Transform Your Workplace

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3 Keys to Keeping Top Talent with Joe Mull Jul 11, 2023

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Struggling to keep top talent in today's modern workplace? It's not as complicated as you might think. According to recent guest Joe Mull, author of Employalty, employers must make a commitment to three essential aspects of a "destination" workplace: providing the ideal job, prioritizing meaningful work, and being a great boss. Simple yet powerful, these focus areas are the key to lasting retention. Listen in and learn how you can take real steps to ignite commitment and loyalty among your people.

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Employalty is a portmanteau of the words "employer," "loyalty," and "humanity."
Social science research shows that organizations can attract and retain dedicated employees by focusing on three key areas: "ideal job," "meaningful work," and "great boss."
Today's employees are recalibrating the type of work they want to do and how that work fits into their lives.
Business owners and leaders need to embrace a mindset shift — that there is no staffing shortage, but rather that there is a "great jobs" shortage.
People generally do a great job when they believe they have a great job.
The ideal job is made up of compensation, workload, and flexibility.
People believe that their work is meaningful if they find purpose, use their strengths, and experience belonging.
This "great boss" factor is made up of three dimensions: trust, coaching, and advocacy.

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BONUS EPISODE: Exploring a Culture of Radical Candor with Lacey Partipilo and Annie Oxenfeld Jun 30, 2023

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This podcast episode discusses "radical candor," a framework for giving direct and empathetic feedback to build trust and foster a positive work environment. It emphasizes giving feedback frequently, rather than waiting for annual reviews and promotes personal and professional growth in feedback-giving. The hosts share personal experiences and stress the importance of context, questions, and co-creating solutions in feedback conversations.

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The Challenges Facing Today's Executives with Malorie Nicole Jun 27, 2023

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Sit down with Malorie Nicole, a transformational executive coach, as she discusses the challenges that today's leaders face in achieving personal business alignment. Malorie highlights the importance of scaling a company by keeping the development and well-being of your people at the forefront. And when it comes to boosting team performance, she talks about how CEOs must start with themselves. If you're a leader of people, you don't want to miss this conversation on how to create real and lasting change for your team.

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A significant challenge facing today's leaders is achieving personal business alignment, or the harmony between an individual's personal values, passions, and goals and the goals and direction of their business.
Scaling a business is largely dependent on the development of people.
Post-pandemic, people don't just want a place to work but rather a place where they feel connection and autonomy.
When you're feeling "stuck," it usually means you forgot to give yourself permission to do something — to change, to let go, or to pivot.
Top-performing CEOs make strategic decisions instead of micromanaging daily tasks.
Emotional intelligence is critical if CEOs want to experience mental freedom, better performance, and stronger team culture.

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9 Forces that Will Reshape the Workplace with Phil Simon Jun 20, 2023

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Sit down with recent guest Phil Simon, technology and collaboration expert and author of The Nine: The Tectonic Forces Shaping the Workplace, for a discussion relevant to virtually every business leader in today's changing workplace. Get insight into worker engagement and productivity, burnout, the labor market imbalance, the power of AI, and the role of blockchain in creating boundaries amidst chaos. This is one eye-opening conversation that you don't want to miss.

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The workplace is undergoing significant transformation and won't revert to its pre-pandemic state.
Nine transformative forces are shaping the modern workplace.
One hypothesis about a drop in workplace productivity is its correlation with a forced return to work.
A leading cause of burnout is technology and collaboration overload.
Management shouldn't dismiss new tools, like Generative AI, just because of their disadvantages, but they should also be wary of leaning too heavily upon them.
Blockchain seems to be the best safeguard against complete chaos when it comes to the dangers of Generative AI.

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BONUS EPISODE Nicole Blevins on Mentorship Jun 16, 2023

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Our latest bonus episode of Transform Your Workplace with Nicole Blevins, where we discuss mentorships. Nicole shares her experience with formal and informal mentor relationships and how to make the most of them. Listen in as we discuss the importance of being prepared as a mentee and how to drive the relationship forward. Don't miss out on this insightful conversation!

