Humanize Your Workplace

Humanize Your Workplace

By Alissa CarpenterBusiness
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Humanize Your Workplace episodes

  • What You Need to Know About Employee Resource and Affinity Groups

    On this week's episode of Humanize Your Workplace, we are joined by Tesha L. Nesbit Arrington.  She is the Director, Diversity & Inclusion and Community Outreach at Erie Insurance Group and the Principal at Phoenix Rising Coaching, LLC. We chatted about:

    • the difference between Employee Resource (ERG) and Affinity groups
    • what to consider before starting these groups
    • the value of participating and supporting ERG and affinity groups
    • what to do if you want more responsibility within your current role 


      • 26 min
    • How to Incorporate Your Organization's Vision and Values into the Hiring and Performance Management Process

      On this episode of Humanize Your Workplace, we are joined by Joan Burns. She is the executive vice president of Human Resources, Marketing and Communications, and chief diversity officer at IDB Bank (IDB). We chatted about:

      • the importance of sponsorship
      • creating and embracing vision and values as an organization
      • weaving your organization's vision and values during the recruitment process and in performance management
      • being an accessible and approachable leader


        • 20 min
      • Embracing Your Mess as a Leader

        On this week’s episode of Humanize Your Workplace, we’re joined Scott Miller.  Scott is a 23-year associate of FranklinCovey and serves as the executive vice president of thought leadership. His new book, Management Mess to Leadership Success: 30 Challenges to Become the Leader You Would Follow is an Amazon best seller.  We talk about:

        • three messes you will face during your first 90 days in a leadership role
        • how to initiate difficult conversations with your team
        • how to become more self aware as an employee and leader
          • 21 min
        • Humanizing Through Social Impact

           On this week's episode of Humanize Your Workplace, we chat about the power of social impact and how giving back to the community can help build relationships with peers and managers. We also talk about some easy strategies to implement and some that can leave an even longer impact. 

          10 min
        • Why It's Important to Be Intentional About Diversity and Inclusion

          On this episode of Humanize Your Workplace, we are joined by Joanne Lockwood.  Jo is the founder and CEO of SEE Change Happen, an Equality Diversity & Inclusion Practice specializing in providing Transgender Awareness and support to organisations and businesses.  We chatted about:

          • engaging in conversations with people different from yourself
          • transgender awareness 
          • diversity and inclusion strategy (and what to think about) 
            • 26 min
          • How to Lead With Your Heart and Your Head

            On this episode of Humanize Your Workplace, I had the pleasure of speaking with Rani Mani.  Rani Mani is the Head of Global Employee Advocacy at Adobe. She's passionate about cultivating and nurturing communities and coaching others to do the same. We chatted about:

            • the incredible person that has made her who she is today (a must listen to segment)
            • the power of positivity
            • how to move away from trying to do everything and focusing on a few things
              • 21 min
            • How to Bring Hospitality to the Tech Industry

              On this episode of Humanize Your Workplace, we are joined by Dylan Serota. He is the co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer of Terminal, a startup that helps build remote technical teams and offices for high growth companies. We chat about:

              • The benefits of working for a startup
              • Interviewing techniques to personalize the process for each candidate
              • How to bring hospitality into the tech industry
              • Why it's important for businesses to get involved in the community 
                • 19 min
              • How to Spot and Empower Up and Coming Leaders

                 On this week's episode of Humanize Your Workplace, we are joined by Shanna Hocking. Shanna is the Founder of Be Yourself Boldy. We chat about:

                • Why it's important to create an "Atta girl" folder
                • How to spot up and coming leaders
                • How to align professional development opportunities with your employees
                • Why it's important to show gratitude to your employees (and how to give it)
                  • 17 min

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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…