126 episodes

If you're passionate about creating better, more fulfilling workplaces, you'll get lots of inspiration and ideas from organizational psychologist Sanja Licina, PhD and aspiring leader, Guille Santana, and their conversations with a variety of guests with remarkable experiences.

Empowering Workplaces Sanja Licina

    • Business
    • 4.7 • 34 Ratings

If you're passionate about creating better, more fulfilling workplaces, you'll get lots of inspiration and ideas from organizational psychologist Sanja Licina, PhD and aspiring leader, Guille Santana, and their conversations with a variety of guests with remarkable experiences.

    Creating Big and Sustainable Change Inside Organizations with Enrique Rubio

    Creating Big and Sustainable Change Inside Organizations with Enrique Rubio

    In today’s episode or Empowering Workplaces, our special guest Enrique Rubio, top 100 HR influencer and founder and head of global community, talks about the evolving landscape of company cultures and some of the positive changes that we have seen in recent years.

    While the pandemic had a positive impact on some employee experience programs, we’re seeing some initiatives and positive changes being rolled back. How can organizations effectively continue to support programs, ones focused on wellbeing for example, even in the face of adversity?

    Join us to learn more about how organizations can continue to drive positive change, even in a post-pandemic world, to continue to create more empowered workplace cultures.

    • 38 min
    How to Create a Culture Where Employees Speak Up with Stephen (Shed) Shedletzky

    How to Create a Culture Where Employees Speak Up with Stephen (Shed) Shedletzky

    Today on Empowering Workplaces we are joined by Stephen (Shed) Shedletzky, founder of Shed Inspires and the celebrated author of “Speak Up Culture.” Shed is an igniter, speaker, and master facilitator who as a part of his career trajectory had also worked on Simon Sinek's team for over a decade.
    In this episode, we talk about the importance of psychological safety in the workplace and its role as the foundation of high-performing teams. Shed shares his insights on creating environments where employees feel safe to voice their ideas, concerns, and feedback, emphasizing the transformative impact this can have on organizational culture and success.
    If you want to get ideas and practical tips for how to create an environment where everyone feels valued, heard, and encouraged to contribute their best, while also feeling inspired along the way, this is a great episode to tune into.

    • 37 min
    Why Having Trust in the Workplace Is Critical, and How We Can More Effectively Build It

    Why Having Trust in the Workplace Is Critical, and How We Can More Effectively Build It

    In this episode of Empowering Workplaces, we talk about the importance of trust in the workplace with one of our favorite thought leaders, Dan Riley, co-founder of RADICL. We believe trust is the foundation to good relationships at work, do you agree?
    If you do, this episode has found you for a reason, because we are in a bit of a crisis. Based on recent research, only about 30% of people reporting high trust work relationships, and 35% are experiencing neutral to toxic workplace dynamics. Why is this happening? We discuss research and our take about the underlying factors driving these trends.
    Tune in to get some ideas for both how you can measure, and strengthen, trust across your organization.

    • 36 min
    Tips on How to Effectively Shape Remote Work Policies

    Tips on How to Effectively Shape Remote Work Policies

    We are joined by Mine Dedekoca, Chief Happiness Officer at Happy Work Studio to talk about how organizations can better navigate the transition between remote, hybrid, and in-office models.

    Mine sheds light on crucial considerations, recognizing that the shift is not merely about where we work but fundamentally about how we work. Whether your organization is currently embracing remote work or in the process of contemplating a return to the office, this episode is a must-listen.

    • 39 min
    Powerful Ways We Can Listen to Our Employees, With Stephanie Murphy, PhD

    Powerful Ways We Can Listen to Our Employees, With Stephanie Murphy, PhD

    Stephanie Murphy, PhD, has built an outstanding reputation in the field of Employee Listening by always pushing the boundaries in the ways she connects with, and listens to employees. With over a decade of experience working with large organizations, Stephanie shares her journey from analyzing employee listening data at Dell Technologies to a more recent listening project, where her approach and methodology we bet will surprise you.

    Throughout the episode, Stephanie highlights the crucial realization that behind every data point of every survey lies a unique story, an individual narrative, and shares practical advice and best practices for creating employee listening programs. No matter the size of your organization, or where you are on the employee listening journey, we are certain you’ll walk away with some great learnings from our conversation with Stephanie.

    • 32 min
    How to Build an Integrated Framework for Workforce Listening with Richard Rosenow

    How to Build an Integrated Framework for Workforce Listening with Richard Rosenow

    In this episode of Empowering Workplaces, we talk with Richard Rosenow, VP of People Analytics Strategy at One Model, who talks about the The Three Channels of Workforce Information: conversations (“what people say”), surveys (“what people say they do”) and systems (“what people do”) as a way to build a comprehensive understanding of your workforce.

    During our conversation, Richard shares practical examples and strategies for harnessing the power of these channels to make informed decisions that positively impact your organization. This episode is a must listen for anyone seeking to enhance their understanding of workforce dynamics and drive success in the ever-evolving landscape of People Analytics.

    • 35 min

Customer Reviews

4.7 out of 5
34 Ratings

34 Ratings

AB's Commentary ,

State of the art knowledge for any HR leader

I appreciate how Maddie and Sanja keep topics relevant. In so many other podcasts you hear the same topics we already discussed a decade ago. This is a relevant and data-driven approach to workplace topics… and still with a lot of heart!

Jameson8888 ,

Invaluable!

Smart, relevant, and needed. Thank you ladies for releasing this content into the world!

MatthewJ3015 ,

Solid podcast

love the expertise and the learnings therein

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