How can you bring together professionals from across functions to propel knowledge management best practice and connections in complex organizations? Digital workplace leader Laurel Dzneladze is doing just that at LinkedIn with the introduction of an innovative group, the GEEK.&nbsp; Laurel, Digital Platforms and Change Management Leader at LinkedIn, joins host Nancy Goebel for the latest episode of Digital Workplace Impact. She explains more about the power, value and energy of the GEEK – the generating effective and efficient knowledge group – as a key strategic leadership tool for transforming the employee experience.&nbsp;&nbsp; With a rich career in digital platforms, change management and employee upskilling, Laurel has held leadership positions at Johnson Controls, Whole Foods, Arm and Microsoft. She talks about her career trajectory and continuing professional development, as well as her support for others through Stage Laurel – the approach she takes to networking, speaking with and learning from others in order to thrive and continue to add value.&nbsp; In a fascinating conversation, the pair also look at AI and Laurel’s perspective on what AI developments mean for digital workplace professionals.&nbsp;&nbsp; For all this and more, join Nancy and Laurel as they ‘geek’ out, exploring the world of digital workplace leadership.&nbsp; Guest speaker:&nbsp;Laurel Dzneladze, Digital Platforms and Change Management Leader at LinkedIn&nbsp;&nbsp; Show notes, links and transcript for this episode:&nbsp; <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/laureldzn/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Laurel Dzneladze</a>&nbsp; <a href="https://digitalworkplacegroup.com/putting-people-at-the-centre-of-digital-transformation/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Putting people at the centre of digital transformation</a>&nbsp;

Episode 137: GEEKing out on employee experience at LinkedIn 

We're operating at a time when change is moving with velocity. We live in a volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous (VUCA) world – but what does that really mean and why should digital workplace teams and leaders care?&nbsp; In this latest conversation, host Nancy Goebel is joined in the Digital Workplace Impact studio by Maureen Ennis, Chief Change Catalyst, Hybrid Workforce Expert and Founder of Thrive. Maureen’s mission is to partner with executives to build highly productive, cohesive teams that are based on trust as a foundation for collaboration, productivity and transformative growth.&nbsp;&nbsp; Together, the pair discuss Maureen’s recently published research on high-impact teams along with the frameworks she uses for leading such teams in worlds full of volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity. They examine the need to balance the head, heart and hands; the importance of building relationships; and the many challenges, including how to achieve the best mix of collaborative versus asynchronous work.&nbsp; DWG predicts that digital workplace leaders will start 2024 as chaos coordinators but may well finish as outriders. So, listen now, for a conversation that highlights just what can make a difference when leading digital workplace teams and helping them to thrive in a VUCA world.&nbsp; Guest speaker:&nbsp;&nbsp;Maureen Ennis, Chief Change Catalyst, Hybrid Workforce Expert and Founder of Thrive&nbsp; (Show notes, links and transcript for this episode.)&nbsp; For DWG members:&nbsp;<ul><li>Digital Workplace Management Benchmark</li><li><a href="https://www.digitalworkplacegroup.com/wp-content/downloads/dwg-free/DWG-Benchmarking-DigitalWorkplaceManagement.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">product sheet</a> (with pricing)&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li><a href="https://members.digitalworkplacegroup.com/link.asp?ymlink=648150684" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Digital workplace management: Teams, structures and methods</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li><a href="https://digitalworkplacegroup.com/podcasts/dwgs-2024-predictions-for-the-digital-workplace/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">DWG’s 2024 predictions for the digital workplace</a>&nbsp;</li></ul> For non-members&nbsp;<ul><li><a href="https://digitalworkplacegroup.com/reports/digital-workplace-management/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Digital workplace management</a>&nbsp;</li><li><a href="https://digitalworkplacegroup.com/benchmarking/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Digital Workplace Management Benchmarking&nbsp;</a></li><li><a href="https://digitalworkplacegroup.com/podcasts/dwgs-2024-predictions-for-the-digital-workplace/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">DWG’s 2024 predictions for the digital workplace</a>&nbsp;</li></ul> <a href="https://www.thrivedigitalera.com/build-your-big-impact-team-white-paper" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Build your big impact team – White paper</a>&nbsp;

