Transform Your Workplace

How you run your company says a lot about what you value, and it directly impacts the productivity of your people. Are you looking to take your company's performance to the next level? If you want to get more things done, you need to make some changes to improve work productivity and happiness in the workplace. To achieve all of this, Darren Chait, Co-Founder, and COO of Hugo, a connected meeting notes platform, joins us to talk about his book 10X Culture: The 4-hour meeting week and 25 other secrets from innovative, fast-moving teams. His book offers insights and many lessons from the most innovative teams to cultivate each team member to become leaders and decision-makers. We touched on everything from what it means to become an effective leader and drive a culture that propels the team to the top. We also talk about how teams can work more effectively together, the modern world with technology, how to make decisions, how to cut down on meeting times, how to communicate, and many more! Darren's book is a must-have for every leader. It's the perfect handbook for using culture to build a thriving organization! Make sure you grab yourself a copy, click 👉here. In this episode, you will learn about: What it means to become an effective leader How teams can work more effectively How to cut down on medium ties What is a decision journal? Directly Responsible Individuals The purpose of a meeting Collaborative communication tools for teams What did you think of this short bonus episode? Give us a 5-star rating and write a review on Apple Podcasts, or take our survey. Contact Brandon: Email Brandon.Laws@xeniumhr.com or connect on LinkedIn, Twitter or Instagram Learn more about Xenium HR at xeniumhr.com Follow Xenium on Twitter, Instagram, or LinkedIn. Connect with Darren LinkedIn Twitter HUGO

A lot of us white-collar workers are poor when it comes to managing our health. Due to the nature of our job, which is sitting 9 to 5 staring at a computer screen, it's no wonder a lot of us gain pounds and increase the digits on our waistlines. And so not only are you stressed due to work, but you're also overwhelmed by the fact that you're gaining weight and becoming more unhealthy. How do we prioritize our mental and physical health so that we can grow and thrive more in our chosen career? In this episode of the Transform Your Workplace podcast, we are joined by Mark Mohammadpour, an accredited Senior Communications Executive, Certified health coach, and personal trainer and the owner of Chasing the Sun. He will talk about how he transformed his life from being a busy, stressed PR person into someone who's coaching and helping people incorporate fitness, health, and wellness into their lives so they can reduce their stress and thrive. Get inspired and start taking action on how to be more fit, healthy, and mentally well as mark shares how he lost and kept off 100+ pounds over the ten years. He brings up how his perspective on his PR job changed when he started his fitness and health journey. We also talk about how you can own your calendar, develop healthy habits, and what role an employer plays in all of this. In this episode, you will learn about: How Mark started his transformation to drop his weight and become healthy Why PR is viewed as an extremely stressful profession Mark's approach to health and wellness Controlling our eating to develop healthy habits How the decision we make impacts us in the long run Checking your ego and seeing who you inspire What Mark did to make his health transformation a success Empowerment of people The role of the employer concerning the workplace's mental and physical health, and work-life balance Owning your calendar and set up your boundaries What did you think of this episode? Give us a 5-star rating and write a review on Apple Podcasts, or take our survey. Contact Brandon: Email Brandon.Laws@xeniumhr.com or connect on LinkedIn, Twitter or Instagram Learn more about Xenium HR at xeniumhr.com Follow Xenium on Twitter, Instagram, or LinkedIn. Connect with Mark LinkedIn Twitter Instagram Chasing the Sun - Health Coaching for Communicators, Marketers and Resources mentioned in this episode: You can read Mark's full transformation story here!

In this special bonus Thursday episode, Brandon speaks with Lacey Partipilo and Tyler Meuwissen of Xenium HR about crowd-sourced wage data, why employers should be aware of it, and what they can do about it. -- What did you think of this short bonus episode? Give us a 5-star rating and write a review on Apple Podcasts, or take our survey. Contact Brandon: Email Brandon.Laws@xeniumhr.com or connect on LinkedIn, Twitter or Instagram Learn more about Xenium HR at xeniumhr.com Follow Xenium on Twitter, Instagram, or LinkedIn.

