Work Positive

How well does the company you work for make your dreams come true? Ever wish they had a dream machine to help you? Dane Espegard is Dr. Joey’s guest on this episode of the Work Positive Podcast. He’s the author of The Dream Machine: A Leader's Guide to Creating Teams of High Performers Who Achieve Extraordinary Outcomes.  Dream a little dream with Dane and Dr. Joey as you discover how to: ☀️ encourage personal dreams to boost team motivation and performance. ☀️ connect individual aspirations with company objectives for greater engagement. ☀️ engage with platforms like Dreams Vault to help track and realize employee dreams. Get in touch with Dane: Book: The Dream Machine: A Leader's Guide to Creating Teams of High Performers Who Achieve Extraordinary Outcomes  Author Website:  www.DaneEspegard.com Guest Social Media:  IG | FaceBook | Linkedin Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How well do your company’s leaders listen? Act on what they hear? How loyal are your co-workers? How does their happiness drive customer satisfaction? Carmen Ruiz is Dr. Joey’s guest on this episode of the Work Positive Podcast. She understands the amazing relationship between how she demonstrates how much she values her employees and how well they satisfy customers. She grows her people and they grow the profits. How does she do that? She invests in her employees' happiness and well-being cultivates a positive work culture of loyalty, creativity, and excellence at FASTSIGNS Daytona, Ready to discover how you can do the same? Then listen up as Carmen and Dr. Joey talk about how: ☀️community involvement and employee development are keys to a success-driven culture. ☀️recognition and goal-oriented incentives drive a positive work culture. ☀️aligning core values between individuals and the company strengthens the team’s productivity. Visit Website: https://www.fastsigns.com/daytona-beach-fl/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How valued do you feel at work? How connected are you to the company mission? How does your sense of value and connection affect your motivation? You get to meet on this episode of the Work Positive podcast a company that gets it right. That appreciates and expresses value to their team members. That connects them to the company mission. They’ve been doing it for over 70 years AND as a family-owned business. In fact, they’ve done it so well, Counselor selected them as the 2022 Distributor Family Business of the Year and a 2024 Best Places to Work. This company's committed to a positive work culture, growth opportunities, and learning and development as pathways to innovation and collaboration. Listen as Dr. Joey talks with CEO Gerry Barker and CRO Amy Serrano of this amazing company and they discuss how you can: ☀️build personal connections that reduce turnover and enhance belonging. ☀️focus on employee appreciation that values employees. ☀️encourage interdepartmental collaboration that prevents organizational silos. Learn more: https://www.barkerspecialty.com/ Follow on Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/company/barker-specialty-company Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When was the last time you heard someone laugh at work? Doesn’t matter whether you were in-person or on Zoom. A belly laugh instead of a polite chuckle? Well, if you need a good laugh, this episode of the Work Positive Podcast is for you. Dr. Joey’s guest has been the “jack of all jokes” since grade school. He’s the author of The Humor Habit. He’s been featured in The New York Times, Forbes, and on his mom’s refrigerator as well as numerous other important media outlets. His first TEDx Talk is used in corporate and collegiate leadership courses around the world. He’s on a global mission for work happiness and helped hundreds of organizations including Google, Discover, US Air Force, US Army, Cisco, and Nasdaq. He creates content for Happify, an app that provides evidence-based solutions for emotional health and well-being for over 17 million users. Get ready to laugh out loud in this Work Positive Podcast as you discover how to: ☀️ leverage humor effectively which releases beneficial neurochemicals for your teams. ☀️ create a positive and engaging work environment through appropriate humor which improves morale and reduces stress. ☀️ build strong, loyal teams and foster an approachable leadership style. Order Paul's newest book: The Humor Habit Book (paulosincup.com) Website: https://www.paulosincup.com/  #positiveworkculture #culturecounts #workpositive #humanresources #culturetransformation #leadership #shrm #thehumorhabit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On a scale of 1-10 with ten being the highest, how great is your boss? How well does your boss give feedback? Empower employees? And do both well across the current landscape of in-person, hybrid, and virtual teams? Doug Dennerline is Dr. Joey’s guest on this episode of the Work Positive Podcast. He’s the author of Make Work Better and CEO of BetterWorks, a company that specializes in performance management. Doug equips bosses to lead and manage with excellence. Discover how to revolutionize greatness, feedback and empowerment as Doug and Dr. Joey talk about how: 🌞 technology can boost remote work engagement and productivity. 🌞 inclusion and diversity in remote teams fuel innovation. 🌞 effective communication and feedback are vital for team success. Go to Doug’s website https://www.betterworks.com/, and learn more. Get Doug’s book here https://makeworkbetter.