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Empowering WorkplacesThe Risk of Angst: Designing Work That Truly Works for HumansOn this episode of Empowering Workplaces, hosts Sanja Licina, PhD, and Guille Santana sit down with Dr. Shonna Waters and Dr. Erin Eatough, co-founders of Fractional Insights, to explore the findings of their report, The Risk of Angst, and explain why unmet needs like security, significance, and growth silently drain employee performance and engagement.You’ll also learn about three dominant work mindsets: Universalists, Transactionalists, and Stewards, and how leaders can shift their cultures to meet diverse expectations.If you care about performance, retention, and designing better workplaces for everyone, this episode offers powerful insight, cl...
2025-07-0944 minEmpowering WorkplacesWomen Shaping AI: Malvika Jethmalani on Data, Inclusion, and Driving ChangeIn this episode of Empowering Workplaces, hosts Sanja Licina, PhD, and Guille Santana sit down with Malvika Jethmalani, founder of Atvis Group and Women Shaping AI. Malvika shares her journey from finance to HR, how data and analytics drive her people strategy work, and what inspired her to launch a movement to ensure women have a seat at the table in the future of AI. Together, we talk about representation, impact, and what practical steps can help close the gender gap in AI today.Join Women Shaping AI here
2025-06-1145 minEmpowering WorkplacesBuilding Trust & Culture at Blue Cross Blue Shield Association with CHRO Lynn MerrittOn this episode of Empowering Workplaces we welcome Lynn Merritt, CHRO at Blue Cross Blue Shield Association. Lynn shares with us how she’s creating a culture of trust, transparency, and inclusion across a huge network of community-focused healthcare organizations. With 20+ years in healthcare HR, she shares the ups and downs of piloting initiatives like a four-day workweek pilot, why really listening to employees matters, and how being authentic keeps teams engaged and motivated.Join hosts Sanja Licina, PhD, and Guille Santana for this inspiring conversation full of real talk about making work better and mor...
2025-05-2831 minEmpowering WorkplacesRadical Humility: Urs Koenig’s Guide to Being a Badass Leader and a Good HumanIn this episode of Empowering Workplaces, we sit down with Urs Koenig, a military peacekeeping commander, ultra-endurance champion, keynote speaker, and bestselling author of Radical Humility: Be a Badass Leader and a Good Human. Urs shares his unique journey from academia and athletics to military peacekeeping and leadership coaching. He explains how his diverse experiences shaped his views on leadership, emphasizing the importance of humility, self-awareness, and building strong relationships.Join us as Urs discusses the critical need for a human-centered leadership approach in today’s fast-paced world. He talks about the balance between being a firm, re...
2024-06-0539 minEmpowering WorkplacesHow to Show Your Worth to Fast Track Into Leadership Roles With Shelmina AbjiIn today’s episode, host Sanja Licina, PhD, engages in an enlightening conversation with Shelmina Abji, a passionate advocate for empowering women and leadership growth. As the bestselling author of “Show Your Worth” and former vice president at IBM, Shelmina shares personal experiences and learnings from her own journey, highlighting intentional manager and mentor relationships as key strategies to career growth.The episode also explores the transformative power of feedback in improving one’s leadership capabilities. Shelmina shares her experience with 360-degree assessment and the crucial lesson it taught her in delivering constructive feedback for professional growth.
2024-01-0345 minEmpowering WorkplacesCultivating Gratitude: Elevating Workplace Culture During the Season of GivingIn this episode of Empowering Workplaces, hosts Maddie Grant and Sanja Licina engage in an insightful conversation with Zoe Peterson-Ward, Chief Customer Officer at Workhuman. They talk about the significance of the season of giving and discuss strategies to support employees during the holiday season.Zoe shares her background, experiences, and insights on fostering recognition, rewards, and a culture of appreciation within organizations. The discussion explores the impact of recognition programs on employee engagement, the importance of tying rewards to company values, and strategies to design effective recognition initiatives.
2023-12-1331 minEmpowering WorkplacesHow to Find the Path to Self-Compassion if You're Struggling With PerfectionismJoin hosts Sanja Licina, PhD, and Maddie Grant in an eye-opening conversation with Jordana Confino, a certified professional coach and positive psychology professor, on the risks of perfectionism. Jordana, founder of JC Coaching & Consulting, shares her personal journey of breaking free from the shackles of perfectionism, revealing insights and actionable strategies.In this episode, Jordana examines into the misconceptions surrounding perfectionism. She distinguishes between healthy drive and the relentless pursuit of unrealistic standards driven by fear. Drawing from her own experiences as a lawyer, she identifies the negative impact of perfectionism on mental health, wellbeing, and overall...
2023-11-2941 minEmpowering WorkplacesHow to Better Spend Your Time to Experience More JoyIn this episode of Empowering Workplaces, hosts Sanja Licina, PhD, and Maddie Grant welcome Cassie Holmes, a professor at UCLA’s Anderson School of Management and author of the best-selling book “Happier Hour: How to Beat Distraction, Expand Your Time, and Focus on What Matters Most.”This episode might just transform the way you think about time and happiness in your professional and personal life. Discover the surprising findings from Cassie’s research, including the relationship between discretionary time and happiness, the power of turning routines into rituals, and the importance of savoring everyday moments. You’ll leave this...
2023-11-0243 minEmpowering WorkplacesHow to Better Spend Your Time to Experience More JoyIn this episode of Empowering Workplaces, hosts Sanja Licina, PhD, and Maddie Grant welcome Cassie Holmes, a professor at UCLA’s Anderson School of Management and author of the best-selling book “Happier Hour: How to Beat Distraction, Expand Your Time, and Focus on What Matters Most.”This episode might just transform the way you think about time and happiness in your professional and personal life. Discover the surprising findings from Cassie’s research, including the relationship between discretionary time and happiness, the power of turning routines into rituals, and the importance of savoring everyday moments. You’ll leave this...
2023-10-1843 minEmpowering WorkplacesRedefining Workspaces for Empowered ProductivityJoin Sanja Licina, PhD, and Maddie Grant as they engage in a thought-provoking conversation with Janet Pogue McLaurin, Gensler’s Global Director of Workplace Research, in this episode of Empowering Workplaces. Explore the transformative insights from Gensler’s 2023 Workplace Survey Report, uncovering the evolving needs and desires of employees in the post-pandemic era.Discover the balance between remote work and in-person collaboration, as well as the crucial role of thoughtful office design in boosting productivity and enriching experiences.
