Humans at Work with Michael Glazer

Is retirement about taking a permanent vacation or about rejecting traditional labels, ideas and thoughts so you can create the next big chapter of your life, regardless of your age? This episode explores how you can plan for and create the next chapter of your life at any age. John Windsor is a certified coach as well as a Broadway star who has an MBA, a Silicon Valley VP, and best-selling author...

What does it take for a company to shift from a profit motive to a social contribution motive? Explore compelling evidence, key executive messages and the pivotal role middle managers play in making it happen. This episode features John Davis , who has led businesses from start-up to $1 billion, served as a business school dean and taught top leaders in executive education programs at London Busin...

Why do so many men hide parts of themselves, especially from the most important people in their lives? What's to gain when men get real with their emotions? This episode explores these questions and takes a look at five habits that help men show up as their whole selves. Christopher Veal is a former US Marine Corp officer, combat veteran, and a Black man with 25 years of experience in talent and l...

Asking for help at work when we're struggling with mental ill health can feel risky. So, how do we gauge if it's safe to speak up, and how do we actually do it? Geoff McDonald , mental health advocate and former Global VP of Human Resources for Unilever, shares his advice on this topic as well as his provocative thoughts on leaders' responsibilities for building work cultures that foster employee...

Find out how one entrepreneur achieved success in an ultra-competitive industry by taking care of people as a pathway to taking care of business. Andrew Thornton is one of the founders of the Heart In Business consultancy and co-author of new book Putting the Heart Back into Business . In this conversation , Andrew talks about his award-winning supermarket, Thornton's Budgens, as a backdrop to lay...

Women, as well as high performers in general, are often targeted by workplace bullies as threats, and then driven off their career paths, out of their jobs or out of their companies. This episode explores how to combat bullies and what can be done to drive bullying behavior out of the workplace. Berta Aldrich , is an award-winning C-suite executive turned author, whose first book, Winning the Tale...

When bravery and leadership are coupled together in everyday work situations, they create a competitive advantage for leaders. Nicole Bianchi , author of Small Brave Moves: Learn Why Little Acts of Bravery Are the Key to Life-Changing Leadership and Partner at Bravium Human Development , discusses what small brave moves are and how you can put them into action at work and in life.

Feeling tired of your job but unsure whether to leave it for a new one? Decided you need a career change but unclear of what you truly want? Confused about why your hard work doesn't translate into more job satisfaction? Terry McDougall , executive-turned-executive-coach and author of Winning the Game of Work: Career Happiness and Success on Your Own Terms , offers answers to these questions to he...

In this episode, we look at challenges and strategies for navigating some very familiar career topics, including dealing with role ambiguity and scope creep, and we'll also talk about how the skill of reframing can help you make career moves faster. This episode explores these topics from the standpoint an important job role that often misunderstood – the business analyst. That's where my guest co...

There's a yawning rift between the United States' purpose and the reality that 97% of us are unhealthy, 84% of us are stressed out, 78% of us are living paycheck to paycheck. And, life is a lot worse for women and BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ communities. Brandon Peele , author of Purpose Work Nation: Leading Organizations in Service of Our Nation's Powerful Purpose , talks about the talent development, DE&...

There's more to people analytics than nudging people into offer desired behaviors. It can be used to empower employees and teams to find their own solutions to better performance and personal experience in the workplace. Kevin Campbell , Employee Experience Scientist at Qualtrics and Founder of Lifted Leadership , shares his experiences on people analytics done right and why coaching is indispensa...

Chasing success that's been defined by societal attitudes and expectations can lead to empty victories, regrets or worse. Michael Biarnes , scientist and author of Redefining Success: Stories, Science, and Strategies to Prioritize Happiness and Overcome Life's "Oh Sh!t" Moments , talks about how to redefine success on your own terms so you can achieve more happiness, fulfillment, and alignment in...

HR leaders have a pivotal role to play in helping their organizations meet their people needs while scaling their business. Andrew Bartlow , Founder of Series B Consulting and co-author of Scaling for Success: People Priorities for High Growth Organizations , offers a wide range of practical advice on how to run a strategic HR function successfully. In this conversation, we talk about HR planning...

Taking an inclusive, people-oriented approach combined with a dedication to continuous improvement helped John Saunders grow a modest size business unit into one that made $4 billion a year. John is a former financial services executive and the author of The Optimizer: Building and Leading a Team of Serial Innovators . In this conversation he talks about the roles that customer focus and learning...

This is bonus material from Episode 52 : The Science of Communication. In this clip, Dr. Laura McHale , business psychologist and author of Neuroscience for Organizational Communication , shares neuroscience-based tips to help us avoid Zoom fatigue.

Did you know that what we say and how we say it affects our health and wellbeing? And leaders' words can also reveal a lot about the health of our organizations. Dr. Laura McHale , business psychologist and author of Neuroscience for Organizational Communication , explains how we can use neuroscience to communicate in ways that can help transform organizations for the better. In this conversation,...

For more than a generation, people were taught to set money goals as cornerstone of managing financial wellbeing. What if there were a better way? Chris Budd , Founder and Chairman of the Initiative for Financial Wellbeing and author of The Financial Wellbeing Book , offers an alternate approach for financial planning and how we think about the role of money in our lives. In this conversation, we...

Award-winning documentary filmmaker and international best-selling author Charles Vogl shines a light on what distinguishes genuine communities from so-called mirage communities and other marketing efforts that try to disguise themselves as brand communities. In this conversation, we explore the roles that vulnerability, contribution, shared values and purpose play in building community. As a busi...

3dSignals CEO and Israeli ultra-marathon national champion and record-holder Ariel Rosenfeld talk about his business and running experience informs his approach to setting and chasing aspirational goals, dealing with adversity, shaping company culture, and reframing failures constructively for himself and his organization. Episode Highlights   (4:32)   Top three challenges for Ariel as a tech star...

How can taking less action produce better results? Millions of workers are asking this question, in part, out of concern that professionals' embrace of hustle culture is primarily responsible for high levels of burnout. Corporate strategist turned author, Jinny Uppal , discovered a better path to decision making through intentional inaction. Jinny stops by to talk about her #1 rated debut book, IN...

Starting a corporate wellness program can seem like a daunting task. Where should you start? And what's needed to make it successful? Corporate wellness expert Terri Levins Dietz talks about what companies can do to design and establish strong corporate wellness programs that make a difference. From strategic considerations down to tactics, Terri shares how she helps companies navigate decisions a...

Mark Herschberg , CTO, MIT instructor and author of The Career Toolkit, Essential Skills for Success That No One Taught You , joins me to talk about career planning, interviewing, networking, leadership and trust-building and other skills we need to build successful careers. This episode is packed with real-world examples and practical tips for workers, companies and educators alike.

We're all susceptible to a certain amount of influence that can negatively shift our self-perspective and our perspectives of others. How can we peel away the resulting false assumptions and beliefs to build or rebuild meaningful human connections? Shari Foos , celebrated therapist and Founder of The Narrative Method , talks about the practice of using relational awareness in business, education,...

Michael talks with Paul Herrick , a Madrid-based former HR executive who is now a Managing Partner at Arco IrisH Human Solutions , for a wide-ranging conversation about how job seekers can differentiate themselves from the competition. Paul also shares his insights about taking advantage of job interviews as a chance to assess cultural fit, and leaders' roles in building culture in start-up and sc...

Why should you care more about personal branding now than before the pandemic began? Are you missing everyday opportunities to build your personal band? What strategies can you use to create a more meaningful and interesting life? Dorie Clark shares her answers to these questions, and we also talk about her perspective on a range of topics including how we can improve wellbeing in the workplace. D...