Dr. Meg Warren, Assistant Professor of Management at Western Washington University, discusses the latest research on allyship in workplaces and why diversity policies often fail. Topics include: advice for stepping into allyship conversations, defining privileged and marginalized groups, understanding allyship, the negative consequences of top-down diversity policies, and the importance of interpersonal support and visible advocacy in building allyship.

Dr. Michael Maddaus, a retired professor of thoracic surgery, teaches self-compassion and shares tips on building a resilience bank account to avoid burnout. Topics discussed include radical acceptance of burnout, ways workplaces can support burned-out individuals, and practical strategies to nurture resilience. The podcast also delves into the two reward systems in the brain, the power of human connection, and the significance of gratitude and valuing individuals in the workplace.

Peter Senge, an expert in organizational learning and author of The Fifth Discipline, discusses creating cultures of learning and navigating workplace uncertainty. Topics include new measures of success for change efforts, misunderstood complexity of change, creating healthy leadership communities, prioritizing well-being, and recognizing collective trauma.

Today we’re talking to Vikki Reynolds, who’s an activist and therapist who works to bridge the worlds of social justice with community work and therapy. An adjunct professor, she’s written and presented internationally on her work, responding to the opioid catastrophe, refugees and survivors of torture, and supporting violence, mental health, substance abuse, housing, and shelter counselors in gender and sexually diverse communities. In this week’s episode, we explore how to find our zone of fabulousness and the power of collective accountability in the face of work experiences that can lead to “burnout”. Connect with Vikki Reynolds https://vikkireynolds.ca/ You’ll Learn: [01:47] - Vikki explains why our approaches to vicarious trauma and burnout in workplaces need re-thinking. [03:33] - Vikki shares how we can each find our Zone of Fabulousness when it comes to helping others at work. [04:45] - Vikki explains why the goal of ‘safe enough’ rather than psychological safety may serve us better when it comes to sustaining connection with each other. [08:26] - Vikki offers some tips to help us resist the politics of politeness and instead embrace the potential value of discord. [10:45] - Vikki explains the power of collective accountability to enact our ethics. [23:40] - Vikki enters the lightning round. Thanks for listening! MPPW Podcast on Facebook Thanks so much for joining me again this week.  If you enjoyed this episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see at the bottom of this post. Please leave an honest review for the Making Positive Psychology Work Podcast on iTunes. Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated. They do matter in the rankings of the show, and I read each and every one of them.  And don’t forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes to get automatic updates. It’s free! You can also listen to all the episodes of Making Positive Psychology Work streamed directly to your smartphone or iPad through stitcher. No need for downloading or syncing. Until next time, take care!  Thank you, Vikki!

Michael Platt, a professor specializing in economics, psychology, and neuroscience, discusses the relevance of neuroscience in leadership and workplaces. He explores the brain's craving for certainty, creating effective teams, maintaining social networks while working remotely, and the impact of our brain's processing capacity. He also shares insights on effective communication, accountability, and the brain's response to different leadership styles.

Jessica Amortegui, Senior Director of Learning & Development at LinkedIn, discusses how workplaces can create safe training grounds for personal growth. They explore the impact of perfectionism on work and how LinkedIn helps its leaders pivot during uncertainty. The podcast also highlights LinkedIn's new leadership program focused on embracing vulnerability and the importance of turning learnings into consistent actions.

Today we’re talking to Professor Edgar Shein and Peter Shein. Ed and his son Peter together co-founded the Organizational Culture and Leadership Institute (OCLI.org) and have together published the award-winning Humble Leadership and Culture + Change + Leadership: The Corporate Culture Survival Guide, along with the upcoming second edition of Humble Inquiry that will be released in 2021. Ed is Professor Emeritus of MIT’s Sloan School of Management. He holds a Ph.D. in Social Psychology from Harvard University, has consulted and published extensively, and has been the recipient of two-lifetime achievement awards. Peter’s unique work draws on 30 years of industry experience in marketing and corporate development at technology pioneers including Apple, SGI, Sun Microsystems, and numerous internet start-ups. In this week’s podcast, we explore how humble leadership and humble inquiry can help to improve our workplace cultures. Connect with Edgar & Peter Schein: http://www.scheinocli.org/ You’ll Learn: [02:07] - Ed shares clarifies what is culture and how we can shape it. [05:10] - Peter shares what Humble Leadership is and why it matters to workplaces and their culture. [09:13] - Ed gives us an insight into what Humble Inquiry is and what role it plays in Humble Leadership. [13:09] - Peter shares some of the barriers to inquiry. [16:49] - Ed highlights some practical tips for growing an attitude and approach of Humble Inquiry in workplaces. [22:18] - Peter shares where performance measurement and humble inquiry can collide. [24:52] - Ed and Peter enter the lightning round. Thanks for listening! MPPW Podcast on Facebook The Anatomy of Peace by the Arbinger Institute Reinventing Organizations by Frederic Laloux Book by Bob Johansen Thanks so much for joining me again this week.  If you enjoyed this episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see at the bottom of this post. Please leave an honest review for the Making Positive Psychology Work Podcast on iTunes. Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated. They do matter in the rankings of the show, and I read each and every one of them.  And don’t forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes to get automatic updates. It’s free! You can also listen to all the episodes of Making Positive Psychology Work streamed directly to your smartphone or iPad through stitcher. No need for downloading or syncing. Until next time, take care!  Thank you, Edgar & Peter!

