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Get ReworkedKarin Hurt on The Good Side of Workplace ConflictConflict is an unfortunate truth in life, society and the workplace. Some might call it a necessary evil. But is it really that bad? Without healthy tension, diversity of thought and spirited debate, we can’t have innovation, growth or change within our organizations. Karin Hurt, CEO of Let’s Grow Leaders and author of the book, “Powerful Phrases For Dealing With Workplace Conflict,” joins the podcast to discuss what she’s learned about addressing conflict with care-filled words and building brighter, bolder cultures in the office. “If you both care about something really passionately, you're gonna...2024-05-0633 min
Get ReworkedReclaim Your Focus With Asynchronous CollaborationThe number and variety of tools in our workplaces have steadily grown over the last 10 or so years, but their ranks exploded during the pandemic. With that explosion came confusion over which tool to use when, with the default often being using all of them for everything. In this episode of Get Reworked, Designing Collaboration director Andrew Pope discusses why asynchronous work can help us claw back some of our focus time and shares how to get started. Listen: Get Reworked Full Episode List Highlights of the conversation include: Why we need to b...2024-04-0938 min
Get ReworkedNormalizing the Conversation Around Employee Well-BeingNormalizing the conversation around employee well-being is one positive outcome that came out of the pandemic. Businesses now understand the role they have in supporting employee well-being and the bottom line cost of ignoring this area. In this episode of Get Reworked, AWS global head of HR Prudence Pitter discusses what AWS is doing to support employee well-being. Listen: Get Reworked Full Episode List "A leader who can share, 'I had this deliverable that I missed, because I got to this location, my luggage was not there. It caused a whole ripple effect whe...2024-01-2333 min
Get ReworkedBreaking the Middle Management Boom-Bust CycleMiddle management has been the butt of jokes for years — and often bear the brunt of layoffs, as was the case in 2023. But in the right hands, middle management can act as the glue that helps employees see their role in a company's broader success. In this episode of Get Reworked, Ryppl Effect founder Joe Makston shares how his experience as an employee experience leader and head of learning and development shaped his approach to some hard leadership conversations. "When you start to understand, oh, the customer implementation process that I just took somebody through, contr...2023-12-1235 min
Get ReworkedAndre Martin on Why Everybody Loses When a Job’s the Wrong FitWhat does commitment mean in the context of work? From an employee's point of view, it can mean a reduction in stress, increased meaning, as well as the capacity to do their best work. From the employer's side, it can translate into increased productivity and higher employee engagement — which directly impacts their bottom line. In this episode, we speak with Andre Martin, author of "Wrong Fit, Right Fit: Why How We Work Matters More Than Ever," about why it's so important to discuss how work gets done in our workplaces so employees — and employers — can find the right fi...2023-10-1040 min
Get ReworkedNorthwestern Mutual's Don Robertson on What it Takes to Be a Modern CHROHuman resources — and the role of the chief HR officer with it — has been seeking a proverbial "seat at the table" for years now. The difference now is, more of them are not only gaining that seat, they are "helping design the table." In this episode of Get Reworked, we speak with Don Robertson, EVP and CHRO of Northwestern Mutual about his approach to employee experience and how his previous experience on the business side informs how he operates — namely, with a business-first mindset. "Many of the things that we have to do require you to put to...2023-09-1937 min