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dougdennerline/ Company LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/betterworks YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/betterworks #positiveworkculture #culturecounts #workpositive #humanresources #culturetransformation #leadership #shrm #remoteteams Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How do you find meaning in your work? What’s that? You’re wondering what meaning your work has beyond paying the bills? Dr. Alise Cortez is Dr. Joey’s guest on this episode of the Work Positive podcast. Dr. Cortez discovered 15 modes of engagement for you to find meaning in your work. And if you’re a leader, you can help your teams find their mode of engagement with them. Listen as Dr. Joey and Dr. Cortez discuss how: 🌞 purposeful leadership drives success. 🌞 authentic connections improve well-being. 🌞 adaptive cultures navigate change effectively. Learn more from Dr. Cortez at https://www.alisecortez.com Read her amazing books: https://alisecortez.com/writing/ #positiveworkculture #culturecounts #workpositive #humanresources #culturetransformation #changeleadership #shrm #engagement Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How does the company culture in which you work now help you become? To transform from where you are to where you’re called to be? That’s a big question and one we’re exploring today on this episode of the Work Positive podcast. Another way of thinking about becoming is developing how the company culture facilitates persons’ relationship skills and emotional intelligence. Sabine Gedeon is Dr. Joey’s guest on this episode of the Work Positive Podcast. She’s the author of Transformed: The Journey to Becoming. Sabine and Dr. Joey talk about how company culture can: 🌞 develop emotional intelligence and relationship skills 🌞 implement the boomerang strategy to provide fulfillment for retiring boomers and offer learning opportunities for Gen Zs. 🌞 build trust with Gen Zs through trust and clear pathways for advancement. Connect with Sabine: Website: https://sabinegedeon.com/ Add Sabine’s books’ links on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/LeadHership-Reloaded-Reimagining-Redefining-Rehumanizing/dp/B0CH2F8NNB/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3IKKVCNM37C59&keywords=sabine+gedeon&qid=1697322626&sprefix=sabine+gedeon%2Caps%2C183&sr=8-1 Enjoy Sabine’s podcast: Power, Purpose & Prosperity - Life & Leadership Strategies for Impact-Driven Leadershttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/power-purpose-prosperity-life-leadership-strategies/id1598455202 #positiveworkculture #culturecounts #workpositive #humanresources #culturetransformation #emotionalintelligence #shrm #genz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Imagine that your company culture connects with company strategy and purpose. What would your Monday morning feel like? How much flow and productivity would you experience on Wednesdays? Melissa Daimler is Dr. Joey’s guest on this episode of the Work Positive Podcast. Melissa helps you do more than imagine this kind of work culture. She helps you achieve it. And she’s done just that for Adobe, Twitter, WeWork, and now Udemy. She was one of the first coaches to be certified by the International Coach Federation (ICF). She speaks and writes for publications like the Harvard Business Review (HBR), Fast Company, Forbes, and Fortune. She’s the author of ReCulturing: Design Your Company Culture to Connect with Strategy and Purpose for Lasting Success. Listen in on Dr. Joey’s culture conversation with Melissa and learn the importance of: ☀️ a focus on core practices which unites collaboration and behaviors. ☀️ a constant evaluation of culture to insure alignment with company goals. ☀️ a top talent attraction process consistent with the work culture. Melissa’s website: https://www.melissadaimler.com/ Connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissadaimler Amazon link to ReCulturing: Design Your Company Culture to Connect with Strategy and Purpose for Lasting Success: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Melissa-Daimler/author/B09N9CWR37?ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Think about your favorite band. Can you name the bass player? You can’t? And yet if you removed the bass from their music, the whole song would fall apart. The bass is the strong foundation that holds the song together. My guest on this episode of the Work Positive Podcast plays bass. That’s right, Gerald Leonard is an amazing professional musician. PLUS, he sees your company culture as the bass, the foundation, of your work. Culture holds your work together just like the bass line in a song. Listen as Gerald talks about 7 bass culture principles you can play starting today including. 🌞 A compelling vision and clear values are key to attract aligned individuals and guiding organizational behavior. 🌞 Effective storytelling fosters unity and purpose and creates employee buy-in which enhances engagement. 🌞 Adopting best practices, nurturing a positive environment, and focusing on effective execution drive a culture of excellence. So get ready to move your feet, shake your groove thang and Work Positive! (Was “groove thang” too old skool?) Connect with Gerald: LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/geraldjleonard/ Books and courses/ https://geraldjleonard.com/portfolio/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When you boil it down, a positive work culture involves two things: caring and serving. You care for others. You serve others. Sounds simple, right? Not so easy to do though, is it? You’re thinking: “Well, if you worked where I work, you’d know it’s not that simple OR easy.” We all work in a less-than culture at some point. The question is, “What will you do about it?” Dr. Joey’s guest on this episode of the Work Positive Podcast is here to help make culture transformation simplER and easiER. Joey Havens wrote, Leading with Significance: How to Create a Magnetic, People-First Culture. Listen up and find out something significant you can do for your work culture right now! Significant actions like: 🌞 cultivate trust and align actions with values that promote employee well-being and organizational success. 