More than an excuse to reference a solid REM tune, we discuss the business benefits of happiness and how to know it when you see it with Certified Chief Happiness Officer Joanna Brandi, who helps companies improve engagement and positive company culture.

On being checked in and checked out (and a tip for avoiding intrusive video calls). We speak with employee engagement evangelist Brie Harvey on the ROI and future of employee recognition, her thoughts on Leonard Cohen and other pressing matters.

Oshoke Abalu, co-founder of the Love and Magic Company, on her journey from Nigeria to Iowa, and as a black female architect (among only 400 of > 100K licensed in the US) to transforming work culture by reimagining human-centered spaces.

I'm ready to play today! We put on our best game faces to speak with CB Bowman, CEO of the Association of Corporate Executive Coaches. CB explains what an executive coach does and how she improves the game of the top executives who engage her.

Should celebrities stay in their lane and “just dribble?” Actor Phil Morris, aka Seinfeld’s Jackie Chiles, discusses out-of-work actions stars lining the streets of LA, staying busy during COVID and the protests stemming from George Floyd’s killing.

We discuss Scott Cawood’s new leadership column on “bringing the whole you” to work…and speak with Google VP John Zissimos about Google Meet and the new definition of “Googling”: finding creative solutions for working at home, maintaining “connectedness” and expressing gratitude.

On which we discuss movies and books we recommend as pandemic palate cleansers – including, yes, a great zombie flick (you’ll just have to listen). We then speak with Net at Work co-President Alex Solomon, about supporting remote workforces, maintaining cohesive company culture among remote workforces..and more!

Why “pandemic time” is making so many of us so fatigued! We’re joined by Alysia Helmingm a clean energy entrepreneur, as well as a screenwriter and novelist, who tells us how these two things came together in her vital work.

A critical review of Zoom and Skype rooms (aka, virtual voyeurism). WorldatWork’s VP of Content Strategy, Marta Turba, joins us to discuss trends in Total Rewards and shares what it’s like living in the great outdoors off Lake Michigan.

Execs are not exempt from the stressors of the pandemic - Scott discusses exec coping strategies and how they can effectively lead during the crisis. For the full interview go to: https://zurl.co/iof8