Work Positive

Ep 073: Beyond Bullying a Story of Triumph

Ever been bullied?I don’t just mean in middle school by that kid who stole your lunch money. Yea, that happened to me.I mean at work by your supervisor? Who then fired you?Psychological safety suffers in a toxic work culture like this. And if it’s happened to you, you know exactly what I’m talking about. S. Renee Smith, my guest on this episode of the Work Positive Podcast, had this very experience. Rather than get bitter, she got better. She evolved from that disastrous experience to launch an amazing career as a self-esteem, branding and communications expert, speaker, and certified professional coach. She’s worked with corporations such as Cigna, Bank of America, KeyBank, and Wal-Mart. She’s also the creator and presenter of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) Senior Leadership Program, Powerful Leaders: Transform Your Personal Brand and Executive Presence. She was the first Honorary Command Chief at the Department of Defense’s largest aerial port, Dover Air Force Base. Listen as S. Renee and I talk about:🛡️ workplace bullying and her journey from bullying to thriving.🌟 leadership influence and leadership’s critical role in shaping a positive work culture.🗣️ conversational generosity and how to encourage meaningful, inclusive conversations at work.Visit S. Renee's website: www.srenee.com#bullyingatwork #shrm #humanresources #positiveworkculture #culturecounts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ep 072: Leverage Communicate for more Positive Culture

☀️ Conventional human resource management systems need revolutionizing or at least some innovation.Answer yes or no to this question: “Yes!” is the best answer, according to Dr. Joey’s guest on this episode of the Work Positive Podcast. Juan Betancourt said “Yes!” which led him to join Humantelligence as CEO. Juan is revolutionizing productivity, motivation, and employee retention while making it accessible to all. Think of his work as human connection for better collaboration. Companies like Walgreens, United Healthcare, Siemens, and Southwest Airlines have found immense value in his work.☀️ Just so you know: 72% of teams say they struggle with communication. One day a week is lost due to poor communication. $12,506 is lost annually per employee due to poor communication.☀️ AI tools can help organizations assess candidates' fit based on behaviors and work styles, and enhance the attraction of top talent while building effective teams.☀️ AI can facilitate the understanding of your company’s actual versus desired culture, which allows you to create a more unified and satisfying work experience.☀️ Ensuring human connection is vital even while AI offers efficiency in remote talent acquisition.For more information, you can visit the company website at www.humantelligence.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ep 071: Connect Culture with Strategy

Imagine that your company culture connects with company strategy and purpose. What would your Monday morning feel like? How much flow and productivity would you experience on Wednesdays? Melissa Daimler is Dr. Joey’s guest on this episode of the Work Positive Podcast. Melissa helps you do more than imagine this kind of work culture. She helps you achieve it. And she’s done just that for Adobe, Twitter, WeWork, and now Udemy. She was one of the first coaches to be certified by the International Coach Federation (ICF). She speaks and writes for publications like the Harvard Business Review (HBR), Fast Company, Forbes, and Fortune. She’s the author of ReCulturing: Design Your Company Culture to Connect with Strategy and Purpose for Lasting Success.Listen in on Dr. Joey’s culture conversation with Melissa and learn the importance of:☀️ a focus on core practices which unites collaboration and behaviors.☀️ a constant evaluation of culture to insure alignment with company goals.☀️ a top talent attraction process consistent with the work culture.Melissa’s website: https://www.melissadaimler.com/Connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissadaimlerAmazon link to ReCulturing: Design Your Company Culture to Connect with Strategy and Purpose for Lasting Success: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Melissa-Daimler/author/B09N9CWR37?ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ep 070: Cultivate A Strong Corporate Culture

Think about your favorite band. Can you name the bass player?You can’t? And yet if you removed the bass from their music, the whole song would fall apart. The bass is the strong foundation that holds the song together.My guest on this episode of the Work Positive Podcast plays bass. That’s right, Gerald Leonard is an amazing professional musician. PLUS, he sees your company culture as the bass, the foundation, of your work. Culture holds your work together just like the bass line in a song. Listen as Gerald talks about 7 bass culture principles you can play starting today including. 🌞 A compelling vision and clear values are key to attract aligned individuals and guiding organizational behavior.🌞 Effective storytelling fosters unity and purpose and creates employee buy-in which enhances engagement.🌞 Adopting best practices, nurturing a positive environment, and focusing on effective execution drive a culture of excellence.So get ready to move your feet, shake your groove thang and Work Positive!(Was “groove thang” too old skool?)Connect with Gerald:LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/geraldjleonard/Books and courses/ https://geraldjleonard.com/portfolio/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ep 069: Embrace Flexibility for a Positive Work Culture

