What kind of workplace makes engagement possible?

00:00 Why engagement and belonging matter now

03:22 Meet Dr. Roz Cohen

03:50 Rethinking employee engagement in the age of AI

08:53 The difference between connection and belonging

12:00 Individual rewards, teamwork, and workplace culture

13:35 The engagement trifecta: I think, I feel, I belong

16:56 Clarity, purpose, and meaningful work

19:18 Inclusive leadership behaviors that create stability

21:12 Listening tours during organizational change

23:53 Employee voice, agency, and shared responsibility

26:47 Trust and the leadership say-do gap

28:59 Radical connection and a sense of purpose

31:03 How organizations create connected cultures

33:08 Why managers need better training and support

34:06 Will AI replace middle managers?

35:42 Vulnerability as a leadership strength

37:46 Human connection during major change

40:13 The first thing leaders should communicate in change

41:54 Change champions, skeptics, and communication

43:49 Why engagement is earned, not mandated

46:25 Three takeaways for leaders, employees, and HR

47:16 Connect with Dr. Roz Cohen

47:52 Final reflection: Would your team feel they belong?

Only a small percentage of employees strongly believe leadership communicates effectively. So what is creating the gap between what leaders think they are saying and what employees actually understand?

In this episode of the Her Resources Podcast, Linda sits down with Heather Redfearn to talk about leadership communication, transparency, trust, employee feedback, change management, AI in communications, and why context matters so much during moments of uncertainty.

Heather shares practical insight into why leaders often overestimate their clarity, how HR and communication teams can help close the trust gap, and why treating employees like adults means giving them the information they need to understand the “why” behind decisions.

In this episode, we discuss:

Listen now for a thoughtful conversation on corporate communication, employee trust, psychological safety, change leadership, and what it really means to communicate with clarity.

Connect with Heather Redfearn: 

https://heather-redfearn-eng.my.canva.site/internal-communications#home

https://www.linkedin.com/in/heatherredfearn/

#LeadershipCommunication #HRLeadership #EmployeeExperience #ChangeManagement #WorkplaceTrust #InternalCommunications #HerResourcesPodcast

00:00 - The leadership communication gap

In Episode 87 of Her Resources, Linda talks with Ben Tasker about AI, change management, workforce development, and the human side of the future of work.

This conversation explores why AI adoption cannot succeed without people, trust, communication, skills development, and thoughtful leadership. Linda and Ben discuss AI as augmentation rather than replacement, the importance of upskilling and reskilling, the shift toward skills-based learning, and why human skills like empathy, flexibility, adaptability, and leadership matter even more in an AI-enabled workplace.

Connect with Ben: https://www.bentaskerai.com/

00:00 - Who is the future of work being designed for?

Leadership is not simply about strategy, performance, or position. Every decision a leader makes affects the culture, wellbeing, and lives of the people they lead.

In Episode 86 of the Her Resources Podcast, host Linda Misegadis speaks with international leadership strategist, author, and ICTN founder Fay Niewiadomski about restoring the human side of leadership.

Drawing from five decades of global experience, Fay explains why truly effective leadership requires competence, courage, and compassion. She also shares the deeply personal turning point that caused her to leave a university deanship, rebuild her life, and dedicate her career to developing better leaders.

Linda and Fay explore:

Fay also discusses her book, Decisions That Matter: Rethink, Reimagine, Reset Your Life, and challenges listeners to consider who they are when their titles, positions, and other symbols of success are taken away.

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00:00 The human side of leadership

In this powerful episode of the Her Resources Podcast, host Linda Misegadis sits down with Kisha Wynter, executive coach, author, speaker, and former Fortune 50 HR leader, for a conversation that challenges one of the most common pieces of advice women receive at work: “Just be more confident.”

Kisha reframes the conversation by explaining why confidence alone is not enough. Women are showing up, delivering results, and doing the work — but performance by itself does not always lead to advancement. The missing piece is power literacy: understanding how influence, visibility, relationships, decision-making, and organizational dynamics really work.

Together, Linda and Kisha explore why high-performing women often feel stuck, how “power leaks” show up in everyday language and behavior, why the invisible org chart matters just as much as the formal one, and how women can reclaim their power without compromising their values or integrity.

This episode is for women in leadership, HR professionals, emerging leaders, and anyone who has ever wondered why working harder was not enough to move forward.

