We Are Human Leaders

Rest is so much more than just getting enough sleep. In this episode we explore the seven types of rest we all need, and how to get them with Medical Doctor and Author of 'Sacred Rest' Dr Saundra Dalton-Smith.Rest is critical for all human beings to how replenish and restore our energy to perform at our best. Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith is a Board-Certified internal medicine physician, speaker, and award-winning author. She is an international well-being thought-leader featured in numerous media outlets including Prevention, MSNBC, Women’s Day, FOX, Fast Company, Psychology Today, INC, CNN Health, and TED.com. She is the author of numerous books including her bestseller Sacred Rest: Recover Your Life, Renew Your Energy, Restore Your Sanity, including insight on the seven types of rest needed to optimize your productivity, increase your overall happiness, overcome burnout, and live your best life. Over 250,000 people have discovered their personal rest deficits using her free assessment at RestQuiz.com. Learn more about Dr. Saundra at DrDaltonSmith.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Have you ever experienced  work with a true sense purpose and meaning? Knowing that what you’re contributing has an impact on outcomes greater than yourself?How did that make you feel? If you’ve never experienced this, you’re not alone. Many of us struggle to find meaning in the work we do everyday, it may not be your fault.Welcome to We are Human Leaders.  In this conversation with Zach Mercurio we explore how meaningfulness at work can transform our lives and workplaces.In this episode we explore how organizations who drives cultures where employees experience meaningful work can not only find profitability and success, but can positively contribute to the lives of their employees.Zach Mercurio, Ph.D. is an author, researcher, speaker, and consultant specializing in purposeful leadership, meaningful work, and positive organizational psychology. He wrote "The Invisible Leader: Transform Your Life, Work, and Organization with the Power of Authentic Purpose," which was praised by Arianna Huffington as "a compelling book filled with powerful stories, cutting-edge research, and practical tools that show us how to lead with purpose."Zach works with hundreds of companies, governments, and schools around the world to forge purposeful leaders and cultivate positive cultures that enable more meaning, mattering, motivation, well-being, and performance.Zach earned his Ph.D. in Organizational Learning, Performance, and Change from Colorado State University where he serves as an Honorary Fellow in the Department of Psychology's Center for Meaning and Purpose and as an Instructor in the Organizational Learning, Performance, and Change program.This conversation will elevate your thinking around work, and powerful opportunity we have as Leaders to create a meaningful experiences for the human beings we lead. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Many of us tend to think of work and play as two separate concepts. We banish play to outside work hours, or as busy working adults some of us barely play at all. Today, Alexis Zahner and I are speaking with a woman who will change how you think about play. Dara Simkin shares how these restrictive, rigid ideas about play do us, our leadership and our business a massive disservice. She unpacks how play is actually an essential component of our humanity, and what we stand to gain when we welcome play into our worklives and beyond.Dara Simkin is a play pioneer, speaker and facilitator, who works with leaders looking to unlock creativity, connectedness and innovation for themselves and their teams. She is founder and Chief Play Officer at CultureHero, and is a thought leader in shifting our understanding of play and its implications for business. Her playful, experiential craft as a speaker and facilitator creates an engaging learning space for audiences. The content she delivers is both thought-provoking and entertaining — exploring the transformative benefits of purposeful play and the urgency for it in our working lives. She empowers professionals to embrace the beauty of discomfort, while challenging them to consider the consequences of a life void of play. She has shared the stage with world-renowned play researcher Dr Stuart Brown and IDEO Play Lab founder Brendan Boyle when she created and hosted the 2018 and 2019 Break Out play conferences in Melbourne. She’s also presented to organisations like AGL, PWC, McKinsey, MYOB, MediBank and IAG. Her unique energy and enthusiasm is contagious. She emulates the importance of being playfully bold to bring forth greater connection, well-being and new thinking in the world of work.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this conversation we explore what it means to be an anxious overachiever and how Leaders can harness their anxiety and fear to use it for good.Perfectionism, imposter syndrome, social anxiety and burnout are all issues that can impact leaders and high achievers, in this conversation with Morra we unpack what these are and and give Leaders evidence-back support to move through them.Morra not only speaks from expertise, but from a place of lived-experience - she knows first-hand what it’s like to be an anxious over achiever.As an “extremely anxious overachiever,” Morra Aarons-Mele is passionate about helping leaders understand what their anxiety is telling them, and how they can put this knowledge to work.Morra Aarons-Mele is the host of The Anxious Achiever, a top-10 management podcast that helps people rethink the relationship between their mental health and their leadership. Morra founded Women Online and The Mission List, an award-winning digital-consulting firm and influencer marketing company dedicated to social change, in 2010, and sold her business in 2021. She helped Hillary Clinton log on for her first internet chat and has launched digital campaigns for President Obama, Malala Yousafzai, the United Nations, the CDC, and many other leading figures and organizations. Named among LinkedIn’s Top 10 Voices in Mental Health in 2022, Morra lives outside Boston with her family.To find Morra’s books and to contact her directly, see her website here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jason Rosoff, CEO of Radical Candor, discusses the importance of caring personally and challenging directly in conversations. He emphasizes the power of psychological safety and debunking the myths of brutal honesty. Topics include aligning verbal and non-verbal communication, navigating public speaking jitters, and fostering growth through Radical Candor in the workplace.

