Transform Your Workplace

If you've ever wondered why sports metaphors like "slam dunk" are used in business, Travis Hansen is a great reference. He's succeeded in both worlds, as a former NBA player and founder and CEO of the Tesani Companies. Joining us to talk business, he shares how he's built award-winning culture into his companies through lessons he took off the court, a values-driven approach and unique ways to kee...

Humans today are more connected than ever before, and yet isolation and loneliness are at an all time high. Listen in as Brandon Laws and Paige Tamlyn discuss a Q&A with Dan Schawbel from the SHRM Magazine about workplace trends affecting connection. We'll cover the ways technology and social media are changing personal interaction, the challenges of remote work and how HR and business leaders can...

Culture. Everybody agrees that it's important and yet, it's so rare to find a workplace that gets it right. This week, Xenium's Tyler Meuwissen and Brandon Laws are discussing the highlights of Culture Code: The Secrets of Highly Successful Groups. From building a safe space to sharing vulnerability to establishing purpose, they'll break down the essentials that pave the way for an effective workp...

In this episode of What's Up in the Workplace, Lacey Partipilo and Brandon Laws state several bold HR predictions for 2019.  Email Brandon Laws at  brandon.laws@xeniumhr.com How to Support this Show: Subscribe on your favorite podcast app (iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, etc.) Review us on iTunes Take our survey  and we'll enter you in a drawing for a free book Follow Xenium HR ( @XeniumHR ) and Br...

When it comes to business, big changes are always a challenge. Unless you're Ed Muzio, CEO of Group Harmonics and author of I terate: Run a Fast, Flexible, Focused Management Team . He joins us to share his take on iteration and how it can make your team more effective, no matter what comes your way. We'll cover the skills and tools you'll need to get started, the role management plays, and the co...

If you worked uninterrupted, could you get your work done in 5 hours or less? 45% of full time workers worldwide say that they could. Is the era of the 4-day workweek finally here? Joyce Maroney, executive director of the Workforce Institute at Kronos, joins us to discuss the findings of their latest report on the state of workplace efficiency, how workers are spending their time and what it means...

In this episode of What's Up in the Workplace, Brandon Laws and Lacey Partipilo discuss work holiday parties. Should employers host them and if so, what's appropriate and what's not? Listen in on this timely discussion.  Email Brandon Laws at  brandon.laws@xeniumhr.com How to Support this Show: Subscribe on your favorite podcast app (iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, etc.) Review us on iTunes Take ou...

What if we told you three simple words could change your entire mindset? Greg Bell, author of What's Going Well? The Question Changes Everything , is here to do just that. He joins us to discuss the mind-shifting concept within his book and ways to apply it—both at work and in your personal life. We'll cover everything from the power of gratitude, to the research behind the concept, to the many wa...

Today, the podcast isn't big business as usual—we're getting literary. Jennifer Rock and Michael Voss, authors of B.S., Incorporated , join us to discuss their latest book, a satirical takedown of corporate America. We'll get the story behind this hilarious novel, as well as a little backstory on the authors, their personal take on corporate life and what they hope HR professionals and leaders wil...

In this segment from a CEO panel at the 2018 Leadership & Economic Summit in Portland, Oregon, three CEOs discuss employee engagement, building culture, and attracting and retaining talent. This CEO panel discussion was hosted on November 29, 2018 in Portland, Oregon and moderated by Anne Donovan, President of Xenium HR, featuring Sadie Lincoln, CEO & Founder of barre3, Kyle Stavig, CEO of Myers C...

There's a shift happening in the business world. Jeff Mike, VP and HR research leader of Deloitte Consulting, joins us to discuss " The Rise of the Social Enterprise ". This new trend shows businesses are shifting from "companies" to "institutions" that are integrated into the social fabric of society. Listen in as Jeff breaks down how this is changing the way organizations work— from the role of...

Many millennials entering the workforce are burdened with student loan debt. And according to some articles , the average student in the class of 2016 has $37,172 in debt. In the fight for talent, employers are getting as creative as they can to attract and retain talent to grow their businesses and some are turning to student loan repayment programs as a new, unique benefit to employees. In this...

