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Marc KramerSteve Van Valin author of "The Search for Meaning at Work: Unleashing the Hidden Power of Purpose to Engage and Fulfill Your Workforce"Marc Kramer, host of the award winning The Best Business Minds, interviews Steve Van Valin author of "The Search for Meaning at Work: Unleashing the Hidden Power of Purpose to Engage and Fulfill Your Workforce"2025-07-131h 00
Insights To Live ByEPISODE 110: Creating Meaning at Work with Steve Van ValinDoes your company embody a culture that’s innovative, agile and energized and what does it take to do? Joining the show to answer those questions and share his insights is the founder of Culturology, Steve Van Valin. He’s a culture-shaping strategist, engagement expert and author of the new book, “The Search for Meaning at Work, Unleashing the Hidden Power of Purpose to Engage Your Workforce.” For 14 years, Steve led the culture initiatives at QVC to make collaboration their ultimate strategic advantage. Here we discuss amplifiers of meaning to create cohesiveness, especially for hybrid cultures to thrive. TOPIC...2024-03-0648 min
Love in ActionStephen Van Valin: The Keys to Amplifying Meaning at WorkShow Notes:“I see purpose as being the engine that drives meaning”. [15:48] There is no transcendent singular purpose in life, there are many levels, for example, transformative and transactional, like in our work and relationships. Stephen Van Valin, author of The Search for Meaning at Work, explains how as we make progress toward these purposes, a sense of meaning kicks in, furthering motivation towards the purpose. “How do you become friends with your co-workers when you gotta get stuff done!?” [27:00] Co-Host Robb Holman asks this facetious question when it comes to one of the 11 amplifiers of meaning, a work partn...2023-05-2554 min
FRESH Takes on the future of workQuiet Quitting: What is is and why we should care with Steve Van ValinOn today’s episode of FRESH Takes On The Future Of Work, host Jess Podgajny is joined by Steve Van Valin. Steve is the Founder and CEO of Culturology and the author of the forthcoming book, The Search for Meaning at Work. Today, Jess and Steve discuss the not-quite-quiet phenomenon of “quiet quitting,” burnout, and the current desire for work-life balance.Steve defines “quiet quitting” as performing at the minimum level to not be fired and is an action that has gained increased social acceptance. To counteract this mindset, Steve believes managers should strive to emphasize with their empl...2022-09-0717 min
Simply Feedback32. 9 Lives Changed by FeedbackIn this special episode of Simply Feedback we share the responses of 9 of our previous guests to the question: Can you tell us about a time when you received feedback that affected you in a profound way? Listen to the stories ofGlade Holmanhttps://www2.learningbridge.com/simply-feedback-podcast/3-steps-to-make-use-of-any-feedback/Sarah Guayhttps://www2.learningbridge.com/simply-feedback-podcast/cultivating-humanity-in-hr/Deanne Kissingerhttps://www2.learningbridge.com/simply-feedback-podcast/the-problem-people-dont-give-feedback/Patricia Gortonhttps://www2.learningbridge.com/simply-feedback-podcast/how-systems-impede-personal-change/Morgan Massiehttps://www2.learningbridge.com/simply-feedback-podcast/five-coaching-conversations/Dr. Rob Faziohttps://www2...2022-08-0228 min
Exit Coach RadioSteve Van Valin - Shaping a Culture that is Engaged to Innovate (A1818)
Steve Van Valin, Founder and CEO of Culturology, helps companies shape a culture that is engaged to innovate. At Culturology, they specialize in contemporary cultures where people need to be competitive, especially customer-facing businesses looking for a unique edge. A business’s culture is much like a personality and determines the common expectations people have when working together. By shaping the culture intentionally, you can help your team be more innovative and engaged.
