O.C. Tanner’s Culture by Design Podcast

This episode, we are joined by  Lindsay Landry , Employee Experience Lead at  ICF , to unpack how their organization has embedded recognition into key moments of the employee experience with their You Matter employee recognition program. Takeaways: Start early by introducing new hires to your employee recognition tools and culture on day one. Celebrate connections and learning opportunities by enc...

This episode,  Ed Galasso , VP of Sales and Marketing for O.C. Tanner Canada, is in conversation with HR leader and author,  Allana Schmidt , to unpack how we can create workplaces with a  healthy, high performance culture —ones where employees are given the high expectations and high support they need to meet their goals.    Allana is a global executive leader with 20 years of experience in HR, o...

This episode, Stephen Shao and Taylor Hilton, Client Strategists at O.C. Tanner, share how your organization can engage leaders in your employee recognition practices—now and in the long term.  Takeaways: Communicate the "why" to help leaders view recognition as a core leadership habit that builds trust rather than just another platform to use.  Highlight success by identifying leaders who model t...

This episode, Daniel Patterson and Dr. Cristen Dalessandro from the O.C. Tanner Institute share the top findings from the latest  State of Employee Recognition report .   Many organizations right now are focused on automation and productivity above all else. But, for employees to feel willing to invest their time, efforts, and ideas in your organization, they need to feel your organization is will...

This episode, we're talking with Becca Schweitzer, Client Strategist at O.C. Tanner, about the top three things you should keep in mind when planning for your next company-wide recognition event like  Employee Appreciation Day .  Becca partners with our clients to plan successful, meaningful recognition events throughout the year. She also has on-the-ground experience working in HR for a healthcar...

This episode, we're talking with Christina Chau, Senior Content Manager at O.C. Tanner, about what employees really want from their workplaces in 2026.   We unpack Christina’s process for gathering industry research and insights to determine the top  five workplace culture trends  for the coming year, find out what surprised her, and answer some burning questions from HR leaders and practitioners...

This new podcast series from O.C. Tanner explores the research, practices, and strategies that help create thriving workplace cultures around the world. If you're an HR leader, manager, or just passionate about building better workplaces, this is for you! Each month, you'll hear from our researchers, strategists, and global teams, and walk away with practical strategies to implement in your organi...

This episode, we’re talking with Luvvie Ajayi Jones about the power and pitfalls of stirring the pot in a professional setting. She sheds light on how she assumed her current title as “professional troublemaker” and how stifling dissent in the workplace can be the death of innovation. The Work Place is sponsored by O.C. Tanner, the global leader in engaging workplace cultures. O.C. Tanner’s Cultur...

This episode, we’re talking with Meghan Tuohig, Chief People Officer of Overstock, about ways to design an intentional work culture and a work environment that offers support, belonging, and flexibility to a modern workforce.    The Work Place is sponsored by O.C. Tanner, the global leader in engaging workplace cultures. O.C. Tanner’s Culture Cloud™️ provides a single, modular platform for influen...

This episode, we’re talking with Janet Skolud of TD Bank Group, about creating a culture of care through scalable platforms and innovative thinking when it comes to employee appreciation.  Janet Skolud is the Sr. Manager, Global Recognition Programs at TD Bank Group where she has worked for an impressive 21 years and counting. In her role, she has overseen the adoption of a new enterprise-wide rec...

This episode, we’re talking with Beril McManus, Senior Manager of Recognition, Events and Engagement at American Airlines, about how to recognize the progress you’ve made without resting on your laurels. She’ll discuss her holistic approach to building a culture of empowerment and recognition and share a few inside stories about the success they’ve had at American Airlines during these less-than-c...

We talk with Stefano Mastrogiacomo about how to take teams to the next level. From creating cross-functional diversity and psychological safety to surfing the thin line separating collaboration and conflict, Stefano is our fearless guide to the sometimes frustrating, but always rewarding world of working together. His latest book is High Impact Tools for Teams: 5 Tools to Align Team Members, Build...

We jump on a call with Nick Rosenthal from Capital One to talk about how they’re adapting to new challenges and using recognition to keep their people connected.

Erica Keswin returns to The Work Place to talk about the power rituals have to connect us to purpose and take teams to new levels of performance.    

We talk to Mayerland Harris from H-E-B about keeping your culture compassionate in the middle of a crisis, preventing hiring bias, and how the grocery chain has embraced its place as a first responder in their home state of Texas during the pandemic.

Pete DeBellis from Deloitte is on to talk about the new mandates for HR leaders today and why we need to rethink the role of HR if we’re going to successfully adapt to an unknown future.

This episode, we're experimenting. Because the 2021 Global Culture Report is a must-read for everyone interested in how work is changing. But who has time to read anymore? So we're turning the report into an audiobook, so you can listen and learn while you do the dishes, drive to the store, or tend to your pandemic garden project. First up, the foreword and introduction—to set the stage and give a...

This episode, we’re talking with Nicolette Barnard from Siemens Pacific about managing change, building more agile cultures, and why apprenticeships are poised to be the future of lifelong learning.    

This episode, we’re talking with Dr. Alex Lovell about the 2021 Global Culture Report . Remote work, hybrid schedules, burnout, anxiety, self-care, mental health days, and what employees ACTUALLY think about their workplace culture in this new normal.

We talk with Pete Shepherd of Human Periscope about how to develop better leaders, and what it really means to be a great leader in times of crisis. We also discuss imposter syndrome, empathy, and what sonder means.   Check out Pete's own podcast The Long and the Short of It , which he co-hosts with Jen Waldman .   What's going on in YOUR workplace culture? Tell us about it. Send your stories, que...

We talk with Natalie Snyder from GE Appliances about using times of crisis and change as opportunities to grow—as a company, a culture, and as individuals. And how recognition plays a key role in connecting all three together into something bigger. We also discuss the fast approaching Employee Appreciation Day (March 5), and why it might be the most important day of 2021 for HR leaders.

This episode, we’re rebroadcasting a conversation with Tim Kuppler about that practicalities of evolving a workplace culture that’s more relevant than ever. We also introduce a new segment, Workplace of the Week, where we share stories from our listeners about how they’re working to shape their workplace cultures.

This episode, we’re talking with Laurie Ruettimann—host of Punk Rock HR —about, well, a lot of things. The balance of productivity and self-care. Why meetings might be our mortal enemies. What the great remote-work experiment has done to our collective cultures. And what it could look like as we start to maybe think about possibly going back into the office at some point. Let’s not rush things.

This episode, we’re talking with Jina Krause-Vilmar from Upwardly Global about why immigrants and refugees are a motherlode of untapped talent, and how helping them integrate into the American workforce benefits literally everyone. What was YOUR first job? Send us an email with stories about your first job to theworkplace@octanner.com and we’ll feature the best ones in an episode later this season...

For the first episode of season 3, we've got CEO of Great Place to Work Michael C. Bush with us to talk about equity, representation, trust, fear, and why creating a great place to work FOR ALL is so essential for leaders and employees doing their best to survive (and maybe, thrive) in this chaotic global climate. What was YOUR first job? Send us an email with stories about your first job to thewo...