Cognitive health, choosing curiosity and finding the antidote for stressors.

On this episode, host Kyle Healy catches up with NFP’s Deb Smolensky, global practice leader, Well-Being and Engagement, to dive deeper into strategies for staying focused, moving forward intentionally, and training your brain to tune in and turn on. 

Check out a discussion on the tools and strategies covered in Deb’s book, Brain On! for mental fitness and better executive functioning to help you – and your workforce – achieve a better creative flow state.  

Guest: Deb Smolensky, NFP

NFP | For Your Business, For Your People, For Your Life

NFP is a leading property and casualty broker, benefits consultant, wealth manager, and retirement plan advisor that provides solutions enabling client success.

It’s not uncommon for leaders to think they have everything covered to ensure an M&A integration goes smoothly. It’s also not uncommon for them to be wrong about that. Courtney Hughes-O’Connell is an HR strategist and change manager with decades of experience shepherding organizations through the M&A process. In this episode, Courtney shares how she delivers insight and perspective that can be elusive for those running a business (aka “in the jar”), helping them develop and execute the human capital solutions critical to achieving “audacious goals.”  

Bamboo Leader Group | People-Powered Performance. When It Matters.
Bamboo Leader Group is passionate about helping companies develop post-M&A people and culture integration plans that create engaged and productive employees and operational profitability. 

Guest: Courtney Hughes-O'Connell, PCC, SHRM-SCP, Founder & Principal, Bamboo Leader Group

NFP | For Your Business, For Your People, For Your Life

NFP is a leading property and casualty broker, benefits consultant, wealth manager, and retirement plan advisor that provides solutions enabling client success.

Is it a good idea to ‘re-purpose’ the people workforce instead of laying them off in times of tight budgets and thin margins?  There’s a new episode of The Humans Resourced coming soon that answers that question. 
Hear from host Kyle Healy as he talks with outplacement and career transition expert, Heather Dolan from Challenger, Gray and Christmas, Inc., about HR burnout, devoting more effort into employee well-being and the trend of “quiet cutting.”

NFP | For Your Business, For Your People, For Your Life

NFP is a leading property and casualty broker, benefits consultant, wealth manager, and retirement plan advisor that provides solutions enabling client success.

When employees don’t fully utilize their benefits, they’re essentially taking a 32% pay cut. Cassandra Rose from Fringe says it also sends a message to employers that they no longer need to invest in customized benefits. In this episode, Cassandra details why communication, recognizing the needs of diverse workforces and making HR your friend are critical to maximizing the impact of benefits for everyone involved. 

Fringe | The World’s First Well-Being Marketplace
With Fringe, employers save money by consolidating their employee experience programs into one platform to recruit and retain talent.

NFP | For Your Business, For Your People, For Your Life

NFP is a leading property and casualty broker, benefits consultant, wealth manager, and retirement plan advisor that provides solutions enabling client success.

Adrienne Barnard is a big believer in intrinsic motivation. She sees its key elements – autonomy, mastery, purpose – as critical to employee engagement and success. In this conversation on evolving return to office dynamics, Adrienne shares her insights on creating a culture where intrinsic motivation rules, the time/effort it takes to get there, avoiding the “lazy” approach and the perils of mandate exceptions. 

Mainstay | Empowering Success
Mainstay’s engagement platform makes it easy for colleges and businesses to start and measure meaningful conversations that drive action at scale. Everything they do is designed to spark progress with conversation. 

Guest: Adrienne Barnard, SVP, People Operations & Experience, Mainstay 

NFP | For Your Business, For Your People, For Your Life

NFP is a leading property and casualty broker, benefits consultant, wealth manager, and retirement plan advisor that provides solutions enabling client success.

When employees thrive, organizations thrive. But in a world of information overload, burnout and stress, how do we train our brains to handle it all? The answers are in Brain ON!, a practical playbook – authored by NFP’s Deb Smolensky – for sharpening focus, boosting energy, and winning the workday. In the first episode of season 2, Deb provides insight on strengthening our brain’s “muscles,” how Brain ON! can help HR leaders and what she does to enhance her own mental fitness.

Guest: Deb Smolensky, Global Practice Leader, Well-Being and Engagement, NFP 

NFP | For Your Business, For Your People, For Your Life

NFP is a leading property and casualty broker, benefits consultant, wealth manager, and retirement plan advisor that provides solutions enabling client success.

The FBI has identified sextortion as a public safety issue, especially for teens, elevating the need to be vigilant in keeping loved ones safe. With many families unsure of where to start, two HR/well-being experts share how they’re providing valuable resources – including a cyberbullying toolkit – and helping colleagues and clients “connect with their village” so they can access the support they need. 

 Guests: Doreen Davis, SPHR, and Sarah Beth James – NFP 

NFP | For Your Business, For Your People, For Your Life

NFP is a leading property and casualty broker, benefits consultant, wealth manager, and retirement plan advisor that provides solutions enabling client success.

Servant leadership – “a total downward focus in how you manage your people” – isn’t a new concept, but it’s still not universally understood and embraced. Janet Potts of Suvoda, who has a passion for servant leadership, shares her insight on the positives for organizations when managers lead selflessly and prioritize employee empowerment, growth and success.

Suvoda | Clinical Trial Technology
Suvoda is a global clinical trial technology company dedicated to supporting complex studies for life-sustaining therapies. 

NFP | For Your Business, For Your People, For Your Life

NFP is a leading property and casualty broker, benefits consultant, wealth manager, and retirement plan advisor that provides solutions enabling client success.

Jessica Williams of Refine Labs discusses being honest about your benefits, preparing caregivers for leave, and what it means to be a “talent destination.”

Refine Labs | Revenue R&D Laboratory
As the world’s first Revenue R&D laboratory, we consistently launch, scale, and manage new revenue programs that create breakthroughs in growth for the world’s leading B2B software companies.

Refine Labs | Revenue R&D Laboratory

NFP | For Your Business, For Your People, For Your Life

NFP is a leading property and casualty broker, benefits consultant, wealth manager, and retirement plan advisor that provides solutions enabling client success.

Heidrick & Struggles’ Lisa Baird discusses how HR is having its moment, her take on hiring first principle thinkers, the growth of HRIS and the reliance on data, and the risks that come with overpaying for that employee you just have to have in your organization.

NFP | For Your Business, For Your People, For Your Life

NFP is a leading property and casualty broker, benefits consultant, wealth manager, and retirement plan advisor that provides solutions enabling client success.