How do you navigate high-stakes conversations across cultures when simply opening your mouth risks offense, and what makes the first day at work the most disappointing day for top talent?

Discover the power of intercultural intelligence and authentic communication on this episode of the Work Positive Podcast with Dr. Joey Faucette. Matthew Hill, leadership trainer, intercultural facilitator, and stand-up comedian from London, reveals how to blend wit, warmth, and wisdom to create psychologically safe cultures where people can discuss difficult topics without tribal fear. Listen as Dr. Joey and Matthew explore:

☀️ Why listening for values unlocks intercultural understanding and connection ☀️ How to recruit the whole person instead of just 10% of their abilities ☀️ Simple ways to revive the extinct form of communication called discussion ☀️ Why the Socratic method breaks through polarization and echo chambers ☀️ How British humour teaches us that listening people down works better than talking

Matthew transforms how leaders approach global teams by proving that when you listen for what drives someone rather than competing or stealing ideas, you create the warmth and safety needed for extraordinary performance.

🔑 Key Insight: "When we have a heterogeneous, a mixed audience, you might as well just be yourself and be as authentic as you can. It's not about you, it's about the audience. Listen to the people you work with and take them seriously."

💡 Your DOT (Do One Thing): Practice listening for values today. Instead of competing, ignoring, or listening to steal, actively listen to understand what's driving another person. Ask "What would convince you?" to open genuine discussion.

Connect with Matthew Hill:

• Get "Learn How to Lead: Believe, Behave and Become" book on Amazon
• Visit: Presentation-skills.uk for blogs and resources
• Connect on LinkedIn: Matthew Hill - Corporate Presentation Trainer
• Discover Socratic method techniques for difficult conversations

#InterculturalLeadership #PsychologicalSafety #CivilDiscourse #WorkPositive #GlobalTeams #AuthenticCommunication

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What happens when only 23% of the world's employees are truly engaged at work, and how can you transform your culture to join the companies that outperform the market by 115%? Discover the proven ENGAGE framework on this special LinkedIn Live episode of the Work Positive Podcast with Dr. Joey Faucette. Drawing from insights shared by top culture leaders including Dr. Elise Cortez, Diane Adams, Kate McKinnon, and others, Dr. Joey reveals six actionable strategies that move beyond data collection to real culture transformation. Listen as Dr. Joey explores:

☀️ Why the human work revolution combines meaning and identity into one powerful force ☀️ How "not about me" leadership through service creates exponential engagement ☀️ Simple ways to guard the glass and create psychological safety that drives innovation ☀️ Why embracing the whole person eliminates artificial work-life boundaries ☀️ How listening loops that actually work can identify and remove toxic managers

Dr. Joey transforms how leaders think about engagement by proving that insights without action fail to move the needle, but companies with Best Places to Work awards outperform others by over 115% in profitability.

🔑 Key Insight: "Three out of four people are showing up to work feeling disengaged. But companies that win Best Places to Work awards outperform all other companies by 115.6% in financial performance."

💡 Your DOT (Do One Thing): Ask one person on your team: "What's one thing I can do to help you know I value and trust you as a person instead of just an employee?" Then act on their response within 48 hours.

Connect with Dr. Joey Faucette:

• Get free "Redefine Work: Engage People and Grow Profits" book (message me on LinkedIn)
• Take the FREE Work Positive Culture Assessment at workpositive.today
• Join the Work Positive Culture Mastermind Community Stage 1
• Subscribe to the Work Positive Podcast on all platforms

#EmployeeEngagement #WorkPositive #ENGAGEFramework #PsychologicalSafety #CultureTransformation #ProfitGrowth

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• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/workpositive.today/

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What happens when you realize that the only person who woke up wanting change this morning was an infant, yet your organization desperately needs transformation to survive in today's volatile world? Discover how to navigate change and heal toxic team dynamics on this episode of the Work Positive Podcast with Dr. Joey Faucette. Steve Salee, founder of Wildfire Strategies and certified executive coach, reveals how organizational change experts help high-stakes leaders create healthy work cultures that spread like wildfire.

Listen as Dr. Joey and Steve explore:

☀️ Why sleep deprivation sabotages change efforts more than any other factor ☀️ How personality assessments create connection across generational divides ☀️ Simple ways to stabilize revolving door leadership through team healing ☀️ Why toxic behavior is actually information crying out for help ☀️ How to create psychological safety that allows diverse thinking to flourish

Steve transforms struggling teams by proving that when you give people space to acknowledge what isn't working and create new agreements together, cultures can shift from toxic to thriving.

