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Jamie Pritscher is an award-winning entrepreneur committed to excellence, professionalism, positive workplace culture and exceptional client experiences. In addition to positions as Director of Communications at full-service caterer Tasty Catering, Co-founder and Chief Brand Officer of creative marketing agency nuphoriq and Co-founder and CEO of socially-responsible high-end gift company That’s Caring, Jamie is also an active speaker and volunteer in the community.
Show notes, comment, and subscribe at http://inspiredandintentional.com/episode34
Jamie Pritscher is an award-winning entrepreneur committed to excellence, professionalism, positive workplace culture and exceptional client experiences. In addition to positions as Director of Communications at full-service caterer Tasty Catering, Co-founder and Chief Brand Officer of creative marketing agency nuphoriq and Co-founder and CEO of socially-responsible high-end gift company That’s Caring, Jamie is also an active speaker and volunteer in the community.
No Question this week - simply buy Shawn's book, Optimistic Workplace and start working on the worksheets and questions he created at the back.
Notes taken during the editing of the show
Optimistic Workplace came about because of a terrible experience at a “Great Place to Work”.
Pay for classes that didn’t apply directly to their job.
“We’re not here to help people self-actualize.”
Who out there are creating great workplaces and how are they doing it.
Studs Terkel - Read him. “Often times our work is violent, to our spirit.”
You can continue to have a violent workplace or you can do something to make a more optimistic workplace. You don’t have to stay stuck there.
Management needs to evolve. Leadership and Stewardship. “Management” is about control and monitor and manipulate. People want to connect, want purpose, want freedom to get the job done, to be responsible. “Management” should steward and take care of the people and create an environment of success and creativity.
Not just people first. Purpose, meaningful work, and Extraordinary people to create an amazing work environment. The three work together as the origins of optimism.
Bob Chapman says that he’s yet to find someone disagree with him that “Everybody Matters”. What he does struggle to find, is the people willing to follow through and make the changes necessary to move the needle on human workplaces.
Somebody has to go first in creating a workplace where everybody matters. And they’re not sure what to do.
Shawn has created tools at the end of his book to help people, especially middle managers.
Optimism planner - 90 days. Personal values, meeting designs to get people on the same page on an optimistic workplace.
One on One format. Optimism One on Ones. Focus on work progress. Purpose and values alignment.
Are your managers, managers or stewards? What can you do to help this to change in your workplace?
Not a question: get his book and try those exercises at the end of the book. I don’t make any money from these purchases.
Shawn Murphy is the CEO and Founder of Switch & Shift, a boutique consultancy and advisory firm dedicated to developing and advancing positive organizational business and leadership practices.
He’s been recognized by Inc.com and The Huffington Post for his work on developing leaders for the future of the work. Shawn was hand picked to be part of IBM’s elite Futurist Group that advises and gives input on topics related to new ways to work. You can listen to Shawn interview with his business partner business and thought leaders in their weekly podcast, The Rebel Leader.
Shawn holds a MBA from Drexel University, LeBow College of Business, and a Bachelor’s in Organizational Behavior from University of San Francisco.
Shawn’s debut book, The Optimistic Workplace: Creating an Environment that Energizes Everyone (AMACOM), shares path-breaking beliefs and simple techniques to help leaders at all levels positively shift how people not only perform but how they feel while at work. You can also read Shawn’s weekly column, “Positive Business,” on Inc.com.
Resources
Strengths Scope - http://www.strengthscope.com/
Strengths Finder from Gallup - https://www.gallupstrengthscenter.com/
Shawn’s company, Switch and Shift: http://www.switchandshift.com
Shawn’s podcast, The Rebel Leader: http://switchandshift.com/category/the-rebel-leader-podcst
Shawn Murphy on the INC. website: http://www.inc.com/author/shawn-murphy
Shawn’s Email: shawn@switchandshift.com
Unleash The Unlimited Potential of Your Team, Shawn Murphy, Part 2
Questions
Does your company have a set of values that all know to help them be on the same page on how you're going to succeed as a company?
Does your team feel free to contribute ideas?
Switch and Shift - what does the “human side of business” mean?
Notes taken during the editing of the episode
They’re employees are spread out all over the country.
Discussion of how Switch and Shift’s story might help my wife as she structures her business to be family friendly.
