Social Responsibility at Work is your destination for insights from workplace culture thought leaders who are creating more inclusive, sustainable, and regenerative outcomes for organizations, society, and humanity.
“Angela has started the much needed conversation to bring humanity into the work place, and it starts with vulnerability which is beautifully captured in the conversations she has with her guests. I love that she asks each of her guests “what makes you human.” It’s relatable and authentic, and it what is needed to shift the workplace environment to one that encourages growth and celebrates achievement.”
Why Social Responsibility at Work?
WE’VE BEEN DUPED ABOUT WHAT WORK SHOULD BE.
IT’S TIME TO CHALLENGE WORKPLACE CULTURE.
We’re changing minds and hearts about what work means, and challenging tired leadership paradigms — one conversation at a time.
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Social Responsibility At Work is an actionable space for extraordinary humans to share how they are molding human-centric workplaces and changing the world.
“Social Responsibility at Work incredibly insightful and thought-provoking. One of the things I appreciated about the podcast was how it explores the various ways that companies can implement human-centric practices in the workplace.”
Episode 27: Impact Hiring
On this episode, I’m joined by Kim Kelley, co-founder and CEO of Pepelwerk, a technology company designed to help close the gap between social impact and business needs allowing companies to proactively source, upskill, reskill and hire talent. Offering a job is one of the most meaningful and impactful things that a company can do, so Kim and I discuss the importance impact centered recruiting can have on the organization, employees and the community.
Episode 26: Rethinking Productivity by Reclaiming Flow
Ulf Schwekendiek and Steven Puri, Founder and Co-Founder, respectively, of Centered App joined me to discuss why their app is more than just a productivity app. Developed in response to the growing influence distraction technologies, Centered is changing the way people work by getting them into Flow States quicker and remaining there longer. We discuss their experiences in creating this mindfulness app that “helps you get work done faster and happier.”
Episode 25: One of a Kind Meetings
Hybrid working has us all questioning if that meeting could have been an email, but what if you ensured that your next meeting was a one of a kind experience that injected innovation , value and increased engagement? Kanishka Desai, joins me on this episode to share the experiential platform he’s created to bring more positive, inspiring and impactful experiences. His company, Qooley works with creatives and artists to introduce creativity, gamification and play into experiences - including corporate and company meetings.
Episode 24: Beating the Odds of Change Failure
Dr. Behnaz Gholami, is a social scientist and experience designer who has spent her career engineering change using human centered design. We talk about the concept of change for the human experience and how organizations can beat the statistic of 75% of transformative change failing due to people readiness.
Episode 23: HR vs. Racism
Nicole, Oneka and Kendra, all co-founders of HR vs. Racism joined me on this heart-felt episode that’s near and dear to my heart. We talk about the community and destination they built to help create safe spaces for processing the complex topic of racism through the 3 C framework - Building Competence, Confidence and Courage. We explore the HR vs Racism origin story and how the team has created a platform for healing, unpacking and, most importantly, driving anti-racism action and change.
Season 3 Episode 22: Taking the Buzz Out of Disrupt
On this episode with Jennifer, we talk about an evolving idea of disruption in what feels like an exhaustively disruptive 2020 and 2021.
Season 3 Episode 21: Meeting the Moment
We’re are joined by brothers Dan and Patrick Riley. Both Dan and Patrick are co-founders of RADICL an authority in people science and the whole person experience. Our conversation centers around the change moment organizations have found themselves in as of late. While leading through a pandemic and movement around social and racial justice, many organizations have begun to understand their role in creating inclusive spaces where people can thrive.
Season 2 Episode 19: Resilience and Redefining Stress
On this episode, we are joined by Ex-NFL, Ex-Uber turned people first, EQ driven entrepreneur, and stress coach, Evan Singer. Evan has used his experiences at Uber during hyper growth and at the NFL to use a human-centered approach to leadership, communications, performance, and well-being through identifying ego, understanding stress and evolving mindset and resilience. We chat about the individual human connection to stress (why we experience it and how to manage it) and how organizations can inflict or alleviate stress on the system and its people.
