Insights - An Employee Engagement Show
79 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsInsights is an original series from Emplify that explores extraordinary advances in people performance and business outcomes through workplace science and...well, insights.
You’ll learn from Emplify CEO and Co-Founder Santiago Jaramillo as he discusses culture and engagement - and takes a deep dive into the specific questions that are top of mind for people-first leaders.
Nicole MacLean, Director of Relationship Marketing at Emplify, will be your guide as we learn from Santiago on how to breakdown culture myths, redefine employee engagement, and give perspective on how to implement and measure change - helping you achieve real business results.
The goal of this series is to give you new ways to think about your people, culture, engagement, and all the other buzzwords that get thrown at you in today’s workplace.
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Episodes
Tactics for Overwhelmed HR | Panel Discussion
May 21, 2020 09:00 - 24 minutes - 22.9 MBThis week we are leaning into the topic of how to lead with empathy and transparency with some of the tactical insights. On the panel we’re featuring Adam Weber, Emplify’s Chief People Officer and Co-Founder, Christine Kaszubski, Chief People Officer at SalesLoft, and John Grover Chief People Officer at Endsight. While there is no handbook for the times we are in, these seasoned people leaders share their experiences and examples to help you navigate. The conversation shared in this episo...
Bite-Size Insights 3: Why should leaders care about employee engagement right now?
May 19, 2020 09:00 - 7 minutes - 7.22 MBWhen faced with unprecedented time, leaders are forced to pull back and prioritize. This bite-size insights is looking at how employee engagement should be examined during those times of uncertainty. Specifically, why leaders should care about employee engagement, both now and in the future, and why it should be on your list of strategic investments. You’ll hear Santigo Jaramillo, Co-Founder and CEO of Empilfy share the three things leaders are thinking about right now along with Seth Mora...
Leading in Times of Uncertainty | Panel Discussion
May 14, 2020 09:00 - 34 minutes - 32.2 MBThis episode dives into equipping strategic people leader on how to lead during times of uncertainty. You’ll hear from three amazing leaders. Adam Weber, Emplify’s Chief People Officer and Co-founder; Andrew Appel, the CEO and President of Gregory and Appel; and Steve Baker, the Vice President of the Great Game of Business. In the lead up to our conversation, we had a lot of questions around communication, empathetic and authentic leadership, and how to foster engagement in remote workfor...
Bite-Size Insights 2: What does bold leadership mean for your organization?
May 12, 2020 09:00 - 5 minutes - 5.74 MBThis week’s bite-size insights feature Emplify’s Co-Founder and Chief People Officer, Adam Weber. He posted a status update on LinkedIn that went unexpectedly viral, receiving nearly 3 million views. Clearly his content struck a chord. How did he come to this decision? What does it mean to show up for your team? For Adam, we are in a season that calls for bold leadership. Hear how it’s showing up for him. See Adam's post: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6663140458...
How to Manage Through a Crisis with Roland Siebelink
May 07, 2020 09:00 - 27 minutes - 26 MBToday we are going to be talking about a topic that unfortunately we are all living through, which is ‘how to manage through a crisis.’ While we are all hopefully starting to see a light at the end of the tunnel, it’s safe to say the lessons learned during this time are ones we won’t quickly forget. One thing we want to make sure you hear is that it’s okay to be human. No matter what level you are in your career or your title we are all in this together. This episode features Roland S...
Bite-Size Insights 1: What is the right level of Communication?
May 05, 2020 09:00 - 8 minutes - 12.6 MBInsights is a show powered by Emplify to empower Executives, HR professionals, managers, and leaders of all kinds with the best in class information to help your employees unlock their true potential. The reality is, right now you have questions. We all do. We’re in uncharted territory while our social feeds, news stories, and inboxes are full of blogs, webinars, videos aimed at providing you with answers. There has to be an easier way to get our questions answered quickly without having t...