Welcome to the We are Human Leaders podcast, today we are discussing the 4 Day Work Week with Alex Soojung-Kim Pang.Imagine a career that adds years to your life. This is exactly the work Alex and his team are doing at 4 Day Work Week Global - they’re helping people and organizations create a million years of free time.As an individual the four day working week gives you back around 10 weeks every calendar year - imagine how you could spend that time.In this conversation we debunk the long-held view that to achieve more we need to work longer. Alex gives us the data from global companies through to health-care institutions and local pest control businesses that show a shorter working week, can in fact lead to more productive outcomes as an organization, and greatly benefit the lives of employees.Alex Soonjung-Kim Pang is the  program manager at 4 Day Week Global, he’s the Author of SHORTER: WORK BETTER, SMARTER AND LESS-- HERE'S HOW, REST: WHY YOU GET MORE DONE WHEN YOU WORK LESS and soon to be published Work Less, Do more: Designing the Four Day Week. Find all of Alexs' recent publications here:Shorter: How Working Less Will Revolutionise the Way Your Company Gets Things Done. Penguin Business, 2020.“UAE Joins the Global Movement for a Shorter Workweek,” Gulf News (12 December 2021). “How to Rest Well,” Psyche (November 2021).“Why We Need to Consider Switching to a 4-Day Workweek — Now,” TED Ideas (July 2021).“How Better Routines Create Happier Workers,” Financial Times, 28 September 2020.“Surprising COVID-19 Side Effect: More Companies Adopt the 4-day Workweek,” Fast Company, 19 August 2020. “To Safely Reopen, Make the Workweek Shorter. Then Keep It Shorter,” The Atlantic, April 30, 2020.“It’s Time to End 9-5 Office Hours,” The Guardian, 10 March 2020.“Shorter Hours Make Stronger Businesses,” Wall Street Journal, 27 February 2020.“Why Companies Should Say Goodbye to the 996 Work Culture, and Hello to 4-day Weeks,” South China Morning Post, 20 April 2019. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to the We are Human Leaders podcast, today we're talking to global leadership expert, Dr Kirstin Ferguson AM about the impact of leading from the Head and the Heart. We delve deep into the attributes that empower great leadership, why everyone can be a leader, and what changes for us and those around us when we lead from the Head and the Heart. Dr Ferguson also turns the tables on us and asks about our leadership styles, revealing some uncomfortable and important truths.Dr Kirstin Ferguson AM has had a multifaceted career, ranging from the Air Force, to corporate law, to a PhD in organizational psychology and multiple prominent board positions. Her latest book, Head & Heart: The Art of Modern Leadership, is a testament to her wide ranging experience and her capacity to make important, complex concepts around leadership not only digestible, but relatable and fun.Dr Kirstin Ferguson AM is an author, columnist  and company director. One of Australia’s  most prominent leadership experts, Kirstin  is also making a global impact, with UK based Thinkers50 naming her one of the  world’s top 30 “Thinkers to Watch” and she  was shortlisted for the Distinguished Award  in Leadership in 2021.  Kirstin’s career includes three decades of  leadership experience including a previous  appointment by the Australian Prime  Minister as Acting Chair and Deputy Chair of  the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.  Kirstin has previously been the CEO of  a global consulting firm, was a senior  executive at a leading corporate law firm  and spent nearly 10 years as an Officer in  the Royal Australian Air Force.  Kirstin’s second book, Head & Heart: The Art  of Modern Leadership has been described by  #1 NYT bestselling author, Adam Grant, as “A  timely, actionable book on the virtues that  every great leader needs to learn.” Kirstin writes a popular weekly column for  The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age  called Got a Minute? answering the nation’s  work, leadership, and culture questions. She  also contributes to the Financial Review. A passionate advocate for women, diversity,  and inclusion, Kirstin was responsible for  sparking a viral social media campaign  called #CelebratingWomen, and is the co author of award-winning book, Women Kind:  Unlocking the power of women supporting  women.  Email: kf@kirstinferguson.com Website: www.kirstinferguson.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome back to the We Are Human Leaders podcast. Today's conversation with Meisha-ann Martin Ph.D. is centered around the power of feeling seen in the workplace. When is a time when you’ve felt truly appreciated for who you are and your unique contribution at work? These moments tend to stand out - because they tend to be rare. Today we are talking to people analytics, engagement and recognition expert Dr Meisha-ann Martin about why research shows we need to build better skills and habits around how we show recognition. And how we as human leaders can make this happen.Dr. Meisha-ann Martin is the Senior Director of People Analytics and Research at Workhuman. Dr. Martin has a Ph.D in Industrial/Organizational Psychology based on her research on diversity attitudes in the workplace and has fifteen years of experience in People Analytics across industries.  