🔑 Key Insight: "More diversity of thought yields better outcomes for organizations. Having a broader range of people at the table gives you better inputs and better outputs. But leaders have to be willing to come to that table."

💡 Your DOT (Do One Thing): Connect with other people. Keep connecting, stay connected, keep talking, and keep finding common ground. Create space for these connections even in a VUCA world where everyone feels isolated.

Connect with Steve Salee:

• Visit: WildfireStrategies.com for team healing resources
• Connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/wildfire-strategies/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/steve-salee-a58560
• Follow on Instagram for additional content https://www.instagram.com/wildfirestrategies/
• Read Forbes Coaches Council articles on team toxicity and healing

#WildfireStrategies #TeamHealing #OrganizationalChange #VUCA #ToxicWorkplace #WorkPositive

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• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WorkPositiveToday/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/workpositive.today/

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How do you transform routine corporate training into experiences that spark genuine connection, encourage laughter, and leave participants feeling more confident about both wine and each other?

Discover the power of edutainment in building positive work cultures on this episode of the Work Positive Podcast with Dr. Joey Faucette. Nancy Koziol, wine educator and founder of Couch + Cork, reveals how she transforms virtual wine tastings into unforgettable team-building experiences that create authentic human connections across distributed teams. Listen as Dr. Joey and Nancy explore:

☀️ Why curiosity and learning together creates overlooked joy in our work lives ☀️ How virtual experiences can deepen relationships better than office happy hours ☀️ Simple ways to see colleagues as humans instead of just departmental titles ☀️ Why confidence building through shared learning translates to better teamwork ☀️ How to communicate work-life balance values through people-first actions

Nancy transforms corporate events by proving that when you combine education with entertainment in a safe, engaging environment, people naturally connect on deeper levels and bring that positive energy back to their daily work.

🔑 Key Insight: "I think there's nothing worse than not knowing anything about your colleagues. When the stories get told or the recipes get shared, it gets people to be able to see each other as just other humans that are coexisting, not just Todd from accounting."

💡 Your DOT (Do One Thing): Ask people how their weekends were instead of immediately jumping into work when they arrive Monday morning. Live your work-life balance values through people-first interactions.

Connect with Nancy Koziol:

• Visit: CouchandCork.com for virtual wine experiences https://www.couchandcork.com/
• Get "The Joy of Brewing Cider, Mead and Herbal Wine" book on Amazon
• Connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nancykz/
• Sign up for quarterly newsletter with recipes and wine pairings

#Edutainment #VirtualTeamBuilding #WorkLifeBalance #CorporateCulture #WineEducation #WorkPositive

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• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/workpositive.today/

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Who just popped into your head when you think about jerks at work, and what's keeping you from having that difficult conversation that could transform both them and your culture?

Discover how to deal with workplace jerks before they destroy your team on this episode of the Work Positive Podcast with Dr. Joey Faucette. Rich "The HR GUY" Salon returns to share insights from his new book "The One Minute Jerk at Work," revealing how bad behavior erodes confidence, damages morale, and hurts career fulfillment for everyone.

Listen as Dr. Joey and Rich explore: ☀️ Why someone can ruin your day in less than 60 seconds but you don't have to let them ☀️ How to bring awareness to jerks who may not even know they're being jerks ☀️ Simple ways to let people create their own solutions instead of telling them what to do ☀️ Why you're not doing anyone favors by ignoring bad behavior ☀️ How to communicate a non-jerk culture when attracting top talent

Rich transforms how leaders approach difficult conversations by proving that helping people understand their jerk behavior often leads to positive change and stronger team performance.

🔑 Key Insight: "You're not doing anybody any favors if you just let it go by. One of the things that stands in the way of our fulfillment is the behavior of others around us. Bad behavior needs to be dealt with."

💡 Your DOT (Do One Thing): Think of your most challenging jerk situation right now. Instead of telling them what to do, ask powerful questions that help them create their own action plan to fix the behavior they created.

Connect with Rich "The HR GUY" Salon:

Get "The One Minute Jerk at Work" book on Amazon Connect on LinkedIn Learn about HR leadership and culture transformation strategies

#OneMinuteJerk #WorkplaceBehavior #DifficultConversations #WorkPositive #HRLeadership #TeamCulture

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What's the difference between recruiting people with sizzle and attracting them with steak when 73% of CEOs cite talent attraction as their top challenge? Transform your approach from filling positions to magnetizing top performers on this milestone 150th episode of the Work Positive Podcast with Dr. Joey Faucette. Drawing from insights shared on his recent LinkedIn Live event, Dr. Joey reveals five proven strategies that create authentic cultures where the best talent wants to work. Listen as Dr. Joey explores:

☀️ Why thinking future-back creates clarity that attracts visionary talent ☀️ How personality intelligence helps you attract the right cultural fits ☀️ The five C's of trust that naturally draw top performers to your team ☀️ Why results-only work environments break free from time tyranny ☀️ How social capital opens and keeps the front door open for engagement

Dr. Joey transforms how leaders think about talent by proving that authentic "really real" cultures attract naturally while recruitment requires selling people on hoped-for realities.

