Punk Rock HR Episode 97: Spoiler alert! Nobody’s fixing work, not even me. I’m not living up to the Let’s Fix Work brand promise, and there’s nothing worse than a brand that doesn’t deliver. So, it’s time to flip the script. It’s time to say good-bye to Let’s Fix Work and hello to a podcast…
Let’s Fix Work Episode 96: If you’ve been to a conference over the past decade, you’ve seen Simon T. Bailey up on stage motivating you to be brilliant and be your best. He is a Breakthrough Strategist whose life’s purpose is to teach 1 billion+ people how to be fearless and create their future. By…
Let’s Fix Work Episode 95: What’s up with school lunches? How can we make them better? You may be asking yourself, “What do school lunches have to do with fixing work, Laurie?” Well, in today’s episode, you’ll learn how one company is working to bring better food and nutrition to schools and how these efforts…
Let’s Fix Work Episode 94: This week’s episode features Asha Curran, Co-Founder and CEO of Giving Tuesday. Giving Tuesday is a global generosity movement that unleashes the power of people in organizations to transform their communities and the world. I’m a fan of big ideas and people who are out there making a difference in…
The year was 2010. The place was in my head. I had been blogging for six years, but only killing it for about three years. How do I continue to differentiate myself on the social web in a growing and noisy HR marketplace? “I need a new headshot!” Back in the day, my husband took…
Let’s Fix Work Episode 93: This week I am introducing you to Barry O’Reilly, a business advisor, entrepreneur, and author who has pioneered the intersection of business model innovation, product development, organizational design, and culture transformation. Barry authored both Unlearn and Lean Enterprise. If this isn’t enough cred, he is also the founder of ExecCamp…
Let’s Fix Work Episode 92: On today’s show, I’m speaking to Elena Valentine, the Co-Founder, CEO, and Servant Leader of Skill Scout, a Chicago-based filmmaking company. Elena and her colleagues are workplace documentarians—they tell workplace stories. What’s a workplace story? Well, it could be a video on a careers page. It could be a film…
Let’s Fix Work Episode 91: On today’s show, I’m talking to Keita Williams. She’s the founder and chief strategist of Success Bully. Success Bully is an elite accountability practice for high achievers and Type As who are stuck and need strategic support (aka a professional butt-kicking) to create momentum in their personal and professional lives. …
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…