The Real Impact of Engagement
March 26, 2020 09:00 - 18 minutes - 16.6 MBAmong all the reports created and research conducted, the reality stands: your workforce is not as engaged as you think. What’s the impact of this lack of engagement for your organization? According to Employee Benefit News, it costs employers about 33% of an employee’s annual salary to replace them. If you have 500 employees making $45,000 a year and 165 of them leave it will end up costing $2.5 million. The impact goes beyond financial. This week’s episode shares insights on other wa...
Your Best Employees Are Looking for a New Job
March 19, 2020 09:00 - 13 minutes - 12.7 MBDo you have a false sense of security when it comes to your employees? In our research, we found we found that 72.7% of people are "currently open to a new career opportunity” And those who are open could be the very people you thought were highly engaged. This week we are bringing back Nick Smarrelli, CEO of GadellNet Consulting Services along with Adam Weber, Chief People Officer and Co-founder of Emplify to discuss the impact turnover can have on an organization. Now before you thin...
Breaking News: Immediate Insights for Managing Your Now Remote Workforce
March 13, 2020 17:52 - 4 minutes - 4.49 MBIn this special edition of Insights we are providing tips on how to manage a remote workforce. If you're looking for more information, you can register for our upcoming webinar this Thursday, March 19th from 2-3 pm EST. We’ll have a panel of experts, including our own Adam Weber talking through how to lead in times of uncertainty and answering audience questions. You are not going to want to miss this. Register to attend webinar: http://emplify.com/uncertainty
Avoiding the Burnout
March 12, 2020 09:00 - 21 minutes - 19.6 MBThis week we are discussing a serious issue: burnout. To share his insights we are joined by Nick Smarrelli, CEO of GadellNet Consulting Services along with Adam Weber, Chief People Officer and Co-founder of Emplify. Why is burnout such a serious issue? From the research we’ve conducted an alarming 62.2% of people report experiencing burnout at work and of that 62.2 % the burnout is happening as often as daily - and the larger the company, the more employees reporting burnout. This dat...
Business First; People Always
March 05, 2020 10:00 - 16 minutes - 15.3 MBDo you describe yourself as a Strategic People Leader? If not, you probably should. In this episode, we dig into what that role entails. Along with Adam Weber, we have Jill Felska, Director of People and Culture at Limelight Health, on the show to help shed light on some common terms that are misunderstood. These terms aren’t new rather their potentially overused. If you’re still unsure of what it means to be a Strategic People Leader and how that role embraces a new era of Human Resouces...
A Kid in Clown Shoes
February 27, 2020 10:00 - 5 minutes - 5.83 MBIn the first episode of Season 4, we are getting to know Adam Weber, Co-founder and Chief People Officer at Emplify. The role of Chief People Officer is a newer appointment within the company as well as many other organizations across the nation. In the introductory conversation with Adam, we explore why this role is important, what it entails, and when companies should consider filling it. You can expect to learn from Adam, over the course of this season, all the missteps, successes, and...
Introducing Season 4: 2020 Trends Report on Employee Engagement
February 20, 2020 10:00 - 2 minutes - 3.09 MBSantiago Jaramillo, CEO of Emplify, shares what you can expect this season on Insights. We’ll be digging into what it means to be a Strategic People Leader while introducing you to one of our own, Adam Weber, Chief People Officer, and Co-founder. In our four-part series, Adam will share his perspective on the latest employee engagement trends, effective feedback strategies, turnover risks, and how engagement (not satisfaction) is the key and a true driver of business performance. We hav...
BONUS: Interview with Santiago Jaramillo
December 19, 2019 10:00 - 21 minutes - 15.4 MB“If we can focus on creating incredible, engaging managers who build cultures of high engagement and high performance, we will have thriving teams.” We have spent Season 3 of Insights focusing on manager development and the impact that has on employee engagement. A year from now, what will it look like for organizations that put an emphasis on manager development and employee engagement versus those that don’t? Listen in to this special bonus episode as Nicole MacLean, Director of Rel...
