The role of employees as fans can be complicated. I mean, it’s hard to be a fan of something that has financial control over you or has control over your future. Yet the best employees, the most engaged employees, and the happiest employees, feel a sense of autonomy. They feel like all of their needs…
Let’s Fix Work Episode 90: Today I am joined by Jess Ekstrom, founder of Headbands of Hope and the author of the best-selling book, Chasing the Bright Side: Embrace Optimism, Activate Your Purpose, and Write Your Own Story. If you haven’t guessed already, I’m a naturally cynical podcast host. But I loved my conversation with…
Let’s Fix Work Episode 89: Ready to jump into the new year with a talk about marketing, sales, and music? Perfect, then you are in for a treat! My guest this week is David Meerman Scott. He is a business performance consultant, entrepreneur and bestselling author of Fanocracy: Turning Fans Into Customers and Customers Into…
I’m militantly opposed to working for free. Companies love to pay people in culture and opportunities, but I can’t pay my American Express card with hope and possibility. But I do work for free sometimes. Four times a year, I’ll speak for free to not-for-profit groups, student organizations, and professional associations that are aligned with…
Let’s Fix Work Episode 86 When my podcast producer, Danny Ozment, first told me about virtual summits, I was like, “Wait, what is that all about?” Once I learned more, I realized a virtual summit is a fantastic tool for inner work. The theme in my life and my work for many years has been…
My good friend and past boss, Vadim Liberman, joined me on an episode of Let’s Fix Work recently. We talked about the future of work and technology trends. One of the topics we discussed was workplace relations. We have a line in our society right now where everybody’s collaborative, they’re friends with coworkers or think…
Have you ever parked your car, checked Twitter and were still in the car 10 minutes later? Have you ever woken up in the morning only to check your phone and think, “What the hell am I doing?” You’re not alone. In fact, I’ve just described myself. At times, it feels like I am addicted…
Let’s Fix Work Episode 84 This week my guest is Vadim Liberman. Vadim is someone who is incredibly special to me. He’s so special that I almost didn’t want to share him with the world, but I will because he’s great. Vadim is the new Managing Editor of ERE magazine, which is an online magazine…
In the way that your CEO is comfortable standing in front of a group of investors or a group of advisors and talking about the organization and really understanding what’s happening from a business perspective, he should be just as comfortable doing that in the world of people. Don’t you think? So the question I…
Let’s Fix Work Episode 82 Earlier this year I was invited to speak to a bunch of corporate executives about the future of work. I was there as the special guest expected to bring some new ideas on how to rethink and re-imagine the world of human resources. I love these opportunities because it gives…