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On What’s Your Work Fit we posed this question: How Do I Build Culture Amidst Volatility and Uncertainty?

Answering that question and others is our guest, Jen Marr.

Jen is a social wellness innovator, entrepreneur, corporate life escapee, and author of the new book Lifting Up: The Transformative Power of Supportive Leadership which hits bookseller shelves in May 2025.

VUCA (Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, and Ambiguity) impacts a lot of workplaces. And when it is not addressed and mitigated it can cause top performers to run for the exits. Jen’s new book paves the way for better workplace leadership engagement work outcomes.

During this information packed episode, we also asked Jen for her answers to the question “what’s your work fit?’ Her personal vision surely will resonate with many career professionals.

This conversation originated as a live show on April 14, 2025. You can watch it on the What’s Your Work Fit? YouTube Channel.

About our guest:

Jen Marr is a social wellness innovator, entrepreneur, corporate life escapee, and author of several books. She lives and works in Wisconsin.

EPISODE DATE: May 23, 2025

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On What’s Your Work Fit we pose this viewer question: How Do I Promote People Who Don’t Look Like Me?

Our guest is Lauren Daley PhD.

Lauren is a globally recognized future of work expert, advocate for women in the workplace, public speaker, career coach, and educator.

This week’s lead question was posed by What’s Your Work Fit? viewer Devin:

Devin is a senior manager and “top B school” MBA; he leads a team of 20 VP-level managers. Throughout his career, Devin followed the edicts of the C-suite to hire and promote career professionals with similar pedigrees and philosophies about work and workplace.

And for many years, that strategy seemed to work.

But Devin laments that promoting people who looked like him rendered a culture that blots out diverse points of view. What is more, because of rigid return-to-office (RTO) policies, Devin adds that his company hasn’t retained top people.

He asks: how do I promote people who DON’T look like me?

During this information packed episode, Lauren also answers “what’s your work fit?’ Her personal vision surely will resonate with many career professionals.

About our guest:

Lauren Daley PhD is on the leading edge of the future of work. She is also an advocate for women in the workplace, public speaker, career coach, and educator. She lives and works in Gainesville, Florida.

This episode originated as a live show on July 12, 2023. You can watch the show in its entirety on the What’s Your Work Fit YouTube Channel.

EPISODE DATE: July 21, 2023

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