Reprogramming Our Leadership
December 12, 2019 10:00 - 11 minutes - 8.2 MBWhen we talk about managing feedback and enacting a true employee engagement strategy, it really does include everyone. But what does involvement look like from the executive level? In this episode of Insights, Emplify CEO and Co-Founder Santiago Jaramillo explains why there can’t be layers of an organization with no access to data and no involvement in the process. Without the buy-in from the top layers of an organization, even the best employee engagement insight or idea might go unnoti...
If It Was Easy, We Would All Be Doing It
December 05, 2019 10:00 - 14 minutes - 10.7 MBIt’s a saying that comes up often: ‘If it was easy, everyone would be doing it.’ We have spent the course of Season 3 of #Insights talking about our managers. How to help them get the most out of their employees, how to focus on their professional development, and how to build trust throughout an organization. But it’s one thing to know what to do and another thing to actually figure out how to do it. So, what now? In this episode, Emplify CEO and Co-Founder Santiago Jaramillo (@santiago...
Flipping the Script on Feedback
November 21, 2019 10:00 - 13 minutes - 9.6 MBWe ask a lot of our managers. But when we flip things around, are we delivering on our end of the deal? This week on #Insights, Emplify CEO and Co-Founder Santiago Jaramillo (@santiagojara) is digging into feedback. As he says, we often ask the wrong questions of our managers. So, how can we start asking the right ones? You’ll also hear from Haley Aust, Vice President of Human Resources, and Carmen Price, Regional Property Manager, at Birge & Held. They are both keenly aware of how vita...
People Don’t Leave Companies, They Leave Managers
November 14, 2019 10:00 - 13 minutes - 9.68 MB“People don’t leave companies, they leave managers. And trust is a big part of this equation.” In this episode of Insights, we’re taking a closer look at trust. What does it mean to develop trust with our managers? What does it look like in practice? Listen in as Emplify CEO and Co-Founder Santiago Jaramillo (@santiagojara) dives into how you can make building trust a priority when coaching and developing your managers [and how this spills out to your other employees]. You’ll also hea...
Getting the Best Out of Your People
November 07, 2019 10:00 - 15 minutes - 11.2 MBIn this first episode of Season 3 of Insights, we’re diving into managers and how we can invest in them. Managers have a hard job. They often don’t know where to go to get answers to hard questions. So, how can we empower our managers to grow and lead in a way that both captures the mission from the executive level while meeting the needs of our employees on the frontlines? That’s what this season of Insights is all about. In this episode, you’ll hear from Emplify CEO and Co-Founder San...
#KillingtheBuzzwords | Breaking Down the Buzzwords
August 15, 2019 10:00 - 18 minutes - 13.3 MBThroughout this season of #Insights, we’ve made an effort to go beyond the buzzwords, digging deep to understand how to truly build a winning employee engagement strategy. Along the way, we talked with industry experts about how to deconstruct these buzzwords and get to the root of the issues. Now, it’s time to break down the buzzwords. What do we do once we’ve identified them? How do new understandings help transform our organizations? You’ve heard Emplify CEO and Co-Founder Santiago J...
#KillingtheBuzzwords | Feedback
August 08, 2019 10:00 - 10 minutes - 7.31 MBLet’s be honest: Some of us love getting feedback. While others hear this phrase and have nightmares. The same goes for the giver. It always feels good to give someone feedback for a job well done, but when it comes to delivering critical feedback, it can riddle even the strongest leaders with anxiety. In this episode, you’ll hear from Chris Bittinger (@c_bittinger), President of Open Pivot, Inc. Chris explains why it’s important to view feedback as an ongoing conversation between both par...
