Remember the Tin Man in the classic story Wizard of Oz? All he wanted was a heart. It’s the perfect metaphor for what might be wrong with business today. As robots threaten to take human jobs, companies struggle with hiring and retaining top talent, maybe it’s the missing heart that differentiates a future filled with success…or failure. For this episode of Geeks, Geezers, and Googlization, we pulled back the curtain on living and leading with heart.
As hosts of the Geeks Geezers and Googlization, we (Ira Wolfe and Keith Campagna) thrive on bringing to you some of the most interesting people in the world of HR. We enter each episode with a simple goal: to answer the question “what don’t our listeners know about the future of work but should?” Within that mindset, we often don’t know what to expect and we are mastering the subtle art of “going with the flow.” It’s challenging for sure but hopefully ensures that we keep you our listeners engaged, our guests comfortable, and the podcast informational, entertaining, and fun.
We once again succeeded this week with two amazing people, Mara and Stephen Klemich, co-founders of Heartstyle. They are disrupting the way business leaders must think about growing the business by encouraging each and every employee to be the best self they can be. The timing couldn’t have been better.
The timing couldn’t be better. With just two days before the heart-led and love-driven Valentine’s Day, our podcast took a most surprising turn: how “love” is one of four universal principles that can drive employee engagement, transform leadership, and return higher profits. We can now say that we’ve covered an incredibly diverse series of topics: from robots and technology to Millennials and candidate experience…to Love!