2023-08-3033 minEmpowering WorkplacesThe Wheel of Life: Finding Balance and FulfillmentJoin host Sanja Licina, PhD, along with special guests Jasenka Šabanović Facilitator & Executive Coach Facilitator & Executive Coach at The Fast Forward Group and Guille Santana, Marketing Manager at QuestionPro for an insightful exploration of the “Wheel of Life.”In this episode, we delve into the art of achieving work-life harmony and well-being. Discover the transformative power of assessing and nurturing the diverse facets of your life – from career and relationships to health and personal growth. As we hear stories of self-discovery and growth, you’ll gain insights into aligning your values and priorities to lead a purpose-driven life.
2023-08-1639 minEmpowering WorkplacesHow Organizations Can Help the Right Job Seekers Get Over the Imposter SyndromeJoin hosts Sanja Licina, PhD, and Maddie Grant in this enlightening episode of Empowering Workplaces as they dive deep into the world of imposter syndrome with their esteemed guest, Aoife O'Brien, founder of Happier at Work. Discover how organizations can support job seekers in overcoming imposter syndrome and unleash their true potential. Aoife shares her personal journey from the fast-moving consumer goods industry to becoming an expert on workplace culture, imposter syndrome, and podcasting. Learn how imposter syndrome affects visibility, novelty, and representation, and gain insights into recognizing and managing these challenges.
2023-08-0933 minEmpowering WorkplacesEmbracing Multiculturalism: The Evolution of WorkplacesIn this thought-provoking episode of "Empowering Workplaces," hosts Sanja Licina, PhD, and Maddie Grant engage in a fascinating conversation with the esteemed guest, Juana Bordas. As a leadership and diversity expert, author of "The Power of Latino Leadership," and the founder of Mestiza Leadership International, Juana brings a wealth of knowledge and experiences to the discussion.The conversation delves into the impact of multiculturalism in today's workplace and its evolution over time. Juana emphasizes the importance of embracing diversity and intersectionality, as well as the value of young generations in revitalizing the workforce. With millennials and Gen...
2023-07-2035 min
QuestionPro LatinoaméricaImportancia de los Recursos Humanos | QuestionPro Interviews ft. Sanja LicinaEn esta edición de QuestionPro Interviews nos acompaña Sanja Licina, Psicóloga organizacional y Presidenta de QuestionPro Workforce, una suite de herramientas que ayudan a los empleadores a crear empatía a gran escala en sus organizaciones. Sanja ha dedicado su carrera a ayudar a las empresas a crear una cultura en la cual los empleados estén felices de formar parte, y durante su experiencia viviendo en tres continentes y viajando por más de 60 países, ha conocido a líderes inspiradores que la han hecho tener más confianza en que juntos podemos marcar una gran...
2023-06-0709 minEmpowering WorkplacesEmbracing Change: Adapting to the Power of AI In this episode of Empowering Workplaces, hosts Maddie Grant and Sanja Licina, PhD, sit down with Jim Frawley, bestselling author of "Adapting in Motion" and TEDx Speaker, to discuss the exciting world of AI and how individuals and organizations can adapt to the changes it brings. They delve into Jim's insights on executive development, the impact of AI on different industries, and the need for continuous adaptation. Discover how to navigate the evolving landscape of AI and harness its potential to transform work and unleash creativity. Join the conversation and learn how to embrace change in an AI-driven world.
2023-06-0732 minEmpowering WorkplacesA Well-Being Prescription for a Happier, Healthier, and More Resilient WorkforceIn this episode of Empowering Workplaces, hosts Sanja Licina, PhD and Maddie Grant discuss the impact of managers on employee mental health with Dr. Richard Safeer, Chief Medical Director of Employee Health and Wellbeing at Johns Hopkins Medicine and author of A Cure for the Common Company. The conversation centers around the surprising data point that 69% of employees say their manager has a big impact on their mental health, which is equal to the percentage of respondents who said their spouse has a big impact.The discussion touches on the responsibility of managers to show up for...
2023-04-2832 min
Happier At Work®146: The secret to working smarter, not harder with Sanja LicinaDo you ever feel like work is overwhelming, and you're unsure what to do next? Fear not, as Sanja Lacina, Organisational psychologist, and President of QuestionPro Workforce, is here to help! Learn about Sanja's journey from Serbia to success, the importance of identifying the best way to fit work into your life and filling your own cup first. Sanja shares the secret to working smarter, not harder and how to prioritise self-care and relationships and also reveals the magic that can happen when you create a supportive and inclusive environment for employees. So, if you are looking...
2023-03-101h 02Empowering WorkplacesEmpowering Workplaces [trailer]Welcome to Empowering Workplaces! If you care about making work better, as a leader or an employee - and helping yourself and others navigate the evolving nature of the business world, you are in the right place! Empowering Workplaces is hosted by Maddie Grant, a culture designer and co-founder of a firm called PROPEL, that helps organizations design evolutionary and disruption-proof cultures that are truly loved by their employees, and Sanja Licina, Ph.D., an organizational psychologist and President of QuestionPro Workforce, where we help companies better connect with, and understand their employees, to create the absolute best culture a...
2023-01-0401 min
Navigating the Customer Experience173: Using Data and Surveys to Better Understand Human Behaviour Drivers with Sanja LicinaSend us a textSanja Licina is here to discuss with us all of the wonderful things that we can help you to master your customer experience. Her goal in life is to help make people happier. Most of us spend so much of our lives working and there is still a tremendous opportunity to help people feel better connected to their companies, to their colleagues and to feel passionate to make a difference with their work. So, she's dedicated her career to helping companies create a culture that employees love to be p...
2022-09-2738 min
No Straight PathAchieving a Human-Centered Workplace with Dr. Sanja Licina and Maddie GrantHow can we achieve more humanity in the workplace? If this is something that you are passionate about, you have come to the right place! In this episode, we bring you an enlightening conversation with Dr. Sanja Licina and Maddie Grant on achieving a human-centered workplace. Dr. Sanja Licina is an organizational psychologist and the president of QuestionPro Workforce. She has dedicated her entire career to helping companies create cultures that employees love to be part of. Maddie Grant is the co-founder of Propel, as well as an expert culture designer and digital strategist, focusing on helping organizations unlock...
