Best-Self Management
47 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 108 ratingsWelcome to the Best-Self Management podcast where we explore the brave new world of bringing your whole self to work. Best-Self Management proposes that if leaders build cultures and institute practices that support people in being and becoming their Best Selves, then high performance and uncommon loyalty is the result.
Co-hosts, David Hassell and Shane Metcalf, regularly discuss the uniquely healthy and productive cofounder relationship they’ve built at 15Five over the last 7 years. They also interview academics, business leaders, and coaches, who are revolutionizing our understanding of human performance and what it takes to build a thriving culture that celebrates every employee and guides them towards greatness.
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Are you an HR Superstar?
March 02, 2021 17:41 - 2 minutes - 4.09 MBBest-Self Management has ended, but don't worry because your friends at 15Five have launched a whole new podcast! HR Superstars honors you, the brave 21st century HR leader, by highlighting stories from the frontlines of People Ops. Never miss an episode of HR Superstars by visiting 15five.com/podcast! On HR Superstars delve deeply into all of the many aspects of what it takes to help companies win by becoming a strategic business partner to the rest of the leadership team. Each episod...
Networking in a Virtual World with Marissa King, Professor, Yale School of Management
January 05, 2021 09:00 - 41 minutes - 38.1 MBNever underestimate the power of a network. Where we each sit in the web of people around us influences almost everything. As today’s guest explains, recognizing the patterns that exist within networks and consciously building them is the key to positively changing patterns as individuals and within organizations. In This Episode: The COVID pandemic’s impact on relationships [1:30] Why we should care about strategic networks [3:47] Shaping networks for creativity within organizati...
Putting The Human Back Into Human Resources w/ Eventbrite's David Hanrahan
December 29, 2020 09:00 - 44 minutes - 40.4 MBToughness is often considered an essential ingredient in success. Sacrificing our humanity in the name of results is part of how many organizations do business. This dangerous approach ignores the central part of an organization: its people. Today’s guest works to bring the human element back to the workplace so that we can succeed with empathy and kindness. In this episode: Quickly adapting to the changes of 2020 [1:58] A new approach to leadership development and empathy [10:05]...
Creating a Leader’s Mindset to Allow for High-Engagement w/ Scott Miller, EVP Thought Leadership, Franklin Covey
December 15, 2020 09:00 - 45 minutes - 42.2 MBHuman Resources gets a bad rap. While there’s certainly a lot wrong in the world of HR, it still has an important role to serve. It helps us operate as a more effective organization, but only when done properly. As more information becomes available, business leaders have the responsibility to help those in HR think more clearly and be more effective. In this episode: The actual source of employee engagement [5:03] The new and changing conditions of engagement during this unpredict...
Influencing Extraordinary Performance via Competencies and Role Clarity w/ Heidi Collins & Jennie Yang
December 01, 2020 09:00 - 1 hour - 57.6 MBHaving ideals in your organization is one thing. However, putting these complex systems into practice is something else entirely. A modern dynamic business should constantly be pushing the limits about how it creates and executes systems and structures that elicit high-performance and high-engagement. In this episode: FInding motivation to build and support a company that provides amazing experiences for its people The four most important ingredients of performance management Why...
Developing Team Leads at Automattic: An HR conversation with Lori McLeese
November 17, 2020 09:00 - 43 minutes - 39.8 MBRight now, much of the business world is racing to figure out how to do remote work. This likely wasn’t a change they anticipated. However, there are some companies that have already been doing it for years and have valuable lessons to teach. In this episode: What companies transitioning to remote work can learn from those that already do it [2:14] How the freedoms of remote work lead to more satisfaction [8:30] Addressing the needs and wants of employees who prefer a traditional ...
A More Conscious Leadership Path w/ Rippling COO, Matt MacInnis
November 10, 2020 09:00 - 46 minutes - 42.9 MBOften, in the game of business, results are the points by which everything is measured. Success relies on extraordinary results. But that doesn’t mean your personal values should ever be sacrificed to meet these goals. Today’s guest is an expert at taking a nuanced and informed perspective and applying it so that both professional and personal values are honored in the workplace. In This Episode What the conscious leadership model is in practice [2:10] Realizing the importance of ou...
