're using user stories or and then they're basically have planned everything and laid it out and implemented.You guys have through that experimental process, a different thing in place. I think it's much more lightweight, if I'm not mistaken. Can you walk the listeners maybe through once these requests come in and you're actually in the software development part of how you're still using experiments for that?[00:13:00] Dan Roman: Sure. So to as Rich was telling us about those experiments, it reminded me a little bit that every development iteration at Menlo, I would argue, is itself an experiment. So the beginning of the iteration happens after a show and tell, where the software development team will actually have the client or customer demo back to the development team the work that was accomplished for the previous iteration.And then based on that demo we'll authorize the next week's worth of work which comes out to some 40 planned hours worth of work. And when I think about Kata, I think about declaring a desired future state. And that's ultimately what we're doing. When we set out a plan for the iteration, we're saying the plan is we will end up in a state where these cards have been completed and there'll be completed in this effort.And then the rest of the iteration is the steps that we as a development team take to try and realize that. Future state. And then by the time we get to the end we'll basically start the cycle over again, which will again reminds me a little bit of Kata where we'll compare. All right, we started with a plan to get to this future state.We've run the iteration for a week. Let's compare where we are compared to where we want to be. And ultimately, all of that happens through obviously the software developers doing the work, but that all happens through . The story cards, which are our fundamental unit of work and these are three by five index cards on which are written the work items that the developers will go and implement and our quality advocates will go and test.And typically our high tech anthropologists are part of writing in the first place. .[00:14:28] Joe Krebs: Is there still like, are you pulling from an organized formal product backlog as so many scrum teams? are doing, or is this process a little bit more ad hoc and fluid based on the work you did in previous iterations where you're getting instant feedback from your customers and how does that all look like?The show and tell, that's where this comes together, I would assume. [00:14:50] Dan Roman: Yep. That's a very good question. So it's a little bit of all of the above. So what Rich was alluding to at the beginning of our engagements, the high tech anthropologists will do a lot of the Upfront work of describing here's based on our research and our observational data, what we believe the application needs to do.And that sets as a starting off point for the engagement itself. But over the course of every engagement, we are also discovering new work. So over the course of a given iteration, as the developers are doing work, they might write. They may write other story cards or the quality advocates may write some story cards or even at show and tell the client might may say, Oh, we didn't think about the fact that the user might need to do this certain thing.One of the fundamental rules that Menlo is that everyone can write a story card. Now just because you've written a story card doesn't mean that it'll get authorized or that'll get put on a weekly iteration. But we are certainly collecting the scope that's being executed nonstop over the course of the engagement.[00:15:49] Joe Krebs: How does maybe I love this story cards, right? Obviously, there is a story to be told and collaborated on as a team. How detailed are you? As teams now within Menlo, how detailed are you with the planning activities? Are you planning very ad hoc? Is this like in subgroups or pairs or how let's say, this, these requests are coming in.You have these stories and you're experimenting, I would assume also on those. How detailed are those or all the questions? [00:16:22] Rich Sheridan: Yeah. The important element of our planning that I think probably differs from many development teams is how collaborative it is with our customers. Number one, we're putting together at a high level a story mapped version that might map out a year or two worth of key milestones for this client broken down into achievable goals that might run.Okay. A month, two, three, four months. And then we start laying out the story cards for that very first goal. And the customer is standing alongside of us choosing these story cards that should go into that plan. Obviously we're giving them some advice from a technical standpoint as to if there's a more appropriate sequence of things that makes more sense, but we really want the business feeling like they're driving this we often find it When we hear of other teams challenges in planning and estimating and that sort of thing, you often find that it's an adversarial relationship with the business sponsors, where somebody is I can't believe it's going to take that long, or you need to get this done in a shorter amount of time.Our approach isn't to try and argue against the importance of a date or features within that date, but to simply argue with the data of here's what fits, given your budget, given your burn rate, given the team size we have. And then it's a question of, can we make responsible trade off decisions with our client to get to that particular goal?And then, as Dan said, on a weekly iterative basis, we're going to review the progress against our original plan. Because, no plan actually holds up once it hits reality. So we're going to get, sometimes we get more done than we expected, sometimes we get less done. But that weekly visit into what exactly do we get done in the weekly opportunity to now look ahead in that longer plan and say, okay, what we've learned now, should we make adjustments to the plan?Have we discovered new things that need to be done? Should we write story cards and estimate those story cards? Should we take some things off that we originally thought should be part of the plan in favor of newer, more important things? Collaborative planning happens on a week by week basis on all of our projects.I think the most fun thing I see happen is that often we use paper based planning techniques, which is again, unusual for software teams to use paper. Typically in the earliest part of our planning, all of our story cards are on white paper. But as time goes on, and as customers start to get nervous that we don't seem to be making as much progress, we often switch to, say, hot pink paper for things that were newly discovered or that somebody raised their hand in a meeting and said, hey we didn't think of this when we talked to you about it originally.And so we'll write that story card up, we'll estimate it, but when we put it in the paper based planning process, we make it hot pink. And over time, what you can see is The actual physical real estate of our planning sheets being taken up by more and more hot pink work Which essentially says hey, there was a lot of stuff for some reason we didn't discover early on Yes wrong with that, but let's at least acknowledge With this, these colorful pieces of paper that we are now three months into this project and 25 percent of the things we're working on are things neither one of us thought of at the beginning of the project.That can be really helpful to maintaining executive sponsorship of a project because. Now we can have explicit discussions about new things that came in. It isn't some theoretical wave your hands in the air. There were a few new things that came along. No, it is clear what the new things are that came along because it's on this different color.[00:20:18] Joe Krebs: Yeah. Creating truly a partnership, right? With with the business the clients in this case do to showcase this, right? And obviously as a client, I would assume they're all very happy with us to see that. They are late changes are being incorporated some way or the other, and [00:20:34] Rich Sheridan: happiness is an interesting word in this.So it would be fun to believe that the people on the other side of the planning table at Menlo have all of the power and all of the authority to make these changes. But typically they're reporting up to an executive somewhere that has some other budgetary constraints. . We're not so much trying to make happy customers out of this process.We're trying to make informed customers so they can have intelligent conversations when they go back to their offices to say, Hey, I thought you were going to have all of this. What happened? And what you really want to do is give them the physical artifacts they need to be able to create a story. scale all the way up, perhaps to the CEO of the company to figure out why is this project where it's at right now.