In this What's Up in the Workplace, Lacey Partipilo and Brandon Laws discuss how the political views from the mid-term election is impacting the workplace and what it means for employers. Have a topic for us? Email Brandon Laws at  brandon.laws@xeniumhr.com   How to Support this Show: Subscribe on your favorite podcast app (iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, etc.) Review us on iTunes Take our survey  ...

As humans, we're wired to connect with others and build relationships. We spend most of our time at work, so it should be no surprise that our relationships must also translate to the workplace. Companies that figure this out will end up retaining the best and brightest and end up on top of the competition. In this episode, author of Bring Your Human to Work: 10 Surefire Ways to Design a Workplace...

Technology has changed so many things in the workplace, from the way we communicate, to how we get things done. It was only a matter of time before HR and benefits evolve as well. Avi Karnani, CEO of Alice, is changing the way employers and employees manage their benefits by automating pre-tax spending on benefits like healthcare. He joins us to discuss everything from current tech trends, to the...

Every year, companies are spending hundreds of millions of dollars to increase employee engagement. But is it working? And why is it so important anyway? Dr. Bob Nelson, author of 1,001 Ways to Engage Employees, joins us to answer these questions and more. We'll cover simple but impactful methods for increasing engagement, the areas you need to focus on the most, and new strategies for empowering...

Angela Perkins and Brandon Laws discuss how the DISC assessment and DISC InterACTION Guide can help colleagues or people in a manager/employees relationship first discover their personality traits and also how to best work together. This episode covers a brief overview of DISC and then Angela and Brandon share an actual example of how a manager and employee might review their DISC profiles togethe...

Ever thought about the link between company culture and growth? Shawn Busse certainly has. The CEO of Kinesis and author of Marketing from the Inside Out: Transformational Growth for Purpose-Driven Leaders joins us to discuss the ways that a clear mission, shared values and growth are connected and crucial to a company's success. We'll talk vision, how culture impacts companies for better (and wor...

Lacey Partipilo and Brandon Laws discuss several mind-blowing statistics from the Glassdoor Statistical Reference Guide for Recruiters , including why most millennials expect to leave their current organization by 2020, the factors related to CEO approval, and how many employees prefer additional benefits over a pay increase.  Resources referenced in this podcast:  50 HR and Recruiting Statistics...

Are you someone that works to live or lives to work? That's what James Sudakow, business owner and author of the new book Out of the Blur: A Delirious Dad's Search For The Holy Grail of Work-Life Balance  asked himself as his work and life priorities got severely out of balance. In this episode, Sudakow reveals the traps he fell into as he was running a business while also needing to be present fo...

Paige Tamlyn, HR Generalist at Xenium HR, provides a first-hand look at the differences between in-house HR professionals and external HR consultants, told from her own perspective as someone with a hybrid HR role as an in-house HR Generalist for a 100-person construction company two days a week and as an HR consultant three days a week at Xenium HR.   SIGN UP  - 2018 What People Want from Work Su...

Every company experiences it at some point—the changing of the guard. And with the current generational shift from boomers in leadership to Gen-Xers and millennials, there's never been a better time to talk about succession. Leo MacLeod , executive trainer and coach, joins us to share his thoughts on succession planning—who should do it, when you should start and how to find the right successor. L...

  If you love someone, set them free. Old advice for the lovelorn, but also, a great way to treat your employees. Lee Caraher, author and CEO of Double Forte, returns to discuss her latest book, The Boomerang Principle . We'll discuss the new norm of "job hopping", what it means to "boomerang" and how you can embrace it to bring former employees back as customers, clients, partners, even returning...

Continuous, active employee development is a crucial part of employee retention and success. But in our modern, technology-dominated world, it can be difficult to get employees to engage with outdated, clunky modes of learning. How can we keep people interested when everything else around us (our phones, our email) is so distracting? Isaac Tolpin, CEO of the microlearning platform ConveYour , is o...

In fast-paced, commoditized industries, it's easy to lose sight of bigger company values when we're intently focused on getting to our next transactions. But it doesn't have to be this way. Brad Compere, CEO and founder of Capstone Title, a full-service title insurance company based in Austin, Texas, joins us to talk about how to shift company culture to focus more on relationships—with coworkers,...