Creating Cultures Where People Feel Safe To Remove Their Masks w/ Ashanti Branch
October 20, 2020 08:00 - 53 minutes - 49.2 MBIn the workplace, personal hopes and dreams might not align with outside expectations. Many of us erect a wall between our work life and our personal life. As a result, we miss out on the possibility to form deeper interpersonal connections. Today’s guest has made it his mission to help bridge these gaps with people before they’ve even entered the workforce. In This Episode How the psychological masks that we all wear hold us back [2:18] Creating a dynamic in companies and schools t...
A Proven Process For Overcoming Your Limitations w/ Joseph McClendon III
October 06, 2020 08:00 - 47 minutes - 43.4 MBThere are so many voices that are not represented throughout society. Be it in business or entertainment, many black people find it hard to be heard. This only deepens the psychological wounds of racism. As business leaders, we have a role in addressing this. Our guest today is on a mission to rectify this through spreading the message of personal empowerment. About Joseph McClendon III Joseph McClendon III is one of the most sought-after Ultimate Performance Specialists in the ind...
Okta's Kristina Johnson On Dynamic Work & Moving Beyond Remote
September 29, 2020 08:00 - 42 minutes - 39.3 MBThe year 2020 has dramatically shifted the role of people leaders in business. COVID and the racial justice movement has rightly forced managers to take a hard look at their organization’s priorities. This is a time when human nature itself is being put back at the center of companies. As we consider the importance of how people feel while at work, good leaders are recognizing the opportunities to improve company culture. About Kristina Johnson As the Chief People Officer at Okta. Kr...
Responding To Burnout At Work With A Science-Backed Resilience Toolkit w/ Dr. Jacinta Jiménez
September 15, 2020 05:00 - 40 minutes - 36.9 MBNo one is immune to burnout. It affects even the most passionate and resilient people. The mental and emotional exhaustion of burnout can slowly chip away at anyone’s fortitude. That’s why, especially in times like these, organizations need to support their people and bolster their resiliency however they can. About Dr. Jacinta Jiménez Dr. Jacinta Jiménez (Dr. J) is an award-winning Board-Certified Executive Leadership Coach with a 15-plus year career dedicated to the betterment of ...
How Procore Constructed A Positive Company Culture That Was Built To Last w/ Steve Zahm
September 01, 2020 08:00 - 45 minutes - 41.6 MBWhat does company culture have to do with business results? At 15five, we see an incredibly strong link between the two. So does today’s guest who has used culture and values to build a pool of enthusiastic employees who are motivated to do their best work every day. About Steve Zahm Steve Zahm is the president and Chief Culture Officer of Procore where he’s responsible for human resources, learning, development, and facilities and real estate. Steve is focused on the creation and sc...
Understanding Your Strengths To Build Stronger Teams w/ Darren Virassammy
August 26, 2020 05:00 - 42 minutes - 39.2 MBMeaningful organizational change comes when we focus on what’s right with people rather than what’s wrong. This means understanding that not everyone thinks and operates the way that you do. When we appreciate these differences, we see them as assets that create stronger leaders, teams, and organizations. Darren Virassammy is a TEDx speaker and the Co-Founder and COO of 34 Strong. His team believes that everyone deserves a great place to work and that any workplace can be great. As a leadi...
How Twitter Thrives As A Fully Remote Org w/ CHRO Jennifer Christie
August 19, 2020 05:00 - 36 minutes - 33.2 MBIn March of 2020 when COVID-19 hit, many organizations updated their remote work policies at least temporarily to allow people to work from home. Twitter made headlines in May by announcing that a remote work option would be available to their 5,000+ full-time workforce, forever! 15Five CEO, David Hassell interviews Twitter’s head of HR to discuss what Twitter has learned from making this shift after several months. Jennifer Christie is the VP of People and Chief Human Resources Officer a...