In this episode, you’ll hear:

• Why “be more confident” is incomplete advice

Connect with Kisha Wynter:

Website: https://www.yourpowerunleashed.org/

Connect with Her Resources Podcast:

Website: https://www.herresourcespodcast.com

00:00 The confidence myth for women at work

In Episode 84 of the Her Resources Podcast, Linda Misegadis welcomes Stacey Lewis, Founder and CEO of HR Interrupted, for a direct and human-centered conversation about AI, HR leadership, reskilling, layoffs, employee responsibility, and the future of work. Together, they ask the question every organization should be wrestling with right now: as work changes, who is the future actually being designed for?

AI is changing work quickly, but Stacey Lewis reminds us that the future of work cannot be built on efficiency alone.

In this episode of the Her Resources Podcast, Linda Misegadis sits down with Stacey Lewis of HR Interrupted to talk about HR’s role in shaping the future of work, the tension between employers and employees, why transparency matters during change, and how leaders can use AI as a tool without losing the human side of work.

This conversation explores reskilling, layoffs, return-to-office tension, employee responsibility, leadership accountability, and why HR must move beyond transactional work into strategic, human-centered decision-making.

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In this episode of the Her Resources Podcast, Linda welcomes Lily Zheng, FAIR strategist, consultant, and author of Fixing Fairness: 4 Tenets to Transform Diversity Backlash into Progress for All, for a timely conversation about what it really takes to build fairer workplaces.

Lily challenges the idea that good intentions are enough and explains why many DEI efforts fail when they focus on optics, one-time training, or individual self-reflection without changing the systems that shape workplace outcomes. Linda and Lily discuss the FAIR framework, how HR leaders can reduce discrimination through better processes, why “hiring the best candidate” requires examining the actual hiring system, and how leaders can communicate fairness as a win-win for everyone.

This conversation is practical, honest, and especially relevant for HR leaders navigating backlash, polarization, and the pressure to create meaningful change without performative fluff.

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00:00 Welcome and episode introduction

Why do we keep falling back into the same patterns, even when we know we want something different?

In this episode of Her Resources, Linda sits down with Katherine Flechaus, LCSW and founder of Aligned Core Life Coaching, to talk about the deeper patterns behind overcommitting, overexplaining, people-pleasing, and struggling to set boundaries.

Katherine introduces the idea of “safeguards,” patterns of behavior that may have developed to protect us, help us belong, or keep relationships feeling safe. But over time, those same patterns can start costing us our energy, confidence, voice, and well-being.

Together, Linda and Katherine explore why awareness alone is not always enough, how old beliefs can keep us stuck, why change often feels uncomfortable at first, and how to begin interrupting automatic responses with more compassion and curiosity.

If you have ever felt like “the reliable one,” said yes when you meant no, or wondered why setting boundaries brings up so much guilt, this conversation will help you see yourself with more grace and clarity.

Resources mentioned:

Katherine Flechaus Counseling and Consulting:

Safeguard Pattern Mapping Worksheet:

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00:00 Why this conversation builds on “the reliable one”

Have you ever said no, then immediately felt the need to explain yourself?

In this episode of the Her Resources Podcast, we’re unpacking the habit of over-explaining and what it reveals about boundaries, people-pleasing, and the pressure to be seen as helpful, reliable, and kind. We explore why so many women soften their no, how that can create confusion instead of clarity, and what it looks like to hold a boundary with more confidence.

This episode is a practical and reflective conversation about communication, emotional responsibility, and the long-term cost of overcommitting at work and in life.

If this resonates, share it with someone who needs the reminder that a clear boundary does not need a long explanation.

0:00 Welcome and new chapter of the podcast

If you’ve ever been the reliable one, the person everyone counts on, the one who always says yes, this episode is for you.

In this solo episode, Linda explores what happens after you start changing the patterns that no longer serve you. Because growth is not just about finally saying no. It is about what comes next: the discomfort, the guilt, the pushback from other people, and the identity shift that can make change feel harder before it feels freeing.

Drawing on insights from Susan David, Henry Cloud, James Clear, and Brené Brown, this conversation unpacks why discomfort is often a sign of growth, not failure, and how to stay grounded when the people around you are still adjusting to the new version of you.

In this episode, we cover:

If this episode resonates, share it with another woman who is learning to choose growth, clarity, and intention over overcommitting.

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00:00 Why growth feels uncomfortable