Episode Archive
199 episodes of Bob 'n Joyce Talk HR 'n OD since the first episode, which aired on November 9th, 2020.
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Episode 197: 🎙 Resiliency Face-Off, Part 2: Spoiler—Ours Wins
June 24th, 2025 | 32 mins 46 secs
business, csuite, executive, hr, human resources, leadership, mit sloan resiliency, od, organizational development
In this second part of our resiliency deep dive, Bob ‘n Joyce take a close look at MIT Sloan’s latest take on what makes a culture truly resilient.
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Episode 196: The Resilience Face-Off: Street Smarts Meets Sloan MIT Smarts
June 9th, 2025 | 19 mins 52 secs
business, csuite, executive, hr, human resources, leadership, od, organizational development resiliency street smarts
In this episode, Bob ‘n Joyce dive into how to create and sustain organizational resiliency—a must-have competency in today’s fast-changing business world.
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Episode 195: Flugidity Revisited: Why We’re Still Talking About Structure vs. Flexibility Back by popular demand… or maybe just our own curiosity.
June 2nd, 2025 | 11 mins 34 secs
business, csuite, executive, flugidity, hr, human resources, leadership, od, organizational development
After we hit “stop” on our last episode, Tight Ship or Jazz Band?, we realized the conversation wasn’t over. The tension between discipline and flexibility kept tugging at us — and stirred up a few stories (and laughs) we hadn’t yet shared.
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Episode 194: Tight Ship or Jazz Band? Finding Balance in Today’s Workplace
May 22nd, 2025 | 25 mins 15 secs
business, csuite, executive, flugidity, hr, human resources, leadership, od, organizational development
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Episode 193: Beyond Ping Pong Tables: How to Build a Culture of Care
May 9th, 2025 | 18 mins 5 secs
beyond ping pong, business, csuite, executive, hr, human resources, leadership, od, organizational development
In this episode, Bob ‘n Joyce explore what it really takes to create a workplace where people thrive — and it’s a lot more than free snacks and ping pong tables.
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Episode 192: The Chosen Few: A Talent Strategy That’s Holding You Back
May 2nd, 2025 | 22 mins 22 secs
business, csuite, executive, hr, human resources, leadership, od, organizational development, spoiled brats
In this episode, Bob ’n Joyce explore the common practice of relying on the same group of people—time and again—to get important work done. Joyce calls them the “spoiled brats,” while Bob refers to them as the “usual suspects” or “chosen ones.”
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Episode 191: Creating Islands of Sanity in the Chaos – Part 2
April 24th, 2025 | 29 mins 53 secs
business, csuite, executive, hr, human resources, islands of sanity part 2, leadership, od, organizational development
In today’s episode, Bob ‘n Joyce pick up where they left off in episode 185, diving deeper into how leaders can navigate turbulent and unsettling times with intention and heart.
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Episode 190: Getting Unstuck with Ernesto Gómez Arzapalo – OD Expert, Author, Academic, Entrepreneur... and All-Around Great Human
April 14th, 2025 | 40 mins 46 secs
business, csuite, culture transformation., ernesto gómez arzapalo, executive, hr, human resources, leadership, od, organizational development, regrowth book
In this episode, Bob 'n Joyce sit down with someone who really knows how to spark transformation from the inside out—Ernesto Gómez Arzapalo.
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Episode 189: Letting Employees Go – Do It Right or Pay the Price
March 28th, 2025 | 16 mins 36 secs
business, csuite, executive, hr, human resources, leadership, od, organizational development, terminations get them right or else
In this episode, Bob and Joyce explore the critical importance of handling employee terminations the right way.
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Episode 188: OD Challenge: Who Do We Choose to Be?
March 21st, 2025 | 16 mins 37 secs
business, csuite, executive, hr, human resources, leadership, od, organizational development, who do we choose to be in od
In this episode, Bob and Joyce reflect on the evolving role of HR and OD amidst today’s profound global disruptions.
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Episode 187: Where Science Meets OD Practice – A Conversation with Dr. Rob Lion
March 12th, 2025 | 48 mins 4 secs
business, csuite, dr. rob lion, executive, hr, human resources, leadership, od, organizational development
In this episode, Bob ‘n Joyce welcome Dr. Rob Lion, a strategist, professor, and expert in workplace culture, leadership development, and performance improvement.
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Episode 186: Brace for Impact: How to Survive Workplace Change
March 5th, 2025 | 19 mins 32 secs
business, csuite, executive, hr, human resources, leadership, od, organizational development, reactions to change
In today’s episode, Bob ‘n Joyce dive into how people react to change—especially in the workplace.
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Episode 185: Speaking Up or Staying Silent? Leadership in a Polarized World
February 25th, 2025 | 24 mins 2 secs
business, chaos, crucial conversation, csuite, culture, difficult conversations dei, divisive politics, executive, hr, human resources, leadership, leadership stand, od, organizational development
In this episode, we tackle a conversation we’d rather avoid—but know we must have. How can leaders create the conditions for constructive dialogue in divisive times?
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Episode 184: Lead with Intention: Make Every Moment Count
February 17th, 2025 | 24 mins 25 secs
business, csuite, executive, hr, human resources, intentional leadership, leadership, od, organizational development, setting intentions
In this episode, Bob ‘n Joyce explore the power of deliberate and intentional leadership.
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Episode 183: Lead Like a Person, Not a Position - A Conversation with Mark Carpenter
February 11th, 2025 | 35 mins 56 secs
business, csuite, executive, hr, human resources, leadership, mark carpenter, od, organizational development
In today’s episode, Bob ‘n Joyce welcome Mark Carpenter, author and leadership consultant, to discuss his work helping leaders bring their full humanity to work.
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Episode 182: Rethinking Leadership: The 5 Must-have Qualities for Today’s World
February 3rd, 2025 | 24 mins 22 secs
business, csuite, executive, hr, human resources, leadership, od, organizational development
In this episode, Bob ‘n Joyce discuss the findings of a Strategy + Business Newsletter article on the 5 qualities that leaders must possess to succeed in today’s world.