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Hosted by Sanja Licina, Ph.D., organizational psychologist and president of the Workforce at QuestionPro, and Maddie Grant, culture designer and co-founder of PROPEL. Explore the grey areas between work and life as they share data on relevant workplace, engagement and culture topics. Find them at propelnow.co and questionpro.com/workforce, also home to the WorkXO culture assessment.
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Tuesday Sep 28, 2021
Work @ Life: Building a Company Culture Everyone is Proud Of
Tuesday Sep 28, 2021
Tuesday Sep 28, 2021
It’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 by putting their employees first, creating an unbeatable culture, and making sure they stay true to their mission all the way from recruitment to delivering on their promise to their employees every day.
Tuesday Sep 14, 2021
Work @ Life: Introducing Season 3 - The Great Opportunity
Tuesday Sep 14, 2021
Tuesday Sep 14, 2021
You 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.
Tuesday Jun 08, 2021
Work @ Life: Figuring Yourself Out
Tuesday Jun 08, 2021
Tuesday Jun 08, 2021
Have 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.
Friday Aug 03, 2018
Friday Aug 03, 2018
Can 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.
Thursday May 31, 2018
Thursday May 31, 2018
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 the inside looking in or on the inside looking out. It's this kind of intentional culture management work that can become a differentiator for your business. And it certainly has for them.
Friday Apr 13, 2018
The Culture Chat Podcast: Flexibility is an Outcome, Not a Program
Friday Apr 13, 2018
Friday Apr 13, 2018
In 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 "flexibility."
Tuesday Mar 06, 2018
The Culture Chat Podcast: Using Culture to Attract the Right Candidates.
Tuesday Mar 06, 2018
Tuesday Mar 06, 2018
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.
Tuesday Jan 23, 2018
The Culture Chat Podcast: Bringing Organizational Values to Life
Tuesday Jan 23, 2018
Tuesday Jan 23, 2018
In 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 download) this episode to learn more.
Tuesday Jan 09, 2018
The Culture Chat Podcast: The Evolution of Performance Management
Tuesday Jan 09, 2018
Tuesday Jan 09, 2018
In 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 now available for download.
Tuesday Dec 19, 2017
The Culture Chat Podcast: Identifying and Overcoming Fear in the Workplace
Tuesday Dec 19, 2017
Tuesday Dec 19, 2017
In 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!
Monday Dec 04, 2017
The Culture Chat Podcast: Embracing the Future of Work
Monday Dec 04, 2017
Monday Dec 04, 2017
In 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!
Monday Nov 20, 2017
The Culture Chat Podcast: Culture is Easier Said Than Done
Monday Nov 20, 2017
Monday Nov 20, 2017
In 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 than words and Dawn and Charlie will explain what that means in this episode of the Culture Chat Podcast.
Monday Nov 06, 2017
The Culture Chat Podcast: Business Transformation Starts with Humanity
Monday Nov 06, 2017
Monday Nov 06, 2017
In 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.
Thursday Aug 24, 2017
The Culture Chat Podcast: How to Create a Culture of Customization
Thursday Aug 24, 2017
Thursday Aug 24, 2017
In 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.
Tuesday Jul 11, 2017
The Culture Chat Podcast: How to Preserve Workplace Culture in Remote Teams
Tuesday Jul 11, 2017
Tuesday Jul 11, 2017
Remote 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.
Sunday Jun 11, 2017
Culture Chat: How Mastery Can Boost Innovation in the Workplace
Sunday Jun 11, 2017
Sunday Jun 11, 2017
In 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.
Monday Jan 30, 2017
Culture Chat: Startup Life and Workplace Culture
Monday Jan 30, 2017
Monday Jan 30, 2017
In 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?"
Wednesday Dec 21, 2016
Culture Chat: How Employee Benefits Can Impact Culture
Wednesday Dec 21, 2016
Wednesday Dec 21, 2016
Today'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.
Sunday Nov 27, 2016
Culture Chat: Culture and the Customer Experience
Sunday Nov 27, 2016
Sunday Nov 27, 2016
In 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.
Friday Nov 04, 2016
Culture Chat: NTEN and the Relationship between Community and Culture
Friday Nov 04, 2016
Friday Nov 04, 2016
In 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.