When you boil it down, a positive work culture involves two things: caring and serving. You care for others. You serve others.Sounds simple, right? Not so easy to do though, is it?You’re thinking: “Well, if you worked where I work, you’d know it’s not that simple OR easy.”We all work in a less-than culture at some point.The question is, “What will you do about it?”Dr. Joey’s guest on this episode of the Work Positive Podcast is here to help make culture transformation simplER and easiER. Joey Havens wrote, Leading with Significance: How to Create a Magnetic, People-First Culture. Listen up and find out something significant you can do for your work culture right now! Significant actions like:🌞 cultivate trust and align actions with values that promote employee well-being and organizational success.🌞 embrace responsible autonomy to attract and retain top talent.🌞 trust the power of a strong culture that adapts to evolving people and company expectations.Joey Havens’ website: www.horne.comJoey’s book link to Amazon, Leading with Significance: How to Create a Magnetic, People-First Culture: https://www.amazon.com/Leading-Significance-Magnetic-People-First-Culture/dp/B0BS74FJGT Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ep 068: Foster Trust for better Collaboration

The C-suite says, “You just can’t find good people anymore.” And “the people” who consider themselves “good” say, “I just want a manager who knows how to lead.”The reality is it takes everyone working together to create a positive work culture. And yet someone has to start the transformation, clarify the way forward. And that’s leadership’s responsibility, according to Lyndsay Dowd, Dr. Joey’s guest on this episode of the Work Positive Podcast. Lyndsay is an Apple News Top 10 Coach and author of Top Down Culture: Revolutionizing Leadership to Drive Results. She says leaders best take responsibility for culture transformation as they:🌞 emphasize self-awareness that shifts from egocentric to collaborative approaches.🌞 engage with team members to understand and meet their individual needs.🌞 embrace and understand generational differences as key to a diverse, inclusive, and psychologically safe culture.Lyndsay’s website: www.topdownculture.comLink to Top Down Culture on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Top-Down-Culture-Revolutionizing-Leadership/dp/B0CFZ2H14G Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ep 067: Transform Uncertainty into your Competitive Advantage

There is so much uncertainty about everything at work today—the economy, inflation, pandemics, and the list just goes on and on. So how do you survive at  work much less create a positive work culture with all of this uncertainty?Dr. Joey’s guest, Meridith Elliott Powell, became obsessed with uncertainty and how we react so negatively to it. She wanted to discover why so many of us let unpredictability become an obstacle to our success. She set out to find companies with cultures that transform uncertainty into powerful growth opportunities. And she did. Lots of them.How do they do it? They:☀️ engage team members with a clear vision.☀️ shift from competition to collaboration for effective problem-solving.☀️ align decisions with core values to create a unifying energy.Discover the rest of Meredith’s 9-step for making uncertainty your company’s strategic culture advantage in this episode of the Work Positive Podcast.Meridith’s website: https://www.meridithelliottpowell.com/Meridith’s books: https://www.meridithelliottpowell.com/books/Meredith’s courses: https://www.meridithelliottpowell.com/online-courses/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ep 066: Master Etiquette in Work Culture

Ever noticed how some people you talk with are so pleasant and informative, you lean in for more? But other people can read the weather forecast and your teeth grit, your stomach rolls, or you get angry?Which one of these work colleagues do you want to be around? Or, maybe the better question is, “Which are you?”Rosalinda Randall is Dr. Joey’s guest on this episode of the Work Positive Podcast. She helps you communicate better with greater etiquette. She’s an expert source heard around the world and author of 2 books. Listen and discover how to:☀️ create a positive work culture with genuine and effective communication.☀️ direct a conversation to a more agreeable outcome.☀️ practice "KIP" (Keep It Polite and Professional) to nurture more respect in work relationships.Rosalinda’s website: https://rosalindarandall.com/Rosalinda’s two books available on Amazon: Order Here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ep 065: Restore the ”Human” in ”Human Resources

Lots of companies say, “People are our number one asset.” Maybe yours does, too.But how can you tell the walk matches the talk? That’s it tell AND show?What metrics make a culture that proves people are the number one asset?Dr. Joey’s guest on this episode of the Work Positive Podcast is John Bernatovicz. John helps Human Resource leaders connect the purpose of their work culture with people who are the number one asset. He coaches them to create an engaging, impactful, and yes, fun environment for every team member.Discover how you restore the “human” in “human resources” and:🌞 embrace the people passion that engages team members.🌞 empower leaders with what’s necessary to improve employee satisfaction.🌞 contribute to the well-being of everyone who touches the company.More information on John’s plus order the book HR Like a Boss: Website: https://johnbernatovicz.com/Follow John on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnbernatovicz/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ep 064: Pivot Culture from Adversity to Opportunity

How quickly and how well did you and the company you work for pivot during the pandemic? Most of us marched right off our maps into an abyss of trying to figure it out. Dr. Joey’s guest on this episode of the Work Positive Podcast is Alex Atwood. He figured it out quickly and well, pivoting successfully in only 21 days. He learned some valuable lessons about change and work culture. He shares with you: ☀️ the importance of intentional, human-centered HR practices that open up feedback,foster team connection and build purpose that leads to success.☀️ the role of mental well-being, particularly through transcendental meditation, inenhancing adaptability and decision-making during challenging times.☀️ the necessity of carefully balancing digital tools and physical services thatensure operational continuity despite challenges. Connect with Alex on his website: https://alexatwood.co/Connect with Dr. Joey at www.workpositive.today  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices