E52: Improve Your Workplace Culture; Dana Vogelmeier Interview

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Dana Vogelmeier helps organizations improve workplace culture. Everyone deserves a dream job and to work in an engaging environment! If we are all operating at a higher awareness level, we treat each other differently. That behavior will spread like a pebble thrown in the pond! Michael Angelo Caruso interviews Dana on best practices for making work a better place to be. Watch the video version of this and other great interviews at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdpQ0CmA8Mk. Subscribe to Michael's YT channel (ring that silver bell!) to be notified of new videos. Watch Dana's TEDx video, then check out all the other events Dana has enlivened with her amazing expertise and contagious positive attitude. Dana earned her Masters Degree with a focus in leadership and has studied under John Maxwell to become a John Maxwell Team member. She's a certified Workplace Culture Specialist through The Culture Works and earned a Certified Professional in Performance Learning designation which specializes in pinpointing performance problems. Additionally, Dana is an experienced speaker, trainer, and coach. Highlights of this interview include: 1:00 Why it's so hard to change workplace culture 3:00 Workplace culture is NOT the info on your website 3:30 Dana's bio includes, a Master's degree, John Maxwell certification 5:00 How to attract and retain top talent 6:00 Workers who stay can be a bigger problem than those who leave 8:00 Being a "business casual" has its challenges 14:00 Starbucks adventure with tattoos 16:15 The crossroads of personal expression, workplace culture 18:30 What the boss wants vs. what the employees want 20:30 The #1 pre-requisite for good workplace culture 21:00 The crucial role of middle managers 22:30 Visibility and value, performance and reward 26:15 The value of direct feedback 27:30 Giving people a choice 29:00 Coming trends include compassion and grace Note: Dana's comment "right person in the right seat" references Jim Collins' book, "Good to Great." Check out Dana Vogelmeier's website and her great "Making Great Work Places" Facebook page. Her terrific TED talk is easily found on YouTube. Like/Comment as you prefer. Your informed opinion on this content is always welcome. Subscribe to this YouTube channel to be notified of Michael’s new videos. Remember, the team usually improves right after the leader does. Michael Angelo Caruso delivers a fantastic keynote on leadership that’s both educational and entertaining. The session covers what your leadership group needs to know about the best ways to educate, motivate, and reward team members. He’ll talk about ways to handle the four most challenging work personalities, giving special attention to handling negative people. You’ll learn a simple, yet effective technique for confidence that few leaders use and the best way to offer criticism. Unfortunately, most managers try to motivate employees using three tools that usually don’t motivate: job descriptions, performance reviews and evaluation forms that are linked to money. It turns out that money doesn’t motivate most employees anyway. Michael uses the amazing power of story to motivate leaders who attend his presentations. Like/Comment as you prefer. Your informed opinion on this content is always welcome. Michael Angelo Caruso teaches presentation skills that will help you command the room, get noticed and advance your career. I If you’re a leader or salesperson, Michael will help you become a better presenter for the rest of your life. The most important business skill for leaders and salespeople is the ability to effectively communicate with groups of people. Look into leadership and sales training so you can keep teams interested, motivated and successful. Use Michael to pump up your next conference or industry event. He’s one of the top keynote speakers in America and he’s spoken on five continents and in 49 of the 50 states. And his reputation is expanding in Africa, Europe, the Middle East, Asia and South America. Choose from the menu of popular keynote topics on his website which cover the important topics of communication, selling, leadership, motivation speaking skills and change. _ _ _ Check out Michael’s blog post (on his website) for interesting educational articles about speaking, writing, leadership and marketing. He also shares writes about his unique experiences on the speaking circuit, so there are lots of great stories that take place all over the world. These posts are often rendered with humor and wit. _ _ _ Information Products Michael is the author of many books, including “Work Hacks: 300+ Cool Ideas to Speed Career Success,” which is available as a print book and as an e-book. Also check out Michael’s booklet titled, “Hmmm…Little Ideas With BIG Results,” also on Amazon. He’s also the creator of the best-selling, ”Present Like a Pro” DVD, a masterclass in speaking. All products are available on Amazon.