Trust in the workplace is just as important as it is in our relationships. It's the basis of all relationships and the one that holds an organization together. Building a culture of trust is essential in empowering, engaging, and retaining top talent within your organization. But how do we build trust back once it's already broken? In this episode, Joel Peterson, author of The 10 Laws of Trust, joins us to talk about how we can establish a culture of trust, respect, and integrity within our organizations to ultimately achieve success. Joel is the Chairman of JetBlue Airways and the Founding Partner of Peterson Partners, a Salt Lake City-based investment management firm. He shares what leaders and managers should do when there's a low trust culture with your team. We're also going to discuss the cause of betrayal, the importance of feedback, and explore the other laws of trust and create stronger bonds. If you lead others with trust and would like to create a culture of trust within your workplace, then be sure to listen to this episode! Don't forget to grab a copy of Joel Peterson's The 10 Laws of Trust. Order your book here! In this episode, you will learn about: Why trust is the number 1 competency leaders need today How to grant trust to others The recipe for building a high trust culture Why betrayal happens The two kinds of betrayal The culture of feedback How to earn others trust back when you've made a mistake Low trust culture vs. High trust culture Empowerment Why a lot of leaders choose to lead with power and fear Why humility is essential for a CEO who's trying to build a high trust environment What did you think of this episode? Give us a 5-star rating and write a review on Apple Podcasts, or take our survey. Contact Brandon: Email Brandon.Laws@xeniumhr.com or connect on LinkedIn, Twitter or Instagram Learn more about Xenium HR at xeniumhr.com Follow Xenium on Twitter, Instagram, or LinkedIn. Connect with Joel LinkedIn Twitter Joel Peterson - Website 10 Laws of Trust Resources mentioned in this episode: The SPEED of TRUST: The One Thing That Changes Everything with Stephen M.R. Covey, Rebecca R. Merrill The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change by Stephen R. Covey

Technology is changing the world as we know it. And that includes how we hire talent for our organizations. To stay at the top of the competition, we need to adapt to technological advancements. Recruiting is on the rise, and it's changing fast. In this episode, we are joined by Amy Schultz, the Talent Director of Talent Acquisition at LinkedIn, about the future of recruiting and how a recruiter's role changes. To equip yourself on the trends that can happen in the future, Amy is here to help you be future-ready. She shares how recruiting will change based on LinkedIn data points and interviews from global talent leaders. She also talks about the most significant challenges a recruiter faces today and the vital skills you'll be needing as a recruiter over the next five years! If you're a recruiter or have a recruiter background as part of your role, then you'd surely want to listen to this episode! In this episode, you will learn about: The future of recruiting How the roles of a recruiter can change How LinkedIn plays a role in the development of recruiting The biggest challenge in the recruiting environment today 3 Skills that you would need as a recruiter in the next five years What did you think of this episode? Give us a 5-star rating and write a review on Apple Podcasts, or take our survey. Contact Brandon: Email Brandon.Laws@xeniumhr.com or connect on LinkedIn, Twitter or Instagram Learn more about Xenium HR at xeniumhr.com Follow Xenium on Twitter, Instagram, or LinkedIn. Connect with Amy Amy's LinkedIn Profile Resources mentioned in this episode: The Future of Recruiting: 7 Ways your role will change

It's no secret that the key to a good and happy team is a great manager. But what makes a great manager? How would you know if you or your people are ready for the role of leading a team? In a study published by Harvard Business Review, it showcased that the average age for first-time managers is 30 years old. While the average age when they get their first leadership training is 42. This means that managers aren't equipped to lead their team. In this episode, Scott Jeffrey Miller from FranklinCovey joins us to talk about his new book, "Everyone Deserves a Great Manager: The 6 Critical Practices for Leading a Team". He is the Executive Vice President and CMO at Franklin Covey, a company that inspires change and implements proven principles so that people and organizations achieve the results that matter most to them. Scott talks about why everyone deserves great managers. He highlights the essential skills and practices needed to become a manager so that your organization can thrive! We also explore the limiting mindset and common managerial mistakes as he shares real problems about the role of managers. Be sure to listen to this episode and learn how to be the great manager that your team deserves! In this episode, you will learn about: Why managers aren't ready to become managers Why leadership and people is not for everyone Your job as a leader How to develop a leader's mindset A leader's approach to giving feedback How a manager walks his people through change Scott's advice and tips on how to read Everyone Deserves a Great Manager better application What did you think of this episode? Give us a 5-star rating and write a review on Apple Podcasts, or take our survey. Contact Brandon: Email Brandon.Laws@xeniumhr.com or connect on LinkedIn, Twitter or Instagram Learn more about Xenium HR at xeniumhr.com Follow Xenium on Twitter, Instagram, or LinkedIn. Connect with Scott LinkedIn Twitter Resources mentioned in this episode: Everyone Deserves a Great Manager: The 6 Critical Practices for Leading a Team by Scott Jeffrey Miller, Todd Davis, and Victoria Roos Olsson Management Mess to Leadership Success: 30 Challenge to Become the leader You Would Follow FranklinCovey Harvard Business Review - We Wait Too Long To Train Our Leaders

