Episode description
It’s estimated that the average person will spend one third of their life at work… that adds up to roughly 90,000 hours at work in a lifetime. Shouldn’t that time be a positive experience and not only a productive use of that time, but also time spent improving your life? Today’s guest has studied this topic for over 20 years and is here to talk about employee experience, diversity and inclusion, and psychological safety in the workplace.
Dr. Meisha-Ann Martin is a diversity researcher and practitioner who earned her PhD in Industrial/Organizational Psychology in 2006, based on her research on diversity attitudes in the workplace. In her current role as Senior Director of People Analytics and Research at Workhuman, Meisha-Ann leads a team that focuses on proving the impact of positive work experiences for individuals and organizations. She has a personal passion for diversity, equity and inclusion and loves using data and analytics to identify and remedy inclusion gaps in the employee experience. Meisha-Ann is considered a People Analytics/Employee Experience expert, as she has led these efforts in companies like Flex, JetBlue and Raymond James Financial and even led the Talent Management function at ServiceMaster. She regularly speaks on diversity-related topics at conferences, on webinars and on podcasts, and her thought leadership in this area has been featured in Forbes, HR Dive and Benefits Pro.
Time Stamps:
(1:18) What is Workhuman?
(3:00) Example
(11:30) Subjective to the Objective
(17:10) Older Generation and “Just Do Your Job”
(20:40) Predictions
(23:50) The Gig Economy
(33:20) Where to Find Meisha-Ann and Workhuman
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