Happiness at Work

The only constant in business is that no one can sit still, which is why organizations have to keep moving to stay relevant, says Jason Thane, co-founder of GenUi , an engineering and software development firm that builds apps with a collaborative approach. As companies scramble to keep up with digital transformation (now and pre-COVID-19), Jason says the important thing is to focus on building va...

Companies need to work harder to onboard new employees, especially when working remotely, says Greg Besner, founder of CultureIQ and author of The Culture Quotient . A pioneer of promoting culture in the workforce, learn why Greg says companies need to ask more behavior based interview questions and why coronavirus means paying extra attention to the hiring and onboarding of new employees. For mor...

When there is so much uncertainty we need to find places of power in order to recapture the sense of what matters, says Eileen McDargh , CEO of The Resiliency Group , and award-winning author of Burnout to Breakthrough: Building Resilience to Refuel, Recharge, and Reclaim What Matters . Find out why it takes resilience in order to control burnout and why it's so important that we do one thoughtful...

For people to be passionate about work and to own their engagement, they need to find their work highly meaningful. But that's not enough, says Jacqueline Throop-Robinson, founder of Spark Engagement Inc. and author of Fire Up Your Team: 50 Ways for Leaders to Connect, Collaborate and Create with their Teams. We also need to feel a sense a sense of progress. The act of celebrating is a market of p...

Good leaders need team buy in, says Dave McKeown, CEO of Outfield Leadership and author of, Author of The Self-Evolved Leader . Find out why traditional leadership models are failing and how becoming self-evolved can change the trajectory of success. The first thing to do is recognize what's in your control and what isn't and be careful not to fall into a cycle of victimhood. For more happiness, v...

Happiness is an emotion that results from a deep place of joy, says Aaron McHugh . Host of the Work Life Play podcast and author of Fire Your Boss: Discover Work You Love Without Quitting Your Job , Aaron says it doesn't make sense to strive for work-life balance and we can't live our lives in a cycle of 'ifs'. In this inspiring podcast, Aaron explains what it takes to keep moving amid hardship an...

Hierarchical managers aren't going to make it for too long, says Anna Tavis, professor and academic director of human capital management at NYU. "We all have the same size tile on the (Zoom) screen," she said. If the pandemic's taught us anything, it's that companies will start rethinking hierarchy and require their managers to bring their whole humanity to the job, she said. That means listening,...

In order to truly change, we have to feel uncomfortable, says David Mantica, Vice President and general manager for Soft Ed US , a leading provider of transformational training services that works to support companies embrace agile methods. In his second Management 3.0 podcast appearance, David delves into why it's so important to be an adaptive leader, adopt a growth mindset and for leaders to re...

Margie Warrell wanted to write a book the reassured people. Little did she know it would come out just before coronavirus rocked the world, when everyone became in need of reassurance. Author of several inspiring books, including her latest, You've Got This: The Life-Changing Power of Trusting Yourself and host of the Live Brave podcast , Margie explains what it takes to live a purposeful and brav...

Most people are very generous but struggle with asking questions, says Wayne Baker author of All You Have to do is Ask , a book focused on helping individuals ask the questions that will bring them success. Find out why Wayne says three little words: Join, Give, Ask, can help push people who are afraid of asking questions into a different mentality and how to know when to ask someone a question an...

Shelley Paxton went from Chief Marketing Officer at Harley-Davidson, to Chief Soul Officer of my her life and business. Author of Soulbbatical: A Corporate Rebel's Guide to Finding Your Best Life and host of the Rebel Souls podcast , Shelley explains what it took for her to break away from the shackles of 'shoulds', and start living a life she was passionate about. Find out what it means to rebel...

Author of the wildly famous, Managing for Dummies, Peter Economy takes a look back at his hit book and compares lessons with his newest book: Wait I'm the Boss?!? about what it takes to be an effective manager. Most of the key ingredients, building trust, empowering teams and knowing how to communicate, haven't changed, he says. Find out what it takes to be an excellent new manager and what habits...

