Employees want their leaders to share the purpose of their work. They want to engage, with their hearts and minds, in work that resonates. When leaders make these connections and build upon foundations of meaning and purpose, good and sustainable business outcomes can happen! In this HRchat episode, we consider some impactful ways to achieve such outcomes.Bill is joined today by Brad Federman, CEO, PerformancePoint LLC, and author of Cultivating Culture: 101 Ways to Foster Engagement in 15 Minutes or Less released in, released in March 2022. Brad works with organizations of all sizes and in all industries, helping them foster engaged employees, resilient relationships, and collaborative cultures. Questions Include: Ed Magee, EVP Operations at Fender Music Corporation and Co-President of Fender Play Foundation writes the following in the foreword of your new book: "I would learn from many more years of working with Brad, not only is he a practiced people whisperer, but he’s also one of those unique individuals so grounded in people and culture that my learning in this space was beginning all over again." Please introduce yourself!Your new book is filled with insights and how-tos based on your 25+ years of experience as a corporate consultant and keynote speaker in various HR disciplines—from employee engagement to instructional design, and beyond. Why write the book? What was your inspiration? Let's now explore some of the lessons from your book. With the belief that we are what we talk about, you offer 100+ ways to engage your team in conversations that matter. The hope is to make meetings about more than tasks, deadlines, and problems, and instead utilize Cultivating Culture’s pre-meeting notes and activities to grow a deeper understanding of the work folks are doing and why. Activities are divided into eight key focus areas. Can you take some time and talk about each? We do our best to ensure editorial objectivity. The views and ideas shared by our guests and sponsors are entirely independent of The HR Gazette, HRchat Podcast, and Iceni Media Inc.  Support the showFeature Your Brand on the HRchat PodcastThe HRchat show has had 100,000s of downloads and is frequently listed as one of the most popular global podcasts for HR pros, Talent execs and leaders. It is ranked in the top ten in the world based on traffic, social media followers, domain authority & freshness. The podcast is also ranked as the Best Canadian HR Podcast by FeedSpot and one of the top 10% most popular shows by Listen Score. Want to share the story of how your business is helping to shape the world of work? We offer sponsored episodes, audio adverts, email campaigns, and a host of other options. Check out packages here. Follow us on LinkedIn Subscribe to our newsletter Check out our in-person events