Empowering Workplaces

The word “change” can hardly encapsulate everything that is different since March 2020, given the collective awakening to the great variability in how differently people's advance due to their backgrounds, and the quantity of outdated policies that need to evolve to keep this from happening. Managers can play a monumental role in helping their teams thrive on their own terms. This starts by giving...

What does your company stand for? As your business grows and experiences significant change, it is important to start rethinking your values, and being more explicit about defining what behaviors drive your organization. This will help you and your teams better understand what makes your company’s culture unique and what will fuel future success. Joining us in this episode is Michelle Armer, Chief...

Self-care has been even more top of mind for many of us lately. How do we effectively take care of ourselves while we take care of the many other responsibilities we have? There are as many approaches to self-care as there are people, there is no one-size-fits-all. When it comes to engaging in activities that can help our wellbeing we often feel guilty: but why? How do we combat that nagging feeli...

Today, there are more leaders that care than ever before, but the data shows they can still be a lot better in many ways they support their teams. Our task at hand is clear: we need to bring more humanity to our interactions, and to make communication more effective. The good news is that there is one key role in this equation, the frontline manager, so helping them learn to me more authentic in t...

The truth is crystal clear: workplace conflict is inevitable, given that we’re humans, first and foremost— and it’s certainly nothing new for managers and leaders. Whether it’s a product of miscommunication, a result from working in silos, unresolved tension, or lack of direction… conflict shows up when you least expect it — and, for that reason, it’s important for HR Departments to address new fa...

One of the first things we learn as workers is that in many organizations talking about how much we earn is not something that happens — and, unfortunately, this old taboo only hides the fact that some companies have a huge pay gap, as well as other economic and gender-based inequities. That is why, for a long time, organizations and thought leaders have asked themselves: “Should we have full tran...

While many organizations strive to have a unified culture, employee experience can be anything but uniform. In today’s episode, hosts Sanja Licina, PhD and Maddie Grant , highlight relevant datapoints from a survey study of over 3,000 workers across the globe, and why it’s important to understand the differences between how managers and individual contributors may experience a company culture to m...

In this episode of Work@Life, we are joined by a very special guest, Andrea O’Leary, Ph. D. , Chief People Officer at Enterprise Client Group and Innovation at Aon , as we look at how critical the current moment is for companies' in regards to their diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging (DEIB) strategy, and how it can be best embedded into their plans and objectives. We are at a pivotal momen...

More than 2/3 of US workers say that the pandemic has changed their perspective on what’s important to them in life. This revelation, coupled with the sentiment that over half of workers say they feel like they have a greater ability to craft their own working circumstances now than before the pandemic starts to explain the major shifts we are seeing in the labor market, not only in the US but acr...

Workers have said it loud and clear, flexibility is one of their key considerations as they evaluate employers moving ahead. For organizations who are hoping to get their people back in the office at least some of the time, it means rethinking their office layout and corporate architecture to make the best of the peoples' time while in person. Join our discussion with Colleen V. Scott at Work @ Li...

It’s true that every major challenge in life could also be seen as an opportunity, and the workplace surely won’t be the exception. That’s why even with all the movement in the labor market, Season 3 of Work@Life will be all about The Great Opportunity! We're kicking the season off with Brendan Sweeney, CEO and cofounder of Popmenu — an exciting startup that has tripled in employee size in the las...

You have probably heard (a lot!) about The Great Resignation—and it's likely made you nervous about the impact it will have on your organization. But, have you considered how this time of turmoil could be a great moment to improve your culture and employee experience? That’s why in this new season of Work@Life, we’ll examine what we’re calling The Great Opportunity: How we approach work, what’s th...

This is certainly not an end to the conversation, but it’s a wrap-up on our season that was all about The First Female Recession. In this last episode, we recap all the knowledge and data points gathered throughout the season, which, in turn, we hope influence how organizations take action and have an impact on the future of their talent. 