2022-08-3127 minEmpowering WorkplacesEmpowering Workplaces: How Can You Increase Your Chances of Being Happy?Depending on who you ask, you are likely to get very different responses to the question “what is happiness”? Some believe that it’s about the journey, while others are focused on the destination.Regardless of how you define happiness, most of us are often looking for more of it. So, how do we go about feeling happier? Join Sanja Licina, PhD and Maddie Grant as they discuss the meaning of happiness, fulfillment and purpose and how it all intertwines with work and our personal lives.
2022-08-2431 minEmpowering WorkplacesEmpowering Workplaces: The Need for Compassionate Leadership in the WorkplaceWhether it's in our personal lives or at work, practicing empathy and compassion is not as simple as it initially seems; that's because every single human is different in subtle ways, and what works for a person might not for someone else. Indeed, in the workplace, effectively connecting with others can take different forms and it's crucial to learn the most effective one for your business—one that is finely tuned to your culture.Join Sanja Licina, PhD and Maddie Grant in this episode, where they discuss how compassion will become an increasingly important skill and how le...
2022-07-2730 minEmpowering WorkplacesEmpowering Workplaces: How To Be Optimistic When the World Around You Isn’tWhen you watch the news these days, it’s hard not to feel discouraged about the world… but that doesn't necessarily mean that you have to join ranks with the pessimists! In fact, when facing negativity, it’s extra important to be optimistic to help offset any bad vibes that might be surrounding you. In this episode, we talk about both the simple and the complex things that keep us going, and what can we do to start walking on the sunnier side of the street.
2022-06-2229 minEmpowering WorkplacesEmpowering Workplaces: Get your career in SHAPEDr. Candace Steele Flippin is a communications executive, best-selling author, and multigenerational workplace scholar. Her mission is to help women accelerate their career growth so that they can achieve the careers they need, want and deserve.She joins us as she launches her newest book: Get Your Career in SHAPE: A Five-Step Guide to Achieve the Success You Need, Want, and Deserve.
2022-06-0838 minEmpowering WorkplacesEmpowering Workplaces: Looking to Recruit Top Talent? Then Think Like a MarketerWorkers today are increasingly seeking full transparency from their employers. That means that a company’s values are an even more critical part of a successful recruiting strategy. In fact, 88% of workers said that it's important for them to have a sense of a company's culture when they are applying for a job.For this episode, our guest Yaagneshwaran Ganesh —also known as Yaag— host of the podcast ABM conversations, joins us to talk about how effectively marketing your company culture can significantly help you employment brand.
2022-06-0131 minEmpowering WorkplacesEmpowering Workplaces: How Well Do You Really Know Your Co-workers?In this episode, we chat with Brian Mohr, co-founder of Anthym, about what it really means to "bring your whole self to work". The pandemic has brought a new impetus towards more empathy in the workplace, meaning that we need better systems for helping employees to connect better and build better relationships with each other, within teams, and also between managers and direct reports. Why? Because this is the foundation for trust, as well and a key component of diversity and inclusion. We dig into some great ideas for how to make it happen!
2022-05-2537 minEmpowering WorkplacesEmpowering Workplaces: How to Deal With Technology Information OverloadIn this episode we chat with Meico Whitlock, mindfulness consultant and founder of Mindful Techie about the impact of technology and information overload on wellbeing. We're so tethered to our devices these days, in good ways (like being able to work remotely during the pandemic) and bad ways (like spending too much time doom-scrolling on social media. Meico shares some useful tips for maintaining balance in a tech-heavy world.
2022-05-1832 minEmpowering WorkplacesEmpowering Workplaces: What Is the Next Step? It's All About Career Development and Succession PlanningThere is a lot to talk about when it comes to career development and the best things that companies can do today to help their people grow, especially when development is such an essential part of retention. How are employee-led approaches working when it comes to internal mobility and finding the right opportunities? And how does a company build a succession plan that doesn’t become outdated as soon as it’s created?The answer may be in creating succession chains based on skill and merit, and making them fit into the organization’s plans for the near f...
2022-05-1134 minEmpowering WorkplacesEmpowering Workplaces: Work Has Changed, Have You?The word “change” can hardly encapsulate everything that is different since March 2020, given the collective awakening to the great variability in how differently people's advance due to their backgrounds, and the quantity of outdated policies that need to evolve to keep this from happening.Managers can play a monumental role in helping their teams thrive on their own terms. This starts by giving them choice and flexibility, so that they can work in the best way that suits them, and not necessarily adhering to the usual four walls, 9-to-5 gigs. Because work is not defined as something that...
2022-05-0428 minEmpowering WorkplacesEmpowering Workplaces: The Great Redefinition of Organizational ValuesWhat does your company stand for? As your business grows and experiences significant change, it is important to start rethinking your values, and being more explicit about defining what behaviors drive your organization. This will help you and your teams better understand what makes your company’s culture unique and what will fuel future success.Joining us in this episode is Michelle Armer, Chief People Officer at C.A. Fortune, who shares her journey about redefining their values, aligning them with business outcomes, and driving behaviors through them.
2022-04-2727 minEmpowering WorkplacesEmpowering Workplaces: Finding Your Own Self-Care PathSelf-care has been even more top of mind for many of us lately. How do we effectively take care of ourselves while we take care of the many other responsibilities we have? There are as many approaches to self-care as there are people, there is no one-size-fits-all. When it comes to engaging in activities that can help our wellbeing we often feel guilty: but why?How do we combat that nagging feeling that we should be spending all of our time being productive, and on others? Join Maddie Grant and Sanja Licina, PhD, in this conversation about...
2022-04-2026 min
MRX InfluencersManaging organizational culture & employee experience with Sanja LicinaSanja Licina, President, Workforce, the latest addition to the QuestionPro Executive Team, joins us to talk about employee happiness, engagement, culture, and how to calculate the impact of work from home going into 2022 and beyond while collecting and making sense of data at scale. Some of the important topics covered include the best way to collect feedback and communicate best with peers and colleagues and collaboration methods for remote teams. Another significant component of the conversation is around equality and diversity, and inclusion with remote teams and even people going back into the workplace and how to manage empathy...