🌞 embrace responsible autonomy to attract and retain top talent. 🌞 trust the power of a strong culture that adapts to evolving people and company expectations. Joey Havens’ website: www.horne.com Joey’s book link to Amazon, Leading with Significance: How to Create a Magnetic, People-First Culture: https://www.amazon.com/Leading-Significance-Magnetic-People-First-Culture/dp/B0BS74FJGT Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The C-suite says, “You just can’t find good people anymore.” And “the people” who consider themselves “good” say, “I just want a manager who knows how to lead.” The reality is it takes everyone working together to create a positive work culture. And yet someone has to start the transformation, clarify the way forward.  And that’s leadership’s responsibility, according to Lyndsay Dowd, Dr. Joey’s guest on this episode of the Work Positive Podcast. Lyndsay is an Apple News Top 10 Coach and author of Top Down Culture: Revolutionizing Leadership to Drive Results. She says leaders best take responsibility for culture transformation as they: 🌞 emphasize self-awareness that shifts from egocentric to collaborative approaches. 🌞 engage with team members to understand and meet their individual needs. 🌞 embrace and understand generational differences as key to a diverse, inclusive, and psychologically safe culture. Lyndsay’s website: www.topdownculture.com Link to Top Down Culture on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Top-Down-Culture-Revolutionizing-Leadership/dp/B0CFZ2H14G Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There is so much uncertainty about everything at work today—the economy, inflation, pandemics, and the list just goes on and on. So how do you survive at  work much less create a positive work culture with all of this uncertainty? Dr. Joey’s guest, Meridith Elliott Powell, became obsessed with uncertainty and how we react so negatively to it. She wanted to discover why so many of us let unpredictability become an obstacle to our success. She set out to find companies with cultures that transform uncertainty into powerful growth opportunities. And she did. Lots of them. How do they do it? They: ☀️ engage team members with a clear vision. ☀️ shift from competition to collaboration for effective problem-solving. ☀️ align decisions with core values to create a unifying energy. Discover the rest of Meredith’s 9-step for making uncertainty your company’s strategic culture advantage in this episode of the Work Positive Podcast. Meridith’s website: https://www.meridithelliottpowell.com/ Meridith’s books: https://www.meridithelliottpowell.com/books/ Meredith’s courses: https://www.meridithelliottpowell.com/online-courses/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ever noticed how some people you talk with are so pleasant and informative, you lean in for more? But other people can read the weather forecast and your teeth grit, your stomach rolls, or you get angry? Which one of these work colleagues do you want to be around? Or, maybe the better question is, “Which are you?” Rosalinda Randall is Dr. Joey’s guest on this episode of the Work Positive Podcast. She helps you communicate better with greater etiquette. She’s an expert source heard around the world and author of 2 books. Listen and discover how to: ☀️ create a positive work culture with genuine and effective communication. ☀️ direct a conversation to a more agreeable outcome. ☀️ practice "KIP" (Keep It Polite and Professional) to nurture more respect in work relationships. Rosalinda’s website: https://rosalindarandall.com/ Rosalinda’s two books available on Amazon: Order Here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lots of companies say, “People are our number one asset.” Maybe yours does, too. But how can you tell the walk matches the talk? That’s it tell AND show? What metrics make a culture that proves people are the number one asset? Dr. Joey’s guest on this episode of the Work Positive Podcast is John Bernatovicz. John helps Human Resource leaders connect the purpose of their work culture with people who are the number one asset. He coaches them to create an engaging, impactful, and yes, fun environment for every team member. Discover how you restore the “human” in “human resources” and: 🌞 embrace the people passion that engages team members. 🌞 empower leaders with what’s necessary to improve employee satisfaction. 🌞 contribute to the well-being of everyone who touches the company. More information on John’s plus order the book HR Like a Boss: Website: https://johnbernatovicz.com/ Follow John on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnbernatovicz/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Do you remember a country song by Alabama whose lyrics went something like this? I’m in a hurry to get things done, I rush and rush until life’s no fun. All I really have to do is live and die. I’m in a hurry and don’t know why…? Does that sound like your song? There’s a significant difference between busyness and business at work. Which does your work culture support? Discover how to defeat a culture of busyness and do business on this episode of the Work Positive Podcast as Dr. Joey interviews Robert and Kay Lee Fukui. The Fukuis are the founders of Power Couples by Design™. They know how impossible it is to avoid bringing work home. After winning awards for helping corporations create long-term profitability and sustainability in their businesses, Kay Lee and Robert wove together corporate best practices with the heart of family businesses. Listen now and discover: *the impact of busyness and its negative effects on productivity and well-being. *how to reassess work-life balance, value delegation, and build effective teams for a healthier work approach. *the importance of character in hiring decisions.   