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The mission of this podcast from day one was to showcase companies and people who doing things differently. Marco Bianchi from MOCA fits this mission beautifully. In this episode, Marco and I talk about what undoing, evolving the old, and creating new business practices which fit the needs of future employees and companies means. SELECTED LINKS FROM THE EPISODE Episode show notes - www.human.pm/we...

Alberto Gonzalez Otero from Just on purpose shares his views on the challenges managers face and how focusing on adding value to the people you lead can prevent you from becoming a micromanager. SELECTED LINKS FROM THE EPISODE Episode show notes - www.human.pm/wegotthis Episode transcript - www.human.pm/blog/categories/wgt-transcripts LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/albertogotero/ Website -...

Intended as a general chat about team development, purpose and company culture, this fascinating conversation turned out to be exactly that. Gilmar Wendt and I enjoyed some philosophical musings while talking about the Propeller Model (a framework he uses), authenticity, and how we are as people in and outside of the work environment. SELECTED LINKS FROM THE EPISODE Episode show notes - www.human....

This week I'm talking to Adam Ambrozy from MakeTeamWork whose focus is cultural immersion and cross-cultural team development. Adam share his views on the future of leadership as well as the Rainbow Pill which is one of the methodologies he uses for unlocking human potential in organisations. SELECTED LINKS FROM THE EPISODE Episode show notes - www.human.pm/wegotthis Episode transcript - www.human...

This week I was a guest on the ProductBeats Show to talk about building teams for product success. This episode is the after after show with ProductBeats host Petra Färm. Petra is a Product Thinker and Partner at Tolpagorni - if it's product related, she is the person to ask. SELECTED LINKS FROM THE EPISODE ProductBeats Show - Episode 75: Building the dream team for Product Success Episode show no...

This week I spoke to Dawn Leane who believes organisations should focus on developing a culture of diversity and leadership among staff members rather than simply implementing policies of compliance when trying to create a more balanced workforce. I ask Dawn what specific initiative organisations get wrong and we also discuss the need for self-advocacy. SELECTED LINKS FROM THE EPISODE Episode show...

Imagine a workplace where people are energised and motivated by being in control of the work they do. Imagine they are trusted and given freedom, within clear guidelines, to decide how to achieve their results. Imagine they are able to get the life balance they want. Imagine they are valued according to the work they do, rather than the number of hours they spend at their desk. Wouldn’t you want t...

This time I'm talking to Elin Almroth, Chief People Officer at Visiba Care about how HR can be a strategic partner in creating revenue, a fact that mostly gets lost in an outdated way of looking at how you build a successful company. Spoiler alert, there are some juicy rants along the way. SELECTED LINKS FROM THE EPISODE Episode show notes - www.human.pm/wegotthis Episode transcript - https://www....

Part two of my conversation with Sarah Rozenthuler the author of Powered by Purpose: Energise your People to do Great work about, surprise surprise, purpose. In part 2 we cover how leaders can start identifying their purpose, what business practices we need to evolve, change or leave behind, and how to work on purpose in a remote or hybrid setting. SELECTED LINKS FROM THE EPISODE Episode show note...

Two part conversation with Sarah Rozenthuler the author of Powered by Purpose: Energise your People to do Great work about, surprise surprise, purpose. Sarah’s work has been widely featured in The Sunday Times and The Guardian. In part 1 we cover how to find your purpose and not give in to the expectations of others as well as why we don't reflect on who we are until our late 20s. SELECTED LINKS F...

Anne Mangan believes the current teacher-centered/content oriented educational systems are setting up many students to fail. It's a belief I also share. They also widen the gap between how well young adults are prepared for the modern workplaces and what organisations expect. SELECTED LINKS FROM THE EPISODE Episode show notes - www.human.pm/wegotthis Episode transcript -   https://www.human.p...

Passionate rantings of two people believing we need to put the human back into human resources. We also go beyond that, looking at how young adults are being prepared for the working life ahead of them and what impact COVID will have on their careers and development. SELECTED LINKS FROM THE EPISODE Episode show notes - www.human.pm/wegotthis Episode transcript - https://www.human.pm/blog/categorie...

Podcast public service announcement that for the next 2-3 months episodes will be published every two weeks rather than weekly. This is on account of it being summer time for at least half the planet:) Listen to find more about upcoming topics and future plans.

