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Humanity At Scale: Redefining Leadership
Empathy, AI, and the New Rules of the Human Workplace with Erica Keswin
In an era of rapid workplace transformation, human connection remains the cornerstone of effective leadership and organizational success.In this episode of Humanity at Scale, host Bruce Temkin sits down with WSJ bestselling author, human workplace expert, and keynote speaker, Erica Keswin. Together, they explore the future of human-centric leadership in a tech-driven world. They discuss how leaders can create thriving and connected workplaces by striking a balance between innovation and empathy, while fostering positive cultures through intentional rituals and practices. Keswin also challenges outdated retention strategies and emphasizes the need for deeper workplace relationships, especially in hybrid...
2025-05-01
39 min
People Operations Conversations
The Retention Revolution, with Erica Keswin
In this podcast episode, Dr. Jonathan H. Westover talks with Erica Keswin about her book, The Retention Revolution.Erica Keswin is a bestselling author, internationally sought after speaker, and workplace strategist. Her first two bestselling books Bring Your Human to Work: 10 Surefire Ways to Design a Workplace That’s Good for People, Great for Business, and Just Might Change the World (McGraw Hill 2018), and Rituals Roadmap: The Human Way to Transform Everyday Routines Into Workplace Magic (McGraw Hill 2021) were widely discussed in media outlets like Good Morning America, MSNBC and Live with Kelly & Ryan, as well as ma...
2024-12-03
40 min
The Daily HR Conversations Podcast
The Retention Revolution, with Erica Keswin
In this podcast episode, Dr. Jonathan H. Westover talks with Erica Keswin about her book, The Retention Revolution.Erica Keswin is a bestselling author, internationally sought after speaker, and workplace strategist. Her first two bestselling books Bring Your Human to Work: 10 Surefire Ways to Design a Workplace That’s Good for People, Great for Business, and Just Might Change the World (McGraw Hill 2018), and Rituals Roadmap: The Human Way to Transform Everyday Routines Into Workplace Magic (McGraw Hill 2021) were widely discussed in media outlets like Good Morning America, MSNBC and Live with Kelly & Ryan, as well as ma...
2024-12-03
39 min
The Daily Leadership Advantage
The Retention Revolution, with Erica Keswin
In this podcast episode, Dr. Jonathan H. Westover talks with Erica Keswin about her book, The Retention Revolution.Erica Keswin is a bestselling author, internationally sought after speaker, and workplace strategist. Her first two bestselling books Bring Your Human to Work: 10 Surefire Ways to Design a Workplace That’s Good for People, Great for Business, and Just Might Change the World (McGraw Hill 2018), and Rituals Roadmap: The Human Way to Transform Everyday Routines Into Workplace Magic (McGraw Hill 2021) were widely discussed in media outlets like Good Morning America, MSNBC and Live with Kelly & Ryan, as well as ma...
2024-12-03
41 min
Learning about Leadership
The Retention Revolution, with Erica Keswin
In this podcast episode, Dr. Jonathan H. Westover talks with Erica Keswin about her book, The Retention Revolution.Erica Keswin is a bestselling author, internationally sought after speaker, and workplace strategist. Her first two bestselling books Bring Your Human to Work: 10 Surefire Ways to Design a Workplace That’s Good for People, Great for Business, and Just Might Change the World (McGraw Hill 2018), and Rituals Roadmap: The Human Way to Transform Everyday Routines Into Workplace Magic (McGraw Hill 2021) were widely discussed in media outlets like Good Morning America, MSNBC and Live with Kelly & Ryan, as well as ma...
2024-12-03
40 min
The Daily Leadership Conversations Podcast
The Retention Revolution, with Erica Keswin
In this podcast episode, Dr. Jonathan H. Westover talks with Erica Keswin about her book, The Retention Revolution.Erica Keswin is a bestselling author, internationally sought after speaker, and workplace strategist. Her first two bestselling books Bring Your Human to Work: 10 Surefire Ways to Design a Workplace That’s Good for People, Great for Business, and Just Might Change the World (McGraw Hill 2018), and Rituals Roadmap: The Human Way to Transform Everyday Routines Into Workplace Magic (McGraw Hill 2021) were widely discussed in media outlets like Good Morning America, MSNBC and Live with Kelly & Ryan, as well as ma...
2024-12-03
40 min
The HR Alchemy Podcast
The Retention Revolution, with Erica Keswin
In this podcast episode, Dr. Jonathan H. Westover talks with Erica Keswin about her book, The Retention Revolution.Erica Keswin is a bestselling author, internationally sought after speaker, and workplace strategist. Her first two bestselling books Bring Your Human to Work: 10 Surefire Ways to Design a Workplace That’s Good for People, Great for Business, and Just Might Change the World (McGraw Hill 2018), and Rituals Roadmap: The Human Way to Transform Everyday Routines Into Workplace Magic (McGraw Hill 2021) were widely discussed in media outlets like Good Morning America, MSNBC and Live with Kelly & Ryan, as well as ma...
2024-12-03
39 min
Human Capital Leadership
The Retention Revolution, with Erica Keswin
In this podcast episode, Dr. Jonathan H. Westover talks with Erica Keswin about her book, The Retention Revolution. Erica Keswin is a bestselling author, internationally sought after speaker, and workplace strategist. Her first two bestselling books Bring Your Human to Work: 10 Surefire Ways to Design a Workplace That’s Good for People, Great for Business, and Just Might Change the World (McGraw Hill 2018), and Rituals Roadmap: The Human Way to Transform Everyday Routines Into Workplace Magic (McGraw Hill 2021) were widely discussed in media outlets like Good Morning America, MSNBC and Live with Kelly & Ryan, as well as ma...
2024-11-28
26 min
Getting Personal with Compt
Getting Personal with Compt | Episode 10: "The Retention Revolution" with Bestselling Author Erica Keswin
Join us for an insightful conversation with workplace expert and best-selling author Erica Keswin as we explore her latest book, "The Retention Revolution." Discover valuable insights into retaining talent in today's ever-changing work landscape.About "The Retention Revolution"Erica Keswin defines the Retention Revolution as a transformative shift in how we approach work, particularly in the context of today's diverse workforce and changing expectations. Learn how organizations can be intentional about the entire employee journey, from onboarding to offboarding, creating a positive and fulfilling experience that benefits both employees and the bottom line.Find...
2024-09-06
25 min
Living Ageless and Bold
The Future of Work: Navigating the Evolving Professional Landscape with Erica Keswin
Erica Keswin is a 3x WSJ bestselling author, public speaker, and consultant for various major global brands. Her research and insight into workplace strategy have been published in media outlets such as Forbes, NY Post, Harvard Business Review, and more.In this episode, Erica sits down with Christina to discuss the impact of technology both in the workplace and our education system, evolving dynamics between generational workforces, current issues such as remote work, and recent shifts occurring in the professional landscape that have been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.This thought-provoking discussion channels many intriguing...
2024-01-24
35 min
Fire Your Hiring Habits
Erica Keswin on The Retention Revolution: How to Keep Your Best Talent in a Changing World (Part Two)
In the second half of this podcast, John delves into Erica's insights on Generation Z's impact on today's workplaces. She'll shed light on why Gen Z isn't just tech-savvy but also deeply human-centric, valuing authenticity, diversity, and social responsibility. For companies seeking to foster strong human connections in a distributed workforce, Erica will share her expertise. She'll provide best practices and tips on effective communication, creative collaboration, and regular celebrations within your remote and hybrid teams. Don't miss this opportunity to learn from Erica Keswin, a leading voice in workplace strategy and human connection. Tune in to this episode of...
2023-12-21
25 min
Sell By Being Human
Bring Your Human To Work, It Sells - Erica Keswin, Best Selling Author, Workplace Strategist, Founder of the Spaghetti Project
Summary:This is a re-release of episode 23 with one of my favorite guests, Erica Keswin. Since speaking to her Erica has published a book called Rituals Roadmap about how and why rituals at our workplaces can connect us and help us feel a sense of belonging.If you've always wondered how you can foster a greater sense of connection at your workplace internally and externally - this episode is for you!Some people may hear the term "Bring Your Human" to something and not clearly understand what it means and how can it...
