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Relationships at Work - a trust-driven leadership podcast

Russel Lolacher

Relationships at Work - the leadership podcast helping you build workplace connection, improve culture, and avoid blind spots. A relatable and honest show on leadership, organizational culture and soft skills, focusing on improving employee engagement and company culture to inspire people to apply, stay and thrive.Because no one wants leadership that fosters toxic environments at work, nor should they.Host, speaker and communications leader Russel Lolacher shares his experience and insights,

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47:23

What First Time Leaders Really Need To Know

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2024/07/02

In this episode of Relationships at Work, Russel chats with master facilitator and executive coach Paul O'Beirne on what a first-time leader really needs to know and so does the organization they work for.Paul shares his insights and experience in...Transition challenges for new leaders.Importance of support systems.Leadership vs. management.Understanding role and relationships.Asking for help and adapting.Building networks and managing relationships.Importance of feedback structures for self...

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9:04

Why We Need Daily Leadership Tests

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2024/06/27

In this episode of Relationships at Work, communications and leadership nerd (and host) Russel Lolacher explains the importance of regular leadership tests to ensure we're on the right track.As a leader, how do we know we're any good? That comes from regular check ins in how we react to circumstances at work. We need to proactively be curious about ourselves and take a daily interest in understanding our impact on our teams and the culture. Russel shares four areas we can assess on a reg...

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43:53

How to Avoid The Dangers of Leadership Ambition

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2024/06/25

In this episode of Relationships at Work, Russel chats with author and executive coach Mark J. Silverman on understanding and approaching leadership ambition.Mark shares his experience and insights on...The root of true ambition.Reckoning with ambition's impact at work.Self-awareness and authentic ambition.Generational shifts in ambition.Balancing ambition with authenticity.Organizational support for sustainable ambition.Personalized ambition.And connect with me for more great content! Sign ...

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8:14

The Ends Should Not, Can Not, Please Don't Justify...

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2024/06/20

In this episode of Relationships at Work, communications and leadership nerd (and host) Russel Lolacher shares the importance of not prioritizing productivity over humanity. The ends can not justify the means. As a leader, it's vital that we provide a service or product, and deliver countless things along the way. The problem is when leaders achieve those results without regard for the human impact along the way just to make the boss happy. The long-term impacts can be devastating.Russel...

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50:21

How to Understand Our Leadership Influence and Impact

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2024/06/18

In this episode of Relationships at Work, Russel chats with authors and Edelman Executive Vice-Presidents Elena Grotto and Felicia Joy on understanding leadership influence and its impact on teams and workplace culture.Elena and Felicia share their experience and insights on...Continuous learning and adaption as leaders.Balancing humanity and productivity.The modern workplace as a laboratory for co-creation and experimentation.Changing employee expectations and involvement.Bridging the execut...

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9:45

How Leadership Can Stop Investing in Cultural Debt

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2024/06/13

In this episode of Relationships at Work, communications and leadership nerd (and host) Russel Lolacher discusses the causes and answers to cultural debt.Technical debt is a common term in software development to explain growing issues caused by not properly addressing problems. By only implementing "band-aid" solutions, the root problems only continue to grow and fester. Cultural debt is the same in that organizational issues unaddressed or avoided, will just poison the company little by lit...

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35:23

Why Reality-Based Leadership Is The Path To...

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2024/06/11

In this episode of Relationships at Work, Russel chats with best-selling author, drama researcher and headline speaker Cy Wakeman on focusing on a reality-based leadership approach to improve accountability at work.Cy shares her insights and experience in:Why we need to self-reflect and be personally accountable.Reality-based leadership practices.Cultivating curiosity and compassion to understand different perspectives.Collective Genius for reducing risks and driving innovation.Achieving post...

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8:41

Hypocrisy in Hiring Feedback and How to Fix It

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2024/06/06

In this episode of Relationships at Work, communications and leadership nerd (and host) Russel Lolacher highlights the hypocrisy of organizations not asking applicants for feedback and why they should. Leadership often talks about the importance of feedback, including for applicants (successful or not) to ask for debriefs after their hiring experience. So why don't organizations take their own advice? There are so many benefits to listening to applicants to improve the hiring process.&nb...

