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Joy, really? In these challenging times, joy can frequently feel like a distant memory. That’s why now, more than ever, discussions need to be held on how to cultivate more joy@work – wherever and whenever “work” may be. On this podcast, we’ll interview leaders and thinkers about how to bring more joy into our everyday work lives. We’ll have conversations around creating solidarity, connection, and community on our teams as an enabler of a larger societal move toward higher purpose, equality ...
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Joy at Work: Best of Season 4 - The Innovation Edit
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Big news: Alex Liu’s new book, “Joy Works: Empowering Teams in the New Era of Work” is now available. Get your copy for a wide range of perspectives on how to create more joy in your work and your organization. In this episode, Alex shares more about the book, talks to FFWD co-founder Lee Brailey about the joy of innovation, and looks back on his f…
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Joy at Work: Invite People to Innovate with Kirk Bresniker, Chief Architect at Hewlett Packard
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It’s one thing to have a big “aha!” moment. But how do you turn that big idea from a solo moment of inspiration into a coordinated movement? How do you create innovation at scale? Those are questions we explore with Kirk Bresniker, Chief Architect at Hewlett Packard Labs. Get insights into how to combine ingenuity + opportunity + investment to make…
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Joy at Work: Getting Along with Amy Gallo
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Can't we all just get along? The research shows that when we get along at work – when we collaborate and even build friendships with our coworkers – we are happier and healthier. Harvard Business Review editor Amy Gallo joins us to share lessons from her new book, “Getting Along: How to Work with Anyone (Even Difficult People).” Joy@Work is produce…
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Joy at Work: How to Take More Risks with Eerika Savolainen, CEO of Slush
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How will we build the future? Today’s guest, Eerika Savolainen, leads Slush, a grassroots startup incubator founded by students in Finland to change the startup environment there. They have succeeded in building a powerful engine for innovation and change. Eerika credits two key drivers: risk and curiosity. She shares key insights into how the next…
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Joy at Work: Finding Joy During Times of Change
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We had a hunch: If you talk to leaders who are orchestrating major change inside their companies, joy will be easy to find. We were right. For this special episode, we talked to 4 marketing leaders, live at the ANA Masters of B2B conference. We heard about how they focus on purpose, how they practice servant leadership, how they figure out what’s w…
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Joy at Work: How to Rethink Mental Health as a Spectrum with Dr. Nick Taylor
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Dr. Nick Taylor helps us think about mental health as a spectrum. Nurturing our mental health should be a daily practice we integrate into our routines, just like brushing our teeth. We explore how we can think about mental health at work, on teams, and at organizations that are building an innovative new future. Joy@Work is produced by Kearney, a …
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Joy at Work: Building an Entrepreneur Revolution with UpLink
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Welcome to the newest season of Joy@Work. First up, we’re talking about the link between innovation and joy with John Dutton, who connects socially minded entrepreneurs around the world through UpLink, the World Economic Forum’s open innovation platform. We’ll also talk to one of those entrepreneurs, Shailie Mehta, co-founder of urban forest startu…
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Innovation drives joy. And joy drives innovation. It’s a virtuous cycle. Around the world, people are innovating to keep pace, get ahead of the curve, and build a better world. If we’ve learned anything from the past few years, it’s that change is all around us and there’s no going back. So bring on the innovation! This season on Joy@Work, we’ll ta…
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Joy at Work: Supporting Children Around the World
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As we close out 2021, we’re thinking about joy, purpose, and generosity. Alex Liu interviews Michael J. Nyenhuis, CEO of UNICEF USA, about UNICEF’s important work supporting children around the world -- and how we can all infuse more purpose and joy into our daily work. Learn more about UNICEF USA and contribute to their work at unicefusa.org. Joy@…
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Transformation. It might sound simple, but anyone who is doing the tough, messy, complicated work of changing their organization knows that transformation requires a lot of grit and patience. During the last few months on Joy@Work, we’ve talked about that messy journey to create more joy at work — along with more justice, equity, and peace. In this…
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How will the next generation transform work to bring more joy, justice, equality, and positive change? This season on Joy@Work, we’ve talked about the messy journey to create more joy at work in our current climate. Now, we want to look to the future. We talk to three recent graduates about how they feel about joy at work. Harvard Business School p…
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Joy at Work: Building a More Joyful and Equitable World with Sheryl WuDunn
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As we talk about building a more joyful and equitable workplace, we naturally think about how to build a more joyful and equitable world. That’s something award-winning journalist, author, and business executive Sheryl WuDunn has devoted her career to. She joins Kearney Managing Partner and Chairman Alex Liu to discuss her new book, “Tightrope: Ame…
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Joy at Work: Spreading Joy with Laura Lane, UPS
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How do you spread joy in your work? In this episode, Laura Lane reminds us that you don’t have to be CEO to drive major change and hope. Laura Lane is chief corporate affairs, communications, and sustainability officer at UPS. We talk to Laura about what she learned from her early career as a diplomat in Rwanda, how her team at UPS got through this…
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Joy at Work: Creating Social Impact with Brian Tippens, Chief Sustainability Officer at HPE
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How will you use your power and influence today? Our latest conversation is with Brian Tippens, Chief Sustainability Officer at HPE. Brian is an expert in helping major companies become more diverse, inclusive, and sustainable. Listen to his perspective on the future of ESG (environmental, social, and corporate governance) and how he’s using his in…
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Joy at Work: Overcoming Our Blind Spots with Anthony Wilbon, Howard University School of Business
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The past year has shone a light on our blind spots. How can we move past lip service about innovation, diversity, inclusion, and equity to propel long-term change? Anthony Wilbon is dean of Howard University School of Business. He joins us to talk about what life has been like as a university leader over the past year, how we can build more success…
