S2 Bonus Episode 0A - Rosemary Rein - CFO Actually Means “Chief Fun Officer”

In this bonus episode, Rosemary talks about the importance of connection and of fun in today’s world of work, the Great Resignation and its impact, why empathy and transparency are the top qualities needed in leaders today, the sources of great employee experience, why ongoing feedback is way better than occasional pulse surveys, and the power of explaining Why.

Rosemary Rein is Senior Vice President of Product at Innovation Minds. Previous to this, she was Director of Learning and Education at Wikipedia. She is an author, international speaker, and global citizen who has helped Fortune 500 Companies, non-profit organizations and private clients achieve their highest potential by mentoring them on leadership, innovation, and engagement. Rosemary is the recipient of South Africa’s “Beyonder Award” for her contributions to the field of creativity and has served as Vice-Chair of the Creative Problem Solving Institute. She has taught Creative problem Solving and Innovation in the US, Latin America, UAE, India, South East Asia and Africa. Rosemary has lived in Latin America for fifteen years and currently is based in Ecuador.


Silicon Valley based company Innovation Minds takes a crucial step in helping  solve the new challenges of the post-pandemic global workplace by launching this podcast, in which we interview a diverse offering of business leaders from around the planet on how to use innovation to engage the workforce, as well as how to innovate engagement using technologies like artificial intelligence and machine learning to humanize relationships in the hybrid workplace.

Innovation Minds is a leader in using AI-driven technology to engage employees through their philosophy of  At the Edge, and decided to launch this podcast to promote the urgent need for engagement at this delicate time.

Guests for our first season included corporate HR leads, world-class consultants, best-selling authors, and employee engagement and innovation experts working across a wide range of industries: Clint Pulver, Themba Chakela Jamie NotterMaddie Grant Delano Johnson Shawn Nason Luke Jamieson Coonoor Behal Jeff Tobe Niven Postma Adriana Bokel Herde Sindhu Joseph and Dickson Tang

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