2023-12-20
49 min
Fire Your Hiring Habits
Erica Keswin on The Retention Revolution: How to Keep Your Best Talent in a Changing World (Part One)
Are you ready to change your hiring habits and embrace a new way of finding and keeping the best talent for your organization? If so, you won’t want to miss this episode of Fire Your Hiring Habits, where John welcomes Erica Keswin, a speaker, workplace strategist, and author of The Retention Revolution. Erica is an expert on how to create a culture of connection and belonging in the workplace, and how to use rituals to foster engagement and loyalty. She shares her insights from her latest book, The Retention Revolution, where she reveals the secrets of how to retain yo...
2023-12-14
24 min
Joseph Jaffe is Not Famous
Navigating the New Workplace with Erica Keswin
"Equity might not mean equality, but it demands fairness across roles." - Erica Keswin------------------------------------------------------------------- In an enlightening episode of "Joseph Jaffe is not Famous," I sat down with Erica Keswin, a noted workplace strategist and bestselling author. Our discussion revolved around the rapidly evolving dynamics of the modern workplace, focusing on the critical themes of connection, flexibility, and equity. This article not only encapsulates the wisdom shared in our conversation but also invites you to delve into the full episode for a comprehensive understanding of these transformative workplace strategies. PS Don't forget to play 2 Tru...
2023-12-12
1h 04
I Wish They Knew
(Ep. 159) Erica Keswin: The art of retention
IN EPISODE 159: Finding talent is hard. Keeping it is harder. But with the right moves, leaders can retain and sustain their workforce for years to come. In Episode 159, Erica Keswin shares the new rules for retention. From smarter onboarding to flex work and continuous learning, you'll learn how some of the most dynamic places to work make retention work -- and how you can make your company so irresistible that people want to stay. ABOUT ERICA KESWIN: Erica Keswin is a workplace strategist and bestselling author who's worked with brands like IBM, American Red Cross, TIAA and Microsoft, and she's b...
2023-12-05
18 min
Love in Action
Erica Keswin: How to Keep Employees Connected to Your Company
Erica Keswin is a globally renowned workplace strategist, consultant, speaker, best-selling author, and professional dot-connector. Her latest book is The Retention Revolution. Erica first joined Marcel in the very first episode of Love in Action. Now in a post pandemic world, she returns to share the “7 Surprising (and Very Human!) Ways to Keep Employees Connected to Your Company” as written in her latest book. Quotes:“The world of work has changed, there is no going back.” [10:00] As Erica Keswin dives into the why now of her latest book, The Retention Revolution, she explains how these pretty standard...
2023-11-23
47 min
The Exit Interview with Kim Rittberg
How To Retain Your Employees with Erica Keswin, Author of The Retention Revolution
Want to know how to be a better leader and keep your employees? Workplace strategist and bestselling author of The Retention Revolution: 7 Surprising (and Very Human!) Ways to Keep Employees Connected to Your Company, Erica Keswin joins us. She covers questions like: How do you have hard conversations with your staff? How do you make your employees feel heard? How much in-person face-to-face time do you need? How do you craft and communicate your company values? What does professional development look like for Gen Z (we have all heard this matters even more to the next gen!)?
2023-11-15
30 min
The Kara Goldin Show
462 Erica Keswin: Author of The Retention Revolution
Renowned workplace strategist and bestselling Author Erica Keswin shares her latest book, The Retention Revolution. How do companies stay competitive in this ever-changing world of work? How can companies make work a more enjoyable, productive experience as trust between many employees and employers has been eroding. Erica answers this and more. So whether you are the employee or the employer, we dig into the details as well as the suggested specific frameworks. So much great to listen to on this episode of #TheKaraGoldinShow. Enjoying this episode of #TheKaraGoldinShow? Let me know by clicking on the links below...
2023-11-10
45 min
Transform Your Workplace
The Virtuous Cycle of Retention with Erica Keswin
Our latest episode features Erica Keswin, a workplace strategist and bestselling author, and a discussion revolving around the profound impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the world of work. Erica talks about her latest book, The Retention Revolution, and how leaders must rethink their battle stance in the War for Talent if they want to stay competitive. Ultimately, the key to retaining talent lies in offering growth opportunities, empathetic leadership, flexibility, and — surprisingly — maintaining an open door even when employees choose to move on. TAKEAWAYS The pandemic accelerated the need for a more humane approach to w...
2023-09-26
34 min
Get Latest Full Audiobooks in Business & Economics, HR & Admin
The Retention Revolution: 7 Surprising (and Very Human!) Ways to Keep Employees Connected to Your Company by Erica Keswin
Please visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/692778to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Retention Revolution: 7 Surprising (and Very Human!) Ways to Keep Employees Connected to Your Company Author: Erica Keswin Narrator: Erica Keswin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 55 minutes Release date: September 26, 2023 Genres: HR & Admin Publisher's Summary: People are quitting their jobs in droves, then coming back. Employees are demanding flexibility, while some leaders insist they return to the physical office. Remote work is incredibly convenient but complicated. The job market is always in flux, but one thing is for sure: the last few years have presented the greatest challenges the...
2023-09-26
5h 55
Live Greatly
The Keys to Being Happier at Work With Erica Keswin, Author of 'The Retention Revolution'
Do you want to be happier at work or do you want happier employees? On this episode of the Live Greatly podcast Kristel Bauer sits down with Erica Keswin, author of the book 'The Retention Revolution: 7 Surprising (and Very Human!) Ways to Keep Employees Connected to Your Company'. Kristel and Erica discuss the keys for employee retention and being happier at work, how to navigate remote and hybrid work and lots more. Tune in now! Key Takeaways from This Episode: Why Erica wrote the book 'The Retention Revolution' What do people really want at work? The im...
2023-09-19
28 min
CultureCast
16: CultureCast with guest Erica Keswin
Let’s talk about creating culture! Erica Keswin discussed the importance of human connection, the role of managers in fostering engagement and retention, and the need for vulnerability, empathy, and experimentation in leadership. The importance of human connection: Erica emphasizes the significance of human connection in the workplace. Building relationships, fostering connections between employees, and creating a sense of belonging are key factors in employee engagement and retention. Managers play a critical role in facilitating these connections and creating a culture that values human interaction. The role of managers in retention: She highlights the vital role of managers in...
2023-06-19
51 min
Better At Work with Cathal Quinlan
Creating Workplace Rituals to Drive New Levels of Performance with Erica Keswin
In episode ten of this Better@Work episode, we chat with Erica Keswin about the power workplace rituals have to connect us to purpose and take teams to new levels of performance. I am a huge fan of Erica as I strongly believe in workplace rituals and have seen how positively they can impact culture. In our chat, we take a look at why it's so important to create rituals in the workplace and how they lead to more engagement, productivity and purpose. Erica has discovered the 3 P's that go into why rituals are so crucial: Psychological S...
2022-09-29
1h 06
Left to Our Own Devices with Erica Keswin
Season Finale: A Mental Health Roundtable presented by coaching startup, Terawatt
Mental Health in the workplace is top of mind, especially these days. With all that’s going on in the world, Covid continuing to upend plans, and burnout running rampant through organizations, leaders need practical, tactical solutions to helping their people (and themselves!) deal with mental health challenges. So on this final day of Mental Health Awareness month, Erica moderates a mental health roundtable discussion featuring leading experts in the diversity, inclusion, and belonging space. On this episode we have Daisy Auger-Dominguez, chief people officer at VICE media, Leonora Zilkha Williamson, human capital strategy and executive coach, and Nicholas Gr...
