Workplace Therapy

In this episode of The Workplace Therapy Podcast by Unity and Company , host Scott Arrieta , CEO of Unity & Company, sits down with leadership coach and award-winning author Rachel Radway for a conversation that every business leader needs to hear. Neurodiversity is often misunderstood or overlooked in the workplace, yet it directly shapes performance, motivation, communication, innovation, an...

In this episode of The Workplace Therapy Podcast by Unity & Company , host Scott Arrieta , CEO of Unity & Company, sits down with Dr. Melanie Gray, a trauma-informed leadership consultant, nurse educator, and workplace wellness strategist who has dedicated her career to helping people and organizations heal. Together, they explore how unaddressed trauma shapes behavior, performance, and re...

In this episode of The Workplace Therapy Podcast by Unity & Company , host Scott Arrieta sits down with Lori Woodley Langendorff , thought leader, author, and co-founder of All It Takes , to explore how emotional literacy isn’t just for classrooms—it’s the missing ingredient in today’s workplaces. Drawing from her book SEL Muscle Mastery , Lori shares a practical framework for developing six “...

What does it really mean to be resilient at work—and why do so many high performers find themselves burning out? In this episode of The Workplace Therapy Podcast by Unity and Company , Scott Arrieta sits down with Dr. Marie-Hélène (MH) Pelletier, psychologist, business strategist, and author of The Resilience Plan . Drawing from her rare combination of a PhD in psychology and an MBA, MH shares a p...

What if the best solutions in your organization are already happening—but you’re too focused on fixing problems to notice them? In this episode of The Workplace Therapy Podcast by Unity & Company , host Scott Arrieta sits down with Dr. Ur Barzel , Vanderbilt faculty member and change management expert, to explore the practice of bright spot thinking. Together, they uncover how small, overlooke...

What if burnout isn’t the end of the road, but the beginning of a new one? In this episode of The Workplace Therapy Podcast by Unity & Company , host Scott Arrieta sits down with Hayley Hatfield—career coach, culture strategist, and founder of HayleyHatfield.com—to explore the messy but transformative moment so many women leaders face: the career crossroads. Drawing on her own journey through...

In this episode of The Workplace Therapy Podcast by Unity & Company , Scott and Monica Arrieta sit down with Nadine Fakhoury, an executive coach and former Vice President at Cisco. Nadine shares her remarkable journey from engineer to executive, where she became the only female VP in her division, leading a global team of 350 people and managing billions in revenue. Through powerful personal s...

What if the secret to advancing your leadership, team cohesion, and organizational culture wasn’t just about charisma or authority—but about influence? In this powerful episode of The Workplace Therapy Podcast, Scott Arrieta sits down with Ellin Sidell, CEO of The Sidell Method and co-author of The Influence Advantage, to break down the three overlooked relationship types every professional needs...

In this episode of The Workplace Therapy Podcast, host Scott Arrieta sits down with John Wichmann, CEO of Gather Sciences and architect of the Balanced Hybrid framework, to unpack what it really takes to make hybrid work work—not just for employees, but for the business. As more companies push for full-time return to office, John makes a compelling case for why an optimized hybrid model might actu...

In this powerful episode of The Workplace Therapy Podcast , Scott Arrieta, CEO of Unity & Company is joined by Dr. Ur Barzel — a leading expert in organizational change, high reliability organizations (HROs), and systems thinking. Together, they explore how organizations in high-risk industries like healthcare, aviation, and the military achieve low error rates not by eliminating human mistake...

In this timely and compassionate episode of The Workplace Therapy Podcast , Scott Arrieta and co-host Dr. Sarah Gould sit down with Anna Pinkerton , a world-renowned trauma specialist and founder of Kindness Informed Leadership . With over 30 years of clinical experience, Anna brings deep insight into the psychological toll of chronic stress, burnout, and trauma in leadership—and how kindness isn’...

In this heartfelt and thought-provoking episode of The Workplace Therapy Podcast , host Scott Arrieta sits down with Marcia Donziger , founder and CEO of Vital Biz Consulting , to explore how workplace culture can be both a healing force and a strategic driver of business results. Marcia shares her personal journey—from being diagnosed with ovarian cancer in her 20s to founding MyLifeLine , a nonp...

