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This episode touches on the theme of Strengthen Culture.

In this episode, we dig into some buzzwords, like Coffee Badging, Fauxductivity, and Bare Minimum Mondays, so James can rant about how lame they are. We also explore trends and terms that are starting to shine a spotlight on hidden issues impacting our workplaces, like:

• Culture Rot: The slow decline of a company's internal health due to a failure of leadership to trust employees or adapt to modern needs.
• Anti-Perks: Superficial office benefits (like free snacks) that employees now view as negative because they often mask systemic issues.
• Well-Being Washing: When organizations promote mental health initiatives for PR but do not provide meaningful support or sustainable workloads.
• Emotional Paycheck: Aspects such as recognition, purpose, and strong relationships that employees increasingly prioritize alongside their salary.

Our prescription for this episode is to avoid performative solutions and seek to address job dissatisfaction if you really want to make a difference in your workplace.

Past Episode Referenced:
S2 E3: Why Do Companies Default To Using Policies As Weapons?

S4 E9: What Is Some Practical Psychology For The Workplace? [PART 3]

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About Our Hosts!
James is an experienced business coach with a specialization in HR management and talent attraction and retention.

Coby is a skilled educator and has an extensive background in building workforce and organizational capacity.

For a little more on our ideas and concepts, check out our Knowledge Suite or our YouTube Channel, Solutions Explained by Roman 3.

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This episode touches on the theme of Practical Psychology.

In this episode, we explore some psychological concepts and principles that can help us better understand both those we work with and ourselves.

Coby walks us through these 3 concepts:

• The Halo/Horn Effect
• Negativity Bias
• Herzberg's Two-Factor Theory Of Motivation-Hygiene

Our prescription for this episode is to think critically about how these different theories impact our workplaces, our team members, and ourselves. Our workplace culture is shaped by a combination of factors; understanding where they come from is a good place to start.

Past Episode Referenced:
S2 E17 - What Is Some Practical Psychology That Can Improve How I Lead And Work With Others?

S3 E11 - What Is Some Practical Psychology For The Workplace? [PART 2]

You can reach out to us to talk more about successfully working with others, just contact us at info@roman3.ca or through our LinkedIn page at https://www.linkedin.com/company/roman3

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About Our Hosts!
James is an experienced business coach with a specialization in HR management and talent attraction and retention.

Coby is a skilled educator and has an extensive background in building workforce and organizational capacity.

For a little more on our ideas and concepts, check out our Knowledge Suite or our YouTube Channel, Solutions Explained by Roman 3.

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This episode touches on the themes of Strengthen Culture and Developing Leaders.

In this episode, we explore the types of cultures and workplace norms that leave supervisors and managers feeling that they are powerless and/or their employees do not respect them.

Our prescription for this episode is to create strong, clear, and nuanced policies, then train your leaders and managers to effectively and consistently implement them.

Past Episode Referenced:
S2 E12: AI VS Automation, Toxic Employees, Wellness Accommodations

S4 E6: How Do You Confront Passive-Aggressive Behavior Professionally?

Statistics Referenced:

When it comes to predicting a company’s employee turnover rate, Culture is 10X more effective than Compensation. - Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2023)

59% of managers report having no training at all. - West Monroe (2018)

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About Our Hosts!
James is an experienced business coach with a specialization in HR management and talent attraction and retention.

Coby is a skilled educator and has an extensive background in building workforce and organizational capacity.

For a little more on our ideas and concepts, check out our Knowledge Suite or our YouTube Channel, Solutions Explained by Roman 3.

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This episode touches on the theme of Developing Leaders.

In this episode, we explore 3 (hopefully) helpful management tips to support new and existing leaders with:

1. Communicating Early and Often
2. Transforming Behavior
3. Bringing Solutions and a Plan

Our prescription for this episode is to consider how we can avoid the "Perfect 10 Miscommunication Techniques" to transform our teams toward a more solution-focused culture.

Here is a link to our "Know The Difference" playlist on YouTube

If you would like to learn more about Integrity Leadership, you can check out our webinar on Confident Leadership on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@solutionsexplained or our Integrity Leadership article on our Knowledge Suite: https://www.academy.roman3.ca/knowledge-suite/integrity-leadership/

Let us know if leadership and management skills are something you want us to talk more about! Email us at info@roman3.ca.

About Our Hosts!
James is an experienced business coach with a specialization in HR management and talent attraction and retention.

Coby is a skilled educator and has an extensive background in building workforce and organizational capacity.

For a little more on our ideas and concepts, check out our Knowledge Suite or our YouTube Channel, Solutions Explained by Roman 3.

Send us a Message! (But we can’t respond, so feel free to email us at info@roman3.ca)

This episode touches on the theme of Strengthen Culture.

