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I’ve started this podcast because I believe that companies have to think of themselves as employment brands if they hope to attract and retain talent. B2E (Business to Employee) branding gives a real competitive advantage to organizations that have the desire to bring the EX to life.

This podcast brings a different lens to the employee experience: a brand and customer experience angle, rather than a traditional HR angle.

Our guests, all thought leaders and disruptors in the EX space in their own way, come to this show to debate, discuss and share best practices on the key components that foster employee engagement and strengthen company culture; and also to spark the conversation on how to create positive employee experiences.

In our episodes, we cover multiple topics that touch and impact the employee experience, such as:
- the key components of a positive employee experience
- office space design and its impact on the company’s culture
- the employee journey map
- how design thinking, collaboration and innovation are intertwined
- employer branding
- employee engagement tools and measurement
- the place of technology in the employee experience.

If you're looking for in-person interactions with some of our guests, check out our series of local eX Summit events.

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  2. Ep. 102: Give permission to your people to feel a certain way, and that’s OK.

Ep. 102: Give permission to your people to feel a certain way, and that’s OK.

Jul 7, 2020

Pre COVID-19, many organizations had internal discussions around flexible schedules, remote work, less micro-managing but rather empowering and trusting people to manage their own time and contribution to the collective output. Most organizations never got to the point of moving from intent to execution because of mid-management pressure, old-school mindset or whatever excuse leaders could find.

After being forced to move their workforce to remote work due to COVID-19, the same leaders realized that it wasn’t not as complicated as it seemed. On the contrary, the transition in most of the companies I’ve talked to was smooth and quick. Most companies have even seen an increase in productivity, a higher employee engagement rate, AND more human connections (instead of purely transactional type of interactions such as “hey, did you do this?”) despite social distancing and stay-at-home mandates.

Suddenly, executives, HR professionals and employees have realized that it’s OK to be human at work, with the roller coaster of emotions we’re all going through, our kids or pets photobombing Zoom calls, wearing shorts and t-shirts, drinking a beer or a glass of wine, all while collaborating with our co-workers and bosses.

My eX Podcast guest this month is the awesome, fun and upbeat Rachel Druckenmiller, Founder & CEO of Unmuted. Recognized as the #1 Health Promotion Professional in the U.S. and a 40 Under 40 Game Changer, Rachel is a national thought leader and dynamic speaker. She’s on a mission to empower people to use their voices courageously to speak up, speak out and have a positive impact in the world. With expertise in resilience, wellbeing and leadership, Rachel is a catalyst who ignites people to live and lead more intentionally so they can thrive at work and at home. She posts daily inspirational videos on LinkedIn (sometimes singing!). Follow her there and at www.UnmutedLife.com.

Today with Rachel we talk about:
- How organizations can better support their people through the COVID-19 pandemic
- Why it’s OK to be vulnerable and show our humanity at work
- What’s next for organizations as we will (eventually) transition out of social distancing and shelter-in-place orders.

Note: you can follow Rachel on LinkedIn, Twitter and at Unmuted.

Here are some additional resources Rachel is recommending:

If you want to send me feedback, suggestions for future topics or guests, you can reach me at svincent@exsummit.com or on Twitter @eX_Summit. 

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