2022-04-1319 minEmpowering WorkplacesEmpowering Workplaces: Developing Authentic LeadersToday, there are more leaders that care than ever before, but the data shows they can still be a lot better in many ways they support their teams. Our task at hand is clear: we need to bring more humanity to our interactions, and to make communication more effective. The good news is that there is one key role in this equation, the frontline manager, so helping them learn to me more authentic in the way they lead will make a world of difference.Join us and our very special guest Cecil Puvathingal, Vice President of Sales...
2022-04-1333 minEmpowering WorkplacesEmpowering Workplaces: Understanding How Conflict Shows Up in the WorkplaceThe truth is crystal clear: workplace conflict is inevitable, given that we’re humans, first and foremost— and it’s certainly nothing new for managers and leaders.Whether it’s a product of miscommunication, a result from working in silos, unresolved tension, or lack of direction… conflict shows up when you least expect it — and, for that reason, it’s important for HR Departments to address new factors of workplace discord and prevent additional issues from arising among employees.Join our discussion with Jamie Notter, Co-Founder and Culture Strategist at PROPEL, to learn more about how can compan...
2022-04-0622 minEmpowering WorkplacesEmpowering Workplaces: We Don’t Talk About Bruno… Or Pay ApparentlyOne of the first things we learn as workers is that in many organizations talking about how much we earn is not something that happens — and, unfortunately, this old taboo only hides the fact that some companies have a huge pay gap, as well as other economic and gender-based inequities. That is why, for a long time, organizations and thought leaders have asked themselves: “Should we have full transparency about pay? Is purpose and the greater good more important than pay? Or is pay simply king?”In today’s episode, Sanja Licina, PhD, and Maddie Grant, tackled the conc...
2022-03-3023 min
Empowering WorkplacesWork@Life: Why Are People in the Same Company Experiencing Culture Differently, and What To Do About ItWhile many organizations strive to have a unified culture, employee experience can be anything but uniform.In today’s episode, hosts Sanja Licina, PhD and Maddie Grant, highlight relevant datapoints from a survey study of over 3,000 workers across the globe, and why it’s important to understand the differences between how managers and individual contributors may experience a company culture to make well-informed decisions about your strategy.
2022-03-2326 min
Empowering WorkplacesWork @ Life: New Ideas on How to Impact Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging TodayIn this episode of Work@Life, we are joined by a very special guest, Andrea O’Leary, Ph.D., Chief People Officer at Enterprise Client Group and Innovation at Aon, as we look at how critical the current moment is for companies' in regards to their diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging (DEIB) strategy, and how it can be best embedded into their plans and objectives.We are at a pivotal moment where we can create truly innovative and sustainable DEIB programs, focused on four main employee lifecycle pillars: recruitment, development, promotion and retention. All the changes we ar...
2021-11-0941 min
Empowering WorkplacesWork @ Life: Are we going through The People Revolution?More than 2/3 of US workers say that the pandemic has changed their perspective on what’s important to them in life. This revelation, coupled with the sentiment that over half of workers say they feel like they have a greater ability to craft their own working circumstances now than before the pandemic starts to explain the major shifts we are seeing in the labor market, not only in the US but across the globe. Our special guest Arti Pullins, CEO of Pundit Consultantz, joins us for this very special episode of Work@Life to share her perspective on w...
2021-10-2745 min
Empowering WorkplacesWork @ Life: Beauty and the Brains - Creating Office Spaces to Bring the Best Out of Our WorkforceWorkers have said it loud and clear, flexibility is one of their key considerations as they evaluate employers moving ahead. For organizations who are hoping to get their people back in the office at least some of the time, it means rethinking their office layout and corporate architecture to make the best of the peoples' time while in person. Join our discussion with Colleen V. Scott at Work @ Life to learn more about how companies are redefining and redesigning who they are, what are the key needs of their people, and their organizational goals, and how these are impacting the...
2021-10-1227 min
Hacking HRThe Hacking HR Podcast - Episode 293Interview with Sanja Licina – Sanja is the President at QuestionPro. She has many years of experience in Future of Work. Sanja is a global citizen, having lived in USA, Argentina, UK, among others.
2021-10-0620 min
Empowering WorkplacesWork @ Life: Building a Company Culture Everyone is Proud OfIt’s true that every major challenge in life could also be seen as an opportunity, and the workplace surely won’t be the exception. That’s why even with all the movement in the labor market, Season 3 of Work@Life will be all about The Great Opportunity! We're kicking the season off with Brendan Sweeney, CEO and cofounder of Popmenu— an exciting startup that has tripled in employee size in the last year, in an industry that was hit particularly hard by covid. How did they do it? Not only by empowering restaurants to tell their story digitally, but also...
2021-09-2837 min
Empowering WorkplacesWork @ Life: The Great OpportunityYou have probably heard (a lot!) about The Great Resignation—and it's likely made you nervous about the impact it will have on your organization. But, have you considered how this time of turmoil could be a great moment to improve your culture and employee experience? That’s why in this new season of Work@Life, we’ll examine what we’re calling The Great Opportunity: How we approach work, what’s the most effective way to connect with our people, and how organizations can use data to take action.
2021-09-1430 min
HR Works: The Podcast for Human ResourcesHR Works Podcast 159: Adapting Beyond the Transaction MindsetGuest: Sanja Licina, Ph.D., President of Workforce Experience, QuestionPro
The needs and concerns of employees have changed significantly over the last year and a half. But have they become more difficult to address? Today’s guest does not believe so. She believes employers need to get out of the transactional mindset that pervades employment and take some time to reexamine their employees. She also believes that tried-and-true solutions to the current set of employee issues will work only if employers can identify what those issues are.
I am pleased to have with me in this episode Sanja Licina, Ph.D...
2021-08-2449 min
Empowering WorkplacesWork @ Life: Women Rising From the Pandemic - Season Wrap-UpThis is certainly not an end to the conversation, but it’s a wrap-up on our season that was all about The First Female Recession. In this last episode, we recap all the knowledge and data points gathered throughout the season, which, in turn, we hope influence how organizations take action and have an impact on the future of their talent.