[00:21:27] Joe Krebs: . That's a good point. And thanks for clarifying. I think makes makes perfect sense. Dan Richard's mentioned the word a few times. I want to go a little bit deeper. That's the word estimates. Are you guys estimating there's a lot of different kind of estimation techniques out there.Agile teams are using, I'm just curious with this approach where you're going into more experimental activities, if estimation is actually still a thing here, or if it's an, if so, how lightweight it is. [00:21:58] Dan Roman: Sure. So to start right off the bat, yes, we do estimate it's part of that weekly iteration cycle.So every development team is sitting down and looking at the cards in play, as well as cards likely to be played in the future and estimating those story cards. That takes about an hour of time for regardless of the size of the dev team and we estimate in hours and in powers of two. So a given story card at Menlo would sit between two hours and 32 hours again on that power of two spectrum which can feel pretty radical for some organizations where things like velocity.I know that's a very popular way to, Fibonacci numbers as a means of calculating velocity or t shirt sizes, another sort of abstraction. I think that there are a couple of things that necessitate, or at least why we as Menlonians prefer that method. One is because estimating in hours is a universal language that when we get to that planning game after the show and tell with our stakeholders.There's no need to do any translation between 13 Fibonacci points or a medium t shirt size. We can say we've got 40 hours of effort for a given pair to plan for. And this card is 16, and that's 16 hours worth of work. And that's something that is instantly understandable by our stakeholders.I think part of the reason that we as a team are able to do that and Not in all cases, but in some cases, why other teams choose those kinds of abstractions at Menlo. We have a very healthy relationship between the technical folks who are doing the work and the project managers and stakeholders who are authorizing and planning the work.And that's manifest in this sort of contract. That's very explicit and part of, as I understand it, our project management training. There's a dual responsibility for maintaining our estimates. So any software developer pair that's doing work on a card. As soon as they know they're going to miss the estimate.So if Rich and I were pairing on a story card and we were on an eight hour card and we started to realize, Oh, wait, this is bigger. This is going to be at least double that. This is a 16 hour card. Now we have a obligation to go out to our project manager, for example, Lisa, she's one of our PMs and telling her, Hey, Lisa, we are working on this card.It was originally estimated as an 8, but because of these reasons, we see it as a 16. That's our half of the sort of contract. The other half of that is the one that lives on Lisa's side, or the PM's side, which is to say, Thank you for your estimate, and smile. And that sounds like a really simple little strategy, but it's That kind of strategy that sucks the fear out of the room that would otherwise inhibit Rich and I from volunteering that information or giving an honest, updated estimate on the card.And that's why a lot of other teams can run into those abstractions is because it's scary or painful when you let some set of stakeholders know, oh, this thing we originally estimated will take a day is now going to take more than that. Yeah, [00:24:59] Joe Krebs: well, there's definitely a lot of controversy out there about.Estimation and the techniques and in communicated and sometimes they're so like inflated to o just to be safe, depending on what organization and teams you work for. So that's, does not seem to be the approach at Menlo and obviously you guys. I've taken an expert estimate on the work at that time and see what, what comes out of it.Once you start working on it very interesting thing. Now you just mentioned that I want to follow up on that word too, because I think the listeners out there who are. Used to agile coaches scrum masters, et cetera, et cetera. They are probably not saying did he just say the word project manager?Did he just use that term? And because that sometimes that is a term that has been removed and replaced and you guys are using it actively, as far as I understand what's the role of a project manager at? Menlo, if you're working so in so agile ways and in experiments and et cetera what would be the role of a project manager other than nodding and saying, thanks for your estimate and smiling.[00:26:09] Rich Sheridan: So the primary role of a project manager at Menlo is to be the voice of the customer, people who pay us to do the work when the customer isn't in the room. And so their job is to answer questions from the development team about the general direction of the project, where it's going, how we're going to get there, what what the overall overarching goals for the project are if the cause, if the project manager doesn't know they will reach out to the client who isn't imminently available every time we want to reach out to them.That's why we need somebody who's advocating on their behalf when the client isn't around or not available by phone and that sort of thing. The the other role important role project manager does is to help the team remove obstacles. Dan and his pair partner will be rolling along and a card gets stuck.Have a question, need to reach out to somebody, you can just let Lisa know and say, Hey, Lisa, I just want to let you know we're stuck here. We wrote to the client. We're waiting for an answer. We're going to red dot that card, which means they're going to stop it. We're going to move on to the next card in the lane.And if there's anything you can do to help remove that obstacle, that would be awesome. Project managers also keeping close track. Our customers are spending a lot of money with us, so keeping close track on the budget relative to the total budget relative to the burndown for that budget, all those kinds of things.I guess there's a tremendous amount of, financial oversight that comes with every one of our projects, we're often working on projects that run into the millions of dollars. And so project managers are helping manage that part of the process with us. And you're also making a lot of decisions alongside people like Dan is to what should the composition of the team be this week.So it's a very collaborative role for the people doing the work I mentioned before we pair, we switch the pairs every five business days and. over time, systematically rotate people in and out of the projects to avoid burnout, to avoid towers of knowledge issues, all that kind of stuff. And the project managers will work very closely with the team to figure out what would be the best composition of people who should pair with whom who who would be good candidates for these story cards, that sort of thing.[00:28:27] Dan Roman: I think there's one element that's important too for Menlo, but I would also argue this is true of other organizations. But the roles and the titles that we have for the work that each of us as Menlonians do does describe a primary role. But that is not to say that the team is not responsible for also doing some of the other responsibilities of the other roles.For example, I am primarily a software developer at Menlo. But on a day to day basis, I am contributing to the conversations Rich is talking about where it's planning the resources for the project, making sure that the customer is appraised of any changes to the plan or keeping in mind the decisions that we're making today and what impact that has on the end user, the way that our high tech anthropologists might be considering.So I think it's one of those things where it's like we, we have those titles and those roles to an easy heuristic to generally describe what we do within Menlo, but at the end of the day, there's actually a lot of blending or blurring of the lines that exist between our individual roles.[00:29:30] Joe Krebs: Yeah. I think that's also it speaks to the self managing aspect of agility in general. Now I'm so thrilled to have you both on this podcast episode, because we had in this Kata series so far, we had different topics. We talked about transformational cultural things. I, this is a and I think that's a really great, wonderful episode.I believe it's a wonderful episode that really focused on Developing in agile ways, but in a non prescriptive or existing frameworks. That are out there and you can almost say like, when I listen to your conversation. It's almost it's almost sounds like cherry picking, right? Of how we're using this concept, or we are estimating, but a little bit different, or we have paper, but some of them are pink.And and so what I and working in pairs and we're shifting pairs and the way of how you operate with clients rather than the product owner being in house, the product owner is the actual client. So there's a lot of things. So there are some terminologies or project manager, just to name another one versus a scrum master.And what's really fascinating, I think, is for one of the goals of this episode is to show existing Agile teams if something's not working with an existing framework or with the process they have chosen, as you guys said, run the experiment, right? Try something new. Adjust your process. That's one element.And maybe you find ways of changing the way of how you currently work with breaking something. Obviously, that is recommended, but you're saying it's not working for us. That's not us. And that would be whatever you shared about. Menlo and the culture, but there's also the way of using this way of working to build the product itself, right?So there's two aspects to it, shape the process, how you want to work, but also the way of how you build a product for your clients. So I want to thank you guys for that. That is really nice. Thank you. [00:31:22] Rich Sheridan: You bet. Yeah. I think our general philosophy is all of these tools, methodologies, ways of thinking have value to offer and why would we constrain ourselves to simply one of them?Why don't we borrow pieces and parts? And put, I think for us, we do refer to our general system of work here as the Menlo way of working. . And but if you probed, you would see we borrowed all these pieces from this so we don't find ourselves resisting any of them. We find ourselves embracing them, looking at them deciding, oh, that might work here.And every project has its own unique, qualities to it as well. I [00:32:02] Dan Roman: think one of the pieces that reminds me of is the notion that when we're designing our process, we're setting out to solve a problem and our problem isn't that we're not doing agile. It's not that we're not doing scrum and we need to start doing scrum.We're trying to provide value to a customer on a frequent and consistent basis such that they can respond to feedback and make planning decisions. There are times when that desire or attempt to solve that problem will line up pretty closely with what Agile might seem like or Lean. But at the end of the day, it all starts from let's solve a problem and the absence of some predetermined process is not itself a problem.. [00:32:42] Joe Krebs: Yeah. This is, that's wonderful. And then maybe a good word to end the the podcast episode here together. And obviously there is. An opportunity to take a tour with Menlo and see that all in action. So I invite the listeners to go and reach out to you. There's a, there's tons of tours you guys are doing on a yearly basis.Ann Arbor is the place to visit in Michigan. And and then they can see all what we just talked about in action.[00:33:08] Rich Sheridan: And one of our experiments during the pandemic were virtual tours that we continue to this day, even though. The in person tours have resumed. , [00:33:17] Joe Krebs: even cooler. So this could be done just from your couch.Thank you so much. [00:33:22] Dan Roman: Thank you.​