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49:26

How To Connect Value to Employee Experience

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2024/06/04

In this episode of Relationships at Work, Russel chats with author, speaker and Chief Enthusiasm Officer Dr. Randy Ross on the importance of connecting values to employee retention.Randy shares his insights and experience in:Holistic employee experienceValues and behaviour alignment.Ethical and aesthetic components of values.Alignment and authenticity of values.Continuous feedback and self-reflection to operationalize values.Culture by design vs default.Value creation vs extraction.And ...

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9:14

Megaphone Your Values, To Really Create Connection

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2024/05/30

In this episode of Relationships at Work, communications and leadership nerd (and host) Russel Lolacher recommends we share our values publicly to build better connection.Knowing our values is vital to our self-awareness and in helping us make decisions and setting boundaries that help our career and our employee experience. But they are too valuable to keep to ourselves. Share them. With everyone. It'll benefit us as leaders, our teams and the organization. Russel provides real-world example...

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48:44

Surprising Ways Employees Can Impact Company Culture

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2024/05/28

In this episode of Relationships at Work, Russel chats with author and Clockwork founder Nancy Lyons on the positive and negative impacts employees can have on company culture.Nancy shares her insights and experience in:The power of microcultures and employee influence.Leadership's role in shaping culture.What an authentic work culture is and is not.The agency of employees.Unlearning traditional norms.Evaluating organizational fit before influencing.Constructive use of technology to support w...

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9:35

Big Leadership Moments Must Be Earned Through Small...

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2024/05/23

In this episode of Relationships at Work, communications and leadership nerd (and host) Russel Lolacher highlights the importance of prioritizing small gestures before big moments at work. Big events at work are great. It's an opportunity to bring everyone together, connect in new ways, hear from leadership, have presenters sharing new ideas. They're awesome. But without a foundation built through small gestures and regular connection, these efforts will ring hollow. And further hurt the...

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46:30

What Leaders Need to Know About Managing Subcultures

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2024/05/21

In this episode of Relationships at Work, Russel chats with HR professional and consultant Beverly Hathorn on managing and aligning subcultures in the workplace.She shares her thoughts, stories and experiences with...Subculture dynamics.Executive engagement with various work cultures.The importance of customizing engagement.Alignment and adaptability of subcultures.How mentorship can help with rigid subcultures.Effective and personalized communication benefitsAnd connect with me for more grea...

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8:03

Great Leaders Know Change Does Not End Great...

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2024/05/16

In this episode of Relationships at Work, communications and leadership nerd (and host) Russel Lolacher asks us to maintain relationships even through significant change.Change is a part of the work world, whether it's as big as a merger or reorganization of a company or as traditional as moving teams or getting a new job. Great leaders understand that relationships are integral to the employee experience so we have to keep nurturing those connections even if our environments change. Russel p...

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53:31

How AI will Impact the Employee Experience

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2024/05/14

In this episode of Relationships at Work, Russel chats with speakers and workforce consultants Alex Schwartz and Nate Thompson on the impact AI will have on the employee experience.They share their thoughts, stories and experiences with...AI's role and adoption in work environments.AI as a tool, not a threat.The need for continuous adaption and learning.Cultural readiness and leadership mindset.Early adoption and experimentation.AI and diversity, ethics and privacy concerns.Defining human and...

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10:43

How Leadership Needs to React to a Tragedy Test

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2024/05/09

In this episode of Relationships at Work, communications and leadership nerd (and host) Russel Lolacher explores how leadership should and shouldn't respond to tragedy from their teams.Not so long ago, Russel experienced a personal tragedy, which inspired his curiosity on how leaders and workplace cultures handle those moments. He provides real-world examples of good and bad experiences before highlighting some of the steps great leaders take to pass this tragedy test. Join us as we dis...

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40:28

Why Work Relationships Are So Vital To Innovation And...

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2024/05/07

In this episode of Relationships at Work, Russel chats with author and speaker Bob Chartier on the relationships and practices we need to foster innovation and action at work.Bob shares his thoughts, stories and experiences with...Importance of relationships in effective leadershipTools for building relationships"Possibility Action" - how relationships are essential when exploring possibilityEmpowering grassroots leadership and initiativesCross-boundary collaborationAnd connect with me ...

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10:38

A Measure of Leadership and Employee Relationships

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2024/05/02

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33:58

Why Leadership Needs an Employee Recognition...

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2024/04/30

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13:30

Leadership Lessons from Workhuman LIVE

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2024/04/25

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