2021-08-1728 min
Empowering WorkplacesWork @ Life: Is Your Inner Critic Running the Show?Most of us experience an inner critic, a voice that may tell us we are not a good enough parent, friend, are behind in our career. Most of the time this voice can be a pest and drain our energy, but in some cases it can actually propel us to do better. It may depend on how we listen to it, or what kind of action we take on it. Join our conversation with our special guest Jasenka Šabanović from The Fast Forward Group and learn how to be better aware of your inner critic and how to more product...
2021-07-2036 min
Empowering WorkplacesWork @ Life: Igniting the Rise of the Female LeaderOrganizational leadership is changing — some would say that we’re finally making strides in really humanizing the workplace. However, some questions remain. Who do we want to be inspired by? Whose team do we want to be on? What does that leader look like, and how do we help a diverse group of new trailblazers —particularly women— get to leadership positions? Listen to our conversation with our special guest Dan Riley, cofounder at RADICL and learn about how to help propel women into leadership positions.
2021-07-0633 min
Empowering WorkplacesWork @ Life: How Can Leaders Support Working Parents?Did you know that while nearly 100% of managers rate themselves as supportive of employees with families, only half of their subordinates agree with this assessment? Join the conversation with our special guest Kelly Schwind Wilson, PhD, an Associate Professor of Management at Purdue University and learn more about the emerging strategies that leaders can use to best support working mothers and their team members with families.
2021-06-2231 min
Empowering WorkplacesWork @ Life: Figuring Yourself OutHave you found yourself reflecting more about your life since the pandemic started? Do you think your company could help get you out of this tired routine, and begin to thrive again?Join this conversation with our special guest Meighan Newhouse, founder of Inspirant Group, and learn about how organizations can encourage their employees to seek out help when they most need it, and the process of understanding yourself and others.
2021-06-0831 min
Empowering WorkplacesWork @ Life: Combating the First Female RecessionA fresh take on work, life, culture, and the employee experience - exploring hot topics from both the individual and organizational perspective. Sanja Licina, Ph.D., President, Workforce at QuestionPro and Maddie Grant, author, co-founder and culture designer at PROPEL are ready to share surprising data points and creative solutions with you every episode. This week, we kick off Season 2 with a data-heavy exploration of the First Female Recession.
2021-05-2520 min
Empowering WorkplacesWork @ Life: Reimagining Workplace Culture in a Virtual EnvironmentKicking off 2021 with a fresh take on work, life, culture, and the employee experience. Sanja Licina, Ph.D., President, Workforce at QuestionPro and Maddie Grant, author, co-founder and culture designer at PROPEL are ready to share one of a kind insights with you every week! This episode's topic is reimagining workplace culture in a virtual environment - something very close to our hearts. With surprising data!
2021-05-1623 min
Empowering WorkplacesWork @ Life: Professional vs Personal AdviceKicking off 2021 with a fresh take on work, life, culture, and the employee experience. Sanja Licina, Ph.D., President, Workforce at QuestionPro and Maddie Grant, author, co-founder and culture designer at PROPEL are ready to share one of a kind insights with you every week! This episode's topic is personal versus professional advice - who do you turn to? The results of our quick poll are surprising.
2021-05-1621 min
Empowering WorkplacesWork @ Life: Work-cation - Yes or No?Kicking off 2021 with a fresh take on work, life, culture, and the employee experience. Sanja Licina, Ph.D., President, Workforce at QuestionPro and Maddie Grant, author, co-founder and culture designer at PROPEL are ready to share one of a kind insights with you every week! This episode's topic is work-cation - what is it and is it a good thing or a bad thing?
2021-05-1623 min
Empowering WorkplacesWork @ Life: Vulnerability in the WorkplaceKicking off 2021 with a fresh take on work, life, culture, and the employee experience. Sanja Licina, Ph.D., President, Workforce at QuestionPro and Maddie Grant, author, co-founder and culture designer at PROPEL are ready to share one of a kind insights with you every week! This episode's topic is vulnerability in the workplace - with surprising data about the pervasiveness of the stereotypes about vulnerabilty.
2021-05-1621 min
Empowering WorkplacesWork @ Life: Collaboration and Communication in the WorkplaceKicking off 2021 with a fresh take on work, life, culture, and the employee experience. Sanja Licina, Ph.D., President, Workforce at QuestionPro and Maddie Grant, author, co-founder and culture designer at PROPEL are ready to share one of a kind insights with you every week! This episode's topic is collaboration and communication in the workplace.
2021-05-1624 min
Empowering WorkplacesWork @ Life: Impostor Syndrome and International Women's DayKicking off 2021 with a fresh take on work, life, culture, and the employee experience. Sanja Licina, Ph.D., President, Workforce at QuestionPro and Maddie Grant, author, co-founder and culture designer at PROPEL are ready to share one of a kind insights with you every week! This episode's topic is Impostor Syndrome and International Women's Day - with special guest Shana Glickfield, partner at Beekeeper Group.
2021-05-1621 min
Empowering WorkplacesWork @ Life: Relationships at Work and Their Impact on Wellbeing and PerformanceKicking off 2021 with a fresh take on work, life, culture, and the employee experience. Sanja Licina, Ph.D., President, Workforce at QuestionPro and Maddie Grant, author, co-founder and culture designer at PROPEL are ready to share one of a kind insights with you every week! This episode's topic is a hot one - relationships at work!
2021-05-1621 min
Empowering WorkplacesWork @ Life: How to Manage Mental Wellbeing in the WorkplaceKicking off 2021 with a fresh take on work, life, culture, and the employee experience. Sanja Licina, Ph.D., President, Workforce at QuestionPro and Maddie Grant, author, co-founder and culture designer at PROPEL are ready to share one of a kind insights with you every week! This episode's topic is about how to manage mental wellbeing in the workplace.
2021-05-1623 min
Empowering WorkplacesWork @ Life: Financial Literacy and Managing Financial StressKicking off 2021 with a fresh take on work, life, culture, and the employee experience. Sanja Licina, Ph.D., President, Workforce at QuestionPro and Maddie Grant, author, co-founder and culture designer at PROPEL are ready to share one of a kind insights with you every week! This episode's topic is financial literacy and managing financial stress at work.
2021-05-1621 min
Empowering WorkplacesWork @ Life: Pay Satisfaction and the Feeling of Self WorthKicking off 2021 with a fresh take on work, life, culture, and the employee experience. Sanja Licina, Ph.D., President, Workforce at QuestionPro and Maddie Grant, author, co-founder and culture designer at PROPEL are ready to share one of a kind insights with you every week! This episode's topic is pay satisfaction and the feeling of self worth.