Loka Pandya, otherwise known as "The Chief Joy Officer," shares the results of studies done on employees and their happiness at work. Upcoming frigid temps

Join us for an inspiring and thought-provoking roundtable discussion on The Universal Dancer Podcast, featuring Claudia Moore, Mary W Kamp, and Megha Nancy Buttenheim, three exceptional individuals who have devoted their lives to the beautiful and transformative art of dance. Claudia Moore, a stalwart in the Canadian dance scene since the late 1970s, has made an indelible mark in the field of dance. She founded the internationally acclaimed Moonhorse Dance Theatre, a platform she created explicitly for mature dance artists to showcase their talent and unique perspectives. Mary W Kamp, a seasoned teaching artist, brings a wealth of knowledge and experience in ballet and choreography. Her wisdom and maturity infuse her work, from dance in worship services to concerts and workshops, enhancing each experience with a depth of understanding only years of practice can bring. Megha Nancy Buttenheim, the Chief JOY Officer and Founding Director of Let Your Yoga Dance®, takes a holistic approach to dance. She seamlessly blends yoga, dance, and positive psychology in her teachings, creating an experience that nourishes the body, mind, and spirit. Each of these remarkable women shares their experiences with dance and aging, opening up a dialogue about dance's physical, mental, and emotional benefits. They delve into how dance can not only be a source of joy and self-expression but a tool for maintaining agility, strength, and balance as we age. Tune in to this enlightening conversation to learn about the profound ways in which dance can contribute to our overall well-being as we journey through the aging process. Don't miss this opportunity to gain insights from these trailblazers who are redefining what it means to age gracefully through the art of dance. Find Our Guests Online: Claudia Moore Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/claudia.j.moore.11 Mary W Kamp Website: www.sacreddanceguild.org, danceforparkinsons.org Megha Nancy Buttenheim Website: letyouryogadance.com Teacher's Association: teacher.letyouryogadance.com Webstore: store.letyouryogadance.com Facebook: facebook.com/letyouryogadance YouTube: youtube.com/@letyouryogadance4504 Twitter: twitter.com/LetYourYogaDanc Instagram: instagram.com/megha_nancy_buttenheim/ Personal Site: meghanancybuttenheim.com, Find Us Online: Websites: ⁠https://www.universaldancer.com/⁠ ⁠https://lesliezehr.com⁠ Facebook: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/groups/universaldancercommunity⁠ Instagram: ⁠@the.universaldancer⁠ YouTube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/c/TheUniversaldancer⁠ Books: "The Alchemy of Dance: Sacred Dance as a Path to the Universal Dancer" by Leslie Zehr: ⁠https://books2read.com/u/bPNVvY⁠ "The Al-chemia Remedies: Vibrational Essences from Egyptian Flowers and Sacred Sites" by Leslie Zehr: ⁠https://books2read.com/u/38V2zr⁠

In this week's episode, Chief Victory Officer Eric Guy talks with Chief Joy Officer, Faith Guy about the lessons we can learn from Buddy, from the movie ‘Elf' and how we can share some holiday cheer even through these difficult times!Key Takeaways:- Do you have a word of the year? Faith's word of the year was ‘joy' and having a joyful mindset everyday.  Be joyful for existing, breathing and getting opportunities.- There is so much power in giving specific compliments to others.  - Step outside of your comfort zone, do one thing for somebody today.- If you can refine what your purpose is, you give yourself a second chance to have a purposeful life.- If we've lost our way, focus on the simple steps of being a good person, a good neighbor, and a good friend.- Find your joy in the small things.- Treat everyday like a holiday. Quotes: - "Treat everyday like Christmas" ~ Buddy- "You have such a pretty face, you should be on a Christmas card." ~ Buddy- "You can sing alone, you can sing in front of people; there is no difference." ~ Buddy- "The best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear." ~ Buddy- "They just lose sight of what's important in life, it doesn't mean they can't find their way." ~ Santa to Buddy- "If you can refine what your purpose is, you give yourself a second chance to have a purposeful life." ~ Faith- "Find your joy in the small things." - FaithMAKE THIS YOUR BEST DAY YET!

In this episode, Monica connects with Shani Godwin, a seasoned entrepreneur, author, and Chief Joy Officer of Communique USA. Shani shares her journey, drawing parallels between her experiences and the universal struggles of entrepreneurs. Dive into insights from a 21-year veteran in marketing, as Shani unravels the secrets to eliminating marketing guesswork, effective storytelling, and brand growth. Episode Quote: Out of your vulnerabilities will come your strength – Sigmund Freud Guest Info: Shani T. Godwin Communiqué USA, Inc. www.communique-usa.com KICKSTART YOUR BUSINESS WORKSHOP - https://www.monicaallen.com/event-details/kickstart-your-business-from-vision-to-reality Episode Sponsor -  Zeus' Closet  Helpful Entrepreneurial Resources from Become Your Own Boss Join the ⁠Become Your Own Boss Community⁠ ⁠Monica FREE ebook⁠ Get your⁠ Become Your Own Boss Planner⁠ Ways to reach Monica: Instagram: @becomeyourownbosspodcast Email: monica@monicaallen.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/becomeyourownboss/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/becomeyourownboss/support

In this episode of World Business Forum NYC 2023 Series from Stories from the River, host Charlie Malouf welcomes Will Luke, Director of Retail Operations and Stacey McCormick, the River's Senior VP of Retail Performance, as they break down their thoughts on Simon Sinek's unique Q&A in New York City. In their conversation, they delve into Simon's ideas on the correlation between rewarding behaviors and initiatives as opposed to rewarding outputs. They examine the idea of a company hackathon to solve big problems within the company with collaboration. Additionally, they discuss how scheduled office meetings can impede spontaneous creativity, and explore the current work-from-home (WFH) culture and why a return to office (RTO) can lead to a necessary and healthy dose of human and social connection. Simon suggests that the WFH culture is causing our epidemic of loneliness and isolation. They discuss Sinek's book "The Infinite Game" and the long-term, healthy benefits of playing an infinite game in business as opposed to the short-term and limited mindset that leads to a decline of trust, culture, and morale that comes from playing a finite game.  They discuss various viewpoints presented by Sinek and whether or not they fully concur with his ideas. Additionally, they delve into some of his concepts, such as when it is appropriate to terminate someone. The conversation also covers the responsible implementation of AI technology, taking into account both its exciting possibilities and underlying concerns. In staying true to his optimistic outlook, Simon concludes his time on the stage by stating that his theme for the new year is idealism as he suggested that the possibility for world peace literaly existed within the room that day.  Additional information:  The Optimism Company - https://simonsinek.com   "A Bit of Optimism" podcast - https://simonsinek.com/podcast/   "The Millennial Question" from Simon Sinek - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vudaAYx2IcE   3 Things w/ Simon Sinek | The Purpose of Business - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQaIyTekTmU  https://www.redventures.com/blog/3-things-the-purpose-of-business   Surgeon General Advisory: The Healing Effects of Social Connection - https://www.hhs.gov/surgeongeneral/priorities/connection/index.html   The Surgeon General's Advisory on Our Epidemic of Loneliness and Isolation (PDF) lays out a framework for a National Strategy to Advance Social Connection - https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/surgeon-general-social-connection-advisory.pdf   and one-page summary - https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/sg-social-connection-general.pdf   "Start With Why" by Simon Sinek - https://www.amazon.com/Start-Why-Simon-Sinek/dp/1591844517   "Leaders Eat Last" by Simon Sinek - https://www.amazon.com/Leaders-Eat-Last-Together-Others/dp/1591848016/   "The Infinite Game" by Simon Sinek - https://www.amazon.com/Infinite-Game-Simon-Sinek/dp/073521350X/   "Finite and Infinite Games: A Vision of Life as Play and Possibility" by James P. Carse - https://www.amazon.com/Finite-Infinite-Games-James-Carse/dp/1476731713   "Chief Joy Officer" by Richard Sheridan - https://richardsheridan.com/books/chief-joy-officer   WBF NYC 2023 Event Details: https://www.wobi.com/it/wbf-nyc/   WBF NYC 2023 Event Brochure: https://www.wobi.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/wbfnyc_brochure.pdf     This episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/49vgPn63wpo  We hope you enjoy this episode and subscribe to our podcast for a new story each week. Visit https://www.storiesfromtheriver.com for more episodes. 