#KillingtheBuzzwords | Employee Wellness
August 01, 2019 10:00 - 12 minutes - 9.12 MBThis week on #Insights, we’re tackling the buzzword “employee wellness.” You know, things like ping pong tables, relaxed dress codes, kombucha on tap! Wait, are those things actually wellness related? According to Liesel Mertes (@lieselmertes), Founder of Handle with Care HR Solutions, wellness is about what an employee experiences during disruptive life events. It seems simple, but why are organizations unprepared to support their employees in times of crisis? How can we learn to navigate...
#KillingtheBuzzwords | Talent War
July 25, 2019 10:00 - 14 minutes - 20.6 MBThis week on #Insights, we’re digging into that set of buzzwords ‘talent war’ and understanding what it means to have employees who are connecting their work with their head, heart, and hands. As leaders, our goal isn’t to provide satisfaction for our employees. It’s to help them unlock their own potential. One-on-ones are a small step in that direction, according to Bobbie Shreiner, President of Progression Partners. In this episode, you’ll hear Emplify CEO and Co-Founder Santiago Jar...
#KillingtheBuzzwords | Employee Engagement
July 18, 2019 10:00 - 16 minutes - 23.2 MBIn this first episode of Series 2 of Insights, we’re diving into how to actually build a winning employee engagement strategy [while killing the buzzwords]. Spoiler alert: It’s much bigger than a paycheck. So, what are we missing? What is it that people - the talent - are craving? In this episode, Carla Taylor, a leadership and development coach, discusses Ikigai, the reason for being. You’ll also hear from Emplify CEO and Co-Founder Santiago Jaramillo (@santiagojara), who recently spo...
Equipping HR with CEO-Level Language
July 18, 2019 09:45 - 17 minutes - 24.1 MBWith years of stereotypes blocking change, what can an HR professional say to get a seat at the table and help inform the CEO on making the right people, culture, and engagement decisions? To complete our first #Insights series, Santiago Jaramillo (@santiagojara) dives into how companies are more than just vehicles for creating revenue - they should be a place for transformational growth where people can unlock their true potential. You’ll also hear about how the C-Suite and HR professi...
Employee Engagement is No Longer “An HR Thing”
July 18, 2019 09:30 - 15 minutes - 22.1 MBHow can we help our employees find purpose and meaning in their work, and engage them as people? This week on #Insights, Santiago Jaramillo (@santiagojara) walks us through how you can define meaning - driven from the top-down - at your organization. The reality is, people find meaning in different ways. For some, it’s working together as a team, for others it could be solving problems or delivering amazing customer service. Listen in as Santiago discusses the five sources of meaning a...
The Workforce Wants More
July 18, 2019 09:15 - 23 minutes - 32.1 MBThis week on #Insights, we’re diving into employee engagement - how it’s evolved [especially in the past couple of years] and how this evolution has impacted the relationship between human resources leaders and the C-Suite. Listen in as Emplify CEO and Co-founder Santiago Jaramillo (@santiagojara) takes us on a journey into the past - because before we can talk about where things are today, we need to understand where we’ve been. Data from workplace review sites such as GlassDoor now t...
Why Should a CEO Care?
July 18, 2019 09:00 - 22 minutes - 31.1 MBIn this first episode of Insights, we’re exploring some of the biggest issues we face in today’s workplace with Emplify CEO and Co-founder Santiago Jaramillo (@santiagojara). First, how do you understand what your people actually need? And second, why should the CEO care? It all begins with the employee experience and understanding where that story starts. In this episode, you’ll hear from Roberta Matuson, (@Matuson), President of Matuson Consulting, a former human resources (HR) ...
#Insights: Trailer | Santiago Jaramillo
July 10, 2019 16:02 - 2 minutes - 4.03 MBIntroducing #Insights, an original series from Emplify, that explores extraordinary advances in people performance and business outcomes through workplace science and...well, insights. You’ll learn from Emplify CEO and Co-founder Santiago Jaramillo (@santiagojara) as he discusses culture and engagement - and takes a deep dive into the specific questions that are top of mind for people-first leaders. Nicole MacLean (@nicolemmaclean), Director of Relationship Marketing at Emplify, will be...