In his interview, Steve discusses high-level tactics of culture design and how it can contribute to innovation. He highlights the importance of bei...2022-05-0621 min
Ascending ChangeMarrying Technology And People In BusinessThe pandemic caused technology to advance a massive amount in a short period of time as organizations and people continued marching forward. While those advancements have created new work-from-home opportunities, it has made connecting with one another a lot tougher. So, how do we manage to put some more humanity back into a workplace that is becoming more independent and divided than ever before?Grant Riewe joins Jennifer Ayres and Samantha Collins on this episode of the Survive & Thrive podcast to discuss how humanity and technology have to evolve in this new era of hybrid workforces.2021-11-3035 min
Ascending ChangeManaging Return To Work Anxiety By Building A Sense Of BelongingOn this special episode of the Survive & Thrive podcast, Steve Van Valin joins Jennifer Ayers to discuss the growing anxiety about returning to work and how to combat that.Businesses are still figuring out what the work structure even looks like as the pandemic continues on and that’s making both leaders and staff anxious. Whether your return to work is truly returning to the office, fully remote and flexible, or a hybrid work structure; knowing how to effectively communicate with your employees as the evolution of the workplace continues.Steve is the CEO and fo...2021-10-0518 min
Nerdette's NewsStandAaron Lopresti Talks Backlash, Crowdfunding, Working for Marvel & DC Comics & MORE! | Ask the EXPERTAaron Lopresti is an American comic book artist who has worked for Marvel Comics, DC Comics, Dark Horse Comics, CrossGen Comics and Image Comics. in this interview he talks about comicsgate, Ethan Van Sciver, working at Marvel comics (on titles with beautiful women and monsters, like She Hulk, Planet Hulk, and What if..) working at DC Comics with people like Dan Didio, James tynion IV, Dan Jurgens, and on titles like Justice League, Wonder Woman, and even the Hanna-Barbera characters. We also get to learn about his new crowdfunding project through Indiegogo title Wraith of God, and what we...2021-08-2949 min
Ascending ChangeThe 8 Tenets Of Successful Change Management: A Season 2 RecapIn Season 2 of the Survive & Thrive podcast, Jennifer Ayers took you through the 8 tenets to drive meaningful, impactful, and sustainable change in an organization. In our Season 2 recap, Jennifer reviews each tenet and recalls what past guests had to say. From defining the core pillars of change management and the importance of each to successfully navigating them in real-world scenarios, this season’s guests have brought special insight and experience that simply shouldn’t be missed. Listen to Jennifer discuss the tenets of change management: 1: Building the case for change (0:58) In the first epis...2021-08-0331 min
Ascending ChangeRecognize, Reward, Repeat: Motivating Through RecognitionLearning how to motivate people is a foundational tenet of change management. You can’t create an organizational culture or deal with a sudden and unexpected change well if people aren’t properly motivated. While that might seem like an easy task, organizations get it wrong far too often. However, by recognizing and having empathy for what people are going through and rewarding the behaviors you want to see, you’re on the right path for motivation. To discuss motivation, Steve Van Valin joins Jennifer Ayers once again on the Survive & Thrive podcast. He gives real-w...2021-07-2743 min
Ascending ChangeWhat We Learned About Resiliency: A Survive & Thrive Season 1 RecapAfter more than a year of the coronavirus pandemic, what have we learned? That’s the very question host Jennifer Ayers aims to answer as she looks back at the first season of the Survive & Thrive podcast. In the Survive & Thrive Season 1 finale, Jennifer takes a look back at the 19 guests and 19 stories she helped to tell in order to find the common themes and lessons learned. There was an amazing amount of resilience shown as people and businesses faced unprecedented crises due to COVID-19. But what makes up resilience and how can we nurture that trait af...2021-05-2522 min