In this episode of World Business Forum NYC 2023 Series from Stories from the River, host Charlie Malouf welcomes Will Luke, Director of Retail Operations and Stacey McCormick, the River's Senior VP of Retail Performance, as they break down their thoughts on Simon Sinek's unique Q&A in New York City. In their conversation, they delve into Simon's ideas on the correlation between rewarding behaviors and initiatives as opposed to rewarding outputs. They examine the idea of a company hackathon to solve big problems within the company with collaboration. Additionally, they discuss how scheduled office meetings can impede spontaneous creativity, and explore the current work-from-home (WFH) culture and why a return to office (RTO) can lead to a necessary and healthy dose of human and social connection. Simon suggests that the WFH culture is causing our epidemic of loneliness and isolation. They discuss Sinek's book "The Infinite Game" and the long-term, healthy benefits of playing an infinite game in business as opposed to the short-term and limited mindset that leads to a decline of trust, culture, and morale that comes from playing a finite game.  They discuss various viewpoints presented by Sinek and whether or not they fully concur with his ideas. Additionally, they delve into some of his concepts, such as when it is appropriate to terminate someone. The conversation also covers the responsible implementation of AI technology, taking into account both its exciting possibilities and underlying concerns. In staying true to his optimistic outlook, Simon concludes his time on the stage by stating that his theme for the new year is idealism as he suggested that the possibility for world peace literaly existed within the room that day.  Additional information:  The Optimism Company - https://simonsinek.com   "A Bit of Optimism" podcast - https://simonsinek.com/podcast/   "The Millennial Question" from Simon Sinek - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vudaAYx2IcE   3 Things w/ Simon Sinek | The Purpose of Business - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQaIyTekTmU  https://www.redventures.com/blog/3-things-the-purpose-of-business   Surgeon General Advisory: The Healing Effects of Social Connection - https://www.hhs.gov/surgeongeneral/priorities/connection/index.html   The Surgeon General's Advisory on Our Epidemic of Loneliness and Isolation (PDF) lays out a framework for a National Strategy to Advance Social Connection - https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/surgeon-general-social-connection-advisory.pdf   and one-page summary - https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/sg-social-connection-general.pdf   "Start With Why" by Simon Sinek - https://www.amazon.com/Start-Why-Simon-Sinek/dp/1591844517   "Leaders Eat Last" by Simon Sinek - https://www.amazon.com/Leaders-Eat-Last-Together-Others/dp/1591848016/   "The Infinite Game" by Simon Sinek - https://www.amazon.com/Infinite-Game-Simon-Sinek/dp/073521350X/   "Finite and Infinite Games: A Vision of Life as Play and Possibility" by James P. Carse - https://www.amazon.com/Finite-Infinite-Games-James-Carse/dp/1476731713   "Chief Joy Officer" by Richard Sheridan - https://richardsheridan.com/books/chief-joy-officer   WBF NYC 2023 Event Details: https://www.wobi.com/it/wbf-nyc/   WBF NYC 2023 Event Brochure: https://www.wobi.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/wbfnyc_brochure.pdf     This episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/49vgPn63wpo  We hope you enjoy this episode and subscribe to our podcast for a new story each week. Visit https://www.storiesfromtheriver.com for more episodes. 

DETAILS | Chief Joy Officer Rich Sheridan reminds us of a somber reality: many lead lives of quiet desperation AT WORK and go to their graves with a song still in their hearts. But it doesn't have to be this way. We dive into Rich's powerful journey from despair to profound inspiration. Like many of us, he chased the wrong career success metrics; it wasn't working, and he knew he had to change himself. Rich has deep empathy and wisdom for professionals, asking the same powerful questions he asked: What do I want out of my career?  Why don't the traditional definitions of success and achievement make me happy? Given all that has happened, what needs to change to get to the next best version of me and my career? For over a decade, from the heart of Menlo to global stages, and through his bestsellers, "Joy, Inc." and "Chief Joy Officer," Rich has been illuminating a potent message: Everyone deserves to experience Joy at work, and we can build a workplace that people love! We explore joy as a tangible metric, how to define and measure Joy at work, the characteristics of a joyful leader, the power of running experiments, and how to lead with inspiration instead of fear. GUEST | Richard Sheridan—entrepreneur, business leader, and author—is best known as the co-founder, CEO, and “Chief Storyteller” of Menlo Innovations, a software and IT consulting firm that has earned numerous awards, acclaim, and press for its innovative and positive workplace culture. Rich's bestselling books Joy Inc: How We Built a Workplace People Love and Chief Joy Officer have inspired tens of thousands, and his message of joyful leadership has been featured in press outlets ranging from Inc, Forbes, and New York magazines to Bloomberg, U.S. News & World Report, NPR's On Point podcast, NPR's All Things Considered, and the Harvard Business Review. Rich was inducted into the Shingo Academy in 2022 for his work supporting the principles of organizational excellence. OVERVIEW | Are you ready to ADAPT and REINVENT YOURSELF for the most disrupted and digital workforce in history? What would it feel like to belong and not get stuck? It is estimated over 1 billion people will need reskilling by 2030, and more than 300 million jobs will be impacted by AI  — work, identity, and what it means to be human are rapidly changing. Join hosts Nate Thompson and Alex Schwartz and the TOP VOICES in the Future of Work to uncover how to meet this dynamic new reality driven by AI, hybrid work, societal shifts, and our increasingly digital world. Discover why a Future of Work Mindset is your key to prepare, navigate, and thrive! We are grateful you are here, and welcome to the TDW Tribe! www.thedisruptedworkforce.com

In this week's episode, Chief Joy Officer, Faith Guy, takes over the podcast for Eric to discuss all things servant leadership.  Faith shares what servant leadership is, how you can become a servant leader, and why you should surround yourself with other servant leaders.Takeaways:- Servant leadership is a non-traditional leadership philosophy embedded in a set of behaviors and practices that place the primary emphasis on the well-being of those being served.- Being a servant leader means giving 100% and expecting nothing in return.- If you're expecting something in return or manipulating a situation to benefit you, it's not servant leadership, it's selfish leadership.- The best thing that you can do for somebody is to help them know that they are loved and capable of loving. So how are you doing that as a leader, friend or parent?- Being a servant leader means that you are giving and not judging people in the process.Quotes:- “Give 100% and expect nothing in return.”- “You can't give 100% if you're trying to get even 20% back from it.”- “Don't drain people with your expectations.”- “Give out love like you're made of it. Spread it like confetti.”MAKE THIS YOUR BEST DAY YET!

In this week's replay episode, Chief Victory Officer, Eric Guy, is joined by Chief Joy Officer, Faith Guy in Zion National Park, Utah. They discuss the importance of getting disconnected from your routine and connecting with people that are important to you.Takeaways:- If you don't look up from your phone, you can be missing great opportunities that are right in front of you.- Take time to connect with one another in person, instead of with your “connections” on social media.- Get disconnected to be connected again.- Connect throughout the year with your inner circle to stay accountable with your goals.- Be purposeful with your connections.- Connect with topics like your dreams, goals, likes and dislikes.- Take time in with the people that you prioritize in your life.Quotes:- “Spend time looking up, and not down at your phones.”- “Relationships are oxygen…we need it.”- “The most important thing you could do is to set goals and go for them.”- “Spend time connecting to what is most important.”- “If I don't look up from my phone, I'm missing an opportunity that's right in front of me.”MAKE THIS YOUR BEST DAY YET!

In this week's episode, Chief Victory Officer, Eric Guy, and Chief Joy Officer, Faith Guy, discuss the importance of supporting and building a strong relationship with your siblings. They reminisce on Faith's bond with her brother Josiah and how their unique friendship has stood the test of time.Takeaways:Your siblings should be your best friends.Children observe the way their parents interact with each other, and behave accordingly.The importance of showing up for your sibling and participating in their interests should be taught from the very beginning.Family members should always be rooting for each other.Quotes:“Kids are products of their environment.”“I'm glad, especially now, that my best friend growing up was my brother.”“The narrative of all of our lives is that it's love-focused, not fear-focused.”

