Humanize Your Workplace

Humanize Your Workplace

By Alissa CarpenterBusiness
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Humanize Your Workplace episodes

  • Running a Successful Intern Program During Uncertain Times

    On this week’s episode of Humanize Your Workplace, we are joined by Jake Wax.

    Jake Wax is a Senior Insight Associate at Olson Zaltman, a market research company focused on exploring the unconscious through metaphor. His background is in marketing and psychology through the University of Virginia. He is currently the head of Olson Zaltman’s internship program, leading both recruitment and management of interns.

    For more about the unconscious frames around Covid-19 across Gen-Z and Boomers, watch this webinar.

    We chat about

    • Keys to successful internship programs
    • Moving internships online during Covid-19
    • How to start a remote intern program
    • 25 min
    • Behind the Scenes of How to Listen and How to Be Heard

      On this weeks episode we are chatting about and pulling back the curtain on How to Listen and How to Be Heard: Inclusive Conversations at Work. I share:

      • how I chose to go with traditional publishing
      • what resource I used to get picked up by an agent
      • why the book writing process was different from what I had imagined

      • 20 min
      • How to Work Together as a Virtual Team

        On this week’s episode of Humanize Your Workplace, we are joined by Emily Morgan.

        Emily Morgan is the Founder and CEO of Delegate Solutions, a premium Virtual Assistance Firm.  She and her team at Delegate Solutions help entrepreneurial leaders stay productive without the hassles of HR.  Their unique approach to support means that as you grow, you’ll never need to find, manage or train an administrative support resource again!

        Emily Morgan and her remote team help leaders and their teams to strategically clear their plates so they can focus on higher impact activities. She is the founder of Delegate Solutions, a Strategic Support(TM) firm and the designer of the “Delegate Method” which helps leaders identify areas of their work they can delegate or automate for maximum efficiency. She’s helped hundreds of busy entrepreneurial leaders master delegation and design systems to support and grow their awesome businesses! In 2019, her team cleared over 30,000 hours of tasks off the plates of overwhelmed business owners.

        Emily speaks nationally on the topic of virtual business, delegation, remote workforces and flexwork culture. She's the Philly Chamber of Commerce Small Business Person of the Year and has been featured in CNBC, Forbes, Inc., HuffPo, NY Times and NBC News. She is a Goldman Sachs 10kSB alumni and is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania. Delegate Solutions is WBE certified and was recently ranked among the top 100 fastest-growing companies in Philly!

        We chat about:

        • Talent acquisition for virtual jobs
        • Tips for being a cohesive virtual team
        • How to identify if working remotely works for you (even after the current pandemic ends)
        • 19 min
        • How to Have Productive Meeting

          On this week’s episode of Humanize Your Workplace, we are joined by Rachel Milano-Davis.

          Employed with innovative non-profit organizations, Values Into Action PA & NJ since 2009, Rachel Milano-Davis currently acts as the Director of Culture & Talent, leading organizational strategy and remote work teams serving people with disabilities across Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

          Rachel holds a BSW from West Chester University and an MSW with a concentration in Management & Planning from Temple University. A social worker by profession and certified Human Resource Professional (SHRM-SCP), Rachel has been recognized for her unique perspective and expertise within the non-profit environment.

          An avid volunteer within her community, Rachel is the current President of the Delaware County Chapter of the Society for Human Resource Management, Delco SHRM, and serves on the Advisory Board for West Chester University’s Undergraduate Social Work program.

          A restless explorer and admirer of humanity, Rachel enjoys immersing herself in different cultures, food and music. Rachel is married to her Elementary School Sweetheart and a mom to two wonderful kids.

          We chat about

          • How to prioritize when to have a meeting
          • Virtual conferences
          • How to follow up on action plans made during meetings
          • Roles in meetings 
          • 24 min
          • The Importance of Diversity in the Workplace

            On this week’s episode of Humanize Your Workplace, we are joined by Toby Egbuna.

            Toby Egbuna (Egboona) is a Co-Founder Dyversifi, a career reviews platform for diverse employees. He's also a Management Consultant, diversity strategist, and blogger. You can find Toby on Instagram and Twitter. 

            We chat about 

            • The difference between equity and equality, and why the difference matters
            • The value of diversity in companies as well as strategies to incorporating diversity in companies
            • How to illustrate the importance of diversity without the burden falling on minorities
            • 26 min
            • Strategies for Virtual Workplaces

              On this week’s episode of Humanize Your Workplace, we are joined by Megan Prikhodko.

              Megan Prikhodko is the author of the poetry collection, Leap, and the editor of Making Fake Star Trek and I am a Professional Metalhead. Additionally, she is a product and operations executive specializing in software. Megan was born in Colorado, but lived across the United States with her mother, father, and older sister. Megan holds a MBA from Johns Hopkins University and a degree in English and Philosophy from the University of Maryland.

              Megan lives in Maryland with her husband and two children. You can connect with Megan on Instagram and LinkedIn.

              We chat about

              • Overcoming miscommunication in virtual teams
              • Building trust amount virtual employees
              • Strategies for being involved in virtual meetings
              • 28 min
              • The Journey to Cloud Nine

                On this week’s episode of Humanize Your Workplace, we are joined by Jordan Gross. 

                Jordan is a Northwestern and Kellogg School of Management graduate, a startup founder, a 2x TEDx speaker, and a #1 best-selling author. His upcoming book, The Journey to Cloud Nine, provides a new approach to the personal development world by using fictional storytelling to reveal some of life's most meaningful principles. Jordan has been blazing new trails for people around the world, and he cannot wait to share this with all of you! You can find his book on Amazon. 

                We chat about 

                • Cloud nine moments
                • How to help others find their cloud nine moments
                • Jordan's concept of "imagitivitation"
                • 19 min

                About Humanize Your Workplace

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                We spend so many hours at work and maybe even more time with our coworkers and bosses than with our family and friends. We’re bound to have disagreements, experience miscommunication, have toxic…