Interruptions

Student Employee Experience Podcast- Episode 1 by WLPD Productions

We are back to discuss another of our nine community values, “STUDENTS ARE OUR TOP PRIORITY." Join us along with our special guest, Luoluo Hong - Vice President of Student Engagement & Wellbeing, Tiffiny Hughes-Troutman - Director, Center for Assessment, Referral, and Education (CARE), and Gerome Stephens - Director for the Center for Student Engagement; Associate Dean of Students.

They each share their unique perspectives on how we are committed to developing leaders and measuring our success by our students' achievements.

This episode is a part of the L.O.V.E. GT Series where we tackle another one of our nine values, “we safeguard freedom of inquiry and expression. Listen in as Terry Blum, Will Jimerson and Stacey Doremus explore what it takes to protect the freedom of all our community members to ask questions, seek truth and express their views.

The days are long gone where there is one genius strategically planning alone in a corner to produce the next big idea. Nowadays, the main focus is on the T.E.A.M…..TOGETHER EACH ACHIEVES MORE. There are many advantages reaped from employees collaborating to achieve a common goal.

In this episode, Dr. Nelson Baker (Dean of Georgia Tech Professional Education) discusses the important outcomes of a collaborative workplace and why it is the perfect vehicle for creative thinking and idea generation.

In Season 2 of the Interruptions Podcast, we explore Value Congruence. The institute recently announced nine new organizational values. During this season we talk to various community members about each of the values and what it means to Live Our Values Everyday (LOVE GT). In this first episode we chat with members of the Workplace Learning and Professional development team and dig into how having our organizational values and the behaviors associated with them helps ground the work that they do in advancing Georgia Tech’s mission and community members’ career potential through engaging and applicable learning.

We believe that having a "connectional" community makes an individual's ability to navigate professionally more seamlessly. Interactions with those around us make us better, and joining a Professional Development Circle will assist participants with connection, relationship, and skill-building. Join LaTrese Ferguson and the Asst Dean and Director of the Women's Resource Center Melanie DeMayer as they discuss how to create community through Professional Development Circles. Please email us at [email protected] if you are looking for the resource we spoke about.

Interested in joining a Professional Development Circle? Check out the Professional Development Circles webpage to see when new cohorts are being formed.

Many people consider onboarding complete when an employee fills out their new hire paperwork and attends an orientation session. But it’s not an “event” that can be checked off within the employee’s first week. It’s a process that takes many months, and should aid the new employee with learning their job and work expectations, navigating the workplace, understanding the organization’s culture, and connecting with colleagues. Listen as we explore this topic.

Additional Links:

https://getlighthouse.com/blog/employee-onboarding-process/

https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbescoachescouncil/2019/07/11/how-leaders-can-onboard-the-hearts-and-minds-of-their-new-people/#558184cc4a68

https://www.fastcompany.com/3044955/10-ways-to-make-the-most-of-your-first-month-at-a-new-job

There are things in life that you cannot change, at least not at this moment. What is your process for getting through these times? Have you considered practicing radical acceptance at times like these? Spend some time with us now to learn more about the practice of radical acceptance and learn to say yes to life, just as it is right now.

Additional Links:

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/pieces-mind/201207/radical-acceptance

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/the-importance-of-practicing-radical-acceptance_b_592da801e4b0a7b7b469cd99

https://psychcentral.com/blog/what-it-really-means-to-practice-radical-acceptance/

Join us for Episode 9 of Interruptions, where the team discusses the challenges of a resting facial expression that can send the wrong message, and the sometimes complicated interplay of adapting to the expectations of others versus being true to yourself.

As mentioned in the podcast, you'll find links to two interesting articles below that will help to continue the discussion:

http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20180510-why-our-facial-expressions-dont-reflect-our-feelings

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2016/02/02/scientists-have-discovered-the-source-of-your-resting-bitch-face/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.270c5589d2c7

Join us for Episode 8 of Interruptions, where LaTrese discusses lessons from Georgia Tech's mentoring program with two special guests, fresh off their own successful mentoring experience.