In this episode, Paula Faris sits down with Juliet Funt to talk about the ongoing need for white space in organizations, the challenge of how best to return to the office, and important first step that organizations need to take before they attempt to “prioritize” goals and activities.
Paula Faris is an Emmy-Award winning journalist, speaker, best-selling author of Called Out: Why I Traded Two Dream Jobs For A Life Of True Calling, and host of the Paula Faris Faith & Calling podcast, where she talks to inspirational people about what they're called to do and who they're called to be. Faris spent the last nine years at ABC news, during which she was co-anchor of Good Morning America weekend edition and co-host of The View. While at the network she reported on everything from politics, news and entertainment to sports and faith. In 2022, Faris launched CARRY Media™ with the desire to champion, advocate and celebrate working mothers across America.
Juliet Funt is the CEO and founder of Juliet Funt Group, a training and consulting firm helping organizations, their leaders and employees reclaim their creativity, productivity and engagement. With thought-provoking insights and actionable tools, she has become a globally-recognized expert in helping leaders cope with the “age of overload” in which we all live and work. A warrior against reactive busyness and a force for change in organizations around the world, Funt teaches a streamlined method for personal process improvement that reduces complexity in the workplace. Teams that incorporate a WhiteSpace mindset and skill set increase creativity and engagement, reclaim lost capacity and execute at their finest. Her clients include a number of Fortune 100 companies and span a wide array of industries, from financial services to technology, manufacturing to the military. Funt’s new book, A Minute to Think, released at the 2021 Summit.
Show Notes
SUMMARY
In this episode, Paula Faris sits down with Juliet Funt to talk about the ongoing need for white space in organizations, the challenge of how best to return to the office, and important first step that organizations need to take before they attempt to “prioritize” goals and activities.
IN THIS EPISODE:
What’s new in Juliet’s world?
How did Juliet get into teaching people how to achieve organizational excellence without sacrificing well-being?
What is the basic meaning of “white space”?
How has the pandemic and “RTO” (“return to office”) affected the white space conversation for employees?
What are some small, “Better is Good” incremental gains that are happening?
What are some things that individuals can do to protect our white space and mental health?
What are “RPMs” and how do they affect employee white space?
STANDOUTS AND TAKEAWAYS
It’s not just about “efficiency,” it’s about how to achieve spectacular results without driving people into the ground.
Most organizations focus on changing the “bricks”—org charts and policies—it’s also necessary to change the “mortar”—how people actually behave.
The basic definition of “white space” is simply “time with no assignment.”
COVID actually opened a window to redesign work, but unfortunately we’ve reverted to many of our organizational habits.
Organizations often have a “set point” of complexity that they naturally want to return to.
It’s best to bring people together for high-value, exciting periods of time when they can bond, be together and be creative.
“Better is good.” Sometimes you have to be happy with very small gains.
“RPMs” are a powerful tool for helping organizations not only prioritize, but also reduce and gain clarity on the avalanche of information. R = Revenue, Reputation, Reward, Readiness P = Panicking, Pandering, Posturing, Procedure, Padding M = Money, Manpower, Months, Magnitude
Paula Faris
Founder | CARRY Media™Juliet Funt
CEO | Juliet Funt GroupEp 131: Balancing Human Well-Being and Organizational Excellence with Juliet Funt
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Leading OrganizationsLeading OthersLeading YourselfIn this episode, Paula Faris sits down with Juliet Funt to talk about the ongoing need for white space in organizations, the challenge of how best to return to the office, and important first step that organizations need to take before they attempt to “prioritize” goals and activities.
On This Podcast
Paula Faris
CARRY Media™
Paula Faris is an Emmy-Award winning journalist, speaker, best-selling author of Called Out: Why I Traded Two Dream Jobs For A Life Of True Calling, and host of the Paula Faris Faith & Calling podcast, where she talks to inspirational people about what they're called to do and who they're called to be. Faris spent the last nine years at ABC news, during which she was co-anchor of Good Morning America weekend edition and co-host of The View. While at the network she reported on everything from politics, news and entertainment to sports and faith. In 2022, Faris launched CARRY Media™ with the desire to champion, advocate and celebrate working mothers across America.
Juliet Funt
Juliet Funt Group
Juliet Funt is the CEO and founder of Juliet Funt Group, a training and consulting firm helping organizations, their leaders and employees reclaim their creativity, productivity and engagement. With thought-provoking insights and actionable tools, she has become a globally-recognized expert in helping leaders cope with the “age of overload” in which we all live and work. A warrior against reactive busyness and a force for change in organizations around the world, Funt teaches a streamlined method for personal process improvement that reduces complexity in the workplace. Teams that incorporate a WhiteSpace mindset and skill set increase creativity and engagement, reclaim lost capacity and execute at their finest. Her clients include a number of Fortune 100 companies and span a wide array of industries, from financial services to technology, manufacturing to the military. Funt’s new book, A Minute to Think, released at the 2021 Summit.
Show Notes
SUMMARY
In this episode, Paula Faris sits down with Juliet Funt to talk about the ongoing need for white space in organizations, the challenge of how best to return to the office, and important first step that organizations need to take before they attempt to “prioritize” goals and activities.
IN THIS EPISODE:
STANDOUTS AND TAKEAWAYS
R = Revenue, Reputation, Reward, Readiness
P = Panicking, Pandering, Posturing, Procedure, Padding
M = Money, Manpower, Months, Magnitude
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