In this episode, we explore both Passive-Aggressive and Aggressively-Passive behaviour. We dig into how and why it exists in our workplaces and, most importantly, how to address it.

Our prescription for this episode is to understand and look to adopt language and policies around Workplace Incivility to give greater impact to confronting Passive-Aggressive behaviour in your workplace.

Past Episode Referenced:
S4 E5: Why Am I So Exhausted After Work Every Day?

S4 E3: How Do I Fix A Competitive Or Hostile Team Culture?

S4 E1: How Do You Create Psychological Safety In Trauma Infused Workplaces?

To talk more about Workplace Incivility, reach out to us at info@roman3.ca or through our LinkedIn page at https://www.linkedin.com/company/roman3

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About Our Hosts!
James is an experienced business coach with a specialization in HR management and talent attraction and retention.

Coby is a skilled educator and has an extensive background in building workforce and organizational capacity.

For a little more on our ideas and concepts, check out our Knowledge Suite or our YouTube Channel, Solutions Explained by Roman 3.

Send us a Message! (But we can’t respond, so feel free to email us at info@roman3.ca)

This episode touches on the theme of Practical Psychology.

In this episode, we explore the Physical, Mental, and Emotional reasons why employees go home so exhausted after work. We dig into the psychology behind these factors and look at the obligation on organizations to support them.

Our prescription for this episode is for organizations and individuals to look at the agency they have when it comes to understanding and impacting employee well-being.

Past Episode Referenced:
S4 E2: Leadership Tips: Friend/Friendly, Respond/React, Emotional Load

Here are links to the two articles we talked about at the beginning. Thanks HR Digest and Feedspot!

To talk more about management training, reach out to us at info@roman3.ca or through our LinkedIn page at https://www.linkedin.com/company/roman3

Don't forget to sign up for our New Quarterly Newsletter that launched in the fall of 2024!

About Our Hosts!
James is an experienced business coach with a specialization in HR management and talent attraction and retention.

Coby is a skilled educator and has an extensive background in building workforce and organizational capacity.

For a little more on our ideas and concepts, check out our Knowledge Suite or our YouTube Channel, Solutions Explained by Roman 3.

Send us a Message! (But we can’t respond, so feel free to email us at info@roman3.ca)

This episode touches on the theme of Strengthen Culture.

In this episode, we explore workplace silos; what causes them, how they impact the workplace, and, most importantly, how do we tear them down.

Our prescription for this episode is, when looking to make improvements in your workplace, ask yourself the most important question "What needs to exist first before this will be successful"?.

NOTE: James wants to apologies for the poor quality of the sound of his intro, he had his mic plugged in, he just forget to put it in front of his face (see what Coby has to deal with).

Past Episode Referenced:
S4 E3: How Do I Fix A Competitive Or Hostile Team Culture?
S1 E16: How Do We Build A Workplace Culture?
S1 E17: How Is Organizational Culture Linked To Business Performance And Outcomes?

To talk more about The Workplace Culture Hierarchy, reach out to us at info@roman3.ca or through our LinkedIn page at https://www.linkedin.com/company/roman3

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About Our Hosts!
James is an experienced business coach with a specialization in HR management and talent attraction and retention.

Coby is a skilled educator and has an extensive background in building workforce and organizational capacity.

For a little more on our ideas and concepts, check out our Knowledge Suite or our YouTube Channel, Solutions Explained by Roman 3.

Send us a Message! (But we can’t respond, so feel free to email us at info@roman3.ca)

This episode touches on the theme of Strengthen Culture.

In this episode, we explore why we have teams, departments, or locations that are often at war with each other. Some of our workplaces have Slios, others have Stronghold, and neither works well with others.

Our prescription for this episode is to understand how impactful and poisonous Job Dissatisfaction and Institutional Betrayal are. When these exist, they erode trust and pit people against each other.

Past Episode Referenced:
S1 E15: Is Job Dissatisfaction Really That Dangerous?

S3 E7: Are We Sheltering Toxic Leaders?

S4 E2: Leadership Tips - Friend-Friendly, Respond-React, Emotional Load

S2 E3: Why Do Companies Default To Using Policies As Weapons?

S2 E18: What Does HR Stand For In Your Company?

To talk more about Job Dissatisfaction, reach out to us at info@roman3.ca or through our LinkedIn page at https://www.linkedin.com/company/roman3

Don't forget to sign up for our New Quarterly Newsletter that launched in the fall of 2024!

About Our Hosts!
James is an experienced business coach with a specialization in HR management and talent attraction and retention.

Coby is a skilled educator and has an extensive background in building workforce and organizational capacity.

For a little more on our ideas and concepts, check out our Knowledge Suite or our YouTube Channel, Solutions Explained by Roman 3.