Humans Over Numbers

Is saying sorry a sign of weakness or strength? Does it demonstrate character strength? Is vulnerability a good thing for a leader to show? Even if you do say sorry, are there right and wrong ways to say it? What are some good guidelines when saying sorry for work and life?

How do you get engaged in your life and work? Engagement is a key element in getting the most out of life. So we have a conversation on living the engaged life with Kyle Crooke author of "Engagement: The Path to a Better You."

Ever gave someone instructions and found they completely missed the point? Us too. So we decided to take a discuss following instructions. We express some of our frustrations and talk about the two main ways instructions are not followed as well as some ideas on how to make it better.

We all want to be seen and recognized for our accomplishments and contributions: nowhere more so than work. Job security and the opportunities to move up depend on your efforts being seen. Speaking with guest Michelle Burke we discuss how to be seen by superiors so they understand your value in an organization. We build on this idea and also explain how to leverage the recognition for advancement in a business.

We discuss how to use play at work and some of our ideas for fun things to do at work, like Superfight, movie day, Pong, Pacman, Risk, snowcones and escape rooms. We also look at some of the challenges you might face, but it is worth the Risk. So listen to use having some fun talking about how you can too.

Grant Collins works for a company that is completely remote, there is no office, and it is has been this way. So we pick his brain and learn some tips on how to be productive while working from home as well as a discussion on the future of remote work.

Since when DeepBlue won a game of chess, AI has been making its way deeper into our lives. We look at the past, think about the present, and speculate on the future of where AI will take us and the workplace. From replacing doctors to hurting our social skills here is what we forecast for the future of AI.

We talk with Tracie Sponenberg about how identity benefits you. Self knowledge is a key element of empathy as well as helps center yourself for all work. Tracie tells the story of how she learned to know herself, and her journey in the HR profession from a paper first to a people first mentality.

We discuss possible positions or policies a workplace can have, and things to keep in mind when having those political conversations at work.

Take a trip with us through the looking glass to see the world of employee experience. In our journey we see 8 pillars of wellbeing for employees. We also look at the ways managers and leaders can start to shift their focus to include the employee’s experience along with practical actions they can take to improve the experience.