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
Jun 1, 2026
Jun 1, 2026
56 min
We welcome our special returning guest, Jenni Pozar, and her sister, Katie Bash. In this episode, we talk about perspectives on talent acquisition, job searches, and the impact of AI on HR.
What's one thing you can do to keep the human touch in talent acquisition? Keep listening to find out.
For more episodes, visit www.harmoniousworkplaces.com.
Connect with Jenni Pozar: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenni-pozar151/Connect with Katie Bash: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kbash/
#changemanagement #organizationaldevelopment #humanresources #ai #artificialintelligence #makechangeyourfriend
May 25, 2026
May 25, 2026
40 min
In this episode, we continue our discussion about feedback and continuous improvement. What's one thing you can do to sustain your continuous improvement ecosystem?
Keep listening to find out.
For more episodes, visit our website at www.harmoniousworkplaces.com
#changemanagement #organizationaldevelopment #workplaceculture #makechangeyourfriend
May 18, 2026
May 18, 2026
35 min
In this episode, Ben and Rich talk about using feedback loops to drive continuous improvement.
What's one thing you can do to ensure your hard-earned change doesn't stagnate, but serves as a foundation for continuous improvement? Keep listening to find out.
For more podcast episodes, visit www.harmoniousworkplaces.com.
#changemanagement #organizationaldevelopment #workplaceculsture #makechangeyourfriend
May 11, 2026
May 11, 2026
39 min
In this episode, Rich and Ben discuss how change management and project management are different, but both are required to deliver value.
And what's one thing you could do to ensure your change management and project management processes and teams are optimized to deliver maximum value? Keep listening to find out.
Find more episodes at www.harmoniousworkplaces.com
#changemanagement #projectmanagement #organizationaldevelopment #changeleadership #makechangeyourfriend
May 4, 2026
May 4, 2026
38 min
In this episode, we talk about sustaining the change.
What's one thing you can do to ensure all your hard work helping stakeholders adopt a change becomes embedded? Keep listening to find out.
For more episodes, visit www.harmoniousworkplaces.com.
For more on our change execution and adoption services, visit https://harmoniousworkplaces.com/change-execution-adoption/
#changemanagement #changeleadership #organizationaldevelopment #makechangeyourfriend
Apr 27, 2026
Apr 27, 2026
46 min
In this episode, we continue our conversations about stakeholder engagement, concentrating on rewards and consequences to support change initiatives.
What's one thing you can do to motivate others or right the ship? To keep the flywheel of change from spinning out of control by reinforcing organizational citizenship behaviors and reducing counterproductive work behaviors. Keep listening to find out.
For more episodes, visit www.harmoniousworkplaces.com.
#changemangagement #changeleadership #organizationaldevelopment #makechangeyourfriend
Apr 20, 2026
Apr 20, 2026
42 min
In this episode, we discuss managing stakeholder resistance to a change.
What's one thing you could do in a short circuit? Stakeholder resistance and wire your organization to adopt change successfully? Keep listening to find out.
#changemanagement #organizationaldevelopment #changeleadership #changeresistance #makechangeyourfriend
Apr 13, 2026
Apr 13, 2026
41 min
Welcome to our 107th podcast with our special guest, John Hibbs. In this episode, we discuss John's concept of the Monergy flow, which connects profits, people, and purpose.
What's one thing you could do to make more money, surround yourself with people you love, and make the world a better place? Keep listening to find out.
Since screen sharing wasn't available, here are the links to John's model:
US: https://drive.google.com/file/d/19E1-i0w7YzmqQSIvS4sXcvoXknWNKm0C/view?usp=sharing
UK: https://drive.google.com/file/d/19KyrQD9Nf6ZxZ7CUus9pdTdCZ-GoQgVf/view?usp=sharing
Learn more about John Hibbs and the Monergy Flow on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-hibbs-coefficient/
Find CoEfficient, John's workplace insights company, at https://www.coefficient-solutions.com/
#analytics #organizationaldevelopment #changemanagement #leadership #makechangeyourfriend
Apr 6, 2026
Apr 6, 2026
40 min
In this episode, we continue our discussion about stakeholder engagement, focusing on learning, development, training, and discovery activities.
What's one thing you can do to make sure your people have the knowledge, skills, and abilities they need to have the capabilities to adapt to changes? Keep listening to find out.
For more episodes, visit www.harmoniousworkplaces.com.
Discover Hermie the HR Hermit Crab books, cartoons, and videos at www.hermiehrcrab.com
#organizationaldevelopment #changemanagement #humanresources #stakeholder #employeeengagement #makechangeyourfriend
Mar 30, 2026
Mar 30, 2026
39 min
In this episode, we continue our discussion about stakeholder engagement from our last episode, moving from communication to learning and development, and rewards and reinforcement.
What's one thing you could do to effectively help enable learning within your organization and establish the mechanisms to keep your team satisfied, productive, and engaged? Keep listening to find out.
For more episodes, visit www.harmoniousworkplaces.com.
For Hermie the HR Hermit Crab books, including his latest "Trust Fall Pratfalls," visit www.hermithrcrab.com.
#organizationaldevelopment #changemanagement #learninganddevelopment #learning #rewards #reinforcement #motivation #makechangeyourfriend







