Today’s guest is Peter Stockburger, the office managing partner for the Firm’s San Diego office, a member of the Firm’s Venture Technology and Emerging Growth Companies group, and co-lead of the Firm’s Autonomous Vehicle practice. Teresa and Peter discuss ‘Cyber Security: Is Your Organization Ready?’

Most of today’s organizations work with digital files, long gone are the days of file rooms. So, are these employers ready to safeguard these files? Teresa and Peter discuss the laws for cyber security and what employers need to do to keep their files safe. Employers have lots of personal information in their files; benefits information, Human Resource files, Social Security, and Financial information. Most of the laws are at the state level. Peter helps to define what is ‘responsible’ when it comes to the protection of cybersecurity.

Teresa and Peter also discuss the unique cybersecurity challenges with so many employees working remotely and how employers can balance the need for cybersecurity with employees’ workplace privacy rights.

You are as stongest as your weakest link within your organization

Peter Stockburger

The resources Peter talked about can be found here:

https://www.nist.gov/

https://www.cisecurity.org/controls/cis-controls-list

Connect with Peter here

To listen to past episodes with Peter:

Episode #105- Are You Ready for the CPRA? – Peter Stockburger

Episode #71 – Demystifying the CA Privacy Rights Act – Part 2 : Peter Stockburger

Episode #70 – Demystifying the CA Privacy Rights Act – Part 1 : Peter Stockburger

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In today’s episode, Teresa talks with Heidi Gardner about “Energizing Hybrid Collaboration.” Heidi is a Distinguished Fellow at Harvard Law School’s Center on the Legal Profession and Program Chair of the Sector Leadership Master Class and Smarter Collaboration Master Class.

Earlier this year, Heidi wrote an article “Is Your Hybrid Team Losing Steam?” which talks about how business stressors are causing one in four employees globally to feel burned out. These strains of hybrid working, have made collaboration harder for teams that are increasingly siloed and fragmented. Employees still need to reach benchmarks and employers need to find ways to keep their workers motivated.

In our post-COVID era, more workers are turning to remote working, and meetings that were once in person are being done via Zoom or other virtual methods making collaboration more difficult. Heidi outlines ways employers can tap into their employee’s strengths to be successful and how employers can remain positive.

Teresa and Heidi discuss that collaborative teams have the opportunity to promote stronger results, faster innovation, and higher employee engagement when they tap into employees’ energy correctly. Three different paths successful, and energizing leaders must take to engender positive energy for strong hybrid collaboration are:

• Channeling 
• Generating 
• Multiplying 

To read Heidi’s article click here

To connect with Heidi click here and at her website smartercollaboration.com

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In today’s episode, Teresa talks with Elizabeth Grace Saunders-Lukasik about “Making Time to Connect.” Elizabeth is the founder and CEO of Real Life E, a time management coaching company that empowers individuals who feel guilty, overwhelmed, and frustrated to feel peaceful, confident, and accomplished. She was named one of the World’s Top 30 Time Management Professionals by Global Gurus. 

Teresa and Elizabeth talk about how to connect with fellow employees when you work in person, hybrid, or virtual without getting too personal. Elizabeth gives her tips for connecting with employees, but also how to stay productive. They also discuss how hybrid and virtual employees can stay connected to other employees at the office. Elizabeth gives her ideas on how employers and leaders can stay connected with their employees and check in on them.

Connect with Elizabeth here

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On today’s episode, Teresa talks to Patrick Simon about ‘The State of Organizations.’ Dr. Patrick Simon is a Senior Partner at McKinsey and Company. He recently published a new report “The State of Organizations 2023: Ten shifts transforming organizations.”

The report surveyed more than 2,500 business leaders around the world, the developed four points to consider in addressing the ten organizational shifts. Patrick said he was the most surprised about the consistency in responses they received from organizations from different countries.

The Ten Most Significant Shifts Facing Organizations Today are:

• Increasing speed, strengthening resilience.
• ‘True hybrid’: The new balance of in-person and remote work.
• Making way for applied AI.
• New rules of attraction, retention, and attrition.
• Closing the capability chasm.
• Walking the talent tightrope.
• Leadership that is self-aware and inspiring. 
• Making meaningful progress on diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• Mental health: Investing in a portfolio of interventions.
• Efficiency reloaded.

