First Insight First Insight

In this raw, unfiltered and inspiring hour, Charlie shares:
His journey through extreme work burnout and the depression and anxiety that followed.
The fallacies we’ve been taught: that work and play are separate, and that adults don’t need play in their lives.
The reality: play is hard-wired into our survival-centers as human beings. Play is how we learn, build relationships, and find meaning in our lives.
The invitation: choose to see life as a playground. Begin to blur the boundaries of work and play. Be intentional about how you will bring joy into your day.

In Part 1, DUEY FREEMAN, MA LPC, introduced the concept of contact as the most important building block of relationships.
In Part 2, Duey and Jenny explore:
How the judgments we make prevent contact, and what we can do about it
The positive impact of vulnerability vs. bottling things up
How we grow connection by creating openings for one another
The difference between power and control, and why shared power is a win-win

Horses have existed for over 50 million years. As prey animals, the sole reason they have survived is through relationship with one another. In this podcast, horseman and psychologist Duey Freeman helps us understand how our nervous systems respond when we feel unsafe, and what horses can teach us about the power of being in relationship with others. We explore the concept of “contact” – what it is, and why it is the most important building block of relationships.

First Onsite is committed to creating a culture of belonging and inclusion.  A big part of this is getting comfortable with the fact that we don’t always get things right and there is always more to learn.  When we embrace that there are things we don’t know, we allow for crucial conversations to take place in a safe way. In this episode, we’ll hear from Ally O'Dell, General Manager of our San Francisco office.  Ally shares about her experience as a female leader at First Onsite, how we can be mindful of the unconscious biases that we all carry, and her plans to contribute to a more inclusive workspace with the launch of our first Employee Resource Group (ERG).

Get to know our new Global VP of Safety, David Selsky. David and Jenny chat about the evolution of safety and the importance of care when it comes to the wellbeing of our team. While care is a relatively simple concept, David shares some stories and examples of when doing the right thing has required courage and the willingness to lead. This episode invites us all to consider how we can model care every day and align our business selves with our human selves.

In this week’s episode, Jenny explores one of our core values, Accountability, with Green Beret, organizational leader, and sports performance coach Fran Racioppi. What does it really mean to be accountable? How can we take ownership of our performance even in the midst of change and transformation? This episode invites us all to consider how we show up each day.