Stepping outside of our comfort zones is where growth begins. As Monique Herena, chief colleague experience officer at American Express, puts it, change is both necessary and challenging.

She offers practical strategies for helping leaders navigate change, and what to do with leaders who aren't on board. She also shares how American Express has navigated flexible work, and why it's important for everyone, including individual contributors, to model values and leadership behaviors.

Share a time you stepped outside your comfort zone at work with me. E-mail me at roula.amire@greatplacetowork.com.

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Feeling stuck? It might be your fear of failure.

Amy Edmondson, Novartis professor of leadership and management at Harvard Business School, joins us to talk about her new book, “The Right Kind of Wrong: The Science of Failing Well”— the 2023 Business Book of the Year.

Renowned for her research on psychological safety, Amy talks about failing well, what types of failures to avoid, and why high performing teams report more errors than lower performing teams.

Companies that learn from failures are also more likely to be innovative and agile.

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Ric Campo and Keith Oden, CEO and president, respectively, of Camden Property Trust share their approach to building a company culture centered around care. This philosophy has boosted employee engagement and satisfaction, and contributed to the company's business success.

We explore how Camden fosters a caring environment and how they've addressed challenges like maintaining a strong company culture during difficult times.

They also shared their approach to workplace flexibility in an industry where flexibility hasn't been the norm.

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