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Rehumanize and Revive Your Workplace Atmosphere

Original Air Date Wednesday, September 1, 2021

As the pandemic wanes and the world goes back to work, employees are re-evaluating their life and career goals. Furthermore, the great global reset has offered leaders the opportunity to transform and rehumanize the workplace by introducing healthy practices into the corporate culture.

To explore the ways leaders can increase their chances of retaining and hiring the best and brightest thinkers and doers for their organizations by creating climates of well-being and joy, Harvesting Happiness Podcast Host Lisa Cypers Kamen speaks with two authors who are experts in expelling toxicity from the workplace.

Rosie Ward describes the key principles from her book Rehumanizing the Workplace: Future-Proofing Your Organization While Restoring Hope, Well-Being, and Performance and how individuals can ground and reset before reentering the workplace after the pandemic.

And, Alan Willett, a Fortune 500 preferred consultant for leadership coaching, details the essential components of his two leadership books, Leading the Unleadable: How to Manage Mavericks, Cynics, Divas, and Other Difficult People & Lead with Speed: Fire Up Your Team, Power Your Engines of Development, and Make Your Organization Soar.

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Rehumanize and Revive Your Workplace Atmosphere with Rosie Ward Ph.D. & Alan Willett

Rosie Ward Ph.D. began her career in the fitness industry with a BA in Kinesiology and Master’s in Public Health. After experiencing the effects of a toxic workplace, she decided to shift gears, earning a Ph.D. in Organizational Management. After holding various leadership and consulting roles, Rosie co-founded Salveo Partners, LLC, a consulting and professional development firm dedicated to rehumanizing workplaces so organizations and their people can thrive.

Books: Rehumanizing the Workplace: Future-Proofing Your Organization While Restoring Hope, Well-Being, and Performance

Rosie Ward PhD — Five Rehumanizing Principles:

  • Can organizations do more to promote personal health and a healthy workplace climate? {3:13}
  • Does workplace wellbeing increase a corporation’s ROI? {5:43}
  • The language used in the workplace can create loyal clients and employees. {10:49}
  • Rosie describes the ‘messy middle’, where employee growth and transformation occurs. {16:20}
  • Rosie describes the ‘messy middle’, where employee growth and transformation occurs. {16:20}
  • How to create a climate of fearlessness in an organization. {23:08}
  • Rosie recommends gaining grieving and grounding before searching for your next opportunity. {26:08}

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Rehumanize and Revive Your Workplace Atmosphere with Rosie Ward Ph.D. & Alan Willett

Alan Willett has a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science and a Master’s Degree in the Management of Technology and Organizational Change. Originally a software engineer, he quickly took on management positions as a result of his strong organizational skills and commitment and has worked side by side with leading experts from around the world.

Books: Leading the Unleadable: How to Manage Mavericks, Cynics, Divas, and Other Difficult People & Lead with Speed: Fire Up Your Team, Power Your Engines of Development, and Make Your Organization Soar

Alan Willett — Revive Your Workplace Atmosphere

  • Alan shares an example of his problem-solving techniques when assisting organizations. {31:47}
  • The key ingredient to make people open and receptive to change. {34:07}
  • In his books, Leading the Unleadable and Leading with Speed, Alan identifies the critical difference between fast and slow projects. {37:23}
  • To reach the leadership sweet spot, lead with joy. {43:57}
  • Leading the Unleadable is about unwrapping the gifts of the unleadable and redirecting them to where they are most needed. {51:08}

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Shareables:

“Organizations need to do things for their people, not to their people.” @DrRosieWard on @HHTalkRadio Share on X “If we try to ignore the stuff that is hard, it is not benign, it will come back and get in our way over and over.” @DrRosieWard on @HHTalkRadio Share on X “People will often choose the familiar over the better.” @AlanWillettUSA on @HHTalkRadio Share on X “Constructive conflict is useful.” @AlanWillettUSA on @HHTalkRadio Share on X

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