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How do you find the perfect role that aligns with your experience, your goals, and your values—especially in January when career change notices flood LinkedIn? What transforms recruiting from selling sizzle to building genuine attraction based on culture fit? How does checking in on people during both good times and bad times create lasting relationships that transcend transactions?

☀️ Why she doesn't like the word "recruiter"—she's a relationship builder who attracts talent

Barbie transforms how we think about talent attraction by proving that when you build real friendships and check in consistently, people trust you with their career decisions and their futures.

🔑 Key Insight: "Just really start by listening to people. Really listen. Listen before you speak. Really create an honest conversation in a space where they can tell you what they need or be heard. That allows you to really fully hear them and understand them. When you're able to do that, that's truly where a genuine conversation is—right where the relationship begins."

💡 Your DOT (Do One Thing): Start by listening to people. Really listen. Create an honest conversation in a space where they can really tell you what they need or be heard. This improves everything naturally because it allows you to really fully hear them and understand them. A listening conversation is the beginning of a great relationship, and that sets the tone for the workplace.

Connect with Barbie Brown:

#RelationshipBuilding #TalentAttraction #MortgageIndustry #CultureFit #ListeningLeadership #AlcovaMortgage #WorkPositive

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When was the last conversation you remember at work about well-being? If you're struggling to recall one, you're not alone—yet well-being and peak performance are undeniable companions in any work positive culture. What if the ripple effect of one person sleeping better could transform an entire team's productivity? How do you move beyond fruit bowls and yoga classes to create genuine well-being cultures that attract top talent and drive business results?

☀️ Why self-efficacy is the foundation—believing you can make small changes opens transformational opportunities

Ruth transforms how leaders think about well-being by proving that when you invest in people's health, the business benefits are profound, immediate, and sustainable.

🔑 Key Insight: "We need sustainability of the people as well. This is not just a perk, it's actually what you're living and breathing. When you wake up each morning, remember what it is to live, breathe, love—each day is a beginning, the beginning of a new day where you can make the most of your life."

💡 Your DOT (Do One Thing): Spend time in self-reflection starting today. Whether that's meditation or just taking a few breaths on your own for a couple of minutes every day—before going into the workplace or before a meeting—notice for yourself how that makes you feel. Create that little pause, that little moment where you get self-reflection. Building self-awareness is one of the first steps to building awareness around your interactions with other people and your decisions.

Connect with Ruth Kent:

#WorkplaceWellbeing #SelfEfficacy #Mindfulness #HealthAndPerformance #SustainableCulture #MeditationAtWork #WorkPositive #cultureeatsstrategyforbreakfast

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How often do you hear "these aren't my pants" at work—the blame game where no one claims responsibility when something goes wrong? What would happen if everyone in your organization understood that "my career is my responsibility" instead of pointing fingers? How do you create accountability that flows both up and down the org chart, not just top-down?

Launch into Season 4 of the Work Positive Podcast with a powerful conversation about building cultures of ownership and accountability. 

Dr. Joey Faucette and Meredith Jones explore how HR infrastructure, personal responsibility, and two-way accountability transform work cultures from blame-filled to breakthrough-driven. Meredith is the author of "My Career is My Responsibility" and helps organizations build strong HR systems that create accountability while fostering trust. Listen as Meredith explores:

☀️ Why accountability is a two-way street—employees can hold managers accountable too

Meredith transforms how leaders think about accountability by proving that empowerment and ownership create better results than compliance and control.

🔑 Key Insight: "You can't fix what you don't know. Be confident enough to have difficult conversations. Just because the topic is difficult, it doesn't mean that conversation has to be difficult. There's an art and a skill to learning those things, but don't be afraid to approach tough subjects and achieve amazing results."

💡 Your DOT (Do One Thing): Start promoting "my career is my responsibility" as a philosophy. If you understand this as a leader and encourage it with those you work with, it becomes contagious. It's exciting to see people feel empowered and take ownership of what they're doing and how they do it. Then, be confident enough to have one difficult conversation you've been avoiding this week.

Connect with Meredith Jones:

#MyCareerIsMyResponsibility #Accountability #HRInfrastructure #BlameGame #PersonalOwnership #TwoWayAccountability #WorkPositive #cultureeatsstrategyforbreakfast

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🎉 Welcome to Season 4 of the Work Positive Podcast! Here's to another season of transformational conversations about creating work cultures where people love their work and the people they work with.

What are the most transformational truths that can reshape your work culture starting tomorrow morning? Which insights from brilliant minds in leadership and culture will actually move the needle in your organization? How do you take everything you've learned and turn it into action that creates breakthrough results? Celebrate an incredible season of wisdom on this Season 3 finale of the Work Positive Podcast. Dr. Joey Faucette distills dozens of conversations with executive coaches, bestselling authors, former CHROs, military veterans, and culture architects into the top five ideas that emerged this season. These aren't just interesting concepts—they're transformational truths proven to create work cultures where people genuinely love their work and the people they work with. Listen as Dr. Joey explores:

☀️ Why authenticity is the new currency and how character becomes your ultimate competitive advantage

Dr. Joey transforms how you think about culture by synthesizing the season's wisdom into five actionable frameworks that you can implement starting this week.