If you're thinking of advancing your career or your people, you've probably heard the phrase, "You need a mentor to guide you; You need a mentor to help you achieve this and that...". True enough, one needs a mentor to help them with decision making in their business and career endeavors and to foster their skills. The demand for mentors is high, but the supply is low. In a survey conducted by our guest, Reshama Shaikh, she found out that 90% are looking to have a mentor for their business. But where can you find the right mentor to guide you or your people? In this episode, we're talking about mentoring with Reshama Shaikh. Reshama is an independent data scientist and statistician. She consults in the areas of data science, statistics, diversity, mentoring, and community building. Reshama will explain some of the dos and don'ts of mentoring. She also shares the mentoring survey that she did and what mentoring means to different people, where to find the best mentors, and how you can start walking down the path of a mentor! In this episode, you will learn about: Why mentorship is in high demand right now The current state of mentorship with younger people Building awareness on mentorship to encourage others to become a mentor What it means when people say they want a mentor Dos and don'ts of Mentorship The best place to find a mentor Type of mentor-mentee relationship Reverse mentorship What did you think of this episode? Give us a 5-star rating and write a review on Apple Podcasts, or take our survey. Contact Brandon: Email Brandon.Laws@xeniumhr.com or connect on LinkedIn, Twitter or Instagram Learn more about Xenium HR at xeniumhr.com Follow Xenium on Twitter, Instagram, or LinkedIn. Connect with Reshama LinkedIn Twitter Resources mentioned in this episode: Rethinking Mentorship In Data Science

Are you spending more time with your low performers or high performers? How much time do you spend with each? As managers and employers, you need to spend your time wisely. In this episode, Paige Tamlyn joins us to talk about how managers spend their time and who should they be spending it on. Should you focus more on the low performers to improve their skills, and overcome their weaknesses? Or should you focus on your top ones to unleash more of their strengths? If you've never thought about it, then be sure to listen to this episode and learn where you should invest your time and energy more to create more value for your company, customers, and employees! In this episode, you will learn about: Whom should you focus your time on? How engaged are your top performers? Why you should focus more on your top performers than your low ones Micromanaging your employees Positive reinforcement 9-Box Grid Strategy What did you think of this episode? Give us a 5-star rating and write a review on Apple Podcasts, or take our survey. Contact Brandon: Email Brandon.Laws@xeniumhr.com or connect on LinkedIn, Twitter or Instagram Learn more about Xenium HR at xeniumhr.com Follow Xenium on Twitter, Instagram, or LinkedIn. More about Paige Tamlyn: Paige Tamlyn is an HR Generalist and a project manager on the side. She is a freelance stylist in her free time. Her interests, in addition to HR, is Social Marketing. You can find her moonlighting on Xenium's Podcast or keeping up with the latest trends in social media. Connect with Paige: LinkedIn Resources mentioned in this episode: Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol Dweck Why You Should Focus More On Your Top Performers Than Your Weak Ones by Alex Paley