2022-05-31
59 min
Left to Our Own Devices with Erica Keswin
Scaling a Fintech Platform to Unicorn Status by Following Immigrant Family Values with Suneera Madhani, Co-founder and CEO of Stax Payments
What does it take to scale a business from an idea to unicorn status? Suneera Madhani would say to look to family values—specifically the ones her Pakistani parents instilled in her. With her brother, Suneera co-founded Stax Payments, a fintech platform now processing $23 billion in payments, so it’s clear that these immigrant family values are working. Suneera speaks with Erica about her three-bucket principle to prioritizing what matters most, Stax’s rituals around shared meals, why they’ve chosen a hybrid model for the office, and how onboarding should be intentionally thought through from the moment a...
2022-05-10
34 min
Left to Our Own Devices with Erica Keswin
The Human Way to Disagree with Amy Gallo, Author, Speaker, and Contributing Editor at Harvard Business Review
Contrary to popular belief, the highest performing teams are not necessarily conflict free. In fact, healthy disagreement—or creative friction—leads to more innovation, more trust, better ideas, and higher performance. Amy Gallo, author, podcast host, and contributing editor at Harvard Business Review, sits down with Erica on this week’s episode to discuss how to disagree in a human way. This conversation equips leaders and employees alike to build trust and psychological safety in relationships and teams (the foundation of healthy conflict), navigate difficult conversations, and establish norms around disagreement. They also touch on how and why there are ge...
2022-05-03
40 min
NCSL Podcasts
Erica Keswin on the Power of Rituals OAS Episode 157
ResourcesErica Keswin websiteLegislative Staff Week with Erica Keswin
2022-05-01
24 min
Left to Our Own Devices with Erica Keswin
How to Cope with Big Feelings at Work with Liz Fosslien, Author and Illustrator, and Head of Communications and Content at Humu
When Liz Fosslien and Mollie West Duffy pitched their second book, Big Feelings: How to Be Okay When Things Are Not Okay, to their publisher in January 2020, the authors were met with questions about its relevance. Fast forward six months (and three months into a new and terrifying global pandemic), and the publisher recognized this was, in fact, a very relevant book to publish. It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out why. In these turbulent times, with millions participating in The Great Resignation, new Covid variants emerging every few months, derailing our collective plans to move on...
2022-04-26
32 min
How to Be Awesome at Your Job
761: How to Shape Great Work Relationships Through Honor and Ritual with Erica Keswin
Erica Keswin reveals how you can shape your workplace to be both good for people and great for business. — YOU’LL LEARN — 1) The do’s and don’ts of honoring relationships 2) Three components of rituals that bring teams together 3) How you can make connections, even when working remotely Subscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep761 for clickable versions of the links below. — ABOUT ERICA — Erica Keswin is a bestselling author, internationally sought-after speaker, and workplace strategist. She helps top businesses...
2022-04-21
39 min
How to Be Awesome at Your Job
761: How to Shape Great Work Relationships Through Honor and Ritual with Erica Keswin
Erica Keswin reveals how you can shape your workplace to be both good for people and great for business. — YOU’LL LEARN — 1) The do’s and don’ts of honoring relationships 2) Three components of rituals that bring teams together 3) How you can make connections, even when working remotely Subscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep761 for clickable versions of the links below. — ABOUT ERICA — Erica Keswin is a bestselling author, internationally sought-after speaker, and workplace strategist. She helps top businesses, organizations, and individuals improve their performance by honoring relationships in every context, always with an eye toward high-tech for human touch. She w...
2022-04-21
41 min
Left to Our Own Devices with Erica Keswin
How to Use Play to Increase Connection with Facilitator, Speaker, Coach, and Founder of Breakthrough Play, Gary Ware
Gary Ware was working as a VP at a digital ad agency when he realized that being completely depleted, feeling broken, and having no drive to do anything was perhaps *not* normal. Gary was experiencing what many of us have faced, especially during the pandemic—burnout. So Gary took an improv class and realized play is what was missing in his life. On the podcast this week, Gary chats with Erica about his journey from burnout to breakthrough by incorporating play and games into the work day. He illustrates how applied improvisation and games help teams and colleagues unlock cre...
2022-04-19
31 min
Left to Our Own Devices with Erica Keswin
How Sports Skills are Transferable to the Business World with Former Team USA Women’s Hockey Captain and 3x Olympian, Meghan Duggan
Few activities prepare a young person for the world of work better than participation in team sports. With skills like leadership, performance under pressure, work ethic, teamwork, problem solving, and the ability to strategize, athletes are naturally set up to be successful. And that’s just what this week’s guest, former Team USA Women’s Hockey team captain and three-time Olympic medalist, Meghan Duggan, has found. Meghan joined Erica on the podcast to discuss her transition from leading the Olympic team to gold to manager of player development for the New Jersey Devils NHL hockey team. Meghan’s main foc...
2022-04-12
26 min
Essential Alchemy
Resilience Rituals with Erica Keswin
With Erica Keswin, you'll learn more about how rituals help you adapt in the face of adversity, how to create healing rituals, and how rituals can support connection and healing. ◢ To get more information, head to my blog at www.vibrantblueoils.com, get a copy of my book, Essential Oils to Boost The Brain & Heal The Body, or email me at info@VibrantBlueOils.com. You can also access your FREE Parasympathetic Toolkit - exclusive to podcast listeners. Click the link or send me an email to activate the most important nerve in your body. ☄ ☄ ✪ Erica Keswin: https...
2022-04-07
23 min
Left to Our Own Devices with Erica Keswin
Culture Doesn’t Have to Be Complicated with Joe Camberato, Founder and CEO of National Business Capital
From a one-man business consultant working out of a spare bedroom in 2007 to a team of 100 employees, 1 billion dollars secured in business financing, and a leading fintech marketplace for small businesses, Joe Camberato—or, Grow By Joe, as he’s known on the internet—knows a thing or two about growth. Which makes sense, because Joe’s mission is to help drive growth, both for clients and employees. So how does he do it? This week on the podcast, Joe Camberato, founder and CEO of National Business Capital, speaks with Erica about how to build a business from scratch. And the...
2022-04-05
22 min
Left to Our Own Devices with Erica Keswin
Prioritizing D&I is a Competitive Advantage with Endeavor’s Chief Inclusion Officer, Alicin Williamson and Director of D&I, Nicholas Griggs-Drane
How do we shift society as a whole towards more diversity and inclusion? It starts with the people and brands defining culture itself—“the icons, visionaries, renowned experts, award-winners, champions, leading brands and institutions.” And nowhere do they influence culture more than at Endeavor, a company that represents this top tier talent in sports, entertainment, fashion, live events, and media. On this episode, Erica spoke with Alicin Williamson, Chief Inclusion Officer, and Nicholas Griggs-Drane, Director of Diversity and Inclusion at Endeavor. Alicin and Nicholas help build D&I into the fabric of Endeavor, and thus the culture at large. In thi...
2022-03-29
36 min
Left to Our Own Devices with Erica Keswin
Start with People, Get Results with Jeannie Weaver, VP of Retail Marketing at AT&T
Whether joining a meeting from Zoom, on a walk, or in-person, Jeannie Weaver knows that intentional connection is key to how she leads a team of 45+ in the retail marketing and special experiences space at AT&T. The pandemic disrupted so much, but it never changed—only reinforced—her approach to leadership: start with people. Her team has been able to thrive through these turbulent times by recognizing individual contribution, curating experiences together, and focusing on gratitude. In this episode, Erica and Jeannie discuss how to actually walk the walk, how daydreaming helps Jeannie feel most like herself, and why...
2022-03-21
25 min
Left to Our Own Devices with Erica Keswin
Building Community and Breaking Down Barriers Through Rice with Award-Winning Chef JJ Johnson
Food is a vessel for connecting people. It helps build community and break down barriers. That’s the vision behind Season Four’s first guest, James-Beard-award-winning chef, TV personality, and author, Chef JJ Johnson. Chef JJ’s most recent restaurant venture, FIELDTRIP, is a made-to-order dining experience based around rice, as it’s the universal ingredient that connects us all and can be found at the center of the table in almost every community. In this episode, Erica and Chef JJ discuss the impact of the pandemic on the restaurant industry, how FIELDTRIP pivoted to donate meals to healthcare workers...
