Insights - An Employee Engagement Show

In this brief final episode of #Insights, Santi shares about the acquisition of Emplify by 15Five, and how you can join him and Adam on Episode 18 of the HR Superstars Podcast to learn all about it... Adam, Santi, and 15Five cofounders, David Hassell and Shane Metcalf, will share about how they successfully joined two founding teams, two complimentary products, and two cultures to create more engaged and higher performing workplaces for thousands of organizations. You can listen by visiting 15Five.com/podcast or by searching for "HR Superstars" on the platform where you’re listening right now. Please subscribe for access to this and other phenomenal interviews with people leaders from companies like Siemens USA, Eventbrite, and Twitter. Thank you for listening and we hope you’ll join us on HR Superstars!

As the end of this year draws to a close, we are taking time to review our most listened to episodes of 2020. On one Bite-Size Insights this year, we talked high-level about what people need to do their best work. For many, a barrier for achieving a high level of engagement is burnout. The data supporting this statement came from the employee engagement trends report we launched in January. Fast forward a few months and employees are still struggling with burn out yet, the stressors and solutions look vastly different. While 2020 hasn’t gone as planned one thing remains true, the people closest to executing your company’s strategy are often the ones at risk or who already are experiencing burnout. How does this understanding of burnout impact us in today’s environment? And what do people actually need to be successful at work whether it’s at home or in an office? Helping unpack these questions is Jeff Smith, a psychologist and the Director of 15 Five's Best Self Academy and our Santiago Jaramillo, CEO of Emplify.

As the end of this year draws to a close, we are taking time to review our most listened to episodes of 2020. This year has been a year like no other and one many of us could have anticipated. As leaders, we have had to be agile both in our plans for the year as well as adapting to what our employees Earlier this year, we launched our employee engagement trends report showcasing data that explained what drivers employees cared about the most. Earlier in the year, we revisited this data asking, “Is what we thought to be true then still true today? Joining the discussion is Kevin Kruse, New York Times Best Selling author and CEO of LeadX, along with Santiago Jaramillo, CEO of Emplify.

As the end of this year draws to a close, we are taking time to review our most listened to episodes of 2020. The only thing certain right now is change. The way we work, the way we live are going to continue to change and adapt. We’ve heard from many leaders who are trying to foster resilience, which is the capacity to recover quickly from challenges. Think 90’s classic, “I get knocked down, but I get up again”. No matter who we are, we have all faced difficulties over the past few months. As leaders look to develop re-entry strategies and update their policies and procedures, the word resilience can’t be ignored. It’s the trait that gives us the ability to keep going when the light at the end of the tunnel may not be clear. Earlier this year we had two guests share their thoughts on what this means to leaders: Hakemia Jackson, a cultural strategist, an executive coach, and partner with Bravely, and Jeff Smith, a psychologist and the Director of 15 Five's Best Self Academy.

As the end of this year draws to a close, we are taking time to review our most listened to episodes of 2020. As organizations start to re-open their offices, leaders are looking for answers on the best ways to approach their re-entry strategy. The reality is the right approach can look different day-to-day with a focus on being flexible in responding to employee feedback. Hollie Delaney, Chief People Strategist of Zappos.com joined earlier this year to share the various elements she thinks leaders should consider when developing a re-entry strategy. With over 12 years of experience, she’s been instrumental in providing Zappos.com as the best place to work for all employees. In helping answer the question around re-entry, Adam Weber also weighs in sharing why he thinks the term re-entry may be the wrong word choice altogether.

As the end of this year draws to a close, we are taking time to review our most listened to episodes of 2020. We’ve all had to become digital leaders in a myriad of ways. Earlier this year we asked Santiago Jaramillo, Emplify’s CEO, and Adam Weber, Emplify’s Chief People Officer to provide us with practical insights around availability as leaders look to stay in front of their team and the organizations while being remote. While Santiago and Adam share their recommendations, Sam Yoder joins again to provide some perspective to those leaders who are maintaining social distancing yet may be in an industry where remote working isn’t one hundred percent feasible. What have you found to be successful in keeping your culture and people connected while you’re physically apart?

On this bite-size, we’re discussing the workplace trends leaders can expect to see going into 2021. Joining us to share his insights and predictions is Emplify’s Co-Founder and Chief People Officer Adam Weber.

On this bite-size, we’re joined by Emplify CEO and CoFounder Santiago Jaramillo to discuss the new way of thinking about talent development. Employees don’t leave companies, they leave managers. Yet, managers tend to be one of the most under-resourced and under-supported roles in the company. Santi is here to help us understand how companies can develop truly excellent managers.

On this bite-size we’re joined by one of Emplify’s fabulous People Insights Consultants, Dustin Goeglein. Dustin was an early remote employee at Emplify, long before the pandemic made it the new normal. He’s the perfect person to help us answer the question, how can leaders foster engagement in remote work environments?

On this Bite-Size, we’re digging into the ways HR leaders can make a business case for employee engagement and other people initiatives. Getting the resources you need can be a challenge, especially when businesses are trying to cut as much expense as possible. Helping us break it down is Bonnie Curtis, formerly of Procter & Gamble and currently Chief Human Resources Officer at Castellini Group.

On this special Bite-Size, we aren’t exactly answering a question. Rather we are thinking about what it means to practice gratitude. Emplify’s Co-founder and Chief People Officer Adam Weber does an amazing job of practicing gratitude in his daily routine and incorporating that into team meetings and the culture at Emplify. He joins to discuss the impact gratitude has on his life and share a few tactical insights to help you add it into your routine.

On this Bite-Size, we’re going deep on one the most important tools for managers: the 1:1. Specifically, how can leaders run effective one-on-one meetings? Helping us share some tactical insights are two Emplifiers, Chris Sego, People Insights Consultant, and Christi Pendarvis, Senior Director of Customer Success.

As we continue to navigate the strains and challenges of the new work environment, one group that we don’t talk about enough is parents. On this bite-size, we’re focusing on what leaders can do to encourage working parents and improve their engagement during this time. Joining us to offer her expertise on this topic is Megan Nail, VP of Total Rewards Practice at our friends, FirstPerson Advisors.

Every leader wants their team to perform well, but with so many teams working from home, encouraging productivity can be challenging. On this Bite-Size, we’re tackling the question, how can leaders build highly -productive remote teams? Joining us to offer his expertise on this topic is Emplify’s Co-founder and Chief People Officer, Adam Weber.

On previous episodes of Insights, we’ve spent a lot of time talking about burnout; what causes it, how to recognize it, and why it’s been more prevalent in recent months. Since it’s probably not going anywhere any time soon, we wanted to take the opportunity to talk about how to avoid it. Joining us to offer some actionable steps leaders can take is Emplify’s Co-founder and Chief People Officer, Adam Weber.

As leaders, we expect a lot of ourselves. As humans, we’re going to make mistakes. Sometimes those mistakes hurt the team. Hopefully, you’ve built enough trust that when hiccups happen, they feel comfortable pointing them out to you. On this bite-size, Emplify’s Kham Msiska joins us to share his insights on how leaders should respond when receiving negative feedback.

If you’ve listened to the show before, then you’re probably familiar with the 17 drivers we use to measure engagement. Each one offers a different insight into the state of your team that can create an action plan for how to improve engagement. When working to engage the diverse people groups in your organization, there are a few of these drivers that really stand out. On this bite-size, we’re breaking down those KPIs and showing how you can use them to drive engagement. Back again are Kham Msiska, Controller at Emplify and Gabby Van Alstine, Director of People Ops at Emplify.

As leaders driving engagement, it’s our responsibility to have difficult conversations with our team members. So how can leaders start those conversations? Joining us to offer their insights are Kham Msiska, Controller at Emplify and Gabby Van Alstine, Director of People Ops at Emplify.

On this bite-size, we’re breaking down an engagement metric called the Belonging Score. It’s a great tool to gain insights into the engagement on your team, especially when it comes to minority and underrepresented people groups. Joining us to share more about this metric is Adam Weber, Emplify’s Co-founder and Chief People Officer.

On today’s bite-size, we’re wrapping up a two-part episode from Sarah Nodarse of The Zone, a global culture consultancy on a mission to make organizations more human. In part one, Sarah broke down the meaning of diversity and inclusion, and shared a unique approach to these concepts. In this episode, she’ll discuss the meaning of equity and why it matters.