Joyful colleagues building a culture of happiness for professional success, podcast with Rich Sheridan & James Goebel

Joy on Purpose: Building a Culture of Happiness for Personal and Professional Success

Original Air Date Wednesday, June 24, 2020.

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to work with purpose or to gain joy from your work? What if you felt a deep sense of transparency, valued communication, and trust with the people you work with? How would your home life change if you came home from work not needing to get a day’s worth of frustration off of your chest?

To discover the benefits of creating and working in a joyful work environment with culture of happiness, Harvesting Happiness Podcast Host, Lisa Cypers Kamen speaks with two men who have first-hand experience with it, the founders of Menlo Innovations, James Goebel and Rich Sheridan. James and Rich describe the unique environment they have created at Menlo Innovations and why other companies tour their basement office for ideas and inspiration.

The software company has a non-traditional workplace structure where team members work in pairs, projects are peer-reviewed, and the responsibility of human resources belongs to everyone. It is sophisticatedly simple.

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Meet Our Guests:

Joy on Purpose: Building a Culture of Happiness for Personal and Professional Success with Rich Sheridan & James Goebel

Richard Sheridan is CEO and co-founder of Menlo Innovations, which has won the Alfred P. Sloan Award for Business Excellence in Workplace Flexibility for six straight years and five revenue awards from Inc. magazine. He frequently speaks at business conferences and to major corporations such as Mercedes-Benz, Nike, and 3M. He lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Book: Joy, Inc.: How We Built a Workplace People Love and Chief Joy Officer: How Great Leaders Elevate Human Energy and Eliminate Fear

James Goebel is a founding partner of Menlo Innovations. He holds a master’s in business administration from Eastern Michigan University, is a certified Project Management Professional, a certified Scrum Master, and enjoys speaking at conferences, teaching classes, and speaking to small local groups to share the lessons he has learned.

Rich Sheridan & James Goebel — Integrating Human Nature and Culture of Happiness into the Workplace:

  • How problems are embraced and solved at Menlo. {2:18}
  • Bring your baby to work day is every day at Menlo Innovations. {5:41}
  • Creating a culture of joy in the workplace and how Human Resources work at Menlo. {9:23}
  • How the Menlo model transforms a workplace into a ‘humanplace’. {16:07}
  • Communication skills practiced during the workday permeate into employee’s relationships at home. {19:29}
  • Team members have a vested interest in each other’s challenges and joy. {22:42}
  • Allowing the natural rhythm of life and human flow to take precedent in an office environment. {24:57}
  • The Menlo office exudes an element of trust and a strong feminine energy. {31:02}
  • Rich and James created the company because they want to work with purpose, not win the lottery. {43:34}
  • What it is like working in an environment where help comes to find you before you ask for it. {49:28}

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H–Factor: Where is Your Heart? — Lisa’s documentary film explores the journey of human happiness. Emotions are contagious and happiness is a universally desired state. We tend to forget we all have the freedom to be happy or the liberty to be miserable each day.

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