Relationships at Work - a trust-driven leadership podcast

In episode eight of Relationships at Work, I chat with author and organizational performance consultant Clemens Rettich, on being more inclusive in stakeholder decision making so everyone and anyone can have a "seat at the table."Clemens shares his experience with...What a "seat at the table" meansThe baggage of the current "table" as it typically is doneThe argue-in vs argue-out approach (excluding vs including)How a lack of inclusiveness in decision making can impact workplace culture and projectsIf you enjoy the podcast, please subscribe and share with others.For more, go to relationshipsatwork.ca And connect with me for more great content! Sign Up for R@W Notes Subscribe on Youtube Follow on Linkedin Follow on Instagram Follow me on Threads Follow on TikTok Email me anytime

In episode seven of Relationships at Work, host Russel Lolacher talks with Erin Hallett, the Director of Alumni and External Engagement at Cambridge Judge Business School and recognized advocate for better mental health in the workplace.Erin shares her experience with...Defining "mental health"The impact of COVID-19Stigmas around mental health that still existHow we can show up at work to support others mental healthPrioritizing your own mental health at workThe worst thing you can do to address mental healthIf you enjoy the podcast, please subscribe and share with others.For more, go to relationshipsatwork.ca And connect with me for more great content! Sign Up for R@W Notes Subscribe on Youtube Follow on Linkedin Follow on Instagram Follow me on Threads Follow on TikTok Email me anytime

Host Russel Lolacher discusses the impacts and problems with yelling at work.We all get a little frustrated at others at work. Could be about them, more likely it’s about us. That’s ok. It happens. BUT how we react to that frustration is a whole other thing. And yelling at others, is never OK. For this show, Russel cites interviews with Stanford University professor and author of THE ASSHOLE SURVIVAL GUIDE Bob Sutton, shares real world stories from his own experience and those shared in his community, and provides tactics you can take to address this impact to the employee experience.The articles Russel mentions, include:Harvard Business Review - Is It OK to yell at your employeesNew York Times - Shouting can Backfire in Many a WorkplaceMarketplace.Org - Yelling at Work Persists Despite Awareness of Ill EffectsHighlights:the impacts yelling can have on coworkers and the culturethe different ways yelling can show up at work with real-life exampleshow yelling can be addressed from leadership and as the yellerIf you enjoy the podcast, please subscribe and share with others.And connect with me for more great content! Sign Up for R@W Notes Subscribe on Youtube Follow on Linkedin Follow on Instagram Follow me on Threads Follow on TikTok Email me anytime

In episode five, host Russel Lolacher sits down with a professor and consultant on podcasting Vernon Ross on using internal podcasts for your organization to help with employee engagement.Vernon shares his experience with...The difference between private and internal podcasts.What are the most important things to consider before starting a podcast.How an internal podcast can benefit the employee experience (spoiler - onboarding and knowledge transfer).How to market your podcast internally.What organizations shouldn't consider an internal podcast.If you enjoy the podcast, please subscribe and share with others.For more, go to relationshipsatwork.ca And connect with me for more great content! Sign Up for R@W Notes Subscribe on Youtube Follow on Linkedin Follow on Instagram Follow me on Threads Follow on TikTok Email me anytime

Host Russel Lolacher revisits Maslow's Need Hierarchy. You remember that one, right? Well it actually gets a lot more interesting. One of the inspirations for Maslow's theory was in the time he spent with the Blackfoot First Nations for six weeks, and writer Teju Ravilochan has done an amazing job summarizing that research. In his article The Blackfoot Origins of Maslow's Need Hierarchy, I found another side to understanding needs and how it could apply to our relationship at work.From this review, he'll highlight: the difference in deficiency needs and growth need in the workplacehow the Blackfoot version of the hierarchy expands Maslow's theory and is as important if not more so.ways in the two hierarchies can relate to relationships at work with employees and culture.ways in which you can understand the needs of your organization so you can do something about it.If you enjoy the podcast, please subscribe and share with others.And connect with me for more great content! Sign Up for R@W Notes Subscribe on Youtube Follow on Linkedin Follow on Instagram Follow me on Threads Follow on TikTok Email me anytime

For our first episode, host Russel Lolacher speaks with plain language advocate Leslie O'Flahavan on the importance of simplifying how we communicate. A member of the Center for Plain Language, Leslie shares her insights into...what plain language is and is notwhy it is importanthow a lack of plain language can impact disengagementdanger of buzzwordstactics you can use right now to communicate plainly.If you enjoy the podcast, please subscribe and share with others.And connect with me for more great content! Sign Up for R@W Notes Subscribe on Youtube Follow on Linkedin Follow on Instagram Follow me on Threads Follow on TikTok Email me anytime

Host Russel Lolacher digs into a 2021 study by Explorance and Wakefield Research to probe employees attitudes on workplace surveys in their hope to uncover the causes of employee satisfaction or dissatisfaction at work, and it's possible linkage to employees leaving.In the study, he'll highlight: communication of results with executive and employeesemployee attitudes towards internal surveysways in which badly conducted surveys can impact employee engagementways organizations can treat surveys properly.If you enjoy the podcast, please subscribe and share with others.And connect with me for more great content! Sign Up for R@W Notes Subscribe on Youtube Follow on Linkedin Follow on Instagram Follow me on Threads Follow on TikTok Email me anytime

For this episode, host Russel Lolacher speaks with The People-Skills Coach Kate Nasser on the impacts of negativity at work and the importance of addressing it.The author of the book Leading Morale: The People Skills to Stop Negativity and Ignite Contributions shares her expertise on:defining negativitytypes of negativityhow negativity can show up at workthe impact negativity has on a culture and individuallyhow to address negativityhow to self-identify and address negativity in ourselvesIf you enjoy the podcast, please subscribe and share with others.And connect with me for more great content! Sign Up for R@W Notes Subscribe on Youtube Follow on Linkedin Follow on Instagram Follow me on Threads Follow on TikTok Email me anytime

Welcome to Relationships at Work - the Employee Experience and Workplace Culture Podcast. In this introduction episode, host Russel Lolacher shares what you can expect from listening to the show and why he's focusing on the employee experience. This podcast will invite experts to talk on specific topics that are part of the work environment and what we encounter daily. From addressing negativity to improving communication, starting internal surveys to providing feedback, understanding purpose to fixing the broken cycle of useless meetings. Who’s the podcast for? It’s for those who want to improve where they work by controlling what they can control - themselves and their interactions. Those who want to improve themselves, think differently, bring new ideas to work or proven ideas that need to be reinforced. If you lead others in your organization (or want to), this podcast is for you. And connect with me for more great content! Sign Up for R@W Notes Subscribe on Youtube Follow on Linkedin Follow on Instagram Follow me on Threads Follow on TikTok Email me anytime