web02.fireside.fm Tue, 21 Apr 2026 13:57:15 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Bob 'n Joyce Talk HR 'n OD - Episodes Tagged with “Chaos” https://bobnjoyce.fireside.fm/tags/chaos Tue, 25 Feb 2025 13:00:00 -0500 The Bob 'n Joyce Talk HR 'n OD podcast, hosted by Bob Stapleton and Joyce Wilson-Sanford, is for Human Resources and Organizational Development change-makers committed to bold work in an era that calls for the skills, values and partnership of these two disciplines. Bob and Joyce are former HR and OD C-suite executives who share their successes, failures, and hacks. They believe that it's an exciting time for this work and give specifics around acquisitions, policy nightmares, and grand moments. This podcast is to support your work and to take a moment to step away from the daily chaos. Come on in, grab a snack, and welcome! en-us episodic A podcast about success, failure, and hacks in HR/OD. Our goal is to help HR and OD practitioners, working in large organizations, be bolder and generate new ideas for higher impact. Bob Stapleton and Joyce Wilson-Sanford The Bob 'n Joyce Talk HR 'n OD podcast, hosted by Bob Stapleton and Joyce Wilson-Sanford, is for Human Resources and Organizational Development change-makers committed to bold work in an era that calls for the skills, values and partnership of these two disciplines. Bob and Joyce are former HR and OD C-suite executives who share their successes, failures, and hacks. They believe that it's an exciting time for this work and give specifics around acquisitions, policy nightmares, and grand moments. This podcast is to support your work and to take a moment to step away from the daily chaos. Come on in, grab a snack, and welcome! no human resources, organizational development, business, leadership, csuite, executive, HR, OD Bob Stapleton and Joyce Wilson-Sanford bobnjoycepodcast@gmail.com Episode 185: Speaking Up or Staying Silent? Leadership in a Polarized World http://bobnjoyce.fireside.fm/185 4e4634cd-5ff2-467e-b8a9-3247e62dfc63 Tue, 25 Feb 2025 13:00:00 -0500 Bob Stapleton and Joyce Wilson-Sanford 185 Speaking Up or Staying Silent? Leadership in a Polarized World full Bob Stapleton and Joyce Wilson-Sanford 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? 24:02 no 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? Do they take a stand based on their company’s vision, values, and business needs, even if it alienates some? Or do they stay silent, wary of the risks in today’s political climate? We don’t claim to have “the” answer, but we do offer ideas on how to: • Prepare people for difficult conversations. • Take it slow—without turning it into an initiative or labeling it. • Act once you’re grounded in what’s real and what the company needs. • Foster a space for candid, honest dialogue. No neatly wrapped solutions here—just real talk. We think you’ll enjoy it anyway. Come on in, grab a snack, and welcome! human resources, organizational development, business, leadership, csuite, executive, HR, OD, Chaos, divisive politics, crucial conversation, difficult conversations DEI, culture, leadership stand 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?

Do they take a stand based on their company’s vision, values, and business needs, even if it alienates some? Or do they stay silent, wary of the risks in today’s political climate?

We don’t claim to have “the” answer, but we do offer ideas on how to:
• Prepare people for difficult conversations.
• Take it slow—without turning it into an initiative or labeling it.
• Act once you’re grounded in what’s real and what the company needs.
• Foster a space for candid, honest dialogue.

No neatly wrapped solutions here—just real talk. We think you’ll enjoy it anyway.

Come on in, grab a snack, and welcome!

]]> 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?

Do they take a stand based on their company’s vision, values, and business needs, even if it alienates some? Or do they stay silent, wary of the risks in today’s political climate?

We don’t claim to have “the” answer, but we do offer ideas on how to:
• Prepare people for difficult conversations.
• Take it slow—without turning it into an initiative or labeling it.
• Act once you’re grounded in what’s real and what the company needs.
• Foster a space for candid, honest dialogue.

No neatly wrapped solutions here—just real talk. We think you’ll enjoy it anyway.

Come on in, grab a snack, and welcome!

]]> Episode 3: HR OD Approaches to Dealing With Trauma http://bobnjoyce.fireside.fm/3 1934c201-d935-4ef5-8bb1-6d588c1bfcbb Tue, 12 Jan 2021 15:00:00 -0500 Bob Stapleton and Joyce Wilson-Sanford 3 HR OD Approaches to Dealing With Trauma full Bob Stapleton and Joyce Wilson-Sanford Trauma is shockingly fast change done to you, not with you. 29:40 no In this episode, Bob and Joyce talk about the fact that we, in the US and the world, are going through more than one trauma. They talk about trauma as shockingly fast change done to you, not with you. They share practices and approaches that they have used for companies and for individuals. They mention: * Bill Bridges work on change * What behaviors work in trauma chaos * A tool--the polarity continuum * The importance of HR/OD in teaching new ways of being in a work community * Ways to have conversations of profound differences human resources, organizational development, business, leadership, csuite, executive, HR, OD, trauma, Bill Bridges, chaos, tool, polarity continuum, community, insurrection, listening, search conference In this episode, Bob and Joyce talk about the fact that we, in the US and the world, are going through more than one trauma. They talk about trauma as shockingly fast change done to you, not with you. They share practices and approaches that they have used for companies and for individuals.

They mention:

  • Bill Bridges work on change
  • What behaviors work in trauma chaos
  • A tool--the polarity continuum
  • The importance of HR/OD in teaching new ways of being in a work community
  • Ways to have conversations of profound differences
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They mention:

  • Bill Bridges work on change
  • What behaviors work in trauma chaos
  • A tool--the polarity continuum
  • The importance of HR/OD in teaching new ways of being in a work community
  • Ways to have conversations of profound differences
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