Gut + Science

Happy Monday! Every Monday we drop some #MondayFire to help you get excited about your week.  Tim Spiker  is taking over this episode with a message of how to be more inwardly sound and others focused.  Follow to get your Monday Fired up and hear more from Tim as he launches his own podcast on the PeopleForward Network.

Rebecca Metter is the CEO of Wambi, LLC, a digital healthcare employee recognition platform that improves patient satisfaction and safety. It's the first gamified system that significantly increases employee engagement. In this throwback episode, Nikki revisits her conversation with Rebecca, a CEO whose mission is to create meaningful interactions between people as a way to create real and lasting...

Happy Monday! Every Monday we drop some #MondayFire to help you get excited about your week.  Tim Spiker  is taking over this episode with a message of how to be more inwardly sound and others focused.  Follow to get your Monday Fired up and hear more from Tim as he launches his own podcast on the PeopleForward Network.

Tevis Trower is the CEO of Balance Integration where they have had the same mission for fifteen years: to humanize the work experience.  We all overlook getting to know ourselves better. In this episode, you'll hear Tevis explain why connecting with yourself is the first step to engaging the people around you. To learn more about the role of introspection and how understanding the person you want...

Happy Monday! Every Monday we drop some #MondayFire to help you get excited about your week. Tim Spiker is taking over this episode with a message of how to be more inwardly sound and others focused.  Follow to get your Monday Fired up and hear more from Tim as he launches his own podcast on the PeopleForward Network.

Brian Mohr is the Co-founder of anthym , an interactive, patent-pending personal storytelling platform, leveraging the power of music to catalog some of the most meaningful and pivotal moments and memories in our lives. It's mission? To help more people experience meaningful relationships, especially at work.  Book Recommendations Ted Talk: What Makes for a Good Life by Robert Waldinger Man's Sear...

Happy Monday! Every Monday we drop some #MondayFire to help you get excited about your week. Here we go! Our question for you today: How can you let your employees work in a way that fits them? Follow to get your Monday Fired up.

As leaders, we are often so focused on how to make our company or our employees better we forget to take time for our own development. Tim Spiker , President and CEO of The Aperio Group , is a speaker, author, leadership consultant, and experience-creator led by the mission of making better leaders. In this throwback episode, Nikki revisits the conversation she and Tim had around self-development...

Happy Monday! Every Monday we drop some #MondayFire to help you get excited about your week. This episode is getting taken over by  Liesel Mertes , Founder of Handle with Care Consulting and host of the  Handle with Care: Empathy at Work podcast.   In this episode she explains why the phrase "Let me know how I can help" isn't the best way to support a friend or coworker. Follow to get your Monday...

Dr. Norma Tirado is the Vice President of Team Member Experience and Talent Development at Spectrum Health , where she strives to help her people find their gifts and pursue them in their careers. In this episode, her passion shines through as she talks about ways leaders can help their own employees and peers identify their strengths to reach their full potential. Book Recommendations:  Emotional...

Happy Monday! Every Monday we drop some #MondayFire to help you get excited about your week. This episode is getting taken over by  Liesel Mertes , Founder of Handle with Care Consulting and host of the  Handle with Care: Empathy at Work podcast.   In this episode she discusses how powerful the phrase "tell me more" can be in the workplace. Follow to get your Monday Fired up.

What is the difference between leading a life of success and leading a life of significance?  In his 30s, Mark Whitacre defined success as a seven-figure salary, a 13,000-foot home with an eight-car garage, and flying on corporate jets all over the world. That was a reality. But because of his involvement in one of the largest white-collar price-fixing cases in US history, he was sent to federal p...

Happy Monday! Every Monday we drop some #MondayFire to help you get excited about your week. This episode is getting taken over by Liesel Mertes , Founder of Handle with Care Consulting and host of the Handle with Care: Empathy at Work podcast.   In this episode she explains why you need to eliminate the phrase, "Take all the time you need" from your vocabulary.  Follow to get your Monday Fired up...

70 percent of employees don't feel engaged at work, which creates a big problem for companies not just across America but globally. That staggering statistic is just one of the reasons why employee engagement is at the top of  David Butler 's list. As the Founder of  Spanvest International , David works alongside company executives to champion change through the people stuff – the stuff that reall...

Happy Monday! Every Monday we drop some #MondayFire to help you get excited about your week. Here we go! Our question for you today: How can you fire up your life? Follow to get your Monday Fired up.

Ophelia Byers is the VP and Chief Nursing Officer at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. She has more than 20 years of leadership experience, and in this episode, she discusses her passion: racism-related stress in the workplace.  Listen as Ophelia shares moving stories of employees who have had such experiences and what leaders should be doing to gain awareness on this problem. Book Recommendations: ...

Happy Monday! Every Monday we drop some #MondayFire to help you get excited about your week. Andrea Butcher, President of HRD Advisory Group, takes over this episode to share other ways to respond to a team member experiencing emotion. Here we go! To hear more from Andrea, check out her podcast Being [at Work] and listen to the Daily Dose episodes.

Blake Behr , President of Ridgeline Electrical Industries, believes in creating a culture where all employees can flourish no matter their age and generation. Because of this, Ridgeline has a 4% employee turnover rate. In this episode Blake explains how culture is the environment for growth, connection, fulfillment, and thriving. Listen as he shares how he thinks about investing in culture as a le...

Happy Monday! Every Monday we drop some #MondayFire to help you get excited about your week. Andrea Butcher, President of HRD Advisory Group, takes over this episode to share better ways to gauge your responses to others. Here we go! To hear more from Andrea, check out her podcast Being [at Work] and listen to the Daily Dose episodes.

Nigel Girgrah is the Chief Wellness Officer at Ochsner Health System where he strives to illustrate vulnerability and destigmatize mental health in the workplace. During the pandemic, there was an increase in mental health needs. While mental health isn't anything new, leaders are constantly having to adapt to new situations and environments.  In this episode, listen as Nigel shares how he and his...

Happy Monday! Every Monday we drop some #MondayFire to help you get excited about your week. Andrea Butcher, President of HRD Advisory Group, takes over this episode to remind us to first lead ourselves before we can lead others. Here we go! To hear more from Andrea, check out her podcast Being [at Work] and listen to the Daily Dose episodes.

In this special bonus episode of Gut+Science, Nikki revisists her interview with Mark Schulman, the drummer for P!nk and rockstar keynote speaker. In this episode, he dives into why attitude is the ultimate power - and how you can shift not only your attitude but the attitudes of others.  "Understanding that you, as a leader, have the power to drive different behavior and actually produce differen...

O'Brien McMahon is a Senior Vice President with Lockton , where he helps companies build better total rewards programs including employee benefits, compensation, and retirement programs. He also hosts a podcast called " People Business " that explores human behavior and helps people get the most out of themselves and the people around them. In this episode, O'Brien talks about the importance of pr...

Happy Monday! Every Monday we drop some #MondayFire to help you get excited about your week. Andrea Butcher, President of HRD Advisory Group, takes over this episode with a reminder to own your mindset and your day. Here we go! To hear more from Andrea, check out her podcast Being [at Work] and listen to the Daily Dose episodes.  

Estrella Parker is the Chief Human Resources Officer at Satellite Healthcare / WellBound where she aims to create a great patient experience by inspiring employees and team members.  In this episode, you'll hear Estrella speak on the importance of building workplaces where employees experience meaning and how the first step to achieving that goal begins with listening and inspiration.  Book Recomm...