Episode 199 – Corporate Social Responsibility – Interview with Holly Copeland, senior director of CSR at Horizon Therapeutics

Episode 199 – Corporate Social Responsibility – Interview with Holly Copeland, senior director of CSR at Horizon Therapeutics
by | May 14, 2021

I had an engaging and lively conversation with Holly Copeland, senior director of Corporate Social Responsibility at Horizon Therapeutics. Many organizations believe in giving back to the community, but Horizon started their Corporate Social Responsibility program when the company was not yet profitable.  That’s how important they felt it was to thrive within their community ecosystem.  We discussed: Using Corporate Social Responsibility outcomes in conjunction with the goals of the company The creative lens to create a “buffet” of opportunities to get employees involved The correlation between CSR and employee engagement and positive company culture The importance of employees feeling
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Episode 191 – How do you have those difficult conversations?

Episode 191 – How do you have those difficult conversations?
by | February 26, 2021

In any business or professional setting, having difficult conversations is something that a company has to go through. Every business has its problems, and for it to move forward, these problems need to be addressed and discussed.  It’s difficult for people involved in such a discussion not to get defensive, because they’re going to feel confronted. So how do you have these difficult conversations without putting them on the defensive and not making them feel attacked? When you’re about to engage in a difficult conversation, put yourself in a neutral position, be patient, and be intentional about how you convey
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Episode 186 – Two tools to move your organization forward

Episode 186 – Two tools to move your organization forward
by | February 5, 2021

As coaches, our goal is to equip teams, leaders, and employees with tools, techniques, and strategies to move the organization forward. We want our tools to be effective and powerful so staff can perform at their best. After all, it is what our company is about, instituting forward motion and helping organizations move in a positive direction.  There are two tools that we use over and over with our clients (and internally here at The Shuler Group).  One of our clients commented that one tool looks back, and one looks forward.  Perfect!   The tool that looks back is what we
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Episode 185 – Not offering remote work options is for the dinosaurs

Episode 185 – Not offering remote work options is for the dinosaurs
by | February 2, 2021

One thing that has been greatly affected by the pandemic is the workplace setup. Most companies have had to tweak operations, and sometimes even to make drastic changes, like going from 100% in-person to 100% remote.  Even as organizations think about phasing back into some version of in-person work, it still makes sense to offer remote and teleworking options for your employees’ and business’s health and security. You can always shuffle a number of your staff to work on-site and remotely, even rotate them if needed. Naturally, these are added efforts for the company, but these are much-needed tradeoffs. It’s
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Episode 172 – Employee engagement, employee happiness, and the choice to make

Episode 172 – Employee engagement, employee happiness, and the choice to make
by | December 4, 2020

One of the cornerstones of the success of any organization or business is the people behind it. And one of the most reliable ways to guarantee productivity and growth is keeping employee engagement up. A handful of research and statistics show that actively engaged employees perform much better, more likely to go the extra mile, and less likely to take paid time off, or even leave the company when they’re engaged in their work. Disengaged employees often only do what’s in the job description and usually do not show initiative to better their performance. So, employee engagement is crucial to
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Episode 170 – Are you willing to communicate?

Episode 170 – Are you willing to communicate?
by | November 27, 2020

In a business or professional setting, the best way to get things done correctly and efficiently is through communication. For a business to succeed, communication efforts should be the driving force with whatever situation you’re facing. Not communicating can give out impressions of apathy, callousness, and carelessness. To put it simply, good communication = productivity. For owners, professionals, and/or employees, here’s a couple of questions to ponder on: Do you effectively communicate? Are you proactively making efforts to communicate?  Tune in for another informative episode of the Dawn Shuler When People Thrive, Companies Thrive podcast. Other podcast episodes to reference:
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Creating a Strengths-Based Culture

Creating a Strengths-Based Culture
by | November 25, 2020

To be successful, you need to play to your strengths, and the people in your organization need to play to their strengths as well.  All this as opposed to boosting your weaknesses because  of the traditional “weaknesses are  your biggest area of growth and opportunity” drivel that shows up in old-style employee evaluations. Your biggest area of growth and opportunity is really to focus and maximize your strengths. It’s about creating a strengths-based workplace, creating a strengths-based culture. When you do that, you create a winning culture because when you have that strengths-based workplace, it’s transformational. That type of culture
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Episode 161 – Interview with Dean Hallett on Accelerated Leadership

Episode 161 – Interview with Dean Hallett on Accelerated Leadership
by | October 16, 2020

I had the distinct pleasure of interviewing Dean Hallett of Hallett Leadership.  We went deep into leadership, management, and questions like: Can leadership be taught? Is there a difference between leaders and managers? How does an organization’s culture impact leadership, and vice versa? Can you transform a company’s culture? How do you promote innovation within an organization? One reason I loved this interview…. we used words like “authenticity” and “thriving” often.  Listen in to glean leadership nuggets from Dean’s 27-year career at Fox and Disney, and now in his own leadership training company. About Dean Hallett Dean Hallett is a
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Episode 160 – Team Different

Episode 160 – Team Different
by | October 14, 2020

Listen in as Dawn and Mark Shuler discuss the advantages of deliberately surrounding one with those who are different.  Different perspectives, personalities, values, and strengths are crucial for an organization to thrive and, possibly, to survive.  Differences are a key component to innovation, adaptation, and creativity. Some interesting highlights: Abraham Lincoln’s cabinet Apple’s “break-it” department Gallup’s leadership research on the most successful leaders – and their teams “We’ve always done it that way” “If it ain’t broke, break it” Other podcast episodes referenced: Play to your strengths Image by Stux
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Episode 124 – Why Joe Montana is the best quarterback ever

Episode 124 – Why Joe Montana is the best quarterback ever
by | February 2, 2020

With Superbowl LIV looming as the San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs get ready to do battle, Dawn and Mark Shuler reminisce about the prowess of legendary quarterback, Joe Montana (who, of course, played for both teams).  Is it his athletic prowess that makes him the best? Or something else? Listen in as Dawn and Mark discuss what made Joe Montana the amazing quarterback he was, and how that can be applied to leaders here and now. Other podcast episodes referenced: Right people in the right seats
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