2022-03-14
24 min
Left to Our Own Devices with Erica Keswin
Welcome to Season 4…Now What?
Here we are, two years after March 2020, when everything changed. Things are FAR from back to normal. People are quitting their jobs in record numbers. Mental health challenges remain at an all-time high. And flexibility isn’t going anywhere. So how do leaders retain top talent and run their businesses during all this uncertainty?On Season 4 of Left to Our Own Devices, Erica is asking, “Now What?” And leaders from all walks of life will help her find the answer.
2022-03-08
01 min
Human Capital Leadership
S27E3 - The Importance of Rituals in the Workplace, with Erica Keswin
In this HCI Podcast episode, Dr. Jonathan H. Westover (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanhwestover/) talks with Erica Keswin about the importance of rituals in the workplace. See the video here: https://youtu.be/Mao1Sy0ehhY. Erica Keswin (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericakeswin/) is a bestselling author, internationally sought-after speaker, and founder of the Spaghetti Project, a roving ritual devoted to sharing the science and stories of relationships at work. She helps top-of-the-class businesses, organizations, and individuals improve their performance by honoring relationships in every context, always with an eye toward high-tech for human touch, and was named o...
2021-11-03
32 min
Left to Our Own Devices with Erica Keswin
Season Finale: An Awesome Human Hour—Navigating the Future of Work with Bestselling Author and Founder of Happier, Nataly Kogan
What’s a human leader to do as we all try to figure out how to navigate the future of work? There are so many variables right now around the return to the office, working from home, hybrid models, and everything in between, that it can be tough to make the smartest and safest decisions. And we can’t do this difficult work alone. That’s why for the finale of the Hybrid season of Left to Our Own Devices, we’re running a special episode: a live webinar (previously recorded) from keynote speaker, bestselling author, and founder o...
2021-07-20
1h 04
Left to Our Own Devices with Erica Keswin
Creating Magical Moments in the Post-Pandemic Transition with Executive Coach, Alisa Cohn, and Serial Entrepreneur, Jake Stein
We’re half way through summer, which means the official “return to office” date, the day after Labor Day, is fast approaching. Many companies expect that their employees will be back in the office in some capacity. Which means NOW is the time to be thinking about how to navigate that transition. Enter executive start up coach Alisa Cohn and her client, co-founder and CEO of startup Common Paper, Jake Stein, to chat with Erica about how they’re both figuring out this transition time. In the episode you’ll hear Alisa reflect on her first offsite since the p...
2021-07-13
32 min
Left to Our Own Devices with Erica Keswin
HOLIDAY REPLAY: The Value of a Woman’s Hour: How COVID has shaped women’s lives and rituals with Eve Rodsky
For the July 4th holiday week, we’re replaying the Season Two finale, featuring Eve Rodsky. As the discussion around Hybrid work and equity around the Return (or not) to the Office continues to heat up, Eve’s perspective on how women are impacted is ever important. As one woman noted to me recently, “I want to take advantage of my company’s offer to work from home on Thursday, but the two men on my team aren’t going to do it.” Women especially want flex, but don’t want to be left behind if they’re “out of sight; out of m...
2021-07-06
36 min
Left to Our Own Devices with Erica Keswin
Bye-Bye Burnout with Jen Fisher, Chief Well-being Officer at Deloitte and Keren Ehrenfeld, Managing Director at Morgan Stanley
The pandemic accelerated several workplace trends, but none more rapidly than the conversation around holistic well-being. How do we think about wellness at work? How do we integrate work and life instead of trying to force an impossible balance? How has the pandemic changed our view of well-being in a way that’s holistic and gives mental health equal weight? At the end of the day, “We bring work to life by bringing life to work.”This week on the podcast, Erica chats with two women leading the transformation of workplace well-being: Jen Fisher, author, podcast host, Thrive...
2021-06-29
37 min
The Ultimate Companion for Lovers of Free Audiobook
Rituals Roadmap: The Human Way to Transform Everyday Routines Into Workplace Magic Audiobook by Erica Keswin
Listen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeID: 526351 Title: Rituals Roadmap: The Human Way to Transform Everyday Routines Into Workplace Magic Author: Erica Keswin Narrator: Erica Keswin Format: Unabridged Length: 06:12:22 Language: English Release date: 06-22-21 Publisher: McGraw Hill Genres: Business & Economics, Career Development, HR & Office Administration Summary: In Bring Your Human to Work, Erica Keswin laid down the rules and protocols of a human workplace. Now, in Rituals Roadmap, she shows us how to further employee engagement, explaining that workplace rituals foster a sense of belonging and help workers connect with one another and their...
2021-06-22
6h 12
Savor Your Day With A Award-Winning Full Audiobook.
Rituals Roadmap: The Human Way to Transform Everyday Routines Into Workplace Magic by Erica Keswin
Please visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/526351to listen full audiobooks. Title: Rituals Roadmap: The Human Way to Transform Everyday Routines Into Workplace Magic Author: Erica Keswin Narrator: Erica Keswin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 12 minutes Release date: June 22, 2021 Genres: HR & Admin Publisher's Summary: In Bring Your Human to Work, Erica Keswin laid down the rules and protocols of a human workplace. Now, in Rituals Roadmap, she shows us how to further employee engagement, explaining that workplace rituals foster a sense of belonging and help workers connect with one another and their work. From our morning cup of coffee to the...
2021-06-22
6h 12
Left to Our Own Devices with Erica Keswin
How to Bring Yourself to Everything you do with Author Expert Mori Taheripour
What’s important to you? What are your non-negotiables? What are your goals? When it comes to negotiating what’s best for each person in the hybrid workplace, answering those questions is a great place to start, says Mori Taheripour, this week’s guest on Left to Our Own Devices.Mori is a globally recognized negotiation and DEI expert, executive, Wharton professor, and author of Bring Yourself: How to Harness the Power of Connections to Negotiate Fearlessly. Erica and Mori discuss why it’s important to be straight forward about our needs at work, how companies will have to...
2021-06-22
32 min
Listen to the Best Full Audiobooks in Self-Improvement, Career Development
Rituals Roadmap: The Human Way to Transform Everyday Routines Into Workplace Magic by Erica Keswin
Please visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/526351to listen full audiobooks. Title: Rituals Roadmap: The Human Way to Transform Everyday Routines Into Workplace Magic Author: Erica Keswin Narrator: Erica Keswin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 12 minutes Release date: June 22, 2021 Genres: Career Development Publisher's Summary: In Bring Your Human to Work, Erica Keswin laid down the rules and protocols of a human workplace. Now, in Rituals Roadmap, she shows us how to further employee engagement, explaining that workplace rituals foster a sense of belonging and help workers connect with one another and their work. From our morning cup of coffee to the...
2021-06-22
6h 12
Listen to the Best Audiobooks in Self-Improvement, Career Development
Rituals Roadmap: The Human Way to Transform Everyday Routines Into Workplace Magic by Erica Keswin
Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/526351 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Rituals Roadmap: The Human Way to Transform Everyday Routines Into Workplace Magic Author: Erica Keswin Narrator: Erica Keswin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 12 minutes Release date: June 22, 2021 Genres: Career Development Publisher's Summary: In Bring Your Human to Work, Erica Keswin laid down the rules and protocols of a human workplace. Now, in Rituals Roadmap, she shows us how to further employee engagement, explaining that workplace rituals foster a sense of belonging and help workers connect with one another and their work. From our morning cup of coffee to...
2021-06-22
30 min
Left to Our Own Devices with Erica Keswin
The Figure-It-Out Mindset with Colette Stallbaumer, General Manager of Microsoft 365 and Future of Work at Microsoft
How do the leaders of one of the biggest and most successful tech companies in the world lead in the Hybrid Revolution? With a figure-it-out mindset. Today on the podcast, Erica chats with Colette Stallbaumer, General Manager of Microsoft 365 and Future of Work at Microsoft. Colette explains Microsoft's approach to Hybrid work—it’s centered around a three-part framework: people, places, and processes. They’re using technology and research to implement best practices around empowering managers, hiring diverse talent, embracing flexibility, creating connection and culture in new ways, and staying agile with touch points. Because at the end of the da...
