Harmonious Workplaces Podcast

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

October 19, 2026 • 42 mins

In this episode, Ben Kleinman, CCMP, and Rich Cruz talk about the cost of organizational fear and what happens when innovation or even speaking up in a meeting gets punished.

And what's one thing you can do to make sure fear doesn't rule your organization? Keep listening to find out.

For more episodes, visit www.harmoniousworkplaces.com. 

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In this episode, Rich Cruz and Ben Kleinman discuss boosting momentum.  What's one thing you can do when your change gets the blues? Keep listening to find out.

For more episodes, visit www.harmoniousworkplaces.com. 

For help with your change project, contact us at https://harmoniousworkplaces.com/change-execution-adoption/ 

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In this episode, Ben Kleinman and Rich Cruz talk about when change plans change.

What's one thing you can do to keep your change on track when the change you intended to do changes? Keep listening to find out.

For more episodes, visit www.harmoniousworkplaces.com

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In this episode, we discuss how change management is so much more than just a kickoff meeting and a knowledge repository.

What's one question you can ask to highlight  whether or not your initiative needs change  management? Keep listening to find out.

For more podcast episodes, visit www.harmoniousworkplaces.com 

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In this episode, Ben Kleinman and Rich Cruz talk about awareness and urgency, and when to create both for your change initiative.

And what's one thing you could do to make sure you're not confusing awareness with urgency? Keep listening to find out.

Find more episodes at www.harmoniousworkplaces.com 

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In this episode, Ben Kleinman and Rich Cruz discuss documenting the current state to facilitate change management.

What's one thing you can do to make sure you capture the "as-is" to prepare for the "to-be" in your transformation project? Keep listening to find out.

Visit our website at www.harmoniousworkplaces.com for more episodes. 

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In this episode, Ben Kleinman and Rich Cruz welcome back Robert Snyder of Innovation Elegance. We discuss trust and trustworthiness in organizations.

What's  one thing you can do to make sure your leaders and your  organizations are trustworthy? Keep listening to find out.

Connect with Robert Snyder on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rsnyder7/

Find more episodes at https://www.harmoniousworkplaces.com/podcast 

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 In this episode, we're asking: why are you really collecting feedback? Do you intend to do something with what you might learn, or is it just for show?

What's one thing you can do to show your people that you're listening to them? Keep listening to find out.

To read our latest article from SME, find it here: https://harmoniousworkplaces.com/as-seen-on-sme-taking-a-systems-approach-to-talent/

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In this episode, we talk about how to make your company stand out to potential job candidates based on the article written by Ben Kleinman and Rich Cruz for SME and Advanced Manufacturing. 

What's one thing you can do to differentiate your company? Keep listening to find out.

For more episodes, visit www.harmoniousworkplaces.com 

Read the full article: https://www.advancedmanufacturing.org/resources/recruiting-tips/make-y...

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In this episode, we discuss business analysis and change management.

What's one thing you can do to work with BA to improve your OCM? Keep listening to find out.

Visit our website for more episodes: www.harmoniousworkplaces.com/podcast

#changemanagement #organizationaldevelopment #businessanalysis #makechangeyourfriend

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Welcome to our 123rd podcast with our special guest, Andrew Ourique. In this episode, we're talking about inclusive change management.

What's one thing you can do to ensure your change initiative is as inclusive as possible? Keep listening to find out.

Andrew Ourique is the Founder and Principal Consultant of Reroute Consulting, where he works internationally with organizations navigating large-scale business transformations, with ...

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 In this episode, we welcome our special guest, Dr. Cam Dunson, to discuss belonging in the workplace.

What's one thing you can do to ensure your organization has everyone feeling like they belong? Keep listening  to find out.

Meet Cam Dunson at www.camdunson.com. Before getting her PhD in I/O psychology, Cam spent 21 years living and working overseas and training others to do the same. For her dissertation, she uncovered 5 compone...

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In this episode, we continue our prior discussion about techniques for stakeholder engagement, including how to measure that engagement.

What's one thing you can do to effectively measure stakeholder engagement? Keep listening to find out.

For more episodes, visit www.harmoniousworkplaces.com.

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In this episode, Ben Kleinman and Rich Cruz discuss techniques for stakeholder engagement.

What's one thing you can do to effectively engage stakeholders during your change initiatives? Keep listening to find out.

Check out more episodes: www.harmoniousworkplaces.com. 

#changemanagement #organizationaldevelopment #changeleadership #stakeholderengagement #makechangeyourfriend

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 Welcome to our 119th podcast with our special guest, Dr. Emi Barresi.

In this episode, we discuss the agentic workforce and human times tech teaming.

What's one thing you can do to maintain human centricity in your use of technology? Keep listening to find out.

Learn more about HEARTH and Dr. Emi here: https://www.hearthteamleadership.com/ 

Find more podcast episodes here: https://www.harmoniousworkplaces.com 

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In this episode, we talk about co-creating change.

What's one thing you can do to help your peers to co-create change in the most co-createy way possible without devolving into anarchy? Keep listening to find out.

For more episodes, visit www.harmoniousworkplaces.com. 

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In this episode, we discuss change leadership to prevent practitioner burnout. 

What's one thing you can do to be a better leader and help your colleagues from getting burned out? Keep listening to find out.

For more episodes, visit www.harmoniousworkplaces.com 

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In this episode, we talk about change practitioner burnout.

What's one thing you can do to make sure your change practitioners don't burn out when you need them the most? Keep listening to find out.

Take our workplace culture scorecard here: https://harmoniousworkplaces.com/workplace-culture-scorecard/

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In this episode, we're talking about AI with perspectives on the recent ACMP Change Orlando conference.

What's one thing you can do to benefit from AI while retaining your own voice and humanity? Keep listening to find out/

Find more podcast episodes at www.harmoniousworkplaces.com. 

#changemanagement #ai #artificialintelligence #workplaceculture #organizationaldevelopment #makechangeyourfriend

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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 Ka...

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