Mental health and work life balance are topics which get nowhere near enough air time. Chase Warrington gives us a little peek behind the curtain of how things are done are Doist when it comes to supporting their employees' mental health and helping them strike the balance between work and life. He tells us about some of the initiatives that they run, some of the tools that they use, but also some...

Part 2 of 2. Following a cultural revolution, Reddico was named the 4th best place to work in the UK in 2020. Luke Kyte, Reddico's Head of Culture, shares the story behind the revolution and the journey that allowed them to become a self-organising company. Episode shownotes - www.human.pm/wegotthis Episode transcript - https://www.human.pm/post/wgt-becoming-a-self-organising-company-with-luke-kyt...

Following a cultural revolution, Reddico was named the 4th best place to work in the UK in 2020. Luke Kyte, Reddico's Head of Culture, shares the story behind the revolution and the journey that allowed them to become a self-organising company. Part 1 of 2. Episode shownotes - www.human.pm/wegotthis Episode transcript - https://www.human.pm/post/wgt-becoming-a-self-organising-company-with-luke-kyt...

Leadership is often associated with boldness and 'loudness' i.e. extraversion. "I think a lot, but I don’t say much" is a quote very well suited for this episode where together with Aoife Lenox we discuss the power of introverts and the untapped potential they possess if we only let them thrive. SELECTED LINKS FROM THE EPISODE Episode shownotes - www.human.pm/wegotthis Episode transcript - https:/...

Organisational purpose is a big topic, some think it's wishy-washy and don't give it much attention. What happens when you do? Ali Moledina helps me explore this topic by looking at what organisational purpose means in the first place and discussing what steps leader can take (and which to avoid) to begin turning their organisations to ones driven by purpose. SELECTED LINKS FROM THE EPISODE Episod...

Virtual coffee catch up with Andrea Strohmayr from Culture By Design. We talk about dealing with lack of motivation on your team and when is it a result of a bad environment and when it's the individuals that need to do some heavy lifting. We also discuss the role of systems, especially the educational system, outside of our organisations that shape people and how/whether they will reach their pot...

OKRs, do they work? What if you throw in having a transparent organisation into the mix? Shawna Stewart has learnt a thing or two about them through her work at PostBeyond. She shares some of the mistakes and pain points she has experienced and offers us a closers look at her very own Recognition Bingo programme. SELECTED LINKS FROM THE EPISODE Episode shownotes - www.human.pm/wegotthis Episode tr...

Diversity is a term we hear a lot these day, but what do does it actually mean? And how do we embed it into the DNA of your organisations so it's not another tick box exercise? Anna Engman, VP People and Culture, has been working with this very topic at Detectify and one of the things she did was conduct an internal diversity survey results of which are available publicly. A crucial element was to...

Jon and I talk about hybrid cultures and how we can bring in the gig workers into our organisations and bridge the gap between them and our employees so that we create the right environment for them and for everybody to thrive. Jon introduces us to the Core and Cloud model a useful framework that looks at which tasks are central and which tasks are not to what we deliver as an organisation. ...

How much does it cost organisation when an employee leaves due to poor culture fit and what can they do to avoid this problem? Aoife O'Brien from Happier at Work talks about the importance of company culture in driving retention. SELECTED LINKS FROM THE EPISODE Episode shownotes - www.human.pm/wegotthis Episode transcript - https://www.human.pm/post/increasing-employee-retention-by-using-culture-f...

Why people's development gets deprioritised in organisations? How to create feedback culture. What does it mean to be a good leader? Oliver Beach provides answers to these and some other key questions SELECTED LINKS FROM THE EPISODE Episode shownotes - www.human.pm/wegotthis Episode transcript - https://www.human.pm/post/wgt-prioritising-people-development-creating-feedback-culture-with-oliver-bea...

With the boundary between work and life being blurred when working from home how do you find the balance between the two and how companies can (should?) support their employees. SELECTED LINKS FROM THE EPISODE Episode shownotes - www.human.pm/wegotthis Episode transcript - https://www.human.pm/post/wgt-balancing-life-and-work-in-2021-with-radina-nedyalkova-transcripts LinkedIn - https://www.linked...