Podcast Episodes

Ep. 34 - Work/life balance for leaders? From pipe dream to reality

Many human services leaders struggle with finding the right balance between work and the rest of life. It's a demanding, heart-and-soul line of work …

1 year, 4 months ago

Ep. 33 - What Happens When You Invest in Your People? w/ Core Services

If you've ever wondered about the long-term impact of investing in your staff, Core Services has been innovative and unrelenting in their efforts... …

1 year, 4 months ago

Ep. 32 - Improve team performance in 15 minutes a day

What if I told you that a zero-dollar, 15-minute strategy could transform your team? Would you believe me?

If your frontline supervisors (or you) are …

1 year, 4 months ago

Ep. 31 - Why most supervisors struggle (and how to change that)

When someone gets promoted to supervisor, it's usually because they had great performance, not necessarily because they had great people skills. Sure…

1 year, 4 months ago

Ep. 30 - Please Don’t Go: How to Retain Employees (and Supervisors) on the Verge of Quitting

Sometimes, you know they're on the verge.

But, is there a way to win them back??

Good news--the answer is yes! In this episode, Nate will discuss who's…

1 year, 5 months ago

Ep. 29 - Fix the employee experience: 5 small changes with big results

When we’re experiencing BIG challenges from high staff turnover, we’re tempted to launch BIG initiatives to solve it. “Let’s add a huge retention bon…

1 year, 5 months ago

Ep. 28 - Staff empowerment elevates retention w/ DSP Council from Welcome House

What does it look like when "employee empowerment" goes beyond corporate catchphrase and actually helps to shape the culture of an organization? 

In t…

1 year, 5 months ago

Ep. 27 - No Good Options? Tough Staffing Decisions for Leaders

Sometimes leaders are caught between a rock and a hard place. Would you rather promote an employee who isn't quite ready or roll the dice and try to …

1 year, 5 months ago

Ep. 26 - Turnaround staff turnover in 60 days

What if you only had 60 days to turnaround the high employee turnover at your organization... Could you do it? Where would you start?

In this episode,…

1 year, 5 months ago

Ep. 25 - Person-centered care for staff: the secret to a less stressful workforce

In the IDD field, we talk a lot about person-centered care for the people we serve—but what happens when we use that same philosophy for our staff?

Do…

1 year, 6 months ago