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Joy at Work: Building an inclusive future with Cisco EVP and Chief of Sales and Marketing Gerri Elliott
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What does a more inclusive future of work look like? And how could technology power that inclusive future? Gerri Elliott is chief sales and marketing officer at Cisco. She joins us to talk about how work is changing — and what that more inclusive future might look like. Joy@Work is produced by Kearney, a global management consulting firm. We help o…
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2020 stopped us in our tracks. Now, we have an opportunity to come back to work in a better way. Can we leapfrog into a new and better way of working? In this opportunity to create a more balanced and joyful workplace, can we also create paths for more kindness, humanity, fellowship, and justice? This season on Joy@Work, we’ll talk to people who ar…
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Can we really achieve joy during such challenging times? We think that joy is more important than ever, and we’re called to lean into conversations about creating more joy. We’re looking back at the best moments from this season of Joy@Work. Bookmark this episode for the most inspiring conversations and insights from our guests this season: Alicia …
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Joy at Work: Kathryn Minshew on The New Rules of Work
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In the season finale of Joy@Work, Kathryn Minshew, co-founder and CEO of career development platform The Muse and the co-author of “The New Rules at Work: The Muse Playbook for Navigating the Modern Workplace” discusses how COVID-19 has affected both employers and candidates — for the better. Joy@Work is produced by Kearney, a global management con…
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Joy at Work: Reckoning and Reconciliation with Crystal Ashby
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Why does the conversation around racial justice feel different in 2020 — and what can we do to make sure we create lasting meaningful change? Executive Leadership Council President and CEO Crystal Ashby joins Joy@Work to discuss her personal experiences processing the murder of George Floyd, being a Black woman in the corporate world, and why progr…
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Joy at Work: Managing a Global Team Through Empathetic Leadership with Alicia Tillman
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SAP Global CMO Alicia Tillman has always made empathy part of her leadership style, but 2020 has reinforced her core values more than ever. She joins Joy@Work to discuss leading with empathy and the structural steps she’s taken to address issues of diversity and inclusion. Joy@Work is produced by Kearney, a global management consulting firm. We hel…
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Joy at Work: Building the “next normal” with Stephen Tang
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OraSure Technologies is currently creating new testing technologies for COVID-19. But the company is responding to other big challenges, too. OraSure CEO Stephen Tang joins Joy@Work to discuss the company’s response to COVID-19, why Black Lives Matter is personal for him, and how he and his team are fighting burnout. Joy@Work is produced by Kearney…
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Joy at Work: Leadership Lessons from a Year Like No Other with Callie Field
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T-Mobile Executive Vice President of Customer Care Callie Field returns to Joy@Work to discuss what she’s learned leading 14,000 employees during a tumultuous year. She discusses transitioning her customer care team to work remotely, meeting the challenge of systemic racism, and how she and the T-Mobile team have navigated their merger with Sprint …
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Joy at Work: the power of purpose with Dan Cable
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2020 has been a very challenging year, but London Business School professor Dan Cable believes it offers lessons on making work better for everyone. In the season premiere of Joy@Work, Dan discusses how leaders can help their teams find greater purpose in their work, the power of positivity to unlock innovation, and insights from his new book, “Exc…
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2020 has brought tectonic shifts to every part of our lives, including our work lives. This season on Joy@Work, we’ll think about how joy is part of a bigger picture. We’ll have conversations about creating solidarity, connection, and community in our teams, as part of a larger societal move toward higher goals and purpose, equality, and justice in…
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We’re looking back at our favorite moments from season one of Joy@Work. Listen in to the ideas and stories that inspired us to infuse more joy in our work. Featuring interviews with Ingrid Fetell Lee, Jon Levy, Kathryn Parsons, Ken Davenport, Andrew Suniula, and Callie Field. Joy@Work is produced by A.T. Kearney. Learn more at atkearney.com/joyatwo…
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Joy at work isn’t just about having fun, or planning celebrations. It’s not even about happiness. True joy is about having clarity of purpose, doing work you believe in, and accomplishing important milestones with others. Callie Field manages 30,000 employees, and her goal every day is to create more joyful work for each of them. Don’t miss this in…
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For many people, sports are synonymous with joy. The joy of a big win can create memories that last forever. But what about when sports are your job? How do you capture the joy of the game every day as a professional? We interview Andrew Suniula, whose career as a professional rugby player can be traced way back to his childhood as one of seven kid…
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What’s more joyful than Broadway? On this episode, Tony Award-winning Broadway producer Ken Davenport talks through the business of making incredible shows, how he finds joy in the creative process, and how we can all think about our work in a more joyful way. Joy@Work is produced by A.T. Kearney. Learn more at atkearney.com/joyatwork.…
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Learning something new: it sounds like fun, and we know learning is important, but who has the time? Entrepreneur Kathryn Parsons wanted to change the way people learned to code. She set out to teach people to code in a single day. Why was she interested in the challenge, and what has she learned from her adventure in learning? On today’s episode o…
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No matter what kind of work you do, the routine of a job can start to feel a little hum-drum after a while. So it’s worth asking how you could inject a sense of adventure and fun — novelty — into your regular work patterns. We interview behavioral scientist Jon Levy. Joy@Work is produced by A.T. Kearney. Learn more at atkearney.com/joyatwork.…
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We all spend a lot of time in our physical workspaces. Making small changes to the physical design of your workplace can lead to moments of joy. We dig into the life-changing magic of design at work. We interview Ingrid Fetell Lee, designer and author of “Joyful.” Joy@Work is produced by A.T. Kearney. Learn more at atkearney.com/joyatwork.…
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When’s the last time you felt real joy at work? If you spend most of your time focused on driving results, but not on driving more joy, you probably have a joy gap.By A.T.Kearney
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