2021-06-15
27 min
Left to Our Own Devices with Erica Keswin
How to Develop Talent in Turbulent Times, with Betterment VP of Talent Development, Susan Justus
How do you develop great talent in turbulent times? What about for a future of work which has never yet existed? By being a people-first leader. This week on Left to Our Own Devices, Erica sits down with Susan Justus, VP of Talent Development at Betterment, a digital automated investment platform. Susan has spent many years in the talent development space and understands that building relationships with people “beyond the task” (part of The Betterment Way) is key. To develop employees with clarity, confidence, and purpose, leaders must be able to connect on a deeper level and reinforce psychological safe...
2021-06-08
28 min
Left to Our Own Devices with Erica Keswin
How to Design a Space for Creative Flow with Chief Strategy Officer at A+I, Peter Knutson and Chief Design Officer of Publicis Groupe, Bastien Baumann
As we start thinking about the epic “Return to the Office,” many are thinking about space and how it can be used more intentionally for collaboration, creativity, and productivity. Peter Knutson, chief strategy officer at architecture firm A+I and Bastien Baumann, chief design officer at Publicis Groupe join Erica on the podcast this week to discuss this very topic.A+I and Publicis Groupe partnered together to form Le Truc, “a New York City-based center of creative excellence for clients, converging 600+ creatives, producers, and creative strategists from Publicis Groupe New York agencies into one dynamic, collaborative space...
2021-05-25
39 min
Left to Our Own Devices with Erica Keswin
Lessons From Your Covid Furry Friends: How to be Truly Human at Work with Banfield Pet Hospital President, Brian Garish
When Covid hit, several industries were hit hard, but some thrived immensely. One such industry that’s seen a huge uptick in business this past year has been the pet industry, as 11 million households got a new pet in 2020. Wow! That’s a lot of new family members. But Banfield Pet Hospital is here to help new pet owners manage all that animal energy. On this week’s episode, Erica sits down with Banfield Pet Hospital president, Brian Garish, to talk all things cats, dogs, and leadership in the (hopefully pet-friendly) Hybrid Revolution. With over 1000 hospitals and over 19...
2021-05-18
28 min
Left to Our Own Devices with Erica Keswin
Soft Skills are the New Hard Skills: How to Recruit with DE&I in Mind, with Denielle Pemberton-Heard, CLO and managing director of Diversified Search Group
This week on Left to Our Own Devices, Erica sits down with Denielle Pemberton-Heard, Chief Legal Officer and managing director at Diversified Search Group, a woman-founded search firm that recruits leadership through a DE&I lens. Denielle is the perfect person to chat with about leading in this moment. As part of an organization that prioritizes giving underrepresented people a seat at the table, Denielle shares that now more than ever, it’s important to prioritize this framework of recruiting, as we all figure out how to approach flex and the future of work. The hard skills are...
2021-05-11
29 min
Left to Our Own Devices with Erica Keswin
Hungry for Connection?: President of Focus Brands International (Cinnabon, Carvel, Auntie Annies!) Beto Guajardo, Shares his Secret Sauce for Successful Business During Covid and Beyond
On the first episode of Season Three of Left to Our Own Devices, Erica welcomes Beto Guajardo, President of Atlanta-based Focus Brands International, a leading developer of some of the most iconic and beloved brands in the foodservice industry—including Schlotzky’s, Cinnabon, Carvel, and Auntie Anne’s, among others. Long time friends from Kellogg Business School, Erica and Beto discuss what it was like for Beto to move into a new role in the middle of a pandemic, the long game to building up emotional capital with one’s team, and the company’s daily Covid contingency meeting—a ritual tha...
2021-05-04
34 min
Left to Our Own Devices with Erica Keswin
Welcome to Season 3
We’re over a year into a global pandemic, and the world of work has changed in countless ways. As vaccines continue to roll out and restrictions start to lift, we’re seeing companies and leaders from every industry try to navigate how, when, and why they’ll return (if at all!) to the office. The Hybrid Revolution is here.On Season 3 of Left to Our Own Devices, Erica Keswin sits down with the leaders and executives facing this challenge head on.
2021-04-27
01 min
Kol Jeshurun
Interview with author, Erica Keswin: Rituals Roadmap
In this weeks episode of Kol Jeshurun, Rabbi Matthew Gewirtz and Rabbi Karen Glazer Perolman are in conversation with best-selling author, Erica Keswin. Listen as they discuss how rituals have the ability to impact the way we engage with our everyday activities and change the way we live our lives, particularly during these turbulent times.Erica Keswin is the author of Rituals Roadmap (2021) and Bring Your Human to Work (2019).To purchase Erica’s new book visit https://ericakeswin.com/rituals-roadmap/Produced by Cantor Lucy B. FishbeinTheme Music by Matthew J. Tu...
2021-02-02
19 min
Left to Our Own Devices with Erica Keswin
BONUS EPISODE: The Value of a Woman’s Hour: How COVID has shaped women’s lives and rituals with Eve Rodsky
On the season finale of Season Two: The Rituals Edition, Erica has an incredible guest—keynote speaker, New York Times bestselling author, and equality evangelist, Eve Rodsky. Shaped by a difficult upbringing with a single mother in New York City, Eve learned important lessons early on around resilience, responsibility, and care. In this episode, you’ll hear about her first ritual—going to a march related to social justice every year on her birthday with her mother, as well as her current ritual—a nightly communication check-in with her husband. Eve has dedicated her life to equality, including by helping...
2021-02-02
36 min
60 Mindful Minutes
Rituals, Routines & Belonging with Erica Keswin
For episode homepage, resources, free download and links, visit: https://kristenmanieri.com/episode114/ Description Rituals matter. The way we bring ourselves to our work and our relationships has an impact. In her book, Rituals Roadmap: The Human Way to Transform Everyday Routines Into Workplace Magic, Erica Keswin explores how we can turn things we do over and over again into opportunities to create deep connection and purpose for our work and home lives. Rituals have the power to cultivate a deep sense of belonging and, when used intentionally, to create stronger teams, families an...
2021-01-26
52 min
60 Mindful Minutes
Rituals, Routines & Belonging with Erica Keswin
For episode homepage, resources, free download and links, visit: https://kristenmanieri.com/episode114/ Description Rituals matter. The way we bring ourselves to our work and our relationships has an impact. In her book, Rituals Roadmap: The Human Way to Transform Everyday Routines Into Workplace Magic, Erica Keswin explores how we can turn things we do over and over again into opportunities to create deep connection and purpose for our work and home lives. Rituals have the power to cultivate a deep sense of belonging and, when used intentionally, to create stronger teams, families an...
2021-01-26
52 min
Left to Our Own Devices with Erica Keswin
Surprise! It’s Erica’s turn to be interviewed by multigenerational workplace expert, Lindsey Pollak about Erica's new book, Rituals Roadmap, OUT NOW
On this episode of Left to Our Own Devices, the tables have been turned! In honor of the launch of Erica’s new book, Rituals Roadmap, Erica sits down on the other side of the interview hot seat with author and multigenerational workplace expert, Lindsey Pollak. On this episode, Erica and Lindsey discuss Erica’s career journey, the moment Erica decided to write the second book (at an Italian restaurant over a glass of red wine), as well as how we can tell what a ritual is, how rituals have anchored leaders and companies in these turbulent times, and a li...
