Redesigning Wellness Podcast

We’ve all heard the phrase “save the drama for your mama” but it seems like people save the drama for their workplaces. If there’s one thing that’s constant in the workplace is drama and today’s guest, Alex Dorr, has the research to back it. At Reality Based Leadership, they have found the average employee spends 2½ hours a day in drama, which is a form of mental and emotional waste in the workplace.

But Alex knows it doesn’t have to be this way. He envisions a world where work is effortless, and teams are drama-free. Standing side-by-side since 2015 with NY Times Bestselling author and thought leader Cy Wakeman, Alex collaborates with organizations and leaders globally to help them ditch the drama from the workplace, hardwire accountability in their teams and turn excuses into results. 

In this interview, Alex defines Reality Based Leadership and the three ways drama seeps into organizations.  He tells us what to do with the drama queens and kings in our organization, how ego plays a role in the drama and leaves us with a tangible tip.

Alex gives a process (SBAR) to help steer people away from drama and he offers questions to ask to shut down the drama. This jam-packed interview offers a ton of value. In fact, before I published this interview, I shared his interview with a leader at a drama filled office. If you’ve ever been around drama at work (and who hasn’t?), this interview will help you shut it down.

Thank you to our sponsor, Workplace Money Coach. Workplace Money Coach’s 4-week, Living Paycheck to Purpose financial empowerment program, helps employees address the root causes of their financial challenges so they can better align their financial choices with their purpose and the life goals that matter most to them. You can find out more at http://www.workplacemoneycoach.com/.

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To evolve the wellness industry, we need leaders in positions of influence who not only see the need for change but balance it with the positives aspects of our profession. One of those leaders is today’s guest, Marissa Kalkman, Executive Director of the Wellness Council of Wisconsin (WCWI). Marissa leads with the mindset that holistic employee wellbeing is good for the organization and the people, and it’s the right thing to do.

As Executive Director, she leads WCWI to support 700 professionals from over 500 member organizations of all industries and sizes across the state, in developing and sustaining results-oriented strategies to impact employee wellbeing.

In this interview, we learn about what WCWI does, Marissa’s wellness experience pre-WCWI and her wellness philosophy. We also talk about the wellness industry as a whole, Marissa leaves us with a tangible tip, and we discuss their upcoming conference. Not only are there excellent speakers at this year’s conference but I’ll be leading this year’s Pre-conference session at WCWI. You can find out more here.

Thank you to our sponsor, Workplace Money Coach. Workplace Money Coach’s 4-week, Living Paycheck to Purpose financial empowerment program, helps employees address the root causes of their financial challenges so they can better align their financial choices with their purpose and the life goals that matter most to them. You can find out more at http://www.workplacemoneycoach.com/.

For links mentioned in today's episode visit: http://bit.ly/Redesignpod

In today’s times, it’s imperative that organizations consider diversity and inclusion efforts. But are we even on the same page with what those words really mean? According to Joe Gerstandt, organizations create beautiful statements of commitment towards diversity and inclusion yet don’t have clear, concise definitions of either word.

Joe Gerstandt is a speaker, author and advisor bringing greater clarity, action, and impact to organizational diversity and inclusion efforts. He has worked with Fortune 100 corporations, small non-profits, and everything in between. Joe believes we can ill afford to apply a 20th century approach to a critical set of 21st century issues.

In today’s interview, we find out why Joe is so passionate about diversity and inclusion, he defines diversity and inclusion for us and explains why developing a common language is critical. He tells us why we should let our freak flags fly, what disagreement done well means, and mentions wonderful resources for uncovering our own biases.

Plus, you must check out the videos he has on his resources page. His videos are an amazingly real depiction of the many complications we run into working with each other because well, as Joe says we’re all different.

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Work seems broken and at times, unfixable. No matter where you turn, consultants, thought leaders and academics have advice on how companies can make work better (or at least suck less) but yet, toxic workplaces continue.

