Let's Make Work Human

In this episode David Lancefield and Moe discusses the importance of leadership traits such as asking good questions, focusing on customers, and anchoring around value. He believes that leadership is more learned than innate and that anyone can rise into effective people leadership if they're willing to dynamically learn. He also emphasizes the power of connection and communication in leadership a...

In this podcast episode, we reflect on some of the tough conversations we had with guests throughout Season 2, including discussions on racism, emergency preparedness, and the future of HR. We discuss the challenges of leadership and the importance of finding support, especially in the context of remote work. We talk about some of our main takeaways from season two and discuss some hard questions...

Moe and Mei and Dr. Kanika Sims discusses prioritizing self-care, including exercise, sleep, and saying no to overworking in the healthcare industry. Dr Sims emphasizes the need for medical providers to set boundaries and prioritize themselves in order to provide better care for their patients. She also shares guidance and ideas about how to begin to take care and what really should be at the top...

In this episode Scott Allan, former CEO of Hydroflask and Interim CEO of PuffinDrinkware. discusses his retirement plans and how they went a little off the rails. We talk about the risks he took and the twists and turns of his career. Scott talks about the importance of building a company culture from the inside out and the challenges of leading across differences. We talk about his excitement for...

This is a conversation about something we all wonder about: the ever changing and complicated role of HR at work. The conversation discusses the challenges faced by HR departments right now, including compliance, administration, and the need to balance day-to-day tasks with long-term strategy. The importance of building a healthy culture from the beginning and listening to employees is something w...

In this episode, Executive Coach Zenica Chatman talks about her experience with workplace trauma related to race and how it led her to create a program called Dare to Disrupt in support of real healing. We discuss the importance of accomplices, rather than just allies, in creating a healthy workplace culture and explore the role everyone plays at both preventing workplace trauma and helping heal f...

Leadership can be a broad brush term that doesn’t mean anytime. This conversation with Lisa Martin puts a clear focus on what great leadership looks like—being an awesome coach. Lisa Martin’s coaching, training, and consulting solutions help organizations cultivate strong leaders and cultures. She’s managed teams, been the youngest and only female partner in a national firm, owned her own companie...

One of the most common requests we hear from clients is, “how do I ditch the drama a work?” Today we bring you the goddess with the answers, Cy Wakeman. Cy is a drama researcher, global thought leader, and New York Times best-selling author who is recognized for cultivating a counter-intuitive, reality-based approach to leadership. Backed by over 25 years of unparalleled experience, Wakeman’s phil...

This week, we go back to basics: just Moe and Mei talking about the things that capture our attention in the world today. We cover a ton of ground this week, from the “glass cliff” to generational expectations about the quality of life we can afford, and so much in between. One of the things that is the most fun about working together is the chance to explore what is happening and weigh in with ho...

We see organizations transform all the time, and in fact, change is constant in the workplace, isn’t it? Our guest today has serious chops in helping with change in large and small companies. Salima Hemani is a seasoned, results-driven Organizational Development & Human Capital Executive , Speaker and Executive Coach with over two decades of experience working with top clients ranging from gov...

We dig all things related to culture at work. And today’s guest has real chops in the realm of culture transformation. For the past decade Craig Forman has been driven by a singular professional purpose: to help the world work better by improving the places we work. He’s worked for and learned from some of the most highly successful and human-focused organizations that helped other companies build...

Like it or not, we have all survived a global hazard—the Covid 19 Global Pandemic. It’s impact is still being felt at home and at work. And as climate change related weather patterns cause more and more disasters, we all will likely need to navigate disasters together more often. This will impact work and home, which is why we talk today to Alicia CEO of Two Lynchpin Road, When disaster strikes an...

Are you in the outdoor industry or do you partake in outdoor recreation? Curious about diversity in outdoor activities and how it is shifting and changing? Then this episode is a must-listen. Moe cut her teeth on facilitation as a wilderness guide and adventurer and was involved in the early days in Camber, where our guest today serves as CEO, and the industry has changed considerably since the da...

Do you want to be part and help build an inclusive and equitable work culture but are not sure where or how to start? Have you ever considered the long-term impact of being the “only” person like you at work? You will want to tune in to this dynamic and practical conversation with Sacha ThompsonSacha is the founder of The Equity Equation, LLC, a boutique inclusive culture consulting and coaching f...

Have you ever been let go from a job? How was it handled? And how are you feeling about the network you have built to find your next job? For many of us, this is our worst fear, and yet surviving and in fact thriving amidst this tough situation is the name of the game for our brave and smart guest this week, Chris Theirfelder. After a career spanning 25 years, Chris Thierfelder looked at his accom...

Have you ever struggled to use the pronouns they/them when someone asked? Do you feel stymied talking about trans identity at work? Do you want to know more but are afraid to ask about gender? Tune in to this vibrant and brave conversation with the inspiring Rae McDaniel. Rae McDaniel (they/them) is a non-binary Speaker, Author, Therapist, Certified Sex Therapist, Coach, and Transgender Diversity...

Do you ever wonder how sometimes incompetent leaders are successful anyway? Do you know what your reason for getting up and going to work every day? Are you thinking about jumping ship and trying entrepreneurship? Then this episode is for you! Our conversation with CEO Eleanor Beaton, founder of Safi Media, an education and coaching company for women entrepreneurs. Safi Media is committed to advan...

Welcome to our second season of the Let's Make Work Human podcast! On this brief episode, Moe digs deep and passionately explains what this work means to her, and what work could mean to all of us.

Surprise! We decided to give our listeners one last send-off for Season 1: come follow Moe on her sabbatical travels with her very best friend, Ann, on an amazing journey through Scottland! We strung together some of the highlights through the places they hiked and ate, the cows they met, the dark underbelly of vacationing, as well as some other beautiful and silly stuff. Thanks for amazing first...

Well folks, here we are: the last episode for our first season of Let's Make Work Human! Today we answered some of your super amazing questions, such as which books we've been reading, whether we believe "serving managers" is a fad, things you probably don't know about us, why we are deciding to take a step away from most social media platforms, and so much more. We also ended the episode in a ver...

What's the best way to get over a thousand applicants for a job posting? You treat your employees damn right. In this incredible interview, Mei visited with Sonya Passi: Activist, CEO, and Survivor. She covered the humanizing elements that bosses are taught, how her companies are wildly successful while offering the most outstanding benefits, and the things that live rent free in her mind. You don...

Is that a thing? Maybe you've worked somewhere or for someone that thought it was obtainable. It's not though, and we covered how some unrealistic work expectations can harm the overall job performance for many of us. What is the actual goal or function of perfectionism, and why have many individuals and jobs held up its facade for so long? How does perfectionism bleed into our everyday lives as w...

As we rapidly start approaching The Holiday Season, Mei and Moe finally reunite over the pod to discuss celebrations or lack thereof in the workplace. How should workplaces celebrate difference in culture and religious practices during this season, especially for groups or individuals who's holidays and customs usually aren't given space? Also, what about days that get official government time off...

The thing we can all feel. For this super-succinct but fire-filled episode, Moe talks about coming home from her recent sabbatical, and the interactions she had that further illuminate something: work has changed for folks... like, for good. How much of this is because of the pandemic? Have people always been challenging this? Have huge amounts of people always been unhappy at work? Check this one...

Dream Team, baby. Our 17th episode shows work related and outside of work love for our amazing leader, as well as ourselves: The employees of Moementum Inc. The Spunk (Mei) brought on The Engineer and The Glue (Cameron and Jess) to chat about being The Core of the team, the generations that each of them are a part of and how it pertains to work, how they both started working for Moe, finding meani...