Workplace Perspective Teresa McQueen

Today's guest is Carol Kauffman, assistant professor at Harvard Medical School, the founder of the Institute of Coaching, author of Real-Time Leadership: Find Your Winning Moves When the Stakes Are High, and co-author of The Power of Options. Teresa and Carol discuss "Adapt & Thrive: The Promise of Flexible Leadership."



Teresa and Carol talk about why leaders need to stay agile in their decision-making process. Carol gives her tips on how to plan things out to get agile on your feet.



Connect with Carol : https://carolkauffman.com/







Episode Timestamp



00:06Introduction and Disclaimer



01:22How Leaders Can Improve



12:08Break and Public Service Announcement



12:45How to Plan



15:35Break and Public Service Announcement

Today's guest is Dr. Marie-Helene Pelletier, a bilingual practicing psychologist with over 20 years of experience in clinical psychology and advisory workplace psychology and holds a Ph.D. and an MBA from the University of British Columbia. Marie-Helene, is a Member of the Global Clinical Practice Network of the World Health Organization, and past Director on the boards of the Canadian Psychological Association and the International Association of Applied Psychology. In 2024, Dr. Pelletier published her book, The Resilience Plan: A Strategic Approach to Optimizing Your Work Performance and Mental Health. Teresa and Marie-Helene discuss "The Power of Relisiency."



Teresa and Marie-Helene discuss what it means to be resilient and the importance of cultivating this skill. They talk about how creating a resiliency plan can improve work performance and mental health and how to build and nurture resiliency.







Connect with Marie-Helene:




Order the Book: https://theresilienceplan.com/



LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drmhpelletier/



Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drmhpelletier



YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5ryCJz3vUfYZOxegc41DZQ 



Website: https://drmarie-helene.com/








Episode Timeline



00:06Introduction and Disclaimer



01:15The Importance in Cultivating Resiliency



09:11Break and Public Service Announcement



09:55Build and Nurture Resiliency



23:24Teresa’s Closing Remarks

Today's guest is Sabina Nawaz, a global CEO coach, leadership keynote speaker, and writer working in over 26 countries. She’s the author of the upcoming book, You’re the Boss, Everything You Need to know (and Thought You Did) by Simon & Schuster. She advises C-level executives in Fortune 500 corporations, government agencies, non-profits, and academic institutions. Sabina also teaches faculty at Northeastern University and facilitates a faculty fellowship development program at Drexel University. Teresa and Sabina talk about "Getting Curious."



Teresa and Sabina talk about how to bring curiosity into the workplace, and how it can make a better work environment. Sabina also gives her cautionary tales regarding curiosity.







To read Sabina's article, How Curiosity Can Make Your Meetings — and Team — Better



To connect with Sabina, click here







Episode Timeline



00:06Introduction and Disclaimer



01:24Why Curiosity?



10:00Break and Public Service Announcement



10:45How to Bring Curiousity into the Workplace



20:42Teresa’s Closing Remarks

Today's guest is Dr. Paul White, psychologist, speaker, and leadership expert who “makes workrelationships work.” He has been interviewed by the New York Times, BBC News, and other international publications. Dr. White is the coauthor of the best-selling book, The 5 Languages of Appreciation in the Workplace, which has sold over 575,000 copies (with Dr. Gary Chapman, author of The 5 Love Languages.) Teresa and Dr. White discuss "Exploring the 5 Languages of Appreciation."



Teresa and Dr. White discuss his book which talks about the ways leaders and employees can increase engagement and cultivate a more positive work environment and how he and Dr. Gary Chapman adapted this concept to the workplace.



They also talk about why it is important to show appreciation to your co-workers and how different approaches can work.



To find out more information on Dr. Paul White




Website: https://www.appreciationatwork.com/



LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-white-ph-d-3178276/



Book: The 5 Languages of Appreciation in the Workplace  www.appreciationatwork.com








Episode Timestamp



00:06Introduction and Disclaimer



01:26Why Appreciation is so Important




08:48Break and Public Service Announcement



09:335 Languages of Appreciation



20:20Teresa’s Closing Remarks

Join us today for a Special Episode of Workplace Perspective "State of Women at Work" to celebrate International Women's Day.



For more information on International Women's Day and events near you, click here



To read McKinsey’s Women in the Workplace 2023, click here

In today's episode, Teresa discusses "Legal Deadline Update and Cautionary Tales from the Courtroom." Teresa reminds our California employers of a few important deadlines and reports on a significant change in the law that could have a lot of California companies on the wrong side of California's privacy protection laws.



Legal Update Topics Discussed Today:




Business Use Rate for 2024 is 67 cents a mile



Active-duty Military medical or moving purposes is 21 cents a mile



Charitable Organizations remains the same at 14 cents a mile



California Law Prohibits Workplace Discrimination and Harassment new poster and other required posters can be downloaded for free from the CRD’s website



California Pay Day Reporting - California Civil Rights Department (CRD)



California AB 1076 February 14, 2024 deadline



California Court of Appeal has reinstated the California Privacy Protection Agency’s ability to enforce previously stayed California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) regulations set to take effect on March 29, 2024



US DOL’s Final Rule for determining who is an independent contractor under Federal Law goes into effect on March 11, 2024




Cautionary Tales Discussed Today:




There are no magic words when it comes to paying overtime



Refusal to Engage With a Disabled Employee Lead to $1.6 Millon Dollar Verdict 




To Listen to Teresa's last Legal Update click here



Episode Timeline



00:06Introduction and Disclaimer



01:31Legal Deadline Update



11:40Break and Public Service Announcement



12:26Cautionary Tales



22:16Teresa’s Closing Remarks