Ascending ChangeThe Importance Of Organizational Culture And Its Impact On Your BusinessCreating an organizational culture that fosters meaningful relationships, creativity, and creates motivation in business can be difficult in the best of times. But as the coronavirus pandemic has made clear, it can be even harder to do during a crisis. If your people weren’t questioning the value of their involvement in your company before, they’re certainly doing it now. Jennifer is joined by Steve Van Valin to talk about the importance of work culture and the impact it can have on things like production and retaining and acquiring talent. Steve is the author of the “Cultur...2021-03-0238 minSimply Feedback10. People Are Rooting For You - Steve Van ValinIn another episode of Simply Feedback, Steve Van Valin, Founder and CEO of Culturology, discusses his upcoming book, Amplify! The Power of Meaning at Work and ways for leaders to reengage their people and build a feedback-rich environment. For more info regarding feedback and how you can develop yourself or your team, email contact@learningbridge.com.Brought to you by the LearningBridge TeamCheck out the free Q&A videos that we have produced with tips to help you receive feedback graciously and act on it visibly at www.learningbridge.com/tips.2020-11-0141 min
Doing (good) Business23 - Steve Van Valin of CulturologyKelly and Lara welcome Steve Van Valin of Culturology! Steve is a corporate culture consultant and thought leader, with a background that includes a little company called QVC! Steve believes people are your most competitive advantage and he shares his top warning signs of a not-so-great culture, one of his favorite tools to learn more about your people, and how to spot a strong culture internally and externally (yup, there’s a difference). Check out: Culture as an organizational value to help diversify thinking Use the question, “what do you think?” to hea...2019-03-2534 min
Business Success Archives -Steve Van Valin CEO and Founder of Culturology | Transform Ignite Disrupt Ep 7Steve Van Valin, CEO and founder of Culturology is an innovation expert and employee engagement strategist. He works with leaders who believe a high-performance culture is the key to unlocking a competitive advantage.
As the leader of QVC’s culture and brand development strategy, Steve specialized in shaping an engaged high-performance culture that propelled QVC’s to become an E-commerce global powerhouse. Steve led the strategy to align the development of teams and employees at all levels to QVC’s Values, known collectively as The QVC Difference.
Steve has more than 25 years of experience developing winnin...2018-03-1000 minBusiness Innovators Radio NetworkSteve Van Valin CEO and Founder of Culturology | Transform Ignite Disrupt Ep 7Steve Van Valin, CEO and founder of Culturology is an innovation expert and employee engagement strategist. He works with leaders who believe a high-performance culture is the key to unlocking a competitive advantage.
As the leader of QVC’s culture and brand development strategy, Steve specialized in shaping an engaged high-performance culture that propelled QVC’s to become an E-commerce global powerhouse. Steve led the strategy to align the development of teams and employees at all levels to QVC’s Values, known collectively as The QVC Difference.
Steve has more than 25 years of experience developing winnin...2018-03-1000 min
Transform. Ignite. Disrupt.Steve Van Valin CEO and Founder of Culturology | Transform Ignite Disrupt Ep 7Steve Van Valin, CEO and founder of Culturology is an innovation expert and employee engagement strategist. He works with leaders who believe a high-performance culture is the key to unlocking a competitive advantage.As the leader of QVC’s culture and brand development strategy, Steve specialized in shaping an engaged high-performance culture that propelled QVC’s to become an E-commerce global powerhouse. Steve led the strategy to align the development of teams and employees at all levels to QVC’s Values, known collectively as The QVC Difference.Steve has more than 25 years of experience developing winning cultur...2018-03-1029 min
Transform. Ignite. Disrupt.Steve Van Valin CEO and Founder of Culturology | Transform Ignite Disrupt Ep 7Steve Van Valin, CEO and founder of Culturology is an innovation expert and employee engagement strategist. He works with leaders who believe a high-performance culture is the key to unlocking a competitive advantage.As the leader of QVC’s culture and brand development strategy, Steve specialized in shaping an engaged high-performance culture that propelled QVC’s to become an E-commerce global powerhouse. Steve led the strategy to align the development of teams and employees at all levels to QVC’s Values, known collectively as The QVC Difference.Steve has more than 25 years of experience developing winning cultur...2018-03-1029 min