In this podcast I discuss the tremendous importance of Public Health in the Workplace. Learn how the disciplines of Public Health are now part of the Employee Experience, and how Public Health teaches us about the safe workplace, culture, return to work, and the long term resilience of our organizations. Yes, Public Health is now a vital capability in HR.

More resources below:

Public Health: A New Imperative For HR The Big Reset Playbook: What’s Working Now, Josh Bersin Academy

The Remote Work Bootcamp, Josh Bersin Academy

Resilient HR, Josh Bersin Academy, developed in partnership with Accenture

Voice, Values, and HR, Josh Bersin Academy

Business Resilience: The Best Practices in Pandemic Response, Josh Bersin Academy

The last four years of the Trump Administration have taught a lot about leadership. In this podcast I summarize some of the big lessons and why care, trust, and followership are among the most important leadership qualities of all. I also dig in and explain why PowerSkills represent the leadership behaviors of the future.  (PS.  Part of the message is the Great Politicians are not necessarily Great Leaders, but some are.)

The Big Tech (Apple, Amazon, Facebook, Google) now make up 30% of the S&P 100 and 23% of the S&P 500. The Congressional Report on High Tech is comprehensive and important to read. In this podcast I discuss the report and highlight four things:

• What is the role of business in society?
• Why have these companies become so important and possibly dangerous?
• What can we learn about the leadership and culture of large organizations?
• What will be the impact of these companies on society, the economy, and trust?

My analysis in writing here.

Read the report itself here.

We thought the Pandemic was a public health crisis, but it's really much more. We have a whole new economy. In this podcast I talk about the four dimensions of The Pandemic Economy, which will give you insights for the year ahead.

The newest theme in business is to create a sense of "belonging" - the feeling of being included, respected, and fully involved in the company, team, or organization. After conversations with more than 40 Diversity and Inclusion leaders, here are my thoughts on why Belonging is the key to figuring this out.  Read this article for the various frameworks and examples.

Reference Materials Why Diversity has become a business priority.

The value of belonging at work, in HBR

Women in the Workplace 2019, by McKinsey

Introducing People Success: Helping People Be their Best and Do their Best at Work, Glint 

Why Inclusive Leaders Are Good for Organizations, and How to Become One.

The Trouble with Gender Targets

Dobbin, F., & Kalev, A. (2016, July-August). Why diversity programs fail: And what works
better. Harvard Business Review, 94(7-8), 52-60.

Toward a systemic and inclusive framework. In B. M. Ferdman & B. R. Deane (Eds.),

Diversity at work: The practice of inclusion (p. 3–54). Jossey-Bass. https://
doi.org/10.1002/9781118764282.ch1

Plaut VC1, Garnett FG, Buffardi LE, Sanchez-Burks J. (2011) “What about me?” Perceptions of
exclusion and whites’ reactions to multiculturalism.

Macdonald G1, Leary MR. Psychol Bull. 2005 Mar;131(2):202-23. Why does social exclusion hurt?
The relationship between social and physical pain.

Why rejection hurts.
https://www.edge.org/conversation/naomi_eisenberger-why-rejection-hurts
Walton, G. M., & Cohen, G. L. (2007).

A question of belonging: Race, social fit, and achievement. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 92(1), 82–96.
https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.92.1.82 https://psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?doi=10.1037%2F0022-3514.92.1.82 Fear of Being Different Stifles Talent.
https://hbr.org/2014/03/fear-of-being-different-stifles-talent

Shore, L.M., Randel, A.E., Chung, B., Dean, M.A., Ehrhart, K.H., Singh, G. (2011). Inclusion and diversity in work groups: A review and model for future research. Journal of Management, 37.

Making it safe: the effects of leader inclusiveness and professional status on psychological safety and improvement efforts in health care teams, Ingrid M. Nembhard Amy C. Edmondson

Value Inclusion, Belonging, and Equity for All, by Workday

Diversity, inclusion, fairness, Black Injustice - all unsolved problems in society. As you think about the D&I agenda, consider a big topic: Unity. How do we bring the organization into a unified whole?

Employee Engagement is at an all-time high - yet the Pandemic rages out of control. What's going on? Employers have taken a whole new focus on workers, one which will surprise you.