Episode 136: How digital workplace teams can thrive in a VUCA world 

2024 marks the tenth anniversary of a powerful strategic partnership between DWG and MillerKnoll, a collective of dynamic brands that come together to design the world in which we live.&nbsp; This partnership is celebrated in a captivating conversation between Ryan Anderson, MillerKnoll’s Vice President of Global Research and Insights, and Digital Workplace Impact’s host, Nancy Goebel.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Ryan’s work focuses on designing workplaces that support healthy, inclusive and productive communities, and the pair discuss his vision for 2025 – a year he believes will focus on holistic wellbeing, connected distributed teams, user-initiated change, and more.&nbsp;&nbsp; Together, Nancy and Ryan explore what can be learned from 2023 – the challenges and opportunities – and how digital workplace leaders can make 2024 a year that will really count. Empowering work through intentional design, the benefits of being playful and joyful at work, inclusive leadership and the balance of managing strong and weak ties all come together to make this a powerful conversation.&nbsp; The pair ask just how can we use our corporate, digital and home-working spaces to enable a range of experiences to help foster healthy working relationships? For intriguing insights into these areas, along with some actionable ideas, join Nancy and Ryan by listening today.&nbsp;&nbsp; Guest speaker:&nbsp;Ryan Anderson, Vice President of Global Research and Insights at MillerKnoll&nbsp; Show notes, links and transcript for this episode: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryaningr/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ryan Anderson</a>&nbsp;<a href="https://www.millerknoll.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">MillerKnoll</a>&nbsp; <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/posts/ryaningr_about-place-podcast-millerknoll-activity-7147617926727016448-xXCA/?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=member_desktop" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Let’smake 2024 count</a>&nbsp;

Episode 135: MillerKnoll on empowering intentional, inclusive and playful workplaces

Discover the box of delights that is this year’s Member Research Programme at DWG!&nbsp; Host Nancy Goebel is joined in the Digital Workplace Impact studio by Elizabeth Marsh, DWG’s Director of Research, to talk about the research planned for 2024.&nbsp; Elizabeth shares the stories behind how this year’s themes have been selected. DWG’s Research Advisory Board, member input and the 2024 digital workplace predictions have all played their part in helping to pinpoint the hottest digital workplace topics of the day.&nbsp;&nbsp; The programme comprises six research projects, which promise to provide new insights along with some practical tools and ideas. The DWG team aims to search out great best practice on day-to-day topics and to help digital workplace practitioners consider their own response to industry developments. Futuring for digital workplace teams, AI readiness and digital workplace product management are just some of the themes that will come under the spotlight this year.&nbsp;&nbsp; So, to get the ‘heads up’ on DWG’s research plans, join Nancy and Elizabeth for an early preview. The new research will complement DWG’s existing library of more than 100 reports.&nbsp; (Show notes, links and transcript for this episode.)&nbsp;<a href="https://digitalworkplacegroup.com/dwgs-2024-research-programme-helps-members-unlock-digital-workplace-potential/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://digitalworkplacegroup.com/dwgs-2024-research-programme-helps-members-unlock-digital-workplace-potential/</a> Guest speakers:&nbsp;&nbsp;Elizabeth Marsh, Director of Research, DWG&nbsp;

Episode 134: Unboxing DWG's 2024 Research Programme 

“DWG is uniquely positioned to talk to lots of practitioners and providers in our circles&nbsp;day&nbsp;to&nbsp;day. The predictions really represent&nbsp;an embodiment of the patterns that we see,&nbsp;and&nbsp;are a way for us to help create a line of sight not only for our members, but also for the industry at large.”&nbsp;- Nancy Goebel, Chief Executive Officer, Digital Workplace Group&nbsp; As 2024 gets underway, things are switched up for&nbsp;this latest episode&nbsp;of Digital Workplace Impact. Our usual host, Nancy Goebel, takes the hot seat to be&nbsp;interviewed by DWG’s Director of Knowledge, Shimrit&nbsp;Janes. The&nbsp;session’s&nbsp;focus?&nbsp;DWG’s top 10 predictions for the digital workplace in the year ahead.&nbsp;&nbsp; And just what could these&nbsp;megatrends&nbsp;be?&nbsp;If content is king, will data be queen? Will digital workplace impact be assessed using AI-powered insights?&nbsp;Is search dead? And,&nbsp;what’s&nbsp;likely to be ahead for digital workplace leaders?&nbsp;Nancy also reflects on how well the predictions for 2023 performed.&nbsp; This lively discussion&nbsp;sets out to spark ambition&nbsp;and&nbsp;debate,&nbsp;and&nbsp;to&nbsp;really help people think about what might come next. And wrapping up this crystal ball of ideas is this year’s super prediction,&nbsp;that in the midst of&nbsp;all&nbsp;the hype surrounding opportunities such as AI, digital workplace practitioners will use the basics as&nbsp;a guide and&nbsp;go back to the future.&nbsp; So, if you’re&nbsp;navigating&nbsp;the fast-changing&nbsp;world of the digital workplace, join Nancy&nbsp;and Shimrit&nbsp;to explore&nbsp;fascinating industry&nbsp;insights and&nbsp;uncover more on the possibilities ahead.&nbsp; (Show notes, links&nbsp;and transcript for this episode.)&nbsp; <a href="https://digitalworkplacegroup.com/dwgs-2024-predictions-for-the-digital-workplace/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">DWG’s 2024 predictions for the&nbsp;digital workplace</a>&nbsp; For members only:&nbsp;<a href="https://members.digitalworkplacegroup.com/members/blog_view.asp?id=439672&amp;post=495627" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Insider Insights recording&nbsp;and notes: DWG’s 2024 predictions for the digital workplace</a>&nbsp;

Episode 133: DWG's 2024 predictions for the digital workplace

In this year’s&nbsp;first&nbsp;episode&nbsp;of Digital Workplace Impact, host Nancy Goebel takes a look&nbsp;at&nbsp;the top&nbsp;podcasts from&nbsp;the 2023&nbsp;series&nbsp;and&nbsp;offers&nbsp;you&nbsp;a résumé of&nbsp;those&nbsp;that&nbsp;proved&nbsp;most&nbsp;popular with&nbsp;listeners.&nbsp; As a&nbsp;baker’s half dozen, this&nbsp;collection is a highlights reel of delights. Each&nbsp;podcast&nbsp;presents&nbsp;the opportunity to learn more&nbsp;not only about&nbsp;recent&nbsp;industry insights and developments,&nbsp;but also about&nbsp;key players&nbsp;and change-makers.&nbsp; Topics&nbsp;covered&nbsp;last year were&nbsp;wide and varied:&nbsp;from DWG's own predictions for the industry to living examples of digital transformation;&nbsp;from&nbsp;a people-first approach to AI&nbsp;through&nbsp;to&nbsp;impact stories from DWG’s&nbsp;awards programme,&nbsp;leading research,&nbsp;and more.&nbsp; All&nbsp;had&nbsp;common threads – lively&nbsp;conversation,&nbsp;thought-provoking ideas&nbsp;and&nbsp;insightful questioning&nbsp;– along with&nbsp;helpful advice&nbsp;for digital workplace leaders and practitioners everywhere.&nbsp; So, to&nbsp;get closer to ideas and developments&nbsp;that helped&nbsp;to&nbsp;shape the digital workplace last&nbsp;year, take a&nbsp;listen to Nancy’s&nbsp;‘baker’s half dozen’ collection of the top&nbsp;Digital Workplace Impact podcasts from 2023.&nbsp; (Show notes, links&nbsp;and transcript for this episode.)&nbsp; Episode 114:&nbsp;<a href="https://digitalworkplacegroup.com/podcasts/dwgs-2023-predictions-for-the-digital-workplace/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">DWG’s 2023 predictions for the digital workplace</a>&nbsp;Episode 117:&nbsp;<a href="https://digitalworkplacegroup.com/podcasts/dominos-delivers-a-culture-and-communications-rockstar/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Domino’s delivers a culture and communications rockstar</a>&nbsp;Episode 122:&nbsp;<a href="https://digitalworkplacegroup.com/podcasts/unlocking-the-power-of-generative-ai-like-chatgpt-in-the-workplace/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Unlocking the power of generative AI, like ChatGPT, in the workplace</a>&nbsp;Episode 116:&nbsp;<a href="https://digitalworkplacegroup.com/podcasts/back-to-the-future-with-enterprise-social/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Back to the future with enterprise social</a>&nbsp;Episode 119:&nbsp;<a href="https://digitalworkplacegroup.com/podcasts/prioritizing-digital-accessibility-to-create-workplaces-that-thrive/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Prioritizing digital accessibility to create workplaces that thrive</a>&nbsp;Episode 128:&nbsp;<a href="https://digitalworkplacegroup.com/podcasts/a-microsoft-mvps-blueprint-for-copilot-readiness/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A Microsoft MVP’s blueprint for Copilot readiness</a>&nbsp;Episode 126:&nbsp;<a href="https://digitalworkplacegroup.com/podcasts/the-importance-of-building-unilevers-culture-in-a-hybrid-world/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The importance of building Unilever’s culture in a hybrid world</a>&nbsp;

