Episodes

  • Building Company Culture From the Bottom-Up, with Brett Hoogeveen

    Building Company Culture From the Bottom-Up, with Brett Hoogeveen
    Jun 24 2024
    In this podcast episode, Dr. Jonathan H. Westover talks with Brett Hoogeveen about building company culture from the bottom-up. Brett Hoogeveen (https://www.linkedin.com/in/brett-hoogeveen/) is the co-founder of BetterCulture, a product and technology company intently focused on making the world a better place to work. A former healthcare executive, retired engineer, and startup investor, Brett helps organizations build stronger leaders and engage every employee. Check out all of the podcasts in the HCI Podcast Network!
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    29 mins
  • 51 - Fire Up Innovation: Sparking and Sustaining Innovation Teams, with Helene Cahen

    51 - Fire Up Innovation: Sparking and Sustaining Innovation Teams, with Helene Cahen
    Jun 10 2024
    In this podcast episode, Dr. Jonathan H. Westover talks with Helene Cahen about her book, Fire Up Innovation: Sparking and Sustaining Innovation Teams. Helene Cahen, MS, author of Fire Up Innovation: Sparking and Sustaining Innovation Teams (www.fireupinnovation.com/book), is an innovation strategist, trainer, facilitator, and speaker with over 20 years of experience helping companies navigate innovation challenges. She is the founder and principal consultant at Fire Up Innovation Consulting (previously Strategic Insights), where she guides Fortune 500 companies, small businesses, and non-profits to understand innovation, create innovative new products/services, build effective teams, and support a user-centered culture. Cahen has been a facilitator and lecturer for the Haas School of Business and is now coaching in their Executive Program. She was also the vice president of innovation for a startup and worked in and for package goods corporations in the beginning of her career. She is in demand as a speaker on the topic of innovation, design thinking and creativity, and recently did a TEDx talk on high-performance collaboration for teams. Trained in creative problem solving and design thinking, Cahen received an MS in Creativity and Change Leadership from the Center for Applied Imagination at the State University of New York (SUNY) Buffalo. She also has a business degree from Sciences Po Paris, a prestigious French business school. Check out all of the podcasts in the HCI Podcast Network!
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    32 mins
  • 50 - The Shifting Nature of Performance Management, with Orin Davis

    50 - The Shifting Nature of Performance Management, with Orin Davis
    May 27 2024
    In this podcast episode, Dr. Jonathan H. Westover talks with Orin Davis about the shifting nature of performance management. Orin Davis earned the first doctorate in positive psychology, and is a self-actualization engineer who enables people to do and be their best. He consults for companies from startups to multinationals on hiring strategies, culture, innovation, diversity/equity/inclusion, and employee well-being, and coaches people at all levels on building self-knowledge and developing personal and professional growth trajectories. As the principal investigator of the Quality of Life Laboratory, he conducts research on flow, creativity, hypnosis, and mentoring. Dr. Davis teaches business at Columbia University, and gives workshops and lectures globally about human capital, creativity and innovation, and positive psychology. He is a startup advisor who helps early-stage companies enhance their value propositions, pitches, culture, and human capital, and writes and speaks avidly about human capital, creativity and innovation, and positive psychology. Check out all of the podcasts in the HCI Podcast Network!
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    28 mins
  • 49 - Approaching Layoffs in a More Humane Manner, with Deb Muller

    49 - Approaching Layoffs in a More Humane Manner, with Deb Muller
    May 14 2024
    In this podcast episode, Dr. Jonathan H. Westover talks with Deb Muller about how we can approach layoffs in a more humane manner. Deb Muller (https://www.linkedin.com/in/debbiemuller/) is the founder, and CEO of HR Acuity. After serving in executive HR roles at numerous Fortune 500 companies including Honeywell, Citibank, and Marsh & McLennan, Deb launched HR Acuity in 2006, to create technology with built-in expertise and equip organizations to manage employee relations more strategically. Deb provides a wealth of real-world experience and guidance to help companies strengthen processes, transform workplace culture, and elevate employee relations as a strategic driver of business success. Deb holds a BS in Industrial and Labor Relations from Cornell University and an MA in Instructional Systems Development from the University of Maryland. Check out all of the podcasts in the HCI Podcast Network!
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    31 mins
  • 48 - Three Ways to Improve Your Adult Learning, with Carrie Graham

    48 - Three Ways to Improve Your Adult Learning, with Carrie Graham
    Apr 30 2024
    In this podcast episode, Dr. Jonathan H. Westover talks with Carrie Graham about three ways to improve your adult learning. Carrie Graham, PhD cares about your employees and clients. She's an adult learning strategist and training consultant who helps businesses improve learner engagement, information retention, and skills application. Dr. Graham turns adult learning and workplace learning theories into a practical strategy to improve your trainings. Check out all of the podcasts in the HCI Podcast Network!
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    38 mins
  • 47 - Building Intentional Community in Hybrid Work Settings, with Surabhi Lal

    47 - Building Intentional Community in Hybrid Work Settings, with Surabhi Lal
    Apr 23 2024
    In this podcast episode, Dr. Jonathan H. Westover talks with Surabhi Lal about building intentional community in hybrid work settings. Surabhi Lal (https://www.linkedin.com/in/surabhilal) is in the business of creating a better future of work—whether it be remote, hybrid, or in-person. A boundary spanning leader, she is a facilitator, professor, and storyteller who creates spaces where people feel seen and builds workplace communities where people want to go to work. Using empathy and strategy she guides leaders in creating cultures grounded in inclusion, belonging, and learning. She has coached thousands of job seekers, entrepreneurs, and organizations to help them create a better future of work. Check out all of the podcasts in the HCI Podcast Network!
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    33 mins
  • 46 - Gamifying and Operationalizing Workplace Culture, with Alexandra Bowden

    46 - Gamifying and Operationalizing Workplace Culture, with Alexandra Bowden
    Apr 16 2024
    In this podcast episode, Dr. Jonathan H. Westover talks with Alexandra Bowden about gamifying and operationalizing workplace culture. Alexandra Bowden is a speaker, consultant, partner, educator, and advocate. She has a vision to put customer service and creativity back into the Talent equation. After a dramatic career pivot of her own, and realizing that talent can come from a multitude of places which we aren't tapping into, she founded PEOPLEfirst. Check out all of the podcasts in the HCI Podcast Network!
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    30 mins
  • 45 - The Need for Technology Apprenticeship Programs, with Jennifer Carlson

    45 - The Need for Technology Apprenticeship Programs, with Jennifer Carlson
    Apr 9 2024
    In this podcast episode, Dr. Jonathan H. Westover talks with Jennifer Carlson about the need for technology apprenticeship programs. Jennifer Carlson (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-carlson-she-her-99838b2/) serves as Co-Founder and Executive Director of Apprenti. Apprenti is a non nonprofit organization that creates alternative pathways to access tech talent and help organizations address digital skills shortages, while providing economic mobility to underrepresented groups by identifying, training, and placing diverse talent in tech careers. Additionally, Jennifer serves on the Tech Councils of North America (TECNA) workforce board and as an Adjunct Professor in Graduate Studies at Seattle University. Check out all of the podcasts in the HCI Podcast Network!
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    30 mins