2021-01-26
32 min
Left to Our Own Devices with Erica Keswin
Because People are Your Business with Andy Biga, Chief People Officer of GoHealth Urgent Care
Something as simple as asking, “How was your day?” can make a huge impact. That’s what the people at GoHealth Urgent Care learned when they began a simple but powerful ritual: an End Of Day report from each of their healthcare clinics summarizing the day. This brief email summary has kept everyone at GoHealth connected and energized, especially during the relentless slog of the pandemic. On this week’s episode Erica sits down with Andy Biga, GoHealth’s Chief People Officer, to chat about the EOD as well as how they’ve been staying resilient in an overwhelming time for hea...
2021-01-19
30 min
Left to Our Own Devices with Erica Keswin
A Pandemic Success Story with Marissa Andrada, Chipotle’s Chief Diversity, Inclusion and People Officer
When Covid hit, many businesses struggled. Some even closed. But for Chipotle, business has been booming. And it’s no surprise as to why (besides the delicious food, of course) when you ask their Chief Diversity, Inclusion and People Officer, Marissa Andrada. Which is exactly what Erica did for this week’s episode. Andrada shares how everything Chipotle does is based on their values, which reinforce their purpose to cultivate a better world. And these values have led the charge in Covid times when they were making decisions around everything from hazard pay, to recognition ceremonies, to weekly lunch ritu...
2021-01-12
35 min
Left to Our Own Devices with Erica Keswin
How to Find Your Company’s Value with Meetup CEO David Siegel
For a company whose whole technology platform was dedicated to getting people OFF technology, the pandemic forced Meetup to stop and reframe their purpose as facilitating connection in meaningful and safe ways. CEO David Siegel chats with Erica on this week’s episode about how they managed this pivot, how virtual events have opened up global access, the four components of a great Meetup, their future plans to go back to the office by building an immersive community experience, and expanding their employee population by hiring more remote candidates. This week’s episode is an absolute must-listen for leaders who...
2021-01-05
36 min
The Inventions Show
EP17: Erica Keswin, Professional Dot-Connector, Keynote Speaker & Bestselling Author
Honoring relationships with Erica Keswin, workplace strategist, professional dot-connector, keynote speaker, bestselling author and an expert in the business of working human. She helps top-of-the-class businesses, organizations, and individuals improve their performance by honouring relationships in every context, always with an eye toward high-tech for human touch. Erica's work and insights can be seen in media outlets such as Forbes, Harvard Business Review and Fast Company . Erica's shares her powerful insights on relationships and how to create a workplace that’s inclusive, meaningful, and inspires the kind of creativity that leads to innovation. How relationships are...
2020-12-23
35 min
Left to Our Own Devices with Erica Keswin
How to Pivot like Peloton with Former Peloton Head of Marketing, Carolyn Tisch Blodgett
If the pandemic has shown us anything, it’s that a lot of the changes that were on the way have been accelerated into fruition. Take fitness—there had already been a trend toward connected fitness (boutique and home fitness merged) and then the pandemic hit, sending this change into overdrive. Carolyn Tisch Blodgett, the former Head of Marketing of Peloton and the rest of the team over at Peloton have seen this acceleration happen in real time. On this week’s episode of Left to Our Own Devices, Erica sits down with Tisch Blodgett to chat about staying connec...
2020-12-22
38 min
Left to Our Own Devices with Erica Keswin
A Masterclass on Bringing Your Human to Work: A Sit Down with Erica’s Favorite Starbucks Store Manager, Ashley Peterson
On this week’s episode of Left to Our Own Devices, Erica sits down with an old friend and the woman who inspired it all. Ashley Peterson, originally Erica’s Starbucks barista on the Upper West Side and now managing her own Starbucks in Midtown, was the catalyst for Erica’s first book, Bring Your Human to Work, after the two shared a very intentional, “human” moment one morning. Ashley just gets it. From getting to know her patrons, their kids, their orders, and even their nannies, to empowering her partners to make a “commitment” each shift (like learn five customer’...
2020-12-15
31 min
Left to Our Own Devices with Erica Keswin
Running the Pandemic Marathon with Radio Flyer CEO, Robert Pasin
Radio Flyer, the Chicago-based company that makes those iconic red wagons that kids have pulled along sidewalks for generations, has survived through a crisis or two. After all, the company was founded over a hundred years ago in 1917, right before the 1918 flu pandemic ravaged the world. So it shouldn’t come as a surprise that when Covid struck in March, they’d be able to survive through resilience, an intentional culture, and a marathon mindset. CEO Robert Pasin sits down with Erica to discuss what’s changed and what hasn’t for the historic family-run brand. Robert, a former marathon...
2020-12-08
27 min
Left to Our Own Devices with Erica Keswin
Your Guide to a Total Pandemic Pivot with Founder and CEO of Global Citizen Year, Abby Falik
What do you do when you run a program that has hundreds of young adults spread across the world for an intentional gap year, and a global pandemic strikes? The only thing you can do: stage an emergency evacuation to bring every kid that’s abroad back home, ASAP. And that’s exactly what Abby Falik, Founder and CEO of Global Citizen Year, did back in March. And then she swiftly shifted how this organization—dedicated to re-imagining the transition into adulthood by facilitating a yearlong immersion experience abroad for high school graduates—could still make a significant impact, despite...
2020-12-01
30 min
Insider Interviews with E.B. Moss
Bonus: Shelly Palmer, Erica Keswin, Claude Silver on Creating Connections
Shelly Palmer: It was fascinating to me to see the speed with which people were willing to adopt bad lighting, accept it, bad camera, angles, bad makeup hair, bad, bad, bad, bad, bad. Everybody’s fine with it. And I think it’s fantastic because the most important thing is that we all get together. Erica Keswin: From a brand perspective, how are you going to be remembered during this time in terms of what you did, what you said, what you supported and how you brought your human to work? Claude Silver: Let’s not de...
2020-11-26
18 min
Left to Our Own Devices with Erica Keswin
Soothe Your Soul with Rituals with Angie Thurston and Casper ter Kuile of Sacred Design Lab
We all have the basic human needs of meaning, connection and purpose. While in the past, these needs were often met through religious institutions, the reality is we’re seeing less and less participation in organized religion. But those basic human needs built around community remain. Enter Angie Thurston and Casper ter Kuile, co-founders of the Sacred Design Lab, a “soul-centered research and development lab.” Angie and Casper work with various organizations to “develop products, programs, and experiences that ground people’s social and spiritual lives.” They joined Erica on the show to talk about their work and how it’s evolved...
2020-11-24
38 min
Sell By Being Human
Bring Your Human To Work, It Sells - Erica Keswin, Best Selling Author, Workplace Strategist, Founder of the Spaghetti Project
Summary:Some people may hear the term "Bring Your Human" to something and not clearly understand what it means and how can it applies to sales.Erica Keswin had this aha moment of someone being human with her when her local Starbucks was out of her daughters favorite, pumpkin scones. Because their barista Ashley created a longstanding relationship with them, she knew that was their favorite and sprinted down the road to hand her a gingerbread loaf instead to try. On the house.Erica Keswin sought to highlight stories like Ashley and published...
2020-11-18
49 min
Left to Our Own Devices with Erica Keswin
F*ck Yeah! Celebrating the Small Wins with Black Sheep founder and CEO, Aimée Woodall
The Houston-based Black Sheep Agency is a creative and brand strategy firm that works with clients that are changing the world. That’s why founder and CEO, Aimée Woodall, feels it’s so important to celebrate tiny victories along the way. After all, changing the world means playing the long game. Especially when the pandemic has added so many obstacles. But it’s also added an opportunity for Aimée’s team to light the path for other companies attempting to navigate Covid times. Since the Black Sheep Agency was positioned to transition easily to #WFH due to a cultural...
2020-11-17
39 min
Left to Our Own Devices with Erica Keswin
A New Way to Connect: Pivoting Through Rituals with Horizon Media Founder and CEO Bill Koenigsberg
Thirty years ago when Bill Koenigsberg started his company, Horizon Media, the largest privately owned media agency in the world, most of his peers were trying to keep business matters separate from personal life. But Bill set out to create a culture that would attract people who would want to be personally invested in building something special with him. But since Bill had a 30-year head start, when everything shut down from Covid, his decades of building a people-focused culture helped them pivot quickly. Listen to hear all about how they’ve adapted old rituals, like switching Bill’s hand...
