Geeks, Geezers, and Googlization Show

Sharing your ideas is never without fear. Especially at work, and fear can lead to a slew of other negative emotions that greatly impact your job. You start to get worried. You’re nervous. But you still know deep inside you need to speak up. In this episode of Geeks, Geezers, Googlization, Stephen Shedletzky, accomplished Leadership Coach, advisor, and author, shares what it means to create a safe work environment in which people feel like they can and should speak up. As you listen, you’ll learn how to create better environments and cultures that boost morale and encourage personal connection. Resources: Gallup Global Emotions Report Power, For All by Julie Battilana and Tiziana Casciaro Give and Take by Adam Grant The Fearless Organization by Amy Edmonson Leaders Eat Last by Simon Sinek Emotional Agility by Susan David Googlization Nation Newsletter GGG SHRM Credit

When we talk about difficult jobs, rarely does anyone mention leading yourself. Leadership is typically focused on others and leadership development is built on leading, managing, and inspiring others. But before you can lead others well, you must be able to lead yourself, says author and Invisible Roots author Sarah Andreas. All of us have invisible roots, beliefs we tend to ignore, but like roots on a tree, they hold us back. Listen to the three lead-yourself practices Sarah will share to help expose and uncover those roots. In addition to Invisible Roots, Sarah is the author of Women Who Ride.

Ignorance is not bliss when it comes to knowing your workforce’s skills. Instead of focusing on employee counts, maybe it's time to focus on job skills count! After 50 years of job analysis and billions of dollars spent on recruitment, training, and development, most companies have no clue what job skills their current employees have or need. Mike Kritzman, CEO of SkillNet, believes he’s cracked the code to help companies inventory their skills and get personalized upskilling and reskilling. With labor market shortages expected to last through most of the 2030s, reskilling your employees will no longer be optional. Join us for this episode when Mike reveals how to create a skills inventory and what’s involved in personalized training.

The pandemic has forced millions of people to take a long hard look at their lives and question what is really important to them, leading to a torrent of people abandoning their careers, relationships, and other commitments. Dr. WHY, otherwise known as Dr. Gary Sanchez, believes this could be an opportunity for people to find out what they truly want in life. He’s on a mission to help 1 billion people not just unleash their WHY but their HOW and WHAT, too. Can you say your WHY?  Did you choose your career by default but are not ready to start your new chapter …but don’t know how? Are you ready to unleash your why? Start here.  Dr. Gary Sanchez is an International speaker, author, dentist, and inventor as well as the bestselling author of the book You Had Me at WHY which helps readers deep dive into understanding who they are and strip away their masks to see their real gifts and then equip them to be themselves by living their WHY.os.  He discovered the 9 WHYs, built the WHY operating system, developed the WHY Discovery Tool, and founded the WHY Institute.

Why is it always difficult to make big changes and start something new? Not seeing immediate results can be disheartening, but it’s by challenging ourselves and trying new things that we grow as individuals. Sometimes we just need that extra push. In this episode of Geeks, Geezers, Googlization, Whitney Johnson, the CEO of Disruption Advisors, shares her insight on the importance of monitoring growth. As you listen, you’ll learn how to understand where you are in your own development so you can continue to grow and help others do the same. You’ll also gain insight into why experiencing disruption can be the catalyst you need to start something new. Resources: Get your copy of Smart Growth by Whitney Johnson Sign up for Whitney's Disruption Advisors' Newsletter Check out the Googlization Nation Newsletter Get your SHRM credits  

Trying to be confident in today’s Never Normal world is tough. Many experts suggest you should just fake it til you make it. But not so fast, says this episode’s Geeks, Geezers, and Googlization guest, Alex Perry - a recovering anxious high achiever! What if you’re not good at faking it? In a world of perpetual uncertainty where we are bombarded by “Sunday best” expectations boasted by others on social media and pretentious standards, where and how does the average person keep up and fit in? How can anxious high achievers overcome imposter syndrome?  Having started her business from the ground up and navigated around career hurdles and life disruptions,  Alex Perry understands what it’s like to struggle with confidence and is ready to share her tips for success with Googlization Nation.  Alex is the author of Minivan Mogul: A Crash Course in Confidence for Women.

Doing the bare minimum is over, says Hacking HR founder Enrique Rubio. It could even make you unemployable in the near future. Enrique believes that HR can do better and is on a mission to create the best HR that ever existed. When we first spoke with Enrique over 3 years and 200 episodes ago, his “baby,” Hacking HR, was in its infancy. That was then. This is now. Hacking HR is now a global learning community including over 200,000 LinkedIn followers representing HR and business leaders, HR practitioners, vendors, and consultants focused on building better workplaces and leveraging the intersection of work, technology, and people. What does HR need to do differently to hack HR? What are HR’s biggest challenges? Is outsourcing HR a solution? What role should algorithms play in hiring? Join us for this robust, candid, and insightful conversation about HR’s role in shaping the future of work.

It’s no secret that the pandemic was a catalyst for the shift that hit everyone’s workplace plans. It ripped back the crumbling facade of a connection between people and work that was accepted for nearly two centuries. But Dr. Marie Gervais believes our “idea of work has become disconnected from what it means to be human” and that is about to change. The pandemic awakened a sleeping giant and today’s workforce is demanding employers take a more holistic approach to work. Dr. Marie Gervais is our guest this week and will help us rethink destructive workplace cultural assumptions and reimagine how better and different management skills can put humanity back into work. Her new book “The Spirit of Work” was just released. Dr.Gervais holds a PhD in Culture and Learning in the Workplace. Through her work in leadership training, she has coached more than 500 supervisors, managers, and business owners for career and business success. She hosts the Culture and Leadership Connections podcast, which features interviews with diverse leaders in a variety of professions.

To say that talent acquisition is challenging these days is a blinding flash of the obvious. Why it is so difficult seems to be where all consensus disappears. The convergence of a tight labor market and shifting worker expectations have certainly contributed to a record-setting number of job openings and quits. But there is another serious contender for the reason why your business isn’t attracting enough qualified applicants: candidate resentment. Hosts Jason Cochran and Ira S Wolfe are excited to welcome back Kevin Grossman and Adela Schoolderman, co-authors of the new book “Candidate Experience: How to Improve Talent Acquisition to Drive Business Performance,” to update you on what they’ve learned from interviewing over 1.25 million candidates from over 1,200 employers and what it takes to become a candidate experience champion. Other Resources: Download Ivanti 2022 Report: The Need for Improved Digital Employee Experience Join Googlization Nation Visit The Talent Board

Global wellbeing and employee engagement are cratering according to the 2022 Gallup State of the Workplace report. With only 9% of employees thriving and engaged, mentoring could be just what employers need to save attract and retain workers. Elisa Garn had the good fortune to experience the benefits of mentoring firsthand throughout her career, so she launched LevelNext, an online platform focused on connecting workers with mentors. She’s ready to make sure others experience eye-popping rewards of mentoring like these: 25% of people mentored experience an increase in salary. Nine out of 10 mentored employees are happy in their jobs. Mentored employees are 5 times more likely to be promoted.