Season 5: Resilience In Turbulent Times
August 06, 2020 08:00 - 2 minutes - 2.68 MBBest-Self Management is returning for Season 5 on August 12th! In this season, David and Shane will be talking with HR leaders from some of the largest, most successful, and most progressive companies in the world, including Twitter, Okta, and Siemens. We'll discuss culture, people strategy, and how to thrive during turbulent times, for which there is no roadmap. On the Best-Self Management podcast, we explore the brave new world of bringing your whole self to work. Best-Self Managemen...
Season 5: Thriving During Turbulent Times
August 06, 2020 08:00 - 2 minutes - 2.68 MBBest-Self Management is returning for Season 5 on August 12th! In this season, David and Shane will be talking with HR leaders from some of the largest, most successful, and most progressive companies in the world, including Twitter, Okta, and Siemens. We'll discuss culture, people strategy, and how to thrive during turbulent times, for which there is no roadmap. On the Best-Self Management podcast, we explore the brave new world of bringing your whole self to work. Best-Self Managemen...
How Do We Operationalize Leaning In To Empathy? w/ Rajkumari Neogy
August 04, 2020 05:00 - 32 minutes - 29.8 MBDiversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging are receiving more attention these days, with many more companies asking, “How can we create more equity and a sense of belonging?” But have you ever considered the negative—exclusion? By shutting people out, consciously or not, we create shame and trauma. This is a powerful force that affects all aspects of society, not just work. It has become increasingly important to examine the root-causes of how current dynamics of exclusion began and the sci...
Facilitating Transformation For Every Manager At Your Company w/ Emily Diaz & Jon Greenawalt
July 22, 2020 05:00 - 42 minutes - 39.2 MBIn recent years, we’ve seen the employee engagement and performance software market explode. Along the way, we’ve come to realize that success takes more than just providing people with the software tools they need. It’s education and training that makes the difference, and a deep commitment to having organizations transform. Meaningful transformation only comes when the deep and difficult work happens. Today, we’re talking with two of our employees who are helping other organizations train ...
Why 2020 Is 'The Year of HR': A Conversation with Josh Bersin
July 14, 2020 08:00 - 36 minutes - 33.9 MBPerhaps now more than any other time in History, demands on People Operations roles are incredibly high. Handling just the administrative side of HR while establishing a remote workforce can be a full-time job, let alone the all-important human element that requires your resources and attention. Because the true power of human resources lies in unlocking the potential of every employee, many HR leaders are discovering or refining new skills in 2020: “The Year of HR.” Josh Bersin founded B...
Business Leaders Having Uncomfortable Conversations About Race w/ Willie Jackson
June 30, 2020 05:00 - 45 minutes - 42.2 MBSince late May 2020, there has been an accelerated evolution of the conversation around race and our roles as human beings, citizens, and business leaders. With this latest round of high-profile deadly police encounters with Black Americans and the massive response to it, many of us are at a loss about how to best respond. Business leaders especially may be avoiding the conversation because they are afraid to risk their futures because they said the wrong thing. Today, we welcome Willie J...
Getting Serious About Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion w/ Willie Jackson
June 23, 2020 05:00 - 55 minutes - 51 MBWe stand at a pivotal moment in American history, one when there is an opportunity to correct massive injustice, dismantle the structures of systemic racism, and co-create a new future where all people can have true freedom, equal rights, and equal opportunities for a life of safety and prosperity. Businesses are rightly being called to take meaningful action towards racism and that includes the policies they put in place to have more diverse and inclusive workplaces. We invited today’ gu...
Co-Elevation: The New Workplace Operating System w/ Keith Ferrazzi
May 26, 2020 05:00 - 39 minutes - 36 MBFar too often the people who serve on teams at work fail to receive value from them. That’s a real shame considering the potential for peers to support each other to transform the company or to succeed in the face of challenge. Within every team lies the potential for everyone to “co-elevate” each other to new heights, and that includes the executive team at the heart of the organization. Keith Ferrazzi is the founder and CEO of Ferrazzi Greenlight, a managing, consulting, and team coachin...