Today we’re talking to Dr. Margaret Heffernan, who’s an entrepreneur and the author of six books, including her most recent Uncharted: How To Map The Future. Margaret’s Ted talks have been seen by over 7 million people around the world. She is also the lead faculty for the Forward Institutes Responsible Leadership Program, and she mentors CEOs and senior executives of major global organizations. In this week’s podcast, we explore the difference between complicated and complex systems, and how we can help people to care for their wellbeing as they navigate unpredictable and challenging work environments. Connect with Dr. Margaret Heffernan: http://mheffernan.com/ You’ll Learn: [02:33] - Margaret explains why studies suggest we can only confidently plan the future in workplaces for approximately 150 days at a time. [06:29] - Margaret helps us explore the difference between a complicated world and a complex world and what this means for caring for wellbeing in workplaces. [11:39] - Margaret provides an example of how workplaces can help people successfully navigate complexity. [18:16] - Margaret outlines the capabilities we need to prioritize in workplaces to help people more confidently navigate complexity. [22:03] - Margaret explains why thinking of ourselves as artists rather than managers may serve us better in the future in workplaces. [27:47] - Margaret explores why thinking of ourselves as artists rather than managers may make us more resilient at work. [31:22] - Margaret takes on the lightning round. Thanks for listening! MPPW Podcast on Facebook TED Talk - Barry Schwartz: Our Loss of Wisdom Thanks so much for joining me again this week.  If you enjoyed this episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see at the bottom of this post. Please leave an honest review for the Making Positive Psychology Work Podcast on iTunes. Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated. They do matter in the rankings of the show, and I read each and every one of them.  And don’t forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes to get automatic updates. It’s free! You can also listen to all the episodes of Making Positive Psychology Work streamed directly to your smartphone or iPad through stitcher. No need for downloading or syncing. Until next time, take care!  Thank you, Margaret!

Today we’re talking to Doctor Tim Lomas, a Senior Lecturer in Positive Psychology at the University of East London. Tim completed his Ph.D. with a thesis focusing on the impact of meditation on men’s health. And, since then, Tim has published over 70 papers and 11 books relating to wellbeing, linguistics, mindfulness, Buddhism, gender, art, cross-cul- cultural inquiry. His work has been featured in articles in prominent publications, like Time and The New Yorker. In this week’s episode, we explore the third wave of positive psychology recently published in the Journal of Positive Psychology and what leaders can be saying and doing to help team members navigate the complexity of our time. Connect with Tim Lomas: https://www.drtimlomas.com/ You’ll Learn: [02:21] - Tim explains the wave metaphor by sharing his views of the first wave when positive psychology was formalized as a field. [03:09] - Tim explains the second wave. [06:11] - Tim explains the third wave. [09:25] - Tim explains what teams can be thinking about in riding the third wave. [13:54] - Tim shares how his research on language fits into this third wave. [15:49] - Tim shares how paying attention to words is important for cross-functional and global teams. [17:59] - Tim takes on the lightning round. Thanks for listening! MPPW Podcast on Facebook https://wakingup.com/ Thanks so much for joining me again this week.  If you enjoyed this episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see at the bottom of this post. Please leave an honest review for the Making Positive Psychology Work Podcast on iTunes. Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated. They do matter in the rankings of the show, and I read each and every one of them.  And don’t forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes to get automatic updates. It’s free! You can also listen to all the episodes of Making Positive Psychology Work streamed directly to your smartphone or iPad through stitcher. No need for downloading or syncing. Until next time, take care!  Thank you Tim!

In this week’s podcast, we discover how to soar into your individual or collective purpose at work with four simple but powerful questions to help us navigate uncertainty. Connect with Jackie Stavros: http://www.soar-strategy.com/ [free_product_purchase id="94846"] You’ll Learn: [02:51] - Jackie shares why purpose is so powerful in moments when work and life feel chaotic. [05:31] - Jackie explains how an appreciative inquiry approach can help us to discover the best of what is and what is possible to surface our purpose. [07:45] - Jackie gives us four simple questions to help us SOAR into our purpose. [11:08] - Jackie shares an example of how the four SOAR questions can be used to surface your what and why. [15:48] - Jackie explains how teams and workplaces can use the four SOAR questions to help surface a shared sense of purpose. [18:33] - Jackie offers advice for aligning people’s individual purpose with the purpose of a team or organization. [21:22] - Jackie shares how teams and workplaces drive radical change in 2021. [23:56] - Jackie explains why it’s never too soon to reach for purpose in a team or workplace. [25:51] - Jackie gives us an exercise to help keep our sense of purpose in balance so we don’t burn ourselves out. [28:11] - Jackie completes the lightning round   Thanks for listening! MPPW Podcast on Facebook The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz A Bit of Optimism Podcast Thanks so much for joining me again this week.  If you enjoyed this episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see at the bottom of this post. Please leave an honest review for the Making Positive Psychology Work Podcast on iTunes. Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated. They do matter in the rankings of the show, and I read each and every one of them.  And don’t forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes to get automatic updates. It’s free! You can also listen to all the episodes of Making Positive Psychology Work streamed directly to your smartphone or iPad through stitcher. No need for downloading or syncing. Until next time, take care!  Thank you Jackie!