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The most interesting woman in the world!

Oh you thought we were done?! Nope! We launched our podcast Electric Enthusiasm with a sweet two-for-one deal!

In episode 2 Katie shares awesome stories about The Most Interesting Woman In The World: Ms. Josephine Baker. Did you know that she was not only a singer, dancer and entertainer but also a civil rights activist and spy for France during WWII?

Hear the episode on Spotify, Apple Podcast, Google Podcast, other platforms… or right here:

Awesome new podcast: Electric Enthusiasm

MY NEW PODCAST IS OUT!!! In it, I and my awesome and highly energetic co-host Katie Cobalt celebrate unironic enthusiasm by getting excited about a wide variety of topics.

The first episode is about The Happiest Man in Hollywood – Harpo Marx of the Marx Brothers and you can hear it on Spotify, Apple, Google and all the other podcast platforms.

Hear amazing stories about Harpo’s epic life, his best pranks and about his occasional nudism. He could (and would) turn any boring situation – like a game of golf – interesting by taking off his clothes.

In each episode we also have a Moment of Meta where we give tips for living a more enthusiastic life.

And if you like the episode and also believe the world needs more enthusiastic people, please share the podcast with others. That would makes us really happy!

Click here to hear the episode and click here to tell us what you thought of it.

The Great Resignation is here – 4 tips for workplaces

According to research an unprecedented number of employees are planning to leave their jobs in the near future and companies are going to have to deal with this or face losing all of their best people.

In this video I share:

Why The Great Resignation is actually GOOD news3 mistakes companies must avoid4 tips that will help your organization safely through (or even come out ahead) in The Great Resignation

Quit for the climate

Global warming is an existential threat to all humanity and corporations emit the vast majority of manmade greenhouse gases.

If you currently work for a company that does not urgently strive to become carbon neutral in a very short time frame, you have two choices:

Do everything you can to make that organization carbon neutralIf they won’t, quit and go work for a company that will

It doesn’t matter if you’re the CEO or the receptionist, you have an ethical responsibility to not use your time and talents in the service of a workplace that is wrecking the planet.

If enough of us act on this, we can force more corporations to take the climate seriously, either by changing their behavior from the inside or by sapping them of critical employee talent.

You can change things – and at the very least you can make sure that your work days aren’t spent hurting our children’s futures.

A message to all recruiters

I posted this on LinkedIn where it got a lot of attention. Recruitment is broken and we should fix it.

 

Message to all recruiters

Message to all recruiters: It is NOT a bad sign if a candidate has left previous jobs because they didn’t like it there.

On the contrary, it’s a POSITIVE sign. It means this person:

Takes responsibility for their work lifeHas energy and determinationWon’t stick around forever in a job they hate, while their performance and engagement steadily deteriorate

Hire more people like that and then treat them well, so they stay!

Free webinar June 24: How to be a successful workplace happiness consultant

More and more workplaces are realizing that workplace happiness matters – A LOT. They know that happy employees do better work, get sick less often and stay with the company longer. Simply put, they’ve seen that happy companies make more money.

And a lot of these companies are looking for some help to become better workplaces, which has created a market for workplace happiness consultants, speakers and facilitators.

I have been in that field for 17 years working with clients like LEGO, IKEA, IBM, Microsoft and Pfizer in more than 50 countries. In this Heartcount webinar on June 24 I will share my top 5 tips for success in this field, including:

How to market and sell your services to clientsHow to convince companies or managers who don’t believe in “happiness” at workHow to make your services as effective as possible

Sign up for the webinar now and get proven tools and insights that you can use to grow your business as a workplace happiness consultant.

My 5 favorite books on the research into happy workplaces

I have read literally hundreds of books on studies and research into great workplaces. Here I present my 5 favorite ones and what their main insights are.

Harness the power of a positive mission – my interview with Ynzo van Zanten

Can a company do good in the world AND achieve profits and growth at the same time?

Tony’s Chocolonely is proof that this is not only possible, it’s good for employees, consumers, the bottom line and the world.

I could not be happier with how this Heartcount webinar went – Ynzo is such a great evangelist for a good cause.

Learn from Ynzo van Zanten exactly how your company can harness the power of a positive mission. You can also learn about Tony’s baby bonus – I’d never heard of that idea before and it’s AWESOME!

Related postsLearn more about Heartcount – the best tool for measuring employee happiness and engagementWhat your workplace should learn from Covid5 reasons why money doesn’t motivate people

 

Free webinar: Harness the Power of a Positive Mission

What do you think is a chocolate company’s mission? To make your day with a chocolate bar? Not just that. Tony’s Chocolonely is a chocolate company that makes the world better by improving their workplace. This was enough reason for us to ask their Choco Evangelist, Ynzo van Zanten to share their story at the next Heartcount webinar.

Join us on May 26 from 4:00 – 4:45 pm CEST and hear exactly how Tony’s Chocolonely improves their business results and make the world better at the same time.

What Is Special about Tony’s Chocolonely?

Tony’s Chocolonely isn’t an average chocolate company, but a chocolate company with a huge mission – to end modern slavery and exploitation in the cocoa industry. With amazing chocolate recipes, they set the example and show that chocolate can be made in a more responsible way – in taste and packaging, through long-term relationships with cocoa farmers, and the way they handle an open and transparent value chain. You can find more about Tony’s Chocolonely activities from their Choco Evangelist, Ynzo van Zanten at our webinar.

If you are looking for new ways to create an even better company culture, don’t miss a chance to be inspired by Ynzo at our next webinar, “Harness the power of a positive mission”.

Sign up right here.