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Brought to you by Industrial-Organizational Psychology (I-O) practitioners, Change Management and Organizational Development (OD) Consultants, Human Resources Professionals, and Management Consultants, Harmonious Workplaces seeks to help organizations compose safe, inclusive, and productive organizations. Join Rich Cruz, Sharyl Volpe, Ben Kleinman, and other I-Os, HRMs, ODs, and more for discussions on topics that shape the way we work together.
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Welcome to our 100th podcast! Woo-hoo. We welcome back to the stage our cohost, coauthor, and content partner, Sharyl Volpe, in this milestone episode. Together, we talk about how concepts from the arts can reduce uncertainty and make your business more resilient.
What's one thing you can do to reduce the cost of uncertainty? Like an art form? Keep listening to find out.
For more episodes, visit www.harmoniousworkplaces.com
#organizationaldevelopment #changemanagement #art #music #theater #leadership #continuousimprovement #makechangeyourfriend
In this episode, we talk about communication channels, tools, and techniques within organizations.
What's one thing you can do to make the way you communicate with others more effective on the job? To turn knowledge into capability? Keep listening to find out.
For more episodes, visit https://www.harmoniousworkplaces.com
#changemanagement #communication #organizationaldevelopment #makechangeyourfriend
In this episode, we discuss feedback in organizations. What are the best practices for soliciting and providing feedback?
What's one thing you can do to make feedback usable by deciding in advance how you'll respond to it purposefully? Keep listening to find out.
Visit www.harmoniousworkplaces.com for more podcast episodes.
#changemanagement #knowledgecontinuity #feedback #organizationaldevelopment #makechangeyourfriend
Welcome to our 97th podcast. Today we're talking about urgency. When is it helpful, and when does it cause panic?
What's one thing you can do to get people moving without panicking? Keep listening to find out.
Find more podcasts at www.harmoniousworkplaces.com. #organizationaldevelopment #changemanagement #changeleadership #makechangeyourfriend #workplace #culture
In this episode, we talk about knowledge transfer in the workplace. This relates to our article in TD Magazine, "Plant the Seeds for Knowledge Transfer."
What's one thing you could do to make sure your unwritten know-how doesn't leave when people walk out the door? Keep listening to find out.
For more podcast episodes, visit www.harmoniousworkplaces.com.
#knowledgetransfer #knowledgecapture #businessprocess #changemanagement #humancapital #organizationaldevelopment #makechangeyourfriend
In this episode, we continue our conversation about goal-setting and motivation, specifically digging more into motivation.
What's one thing you could do to create motivation or keep it going? Keep listening to find out.
For more episodes, visit www.harmoniousworkplaces.com/podcast
#organizationalpsychology #iopsychology #motivation #goalsetting #changemanagement #makechangeyourfriend
In this episode, we talk about something that consistently drives interest, questions, and frankly, frustration in organizations' goal-setting and motivation.
What's the one thing leaders, managers, and individuals can do differently in 2026 to turn goal-setting from an annual exercise into a driver of execution, engagement, and performance? Keep listening to find out.
Find more episodes at www.harmoniousworkplaces.com.
#goalsetting #motivation #organizationaldevelopment #workplaceculture #changemanagement #makechangeyourfriend
Welcome to our 93rd podcast. Today, we're reviewing other people's 2026 trends to see how they compare with our predictions.
What trends did others find that we missed? Keep listening to find out.
Visit our website for more episodes: www.harmoniousworkplaces.com
#trends #predictions #workplace #workplaceculture #changemanagement #organizationaldevelopment #iopsychology #humanresources
In this episode, we're planting the seeds for knowledge transfer.
What's one thing you can do now to take tacit knowledge and convert it to performance? Keep listening to find out.
For more episodes, visit www.harmoniousworkplaces.com
Visit the link below to learn more about our Knowledge Continuity Program and start growing your organization's future today: https://harmoniousworkplaces.com/knowledge-continuity/
#mentorship #training #development #organizationaldevelopment #changeleadership #makechangeyourfriend
In this episode, we're making our 2026 predictions for US workplaces.
Do you agree? Disagree. Keep listening to find out.
Visit www.harmoniousworkplaces.com for more episodes.
