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Workplace Lab Podcast- Workplace Lab Podcast: Episode 35 w/Tim Dalhby- From peer to manager (older coworkers) | Communications Gag-order | HR: Friend or Foe?

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Today I am joined again by Tim Dahlby, fellow HR expert, and we answer 3 more of your questions. All of them have a figurative “water cooler conversation” tone to them, so it was fun. Our first question comes from a recently promoted employee who now supervises their coworkers who are a fair bit older than them. We also explore a question about a gag order around talking to other employees about recent job changes. Finally, we answer a question from a weary employee who is not sure how to react to the sudden presence of HR in an adjacent cubicle.

Listen in and don’t forget to send us your questions to contact@workplacelab.org!

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Workplace Lab Podcast- Episode 34 w/ Kyle Davies: Link between Health & Performance | Fatigue Mgmt | Opioid Dependency | Resilience

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In today’s episode I am joined by coach and author Kyle Davies– founder of energy flow coaching, which is a holistic approach to mind and body health to improve performance. Kyle and I discuss the linkages between health and performance, mental health, fatigue management, resilience, and even the opioid crisis ravaging the western world.

If you have ever tried to”fix” your feelings or apply the adage of “mind over matter” this episode is especially for you, as Kyle points out some flaws of ignoring our bodies’ signals to us.

Find out more about Kyle and his unique coaching approach at energyflowcoaching.com

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Workplace Lab Podcast- Episode 33 w/ Tim Dahlby: Double-hatting w/o a promo | Abusive relationship & a new job | Office party mishap

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We are back with episode 2 of our fall season. Can you feel the autumnal air yet? I am graciously joined by Tim Dahlby- another HR trusted business partner with more than 20 years of experience at large and small firms. This week we are covering 3 questions from you; first we tackle a question on double hatting without a formal promotion, second we discuss someone who is a domestic violence survivor and has just landed their dream job, but has some questions, and finally we discuss a question from someone who might have had a little too much fun at an office party and it was caught on camera.

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Tim mentions that anyone in a troubled home situation fraught with abuse should seek help and advice. For listeners in the US, you can reach the National Domestic Violence Hotline at  1−800−799−7233 or TTY 1−800−787−3224. Their website is https://www.thehotline.org/

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Workplace Lab Podcast- Episode 32- w/ Vernon Brown: Finding your happiness | Living your best life | Resilience

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Welcome back to the fall season of the Workplace Lab Podcast! I couldn’t be more excited to introduce our listeners to Vernon Brown who is a happiness and success coach. We discuss happiness frankly and talk about everything from “escaping” what makes you unhappy, happiness taking practice, resilience and “living your best life.”

Find more about Vernon at http://whatsyourhappi.com/

Find the referenced TedTalk about stress and longevity here: TedTalk from Kelly McGonigal

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Fall Season coming 16th September!!

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Hey Workplace Lab family- we hope you’ve been enjoying your summer so far. We wanted to let you know that we will be back with our fall season on Sunday, Sept 16th!

This season we will tackle more of your workplace dilemmas, hear from special guests and a whole lot more. Tune in next week!

Workplace Lab Podcast- Episode 31- Unintended Job Share | Working mom not sure if $$ is worth it | Young professional entering workforce

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This episode of the podcast is chock full of useful tidbits. I am again joined by Jen Burton and we discuss 3 more of listener questions. The first: someone who is new to a company, but is working alongside a recent retiree who is taking most of his work, the second: from a working mom with a long commute who is contemplating whether or not the money is worth all the trouble and lastly: someone with a lifetime of work in front of them and is not sure how to transition into the workplace.

Find the episodes referenced at workplacelab.org or wherever you get your podcasts!

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Workplace Lab Podcast- Episode 30: David Holzmer | Psychological Safety | Work Culture | Teams | Vulnerability | Harassment

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This episode I am joined by David Holzmer, an organizational consultant and adviser. Listen in for some interesting insights around what you can do to increase your own effectiveness and sense of belonging at work.

We talk about what psychological safety means and why it is critical to your success, how to use your sphere of influence to shape the culture at your job even if you are an individual contributor, and how being vulnerable might be the key to your success that you’ve been missing.

 

Find more on David at http://www.davidholzmer.com/

 

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Workplace Lab- Episode 29: Dealing with an annoyed boss | How to face downsizing with grace | Going from intern to full-time hire

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This episode I am joined by my good friend Jennifer Burton to tackle three questions straight from you. Jen is an HR professional with 13 years experience. I always appreciate her view on situations, and hopefully you do to.

  1. How to deal with a boss who gives the cold shoulder when you don’t do everything they ask.
  2. What to do when you are facing downsizing/off-shoring.
  3. How do increase your successful conversion from an intern to a full-time employee.

 

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Workplace Lab- Episode 28: John Vespasian- Using history to become the most adaptable, confident, and accomplished version of yourself

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This week’s episode is in two parts… which should indicate exactly how chock full of content it is! I am joined by John Vespasian, a prolific writer of books and blog posts around personal development. John explains why positive thinking has got it all wrong, how to be adaptable, set great goals, be confident w/o being arrogant, and more- all using anecdotes from history.

See more about John here.

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Workplace Lab- Episode 27: w/ Rob Brown (RErelease) Coworker makes more $ | Negotiating | Personal Branding | Reputation

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This re-released episode is chock full of useful tidbits when we walk through some advice for 2 questions from you.
1) What to do when you find out your coworker who does the same job is making more than you, and
2) How to handle when your boss tells you to start looking for another job.

Topics range from negotiating, personal brand, reputation, to trust and other topics!

Rob Brown also sheds some light on personal branding and building your reputation.

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