Listen to the podcast Power Up Your Marriage and Business https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/power-up-your-marriage-and-business/id1487687459 Order copy of Tandem book at https://www.thetandembook.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If I survey the people you work with, what would they say about you when I ask this question: Does (insert your name here) value the people they work with? How do you know?” Now you might say, “Sure I value the people I work with.” But how can they tell? Steve Browne is Dr. Joey’s guest on this episode of the Work Positive podcast. He’s known as one who sees and shows the value of people. He’s a storyteller who brings life to work. By day, he’s the Chief People Officer for LaRosa’s, a restaurant chain in Ohio and Indiana with 11 locations. By night, he’s the author of HR Unleashed!!, HR Rising!!, and HR on Purpose!! If you’ve been to a SHRM meeting lately, you know Steve Browne! Steve and Dr. Joey talk about how to show you value people and the hallmark characteristics of companies that do. Some of these qualities are: ☀️ open communication, respect, and guest care are more than talked about and instead actively practiced daily. ☀️ coaching employees and focusing on their strengths, which develops consistency in the company's culture. ☀️ treating employees with respect and dignity which creates a positive work culture. Insert Amazon links to Steve’s 3 books into these titles: HR Unleashed!! HR-Unleashed-Developing-Difference HR Rising!!  HR Rising!!  HR on Purpose!!  - HR on Purpose!!   Connect on LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/steveb5/   Visit website: https://www.sbrownehr.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Robin Dreeke is an expert in both. He’s a former Marine Corps Officer and retired FBI Special Agent who recruited spies. That’s right, he served as Chief of the Counterintelligence Behavioral Analysis Program. When he retired, Robin went from recruiting spies to recruiting allies in business. As an Executive Coach and best-selling author, Robin translates his expertise into his unique Interpersonal Communication Strategies that focuses on trust and solutions as key ingredients in leading a positive work culture. Listen as Dr. Joey interviews Robin about how: ☀️ building trust starts with establishing rapport, which evolves into trust. ☀️ adaptability and prioritizing people and the mission supersedes rigid Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). ☀️ effective leadership within teams focuses on authenticity, transparency, and collaboration which are crucial for fostering a positive work culture. Check out Robin’s book here: https://www.peopleformula.com/the-books Go to his website: https://www.peopleformula.com/ Reach out to him: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rdreeke Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The holidays just cranked up. Are you already feeling burned out? Over 1 out of 2 of your colleagues are. Disengaged? Gallup says 85% of us are.   On an underperforming team? That’s tough sledding.   If you answered yes to any of these 3 questions, this episode of the Work Positive Podcast is for you. Dr. Joey interviews Jimmy Burroughes about what it takes to build a high-performance culture that delivers results. Jimmy realized that traditional approaches to leadership and high-performance team programs leave leaders and teams burned out, disengaged, and underperforming.   Join Dr. Joey’s conversation with Jimmy and discover how: 🌞 leader and employee weekly, meaningful conversations are essential to high performance and engagement. 🌞 regular, short breaks to “think about nothing” spark your brain's creativity and problem-solving capabilities, and combat burnout. 🌞 a balance between driving high performance and caring for employee well-being is crucial for a positive work culture.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How would you describe your influence at work? Highly influential? Somewhat? Barely? One of the keys to creating a positive work culture that connects people and profits is your ability to influence that culture. Dr. Joey’s guest on this episode of the Work Positive Podcast is Josh Elledge, a seasoned entrepreneur known for propelling leaders like you to up their influence. In fact, he named his company, Up MY Influence.  Find out how you up your influence as you: ☀️ prioritize communication using tools that ensure your interconnected, smooth collaboration even in virtual cultures. ☀️ gain trust through transparent sharing about company goals and values. ☀️ respect clear boundaries that protect personal time and enhance work culture. Connect with Josh: https://upmyinfluence.com/ LinkedIn Page: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshelledge/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How do you attract top talent in today’s fast-changing hiring landscape?   Andrea Hoffer is Dr. Joey’s guest on this episode of the Work Positive Podcast. She understands the concern and can answer the question. Her new book Hire Higher provides valuable insights on how to identify and attract top talent. Listen as she discusses best practices like onboarding for long-term success with us today. Discover how to create a Work Positive culture and: 1.    communicate your company's culture consistently to attract and keep the right talent. 2.    provide tools and career growth discussions so people grow. 3.    balance technology and the need for the human touch.   Visit Andrea @ www.aharecruitingexperts.com and get social with her on IG | FaceBook | Twitter | Linkedin | Youtube   Order the book on https://hirehigher.aharecruitingexperts.com/getbook (need to check link as it is down at the time I am adding this) ____________________________________________________________   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices