Work Positive

Ep 101: Work Positive Season 2 Wrap-up

Dr. Joey wraps up Season 2 of the Work Positive Podcast with a powerful recap of the key insights from 50 episodes featuring some of the brightest minds in leadership and HR. You've been implementing positive work culture initiatives, but are you seeing the results you hoped for? Dr. Joey distills the wisdom from a season full of expert guests into actionable takeaways that can transform your workplace.
In this special episode, Dr. Joey Faucette breaks down:
🌞 The top 5 strategies for creating a more positive work culture, backed by real-world examples from HR leaders and culture experts.
🌞 How to lead by example and model the behaviors that foster a thriving, supportive work environment.
🌞 Practical tips for prioritizing employee well-being and work-life harmony in today's always-on digital world.
🌞 The critical importance of psychological safety and inclusion in unlocking your organization's full potential.
🌞 Simple yet powerful ways to show genuine care and respect for your team members, boosting engagement and productivity.
Listen as Dr. Joey synthesizes insights from guests like Melissa Daimler of Udemy, Robert Garcia of ICF, and Sharrell Thomas of Metro Atlanta YMCA, providing you with a roadmap to elevate your work culture from good to great. Whether you're an HR professional, a team leader, or simply someone passionate about creating a positive work environment, this episode is packed with valuable takeaways to help you grow both people and profits.🎙️ Love the show? Please leave a review on iTunes to help others discover the Work Positive Podcast!
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Ep 100: Do Culture Right

Can you imagine working for a company that’s remote-based with zero-cost premium healthcare options for employees and their dependents, a monthly "Be Well" program reimbursement for costs associated with well-being and paid time off to focus on holistic wellness, a work-from-home stipend to create a comfortable home office, and paid volunteer service hours?A company that Forbes named one of its 2024 America’s Best Startup Employers, INC recognized as a Best Workplace, and Comparably awarded as having the Best HR Team?Marjorie Hook leads that best HR team as the VP of People & Culture for Openly. She shares some of their strategies that engage employees and create a positive, productive culture that celebrates wins and develops and hones skills on this episode of the Work Positive Podcast.Listen as Dr. Joey and Marjorie talk about:🌐 Prioritize Flexibility: Foster a remote culture that balances work and personal life while building community.🤝 Communicate Clearly: Maintain open communication to build trust and confidence among employees.🌟 Support Well-being: Offer programs that promote mental, financial, and physical wellness.Connect with Marjorie on LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/marjoriehook/#positiveworkculture #culturecounts #workpositive #humanresources #culturetransformation #shrm #engagement #bestplacestowork #remotework Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ep 099: Succeed with a Compassionate Culture

You’re talking with leadership about how important work culture is for attracting top talent and reducing team turnover so you grow people and profits. You ask for some budget to support your positive work culture initiative. And somebody in leadership responds, “Well we have Casual Fridays and free coffee. Isn’t that enough?” Dr. Joey’s guest on this episode of the Work Positive Podcast has been there, done that. Diane K. Adams wrote a book, More than Casual Fridays and Free Coffee: Building a Business Culture that Works because of her experiences. She’s doubled, tripled public companies and increased revenue streams 10 times with positive work culture initiatives. She’s hired more than 100,000 people and led 135 acquisitions. Right now she’s the Chief Culture and Talent Officer at Sprinklr, a provider of enterprise software for unified customer experience management. Listen as Diane and Dr. Joey talk about how you can:🌞 invest in a compassionate work culture that leads to higher employee satisfaction and performance. 🌞 empower employees with growth opportunities that develop greater loyalty. 🌞 communicate with clarity and consistency to build a strong, cohesive team, especially with a distributed workforce.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ep 098: It’s All About the People

Dr. Joey’s guest on this episode of the Work Positive Podcast is Heather Andrade-Neumann, Executive Vice President, Chief People Officer of Golden 1 Credit Union in Sacramento. She oversees HR business partners talent acquisition, diversity, equity, and inclusion, organizational effectiveness, total rewards, people analytics, enterprise development, internal communications, and HR operations.That’s a lot of responsibilities, right?HR leaders are in charge of many essential functions. So how do you lead all of them?Heather leads as a catalyst to create a positive, collaborative work environment that attracts, develops, and retains a dynamic workforce.She does it so well that Golden 1 was recognized as one of Forbes' “Best-in-State Employers” in California for the fourth year in a row and named one of American Banker's “Best Credit Unions to Work For” for the second consecutive year.Listen to her conversation with Dr. Joey and discover the importance of leading your teams to:🌞 model core values so culture KPIs are behavior-driven and obvious.🌞 seek development opportunities through individualized growth plans.🌞 embrace digital improvements and leverage technology for greatest advantages.#positiveworkculture #culturecounts #workpositive #humanresources #culturetransformation #shrm #engagement #bestplacestowork #emotionalintelligence  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ep 097: Engage Better. Boost Results.

