Harmonious Workplaces Podcast

Brought to you by Industrial-Organizational Psychology (I-O) practitioners, Change Management and Organizational Development (OD) Consultants, Human Resources Professionals, and Management Consultants, Harmonious Workplaces seeks to help organizations compose safe, inclusive, and productive organizations. Join Rich Cruz, Sharyl Volpe, Ben Kleinman, and other I-Os, HRMs, ODs, and more for discussions on topics that shape the way we work together.

Episodes

4 days ago

44 min

In this episode, we discuss business analysis and change management.
What's one thing you can do to work with BA to improve your OCM? Keep listening to find out.
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#changemanagement #organizationaldevelopment #businessanalysis #makechangeyourfriend

Aug 10, 2026

46 min

Welcome to our 123rd podcast with our special guest, Andrew Ourique. In this episode, we're talking about inclusive change management.
What's one thing you can do to ensure your change initiative is as inclusive as possible? Keep listening to find out.
Andrew Ourique is the Founder and Principal Consultant of Reroute Consulting, where he works internationally with organizations navigating large-scale business transformations, with a focus on mergers and acquisitions and technology-enabled change. His experience spans financial services, engineering and infrastructure, healthcare, technology and sport. At Reroute, Andrew’s work is grounded in the belief that organizational problems can be solved through a combination of compassion, accountability and adaptability. Connect with Andrew at https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewourique/ 
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#changemanagement #changeleadership #organizationaldevelopment #makechangeyourfriend

Aug 3, 2026

51 min

 In this episode, we welcome our special guest, Dr. Cam Dunson, to discuss belonging in the workplace.
What's one thing you can do to ensure your organization has everyone feeling like they belong? Keep listening  to find out.
Meet Cam Dunson at www.camdunson.com. Before getting her PhD in I/O psychology, Cam spent 21 years living and working overseas and training others to do the same. For her dissertation, she uncovered 5 components of workplace belonging and developed and validated the Sense of Belonging in the Workplace Scale to measure them. She now leads Dunson Insights, her consultancy helping organizations diagnose and build belonging through training and culture work. She is a SHRM-SCP and current Board Chair of Florida Industrial & Organizational Psychology. Earlier this year, she took the stage at TEDxLakeShoreDrive in Chicago.
Find more episodes at www.harmoniousworkplaces.com. 
#iopsychology #organizationaldevelopment #belonging #workplaceculture #changemanagement #changeleadership #makechangeyourfriend

Jul 27, 2026

50 min

In this episode, we continue our prior discussion about techniques for stakeholder engagement, including how to measure that engagement.
What's one thing you can do to effectively measure stakeholder engagement? Keep listening to find out.
For more episodes, visit www.harmoniousworkplaces.com.
#changemanagement #changeleadership #organizationaldevelopment #stakeholderengagement #makechangeyourfriend

Jul 20, 2026

48 min

In this episode, Ben Kleinman and Rich Cruz discuss techniques for stakeholder engagement.
What's one thing you can do to effectively engage stakeholders during your change initiatives? Keep listening to find out.
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#changemanagement #organizationaldevelopment #changeleadership #stakeholderengagement #makechangeyourfriend

Jul 6, 2026

48 min

 Welcome to our 119th podcast with our special guest, Dr. Emi Barresi.
In this episode, we discuss the agentic workforce and human times tech teaming.
What's one thing you can do to maintain human centricity in your use of technology? Keep listening to find out.
Learn more about HEARTH and Dr. Emi here: https://www.hearthteamleadership.com/ 
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Jun 29, 2026

41 min

In this episode, we talk about co-creating change.
What's one thing you can do to help your peers to co-create change in the most co-createy way possible without devolving into anarchy? Keep listening to find out.
For more episodes, visit www.harmoniousworkplaces.com. 
#changemanagement #changeleadership #organizationaldevelopment #makechangeyourfriend

Jun 22, 2026

46 min

In this episode, we discuss change leadership to prevent practitioner burnout. 
What's one thing you can do to be a better leader and help your colleagues from getting burned out? Keep listening to find out.
For more episodes, visit www.harmoniousworkplaces.com 
#changemanagement #changeleadership #organizationaldevelopment #leadership #burnout #makechangeyourfriend

Jun 15, 2026

54 min

In this episode, we talk about change practitioner burnout.
What's one thing you can do to make sure your change practitioners don't burn out when you need them the most? Keep listening to find out.
Take our workplace culture scorecard here: https://harmoniousworkplaces.com/workplace-culture-scorecard/
Get more episodes on our website at www.harmoniousworkplaces.com #changemanagement #changeleadership #organizationaldevelopment #od #burnout #makechangeyourfriend

Jun 8, 2026

46 min

In this episode, we're talking about AI with perspectives on the recent ACMP Change Orlando conference.
What's one thing you can do to benefit from AI while retaining your own voice and humanity? Keep listening to find out/
Find more podcast episodes at www.harmoniousworkplaces.com. 
#changemanagement #ai #artificialintelligence #workplaceculture #organizationaldevelopment #makechangeyourfriend

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