Our guest is Kristi Herold, CEO and founder of JAM Group and the best-selling author of “It Pays to PLAY”

Kristi’s best-selling book, “It Pays to PLAY – How Play Improves Business Culture,” a valuable resource for organizations looking to foster a playful environment, boost productivity, enhance retention and improve workplace culture. Her vision is to get one million people playing annually!

In this episode of Scaling Culture, Ron and Kristi discuss: • The benefits of a playful workplace and practical ways to incorporate fun

• How to help employees break out of their shell and overcome barriers to play

• Turning coworkers into teammates and the benefits of a team mindset, and

• The Power of PLAY …and its transformative impact on work and home life.

For more information about Kristi or her work, please follow her on LinkedIn or go to https://www.kristiherold.com/ To learn more about our books or our Scaling Culture Masterclass on how to build and sustain a resilient, high performing team, please go to Scalingculture.org

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Our guest is Rick Jackson - Executive Vice President Engagement & Enablement at Deutsche Post DHL Group.

During his 18 years with Deutsche Post DHL Group, Rick has gained a wealth of experience and expertise in various parts of the business. Rick works closely with all business units to engage, enable and empower employee across the globe.

In this episode of Scaling Culture, Ron and Rick discuss:

• DHL’s company-wide cultural revolution and its lasting impacts
• How to effectively build in empathy and mindfulness across your organization
• How DHL scaled culture to a point where tens of thousands are bought-in
• The importance of being bold and taking risks AND
• Why keeping that STARTUP mindset might just be your winning ticket!

For more information about Rick or his work, please follow him on LinkedIn To learn more about our books or our Scaling Culture Masterclass on how to build and sustain a resilient, high performing team, please go to https://scalingculture.connollyowens.com/

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Our guest is Robert Glazer - a serial entrepreneur, award-winning executive, bestselling author, and keynote speaker. Robert is the Founder and Chairman of the Board of global partner marketing agency, Acceleration Partners. Under Bob’s leadership, Acceleration Partners has become a recognized global leader in the affiliate and partnership marketing industry, establishing best-in-industry processes for client acquisition, retention, culture and service. Bob has a passion for helping individuals and organizations build their capacity and elevate their performance. Bob shares his ideas and insights via Friday Forward, a popular weekly inspirational newsletter that reaches over 300,000 individuals and business leaders across 60+ countries. He is a #1 Wall Street Journal, USA Today and international bestselling author of six books: Elevate, Elevate Your Team, Friday Forward, How To Thrive In The Virtual Workplace, Performance Partnerships and Moving To Outcomes. He also hosts the Elevate Podcast, a top podcast for entrepreneurship in over 20 countries with over 1,000,000 downloads, putting it in the top 0.5% of all podcasts. Outside of work, Bob can likely be found skiing, cycling, reading, traveling, spending quality time with his family or overseeing some sort of home renovation project. In this episode of Scaling Culture, Ron and Robert discuss:

• The influence of Southwest Airlines’ emphasis on culture and how it was a major source of inspiration for Bob in his business

• Bob’s ‘Mighty Five’ framework for great company culture

• Understanding your “why” in leadership and communicating that to your team

• How to screen for core values during the onboarding process

• The importance of tough conversations in effective leadership.

For more information about Robert Glazer or his work, please follow him on LinkedIn or go to robertglazer.com To learn more about our books or our Scaling Culture Masterclass on how to build and sustain a resilient, high-performing team, please go to ScalingCulture.Org Lastly, if you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a comment and share the podcast with one of your friends or colleagues!