2020-11-10
33 min
Left to Our Own Devices with Erica Keswin
Special Election Day Edition: the Business of Your Mental Health
If this pandemic has taught us anything, it’s that we’re dealing with multiple crises at once, one of the most critical being a mental health crisis. That’s where organizations like Modern Health and Empower Work step in. This week two guests join the show—Founder and CEO of Modern Health, Alyson Friedensohn and Founder and Executive Director of Empower Work, Jaime-Alexis Fowler. Alyson shares how her company, Modern Health, offers comprehensive mental well-being support for companies like Lyft, Pixar, Zendesk, and Rakuten, among others. Understanding that mental health falls on a spectrum, Modern Health offers everything from dig...
2020-11-03
50 min
Left to Our Own Devices with Erica Keswin
Making the Right Investment: In People with VICE Chief People Officer, Daisy Auger-Dominguez
How does a smart woman navigate being hired to the c-suite of a huge media company in the middle of a pandemic? She honors relationships, of course! VICE’s new Chief People Officer, Daisy Auger-Dominguez, joined the team in late spring in the midst of global chaos. But she was able to integrate successfully because of her commitment to investing in relationships. And people from her team all over the globe could feel it. From her Sunday write-ups that keep everyone on her team in the loop, to her pledge to meet one-on-one with each team member at least qu...
2020-10-27
40 min
Left to Our Own Devices with Erica Keswin
Take Professional Development VERY Personally with Udemy’s VP of Learning and SVP of People, Places and Learning
What does professional development look like in 2020? For the team at Udemy, “the leading global marketplace for learning and instruction,” it’s all about learning. It’s their whole platform, after all. On the first episode of Season Two, Rituals Edition, Erica sits down with Udemy’s SVP of People, Places and Learning, Cara Allamano, and VP of Learning, Shelley Osborne, to talk about how crucial it is to keep learning, both personally and professionally, especially as we’re seeing an incredible shift in the global workforce due to the pandemic. Indeed, they’ve seen enormous growth since the pande...
2020-10-20
41 min
Left to Our Own Devices with Erica Keswin
Season 2 is Here
When the world as we know it came to a screeching halt in March 2020, what did we humans do? We did what we’ve always done—return to the rituals that keep us grounded, sane, and focused on what matters most.In this second season of Left to Our Own Devices: Rituals Edition, Erica Keswin checks in with leaders about how they pivoted during a global pandemic, continued with the rituals they’d always loved, and created new ones to help navigate these crazy times.Most of these rockstar guests of this season are featured in Eri...
2020-10-13
01 min
Left to Our Own Devices with Erica Keswin
Relationships are Everything: How to Protect Yourself in Quarantine with DoSomething’s CEO, Aria Finger
As CEO of global non-profit, DoSomething, and a working mom doing it all from home, Aria Finger has found creative ways to keep her kids entertained with Frozen on repeat, her team in good spirits by pivoting to virtual rituals, and her relationships with her friends well-nurtured through intentional calls and Zooms. But even this superstar confesses to missing the old norms like business travel and walking meetings. So these days to keep everyone sane (including Aria herself!) she’s encouraged a Co-workers’ Bill of Rights to mitigate the flood of Zoom meetings, maintained DoSomething’s weekly stuffed-penguin ritual, and ki...
2020-08-25
23 min
Left to Our Own Devices with Erica Keswin
Your Mental Health Matters: How to Manage All the Stress with Alyson Friedensohn and Jaime-Alexis Fowler
Please Subscribe, Rate and Review on Apple Podcasts You can also listen to the show on: StitcherOvercast GoogleSpotify QuotesAlyson2:59 - On recognizing the pandemic was still impacting her despite having certain advantages: “I remember sitting at my computer, and I felt so bad—I couldn’t complain to my team or my coworkers because I’m home, I’ve got a roof over my head, I have plenty of work to do, I have a job, I’m in good health...
2020-07-28
50 min
Left to Our Own Devices with Erica Keswin
How to Quench Your Thirst with Founder and CEO of Hint Water, Kara Goldin
When the world turns upside down but you’ve got to continue running a company from home while quarantined with your partner, four kids, and two dogs, what do you do? Adapt—while maintaining the rituals that keep you anchored and satisfied. That’s what Kara Goldin, Founder and CEO of Hint, a healthy, flavored beverage company, did to shift their services in the midst of the pandemic, even if it meant stocking the retail shelves with Hint water herself. Being the head of a health company, Kara knows that to stay sane and healthy, especial...
2020-07-21
28 min
Left to Our Own Devices with Erica Keswin
Taking it Personally: How the President & CEO of Bank Leumi USA Stays Connected During Quarantine
Please Subscribe, Rate and Review on Apple Podcasts You can also listen to the show on: StitcherOvercast GoogleSpotify Resources:10:14: “I get really excited and passionate and energized when I get to connect with people. I really believe that that serves as a way to build the most important building blocks for not just your personal life, but your professional life—which is trust. Trust is built on real, authentic relationships.”21:23: on their Core Values Story: “The idea there was to ensure th...
2020-07-14
33 min
Left to Our Own Devices with Erica Keswin
Thriving in a Male-Dominated Industry: Danielle Cantor Became a Star NBA Agent by Honoring Relationships
Please Subscribe, Rate and Review on Apple Podcasts You can also listen to the show on: StitcherOvercast GoogleSpotify Resources:4:53 — On the discipline of getting 100 touches on the soccer ball everyday as a kid: “At a young age—I didn’t know then—but what it taught me was the things I could control. if I focused on the controllables, I would get better. And I would not focus on what other people around me were doing, how many touches they were getting, but I...
2020-06-30
35 min
Left to Our Own Devices with Erica Keswin
Let’s Play Bra Trivia! ThirdLove Co-Founders Heidi Zak and Dave Spector on Best Business Practices During Tough Times
You might think being quarantined with your work partner AND your life partner could be challenging, but Heidi Zak and Dave Spector, married co-founders of intimate wear company, ThirdLove, have mastered this balancing act. Erica chats with Heidi and Dave about how they’re running their company and their family together during quarantine. You’ll hear all about their Wellness Wednesday initiative, getting silly with their teams on Doughnut Tuesday, and how quarantine finally encouraged consumers to give online bra shopping a try—something digitally-native ThirdLove was ready for and built for from the ground up.
2020-06-23
28 min
Left to Our Own Devices with Erica Keswin
When the Sh*t Hits the Fan: How Working Women Can Manage During the Pandemic with Alicia Menendez
If you’ve found yourself talking to your team while giving your kid a bath, this is the episode for you. How do you show up for the people in your life while not abandoning yourself? It’s not easy, and as author of The Likeability Trap and MSNBC anchor Alicia Menendez tells us, “Finesse is hard to teach.” But we can all do it! Start by acknowledging loved ones in your life that may need a little extra TLC right now, and be sure to uplift invisible voices in the workplace. And—last but not least—re...
2020-06-16
34 min
Left to Our Own Devices with Erica Keswin
How to Be the Expert You Are with Dorie Clark
Join Erica as she sits down with this author, speaker, strategist, and Duke professor to hear about how to build professional relationships with genuine connection and service. Dorie also shows us what NOT to do by sharing a cringeworthy story of a time when she found herself in a rather untransparent situation. She’s also the master of working from home, having been in the #WFH crew since 2006, so her insight on this way of working, that we all now find ourselves in, is especially prescient. Listen to this episode especially if you need a litt...
2020-06-09
32 min
Left to Our Own Devices with Erica Keswin
If the Comfy Pants Fit, Wear 'Em! with Brian Berger
You’ll hear Brian tell the story of how he recently produced a radio ad from his closet on his iPhone while hiding from his kids who were homeschooling in the next room, and how he’s holding shorter, more frequent board meetings to stay on top of the changing world of work. Brian shares how he honors relationships by tapping into the wisdom of those closest to him and by doing what’s best for all stakeholders. You’ll hear about how Mack Weldon is giving back to the community by donating clothes and PPE to those who are figh...