Episode 132: Digital Workplace Impact's 2023 highlights reel

John Rossman, a thought leader on digital and innovation strategies, and author of the best-selling book&nbsp;The Amazon&nbsp;Way, joins host Nancy Goebel for the latest episode of Digital Workplace Impact.&nbsp; Known for his deep insights into Amazon's unique leadership principles and tactics, John has translated these into actionable steps to help businesses accelerate their own digital transformations.&nbsp; In this fascinating conversation,&nbsp;the pair delve into digital transformation the Amazon way. They explore how Amazon's leadership principles,&nbsp;customer obsession and innovative culture have contributed to the company’s&nbsp;huge success.&nbsp; Looking forwards, Nancy and John also take a look&nbsp;at generative AI as the next big disruptor for digital transformation; at how this could impact&nbsp;the employee experience, the nature of work and the possibilities of creating the best possible AI-infused versions of businesses.&nbsp; Lessons for leaders, revealing principles and the benefits of being an active sceptic all come under review. So, for an insightful conversation with John Rossman,&nbsp;take a listen and dive into the Amazon way of digital transformation today.&nbsp;&nbsp;Guest speaker:&nbsp;John Rossman, author&nbsp;and Founder of Rossman Partners&nbsp; (Show notes, links&nbsp;and transcript for this episode.)&nbsp; <a href="https://johnrossman.com/amazon-leadership-principles-author-john-rossman/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Amazon Way</a><a href="http://www.bigbetleadership.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Big Bet Leadership</a>&nbsp;<a href="http://www.johnrossman.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Leader and innovation keynote speaker</a><a href="http://www.rossmanpartners.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rossman Partners</a>

Episode 131: Digital transformation 'The Amazon Way' 

A power-house duo&nbsp;join&nbsp;host and&nbsp;DWG’s&nbsp;CEO Nancy Goebel&nbsp;for&nbsp;the latest Digital Workplace Impact podcast. This episode offers&nbsp;an absorbing discussion about the winners, big&nbsp;trends&nbsp;and key insights from DWG’s 2023 Digital Workplace of the Year Awards.&nbsp;&nbsp; The guests are&nbsp;Elizabeth Marsh, DWG&nbsp;Director of Research,&nbsp;who manages DWG’s awards programme,&nbsp;and Susan&nbsp;Quain, Digital Employee Experience Director at Fidelity International and three-year veteran of the awards’ judging panel.&nbsp; During their conversation,&nbsp;a&nbsp;wide range&nbsp;of themes&nbsp;are&nbsp;explored,&nbsp;including:&nbsp;what made the class of 2023 award winners stand out;&nbsp;what some of the winners are doing right now to exploit the use of generative AI;&nbsp;and how the winners&nbsp;demonstrated&nbsp;innovative and creative approaches in their digital workplace&nbsp;programmes.&nbsp; They&nbsp;offer advice for digital workplace teams and even put out a call to action for&nbsp;levelling&nbsp;up in&nbsp;the&nbsp;industry in a cost-sensitive environment.&nbsp;Plus, there are&nbsp;some&nbsp;top tips for those with ambitions&nbsp;around&nbsp;applying&nbsp;for the 2024 awards.&nbsp; So, for&nbsp;a great conversation&nbsp;which&nbsp;will help&nbsp;keep your finger firmly on the pulse of current digital workplace practices, listen today.&nbsp; Show notes,&nbsp;links&nbsp;and transcript for this episode: <a href="https://digitalworkplacegroup.com/digitalworkplaceawards/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Digital Workplace Group announces 2023 Digital Workplace of the Year winners</a>&nbsp;<a href="https://digitalworkplacegroup.com/reports/how-to-demonstrate-digital-workplace-impact/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">How to demonstrate digital workplace impact</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;Guest speakers:&nbsp;&nbsp;Elizabeth Marsh, DWG Director of Research and&nbsp;Programme&nbsp;Manager for the awards&nbsp;&nbsp;Susan&nbsp;Quain, Digital Employee Experience Director at Fidelity International&nbsp;&nbsp;

Episode 130: Levelling up your digital HQ: Lessons from DWG's 2023 awards judges

Have you ever considered the emotional journeys your employees take as they navigate the digital workplace, and the impact that these might have?&nbsp; In this podcast, host Nancy Goebel is joined by Lucy Selby, Senior Technical Consultant at Fidelity International. As a rising leader and a niche expert in the digital employee experience arena, Lucy explains more about emotional journeys and where they fit into the employee experience within a digital workplace context.&nbsp;&nbsp;Is it possible to map, track and measure the success of emotional journeys? And can understanding this data really turbocharge rates of change? The pair discuss how translating emotional journeys can help optimize digital workplace experiences, and how, by doing so, this approach can benefit employees and organizations at large.&nbsp;&nbsp; In a world that would otherwise be driven by opinion, listen now for fresh insight on the emerging area of emotional journeys, data and metrics.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (Show notes, links and transcript for this episode.)&nbsp;<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucy-selby-28a580a9/?originalSubdomain=uk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lucy Selby</a>, Senior Technical Consultant at Fidelity International&nbsp;

Episode 129: How emotional journeys are shaping digital experiences at Fidelity International

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