🔑 Key Insight: "Information without implementation is just entertainment. And we're not here to be entertained. We're here to transform work cultures. Pick the one idea that resonates most with where you are right now and take action this week."

💡 Your DOT (Do One Thing): Choose ONE of these five ideas to implement this week:

Season 3 Featured Guests Include:

Connect with Dr. Joey Faucette:

#Season3Finale #WorkCulture #Authenticity #Connection #ValueAlignment #BraveryAtWork #LeadershipDevelopment #WorkPositive

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Ever feel like you're riding a galloping horse through a swarm of biting flies at work? What if you could find just one thing to do this week that would positively transform your work culture? When you're overwhelmed by budget constraints, fixed mindsets, and endless demands, how do you even begin to create meaningful change?

Discover six proven, adversity-tested tactics to transform your culture on this special LinkedIn Live episode of the Work Positive Podcast. Dr. Joey Faucette shares insights from his latest bestseller "Do Another One Thing," featuring wisdom from six remarkable Work Positive Podcast guests who've cracked the code on culture transformation. Listen as Dr. Joey explores:

☀️ How stopping the noise each morning creates space for what matters most

Dr. Joey transforms how leaders approach culture change by proving that you don't need to boil the ocean—you just need to do one thing well, then do another one thing.

🔑 Key Insight: "You can Do One Thing, right? These One Things to Do are proven, adversity-tested, and cutting-edge for work life on the trail. The struggle is real. So how do you begin to create a Work Positive culture that grows people and profits in all of these swarms of chaos? Find one thing to do that positively transforms your work culture. And start it this week."

💡 Your DOT (Do One Thing): Choose ONE of these six tactics to implement this week:

Featured Work Positive Podcast Guests:

Connect with Dr. Joey Faucette:

#DoOneThіng #CultureTransformation #WorkCulture #LeadershipTactics #EmployeeEngagement #HopeQuotient #WorkPositive 

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How are you resting—not just sleeping, but truly resting in ways that renew your energy and unlock mental clarity? What would happen if you stopped treating rest as something you have to earn and started using it as your leadership superpower? Are you building your culture on the stone foundation of well-rested leaders, or is it teetering on a house of cards called leadership exhaustion? 

Transform your understanding of what real rest means on this energizing episode of the Work Positive Podcast with Dr. Joey Faucette and Dr. Erin Wilson. Dr. Erin is co-founder of the Strategic Rest Summit and co-author of "Strategic Rest in Leadership," challenging the hustle mindset that led her to a stress-induced seizure and a complete transformation in how she leads. Listen as Dr. Erin explores:

☀️ Why rest is not just sleep—discover the seven types of rest your body and mind actually need

Dr. Erin transforms how leaders think about rest by proving that rested leaders literally lead better, and that your culture will only be as strong as the rest practices of those building it.

🔑 Key Insight: "If you don't start to take rest seriously enough to schedule it like it is a meeting or all of the things that you value, then you start to miss out on the wonderful opportunities that rest allows you. It allows you to answer the questions that you can't answer, it allows you to unlock clarity, and it really allows leaders to create spaces that not just attract top talent but also keep them and retain them in a space where people can feel like they can breathe and belong."

💡 Your DOT (Do One Thing): Choose one meaningful moment this week. Talk to someone on your team and have them name a strength you've seen them use. Being specific in your recognition creates psychological safety—the soil for a really healthy culture. Culture doesn't shift by meetings; it shifts by the moments we create with people.

Connect with Dr. Erin Wilson:

#StrategicRest #RestIsStrategy #LeadershipDevelopment #BurnoutPrevention #WorkCulture #PowerNapLive #WorkPositive

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What lasting impact will you leave behind when you walk away from work? How do you show up authentically in spaces where you might be the only one who looks like you? What does it mean to be too old in your career to fake who you are just to fit a culture that doesn't align with your values?

Transform your understanding of legacy leadership on this powerful episode of the Work Positive Podcast with Dr. Joey Faucette and DeWayne Allen. DeWayne brings decades of aerospace and defense leadership experience, guiding multi-billion dollar growth initiatives while staying grounded in the wisdom his grandfather passed down about education, integrity, and never forgetting where you came from. Listen as DeWayne explores:

☀️ How a grandfather's rough hands and powerful message shaped a leadership legacy

☀️ Why authentic leaders can't afford to fake it in today's work culture

☀️ The 5 Bs framework: Be prepared, be on time, be inquisitive, be impactful, be yourself

☀️ How to maximize every team member's unique superpower instead of forcing conformity

☀️ Why clarity at the start and appreciation at the end create unstoppable momentum

DeWayne transforms how leaders think about culture by proving that positivity must be a force multiplier, not just a nice idea, and that high performance requires high-performing behaviors from everyone.