To read the report, https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/people-and-organizational-performance/our-insights/the-state-of-organizations-2023

To connect with Patrick Simon: https://www.mckinsey.com/our-people/patrick-simon

4 out of 5 people that experience hybrid work models, don’t want to go back

Patrick Simon

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Today’s guest is Aimee Gindin from LifeSpeak, Inc. Workplace Perspective host, Teresa McQueen talks with Aimee about ‘Creating a Culture of Belonging.’ Aimee is the Chief Marketing Officer at LifeSpeak Inc. In her role, Ms. Gindin is responsible for the go-to-market strategy, communications, and growth of the corporation and its full suite of well-being products.

Teresa and Aimee discuss a new survey from LifeSpeak Inc. indicates that belonging can have a major ripple effect throughout an organization. 1,000 employees and 1,000 human resources professionals in the Fall of 2022 were surveyed, and it was found that a worker’s sense of belonging was linked to well-being. Aimee defines workplace belonging as ‘every employee who belongs feels accepted, respected, and valued by colleagues and the organization as a whole.’ Aimee shared what she was surprised about from the results and how employers can focus on employee well-being to help with how the employees feel better at work. The survey shows that employees with low belonging are 59% more likely to quit due to mental health. Educating managers to recognize when an employee is struggling and then be able to address it successfully is one way to help. 73% of respondents indicated they would be more likely to stay at their job if their organization offered mental health and well-being benefits and 52% of workers said their company offers employee health and wellbeing benefits.

One size fits none

Aimee Gindin

To connect with Aimee: www.lifespeak.com

For more information on the survey click here

For the full survey click here

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Today’s guest is Anthony Casablanca. SAFFIRE LEGAL PC’s founder and principal attorney Teresa McQueen talks with Anthony about the dying art of leadership. 

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In today’s episode, Teresa is joined by Nadine Durbach, Clinical Social Worker and Psychotherapist, to discuss Mental Health: An Emerging Awareness.

Teresa and Nadine talk about how many leaders are in the best position to see changes or be told of changes in their employees and addressing the issue is better than thinking it will go away. There has been a shift in how employees and employers have changed their thinking about mental health awareness in the workplace.

They also talk about why it is important for leaders to be talking about mental health and sharing their own personal experiences. It is good for the bottom dollar to recognize mentally healthy employees make for a healthy workplace and stress will impact it.

To connect with Nadine: https://nadinedurbachlcsw.com/

Instagram: @nadinedlcsw

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nadinelcsw

What we struggle with on the home front, it doesn’t get left at the front door of the building

Nadine Durbach

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In today’s episode, Teresa is joined by Andrea Belk Olson, a published author, a contributor to Harvard Business Review, and a TEDx Speaker. Teresa and Andrea discuss “Buy-in For Organizational Change.”

Topics discussed in this episode:

• Why is it important for the employee to buy-in to organizational change
• How can an organization rebuild trust when they have a bad record of following through on organizational change?
• Six Components of Culture, that will create success when it comes to corporate change (Legitimacy, Ownership, Relevance, Attainability, Authenticity, and Impartiality)

To connect with Andrea: www.pragmadik.com and www.andreabelkolson.com

To read Andrea’s Article click here

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In today’s episode, Teresa is joined by Jen Porter, author and COO of the non-profit Mind Share Partners. This is the second part of a two-part series. In this episode, Teresa and Jen discuss ‘Leaders As Mental Health Allies.’ The first episode focused on ‘Addressing Bias Around Mental Health.’

Teresa and Jen talk about how leaders can share their own experiences with mental health to help their employees and how reseach has shown this can help with the stigma of mental health. Jen gives her tips on how to safely share at work to help employees open up about their own mental health.

Listen to the first part of the series here

Connect with Jen here

To read Jen’s article ‘How Managers Can Address Their Own Biases Around Mental Health’ click here

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In today’s episode, Teresa is joined by Jen Porter, author and COO of the non-profit Mind Share Partners. This is the first part of a two-part series. In this first episode, Teresa and Jen discuss ‘Addressing Bias Around Mental Health.’

Teresa and Jen talk about how it’s important for companies to encourage their managers to address their bias around mental health and by addressing this, companies can make a better work environment for their employees.

By supporting your employees and talking about mental health issues you can create a better, more productive work environment.

Connect with Jen here

To read Jen’s article ‘How Managers Can Address Their Own Biases Around Mental Health’ click here

Supporting mental health supports people, and when people are doing the job, the jobs are done better.

Jen Porter

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