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The Power of Serving with Eli Blackman Jun 13, 2023

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In this episode of Transform Your Workplace, Eli Blackman, the Co-Founder and CEO of Field Day, discusses his career journey and the importance of community engagement in the workplace. He shares how his experience at Elemental, a small startup later acquired by Amazon, inspired him to start Field Day, a program that connects employees with volunteering opportunities at local nonprofits. Give this episode a listen, and learn how volunteering can have a positive impact on your team's morale, job satisfaction, and company culture.

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Creating a culture of giving back to local nonprofits boosts employee morale, job satisfaction, and retention.
Recognizing the value of this outlet for employees, Eli Blackman co-founded Field Day, aiming to fill the gap in the market for tools that empower companies and employees to participate in volunteer activities together.
Volunteering shouldn't be forced; instead, once employees participate of their own accord, they make connections that inspire and spur them to continue.
Leaders must address the challenge of relationship-building among their hybrid workforce, and one way to do so is through volunteering initiatives.
80% of employees who participate in volunteer events see a decrease in stress and report an improvement in mental health.
Companies that integrate corporate social responsibility into their culture see a 50% decrease in turnover.

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BONUS EPISODE Lacey & Michelle on Career-Pathing Jun 09, 2023

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In this episode, we talk to Michelle about career pathing and how employees can own their career growth. Michelle shares her journey from customer service to HR and how she landed her current role as an HR business partner. We also discuss the benefits of career pathing programs for employers and metrics to measure success.

Tune in to learn more about career pathing and how to empower your employees to take control of their career growth.

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Driving Engagement by Boosting Connection with Shane Kovalsky Jun 06, 2023

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According to recent guest, Shane Kovalsky, Co-Founder and CEO of Glue, meaningful relationships are the lynchpin for authentic employee engagement. In this episode of Transform Your Workplace, we take a closer look at the challenges of connecting with others when it comes to the "distributed" workplace. Learn how to gain insight into employee sentiment and make data-informed decisions regarding connection.

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If you're not intentional about fostering a sense of belonging — if you leave it to chance — it won't happen.
Employee surveys have significant limitations as employees' sentiments change quickly and the surveys offer only a glimpse at one "point in time."
The big difference between using observability and input data versus survey data is it allows leaders to see early indicators of disengagement and be proactive about solutions.
Making meaningful connection is about converting similarity into familiarity.

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HR's Role in Transforming the Employee Experience with Hareta McMullin May 30, 2023

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Sit down with Hareta McMullin, founder of Third Space People, and dive into a discussion on the misconceptions and challenges facing HR and what it takes to transform the employee experience. It's time to reject outdated approaches to HR and take real steps toward building trust with the people you lead.

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Employees often see HR professionals as rule-loving and unapproachable people who are disconnected from the workforce.
By managing the perception gap and addressing employee needs, HR professionals can create an environment where people willingly share concerns, enabling them to address challenges and retain valuable talent.
Policies and procedures are important, but if we're leading the employee experience with that, we're telling our people that we don't trust them from the outset.
We need to take a serious look at how HR policies and procedures are embedded in and support the culture.
When we trust, involve, and empower leaders, changes can be rolled out successfully.
To understand your priorities, you need to speak with your people.

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BONUS EPISODE: Lacey & Annie on Workplace Flexibility May 26, 2023

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This week's podcast guest host Lacey Partipilo sits down with Xenium employee Annie Oxenfeld to discuss the topic of workplace flexibility and its importance in retaining employees. They touch on workplace flexibility, from shift schedules to fully remote work or a four-day workweek. This episode also addresses common concerns and misconceptions employers may have about implementing flexible work arrangements, such as productivity, logistics, availability, and fairness. They agree the key ingredient to workplace flexibility is building a culture of trust.

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