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**Gut + Science**

Gut + Science is a leadership podcast for executives, people leaders, and high achievers who want to build stronger teams, healthier workplace cultures, and higher employee engagement.

Hosted by Nikki Lewallen Gregory, each episode blends people-first leadership, practical leadership development, and real-world insight from executives and thought leaders.

Through candid conversations and powerful stories, Gut + Science explores culture, coaching, communication, performance, employee engagement, and the human side of leadership, giving listeners practical ideas and perspectives they can put into action.

Latest Episodes:

052: Jessica Gendron | Diversity and Inclusion: Stop Checking the Box May 30, 2019

Show notes

Truth You Can Act On:

Ask for feedback. You need to know what's going on in your company. As a leader, it's your responsibility to make sure your employees feel safe enough to provide feedback.
Diversity and inclusion should be tied to business outcomes. If we can tie inclusion into overall business strategy and important KPIs, there will be more buy-in from everyone. Tie it to the bigger picture.
Unconcious bias. Teach your people about what this term means. It's all about awareness.
Stop checking the box. It all starts with us, as leaders, to encourage diversity and inclusion.

Full Shownotes:

https://gutplusscience.com/jessica-gendron/

Book Recommendation:

Let My People Go Surfing by Yvon Chouinard

Sponsors:

Emplify – Are you still using pulse surveys? How about annual questionnaires? If your organization relies on either of these, it's time to discover Emplify. Emplify has created a new way to measure employee engagement. It's where CEOs who want to know what's really happening within a workforce go… to get honest feedback… and to understand what needs to change for people to love their work using simple and trustworthy data.

051: Dane DeLozier | Developing Processes to Promote Growth in Your Organization May 23, 2019

Show notes

Truth You Can Act On:

We need commitment. Before building and executing a process, it's imperative to have everyone on the leadership team on board.
We need processes. Processes help us hold each other accountable. What processes do you have in place when it comes to developing your employees? How could they improve?
Learn how to have tough conversations. Dane tells us the most important thing about these conversations is the timing. As a leader, decide democratically and execute autocratically.
Focus on unlocking human potential. How? You have to master what makes people tick and tap into their strengths.
People alignment is a must. It's important to understand the person, the team they're on, and the leader they're working with, and then make sure the alignment is there.

Full Shownotes:

https://gutplusscience.com/dane-delozier

Book Recommendation:

Investing Between the Lines by L.J. Rittenhouse

050: David Butler | Mastering Communication to Boost Employee Engagement at Your Company May 16, 2019

Show notes

Truth You Can Act On:

Master your communication process. How are you conducting your communication when it comes to both the masses and employee one-on-ones?
Build relationships with your people. It's important to truly get to know your people. Understand your employees and what they want by building a human-to-human relationship.
Conduct alignment interviews. These interviews are an opportunity to build alignment between the employee and manager, and also between the employee and the company. Listen in for David's three critical topics to cover in these alignment interviews.
Evaluate how David's '5-Step Process' can help you. Ask, listen, thank, and think. Then once you've thought about it, go back to that person and respond with an honest answer. Show your employees that you are truly listening and responding to their needs.

Full Shownotes:

gutplusscience.com/david-butler

Book Recommendation:

The Slight Edge by Jeff Olson

049: Ali Cudby | Seen. Heard. Valued: How to Increase Business Loyalty May 09, 2019

Show notes

Truth You Can Act On:

Employee engagement and customer loyalty are connected. A customer's experience is almost always tied back to how your employees are engaging with them. So, think about it - if someone wakes up on Monday and they don't feel connected to the purpose of their company or their boss, they probably won't be super pleasant to customers.
Seen. Heard. Valued. Everyone wants to feel this way. And when people feel this way, they get excited about being a loyal customer. It's not a huge shift, it's accessible - and it happens one step at a time.
Steer clear of 'flavor of the month' initiatives. No executive wants to spend time, energy and resources thinking about how they can grow their organization only to have some big announcement and then have it fizzle out. Get everyone on board - aiming for the same bullseye - then reinforce it.

Full Shownotes:

https://gutplusscience.com/ali-cudby

Book Recommendation:

The Happiness Advantage by Shawn Achor

048: Joe Weldon | Alleviating Stress Surrounding Student Loans May 02, 2019

Show notes

Truth You Can Act On:

Educate Your People on All the Options. Bring in live and virtual educational sessions to help your employees make the best decisions on alleviating their financial load.
Check Out Refinancing Options. Talk with trusted experts to give you options to share with your employees.
Commit to Contributions. Think about the contributions you can make as an employer. Send your employees messages on how much you care about them - as a whole person - and explain why you're bringing these contributions to the table.
Government Options for Loan. Look into these options, or reach out to Joe Weldon, as he is a true expert when it comes to government loan assistance.