The most valuable lessons about business and leadership are not learned in the classroom. When it comes to developing the next generation of high-impact leaders, there is simply no substitute for experience and mentorship. On this week's episode of The Workplace Therapy Podcast, our guest Candice Seiger gives us a healthy dose of both. Candice is a seasoned strategy and operations executive wh...

The promotion process at most companies can be frustratingly opaque. In this week's episode of the Workplace Therapy Podcast, Annie Brown - Head of People at Fi gives us an insider's peek behind the veil of performance reviews and promotion decisions and gives some invaluable advice to employees and managers navigating the process.

We expect a lot of things from leaders in the modern workplace and perhaps chief among them is the expectations that leaders maintain resilience, composure and stability during times of uncertainty and change. That can sometimes be a tall order as today's workplace experiences a volume and velocity of change that is often times overwhelming. In this week's episode of The Workplace Therapy...

Burnout in the workplace is one of the most costly business problems in the workplace today. Mass layoffs and increased productivity expectations have left workers feeling unappreciated, unseen and emotionally and physically depleted. Burnout fuels employee disengagement, attrition, lost productivity and a host of other negative business outcomes. On this week's episode of The Workplace Therapy Po...

True innovation comes from a place of authenticity. How then, can organizations hope to cultivate and harness innnovation in a time where it feels more difficult than ever to be yourself in the workplace? In this week's episode of The Workplace Therapy Podcast, Scott Arrieta (CEO of Unity and Company) and Skylar Lewandowski speak with Janine Dennis of Talent Think Innovations on the elusive goal o...

We’re starting a new series here on The Workplace Therapy Podcast called Weaponized Words, where we examine the lexicon we use in the workplace and try to unpack how certain words and phrases might have and unintended impact in our organizations. This week, my co-host Skylar Lewandowski and I take a look at the often-weaponized word, “productivity.” We discuss what productivity is, what it isn’t,...

Deep down, we know that we as humans are all different. We know that we don't all have the same perspectives, abilities and desires. And yet, in so many aspects of our lives, we're encouraged or sometimes even required to foresake our natural strengths and propensities and are instead directed to work tirelessly on mitigating our weaknesses so we can become like everybody else. This approa...

Deep down, we know that we as humans are all different. We know that we don't all have the same perspectives, abilities and desires. And yet, in so many aspects of our lives, we're encouraged or sometimes even required to foresake our natural strengths and propensities and are instead directed to work tirelessly on mitigating our weaknesses so we can become like everybody else. This approa...

The job market these days is tumultuous to say the least. Large employers are making huge cuts to their staffing and operating models. AI and automation technologies threaten to displace some jobs. And wage growth just isn't keeping pace with increased employer demands for productivity and worker output. Meanwhile, elsewhere in the job market, the skilled trades are booming. Demand for jobs li...

Sometimes you don't have to look very far to find the inspiration you need to take your leadership to the next level. Lessons about life and leadership are everywhere in the world around us. On this week's installment of The Workplace Therapy Podcast, our hosts Scott Arrieta and Skylar Lewandowski interview Michael Frino and Katie Desiderio, authors of the best selling book, The Beekeeper:...

In business and in life, change is the only constant. But sometimes, even with the best of intentions, leading a group of people through change can wind up being a traumatic process. In this week's episode of The Workplace Therapy Podcast, our hosts Scott Arrieta (CEO of Unity & Company) and Skylar Lewandowski (Director of Special Programs at Unity & Company) share their experiences wi...

Change is inevitable. It is the only constant. It's said that we're always either growing or dying. Both of these processes are driven by change. But despite how ubiquitous the force of change is in our lives, we still haven't mastered how to lead through change at the organizational level. As a result, many internal change management initiatives fail to deliver the intended results. I...

Over the course of his life, Blake Kasemeier has been many things. A loving husband, an attentive father, a devoted athlete, a touring musician and a freelance copywriter and talented marketer. But one thing he has always been is an amazing storyteller. As a marketer and copywriter, storytelling has always been a key part of Blake's professional craft. But in recent years, it's become some...