Relationships at Work - a trust-driven leadership podcast

In this episode of Relationships at Work, Russel chats with CEO and founder of global consulting firm Experience Investigators Jeannie Walters on the importance of employee journey mapping and its role in employee retention and engagement.  Jeannie shares her experience and expertise on... The scope of an employee journey map. How employee personas can help and what they should include. When you s...

In this episode of Relationships at Work, Russel chats with executive leadership coach, CEO and Dare to Lead facilitator Diane Lloyd on the importance of vulnerability and in bringing your full self to work. Diane shares her experience in... What vulnerability is. The benefits of being vulnerable at work. How empathy and compassion play a role in vulnerability. How to handle those being vulnerable...

In this episode of Relationships at Work, host Russel Lolacher talks about how to get leadership to see your value - whether it's executive or anyone with influence in your organization. You have more power than you know. After a recent experience where an employee diminished themselves and their influence within their organization, Russel shares how that is the wrong outlook and the steps yo...

In this episode of Relationships at Work, Russel chat withs author and consultant Annette Franz , on company culture and how to put people-first in your organization to keep them engaged (and some of the red flags you might be going the wrong way). Annette shares her experience and from her new book BUILT TO WIN... What organizations don't understand about culture How corporate and personal v...

In this episode of Relationships at Work, Russel chats with training and people developer Will Mahon , on the importance of motivation - the different motivational styles of your employees, the benefits to the organization and how as a leader or colleague you can work to connect and motivate others. Will shares his experience with... How motivation has changed in the workplace The seven motivation...

In this episode of Relationships at Work, I chat with facilitation expert Codie McQuay , on looking at work differently through gamifying it. Whether it's regular meetings, a strategy session, on-boarding, she shares how playing games at work can improve the employee experience. Codie shares her experience with... The differences between gamification and gamifying in the workplace How gamifyi...

In episode ten of Relationships at Work, I chat with emergency management director Ian Foss , on the dangerous impacts of stress on our health and the health of our organizations, and what we can do to identify and manage that stress at work. Ian shares his experience with... The dangerous impacts of stress Where stress can come from to impact your work Things to look for as warning signs of stres...

In episode nine of Relationships at Work, host Russel Lolacher chats with multi-author and keynote speaker Stan Phelps , on the ingredients of an organization with purpose, and its impact on the employee experience and workplace culture. Stan shares his experience with... What purpose means for employees and an organization What is the benefit of purpose Where you can find your company's purp...

In episode eight of Relationships at Work, I chat with author and organizational performance consultant Clemens Rettich , on being more inclusive in stakeholder decision making so everyone and anyone can have a "seat at the table." Clemens shares his experience with... What a "seat at the table" means The baggage of the current "table" as it typically is done The argu...

In episode seven of Relationships at Work, host Russel Lolacher talks with Erin Hallett , the Director of Alumni and External Engagement at Cambridge Judge Business School and recognized advocate for better mental health in the workplace. Erin shares her experience with... Defining "mental health" The impact of COVID-19 Stigmas around mental health that still exist How we can show up at...

Host Russel Lolacher discusses the impacts and problems with yelling at work. We all get a little frustrated at others at work. Could be about them, more likely it’s about us. That’s ok. It happens. BUT how we react to that frustration is a whole other thing. And yelling at others, is never OK. For this show, Russel cites interviews with Stanford University professor and author of THE ASSHOLE SURV...

In episode five, host Russel Lolacher sits down with a professor and consultant on podcasting Vernon Ross on using internal podcasts for your organization to help with employee engagement. Vernon shares his experience with... The difference between private and internal podcasts. What are the most important things to consider before starting a podcast. How an internal podcast can benefit the employ...

Host Russel Lolacher revisits Maslow's Need Hierarchy . You remember that one, right? Well it actually gets a lot more interesting. One of the inspirations for Maslow's theory was in the time he spent with the Blackfoot First Nations for six weeks, and writer Teju Ravilochan has done an amazing job summarizing that research. In his article The Blackfoot Origins of Maslow's Need Hier...

For our first episode, host Russel Lolacher speaks with plain language advocate Leslie O'Flahavan on the importance of simplifying how we communicate.  A member of the Center for Plain Language, Leslie shares her insights into... what plain language is and is not why it is important how a lack of plain language can impact disengagement danger of buzzwords tactics you can use right now to comm...

Host Russel Lolacher digs into a 2021 study by Explorance and Wakefield Research to probe employees attitudes on workplace surveys in their hope to uncover the causes of employee satisfaction or dissatisfaction at work, and it's possible linkage to employees leaving. In the study, he'll highlight:  communication of results with executive and employees employee attitudes towards internal...

For this episode, host Russel Lolacher speaks with The People-Skills Coach Kate Nasser on the impacts of negativity at work and the importance of addressing it. The author of the book Leading Morale: The People Skills to Stop Negativity and Ignite Contributions shares her expertise on: defining negativity types of negativity how negativity can show up at work the impact negativity has on a culture...

Welcome to Relationships at Work - the Employee Experience and Workplace Culture Podcast. In this introduction episode, host Russel Lolacher shares what you can expect from listening to the show and why he's focusing on the employee experience.  This podcast will invite experts to talk on specific topics that are part of the work environment and what we encounter daily. From addressing negati...