We can't deny that technology has helped us work smarter. Organizations are now using bots to free up their people from administrative tasks to focus on more important humanly tasks. Normally a task that takes us hours to finish, can be done in just a couple of minutes with the help of bots and advanced technologies. In this episode, we're going to talk about technology and how it elevates our work with Christopher Creel! Chris is the author of the book Adaptive: Scaling Empathy and Trust to Create Workplace Nirvana, a book that'll help you attract, retain, and utilize your talent to the fullest. He shares how collaborative technologies and smart chatbots are revolutionizing the workplace and culture of a company. He also talks about how technology empowers organizations to become not only efficient in doing work tasks but it also helps people in it become better humans. Moreover, we also touch the issue of a key person's role, changing company culture and many more! Chris simplifies it all for us - how bots work, functions, how they are created and how can they help businesses, so make sure you listen so you can apply this back to your organization! In this episode, you will learn about: What led Chris to write his book Adaptive Pairing technology with human to unlock effective collaboration Chris adaptive experiment in 2013 The role of the key person Empowering people and organizations using technology What are bots, how do they function, and how an organization can actually use them? Using "bots" to minimize workload More about Chris Chris Creel is one of the world's leading experts in crowdsourcing organizational design through bots & collaboration technologies to achieve profound improvements in strategy execution. Over his 30+ year career, he has helped clients realize billions of dollars in returns through high-integrity R&D programs designed to reduce costs and reposition them in the market, most recently in data analytics. In 2013 he launched a bold, 6-year experiment based on 8 years of research and development to answer one question - can collaboration technologies deliver a dramatically new level of adaptability through crowdsourced organizational designs? The results of the Adaptive experiment improved business results, increased employee productivity, and engagement, promoted collective and individual growth, and raised the general level of happiness in the workplace. Three independent studies over the course of the experiment showed dramatic improvements in engagement, productivity, operational efficiencies, and risk mitigation. What did you think of this episode? Give us a 5-star rating and write a review on Apple Podcasts, or take our survey. Contact Brandon: Email Brandon.Laws@xeniumhr.com or connect on LinkedIn, Twitter or Instagram Learn more about Xenium HR at xeniumhr.com Follow Xenium on Twitter, Instagram, or LinkedIn. Connect with Chris: LinkedIn Resources mentioned in this episode: Adaptive: Scaling Empathy and Trust to Create Workplace Nirvana Adaptive Basic Economic by Thomas

Mental health awareness has grown more than ever today. But managers, employers, and leaders still have a long way to go in helping their employees get the support they need to deal with mental illness especially in the workplace. How do we help our people feel better and live better? How do we shift their thoughts to make positive choices at work and in life? Join me today as I talk to Karen Millsap on how you can strengthen your mind, change your thoughts, make positive choices and walk a purposeful path so that you can help your employees do the same. Karen is the The Grief Consultant and CEO of Egency, a firm that helps organizations create a human-centric culture with compassion and empathy. She was a former guest on the podcast where she shared how she turned her pain into a purpose to help others. In this episode, Karen is back to share her wisdom on how we can train our brain to stay focused, aware and calm so we can live a better life. She also talks about the STOP & SHIFT models, what is it, and how she applies it to others to change their thoughts and strengthen their mental wellbeing! In this episode, you will learn about: Why you need to help yourself before you can start helping other people How to have a healthy mindset Silencing negative thoughts that are eating away at you The STOP & SHIFT models and how to put them into practice Strengthening your awareness practice Separating yourself from your thoughts to effectively choose what response to give Why society is more open to talking about mental health now 51 Mental Strength Exercises The 5 Day Digital Detox Training your brain Karen's thoughts on people who tend to carry around the weight of other people's issues What did you think of this episode? Give us a 5-star rating and write a review on Apple Podcasts, or take our survey. Contact Brandon: Email Brandon.Laws@xeniumhr.com or connect on LinkedIn, Twitter or Instagram Learn more about Xenium HR at xeniumhr.com Follow Xenium on Twitter, Instagram, or LinkedIn. More about Karen Karen Millsap, also known as, The Grief Consultant, began her career in human resources and talent acquisition where she leads countless training, new process, and change initiatives. At a young age, she suddenly became a widow when her husband was tragically murdered which completely changed the trajectory of her life. After experiencing a domino effect of other losses, she became acutely aware of the overall lack of support in our society for grieving people. We are all connected through our struggles, from the death of loved ones to life-altering illnesses, divorce, even job loss. This realization ignited Karen's desire to turn her pain into purpose and pay it forward to help others. Karen's work has been featured in SHRM Magazine, on Good Morning Washington, MSNBC, and many others! She is a TEDx keynote speaker who inspires audiences to embrace compassion and empathy to help alleviate other's suffering by becoming advocates for their own adversaries. This experience opens minds and hearts to revive connectivity. She received her undergraduate degree in Communication from George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia. She is also a Certified Grief Recovery Specialist through the Grief Recovery Institute in Los Angeles, California. Connect with Karen Karenmillsap | website Instagram LinkedIn Facebook Resources mentioned in this episode: Free Download: Get 51 exercises to start building a healthier mindset today The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself by Michael A. Singer Thrive Global Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams by Walker PhD, Matthew Transform Your Workplace: How Compassion Can Change Your Culture 5 Healthy Morning Habits