Are you an entrepreneur? Have a side hustle? Then you have to listen to this episode, featuring Dr. Nikki Blacksmith, co-founder and co-CEO of Blackhawke Behavior Science! Dr. Blacksmith advises start-ups about how to focus on people and wellness in order to drive success. If you want to learn how to be intentional about your start-up’s culture – and bust some entrepreneurial myths – this is the episode for you!

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* Blackhawke’s Website* Dr. Nikki Blacksmiths’ LinkedIn profile* Blackhawke’s LinkedIn page* Dr. Nikki Blacksmith’s Twitter* Blackhawke’s Twitter* Blackhawke’s Instagram* Entrepreneur Well-Being Article* Workr Beeing YouTube Channel

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Organizations and leaders are both important in driving a psychosocial safety climate. This type of climate supports psychological health and has major impacts for employee wellness. Listen in as we breakdown new research on psychosocial safety climate and the importance of leaders!

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* Loh,  Dollard, McLinton, & Tuckey (2021) Article* Leaders Can Grow A Psychosocial Safety Climate Article* Leaders Need Self-Care Episode* Workr Beeing YouTube

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We’ve all been struggling a bit through this pandemic. Some of us have had the bad luck of dealing with personal stress surrounding pandemic issues and stress from a changing work environment. Unfortunately, all of this can create a lot of suffering and fear on our work teams. However, there’s a simple way to prevent these issues in the future – compassion. Listen in as we talk about the importance of team compassion on employee wellness!

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* Wee & Fehr (2021) Article* Team Compassion: The Cure For Suffering At Work?* Reducing Burnout with Compassion Episode* Workr Beeing Community

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Happy New Year! We are back and excited to be talking about workplace wellness trends. What does 2022 have in store? What can leaders and companies do to take care of their employees and their business this year? Listen in as we break down our top 4 trends in this episode.

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* Top 4 Workplace Wellness Trends of 2022* Take on of our courses to start 2022 off right!* Check out our YouTube Channel

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Wellness is individual and companies would benefit from recognizing that. We were so lucky to have Jason Von Bank, the CEO of Wellbeats, on the show to discuss the importance of individualized workplace wellness and how to encourage employees to leverage the tools available to them! Listen in to learn some very practical tips from a workplace wellness innovator.

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* Wellbeats Website* Wellbeats LinkedIn* Wellbeats Facebook* Jason Von Bank’s LinkedIn* Make a Wellness Plan in 2022

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Most of us are on social media and on it a lot! While some of us use social media for work, most of us see it as more aligned with our non-work or personal life. However, the mixing of these two arenas is become more common. We’ve all had coworkers friend us on social media. It can feel awkward! In today’s episode, we breakdown the challenges of mixing social media with work, especially for individuals that may face biases based on their identities. Listen in to learn more.

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* Lauriano & Coacci (2021)* Social Media Stigma Is Real Article* Does Authenticity Make You A Better Employee? Article

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This week is Transgender Awareness Week! In order to celebrate and do our part to educate, this episode summarizes research on how to create more trans-inclusive workplaces. Is your workplace doing all it can to make sure that transgender employees are included and valued? Learn more in this episode!

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* Thoroughgood, Sawyer, & Webster HBR Article* Thoroughgood, Sawyer, & Webster Oppositional Courage Article* Martinez, Sawyer, Thoroughgood, Ruggs, & Smith Importance of Coworkers Article* Thoroughgood, Sawyer, & Webster Transgender Discrimination Article* Transgender Employee Inclusivity: Can Your Organization Do Better? Article

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Organizations are often tasked with tackling big challenges in society, like poverty, climate change, and even the pandemic. When they have to do so, they often turn to hope as a solution. But, hoping for something difficult is not as easy as organizations might think. Learn how to keep hope alive at work in this episode!

Warning: This episode contains content about human trafficking, commercial sex exploitation, and gender-based violence.

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* Sawyer and Clair (2021)* Keeping Hope Alive In Organizations Article* Hope Matters! How To Hang Tough Episode

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Finding meaning at work can have a big impact on employee well-being and performance. So, how can you increase the experience of meaning at work? New research outlines some simple things leaders can do to increase meaningful work. Listen in as we walk through the key takeaways of this research.

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* Martela, Gomez , Unanue, Araya, Bravo, & Espejo (2021)* What Makes Meaningful Work? Article* Is Meaning Overload At Work Possible? Article* Meaning At Work Is Key During The Holidays Article* Driving Meaningful Culture With MaryBeth Hyland Episode

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Leaders to need show themselves some care and consideration. Being a leader can be extremely difficult and without self-care, leaders can really struggle to be the leaders they need to be. In this episode, we breakdown new research that can help you boost your self-compassion and your leadership skills through a simple exercise! Listen in to learn more!

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* Lanaj, Jennings, Ashford, & Krishnan (2021) Article* Practicing Self-Compassion: An Exercise For Leaders Article* Reducing Burnout with Compassion Episode* How Self-Care Can Save You From Work Loneliness Article

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