Modeling Personal Growth To Support Your Employees w/ Max Yoder
April 28, 2020 05:00 - 35 minutes - 32.2 MBWe’re all changing all the time. The events and cultures we’re immersed in have an impact on our development. This, in turn, impacts our organizations. Sometimes these changes reveal a new personal and professional mission that we never could have imagined. Max Yoder is the CEO and co-founder of Lessonly, the training software company that helps people learn, practice, and do better work. He is grateful that he was cut from the basketball team two years in a row. He’s also the author of Do...
Season 4: Exploring the Brave New World of Remote Work
April 21, 2020 09:43 - 1 minute - 1.41 MBBest-Self Management is returning for Season 4 on April 28th! This upcoming season is devoted exclusively to exploring the brave new world of remote work and how leaders can adapt to changing conditions to not only preserve but strengthen their cultures. With a long history of building culture for a remote team, David and Shane will share what's worked for 15Five, while also featuring more incredible expert interviews, techniques, and mindset shifts to help transform your company's cultur...
An Inflection Point For People Management w/ John Foster
April 07, 2020 05:00 - 50 minutes - 46.5 MBNote: This podcast interview was recorded earlier in 2020, but is still filled with lessons and advice applicable to challenges presented by the new world of remote work, though it will not reflect an awareness of just how much things have transformed. Employee development is one of the most strategic decision-making areas for any company. Developing your people’s skills and creating a positive employee experience requires thoughtful, deliberate action. Today’s guest has built his career ...
How To Transition To A Fully Remote Team In The Time Of Coronavirus
March 24, 2020 05:00 - 52 minutes - 48.5 MBIn this special episode, we talk about what it takes to build successful distributed teams. With the spread of COVID 19, many businesses are being forced into remote work models, which may have a permanent effect on the modern workplace. Since this is nothing new to us at 15Five, we want to share how we do this with you. In 2012, 15Five began as a distributed company. While this has its challenges, it also presents many opportunities to build a culture with strengths that wouldn’t exist ot...
The Neurobiology of Belonging in Highly Effective Teams w/ Rajkumari Neogy
March 10, 2020 05:00 - 48 minutes - 44.3 MBResearch is showing that we all can show up with trauma even if we haven’t personally experienced it, because it can be passed along through our genes! Business leaders and culture architects can benefit from incorporating an awareness of past traumas along with an understanding of neuroscience as it impacts our sense of belonging. Few people understand this better than today’s guest. As an executive coach with a particular focus on epigenetics and neurobiology, Rajkumari Neogy takes a nov...
Intentionally Building A Culture of Generosity w/ Dr. Wayne Baker
March 03, 2020 06:00 - 46 minutes - 42.8 MBEver wonder how you will achieve the monumental tasks required of you at work? Few people realize that they’re already surrounded by all the resources they need to reach their goals. There are people around you who would be happy to help. All you have to do is ask, but most people simply don’t make the request. Today, we’ve brought in an expert who has helped people and organizations successfully build cultures where anyone can tap into the giving power of what is actually a massive networ...
Wise Leaders Cultivate Relational Mastery
February 19, 2020 06:00 - 44 minutes - 41.2 MBIn order to do the extraordinary, we have to work with other people. No matter how great a single person’s efforts, it’s not going to be enough on its own. That’s why the third pillar of best-self management, cultivating relational mastery, is essential in any business. Today, we’re diving into just what cultivating relational mastery is. We discuss its many benefits and how it can’t help but lead to great success within an organization. Often, cultivating relational skill is overlooked. H...
The Real Key to Talent Development is Authentic Caring
February 11, 2020 06:00 - 48 minutes - 44.8 MBToday we’re diving into an important pillar of Best-Self Management -- Being and Becoming Your Best Self. While everyone must take responsibility for their own evolution, managers and leaders have an opportunity to contribute. By creating an environment that invites your people to be their best on a daily basis, you will inherently have an organization in which people produce high-quality work. Accepting that things are already great does not mean that no one should strive for improvement...
Breaking the Rules of the Corporate Offsite
February 04, 2020 06:00 - 28 minutes - 26.3 MBOur second episode of this podcast detailed one of the most impactful experiences we create for our employees—transformational business retreats. We have just returned from our 2020 retreat, which was nearly three times the size and even more powerful than last year’s. As a follow-up to last year’s episode, we interview some of our new employees, so you can hear from the attendees themselves. Chris Hloros, our business analytics manager and Jeff Smith, director of the Best-Self Academy sh...