In this week's episode, Chief Victory Officer, Eric Guy, and Chief Joy Officer, Faith Guy, discuss the importance of shifting our perspective of our strengths and weaknesses.They also share how to change your mindset toward strengths and weaknesses, and to instead view these qualities as talents and non-talents.Takeaways:- Stay focused on your natural talents.- Focus on allowing others to be talented and intentionally help foster those talents in them.- View others' strengths and weaknesses as talents and non-talents.- Take time to regulate yourself, so you can learn better.- Be aware of what your own talents are and what those talents may look like in other people.- Create an environment where you are consciously complimentary (not competitive) to the people close to you.- Be around people who won't doubt your ability.- Compare yourself only to what you did yesterday—not to other people.Quotes:- “Understand and build awareness about what your non-talents are, and be excited about what your talents are.”- “Don't place someone in a box when they are circular.”- “You can't have education without regulation.”- “Don't give up on your talents.”- “Just compare you to you.”- “Everyone is a genius, but if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”

Wondering how you can find more joy in your life? In this episode of The Dr. Kinney Show, I sat down with Loka Pandya, The Chief Joy Officer to talk about all things joy and how achieving a state of joy can be beneficial to your health and wellness. Loka has spent the last 15 years building a multimillion-dollar hospitality business. More importantly, he has invested over a quarter million dollars going to over 40+ retreats in the last 25 years seeking the formula for joy and he found it. He now is on a mission to help inspire the joy that every person has within them.Topics covered in this episode include:Loka's journey and how he found joyThe difference between joy and happiness How Loka finds joy every day Why joy is so good for your healthTips for bringing more joy into your lifeIf you're ready to bring more joy into your life, you're not going to want to miss this episode! Tune in to learn more. Show notes available at www.drerinkinney.com/121Resources Mentioned: Follow Loka on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lokapandya/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y%3DI would love to connect on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrKinneyND and Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drkinney!

Chief Joy Officer - Max Hunter of Motivators@AtWork - took the stage at the Empple Festival of employer branding in Belgrade last October, with the bold statement: "If it's a sh*t place to work, your employer branding is a lie." Max was a fellow speaker at this brilliant conference and it was such a great talk that I just had to get him on an episode. We discussed the relationship between employee experience and employer branding... So, what do you do if your organisation has an employee engagement issue? The answer is critically important for developing a successful employer brand. Here's more about Max's role as Chief Joy Officer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXjjZhCU_jA&t=479s Thanks for the chat, Max, and thank you all for listening. Chris Le'cand-Harwood Host of the Employer Content Marketing Pod Director - Strategy & Production Lead at Content Marketing Pod Ltd www.contentmarketingpod.com www.employercontent.studio --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/employercontentmarketing/message

In this week's episode, Chief Victory Officer, Eric Guy, and Chief Joy Officer, Faith Guy, discuss why their family chose one word for the year, and how focusing on an attribute or characteristic for the year can benefit you.Takeaways:• How to keep your word front and center: put visuals on your devices and vision board, tell others in your community, and make it a part of your identity.• Sometimes you don't know for months how your word will affect you, but you will get it.• To come up with a word, ask yourself “What are my goals telling me about what my year is going to look like?”• Your perspective on life can change with every word you choose.• Having a word for the year helps to hold you accountable.Quotes:"I want my fire to be so bright, that it ignites all of you."

In this week's episode, Chief Victory Officer, Eric Guy and Chief Joy Officer, Faith Guy, dive deeper into one of our core values, ‘Be Like Fred' and how we can exemplify Fred Rogers in our lives.  Eric discusses more about one of the Values Index Assessments ‘Altruism' and how we can benefit ourselves and others with this value.  Takeaways:- People's motivations vary, but even though you don't understand it, it doesn't mean we can't support others - 5:22- It's not just about taking a values index, but what your values are. - Sometimes you have to say ‘no' - just because you can, doesn't mean you should. You want your help to be quality, over quantity. 8:00- One of our core values, is to ‘Be Like Fred' to treat others the way they need to be treated - emotional intelligence to be like Fred. 9:45- Be more intentional with our relationships and with ourselves. - Always prioritize intentional decisions that help other people, not the way we think it should be, but the way they need to be treated. 10:38- what it means to us to be like Fred? Kind hearted, selfless, personable, empathetic, listens and hears others, heart for people, servant leader, family oriented, loyal. 11:30- How are you encouraging people to be awesome just the way there? - Don't set your own rulebook to your own Agenda. We would have a lot less problems if we set our rulebook on how it benefits others. 20:54- Look for a place to put your heart, and use it. Look for simple ways to help people, even just sharing a smile.  Quotes:- We proactively strive to equip others, and each other 12:35- Everyone is different, so what am I doing to help people realize that's a good thing 15:00- Help people understand just how awesome they are.- “Try your best to make goodness attractive. That's one of the toughest assignments you'll ever be given” - Fred Rogers - 19:20-- Don't set your own rulebook to your own Agenda. We would have a lot less problems if we set our rulebook on how it benefits others. 20:54

“Serving Others.” That is how Jennifer Oyer, Founder and Chief Joy Officer of Community Impact Advisors, describes the foundation of her life and her work in Hawaii, across the pacific islands, and around the world. For two decades, she has led and grown development efforts at organizations across Hawaii, including The Salvation Army, the Arthritis Foundation, the Richardson School of Law at the University of Hawaii, and her own alma mater, Hawaii Baptist Academy, before launching her firm in 2019. Always leading by example and with generosity, Jennifer has been active on several nonprofit boards as well as in supporting the profession, including her current role on AFP's US Foundation for Philanthropy. In this episode, she describes her personal and professional journey and shares what we can do to connect with others and build meaningful relationships. 

In this week's episode, Chief Joy Officer, Faith Guy asks Chief Victory Officer Eric Guy about creating a family vision day for the year and how you can reach your goals throughout the year.Key Takeaways:Setting goals for the year helps you to not just go through the motions, but to be intentional.Setting and reaching your goals can make you come alive.You can be purposeful and have accountability partners in the process.Make sure your goals align with who you are and your purpose - create a vision board to keep you accountable.Create your why so you don't have to worry about the how.Write down your goals everyday to stay on track - you can't escape your why when it's staring at you in the face.Eventhough you don't know how you're going to reach your goal, you have your why, so go after it.Quotes:The right people will tell you go, but wrong ones will tell you no. - 08:59When you have a why, you don't have to worry about the how. - 11:35If it matters to you, you have to measure it - 17:23Power in defining the purpose for your life.Align your goals with your purpose.If you can believe it, you can achieve it.

In this week's episode, Chief Victory Officer Eric Guy talks with Chief Joy Officer, Faith Guy about the lessons we can learn from Buddy, from the movie ‘Elf' and how we can share some holiday cheer even through these difficult times!Key Takeaways:Do you have a word of the year? Faith's word of the year was ‘joy' and having a joyful mindset everyday.  Be joyful for existing, breathing and getting opportunities.There is so much power in giving specific compliments to others.Step outside of your comfort zone, do one thing for somebody today.If you can refine what your purpose is, you give yourself a second chance to have a purposeful life.If we've lost our way, focus on the simple steps of being a good person, a good neighbor, and a good friend.Find your joy in the small thingsTreat everyday like a holidayQuotes:‘Treat everyday like Christmas' ~ Buddy‘You have such a pretty face, you should be on a Christmas card.' ~ Buddy‘You can sing alone, you can sing in front of people; there is no difference.' ~ Buddy‘The best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear.' ~ Buddy‘They just lose sight of what's important in life, it doesn't mean they can't find their way.' ~ Santa to BuddyIf you can refine what your purpose is, you give yourself a second chance to have a purposeful life. ~ FaithFind your joy in the small things. - Faith