Today’s guest, Laurie Ruettimann, has a different opinion – we can fix work by fixing ourselves. That means putting yourself first…before the company you work for.

Laurie Ruettimann is a former human resources leader turned writer, speaker, and entrepreneur.  She’s been featured on major American media platforms, keynotes events all around the world, founded GlitchPath, an early-stage start-up focused on project management, and started her podcast in April 2018 called “Let’s Fix Work.”

In today’s interview, Laurie tells us why she thinks most jobs suck, why we need to give HR a break and what we can do to fix ourselves. One thing you’ll realize very quickly in my interview is that she is a no nonsense, straight forward kind of person. According to Laurie, if you always hang your hat and your identity on your career, even in a positive way, at some point it’s going to break your heart. 

If you’re feeling a tad underappreciated at work, this is a great episode for you!

Upcoming training dates:

Next Generation Wellness: From Theory to Practice

• 23 to Nov. 18 (Mondays at 1 pm EST): Click HERE for more details.
• August 26th at the WELCOA Summit Pre-Intensive: Click HERE for more details.

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Many wellness solutions are set up to answer the question “how do we get people to change their health behaviors?”. According to today’s guest, Gail Johnston, asking how we create behavior change is entirely the wrong question to ask and behavior change is the wrong place to start. 

Gail Johnston is a Certified Intrinsic Coach® (CIC®) and owner of Progress Coaching & Consulting,

An independent coaching company that provides professional coaching to the employees of school districts, businesses and government agencies. 

In this interview, Gail walks us through the principles of intrinsic coaching and differentiates it from other forms of coaching. She explains the fallacies of behavior change that we tend to rely on as wellness pros and walks us through the three domains of thinking within intrinsic coaching (I>E>S). 

Gail drops some bombs on the common way we think about behavior change that can help us widen our own thinking…if we’re open to it!

Announcement:

Next Generation Wellness: From Theory to Practice – two upcoming training dates

• 23 to Nov. 18 (Mondays at 1 pm EST): Click HERE for more details.
• August 26th at the WELCOA Summit Pre-Intensive: Click HERE for more details.

For links mentioned in today's episode visit  http://bit.ly/Redesignpod 

With a wellness industry that’s in desperate need of a better value story, we need to challenge the status quo and evolve as wellness professionals. There are times when it feels that we are stuck in a world of incentives, exercise programs and a medicalized model of wellness. Challenging this traditional model isn’t easy but it helps when the nation’s most-respected wellness organization is leading the evolution. 

So, what does it mean to evolve our current model of wellness? Today’s guest, Sara Rauch, Director of Strategy and Planning at WELCOA, tells us all about their evolved 7 Benchmarks. Many of you know or have heard of Ryan Picarella, the fearless leader of WELCOA but you may not know Sara, who stays behind the scenes. She makes things happen, connects wonderful people together and passionately cares for WELCOA members. Sara constantly elevates other people, so I want to make sure you guys know who she is because she’s quite wonderful.

In this interview, Sara tell us why WELCOA felt the need for a change, how they went about it, what’s different and what’s the same. Also, Sara goes in detail on Benchmarks 1-4, the precursors to where we as wellness pros like to go directly to – programming! 

We end the interview with us talking about this year’s Summit. WELCOA has listened to attendee feedback and there was a request for more tangible, how to advice. So, they are address every benchmark during the Summit. Plus, I’m excited to deliver the keynote on Benchmark 1 (Committed and Aligned Leadership).

If you are planning to attend the Summit, drop me a note to let me know.

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According to Christine Porath and Christine Pearson’s polling of thousands of workers over 14 years, 98% have experienced uncivil behavior. It’s not hard to imagine incivility when every day examples are interrupting co-workers, sarcasm and a rude email. Simply put, incivility leaves the recipient feeling devalued and disrespected.

The truth is that we can’t always blame it on other people who are uncivil. We all contribute, whether we’re the ones actually doing it or as a bystander. All it takes is a little rudeness and sarcasm and you’re there. The scary thing is that if incivility goes unchecked it can lead to bullying. As today’s guest Catherine Mattice Zendel tells us, 99% of bullying scenarios start out as incivility that goes unchecked.

Catherine, founder of Civility Partners, is a Strategic HR Consultant who assists organizations in building positive cultures through HR practices. In this interview, Catherine tells us what led her to start her company, she explains the spectrum of bad behavior (where incivility and bullying falls), what causes bullying and why these behaviors go unchecked.

She explains the many ways organizations can make more civil workplaces and leaves us with what we can do as wellness pros to contribute.

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There are so many emotions that come into the workplace each day, some harkening back to childhood hurt and trauma. According to today’s guest, Dr. Marcia Sirota, a board-certified psychiatrist, this “emotional leaking” can result in toxic workplace behaviors.

We’re all familiar with the micromanager and bully but what about the too nice people pleaser? Turns out, being too nice comes with its own set of problems in the workplace.

This episode shines a light on us as individuals and what we can do to be kind, not nice. In a way, it’s a bit of personal development episode. Our roles as wellness pros can sometimes lean towards people pleasing because we’re so passionate about helping people.

Even if you’re thinking people pleasing isn’t a problem for you, this interview will still be helpful because we also talk about other aspects of toxic workplace behaviors.

In this interview, Dr. Sirota breaks down the difference between being nice and kind, what can happen if we’re too nice at work and how we can be kind and advance at work. She also addresses other toxic behaviors such as bullying, micromanaging and passive aggression and when you need to “vote with your feet”.

Dr. Sirota also graciously offer listeners a coupon for 50% off her courses at the end of the interview.

Update: Next Generation Wellness training dates – two options

• 23 to Nov. 18 (Mondays at 1 pm EST): Click HERE for more details.
• August 26th at the WELCOA Summit Pre-Intensive: Click HERE for more details.

For links mentioned in today's episode visit  http://bit.ly/Redesignpod

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Even if caregiving isn’t impacting you personally, your workforce is definitely impacted. The most recent stats reveal that 1 in 6 employees are caregivers and they spend an average of 20 hours of week providing care. That’s a part time job on top of the 40 hours+ they give their employer! 

If you’re not a caregiver, it’s easy to miss out on this prime opportunity to help employees juggle all of the demands they have on them. Caregivers have unique challenges like being pulled in many different directions, missing work opportunities, and financial challenges that all impact their wellbeing.

In this interview, Amy Goyer, Family and Caregiving Expert, shines a light on the great impact caregiving has on employees, including the challenges they face, their stressors and what they stand to lose as a result of caring for others. Amy Goyer is a writer, speaker and consultant who serves as AARP's national Family and Caregiving Expert, columnist, and spokesperson.

Amy starts off by dropping some eye-opening stats on working caregivers that will blow you away. She takes us on her caregiving journey that started when she was in college.  Amy offers her expertise on why employers should care and ways they can support caregivers in their organization. Finally, she leaves us with a tangible tip and a ton of working caregiver resources.

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In our expansion into other areas of wellbeing, physical health has taken a backseat and it’s become taboo to talk about it as part of our wellness efforts.

We’ve forgotten how important our physical health is and most importantly, the positive impact things like exercise have on our mental and emotional health. After all, wellbeing is an interconnected concept. So, why not combine two good things for our wellbeing – exercise and therapy? 

Today’s guest is William Pullen, founder of Dynamic Running Therapy, a psychotherapist and author. His passion is for getting people moving, a subject he speaks about in his TEDx talk "Movement is Medicine and his book, Run for Your Life.

William practices Integrative therapy in London and specializes in the treatment of depression, anxiety, problems of self-esteem and confidence, and substance abuse. 

This interview starts off with what he refers to as his meltdown and he got past his depression. William tells us how he came up with the term and practice of Dynamic Running Therapy, what it is and its benefits. He then leaves us with a tangible tip involving an interesting concept called an empathy walk.

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