In this episode of Mind at Work I spoke with Paul Rubenstein, Chief People Officer at Visier. How would you feel if your organization used the data from your work computer to better help you? Paul also shared his views on several topics along with several practical tips around improving employee wellness and inclusivity in the workplace. Some of the topics we discussed include employee wellness, the employer’s responsibility for employee well-being, investing in your “B players”, working in a diverse environment, creating a culture of inclusiveness, and how to use FOMO to improve inclusivity ..read more

In this episode of Mind at Work I spoke with Chad Verity, CEO of Holmetrics. He shared several stories and findings that he's seen while growing his analytics company. Some of the topics we discussed include: How to identify and prevent burnout in the workplace. How technology can improve the well-being of employees. Why caring for your employees is always good for business. How Holmetrics helps assess employee burnout. Access the complete show notes on the Mind at Work website here: https://mindatwork.io/episodes/employee-burnout-with-chad-verity ..read more

In this episode, I speak with Beverly Beuermann-King; founder of Work Smart Live Smart. For over twenty years, Beverly has used her S-O-S Principle with people and organizations who want to control their reactions to stress, build resiliency against life’s challenges, and live healthy, successful lives. We chat about: What it means to be stressed Good stress vs. bad stress Recognize stress in an employee Understanding stress in yourself Learning to manage both types of stress Adjusting stress levels in the workplace Full episode show notes here: https://mindatwork.io/episodes/stress-manageme ..read more

Massella is a Coach, Facilitator, and Learning and Development Strategist. She's had the unique opportunity to train and coach over 10,000 leaders at 300+ global companies including Squarespace, Twitter, TED, The New York Times, Peloton and more. Additionally, she has conducted research on employee engagement and talent development that has been implemented in learning content at LifeLabs Learning and featured in thought leadership pieces in First Round Capital, Thrive Global, and Entrepreneur. In this episode we chat about: Engagement in the workplace How to improve employee engagement Why i ..read more

In this episode we chat about: 1. The basics of neurodiversity 2. The importance of having a neurodiverse workplace 3. Creating opportunities for people with different neurotypes 4. How to develop and implement a neurodiverse strategy 5. Which companies should become neurodiverse 6. How to open the conversation to improve communication Show notes: https://mindatwork.io/episodes/neurodiversity-in-the-workplace-amanda-matejicek/ I hope that you enjoy the episode ..read more

In this episode, I speak with Pam Ross. Pam quit the corporate world with a mission to improve people’s lives by making work awesome. Now, through her company Blue Rebel Works, Pam provides leadership and culture development for growing organizations who want to humanize work. In this episode, we chat about the current state of working from home, how organizations are improving well-being, current assumptions about work, the illusion of control in the workplace, and much more. I hope that you enjoy the episode. You can find the show notes here: https://www.mindatwork.io/episodes/how-to-make-wo ..read more

In this episode, I speak with Allen Pike. Allen is the CEO of the Vancouver-based app design and development company Steamclock. Some companies they call clients include the likes of Arc'teryx, Intuit, Hootsuite, and HP. Allen believes in taking care of his people. So, I picked his brain about how he does it. In this episode, we chat about building a people-centric company, running effective 1:1’s, implementing well-being programs and perks, and fostering positive mental health Episode show notes: https://www.mindatwork.io/episodes/building-a-people-centric-workplace-culture-with-allen-pike I ..read more

In this episode, I speak with Dr Russell Clayton. Dr Clayton is an author, speaker, and college professor. In addition to his academic contributions, Dr Clayton’s insights have been published in the Harvard Business Review and have been mentioned on popular press outlets such as NBC News, Fox News, and Fast Company. During our chat, we cover Work-life rhythm, power skills, emotional intelligence, burnout, and much more. Full show notes found here: https://www.mindatwork.io/episodes/how-to-develop-emotional-intelligence-with-dr-russell-clayton I hope that you enjoy the episode ..read more

In this episode, I speak with Dr Parmjit Singh. Dr. Singh is an Assistant Clinical Professor with the Department of Family Medicine at McMaster University and has a PhD in psychology. He also helps businesses of varying sizes develop practical mindfulness-based programs that help with resilience, stress management, self-compassion, and leadership. In our chat, we cover how mindfulness works, how to cultivate mindfulness, what self-awareness is and isn’t, how to implement and evangelize mindfulness programs at your organization. You can find the complete show notes here: www.mindatwork.io/episo ..read more

In this episode, I speak with Scott Paul. Scott is the CEO of Wooly and an active angel investor. Over his career, he’s founded several startups, exited 3 times, including one to Disney, made 43 angel deals, and much more. Scott was kind enough to share with us his recent journey into complete isolation in order to continue improving himself, and his connection to the world. We spoke about: stoicism, isolation, negative visualization, uncertainty, the importance of people, ADHD, and much more. I hope you enjoy the conversation. Show notes: https://www.mindatwork.io/episodes/scott-paul-self-iso ..read more