Megha Buttenheim from Let Your Yoga Dance joined me this month to share her story about how she created Let Your Yoga Dance and how it has changed and grown over the years. Through this form, Megha share's her passion for yoga and dance with others. We discuss how she combines it with Positive Psychology, which makes life meaningful and fulfilling and increases human flourishing. She has found a way to add embodiment through dance, to work with character strengths—to help bring more joy into people's lives. We also spoke about how she has adapted it to work with special groups, such as the elderly and patients with Parkinson's Disease, and how effective it is. Be sure to subscribe on Spotify or iTunes for future episodes. Find Megha Online: Website: letyouryogadance.com, Store: store.letyouryogadance.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/letyouryogadance Twitter: https://twitter.com/letyouryogadanc Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/megha_nancy_buttenheim YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcr4pvGf389xELEiqq-71lQ A gift for listeners: 2 free audio MP3s of yoga and moving meditation on Megha's website store (store.letyouryogadance.com) Find Us Online: Main Website: https://www.universaldancer.com/ Podcast Website: http://bit.ly/TheUniversalDancerPodcastWebsite Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/universaldancercommunity Instagram: @the.universaldancer YouTube: TheUniversaldancer Books*: “Expanding Joy: Let Your Yoga Dance: Embodying Positive Psychology” by Megha Nancy Buttenheim: https://amzn.to/3B7ObAq “The Alchemy of Dance: Sacred Dance as a Path to the Universal Dancer” by Leslie Zehr: https://amzn.to/3P2MaLC “The Al-chemia Remedies: Vibrational Essences from Egyptian Flowers and Sacred Sites” by Leslie Zehr: https://amzn.to/3UulDrx

Dave was joined by Rich Sheridan, CEO and Chief Storyteller at Menlo Innovations, Speaker, and Author of "Chief Joy Officer" and "Joy, Inc." at the NEHRA 2022 Conference in this live edition of The Hennessy Report. Rich describes the truly unique culture at Menlo, with leaders traveling from around the world to tour their workspace and hear the team's stories. Whether it's working in teams of two on one computer, managing and conducting performance reviews with no "managers" but as a group, or pitting candidates towards each other rather than against - judged on how they support their rival - Rich paints a culture of true joy. You don't want to miss this unique episode of The Hennessy Report. Tune in now!

It's our most joyful episode yet! Aaron is joined by Patrice Tanaka, Chief Joy Officer and founder of Joyful Planet, a business and life consultancy that helps individuals and organizations find and actively live their purpose. Patrice inspires us with her entrepreneurial spirit and looks back on her experience cofounding three award-winning PR and marketing agencies before starting Joyful Planet in 2016. The two discuss their shared passion for encouraging people to do what they love, as well as how Patrice first found her purpose of choosing joy in every single day during the wake of 9/11 and her husband's fight with cancer. Tune in to hear more about our happiest guest yet and learn more about Joyful Planet at joyfulplanet.com. Production Credits: Aaron Kwittken, Haley Sacotte, Nina Valdes, Maria Bayas, Michael Grubbs, Anna Lamm and Mathew Passy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Charlie welcomes Cherrie Rivera, the Associate Director of Operational Excellence at Broad River Retail. A woman of many trades, Cherrie spent much of her Broad River career wearing various hats, solving problems as they arise, and adapting to dynamic situations. Cherrie talks about how making mistakes helped her grow and learn, and how to move forward from that experience. She also discusses inspiring team members, and how important is it to put your trust in people in order for them to have the freedom to thrive. This episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Qih9TP6txTU  Cherrie's book recommendation: Chief Joy Officer - https://www.amazon.de/Chief-Joy-Officer-Leaders-Eliminate/dp/0735218226 Atlas of the Heart - https://www.amazon.de/-/en/Bren%C3%A9-Brown/dp/1785043773 We hope you enjoy this episode, and subscribe to our podcast for a new story each week. Visit storiesfromtheriver.com for more episodes.

Get to know these successful thought leaders and find out how they present themselves and their crafts as experts in their fields. RJ Nicolosi is an entrepreneur, CEO and CEO coach. He works with companies to drive growth through business model innovation, technology, and people. He is the chairman and founder of Catapult Leadership Lab and the chief digital officer of RevLocal. He helps companies to achieve sustainable double-digit growth. If you are a CEO of a high-growth company, and you recognize that all the answers are not found within the confines of your company, it is best to reach out to RJ Nicolosi at https://www.catapultleadershiplab.com/ or via https://www.linkedin.com/in/rjnicolosi.  Lucie Newcomb who is the President and CEO of the NewComm Global Group, Inc. based in Silicon Valley. She is a recognized global B2B strategy, marketing, and business leader helping companies to build, launch, change things strategically and drive results collaboratively. If you are a global business or you're trying to figure out whether or not you should be and you want an expert and partner, reach out to Lucie Newcomb at https://www.NewCommGlobal.com/.  Kimberly Marie Bonner is the Chief Joy Officer at New Day Consulting Systems, which focuses on taking small businesses from start-up to scale-up. She is a business scale expert. Trained as a lawyer, she has close to 20 years of experience scaling organizations. Kimberly works with Fortune 500 companies, family-owned companies, and start-up businesses to achieve sustainable growth, profitability, brand dominance, and location expansion. Her expertise includes, but is not limited to, intellectual property licensing, franchising, mergers and acquisitions, turnarounds, and exits. Her mission is to “help millions make millions.” To achieve that end, her goal for the next decade, 2020-2030, is to launch multiple business accelerators and a private equity fund that targets underrepresented founders. She leads New Day Consulting Systems and hosts the radio/podcast show, Business Scale Insights. An accomplished author and speaker, Kimberly is a graduate of the University of Virginia with a degree in Foreign Affairs and a graduate of the University of Virginia School of Law. If you are a professional looking to own a small business or if you are a small business owner looking to turn around and scale your business, reach out to Kimberly Marie Bonner by visiting her website, http://www.newdayconsultingsystems.com, and going to https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimberly-marie-bonner-2235aa2.   Global Credibility Expert, Mitchell Levy is a TEDx speaker and international bestselling author of over 60 books. As The AHA Guy at AHAthat (https://ahathat.com), he helps to extract the genius from your head in a two-three hour interview so that his team can ghostwrite your book, publish it, distribute it, and make you an Amazon bestselling author in four months or less. He is an accomplished Entrepreneur who has created twenty businesses in Silicon Valley including four publishing companies that have published over 800 books. He's provided strategic consulting to over one hundred companies and has been chairman of the board of a NASDAQ-listed company. Mitchell has been happily married for thirty years and regularly spends four weeks in Europe with family and friends. Visit https://mitchelllevy.com/mitchelllevypresents/ for an archive of all the podcast episodes. Connect to Mitchell Levy on: Credibility Nation YouTube Channel: https://bit.ly/3kGA1LI Credibility Nation LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/credibilitynation/ Mitchell Levy Present AHA Moments: https://mitchelllevy.com/mitchelllevypresents/ Thought Leader Life: https://thoughtleaderlife.com Twitter: @Credtabulous Instagram: @credibilitynation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Emily Hanlin, Director of School Nutrition in Cobb County Schools, has become known to her staff as the CJO: Chief Joy Officer. Each day she leads her team to create a positive culture while they execute Cobb County School Nutrition's mission of Fueling Student Success. In this episode, Emily shares how she found her way from healthcare to school nutrition, how the pandemic has changed public perception of the importance of school meals, and why she says school nutrition professionals have the best job in the school district. We can't wait for you to meet Emily and see why she exemplifies what it means to #LoveWhatYouDo!

Drew & Sam discuss Richard Sheridan's second book, Chief Joy Officer. Drew makes good on his promise from last episode to discuss this book. Sam finds the joy teasing. As always, the book then finds it's way to their….nope, you'll have to listen to find out where this book ends up in their final review.

Join Drew & Sam as they bring CEO, Chief Storyteller, and co-founder of Menlo Innovations, Richard Sheridan. Author of two great books, including Chief Joy Officer that we will discuss next episode, Richard explains how he is so full of joy. The best part? He explains how he has spread that joy and how you can do it too! Whether it's pizza or programming Joy can drive your team. Speaking of pizzas, learn Richards favorite toppings, hint he believes in “run the experiment” so pepperoni may not make it.

Last week on episode 313, I introduced you to Heidi Bee. Heidi shared how you can find your joy after divorce. From following your heart, learning how to heal, her journey of becoming a coach, and so much more. Heidi Bee is the C.J.O. (Chief Joy Officer) and Life Coach at Joyfully Divorced, where her mission is to help humans reclaim their joy. She believes that self-discovery fuels long term recovery from any heartache, hurt, or hold up blocking the truest you.  Heidi is a Certified Life Coach, Personal Trainer, Breathwork Facilitator, as well as the Host of Cup of Joy The Podcast. Heidi Bee also provides a one-stop-shop to thrive in healing, health, and happiness!  Heidi customizes her coaching sessions to meet your needs and create lasting transformation using her signature “breakthrough blueprint”, a roadmap to self-discovery and recovery.  Tune in today to hear the second half of our incredible conversation where Heidi shares all things breathwork. The how and why she became a Facilitator, as well as a coach. We also get into podcasting, the importance of moving your body, and we share some healthy recipes and why we love our walks. The Joy Channel which is now available for you to watch on YouTube is also a big part of Heidi's content which I cannot wait for you to hear Heidi chat about on part two of our conversation. If you missed the first half, scroll back to episode 313. Did you love this episode? Let us know by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. We would truly appreciate it! CONNECT WITH HEIDI WEBSITE: https://msha.ke/joyfullydivorced/ FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/Heidibeesfitness PODCAST: https://cupofjoythepodcast.blubrry.net/ THRIVE 55 CHALLENGE: https://joyfullybee.gumroad.com/l/tbecb INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/joyfullybee/ INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/joyfullydivorced/ YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6U7hMbNqmGN2AZjA9rypsA CONNECT WITH KELLY WEBSITE: kellyanngorman.com YOUR PODCAST PRODUCTION: https://kellyanngorman.com/your-podcast-production/ EVERYTHING IS MESSY COLLECTION: everythingismessy.com      LINKEDIN NEWSLETTER: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/6866512629620453376/ WEEKLY NEWSLETTER: https://kellyanngorman.com/business-mindset-organizational-tools/ LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/today/author/kellyanngorman/ MEDIUM: https://kellyanngorman.medium.com/ INSTAGRAM: @kellyanngormanofficial  YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/kellyanngorman TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@kellyanngormanofficial? https://www.tiktok.com/@everythingismessy SUPPORT THE SHOW SHOP EVERYTHING IS MESSY COLLECTION: everythingismessy.com SHOP WITH KELLY'S BRAND PARTNERS: https://kellyanngorman.com/shop/  DONATION: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/kagenterprises

Heidi Bee is the C.J.O. (Chief Joy Officer) and Life Coach at Joyfully Divorced, where her mission is to help humans reclaim their joy. She believes that self-discovery fuels long term recovery from any heartache, hurt, or hold up blocking the truest you.  Heidi is a Certified Life Coach, Personal Trainer, Breathwork Facilitator, as well as the Host of Cup of Joy The Podcast. Heidi Bee also provides a one-stop-shop to thrive in healing, health, and happiness!  Heidi customizes her coaching sessions to meet your needs and create lasting transformation using her signature “breakthrough blueprint”, a roadmap to self-discovery and recovery.  Tune in today as Heidi shares her personal divorce story with us. How she had to heal first so that she could be ready to serve others in the absolute best way possible. Heidi talks about her journey from leaving corporate America to launching her Food and Body Coaching, the importance of personal routines and why investing in yourself as well as your brand is so important. With divorce recovery comes self-discovery and I cannot wait for you to hear more from Heidi today! Heidi is so passionate about what she does, and this episode was so good that I divided it into two parts for you. Stay tuned for next week's episode (315) where we get more into depth on topics such as breathwork, podcasting, Heidi's YouTube Channel, and how we can start to move our bodies more every day. Did you love this episode? Let us know by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. We would truly appreciate it! CONNECT WITH HEIDI WEBSITE: https://msha.ke/joyfullydivorced/ FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/Heidibeesfitness PODCAST: https://cupofjoythepodcast.blubrry.net/ THRIVE 55 CHALLENGE: https://joyfullybee.gumroad.com/l/tbecb INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/joyfullybee/ INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/joyfullydivorced/ YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6U7hMbNqmGN2AZjA9rypsA CONNECT WITH KELLY WEBSITE: kellyanngorman.com YOUR PODCAST PRODUCTION: https://kellyanngorman.com/your-podcast-production/ EVERYTHING IS MESSY COLLECTION: everythingismessy.com      LINKEDIN NEWSLETTER: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/6866512629620453376/ WEEKLY NEWSLETTER: https://kellyanngorman.com/business-mindset-organizational-tools/ LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/today/author/kellyanngorman/ MEDIUM: https://kellyanngorman.medium.com/ INSTAGRAM: @kellyanngormanofficial  YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/kellyanngorman TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@kellyanngormanofficial? https://www.tiktok.com/@everythingismessy SUPPORT THE SHOW SHOP EVERYTHING IS MESSY COLLECTION: everythingismessy.com SHOP WITH KELLY'S BRAND PARTNERS: https://kellyanngorman.com/shop/  DONATION: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/kagenterprises

Jen is the Principal and Chief Joy Officer of Community Impact Advisors. She shared about her fascinating background — her parents worked for the FBI (?!!) and her dad analyzed surveillance footage and worked the Imelda Marcos case (?!), they adopted Jen from an orphanage in Japan, which she was able to visit as a […]

This week's guest is Richard Sheridan. Ron and Rich discussed Rich's two books, Joy, Inc. and Chief Joy Officer. Rich also shared what qualities he thinks make a good leader. An MP3 audio version of this episode is available for download here. In this episode you'll learn:  The quote that inspires Rich (3:01) Rich's background (7:22) About Joy, Inc. (10:01) The importance of humility (14:04) What Rich would change (20:24) A story about Borders books (30:31) Advice for facing uncertainty (32:35) What Rich hopes people will say at his funeral (38:15) Podcast Resources Right Click to Download this Podcast as an MP3 Rich on LinkedIn Joy, Inc. on Amazon Chief Joy Officer on Amazon Menlo Innovations GA 003 | Learn What Joyfulness and Lean Thinking Have in Common with Richard Sheridan GA 070 | Menlo Innovations with Richard Sheridan GA 213 | How to Lead with Joy with Richard Sheridan GA 300 | Leadership, Teamwork, and Taking Flight with Richard Sheridan What Do You Think? What other characteristics should a leader have?

How can we create a workplace people love? In fact, most of the challenges faced by organizations today, are not technology-related rather they are human problems. So, the question is- How do we organize humans more effectively?This time on The xMonks Drive, Richard Sheridan co-founder and CEO of Menlo Innovations, joins us to explain how humans impact organizations.Richard Sheridan is a co-founder, CEO, and "Chief Storyteller" of Menlo Innovations, a software and IT consulting firm that has received multiple awards and news coverage for its innovative and positive working culture.Richard, the CEO of Menlo Innovations, became disillusioned in the course of his career in the tumultuous technology world. He was consumed by a single thought: things could be better. Much, much better. He had to figure something out. Why can't a workplace be brimming with friendship, human vitality, creativity, and efficiency?Rich co-founded Menlo Innovations in 2001 with the goal of putting an end to workplace hardship. Rich's passion for building happy workplaces inspired him to write Joy, Inc.: How We Built a Workplace People Love, which became a best-selling and generally acclaimed book. His second book, Chief Joy Officer, proves that a pleasant and engaging leadership style is genuinely beneficial to a company's bottom line.