2021-05-1624 min
Empowering WorkplacesWork @ Life: Workplace Burnout and How to Fight Against ItKicking off 2021 with a fresh take on work, life, culture, and the employee experience. Sanja Licina, Ph.D., President, Workforce at QuestionPro and Maddie Grant, author, co-founder and culture designer at PROPEL are ready to share one of a kind insights with you every week! This episode's topic is burnout and what we can do about it.
2021-05-1623 min
Empowering WorkplacesWork @ Life: Work Life Balance and the Four Burners TheoryKicking off 2021 with a fresh take on work, life, culture, and the employee experience. Sanja Licina, PhD, President, Workforce at QuestionPro and Maddie Grant, co-founder and culture designer at PROPEL are ready to share one of a kind insights with you every week!
2021-05-1625 min
The Tonya Hall Innovation ShowHow human resource systems have evolvedDr. Sanja Licina, future of organizations practice lead at Globant, sits down to talk to Tonya Hall about Globant's "Powering a People-First Culture" study that found employees want recognition and connection in the workplace.FOLLOW US - Subscribe to ZDNet on YouTube: http://bit.ly/2HzQmyf- Watch more ZDNet videos: http://zd.net/2Hzw9Zy- Follow ZDNet on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ZDNet- Follow ZDNet on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ZDNet- Follow ZDNet on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Z...
2020-02-0308 min
BCN NewsEmployee Recognition is the NEW MotivationPutting an effective recognition strategy for your workforce is major part of building an efficient business. With the ever changing way we are doing business, with remote workers , global offices and other geo-located teams , it is essential to keep track and manage a healthy company structure.The workforce is becoming younger, and the more experienced employees with tenure are retiring so the new incoming and developing workforce want to engage with the corporate structure in different ways, using technology to help connect and engage with each other and leadership teams.I spoke to our friends...
2019-08-2135 min
Empowering WorkplacesCulture Chat Podcast: Getting Intentional with Steve BrowneWhy do intention and commitment matter so much at work? In this episode we talk to long-time HR pro and author of the new book "HR on Purpose," Steve Browne. He talks about developing a deliberate people passion and redefining what HR is.
2018-09-0629 min
Empowering WorkplacesCulture Chat Podcast: Transforming Culture & Purpose into Brands that MatterCan brand be extended to organizational culture? In this episode we talk to Mona Amodeo, PhD, author of the forthcoming book “Beyond the Sizzle: The Next Evolution of Branding,” to find out. Special guest host and WorkXO Managing Director, Ed Bodensiek, explores the book’s central argument – that culture and purpose can and should be used to transform organizations into brands that matter.
2018-08-0326 min
Empowering WorkplacesThe Culture Chat Podcast: Aligned Workplace Cultures Take Intention, Deliberation, and Work!In this episode we hear from Jennifer Marszalek, Chief Talent Officer with Havas Chicago on the extent to which she, her team, and her organization go to "walk the talk" when it comes to their workplace culture. They've gone far beyond the lip service many organizations still pay culture. They take the time, make the investment, and dedicate the resources to making sure everything they do - the way they behave, the things they say, the way they work - reinforces and clarifies the things that drive their success. There are no questions about it - whether you're on th...
2018-05-3128 min
Empowering WorkplacesThe Culture Chat Podcast: Flexibility is an Outcome, Not a ProgramIn this episode, Lotus Yon, Director of Human Resourceas and Learning with Northwest Community Healthcare, shares her experience around creating a workplace culture that brings flexibility to life. This is not about policies and programs; it's about embedding, ingraining, and infusing the lifestyle of flexibility into our very fabric. It's about creating a culture that reinforces and clarifies the importance of flexibility at every turn - the way we act, the way we interact, and the way we work. We explore the difference between work-life-balance and work-life-integration. And we impart some wisdom around really meaning flexibility when we say "...
2018-04-1425 min
Empowering WorkplacesThe Culture Chat Podcast: Using Culture to Attract the Right Candidates.In this episode, Dina Gallay, Senior Director at The Steely Group, shares her first-hand experience with organizations that use a deeper understanding and appreciation for their cultures in attracting the right candidates to their business. We explore the importance to truth-telling, brand messaging with the appropriate color and context, and going beyond the same-old-same-old buzz words in how we describe what it's really like to work there. We talk about the difference between "good" candidates and "right" candidates. And we surface some ideas for getting a bit more introspective around measuring, analyzing, and understanding our workplace culture.
2018-03-0628 min
Empowering WorkplacesThe Culture Chat Podcast: Going Beyond Lip Service to InclusionIn this episode, we chat with Joe Gerstandt, keynote speaker, thought leader, advisor, consultant and sage in the world of inclusion. Charlie and Joe discuss how poorly misunderstood inclusion and diversity really are in the workplace and Joe clarifies how companies that "get it" are using it as a true competitive advantage. Saying inclusion is important to us (and we all say it) is one thing; but Joe gives us some tips for measuring and monitoring it so that we know it’s having the intended impact. Get this and more from this month’s episode of the Culture Chat...
2018-02-2730 min
Empowering WorkplacesThe Culture Chat Podcast: Bringing Organizational Values to LifeIn this episode, we chat with Sanja Licina, Ph.D., Future of Organizations at Globant, about the challenges organizations face in bringing their values to life. How do companies that are crystal clear on what they value make sure they back it up with authentic context, color and identity? How do they weave that identity into the fabric of culture so that it reinforces and clarifies what's truly valued at every turn? Sanja has a built a career around helping organizations create cultures that do that exactly - and she shares her experiences with us. Listen to (and/or do...
2018-01-2327 min
Empowering WorkplacesThe Culture Chat Podcast: The Evolution of Performance ManagementIn this episode, we chat with Jason Lauritsen, Keynote Speaker / Author / Consultant, JasonLauritsen.com about all things performance management. It is at the center of what we refer to as workforce operating systems fueling a more meaningful employee experience yet has a reputation as something managers don't like issuing and employees don't like receiving. But it doesn't have to be that way. Jason and Charlie talk about the evolution of performance management as a means to employees willingly choosing to give their all and have a meaningful experience with their company. Jason lays it all out in this episode...