#changemanagement #organizationaldevelopment #workplaceculture #humanresources #makechangeyourfriend
In this episode, we review our 2025 predictions. How do we do? Did we come close?
Did we predict accurately or miss the target completely? Keep listening to find out.
For more episodes, visit www.harmoniousworkplaces.com
#organizationaldevelopment #changeleadership #changemanagement #makechangeyourfriend
Welcome to our 89th podcast. Today we're doing something a little different and a little special. Since we've started, we've had the privilege of learning from leaders, thinkers, and practitioners who are shaping the future of work in real time. So in this episode, we're bringing you the best of the guests, a curated collection of standout moments, mic drop lessons, and memorable insights from our incredible guests.
What's one thing you can take away from our guests' lessons and put into action today? Keep listening to find out.
For more episodes, visit www.harmoniousworkplaces.com.
#organizationaldevelopment #changeleadership #changemanagement #humanresources #makechangeyourfriend
Welcome to our 88th podcast. Today we're talking about case studies in successful change management or organizational development.
What's one thing you could do now to help your change management or organizational development initiatives succeed? Keep listening to find out.
To read case studies, visit: https://harmoniousworkplaces.com/about/case-studies/
For more podcast episodes, visit: https://harmoniousworkplaces.com/podcast/
Buy Hermie the HR Hermit Crab books and swag: https://harmoniousworkplaces.com/hermie-the-hr-hermit-crab/
#changemanagement #organizationaldevelopment #makechangeyourfriend #hrsolutions #workplaceculture
In this episode, we discuss gratitude and how it leads to both improved financial performance and better organizational cultures.
What's one thing you can do now to build gratitude within your organization? Keep listening to find out.
Find more podcast episodes on our website at https://www.harmoniousworkplaces.com.
#changemanagement #makechangeyourfriend #organizationaldevelopment #workplaceculture
In this episode, we talk about HR and strategy with our special guest, Hermie the HR Hermit Crab.
What's one thing you can do now to involve human resources in strategic planning and execution? Keep listening to find out!
Find more podcast episodes at www.harmoniousworkplaces.com.
Visit Hermie the HR Hermit Crab and ask him your burning questions about the workplace at www.harmoniousworkplaces.com/askhermie
In this episode, we discuss AI's impact on HR, and specifically what happens when routine paperwork becomes fully automated.
What's one thing you can do now to help HR professionals avoid getting bulldozed by AI? Keep listening to find out.
Get more episodes, take our Workplace Culture Scorecard, or meet our cartoon Hermie the HR Hermit Crab at www.harmoniousworkplaces.com.
In this episode, we discuss disruption and how to cope with our special guest, Quang Le.
What's one thing you can do now to minimize the sense of doom and dread and instill a sense of hope and resilience? Keep listening to find out.
Learn more about Le Transformations at https://letransformations.com/
For more podcast episodes, visit https://www.harmoniousworkplaces.com
In this episode, we'll discuss how the Americans with Disabilities Act or ADA, can help workplace culture with our special guest, Rachel Shaw.
What's one thing you could do now to improve your disability accommodation program? Keep listening to find out.
Contact Rachel Shaw at her website: https://www.shawhrconsulting.com
Catch more Harmonious Workplaces Podcast episodes: https://harmoniousworkplaces.com/
Get Hermie the HR Hermit Crab's new book: https://harmoniousworkplaces.com/hermie-the-hr-hermit-crab/
#ada #disabilities #organizationaldevelopment #changemanagement #workplaceculture #makechangeyourfriend
In this episode, we talk about pizza parties. Can you have too much of a good thing... and are they the right thing?
What's one thing you could do now to throw a pizza party... without taking a pie to the face? Keep listening to find out.
For more episodes, visit https://www.harmoniousworkplaces.com
For the blog post which inspired this episode, visit https://harmoniousworkplaces.com/you-cant-pizza-party-your-way-to-a-great-corporate-culture/
In this episode, we talk about power and agency inspired by Viktor Frankl's perspectives in his book, Man's Search for Meaning. What's one thing you can do now to help your team find power and agency through meaningful work? Keep listening to find out.
For more episodes, visit www.harmoniousworkplaces.com.
Discover how to align your workforce to the purpose of your business with our Visioning Session offer: https://harmoniousworkplaces.com/visioning-session-2/
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