Dear Workplace

Authenticity at work - We want to be our 100% true selves but we also want to respectfully blend in and hear how this room and community work and engage before we do so. What’s the right balance of being respectful to the environment versus feeling like I can’t show who I am because of the environment? In this episode, we want to navigate these questions as we think about how we bring our full selves to work. Meet Mike Canter and Kristina Francis who share incredible insight into authenticity at work from both a leadership and team member perspective. Subscribe today. Dear Workplace is hosted by Monica H. Kang and InnovatorsBox. Learn more at dearworkplace.com. Find summary notes here.

People have said it! Enough is enough! We want to work at a workplace where we feel heard, appreciated, and understood. But why do we really leave or stay in jobs? What can both leaders and team members learn from these experiences? In this episode, I invited a few leaders and friends to get to the root of why they decided to stay in jobs despite challenges and why they left other jobs despite loving them. Thank you for your support in Season 1! Learn more about Colleen Beres, Marina Illari, Julian Saipe, and Cydni Burnett. Subscribe today. Dear Workplace is hosted by Monica H. Kang and InnovatorsBox. Learn more at dearworkplace.com. Find summary notes here.

It’s been 2 years since the pandemic started. How are you really doing? What do you do if you are tired of all the changes? In the next few weeks, we’ll dive deep into how the way we work, lead, and collaborate is changing. And we’ll explore what we can do better to navigate these changes as innovators. I am so thrilled to once again welcome you back to Dear Workplace, Season 2. Subscribe today to get the latest updates when we drop another episode about a workplace trend, challenge, or change. Dear Workplace is hosted by Monica H. Kang at InnovatorsBox. Learn more about our podcast at dearworkplace.com. Don’t have time to listen? Review the summary notes of all our episodes here.

What helps people thrive at work no matter where they are? In today’s special bonus episode, we reflect on all our 90+ interviews in Season 1 to compile a collection of advice for you. How can you find the courage to be your best self in this complex, stressful world? You start one day at a time. Watch the full video at our InnovatorsBox YouTube channel.

What are some questions about the future of work we should be asking more? In this episode, we discuss whether we should plan for the future or not, and why thinking about these questions matter. Thank you for your support in Season 1! Learn more about us at dearworkplace.com and join InnovatorsBox’s monthly newsletter here. We’ll be back again with another season in October. Stay tuned!

The hunger for productivity and efficiency is always there in business, as time and resources feel finite. Yet, some people seem to always do more with less. How do they do it? In this episode, I speak with four friends who always do a lot, but with ease. How can we rethink optimization, agility and innovation? From marathon to 12-minute flow hacks, you’ll want to try a few things after this episode. Thank you to Kendall Ratliffe, Samson Williams, Namju Cho, and David Ricciardi for sharing your stories with us. Learn more about us at dearworkplace.com. Sign up to InnovatorsBox’s monthly newsletter here.

We’re all asking more questions these days. Should we stay remote? Should we scale now? We speak about how there is no such thing as a stupid question, but are there at least some good questions we should be asking more? In this episode, we talked to three friends to learn about how we can ask better questions. Thanks to Joo-Seuk Maing, Cassandra Lane, and Daniel Friedman for sharing your insights with us. Learn more about us at dearworkplace.com.

The pandemic accelerated the need for reskilling in the workplace, but what skills are really important for us and how do we determine that? What are skills that robots won’t take away from us? In today’s episode, I visited with eight friends to learn what skills they find important and why I encourage you to expand your learning of this too. Thanks to Kia Weatherspoon, Julie Sciullo, Kevin Felix Chan, Manal Kahi, Simon Shim, Jeff Harry, Laurel Mitchell, and Johnathan Chen for sharing your insights. Check out these conversations on reskilling our workforce and what the future skills will be by World Economic Forums, Mckinsey, and Harvard Business Review. Learn more about us at dearworkplace.com. Join our newsletter from InnovatorsBox here.

In the wake of the ‘Great Resignation’ where 95% of employees are thinking of quitting or changing their career, how can you build a workplace for all to feel appreciated? All generations want and need something different. How can you design a workplace that makes all five generations feel included? Today, we discuss and explore the nuances of what you can do differently to create a workplace for all. Join us as we speak with Brandi Nicole Johnson, Abraham Kim, Kelly Cunningham, Blair Glencorse, and Van Lai-DuMone. Learn more about our show at dearworkplace.com.  Thanks for your support in advance! You can vote for us at Podcast Awards here until July 31, 2021. Join our newsletter from InnovatorsBox here.

Innovation is born out of trying something new. It’s risky. It can be uncomfortable. And it can be rewarding. How do you find the courage to do something new and innovate something meaningful? In this episode, we study what creativity and innovation is, how innovators from business to academia find the courage to innovate in the workplace, and how you can do it too. Thanks to our guests Brian Gaab, Terri Broussard Williams, Nish Parikh, and Emily Rosado for sharing your insights with us. Learn more at dearworkplace.com.  Thanks for your support in advance! You can vote for us at Podcast Awards here until July 31, 2021. Join our newsletter from InnovatorsBox here.