🔑 Key Insight: "The real deal culture is genuinely magnetized to due north and readily evident to everyone. This 'really real' culture attracts top talent with the steak instead of selling them on the 'hoped for' culture sizzle."

💡 Your DOT (Do One Thing): Choose one of the five strategies and implement the specific challenge this week. Whether it's envisioning your three-year future, assessing your team's personality makeup, or scheduling a purposeful gathering, start where you are.

Connect with Dr. Joey Faucette:

• Get free copies of "Open the Front Door" and "Marco Polo Culture" books (message on LinkedIn)
• Take the FREE Work Positive Culture Assessment at workpositive.today
• Watch the full LinkedIn Live event replay
• Subscribe to the Work Positive Newsletter

#TopTalent #TalentAttraction #WorkPositive #FutureBack #SocialCapital #ROWE

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How do you build a work culture where people go home energized by the value they bring instead of depleted by the day they survived? Transform fear into courage and stress into accomplishment on this episode of the Work Positive Podcast with Dr. Joey Faucette. Jill Schulman, United States Marine Corps veteran, leadership consultant, and author of "The Bravery Effect," reveals how to create well-being within the work itself rather than trying to recover from toxic environments. Listen as Dr. Joey and Jill explore:

☀️ Why accomplishment drives happiness and well-being more than we realize ☀️ How to help people do really hard things while experiencing positive emotions ☀️ Simple ways to create value and feel valued in the flow of daily work ☀️ Why fear paralyzes talented people who otherwise know what to do ☀️ How asking for help accelerates your ability to accomplish brave goals

Jill transforms how leaders think about workplace well-being by proving that the solution isn't more benefits and apps, but helping people accomplish meaningful work that energizes them.

🔑 Key Insight: "I don't want people to go to work feeling like they're gonna suck the life out of me and then I go home depleted. I want them to feel energized by the value that they're bringing so they can go home and have that positive state."

💡 Your DOT (Do One Thing): Think of your most challenging goal right now and be brave enough to ask for help. Find someone who has accomplished something similar and call them for advice. Don't try to figure it out on your own.

Connect with Jill Schulman:

• Get "The Bravery Effect" book on Amazon

• Connect on LinkedIn: Jill Schulman

• Learn about positive psychology and bravery research https://www.jillschulman.com/

• Discover leadership development consulting services

#BraveryEffect #PositivePsychology #Accomplishment #WorkPositive #MarineCorps #CourageAtWork

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What if the future of work isn't about replacing humans with AI, but about augmenting human potential to create unprecedented value and innovation? Discover how to build talent strategies for a rapidly evolving world on this episode of the Work Positive Podcast with Dr. Joey Faucette. Steve Cadigan, LinkedIn's first CHRO and author of "Workquake," reveals how the most successful organizations are shifting from hiring for what people know to what they can learn. Listen as Dr. Joey and Steve explore:

☀️ Why augmented intelligence releases human potential instead of replacing it

☀️ How to build work environments that expect shorter tenure but deeper impact

☀️ Simple ways to shift from developing companies to developing people

☀️ Why the architecture of traditional work is broken for today's change pace

☀️ How to attract talent by becoming the best job they've ever had

Steve transforms how leaders think about the future of work by proving that in a world changing at unprecedented speed, your competitive advantage is new people with new ideas solving problems in new ways.

🔑 Key Insight: "Talent today is more loyal to learning than they are to companies. If you can grow them, develop them, make them better and offer them career security instead of job security, you create sustainable competitive advantage."

💡 Your DOT (Do One Thing): Have conversations with people on your team asking "How can I help you get to wherever it is that you want to go?" Start caring about their entire career, not just when they work for you.

Connect with Steve Cadigan:

• Get "Workquake" book on Amazon
• Visit: SteveCadigan.com for articles and speaking
• Connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cadigan/
• Follow on TikTok: @SteveCadigan
• Learn about upcoming book "Hacking Talent"

#FutureOfWork #AugmentedIntelligence #TalentStrategy #LearningVelocity #WorkPositive #LinkedInCHRO

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