She’s also a really delightful human being. Dr. Martin has a personal passion for diversity, equity and inclusion and loves using data and analytics to identify and remedy inclusion gaps in the employee experience. She is considered a People Analytics/Employee Experience expert as she has led these efforts in companies like Flex, JetBlue and Raymond James Financial and is the former Head of Talent Experience at Servicemaster. Dr. Martin regularly speaks at conferences, on webinars and on podcasts; her thought leadership has been featured in Forbes, HR Dive and Benefits Pro.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome back to the We Are Human Leaders podcast. I’m Alexis Zahner and together with Co-Host Sally Clarke Today we’re speaking with Dr Jonathan Fisher about how we create space for the heart in Leadership.Dr Fisher is a Mindful Cardiologist. He’s a Harvard trained physician, Clinical-Cardiologist and Mindfulness meditation teacher with the lived experience of surviving burnout, Dr Fisher has rediscovered his joy at work the hard way. With over 20 years of clinical experience, Dr Fisher is now committed to ending workplace burnout and optimizing peak performance in healthcare and the corporate world. In this candid conversation, Dr Fisher shares with us his heart breaking journey through burnout and recovery, back to finding purpose and joy in his life and work. We explore what it means to lead from the heart, and how important how heart is mentally, emotionally and spiritually in our lives.Dr Fisher shares his personal journey through understanding and regulating emotions, and how engaging with and creating space for our emotions is the key to heart health. He also shares key insights from his upcoming book “Just one Heart: A Cardiologist practical guide to the mind-heart connection’This conversation was so warm and loving we left feeling like we’d been all wrapped up in a big hug. We’re grateful to have you with us for this conversation, let’s dive in.Dr. Jonathan Fisher’s mission is to help others train the mind and heal the heart. He is a Harvard-trained clinical cardiologist, mindfulness meditation teacher, and Clinician Leader for the Novant Health Office of Organizational Well-being and Resiliency. In that role he facilitates leadership training, communication workshops, as well as mindfulness, stress reduction, and peak performance retreats for 38,000 healthcare team members, providers, and leaders. Dr. Fisher also serves as a Medical Director for the Novant Health Cardio-Pulmonary-Oncology Rehabilitation & Wellness Program and helped introduce the first formal mindfulness training programs for patients, providers, team members, and leaders.In 2020 he co-founded the Ending Clinician Burnout Global Community and organized the world’s first global summit dedicated to ending clinician burnout, with over a thousand participants from 43 countries, including interviews with 84 global experts in health and well-being including Arianna Huffington.He has delivered keynotes and workshops on the art and science of well-being, stress mastery, ending burnout, developing heartful leaders, compassion, and mindfulness for teams and organizations globally including The American College of Lifestyle Medicine, IBM, Bank of America, IE Business School, among others.He is currently working on his first book “Just One Heart: A cardiologist’s practical guide to the mind-heart connection” due for release Fall 2023.Social Media:LinkedIn: Jonathan Fisher, MD, FACCInstagram: happyheartMDWebsite: endingclinicianburnout.com, www.happyheartMD.com YouTube: happy heart MD Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to We Are Human Leaders. In today's conversation we explore the issue of Ageism and the critical importance in dispelling it in the workplace. We look at generational stereotypes and why they are harmful, and learn practical ways to debunk ageism at work.This conversation with Ashton Applewhite will challenge your preconceptions and have you viewing the statement 'act your age' in a whole new way!Ashton Applewhite is the author of This Chair Rocks: A Manifesto Against Ageism and the co-founder of the Old School Anti-Ageism Clearinghouse. An internationally recognized expert on ageism, she speaks widely at venues that have included the TED mainstage and the United Nations, has written for Harper’s, the Guardian, and the New York Times, and is the voice of Yo, Is This Ageist?. Ashton is at the forefront of the emerging movement to raise awareness of ageism and to dismantle it. In 2022 the Decade of Healthy Aging, a UN + WHO collaboration, named Ashton one of the Healthy Aging 50: fifty leaders transforming the world to be a better place to grow older.links:thischairrocks.comTED talk: Let’s End AgeismThis Chair Rocks: A Manifesto Against Ageismoldschool,info yoisthisageist.com @thischairrocks - Twitter @thischairrocks- Instagramfacebook.com/ThisChairRocks Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.