2018-01-0932 min
Empowering WorkplacesThe Culture Chat Podcast: Identifying and Overcoming Fear in the WorkplaceIn this episode, we chat with Kirsty Spraggon, International Motivational Keynote Speaker / Author / Producer / TV Host. Kirsty's work deals lot with the strongest human emotion: Fear. How does fear factor into the modern workplace? How does she see fear showing up in workplace culture? How can we get better at identifying it, and what are the next steps in addressing fear in the workplace after it's been identified? Download this episode to find out!
2017-12-1929 min
Empowering WorkplacesThe Culture Chat Podcast: Embracing the Future of WorkIn this episode, we chat with Kris Dunn, CHRO, Partner, Kinetix about his journey from college hoops to HR, with an emphasis on workplace culture. Charlie and Kris talk about disrupting the traditional paradigms of work, the role HR plays in challenging historical norms of not questioning the status quo and how your organization can get more comfortable with that evolution and the Future of Work. Kris is not like other HR people, and we mean that as a compliment!
2017-12-0430 min
Empowering WorkplacesThe Culture Chat Podcast: Culture is Easier Said Than DoneIn this episode, we chat with Dawn Hrdlica-Burke, Advisor / Speaker / Writer, Dawn Burke HR about why it is so easy to talk about culture yet so difficult to actually do something about it and stay committed and focused on it. Dawn and Charlie discuss how to take corporate culture to the next level while maintaining a standard of excellence through periods of growth. How we work has a lot to do with culture, but assuming you are doing the right things already and relying on organic growth simply won't translate. You need to stay intentional, actions must speak louder...
2017-11-2030 min
Empowering WorkplacesThe Culture Chat Podcast: Business Transformation Starts with HumanityIn this episode, we chat with Jason Seiden, Speaker / Facilitator / Consultant at Jason Seiden LLC about transformation in the workplace. Jason lays out the necessary ingredients for business transformation, why it all begins with a sense of humanity and how essential subcultures are in the process. Jason and Charlie also discuss how pizza fits into the whole equation (trust us, it won't be in the way you're thinking)! Download this episode to learn more.
2017-11-0626 min
Empowering WorkplacesThe Culture Chat Podcast: How to Create a Culture of CustomizationIn this episode, we chat with Stephanie Waite, Director of Leadership and Organizational Development at Lurie Childrens Hospital about her philosophy of a culture of customization. She explains what that is--essentially appealing to the unique and distinct needs of the individual as opposed to the organization—and how she applies these principles in her workplace. Stephanie is a true “graduate level” culture pracitioner discussing for example how this applies to designing leadership development programs and shifting large scale culture is through individual behaviors.
2017-08-2430 min
Empowering WorkplacesThe Culture Chat Podcast: How to Encourage the Right Kind of Grit in the WorkplaceIn this episode, we bring acclaimed author of Getting Grit: The Evidence Based Approach to Cultivating Passion, Perseverance and Purpose, Caroline Miller, BACK a second time to the Culture Chat podcast to talk about her newest book and to proclaim the start of the Grit Revolution! Listen to the first conversation with Caroline here http://workxo.podbean.com/e/culture-chat-on-grit/.
2017-08-0232 min
Empowering WorkplacesThe Culture Chat Podcast: How to Preserve Workplace Culture in Remote TeamsRemote teams are a hot topic these days, which will only become more and more important as organizations allow remote working. But how do you preserve your organizational culture when your people are in many locations? Rebecca Achurch of Achurch Consulting and Tim Sarrantonio from Neon One talk to us about their experiences.
2017-07-1132 min
Empowering WorkplacesThe Culture Chat Podcast: Baby Boomers' Impact on Today's WorkplaceWe collectively in the business world (and here at WorkXO for sure), think and write and observe and opine about generations a lot, but always with a particular focus on Millennials (as you know we wrote a book about their impact on the workplace). So in this episode of the Culture Chat, we wanted to talk to someone who could address the other side of the equation - baby boomers - but specifically around the idea of baby boomers working much longer, how they want to transfer their deep and historical knowledge inside the workplace, and how corporate culture...
2017-06-1127 min
Empowering WorkplacesCulture Chat: How Mastery Can Boost Innovation in the WorkplaceIn this episode, we chat with Marc Lamik, Head of Innovation and Partnerships at Zalando, a European retailer making a big splash with their culture practice of Radical Agility, comprised of Purpose, Mastery and Autonomy. In this fascinating conversation, we dig into the specifics of Mastery and what that means for fostering innovation.
2017-06-1128 min
Empowering WorkplacesCulture Chat: The Overlooked Connection Between Collegiate Design and Workplace Culture"As companies look to recruit the best and brightest from college campuses, they are overlooking one major factor in the attraction and retention of recent graduates— incorporating campus design elements into work environments to attract young professionals. Global infrastructure and design firm, AECOM, along with contract furniture company, KI, conducted new research on collegiate design as a driver of workplace design, and set out to examine how college students like to work and how companies can apply this style within." This is the first of a new series of Culture Chat conversations, in which we talk with people doing inte...
2017-05-1029 min
Empowering WorkplacesCulture Chat: The Concept of the Unshakable BrandIn this episode, we chat with Benjamin Warsinske of Branded World, about the concept of the "unshakable brand" and how culture plays a part in not just being unshakable, but also flexible and evolving.
2017-05-0225 min
Empowering WorkplacesCulture Chat: How Carfax Builds a Winning Team CultureThis episode is all about creating a Winning Team Culture, as CARFAX's VP of Human Resources, Adrienne Webster, shared with us. And their formula's super interesting - combining being goal oriented, encouraging independent thinkers, wisdom of the crowds, and the 3 C's (collaborative, creative, and competitive) - listen to the conversation for the details!
2017-04-0525 min
Empowering WorkplacesCulture Chat: The Intentional Connection Between Culture and Employer BrandIn this month's Culture Chat Podcast, we talked to Kristy Nittskoff, CEO of Talent Savvy, about how to make an intentional connection between culture and your employer brand.