Creating a Powerful Shared Context for your Team
January 28, 2020 06:00 - 43 minutes - 40.3 MBWe’re constantly trying to answer the question of how to do the extraordinary in the workplace by building a culture that people love and thrive in while achieving extraordinary business performance. That’s how we’ve strived to build our own organization. Previously, we went over five important elements of Best-Self management. Today, we’re helping you conceptualize the methodology by presenting three key pillars to help you run a successful company: Create a Powerful Shared Context Su...
The Formula for Scaling an Award-Winning Culture
January 14, 2020 06:00 - 44 minutes - 41.1 MBIn less than a year, 15Five has rapidly scaled up from about 70 employees to over 200. Now many people might assume that the company culture that we strive to nurture has suffered as a result. However, we’re happy to say that our culture is now stronger than it has ever been (and we know this because 15Five is ranked as the #3 best place to work in the country on Glassdoor.) So today we’re talking about how to scale culture while simultaneously undergoing hyper-growth. We share what we ha...
Best-Self Management Returns January 14th
December 20, 2019 18:32 - 1 minute - 1.65 MBDavid and Shane tease a little bit of what's to come when Season 3 of Best-Self Management returns on January 14th. This upcoming season will feature David and Shane going deeper on the pillars of building an incredible culture, plus more incredible expert interviews, techniques, and mindset shifts to help transform your company's culture and drive incredible results. Best-Self Management podcast where we explore the brave new world of bringing your whole self to work. Best-Self Manage...
Courageously Embracing Your Genius w/ Laura Garnett
December 10, 2019 06:00 - 48 minutes - 44.8 MBEveryone has unique abilities and skills, and we are all “geniuses” in our own ways. Genius is not an exclusive trait nor linked to intellect, but something that resides in everyone. When our Zone of Genius is realized, that’s when we can find and do work that truly brings us joy. Today’s guest has extensively studied this concept and is here to tell you how to apply it in your workplace. Laura Garnett is a talent strategist who works with Fortune 500 companies and startups alike, helping ...
Leadership Practices For A More Positive Workplace
November 05, 2019 06:00 - 37 minutes - 34.3 MBWith positivity being one of the most important aspects of Best-Self Management, we’re devoting this entire episode to this principle. A lot is wrapped up in this single word - be it gratitude, appreciation, and just having more positive interactions than negative ones. Throughout this episode, we tell you about what we’ve learned from the field of positive psychology about how our brains tend to default towards the negative. However, by consciously and deliberately supporting a culture o...
Intrinsic Motivation Part 2: Operating From Your Deeper Why
October 22, 2019 21:36 - 34 minutes - 31.5 MBThis is part two of our discussion on how to help inspire your people by connecting them to their internal and intrinsic motivators. In this episode, we’re going deeper into self-actualization and mastery. By helping the people around you develop and nourish a growth-mindset, meaningful and effective progress is inevitable. At 15Five we routinely help our people set self-development objectives in addition to business goals. We’ve found that although this can be challenging, it ultimately l...
Connecting People To Deeper Intrinsic Motivation Pt. 1
October 08, 2019 05:00 - 31 minutes - 29.1 MBMotivation bleeds into everything we do, and it helps us choose where to focus in our busy lives. We have motivations for why we’re in relationships, listen to certain podcasts, and even how we work. Where we derive our motivation is connected to how we expend our energy long-term. Intrinsic motivation is the sustainable way to drive employee performance. It’s all about incentive and deriving pleasure from the activity itself (e.g., a genuine interest in a project or strategic initiative) ...
How Leaders Can Create Psychological Safety In The Workplace
September 24, 2019 05:00 - 37 minutes - 34.8 MBPsychological safety is something that is getting a lot of attention in the business world lately. It’s also one of the main themes of our Best-Self Management methodology. That’s why we’re devoting this episode to telling you what psychological safety means to us and how you can make it an integral part of how you structure your work environment. Today we explain the various components of psychological safety and how they fit into the workplace. It all hinges on making sure your people fe...