We welcome Rich Sheridan, Chief Storyteller for Menlo Innovations and author of "Chief Joy Officer" and "Joy, Inc.".  This is how transformation takes place.  When a leader learns from mistakes, gets out of the way, and empowers the amazing people that are part of their organization, that's when remarkable things happen.  Consider this a component of how to reinvent the workplace.Click HERE to find Rich's book "Chief Joy Officer"Click HERE to find Rich's book "Joy, Inc."Have a BOSSHOLE STORY of your own?  Click HERE to inquire about being on the podcast!HERE ARE MORE RESOURCES FROM REAL GOOD VENTURES:Never miss a good opportunity to learn from a bad boss...Click HERE to get your very own Reference Profile.  We use The Predictive Index as our analytics platform so you know it's validated and reliable.  Your Reference Profile informs you of your needs, behaviors, and the nuances of what we call your Behavioral DNA.  It also explains your work style, your strengths, and even the common traps in which you may find yourself.  It's a great tool to share with friends, family, and co-workers.Follow us on Twitter HERE and make sure to share with your network!Provide your feedback HERE, please!  We love to hear from our listeners and welcome your thoughts and ideas about how to improve the podcast and even suggest topics and ideas for future episodes.Visit us at www.realgoodventures.com.  We are a Talent Optimization consultancy specializing in people and business execution analytics.  Real Good Ventures was founded by Sara Best and John Broer who are both Certified Talent Optimization Consultants with over 50 years of combined consulting and organizational performance experience.  Sara is also certified in EQi and a member of the CAPA Pro membership network supported by The Table Group.  RGV is also a Certified Partner of Line-of-Sight, a powerful organizational health and execution platform.  RGV is known for its work in leadership development, executive coaching, and what we call organizational rebuild where we bring all our tools together to diagnose an organization's present state and how to grow toward a stronger future state. 

In the season 3 opener, host Corey Mohn is joined by Chief Storyteller & CEO of Menlo Innovations, Richard Sheridan. Richard is not stranger to the CAPS community and he joins the podcast after making a high impact on our Summer Bash participants. In addition to being an entrepreneur, Richard tells the stories of his company and the people who make it powerful. This episode is the perfect kick-off to our season - this discussion gets at the heart of what we do: making education exciting, transformative and future ready.Richard Sheridan is a sought after author and public speaker. If you are interested in asking him to speak to your group, you can find more information at richardsheridan.com. You can also learn more about Menlo Innovations in Ann Arbor, MI by taking their virtual tour at Menlo Innovations Tour.The Network team is crazy about Richard's books: Chief Joy Officer and Joy, Inc. These books dive into several of the topics Corey and Richard talk about during this episode.Our new podcast music comes from: Forever by MusicbyAden https://soundcloud.com/musicbyadenCreative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported — CC BY-SA 3.0Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/forever-musicbyadenMusic promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/CRknG2QC2mc

This week I'm talking with Richard Sheridan, the co-founder of Menlo Innovations where his team's mission is to end human suffering in the workplace. Richard is also the author of Joy, Inc. - How We Built a Workplace People Love and Chief Joy Officer. In this episode, Rich and I talk about his company Menlo Innovations and the importance of having a balanced and satisfying work culture, including how you can bring about a culture change in your own organization. What You'll Learn This Episode: Menlo Innovations and the process of finding and training Menlonians Teaching culture internally and externally Pairing- What it is and how it's done How pairing helps the customer How to start a culture change in your organization About the Guest: Menlo Innovations CEO Rich Sheridan became disillusioned in the middle of his career in the chaotic technology industry. He had an all-consuming thought…things can be better. Much better. He had to find a way. Why couldn't a workplace be filled with camaraderie, human energy, creativity, and productivity? Ultimately, Rich co-founded Menlo Innovations in 2001 to end human suffering in the workplace. His unique approach to custom software creation is so surprisingly different, that 3,000 people a year travel from around the world just to see how they do it. His passion for creating joyful work environments led to his bestselling and widely celebrated book, Joy, Inc. - How We Built a Workplace People Love. His highly anticipated second book, Chief Joy Officer, came out December 4, 2018 and will continue to prove that a positive and engaging leadership style is actually good for business. Important Links: https://menloinnovations.com/ https://richardsheridan.com/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/leansolutions/support

What's the most efficient way to discover your life purpose? My guest Patrice Tanaka, a best-selling author, serial entrepreneur and Chief Joy Officer of Joyful Planet, has answers for you. And, she has a special offer for listeners who want to discover their life purpose. Patrice also shares talks about why every 18 year-old should know their life purpose, what to do once you discover your purpose and why companies should start caring about the individual purposes of their employees.

Up next on Pass the Secret Sauce, we have Richard Sheridan ─ the CEO, co-founder and Chief Storyteller at Menlo Innovations - a custom software design and development company in Ann Arbor, Michigan. His unique approach to custom software creation is so surprisingly different, that 3,000 people a year travel from around the world just to see how they do it. He has a passion for creating joyful work environments which led to his bestselling and widely celebrated book, Joy, Inc. - How We Built a Workplace People Love.  His highly anticipated second book, Chief Joy Officer will continue to prove that a positive and engaging leadership style is actually good for business. In this episode we discuss: Richard's favorite books that gave him hope in his career  [4:40] How his upbringing influences his way of communicating with people  [6:20] Writing his first two-line program that won an international programming contest  [8:30] The catalyst that made Richard leap into starting his own company  [13:00] The major problem in the software industry ─  the tower of knowledge problem  [19:00] Teaching cultural norms to their workforce; where the concept came from  [21:00] The productivity level of people working together [24:55] How much they spent on the unique process of their workforce [28:30] Making demonstrable software for clients every five days  [30:45] Types of clients they worked with  [32:10] Challenges they typically face in their workforce [36:30] Books  authored by Richard ─ Joy, Inc., Chief Joy Officer [38:45] How does the remote process look like [40:20] Quotable Quotes A high-performing team creates lasting value on a software project. It's isn't the efficiency of the programmers; it's about the effectiveness of the results that those programmers create   Links to sources and tools Get to know Rich: richardsheridan.com Virtually' visit the Menlo Software Factory - we offer free virtual tours weekly Learn more at menloinnovations.com Stream other PTSS episodes: TECH Thanks for listening. Don't forget to like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/passthesecretsauce to get updates on new episodes. If you haven't already, please follow and leave a review for our podcast, we'll really appreciate it. And as always, don't forget to pass the secret sauce. Support our podcast If you're a fan of the show, there are three simple things you can do to support our work: Subscribe, rate and review: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pass-the-secret-sauce-by-matt-shields/id1506940483 the podcast on iTunes or wherever you subscribe. Tell a family member, friend, or colleague about the show. Subscribe to us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ5eItxsGWyGKC91zd1pzbA and follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pass-the-secret-sauce-podcast This podcast is hosted by

In this episode, Brian talks to world-renowned life, business strategist, and Founder and Chief Evangelist for Obsessed Academy™, Evan Stewart. Through a unique blend of professional, personal, and spiritual development, Evan Stewart is sought after for sound counsel regarding clarity, purpose, giftedness, calling, and obsession, in addition to his expertise in scaling companies and driving profits for small, mid-market, and corporate organizations. His proprietary training systems, ability to refine an individual's mission and message, and proficiency in honing the gifts and unique abilities of each of his private clients are among the highest-regarded tools his clients utilize to achieve their life and business goals. Simply put, Evan's work transcends cultural, physical, economic, and spiritual boundaries to stir the souls of the people and businesses with whom he works.As the Founder and Chief Evangelist for Obsessed Academy™, Evan helps others build a life they can be obsessed about™ through private events, hosting thousands of world-changers at the Obsessed Conference, impacting lives on the Obsessed Podcast, speaking to the world's most forward-thinking companies, and more. You'll learn: How to find your calling3 keys to becoming the “Chief Joy Officer” of your companyWays to increase productivity and avoid distractionTips on how to stay consistent Connect with Evan: Website: https://obsessedacademy.com/Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/ObsessedAcademy/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/obsessedacademyPodcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/3e4MiXNKVceMZnQDOrq08W?si=FpLH4i20SgeTDT58L6lCAgYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX-ls-jcH-uUJ0kiuDA3_AgFacebook: http://facebook.com/obsessedacademy

We are so thrilled to be joined by Career Coach and Chief Joy Officer (what a great purpose work title, right?!), Maureen Sweatman, on this episode of the Inner Alchemy Podcast. Maureen educates us on the significant differences between Career with a capital ‘C' and purpose work, as well as a few tips to assessing if the career you're in is truly in alignment with what you want out of your life. Her valuable insight about the decisions we make at eighteen versus how we grow into ourselves over time is sure to have you thinking about your own career and happiness choices.