2017-03-1925 min
Empowering WorkplacesCulture Chat: Startup Life and Workplace CultureIn this episode we chat with Jonathan Herrick, CSO/CMO, Co-Founder and Chief High-Fiver of Hatchbuck. Jonathan is passionate about building a Culture of Engagement, helping individual employees develop personal and professional strengths. He says that "in this environment, innovation blossoms, and customer expectations are exceeded, resulting in unprecedented company growth." We asked him, "How do you balance a focus on culture with the priorities of startup life?"
2017-01-3027 min
Empowering WorkplacesCulture Chat: On Building a Culture of AccountabilityThis episode features a fascinating conversation with Jonathan Raymond, CEO of Refound and author of Good Authority, a book about how to align personal and professional growth. How do you hold people accountable without acting like a jerk? How do you create a culture where accountability is welcomed and desired and aligned with doing your best work?
2017-01-0825 min
Empowering WorkplacesCulture Chat: How Employee Benefits Can Impact CultureToday's episode features Jovan Hackley, Director of Marketing and PR for Student Loan Genius, an employee benefits company that believes in benefits as a way to build a relationship with employees--related to culture, that can give organizations the edge, particularly in recruiting the younger generation in the workforce.
2016-12-2127 min
Empowering WorkplacesCulture Chat: Culture and the Customer ExperienceIn this episode of the Culture Chat podcast, we're excited to dig into the topic of culture as it relates to the customer experience. Tony Hsieh, CEO of Zappos, once famously said that "brand is a lagging indicator of culture" - in this conversation we talk to Aimee Lucas, customer experience transformist at the Temkin Group, about her thoughts on how exactly culture impacts how customers relate to the companies they interact with.
2016-11-2828 min
Empowering WorkplacesCulture Chat: NTEN and the Relationship between Community and CultureIn this episode, we talk to Amy Sample Ward, CEO of The Nonprofit Technology Network, a nonprofit that serves nonprofits. NTEN grew out of the community that birthed it and community feeds and is integral to the maintenance, protection and evolution of their culture.
2016-11-0525 min
Empowering WorkplacesCulture Chat: Glassdoor and the Rise of TransparencyJoin WorkXO in episode 8 of the Culture Chat, where we talk to Kirsten Davidson, Head of Employer Brand at Glassdoor, about the impact of transparency on the business world of today.
2016-10-2326 min
Empowering WorkplacesThe Secret to Making HR Relevant Again - QuestionPro Webinar Excerpt 3 of 3Excerpt 3 of 3 from a webinar series hosted by QuestionPro. "This webinar features two leading thinkers in the HR space who will challenge and encourage you with a frank conversation about the state of the HR crucial function and what needs to change." See full recording with slides here - https://youtu.be/sdwRCU5o814
2016-09-1338 min
Empowering WorkplacesThe Secret to Better Performance Management - QuestionPro Webinar Excerpt 2 of 3Excerpt 2 of 3 from a webinar series hosted by QuestionPro. "For years, both managers and employees have dreaded the annual performance review, and some large companies have recently ditched them in a high-profile way. But when all is said and done, we still want a system for making sure that top performers get rewarded, that people are growing and developing, and performance is getting better over time. " See full recording with slides here - https://youtu.be/OJONRhrgalE
2016-09-1330 min
Empowering WorkplacesThe Secret to Recruiting the Right Talent (QuestionPro Webinar Excerpt 1 of 3)Excerpt 1 of 3 from a webinar series hosted by QuestionPro. "Learn to create authentic branding and engage top talent. Join WorkXO founders and employee engagement experts Jamie Notter and Charlie Judy as they explore why brand authenticity matters, how to use data to create an authentic employer brand, the importance of building a strong work culture, and how to start designing the culture you want." See full recording with slides here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKFk7hQIUyw
2016-09-1330 min
Empowering WorkplacesCulture Chat: Culture Change and the New CEOIn this episode of the Culture Chat, Charlie and Jamie chat with Jeff Morgan, CEO of the Club Managers Association of America, and go deep on how he managed the culture change that comes with coming into an organization as a new CEO charged with turning things around. Listen to this great conversation!
2016-09-1312 min
Empowering WorkplacesCulture Chat: On GritIn this episode, we welcomed Caroline Miller, author of many books including the forthcoming Getting Grit: The Evidence-Based Approach to Cultivating Passion, Perseverance and Purpose. Her ground-breaking work in the areas of goal setting/accomplishment, grit, happiness and success provides a fascinating topic for discussion around how Grit connects with workplace culture.
2016-08-2830 min
Empowering WorkplacesCulture Chat: Culture as a Living Breathing ThingIn this episode, we talk to David Neff, VP of Consulting for Clearhead, working for Fortune 500 brands and large nonprofits on digital transformation. He is also the founder of Lights. Camera. Help., a nonprofit that helps other causes tell their mission through video, and co-author of the book IGNITE : Setting your Organization’s Culture on Fire with Innovation. Our big question was "what does it mean for culture to be a living and breathing thing?"
2016-08-1327 min
Empowering WorkplacesCulture Chat: Improve It and Culture ImprovisationIn this episode, we talked to Erin Diehl, founder of Improve It, (www.improveitchicago.com) a corporate team-building workshop company that helps organizations use improvisation to build better, "yes, and" cultures.
2016-07-0830 min
Empowering WorkplacesCulture Chat: Branding and CultureHow should employers get intentional about making sure their brand - consumer, employer, internal, external - authentically reflects their culture? That's our big question for this episode's conversation with Tim Padgett, CEO of the Chicago-based marketing agency the Pepper Group.
2016-06-0532 min
Empowering WorkplacesCulture Chat: VisaNow on Preserving Cultures that Work in the Fast-Moving Startup WorldThe big question we posed Dick Burke, CEO of VisaNow: “You’re a startup that has grown rapidly. As you continue to grow and evolve, what got you here, from a culture standpoint, might not get you there. What are the risks of changing so quickly? How do you hold on to the best parts of your culture and the things that made you successful, while growing and becoming who you need to be in the future?” Join WorkXO in our at-least-monthly podcast!
2016-05-1831 min
Empowering WorkplacesCulture Chat: Millennial Alignment and IQ SolutionsMillennials are now the largest segment of the workforce--a spot they will hold for decades. Are you aligning your culture with the direction this generation will be leading us? This month’s Culture Chat podcast digs into this topic with IQ Solutions, a company adapting quickly to the needs of their heavily Millennial workforce.
2016-05-0825 min