Be Verdant Podcast

We are so fortunate to have the insightful and highly experienced Samriti Makkar Midha join us for our next stop on our Psychological Safety World Tour. Samriti is a clinical psychologist and co-founder of several organizations, including Mental Health at Work and POSH (Prevention of Sexual Harassment) at Work. Her background provides us with a well-informed broad perspective on how psychological safety is understood and implemented in India. 

To learn more about our offerings, please visit our website, http://verdantconsulting.net or drop us a line at [email protected].

Our next stop on our Psychological Safety World Tour is in Hungary, where we had a chance to chat with Viktor Maros. Coming from a more traditional environment health and safety engineering background, I love getting Viktor's point of view on this topic. He shares some of the cultural impacts on embracing psychological safety, especially as we consider open access to the data and KPIs we need to fully identify root cause and outcome. 

You can learn more about psychological safety on our dedicated webpage or reach out to us to have a chat at [email protected].

Check in next week for more stops as our world tour continues!

Our next stop on our Psychological Safety World Tour is the United Kingdom, where Tom Geraghty, founder of Psychological Safety LinkedIn Page, PsychSafety.co.uk, the weekly Psychological Safety Newsletter, and a dedicated Slack channel for all things Psychological Safety, joins us to share his perspective. In this episode we discuss the process of defining psych safety, the impact of language, and just generally nerd out on how we can make workplaces better for humans.

You can learn more about Verdant's psychological safety offerings on our dedicated page, https://verdantconsulting.net/psychsafety. And stay tuned for more stops as our weekly world tour continues!

Our Psychological Safety World Tour continues with a stop in Slovenia. Our guest, Irena Gogala, joins us to discuss her own journey exploring psychological safety, as well as how it has evolved in her part of the world. 

You can learn more about psychological safety on our dedicated page, https://verdantconsulting.net/psychsafety. And stay tuned for more interviews from around the globe as our psychological safety world tour continues!

**We interrupt this psychological safety world for a special edition episode***

In response to what has been transpiring in the US, we recorded this special episode to provide support to HR teams and other leaders. This is a little more raw as an episode but we wanted to get something out to support our followers and clients ASAP.

Lauren Howard graciously agreed to join last minute as a special guest. Lauren is an expert in creating safe spaces and is a perfect partner for discussing this important topic. You can find out more about her offerings on her website.

For those looking for additional support, Verdant Consulting has a variety of programs geared towards helping HR teams bounce back and build tools for navigating challenges. Click here to learn more or set up a time to connect to our founder for 30 minutes.

The amazing Soundari Mukherjea joins me at our next stop on the Psychological Safety World Tour. Soundari is an expert in creating engagement and organizational commitment through the power of storytelling. She shares her insights, through stories, of course, on how psychological safety is showing up where she lives. By looking at the cultural context of different parts of the world, we can better understand how workplaces can best improve to drive innovation, quality, and performance. 

Verdant Consulting also provides support for implementing psychological safety within your organization. Drop us a line or check out our dedicated page.

Check back next week for another stop on our world tour!

We are excited to kick off episode 1 of our Psychological Safety World Tour with our amazing guest from Mexico, Claudio Palomares. Claudio is founder of ACI Wellbeing and Servicios Industriales, which specializes in helping organizations build psychological safety and implement the NOM 035, the national guidelines for workplace psychological safety in Mexico. NOM 035 was implemented in 2018 and requires organizations to audit the psychological safety in their businesses and is one positive step forward in looking at creating human-centric workplaces that can thrive.

Check in weekly for future stops around the globe, where we will learn more about how psychological safety is being understood and implemented regionally.

To learn more about what your organization can do to reap the benefits of a psychologically safe workplace, send us a note at [email protected].

You can also check our dedicated page on psychological safety, which includes a risk calculator and links to our video series on psych safety, covering everything from new employee onboarding to digital spaces.

Our SHRM 22 Conference series continues with speaker Daryll Bryant. This was a huge treat, as Daryll and Dr. Al are former colleagues. On this episode, they discuss how leaders can flourish by self-reflecting, practicing mindfulness, and creating connection. You can check out Daryll's presentation on Tuesday and Wednesday of the SHRM conference and learn more about the work he does at OptimizeU.com or by reading his book, Engage, Lead, Deliver.

To help your HR Team flourish, please reach out to us at [email protected]. We offer targeted programs based o over 30 years of research on HR-specific stressors and tactics for addressing them. You can learn more about some of what we do at our dedicated website for HR teams: https://verdantconsulting.net/hr-teams

Jeremy York, from Purple Inc, LLC, joins to discuss his empathetic journey and how HR teams can lean in on being empathetic, starting with themselves. Jeremy is presenting on Empathy at SHRM 22, as well as a session on the role of HR with transgender employees. 

You can learn more about Jeremy and his work on the Purple Inc website. To learn more about Verdant Consulting's offerings for HR teams and to help with your wellbeing, click here to check out our dedicated HR page or drop us a line to schedule a quick chat at [email protected].

As part of our SHRM 22 speaker series, CEO of The Kite Program and co-founder of KiteHR, Hannah Hardy-Jones, helps co-host our episode as Steve Browne, CPO for LaRosa Pizzarias, joins us to discuss embracing our humanity as HR professionals. This topic is spot on with the work we have been doing both in creating KiteHR for HR professionals and in our offerings at Verdant. Steve brings humor, authenticity, and all the feels, and we are here for it!

You can learn more about Steve Browne and Hannah Hardy-Jones, as well as HR Wellbeing Week in June 2022 by clicking these links. And stay tuned for more episodes of our SHRM conference series focused on the wellbeing of HR.