There is no contradiction between showing solidarity and having a successful company, says Tom van der Lubbe, co-founder of Viisi and speaker at our upcoming Forward Summit , on November 19 & 20. The coronavirus has reminded everyone what matters and the importance of human connection, says Tom. Join Tom on November 19, where he speaks at Management 3.0's first Forward Virtual Summit, about remebe...

Years ago when Mike Robbins had to give up his baseball career due to injury, his one regret was not appreciating what he had while it was happening. Years later, the keynote speaker, podcast host and author of the new book, We're All in This Together , keeps a gratitude journal and asks himself and his family daily what they're grateful for. This has helped Mike coach and lead multinational compa...

Financial guru Manisha Thakor has been able to retire at 50. Find out how this co-author of On My Own Two Feet: A Modern Girl's Guide to Personal Finance and founder of moneyzen.com , navigated her way to financial success and what she advises people to overcome the various stages of: money shame, money guilt, money overwhelm and money confusion. An excellent podcast about making money less scary...

Leaders need to be measuring results not face time, says Roberta Matuson, CEO of Matuson Consulting and author of the book Evergreen Talent: A Guide to Hiring and Cultivating a Sustainable Workforce . Find out why she says what's most important right now to creating optimal work environments, is to cut employees a break, stop micromanaging and most importantly, to genuinely check in and listen. An...

Ryan Ripley, host of the podcast Agile for Humans and co-author of Fixing Your Scrum , talks about the benefits of Scrum values and Agile principles and how to avoid anti-scrum patterns. People love certainty, which makes it hard when people feel like they don't have it all figured out. For more happiness, visit www.management30.com .   

In order to allow your team to flourish and find solutions, leaders have to stop leading from a place of fear and reaction and start being experimental leaders, says Melanie Parish, author of, The Experimental Leader: Be a New Kind of Boss to Cultivate an Organization of Innovators. Find out what seven dysfunctional leadership styles to avoid and why self reflection is the key to stop being so rea...

We spend so much time avoiding feeling uncomfortable that we don't realize if we just sit with the emotions, we'll move past it. Amy Smith, certified confidence coach and host of The Joy Junkie Show, explains what it takes to have hard conversations at work and at home, how to say no, set boundaries and most of all to stop caring about what other people think. For more happiness, visit www.managem...

Now more than ever human resources needs a seat at the table. As companies work from home, teams need to build trust and they can do that by getting to know each other better. Jason Treu, author of Social Wealth and host of the Executive Breakthroughs podcast says that right now working remotely is going OK because everyone's in crisis mode with a common purpose. But he cautions that once that sta...

If you change behavior you'll change the nature of an organization, said Gregory Shea, co-author of Leading Successful Change, a book about helping organizations pivot successfully. Find out why we're not always framing the problem correctly when it comes to change and why culture change within organizations is the hardest shift for companies to make. For more happiness, visit www.management30.com...

Management 3.0 is putting on its first ever virtual and in-person conferences. Forward, is an avant-garde, first of its kind event to bring people together, share knowledge and learn new management and leadership skills. In this episode we go behind the scenes with our conference master, Sarah Startup. Find out how we navigated making conference decisions during the Coronavirus, why our virtual co...

Alessandro Fossato, founder of Interlogica and self proclaimed facilitator for technological change, explains how his company went remote in just four hours when Italy went on lockdown due to the coronavirus and how now they'll never look back. Learn how his company dealt with the shift and why their new merit money system changed the way people think about giving gratitude. For more happiness, vi...

Even for remote working guru, Gonçalo Silva, what's happened because of the Coronavirus has changed things for his team. With more than a decade of remote working experience, Goncalo, CTO of Doist, a remote-based company that focuses on providing the tools that promote calmer and more balanced teams, says the situation has created a global bubble of anxiety. Find out why companies need to accept t...