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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mar 23, 2026

36 min

In this episode, Ben and Rich discuss stakeholder engagement. 
What's one thing you can do to effectively ensure the people involved in your change initiative have their requirements met and meet those requirements? Keep listening to find out.
Visit www.harmoniousworkplaces.com for more podcast episodes.
Find Hermie the HR Hermit Crab books, cartoons, and videos at www.hermiehrcrab.com. 
#organizationaldevelopment #projectmanagement #changemanagement #makechangeyourfriend

Mar 16, 2026

40 min

 Welcome to our 103rd podcast. Today, we're talking about monitoring your transformation. Why do it, why it's often overlooked and undervalued, and how to get started.
If you're not sure how, what's one thing you  could do to make sure your hard work is actually working?  Keep listening to find out.
Get more episodes at www.harmoniousworkplaces.com 
#changemanagement #knowledgecontinuity #organizationaldevelopment #changeleadership #transformation #makechangeyourfriend #performance

Mar 9, 2026

40 min

Welcome to our 102nd podcast. In this episode, we discuss cross-cultural challenges in global change initiatives.
What's one thing you can do to keep your global teams engaged and aligned with your change  initiatives? Keep listening to find out.
For more episodes, visit www.harmoniousworkplaces.com
#organizationaldevelopment #changemanagement #culture #workplaceculture #makechangeyourfriend

Mar 2, 2026

49 min

Welcome to our 101st podcast. In this episode, we talk about how sequences, iterations, and permutations can help you grow your own knowledge performance tree.
What's one thing you could do to plant your own knowledge performance tree within your workplace? Keep listening to find out.
For more episodes, visit www.harmoniousworkplaces.com
To learn more about our Knowledge-to-Performance Tree model as featured in TD Magazine, visit: https://harmoniousworkplaces.com/harmonious-workplaces-featured-in-td-magazine-as-leaders-on-knowledge-transfer/
For our Knowledge Continuity program, visit https://harmoniousworkplaces.com/knowledge-continuity/ 
#changemanagement #organizationaldevelopment #knowledge #knowledgecontinuity #makechangeyourfriend

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