On a scale of 1 to 10, how empowered are the team members in your company? How much ownership do they take of their work?Dr. Tenia Davis is Dr. Joey’s guest on this episode of the Work Positive Podcast. Discover the key to creating a positive work culture that empowers employees through servant leadership. She’s done it at a very high level for household-name companies like The Oprah Winfrey Show.Discover how to empower your work culture through service as Tenia and Dr. Joey talk about how you:☀️empower your team’s positive work culture through effective leadership practices.☀️master feedback for personal and team growth.☀️build an inclusive culture where employees feel valued and heard.Connect with Dr Tenia on LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/tenia-davis-ph-d-358a646/#positiveworkculture #culturecounts #workpositive #humanresources #culturetransformation #shrm #engagement #servantleadership Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ep 096: Collaborate to Innovate

Creating a positive work culture is every employee’s responsibility, right?But how? How do you cultivate leaders who drive the change necessary to create a across-the-board positive work culture?Sharrell Thomas, HR leader for the Metro Atlanta YMCA, is Dr. Joey’s guest on this episode of the Work Positive Podcast. She has the blueprint for you to develop leaders who effect such a transformation.Discover this culture transformation blueprint as Sharrell and Dr. Joey talk about how you can:🌞 embrace flexibility, including a mix of in-office and remote work, to boost satisfaction and productivity.🌞 promote continuous learning within demonstrated development paths and retain top talent and increase engagement.🌞 communicate with empathy and create a positive work culture.#positiveworkculture #culturecounts #workpositive #humanresources #culturetransformation #shrm #engagement #leadershipdevelopment Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ep 095: Bridge Confidence and Competence for a Positive Culture

How well does your company bridge competence and confidence?How does that bridge transform executive leadership?Leadership that creates a positive work culture that drives results?Dr. Joey’s guest on this episode of the Work Positive Podcast has the blueprint and skills to build this bridge. Joanna Cooper does it daily as she leads an amazing team of nearly 2,000 persons to produce Freightliner M2 and SD Plus medium-duty trucks as the General Manager of the Daimler Truck North America plant in Mt. Holly, NC.Discover how you can develop your workforce through a relevant digital transformation that transitions product and service portfolios to more sustainable solutions as Joanna and Dr. Joey talk about how:🌞 executive leaders bridge competence and confidence which grows a positive work culture and drives results.🌞 leadership and personality Assessments align individual strengths with organizational roles to enhance effectiveness.🌞 innovative strategies and a strong focus on inclusion and diversity attract and retain STEM talent.Connect with Joanna on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joannaccooper/#positiveworkculture #culturecounts #workpositive #humanresources #culturetransformation #shrm #engagement #coaching Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ep 094: Show Genuine Care to Boost Engagement

As an HR leader, you know how important #becoming is to your employees. They want a clarified path of advancement in the company based on optimizing their performance. That means their relationship to whom they report is vital to their success. It must be a relationship that’s collaborative, gives consistent feedback, and focuses on development.Dr. Joey’s guest on this episode of the Work Positive Podcast knows how to create a positive work culture in which becoming is a cornerstone. Njsane Courtney leads HR for the American Bureau of Shipping. He’s developed performance enhancing pathways of advancement, trained managers, and increased development participation. He knows how to grow people and profits.Discover the secrets to doing the same in your company Njsane and Dr. Joey talk about how: 🌞 HR professionals act as strategic business partners when they understand financials and human capital impacts, and align decisions with organizational goals.🌞 the sooner you address toxic behaviors, the faster you create a positive team culture and prevent negative impacts on morale.🌞 as you demonstrate genuine care and appreciation for employees, you boost engagement and reduce turnover.Connect with Njsane:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/njsanecourtney#positiveworkculture #culturecounts #workpositive #humanresources #culturetransformation #shrm #engagement #coaching  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ep 093: Coach for Culture Transformation

Where do you see the Golden Rule at work?  Robert Garcia, VP of Coaching in Organizations for ICF (International Coaching Federation), shares how the Golden Rule aligns personal and company goals. Check out his thoughts and discover how many granddaughters he has in his #DoOneThing from the #WorkPositivePodcast.  Listen to the full episode and discover how internal coaching insures this alignment from Robert’s conversation with Dr. Joey 😊 🎙️ https://workpositive.today/robert-garcia #positiveworkculture #culturecounts #workpositive #humanresources #culturetransformation #shrm #engagement #bestplacestowork #icf Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ep 092: Drive Culture with a Clear Mission

Where we work has changed for so many of us. Companies have persons distributed globally now.There are so many advantages to this redefinition of work because everyone wants to #lovewhereyouwork and #lovewhereyoulive, right?One of the challenges is building a positive work culture with teams distributed globally. Dr. Joey’s guest on this episode of the Work Positive Podcast helps you meet this challenge head on and conquer it, using technology to your best advantage. And she’s living this #bestworklife right now.Holly Grogan is the Chief People Officer at a Dallas-based company, AppSpace and she lives in Tampa. Listen as she shares with Dr. Joey about how to create a positive work culture even with distributed teams, and:🌞 emphasize a clear, mission-driven culture.🌞 enhance global collaboration and maintain a unified culture across multiple locations.🌞 promote flexibility with career development opportunities to reduce team turnover.Connect with Holly on LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/hollygrogan/#positiveworkculture #culturecounts #workpositive #humanresources #culturetransformation #shrm #engagement #bestplacestowork #remotework Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices