Work and the Future

Have you ever been asked to do something at work that you thought compromised your morals? It could be something big and dramatic like in a movie, where a worker is asked hide a report on safety even though it might mean people die or might be something more mundane. Maybe you were asked to tell your team that their jobs were safe even though you did not know if that was true, or maybe you had to tell a client that their work was going to get the company’s best resources even though you suspected that that was not going to be the case. Or it was a bit different. Maybe you are a nurse and you have pledged to do the best for your patients but you do not think you are doing that because you just do not have the resource and that is stressing you out.It is not unusual for workers to be put in a position where they do not feel morally comfortable with the demands of their jobs, meaning they  end up wounded, not with a physical injury but with something called a ‘moral injury’.

Moral injury is not anything new, but maybe we are at a place right now where workers do not want to put up with anymore. That could be because of the pandemic, which has changed us to some extent, or it could be because there is a shortage of workers and that is encouraging some of those who are unhappy to vote with their feet and leave. To talk about all of it, Linda Nazareth is joined on this episode by  Ludmila Praslova, rofessor in Industrial-Organizational Psychology at Vanguard University of Southern California. Prof Praslova consults with companies to help them create inclusive and equitable workplaces and part of that process is dealing with moral injury.  She thinks that organizations need stop subjecting workers to trauma and she has some concrete ways that leaders can make sure that it does not show up in their workplaces.

Guest: Ludmila Praslova

Ludmila N. Praslova, Ph.D., SHRM-SCP, is organizational culture, inclusion, and future-of-work strategist with extensive experience in diversity and inclusion, belonging, engagement, and employee wellbeing with a focus on neurodiversity. She is a professor and director of Graduate Programs in Industrial-Organizational Psychology at Vanguard University of Southern California. She writes for Fast Company, Harvard Business Review and SHRM blog, serves as the editor of the upcoming book, “Evidence-Based Organizational Practices for Diversity, Inclusion, Belonging and Equity” (Cambridge Scholars), and the editor of the upcoming special issue of the Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research on Disability inclusion in the workplace: From “accommodation” to inclusive organization design.

Links:

https://hbr.org/2022/02/employees-are-sick-of-being-asked-to-make-moral-compromises

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How we work impacts many things including the environment and equity and income distribution as welI and there are indications that  moving more work remote could help us achieve our societal goals. To discuss why remote work could have so many spin-off benefits, Linda Nazareth is joined on this episode by   Chase Warrington, Head of Remote at Doist. 

Guest:

Chase Warrington 

Head of Remote, Doist

Chase Warrington is the Head of Remote at Doist, a pioneer of distributed work that specializes in productivity software. Doist created the award-winning task management app Todoist, and Twist, the first team messaging app designed for async work. Collectively, Doist supports 25 million people globally to stay organized and productive.

Chase is responsible for developing and executing Doist’s remote work strategy, co-located events, and advocating for the future of work on behalf of the company. His work has led him to be recognized as a leader in the 2022 Remote Influencer Report and a 2022 LinkedIn Top Voice for Remote Work. He has worked remotely for over 12 years, as one of Doist’s 100 employees in 35 countries. He is a regular contributor, instructor, and consultant to many of the leading remote work organizations and publications, as well as the host of his own podcast, About Abroad. 

Chase is currently based in Spain and is fluent in English and conversational in Spanish. When not nerding out about remote work, he loves traveling in his campervan, spending time in the mountains, and taking his husky pup on a jog from time to time. 

Links:.

[email protected] 

https://twitter.com/dcwarrington 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/chase-warrington

https://www.instagram.com/dcwarrington 

https://aboutabroad.com/ 

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Is there a way to turn the Great Resignation into the Great Retention? For the past year we have heard a lot about the  Great Resignation, the rush of people who are quitting jobs because they are not happy where they are, often for reasons that have nothing to do with compensation. That is leading to some good conversations within organizations about how to make people happier. To talk about some of the trends around retention, Linda Nazareth is joined on this episode by Mark Mancuso, Country Manager, Canada at SAP SuccessFactors. They discuss what he has seen from companies across a variety of sectors and what it will take to go from starting the conversation to creating better leadership and ultimately better outcomes around retention.

Guest:

Mark Mancuso is the Country Manager for SAP SuccessFactors in Canada. Over the past two decades, Mark has been working with some of Canada’s best companies to improve their business operations to better support their customers and employees. With a focus on employee experience management, he is supporting his customers with the digital transformations they need to keep their employees engaged and make their business an employer of choice. Mark is focused on quality of work, self-improvement, discipline, integrity, and process over outcome, all with the intent of helping others.

Links:

Future of Work | SAP Community

SAP SuccessFactors | SAP Community

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/jasonlpoole_turning-the-great-resignation-into-the-great-activity-6917240720974061568-bHoJ?utm_source=linkedin_share&utm_medium=member_desktop_web

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This is a special episode of work and the future sponsored by Microsoft, and it is on a special topic as well, the subject of disabilities in the workforce. More specifically it is about the disclosure of disabilities because there are far more people dealing with them than is easily visible to the eye.

Disabilities span a wide swathe from mobility issues through to having a chronic illness through to having a learning disability. Sometimes organizations know about the disabilities that their workers are dealing with and sometimes they do not, simply because the workers have not disclosed them. Arguably, both the organization and the worker would be better off if they did, but there are many views on that subject. To talk about the issues around the disclosure of disabilities, Linda Nazareth is joined by Karen Kelsey, Relationship Manager for Canada for Lime Connect, a non-profit that aims to rebrand disability though achievement.

Guest:

Karen Kelsey, Relationship Manager, Canada

Lime Connect

Karen Kelsey is Lime Connect’s Relationship Manager in Canada, where she is responsible for managing and building the corporate and post-secondary educational institution partnerships integral to the success of the Lime Connect mandate in the Canadian marketplace. Karen also focuses on attracting high-potential students and alumni to grow The Lime Network in Canada and acts as the lead and coordinator for a group of Lime Connect Ambassadors. Prior to joining Lime Connect, Karen had a 30 plus year career in Banking, primarily in retail banking and human resources. She also has over 20 years of experience in the not-for-profit sector including over 15 years on the board of an organization focused on individuals with Asperger Syndrome.

Links:

Learn more about The Lime Network at www.limeconnect.com

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Is leadership training going to the wrong people? Typically organizations give leadership training it either to very senior people or those who they have identified by conventional metrics as future senior people, but maybe that is not the best way to do things. On this episode Linda Nazareth is joined by Navio Kwok Vice President of Research and Marketing at Kilberry Leadership Advisors, and Winny Shen an Associate Professor at the Schulich School at York University. They have done research that suggests the norms around choosing who to train are not serving anyone – not individuals, but not organizations either.  They discuss the leadership development paradox and why organizations need to change how they choose leadership training candidates.a

Guests: 

Navio Kwok, Ph.D., is vice president of research and marketing at Kilberry Leadership Advisors, a leading firm of organizational psychologists specializing in executive assessment and C-level leadership advisory. At Kilberry, he oversees the firm’s commitment to advancing the science of executive leadership and translating it into practical, actionable advice for the firm’s preeminent clients.

Winny Shen is an Associate Professor of Organization Studies at the Schulich School of Business, York University. She teaches and conducts research that supports inclusive, productive, and healthy work organizations. Specifically, her work addresses issues of leadership, diversity and inclusion, and worker well-being. Her work has appeared in leading academic outlets in management and psychology, and she is frequently called upon by media outlets to provide her expertise on workplace topics.

Links:

https://hbr.org/2022/01/leadership-training-shouldnt-just-be-for-top-performersxxx

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As companies scramble to find hourly-paid workers, what can companies do to attract them? One thing would be to recognize that many of their workers are dealing with considerable financial stress, and that helping them to counter that would be of mutual benefit to workers and company. To talk about that, Linda Nazareth is joined on this episode by Sabina Bhatia, Chief Customer Officer of Payactiv a platform that gives workers ‘Earned Wage Access’ or basically the right to get their earnings without a waiting period. The discussion covers how the advantages of making wages more readily available to workers, as well as the broader question of financial stress for workers, and the issues around that.

Guest:

Sabina Bhatia

Chief Customer Officer

Payactiv

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Toxic workplaces are everywhere and are frequently cited as one of the main reasons why people quit their jobs. What kind of culture allows toxic workplaces to flourish? And if you are a manager, what can you do to turn things around? To talk about how to avoid creating a toxic work culture, Linda Nazareth is joined on this episode by Charlie Sull, the Founder of Culture X and the co-author of an article on the topic in the MITSloan Management Review.

Guest:

Charlie Sull Co-Founder, Culture X

Charlie has advised the senior executive teams of dozens of multinational organizations on cultural management, strategy development, and strategy execution. He conducts regular research at MIT, and his thought leadership has been featured in the Economist, Harvard Business Review, MIT Sloan Management Review, Bloomberg, CNBC, Fortune, Forbes, the Financial Times, Fast Company, Business Insider, Inc., and more.

With Don, Charlie created the MIT Sloan Management Review // Glassdoor Culture 500, the largest systematic study of corporate culture ever conducted. Charlie graduated from Harvard College, where he was the President of the Harvard Lampoon and wrote a New York Times-bestselling novel.

Links:

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How do art and the world of work go together? If you are an artist, is that a conflict with working in a conventional environment? And if you are running an organization, is it good or bad to have artistic people working for you? The knee jerk is to say of course, we need people with creative minds so we embrace all kinds of skills, but the reality tends to be a little different.  In many organizations we tend to overlook the skills that people bring to the table and that includes artistic skills – and that does not benefit anyone. Sara Woster is an artist, a Communications Strategist and the author of the upcoming book Painting Can Save Your Life. She joins Linda Nazareth on this house to talk about what artists can do for  organizations and how organizations can support artists and get the best out of them, as well as why indulging your creative side is so important and why that can make you stronger for the other parts of your life.

Guest:

Sarah Woster

Sara Woster is a writer, artist and communications strategist. Her memoir and how to book, Painting Can Save Your Life, will be released by TarcherPerigee/Penguin Random House in July 2022. She is the founder of The Painting School.

Links:

www.sarawoster.com www.thepaintingschool.org

www.thepaintingschool.org

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When you hear the word ‘negotiation’ you probably think of a high stakes deal being made, but the reality is that  we all have to negotiate in our work lives as well, whether that is for a raise or a promotion, or with workers that we manage. Many people however, have never really had a chance to develop those skills. Andres Lares is the Managing Partner and CEO of the Shapiro Negotiations Institute and the co-author of the book Persuade The 4-Step Process to Influence People and Decisions.  Andres has advised professional sports teams in the NBA, NFL, and theNHL on things like contract negotiations and trades, and he also advises workers in all kind of jobs on how to negotiate. He joins Linda Nazareth on this episode to talk about how anyone can up their negotiation skills and share some practical insights on how to better navigate and communicate in work settings.

Guest:

Andres Lares

Managing Partner

Shapiro Negotiations Institute 

Andres is the Managing Partner at SNI, where he is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the global training and consulting firm. He previously served the role of Chief Innovation Officer until 2017.  His multi-disciplinary and lingual skills broaden SNI’s ability to effectively teach and consult in a wide range of industries, languages, and cultures.

Andres’ expertise is in deal coaching live negotiations, and has focused on sports clients such as the San Antonio Spurs, Cleveland Indians, Cleveland Browns, Milwaukee Brewers, Oklahoma City Thunder, and Brooklyn Nets. He also works in several capacities with clients across a wide range of industries – from developing online content to facilitating programs in Real Estate (Ryland, Heritage Properties), Advisory (PWC), Media (ESPN, Hearst), Banking (M&T Bank), Aerospace (Boeing), Insurance (Great American Insurance), and Pharmaceutical (Novo Nordisk, Roche), to name a few.

Andres has led the development of SNI’s award-winning interactive online negotiation training, mobile applications, and virtual reality based applications, and in doing so has multiple patents pending.

Andres has guest lectured on the topic of negotiation and influencing at various universities and conferences including Ohio University, University of Baltimore, Endicott College, York College, Queen’s University, University of Iowa, and the National Sports Forum. He annually teaches a highly sought after course on Sports Negotiation at Johns Hopkins University.

Andres co-authored Persuade: The 4-Step Process to Influence People and Decisions, which was published by Wiley on July 7th, 2021 and instantly became the #1 new release in Amazon’s Education category as well as a best-seller in Porchlight’s business book list.

Prior to joining SNI in 2009, Andres completed an Economics degree at Queen’s University in Canada, a Master of Business Administration and Master of Sports Administration at Ohio University, and worked at the Philadelphia Eagles and Creative Artists Agency (formerly France Allpro Athlete Management) as well as a consultant at a few different firms across North America.

Andres was born in Venezuela, grew up in Canada, and has traveled to over 30 countries. He lives in Baltimore, Maryland with his wife and two kids.

Links:

https://www.shapironegotiations.com/persuade/

https://www.linkedin.com/company/shapiro-negotiations-institute

https://www.linkedin.com/in/andreslares/

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