Season 2 Episode 18: The Power of Play
Purposeful play at work is an underrated indicator of productivity, team belonging and team morale, so why are we not talking more about it? Join me and guests Gary Ware and Jeff Harry explore play as the “special sauce” for psychologically safe teams and innovative companies.
Season 2 Episode 17: Pride and Joy at Work
On this episode, we’re joined by Ron Thurston, Best Selling Author of Retail Pride and Vice President of Stores at INTERMIX. With over 25 years of retail experience and building big brands such as Tony Burch, Apple, Saint Laurent, and Bonobos Ron shares a unique perspective about the importance of creating and celebrating pride in an industry that employs millions of people and drives a massive portion of our economy.
Season 2 Episode 16: Reduce Drama, Scale Up
On this episode, we’re joined by Daniel Marcos, CEO and Co-Founder at Growth Institute., a leading provider of business education to help small to medium sized firms scale up by reducing chaos and drama. Their mission is to scale impact and reduce drama for 10 million leaders by 2040. We talk about the impact of drama and chaos on quality of life, quality of leadership, employee engagement and the ability to successfully create great company cultures.
Season 2 Episode 15: Supporting Working Parents & Caregivers During a Pandemic
On this episode, we’re joined by Dr. Lindsay Malloy, Ph.D. and Dr. Amanda Zelechoski, J.D., Ph.D. - two psychologists, moms, scholars and researchers. Together, Lindsay and Amanda co-founded Pandemic Parenting - a non-profit organization and community for parents and caregivers to easily access resources and valuable research to help navigate the unique challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. We discuss the role of employers and leaders to incorporate flexible and equitable workplace design for working parents and caregivers.
Season 2 Episode 14: Work-Life Integration & Re-envisioning Holistic Well-Being
On this episode, we’re joined by Stephan Vincent, a thought leader in the Employee Experience (EX) space and a leader at LifeGuides - a well-being and employee assistance solution for conscious leaders and organizations. On the brink of transformation around “well-being at work”, Stephan and I explore a holistic well-being approach that is farther reaching than traditional and limiting physical health well-being programs.
Season 2 Episode 13: Shared Meaning and Workplace Spirituality
I’m excited to introduce my guest Janelle King, Industrial/Organizational Consultant and the Founder of Excel Leadership. Janelle works with organizations to build purpose driven cultures and with individuals to build purpose driven lives that connect to life and work. We explore the concept of workplace spirituality - which is aimed at bridging individual purpose, belonging and community within the workplace.
Season 2 Intro: The Whole Human
We're wrapping up the year with a bit of personal reflection and the vision for Humanly Possible: Future of Work Conversations as we enter our 2nd season and 2021.
Season 1 Episode 10: Frank Laterza & Haley Kuschman, Qualtrics EX Strategists
We’re joined by employee experience strategists, Frank Laterza and Haley Kuschman. Both our guests are leaders at Qualtrics - an experience management platform that brings together organizations’ experience data
Season 1 Episode 9: Donald Bowman, CEO & Founder at DBC
Today’s conversation is with Donald Bowman, CEO and Founder at DBC - a service culture and hospitality consulting firm that specializes in cultures that support service excellence. Donald’s experience has positioned him well to build pressure tested workplace cultures that create comebacks versus set-backs for organizations and their workers during the crisis.
Season 1 Episode 8: Q. Kim Sullivan, Concentrix Chief People Officer on Fanatical About Experience Management
Today’s conversation is with our returning guest, Q. Kim Sullivan. We’re used to hearing that the customer comes first, but today’s conversation is all about the intimate connection between the employee and customer experience.
Episode 7: Oscar Garcia, Aspira Consulting Chief Empowerment Officer
Today’s conversation is with Oscar Garcia, Chief Empowerment Officer for Aspira Consulting – a consulting firm focused on community relations training and workforce development. Oscar uses his personal story and differences to inspire and empower others to effectively turn adversity into opportunity.
Episode 6: Breanna Jackson, The Refining Company Founder and CEO
Today’s conversation is with Breanna Jackson. Breanna is the Founder and CEO of The Refining Company, a firm focused on helping individuals and teams activate their office confidence through learning and development.