Most of us experience an inner critic, a voice that may tell us we are not a good enough parent, friend, are behind in our career. Most of the time this voice can be a pest and drain our energy, but in some cases it can actually propel us to do better. It may depend on how we listen to it, or what kind of action we take on it. Join our conversation with our special guest Jasenka Šabanović from  Th...

Organizational leadership is changing — some would say that we’re finally making strides in really humanizing the workplace. However, some questions remain. Who do we want to be inspired by? Whose team do we want to be on? What does that leader look like, and how do we help a diverse group of new trailblazers —particularly women— get to leadership positions? Listen to our conversation with our spe...

Did you know that while nearly 100% of managers rate themselves as supportive of employees with families, only half of their subordinates agree with this assessment? Join the conversation with our special guest Kelly Schwind Wilson, PhD , an Associate Professor of Management at Purdue University and learn more about the emerging strategies that leaders can use to best support working mothers and t...

Have you found yourself reflecting more about your life since the pandemic started? Do you think your company could help get you out of this tired routine, and begin to thrive again? Join this conversation with our special guest Meighan Newhouse, founder of Inspirant Group , and learn about how organizations can encourage their employees to seek out help when they most need it, and the process of...

A fresh take on work, life, culture, and the employee experience - exploring hot topics from both the individual and organizational perspective. Sanja Licina, Ph. D. , President, Workforce at QuestionPro and Maddie Grant , author, co-founder and culture designer at PROPEL are ready to share surprising data points and creative solutions with you every episode. This week, we kick off Season 2 with a...

Kicking off 2021 with a fresh take on work, life, culture, and the employee experience. Sanja Licina, Ph. D., President, Workforce at QuestionPro and Maddie Grant, author, co-founder and culture designer at PROPEL are ready to share one of a kind insights with you every week! This episode's topic is reimagining workplace culture in a virtual environment - something very close to our hearts. With s...

Kicking off 2021 with a fresh take on work, life, culture, and the employee experience. Sanja Licina, Ph. D., President, Workforce at QuestionPro and Maddie Grant, author, co-founder and culture designer at PROPEL are ready to share one of a kind insights with you every week! This episode's topic is personal versus professional advice - who do you turn to? The results of our quick poll are surpris...

Kicking off 2021 with a fresh take on work, life, culture, and the employee experience. Sanja Licina, Ph. D., President, Workforce at QuestionPro and Maddie Grant, author, co-founder and culture designer at PROPEL are ready to share one of a kind insights with you every week! This episode's topic is work-cation - what is it and is it a good thing or a bad thing?

Kicking off 2021 with a fresh take on work, life, culture, and the employee experience. Sanja Licina, Ph. D., President, Workforce at QuestionPro and Maddie Grant, author, co-founder and culture designer at PROPEL are ready to share one of a kind insights with you every week! This episode's topic is vulnerability in the workplace - with surprising data about the pervasiveness of the stereotypes ab...

Kicking off 2021 with a fresh take on work, life, culture, and the employee experience. Sanja Licina, Ph. D., President, Workforce at QuestionPro and Maddie Grant, author, co-founder and culture designer at PROPEL are ready to share one of a kind insights with you every week! This episode's topic is collaboration and communication in the workplace.

Kicking off 2021 with a fresh take on work, life, culture, and the employee experience. Sanja Licina, Ph. D., President, Workforce at QuestionPro and Maddie Grant, author, co-founder and culture designer at PROPEL are ready to share one of a kind insights with you every week! This episode's topic is Impostor Syndrome and International Women's Day - with special guest Shana Glickfield, partner at B...

Kicking off 2021 with a fresh take on work, life, culture, and the employee experience. Sanja Licina, Ph. D., President, Workforce at QuestionPro and Maddie Grant, author, co-founder and culture designer at PROPEL are ready to share one of a kind insights with you every week! This episode's topic is a hot one - relationships at work!