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
Monday Nov 17, 2025
Monday Nov 17, 2025
In this episode, we discuss gratitude and how it leads to both improved financial performance and better organizational cultures.
What's one thing you can do now to build gratitude within your organization? Keep listening to find out.
Find more podcast episodes on our website at https://www.harmoniousworkplaces.com.
#changemanagement #makechangeyourfriend #organizationaldevelopment #workplaceculture
Monday Nov 10, 2025
Monday Nov 10, 2025
In this episode, we talk about HR and strategy with our special guest, Hermie the HR Hermit Crab.
What's one thing you can do now to involve human resources in strategic planning and execution? Keep listening to find out!
Find more podcast episodes at www.harmoniousworkplaces.com.
Visit Hermie the HR Hermit Crab and ask him your burning questions about the workplace at www.harmoniousworkplaces.com/askhermie
Monday Nov 03, 2025
Monday Nov 03, 2025
In this episode, we discuss AI's impact on HR, and specifically what happens when routine paperwork becomes fully automated.
What's one thing you can do now to help HR professionals avoid getting bulldozed by AI? Keep listening to find out.
Get more episodes, take our Workplace Culture Scorecard, or meet our cartoon Hermie the HR Hermit Crab at www.harmoniousworkplaces.com.
Monday Oct 27, 2025
Monday Oct 27, 2025
In this episode, we discuss disruption and how to cope with our special guest, Quang Le.
What's one thing you can do now to minimize the sense of doom and dread and instill a sense of hope and resilience? Keep listening to find out.
Learn more about Le Transformations at https://letransformations.com/
For more podcast episodes, visit https://www.harmoniousworkplaces.com
Monday Oct 20, 2025
Monday Oct 20, 2025
In this episode, we'll discuss how the Americans with Disabilities Act or ADA, can help workplace culture with our special guest, Rachel Shaw.
What's one thing you could do now to improve your disability accommodation program? Keep listening to find out.
Contact Rachel Shaw at her website: https://www.shawhrconsulting.com
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Get Hermie the HR Hermit Crab's new book: https://harmoniousworkplaces.com/hermie-the-hr-hermit-crab/
#ada #disabilities #organizationaldevelopment #changemanagement #workplaceculture #makechangeyourfriend
Monday Oct 13, 2025
Monday Oct 13, 2025
In this episode, we talk about pizza parties. Can you have too much of a good thing... and are they the right thing?
What's one thing you could do now to throw a pizza party... without taking a pie to the face? Keep listening to find out.
For more episodes, visit https://www.harmoniousworkplaces.com
For the blog post which inspired this episode, visit https://harmoniousworkplaces.com/you-cant-pizza-party-your-way-to-a-great-corporate-culture/
Monday Oct 06, 2025
Monday Oct 06, 2025
In this episode, we talk about power and agency inspired by Viktor Frankl's perspectives in his book, Man's Search for Meaning. What's one thing you can do now to help your team find power and agency through meaningful work? Keep listening to find out.
For more episodes, visit www.harmoniousworkplaces.com.
Discover how to align your workforce to the purpose of your business with our Visioning Session offer: https://harmoniousworkplaces.com/visioning-session-2/
Monday Sep 29, 2025
Monday Sep 29, 2025
We continue our discussion about adaptable organizations. In this episode, we discuss how all this work building adaptability can lead to organizational resilience and how that resilience can help you thrive under uncertainty. This is the fourth episode in a four-part series.
What's one thing you can do now to lead your organization into resilience? I keep listening to find out.
Find more episodes at www.harmoniousworkplaces.com.
Learn more about AdaptX and take our free scorecard at www.harmoniousworkplaces.com/adaptx.
Monday Sep 22, 2025
Monday Sep 22, 2025
We continue our discussion about adaptable organizations. In this episode, we discuss how organizational designs, policies, and processes can either enable or block adaptability. This is the third in a four-part series.
What's one thing you can do now to help your organization bend before it breaks? Keep listening to find out!
Listen to more episodes at www.harmoniousworkplaces.com.
Learn about AdaptX at www.harmoniousworkplaces.com/adaptx.
Enjoy Hermie the HR Hermit Crab cartoons at www.hermiehrhermitcrab.com
Monday Sep 15, 2025
Monday Sep 15, 2025
We continue our discussion about adaptable organizations. In this episode, we explore some of the human side of change. This is the second in a four-part series.
What's one thing you can do now to build adaptive teams and turn change resistance into resilience? Keep listening to find out.
For more episodes, visit www.harmoniousworkplaces.com.
Learn more about AdaptX and take the free scorecard at www.harmoniousworkplaces.com/adaptx