2020-05-26
29 min
Left to Our Own Devices with Erica Keswin
A Guide to Quarantine Citizenship with Randi Zuckerberg
Erica and Randi discuss the rituals Randi’s (already) remote team uses to stay connected, and how they’re pivoting in COVID times. They also talk about her involvement in a new crowdfunding platform, PledgeCamp, and how it’s transparent, blockchain technology ensures that funders know exactly where their money is going. Randi’s one of those people who is so upbeat but real at the same time—she’ll leave you smiling and wanting to join her family’s bedtime dance parties. Please Subscribe, Rate and Review on Apple Podcasts You can also lis...
2020-05-26
28 min
Left to Our Own Devices with Erica Keswin
Creating Intentional Community in Difficult Times with Shiza Shahid
Despite being a multi-hyphenate, Shiza has a deep focus on building an intentional, deliberate, “chosen” community. You’ll hear about how she creates gatherings and experiences that energize all involved. And you’ll hear about the vision behind her new venture, Our Place, which is an ethical, sustainable, mission-driven kitchenware line, rooted in the belief that when you bring people together around a home-cooked meal, you make the world smaller in the best way. Everything Shiza does is rooted in intention, community, tradition and identity. Which is why, when you hear about Shiza’s team rituals and her strategies for managi...
2020-05-26
28 min
Left to Our Own Devices with Erica Keswin
Welcome to Left to Our Own Devices
What does it mean to be human, really human—in work, at home, and in life? How can we bring our whole selves to everything we do? Left to Our Own Devices is a podcast that explores how to bring our human to work and life. It all boils down to one simple thing: honoring relationships. And it’s not rocket science, but it does take intention. Each week, workplace strategist, speaker, and bestselling author, Erica Keswin interviews CEOs, founders, philanthropists, thought leaders, and people just like you to find out all the ways they bring their human to their own...
2020-05-17
01 min
Northwestern Intersections
Erica Keswin ’95 MBA on Quality Relationships at the Workplace
Erica Keswin is a workplace strategist and business coach with over 20 years of experience, having worked with top organizations that honor relationships at their workplace. Keswin, a bestselling author, published her book, Bring Your Human to Work, to help employees and leaders at organizations navigate ways to connect in the workplace and develop a winning culture. In addition to tips on how to form genuine relationships, she also shares her experience in the field of executive recruiting, a field not most MBA graduates go into, and her transitions between companies while going through major personal life changes. Keswin is...
2019-08-15
59 min
Northwestern Intersections
Erica Keswin ’95 MBA on Quality Relationships at the Workplace
Erica Keswin is a workplace strategist and business coach with over 20 years of experience, having worked with top organizations that honor relationships at their workplace. Keswin, a bestselling author, published her book, Bring Your Human to Work, to help employees and leaders at organizations navigate ways to connect in the workplace and develop a winning culture. In addition to tips on how to form genuine relationships, she also shares her experience in the field of executive recruiting, a field not most MBA graduates go into, and her transitions between companies while going through major personal life changes. Keswin is always...
2019-08-15
59 min
Access to Anyone
Erica Keswin: How to Trust the Force and Invest in Being Human
In this episode, I sit down with Erica Keswin – author, speaker, and Founder of The Spaghetti Project. Listen in as Erica shares what it means to “Bring Your Human to Work” as well as her thoughts on the relationship-building and connecting processes. Topics include: Erica’s background as a connector and her discovery behind how … Continue reading Erica Keswin: How to Trust the Force and Invest in Being Human
2019-05-15
28 min
The Work Place
Making a more human workplace | with Erica Keswin
This episode, we talk with Erica Keswin, author of Bring Your Human to Work, about how to shape a company culture that’s as human as the people working in it. Erica shares how to honor relationships at work and why too many meetings can kill your culture, and Andrew finally gets to sit behind the mic for an interview. Guest: Erica Keswin Host: Andrew Scarcella
2019-04-04
25 min
Love in Action
How to Bring Your Human to Work with Erica Keswin
Welcome to the Love in Action Podcast, and we’re launching today with someone I deeply admire: Erica Keswin, the author of “Bring Your Human to Work.” Join us as we talk about the book, and dive deep into real-life examples of designing workplaces that are good for people, great for business, and just might change the world. The Big Idea When people ask Erica what it means to bring your human to work, she boils it down to this one phrase: honoring relationships. So, the big idea behind the book is that we need to be intentional in honoring these...
2019-03-21
45 min
Coaching For Potential Podcast
Bring Your Human to Work - Interview with Best Selling Author Erica Keswin - Part Two
47: Interview with Erica Keswin, Part Two. Coaching consultant Rory Rowland again speaks Erica Keswin at http://ericakeswin.com/. She is an author, speaker, professional dot-connector, and an expert in the business of working human. She talks about having your calendar reflect your values and her best-selling book, Bring Your Human to Work. Enter the drawing to wins a free copy of Erica’s book. Follow Erica Keswin on Instagram and reference Coaching for Potential in your comment with the hashtag #BringYourHumanToWork.
2019-01-21
14 min
Coaching For Potential Podcast
Bring Your Human to Work - Interview with Best Selling Author Erica Keswin - Part One
46: Interview with Erica Keswin, Part One. National presenter and consultant Rory Rowland talks with Erica Keswin at http://ericakeswin.com/. She is an author, speaker, professional dot-connector, and an expert in the business of working human. She talks about being your best authentic self and her best-selling book, Bring Your Human to Work. Enter the drawing to wins a free copy of Erica’s book. Follow Erica Keswin on Instagram and reference Coaching for Potential in your comment with the hashtag #BringYourHumanToWork.
2019-01-14
26 min
Olympic & Bundy with Christine Devine
53 - How to make work more 'human' with workplace strategist & author Erica Keswin
Erica Keswin is a workplace strategist who has spent the past 20 years with some of the most iconic brands working as a consultant, speaker and what she calls a "professional dot-connector." She’s also author of the new book “Bring Your Human to Work: 10 Surefire Ways to Design a Workplace That’s Good for People, Great for Business, and Just Might Change the World.” In her years of experience, research and interviews, she's found that relationships are the most powerful driver of success for companies striving to attract and keep talented employees. In today's...
2018-11-05
58 min
Transform Your Workplace
Bring Your Human to Work - Erica Keswin
As humans, we're wired to connect with others and build relationships. We spend most of our time at work, so it should be no surprise that our relationships must also translate to the workplace. Companies that figure this out will end up retaining the best and brightest and end up on top of the competition. In this episode, author of Bring Your Human to Work: 10 Surefire Ways to Design a Workplace That is Good for People, Great for Business, and Just Might Change the World, Erica Keswin shares how leaders and HR professionals can encourage people to b...
2018-10-30
33 min
Gratitude Through Hard Times
Erica Keswin - Bring Your Human To Work
Erica Keswin is a workplace strategist who has worked for the past twenty years with some of the most iconic brands in the world as a consultant, speaker, writer and professional dotconnector. Her forthcoming book, Bring Your Human to Work: Ten Sure-Fire Ways to Design a Workplace That is Good for People, Great for Business and Just Might Change the World, will be published by McGraw-Hill in the fall of 2018. Check here for book tour dates. In the meantime, Erica’s work and insights can be seen in varied media outlets, including Harvard Business Review, Forbes, Huffington Post, O Ma...
2018-09-24
47 min
The Modern Manager
4: Being a 'human' manager w/ Erica Keswin
Who is the best manager you ever had? How did they make you feel? There are a million different answers to this question, but none of them involve some variation of saying, “They made me feel like a number. Like a cog in the wheel.” That’s because we value human interactions. We value when people take their time with us, get to know us, and actually act like human beings around us. In this episode of The Modern Manager, I speak with Erica Keswin, author of Bring Your Human to Work to learn how we all c...
2018-06-05
27 min