Today’s guest is Scott Shute, Head of Mindfulness and Compassion Programs at LinkedIn. Teresa McQueen talks with Scott about embracing mental wellness. 

“I think we are seeing an evolution, you can think of mindfulness as a mental exercise, as a corollary to physical exercise” -Scott Shute

“There’s this stigma. If I admit to not being perfect, admit to having a bad day; that I am weak, and that is a stigma that we need to get over”-Scott Shute

Scott is the author of the book, The Full Body Yes: Change Your Work and Your World from the Inside Out.

Episode Timeline

00:06Introduction and Disclaimer

01:38Mental Wellness in the Workplace

09:53Break and Public Service Announcement

11:12Effects of COVID-19 on Employees

20:50Teresa's Closing Remarks

Today’s guest is Christèle Demuro, experienced Attorney in business immigration law. Teresa McQueen talks with Christèle about immigration and lingering impacts of COVID-19. 

Teresa and Christèle talk about the first 100 Days of the new Biden Administration; what changes have we seen and what can we expect. They also discuss the limitations imposed by COVID-19 and the accommodations that U.S. employers have made and the long-term impact of COVID-19 on remote work and visas for immigrants.

Episode Timeline

00:06Introduction and Disclaimer

01:25Travel Restrictions and Impact on Immigration

12:25Break and Public Service Announcement

13:43COVID-19 Impacts on Immigration

25:00Teresa's Closing Remarks

Today’s guest is Katherine Porter, practicing attorney and certified life coach. Teresa McQueen talks with Katherine about the designer’s mindset, what it is and how it can improve your workplace for employers and employees.

Dealing with resistance on a new idea in the workplace? Katherine says that with the designer’s mindset, “you don’t hide from them, you bring them into the process.”

Katherine discusses the different Designer’s Mindset:

Bias to ActionEmpathyRadical CollaborationEmbrace ambiguityFailure ImmunityIterate and Experiment

“Designers are focusing on the human value and keep all the humans that are interacting with the design in mind – that could be employees, customers, managers, executives, any stakeholders.“– KATHERINE PORTER

Episode Timeline

00:06Introduction and Disclaimer

01:32What is the Designer Mindset?

16:51Break and Public Service Announcement

18:03Employee and Employer Perspectives

32:30Teresa's Closing Remarks

The second guest in our Return to Work Series is Theresa Agovino, workplace editor for the Society for Human Resource Management. Teresa McQueen talks with Theresa about what the workplace could look like in 2025.  Facebook and Twitter were one of the first companies to hire a Director of Remote Work to help manage the amount of people working remotely.  Another trend that Theresa says will continue is the push for diversity and inclusion. Theresa also believes that the COVID-19 pandemic has made companies think more about the health of their employees.

Episode Timeline

00:06Introduction and Disclaimer

01:30Work Trends Looking to 2025

15:44Break and Public Service Announcement

17:00Major Trends for 2025

29:48Teresa's Closing Remarks

Companies Have Realized That People Can Productively Work From Home. It’s Made Companies So Much More Aware Of The Health And Safety Of Their Employees– Theresa Agovino

Check out the Theresa’s article mentioned in today’s podcast :

What Will the Workplace Look Like in 2025

The first guest in our Return to Work Series is Susan Lund, partner of McKinsey & Company and a leader of the McKinsey Global Institute. Teresa McQueen talks with Susan about the Future of Work : Post Covid-19. Many employers and employees have faced challenges over the past year, but what will the future hold for the workforce? Listen to the episode to hear about McKinsey’s recent study.

Episode Timeline

00:06Introduction and Disclaimer

01:39Coming Back to Work Post Covid

13:32Break and Public Service Announcement

14:49Reimagined Workforce

21:59Teresa's Closing Remarks

There Is Work, But It Is Going To Be Different Work And In General, It’s Specialized Skills. It’s Been Really Hard For New Employees To Join A New Organization And Work Only Via Zoom. It’s A Mindset Shift– Susan Lund

Check out the McKinsey Global Institute’s report mentioned in today’s podcast :

What 800 Executives Envision for the Postpandemic Workforce

What’s Next for Remote Work : an Analysis of 2000 Tasks 800 Jobs and Nine Countries

Thank You To: Susan Lund

Today’s guest is Michelle Silverthorn, speaker and author of Authenic Diversity. Teresa McQueen talks with Michelle about addressing microaggressions in the workplace.

Episode Timeline

From A Person’s Perspective, Are They Allowed To Succeed And Belong Here? You Set The Culture That Says, ‘No, We Don’t Do That Here, We Don’t Say That Here, Those Aren’t Actions That We Perform Here– Michelle Silverthorn

Thank You To: Michelle Silverthorn

Click here to access Michelle’s book Authentic Diversity

Today’s guest is Nicole Miller, People Operations Manager at Buffer. Teresa McQueen talks with Nicole about Buffer’s 2020 4 Day Work Week Experiment. In May 2020 during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Buffer decided to experiment with a 4 Day Work Week. After a month, they felt the need to extend the trial of the experiment to December. Listen to the Podcast to see what they found out!

Episode Timeline

00:06Introduction and Disclaimer

01:40How did the 4 Day workweek start?

14:42Break and Public Service Announcement

15:57What are your biggest findings?

27:50Teresa’s Closing Remarks

We Encouraged People To Make It Their Own. We Really Tried To Look At What Is A Creative Way We Can Address It, Make Our Team Feel Supportive, Make Them Feel Heard And Make Sure That We Are Focusing On The People And Human Component Of Our Work Place.– Nicole Miller

Thank You To: Nicole Miller

Click here for the article on 4 Day Work Week

Today’s guest is Col. Carla Bass. Teresa McQueen talks with Carla about crafting a powerful performance review.

Episode Timeline

00:06Introduction and Disclaimer

01:39How Employers can create a Powerful Review

10:36Break and Public Service Announcement

11:57Tips for Powerful Performance Appraisal

21:02Teresa’s Closing Remarks

You Have To Make Every Word Count– Col. Carla Bass

Thank You To: Ret. Col. Carla Bass

Click here for links to Carla’s book “Write to Influence!”

Today’s guest is Debbie McCormick. Teresa McQueen talks with Debbie about how to create a magnetic LinkedIn profile. She lays out 5 tips to help improve your LinkedIn profile. 

Episode Timeline

00:06Introduction and Disclaimer

01:29Tips 1 & 2 for a Magnetic Profile

12:04Break and Public Service Announcement

13:17Tips 3 – 5 for a Magnetic Profile

23:40Teresa’s Closing Remarks

Thank You To: Debbie McCormick

Today’s guest is Life Coach Julie McCoy. Teresa McQueen talks with Julie about take aways from 2020 and reflections for 2021! 

Episode Timeline

00:06Introduction and Disclaimer

01:29Reflections of 2020

18:05Break and Public Service Announcement

19:19Lesson Learned from 2020

26:27Teresa’s Closing Remarks

Thank You To: Julie McCoy