What Exactly Is Best-Self Management?
September 10, 2019 05:00 - 34 minutes - 31.6 MBIf you’ve ever wondered how different your workplace experience would be if your day was full of positive emotional interactions, then you’re ready to hear about the philosophy that drives our company ethos. Tune in today for an overview of our philosophy which we call “Best-Self Management.” We’re explaining the principles and notions that we believe point the way to a better way of working. leading, and developing our people so that we can thrive as companies, individuals, and ultimately...
Best-Self Management Returns With Season 2!
August 27, 2019 05:00 - 2 minutes - 2.27 MBDavid and Shane tease a little bit of what's to come in Season 2 of Best-Self Management which will feature more incredible expert interviews, techniques, and mindset shifts to help transform your company's culture and drive incredible results. Best-Self Management podcast where we explore the brave new world of bringing your whole self to work. Best-Self Management proposes that if leaders build cultures and institute practices that support people in being and becoming their Best Selves,...
Reimagining The Employee Experience with Design Thinking w/ Vanessa Shaw
August 06, 2019 05:00 - 38 minutes - 35.1 MBYour job is not simply a means to an end, a way of putting bread on the table. What if we looked at our jobs more as a way of expressing our creativity? This may sound like a radical idea, but as today’s guest explains, it’s not only possible but essential that we design an extraordinary employee experience that unlocks the potential of our people. Vanessa Shaw is the founder of the global community group the Workplace Lab, which is a welcoming environment for HR and talent leaders looking...
Present And Impactful Leadership w/ Anese Cavanaugh
July 23, 2019 05:00 - 48 minutes - 44.4 MBAt some point, we’ve all experienced what it feels like to be around someone who just sucks the energy out of the room. But have you ever been around someone who does the opposite? As Anese Cavanaugh shares, even more than the words that we use, our energy is what most affects the people around us. Anese Cavanaugh helps people show up and bring their best selves to the table to create a significant positive impact to their lives and the lives of everyone around them. She’s the creator of ...
A Shared Experience Of Trust At Work w/ Joe Mechlinski
July 09, 2019 06:00 - 49 minutes - 45.7 MBWe’ve all heard people say things like “trust your heart” or “go with your gut.” But just what does that mean when applied within a workplace? It turns out that science is saying a lot about how we actually do think with these parts of our body. Joe Mechlinski has actually applied these concepts in the workplace with some magnificent results. Joe is a New York Times best-selling author, speaker, and social entrepreneur. He greatly believes that having engaged employees is the key to unloc...
How To Facilitate Transformational Company Retreats w/ David Hassell & Shane Metcalf
June 25, 2019 05:01 - 41 minutes - 38.2 MBRealizing our potential to become fully developed adult human beings is not an easy task and it doesn’t just happen on its own. At 15Five, we feel strongly that company retreats provide the opportunity for levels of growth and connection that people need to become their best selves. A retreat layered with emotional renewal and peak experiences, which Abraham Maslow believed was necessary to achieve self-actualization, can make all the difference for individuals as well as the company culture...
Creating Healthy Leadership Teams w/ David Hassell & Shane Metcalf
June 21, 2019 21:46 - 37 minutes - 35 MBHow can you have the life that you want, finding satisfaction in each moment through your work and experiencing a sense of flow and of purpose? This podcast is all about celebrating being your full self in the workplace. Too often we’re limiting our human potential in some very avoidable ways. Maybe your employees are worried about appearing too vulnerable to communicate what’s best for themselves or the company. Perhaps the leadership team isn’t modeling a supportive culture. Whatever it ...
Welcome To Best-Self Management
June 20, 2019 18:29 - 2 minutes - 2.28 MBWelcome to the Best-Self Management podcast where we explore the brave new world of bringing your whole self to work. Best-Self Management proposes that if leaders build cultures and institute practices that support people in being and becoming their Best Selves, then high performance and uncommon loyalty is the result. Co-hosts, David Hassell and Shane Metcalf, regularly discuss the uniquely healthy and productive cofounder relationship they’ve built at 15Five over the last 7 years. They ...