0705 | Creating an Environment That Energizes Everyone with Shawn Murphy

Published on February 2, 2016. Updated on November 30th, 2023.

0705 | Creating an Environment That Energizes Everyone with Shawn Murphy

Shawn Murphy is CEO and founder of Switch & Shift, an organization dedicated to the advancement of human-centered organizational practices and leadership. He is the author of The Optimistic Workplace. In this interview, Shawn and I discuss why our best work is the product of a positive environment and how to build that environment.

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In This episode, You’ll Learn:

  • How to align personal and organizational purpose for astonishing results
  • How to help your team find meaning in their work
  • Why “we” trumps “me” and leads to better individual performance anyway

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