Gig economy - flexibility to go where the work is and to help a variety of people who are also working on your gigs.
What is be be do at Switch and Shift. Instead of the normal core values they decided to create this saying as driving values behind their company. Be inspirational. (You know I like that one.) Be Heretical. Do Good. Their guiding principles.
They shape their intentions and decisions. They are also upgrading their values as the company has grown and they believe they need to be more defined and universal.
Lots of companies have financial success without thinking about all this human worth stuff. So why think about it? You remove the lid on performance and make it unlimited. Lift the lid on your team’s potential. People will contribute more when they are valued and allowed to be creative.
Is all this just an attempt by The Man to stick it to employees to get more out of them without more pay or more benefits?
If we and our people are spending so much time at work, shouldn’t we create an atmosphere of positive vibes, solid productivity, and mindfulness about the work being done. You want them inspired so they are open when the cool ideas come at those off work times.
Is this all just a first world problem? No matter where you are in the world, you are working and you want to do something that is meaningful and contributes to a greater many and not just to a few.
Resources
Strengths Scope - http://www.strengthscope.com/
Strengths Finder from Gallup - https://www.gallupstrengthscenter.com/
Shawn’s company, Switch and Shift: http://www.switchandshift.com
Shawn’s podcast, The Rebel Leader: http://switchandshift.com/category/the-rebel-leader-podcst
Shawn Murphy on the INC. website: http://www.inc.com/author/shawn-murphy
Shawn’s Email: shawn@switchandshift.com
Is there a way to look at your work as purpose and not so much transactional?
What is your work climate?
Notes Taken during the editing.
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Work can be a source of joy. Working for a paycheck is transactional. What is it that you’re doing that is meaningful to you and purposeful to others? Don’t focus on joy directly. You focus on the things that help that feeling emerge. Knowing your work has meaning usually brings joy.
Meaningful work means you're getting something from the work being done.
Meaning - you get the satisfaction of doing the work for yourself.
You can find purpose in any kind of work.
Find purpose in what you’re doing and move from the transaction.
Company culture vs Company Climate
Company Culture - How things get done around an organization. Also the basic assumptions how the organization works.
Netflix - don’t have limits on vacation time and don’t have a policy on travel expenses. Assumption is made that people can be trusted.
This is why culture is so challenging to change. Because, often they’re based on deeper seated assumptions on human behavior and interaction.
Climate is what it’s like to work somewhere. (Hay group?) More influenced by someone’s immediate leader. How your leader shows up at work.
70% of the work experience is determined on your direct management experience.
Great company culture is not a millennial thing, but a human thing. However, 71% of millennials cite meaningful work as a priority.
Social Strategy - Open, transparent - our brains are wired for connection and this is why social media is so popular. Create rich strong relationships within the workplace.
To thrive in this social environment - where are they creating social connections and being transparent.
Strengths - what energizes me and what I’m good at doing. Understanding strengths to make connections and open.
Shawn Murphy is the CEO and Founder of Switch & Shift, a boutique consultancy and advisory firm dedicated to developing and advancing positive organizational business and leadership practices.
He’s been recognized by Inc.com and The Huffington Post for his work on developing leaders for the future of the work. Shawn was hand picked to be part of IBM’s elite Futurist Group that advises and gives input on topics related to new ways to work. You can listen to Shawn interview with his business partner business and thought leaders in their weekly podcast, The Rebel Leader.
Shawn holds a MBA from Drexel University, LeBow College of Business, and a Bachelor’s in Organizational Behavior from University of San Francisco.
Shawn’s debut book, The Optimistic Workplace: Creating an Environment that Energizes Everyone (AMACOM), shares path-breaking beliefs and simple techniques to help leaders at all levels positively shift how people not only perform but how they feel while at work. You can also read Shawn’s weekly column, “Positive Business,” on Inc.com.
Resources
Strengths Scope - http://www.strengthscope.com/
Strengths Finder from Gallup - https://www.gallupstrengthscenter.com/
Shawn’s company, Switch and Shift: http://www.switchandshift.com
Shawn’s podcast, The Rebel Leader: http://switchandshift.com/category/the-rebel-leader-podcst
Shawn Murphy on the INC. website: http://www.inc.com/author/shawn-murphy
Shawn’s Email: shawn@switchandshift.com