Full Shownotes:

gutplusscience.com/joe-weldon

Book Recommendation:

Captiva by Randy Wayne White

047: Kyle DeFur | Gut + Science One Year Anniversary Episode: Extraordinary Leadership Apr 25, 2019

Show notes

Truth You Can Act On:

Set expectations with employees. When setting expectations, there's a big difference between being "kind of clear" and being "very clear". Employees want to know what's expected of them. They want to know what it means to be successful, and they want to know when they're falling short. Don't let them down. Be crystal clear with your expectations—showing them exactly where the bar is set.
Care about employees as people. Be intentional about getting to know your people. Learn about their interests, their family, their dreams, and their fears. Be genuine. When you're employees feel like you care about them beyond the scope of their job, that's when real engagement begins.
Lead with self-awareness. Develop an awareness of your gifts as well as your shortcomings. Show a desire and willingness to continue learning and growing. Don't pretend to be perfect (you won't fool anyone). Instead, be real. Be vulnerable. Doing so will foster intimacy with your team—the foundation for long-lasting engagement.

Full Shownotes:

https://emplify.com/podcast

Book Recommendation:

Necessary Endings by Henry Cloud

#Insights 004: Equipping HR with CEO-Level Language | Santiago Jaramillo Apr 18, 2019

Show notes

With years of stereotypes blocking change, what can an HR professional say to get a seat at the table and help inform the CEO on making the right people, culture, and engagement decisions?

To complete our first #Insights series, Santiago Jaramillo (@santiagojara) dives into how companies are more than just vehicles for creating revenue - they should be a place for transformational growth where people can unlock their true potential.

You'll also hear about how the C-Suite and HR professionals can foster collaboration from Craig Anderson, owner of Craig P. Anderson and Associates, and Jennifer Hodnett, VP of Human Resources at Nolan Transportation Group.

Long story short: CEOs can give more opportunities to the HR leaders by involving them on the business side. The HR leaders can then lean in to better understand the company's goals, and ensure that what they recommend aligns.

This episode of #Insights, by Emplify, highlights a new way to think about employee engagement, and also how you - whatever your role - can drive organizational change to impact the lives of your people in real and meaningful ways.

#Insights 003: Employee Engagement is No Longer "An HR Thing" | Santiago Jaramillo Apr 11, 2019

Show notes

How can we help our employees find purpose and meaning in their work, and engage them as people?

This week on #Insights, Santiago Jaramillo (@santiagojara) walks us through how you can define meaning - driven from the top-down - at your organization. The reality is, people find meaning in different ways. For some, it's working together as a team, for others it could be solving problems or delivering amazing customer service.

Listen in as Santiago discusses the five sources of meaning and how you can bring in the right type of people who value it.

You'll also hear about employee engagement from Craig Anderson, owner of Craig P. Anderson and Associates, and Jennifer Hodnett, VP of Human Resources at Nolan Transportation Company.

The bottom line is, engagement starts with leaders. If the CEO isn't part of these efforts and initiatives, it simply won't work.

Imagine saving your company $100,000 just by reducing turnover. Craig tells us his story when it comes to ROI and investing in engagement, and Jennifer discusses how working closely together with her C-suite through the business lens can create win-win outcomes.

Meaning can help YOUR team members. Find out how on this weeks #Insights, a series by Emplify.

#Insights 002: The Workforce Wants More | Santiago Jaramillo Apr 04, 2019

Show notes

This week on #Insights, we're diving into employee engagement - how it's evolved [especially in the past couple of years] and how this evolution has impacted the relationship between human resources leaders and the C-Suite.

Listen in as Emplify CEO and Co-founder Santiago Jaramillo (@santiagojara) takes us on a journey into the past - because before we can talk about where things are today, we need to understand where we've been.

Data from workplace review sites such as GlassDoor now tell us that the first six reasons people leave [or stay] at companies have nothing to do with compensation and benefits. Surprising, right? Or is it?

You'll hear Santiago discuss company purpose - and how you can create systems and cultures to engage the full heart and mind of a person. Yes, it's important to hit company goals and objectives, but it's equally as important to provide employees new and increased opportunities to grow.

Also featured is Eric Christopher, CEO, and Founder, and Julie Barker, VP of Talent at SaaS company Zylo, who early on aligned together to establish a culture with values in mind. You'll also hear the duo's advice on how to foster trust between HR leaders and CEOs.

How can a CEO create organizations that are sustainable, profitable endeavors while also delivering meaning and fulfillment to the people who are giving so much time and energy?

Find out on this week's #Insights, a series by Emplify.

#Insights 001: Why Should a CEO Care? | Santiago Jaramillo Mar 28, 2019

Show notes

In this first episode of Insights, we're exploring some of the biggest issues we face in today's workplace with Emplify CEO and Co-founder Santiago Jaramillo (@santiagojara).

First, how do you understand what your people actually need? And second, why should the CEO care?

It all begins with the employee experience and understanding where that story starts.

In this episode, you'll hear from Roberta Matuson, (@Matuson), President of Matuson Consulting, a former human resources (HR) director who now runs her own firm.

Roberta stresses that HR can no longer be an afterthought - if a CEO wants to create a people-first organization then they have to invite HR to the table. [And the seat can't just be CEO-mandated, it has to be CEO-supported.]

How can a CEO empower a team to be more strategic when thinking about the HR role? How does the HR team then, in tandem, support the company goals?

Find out on this week's episode of Insights, a series by Emplify.

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