🔑 Key Insight: "Start with clarity and end with appreciation. Clarity is: where are we, what are we doing, are we clear on where we're going, do we understand what good looks like? And at the end, show appreciation: 'I really appreciate how you approached this problem in a very positive manner.' People see it, people hear it, people feel it, and they're gonna remember it."

💡 Your DOT (Do One Thing): At your next team meeting or project kickoff, start with crystal clear expectations. Then at the end of the day or project milestone, call out specific behaviors you appreciated. Make clarity and appreciation your bookends for every important interaction this week.

Connect with DeWayne Allen:

#LegacyLeadership #Authenticity #AerospaceAndDefense #The5Bs #WorkCulture #ClarityAndAppreciation #WorkPositive

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What would happen if you stopped trying to extract performance from your people and started creating the conditions for extraordinary performance to emerge naturally? How are you treating your team members: as complete human beings or simply as skill sets? Why do only 21% of employees worldwide feel engaged at work, and what can you do about it starting today? Transform your approach to performance management on this special LinkedIn Live episode of the Work Positive Podcast. Dr. Joey Faucette unveils his P.E.A.K.S.S. framework with insights from thought leaders who've appeared on the podcast, giving you a complete playbook to maximize your culture for peak performance. Listen as Dr. Joey explores:

☀️ Why traditional performance management is backwards and how to flip the script

Dr. Joey transforms how leaders think about performance by proving that when you focus on people first, peak performance follows naturally.

🔑 Key Insight: "Traditional performance management is backwards. Instead of trying to extract performance from people, successful people leaders create conditions from which extraordinary performance emerges."

💡 Your DOT (Do One Thing): Choose one element of P.E.A.K.S.S. where your company scores lowest and take action this week. Start with one person, one conversation, one step toward maximizing your culture for peak performance.

The P.E.A.K.S.S. Framework:

Connect with Dr. Joey Faucette:

#WinAtWork #PEAKSS #PeakPerformance #WorkCulture #EmployeeEngagement #LeadershipDevelopment #WorkPositive

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How well do you really know the people you lead? What if each person on your team needs a completely different approach to thrive? Are you trying to make everyone take off like a helicopter when some need a three-mile runway?

☀️ Why painful levels of self-awareness are the foundation of great leadership

Cory transforms how leaders think about their teams by proving that understanding each person's unique way of operating creates cultures where everyone can take off and soar.

🔑 Key Insight: "I have helicopters—do this tomorrow, lift off. And I have people who are like a 747—they need a 3-mile runway and clear skies to take off. My job is to know that so I can give them enough time to take off, because how quick they take off isn't as important as them just taking off."

💡 Your DOT (Do One Thing): Identify the cooling off period for each key person on your team. Who's a helicopter? Who needs a runway? Then adjust your follow-up timing accordingly. Stop expecting everyone to process feedback and take action at your pace.

Connect with Cory Geffre:

#LeadYourPeople #HealthcareLeadership #SelfAwareness #CustomLeadership #LeadershipDevelopment #WorkCulture #WorkPositive

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What happens when you prioritize team chemistry over individual talent? How do you create a work culture where people feel safe enough to bring their authentic selves every single day? What's the difference between recognizing performance and appreciating the person? Transform your leadership approach and discover why vulnerability might be your greatest competitive advantage on this episode of the Work Positive Podcast with Dr. Joey Faucette and Mike Robbins. Mike brings over 25 years of experience helping world-class organizations like Google, Microsoft, and the NBA build high-performing teams rooted in trust, authenticity, and genuine connection. Listen as Mike explores:

☀️ Why caring about each other and the work creates the foundation for team success

☀️ How vulnerability in difficult conversations builds trust faster than perfection

☀️ The critical distinction between recognition (performance) and appreciation (people)

☀️ Why team chemistry often matters more than individual talent on high-performing teams

☀️ Simple ways to communicate authentic culture that attracts top talent naturally

Mike transforms how leaders think about team building by proving that when people feel valued as humans first, performance excellence follows naturally.

🔑 Key Insight: "There's a difference between recognition which is about performance and appreciation which is really about people. We can value and appreciate people all the time irrespective of performance. Letting people know that they're valued, they're seen, they're heard, they're cared about—that goes a long way."

💡 Your DOT (Do One Thing): Appreciate someone on your team today. Not for what they accomplished, but for who they are. Let them know they're valued, seen, heard, and cared about as a person.

Connect with Mike Robbins:

Visit mike-robbins.com for articles, Ted Talks, and resources

Listen to the "We're All In This Together" podcast wherever you find podcasts

Get Mike's bestselling books: "We're All In This Together" and "Bring Your Whole Self to Work"

Watch Mike's 3 TedX talks with nearly 2.5 million views

#BringYourWholeself #TeamChemistry #Authenticity #Leadership #Appreciation #WorkCulture #Vulnerability #WorkPositive

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