Dana Wright-Wasson's guest appearances

Dana Wright-Wasson

Through the Noise

HR Studio Podcast

The Business of Intuition

Michael Bungay Stanier

Srini Pillay

Jonathan Keyser

Paul Smith

Michael Fischetti

Jonathan Stark

Maureen Langan

Glenn Hughes

Todd Henry

Elizabeth Scott

Andy Wilson

Marshall Goldsmith

Lolly Daskal

Parneet Pal

Jonathan Raymond

OwlTail

About Dana Wright-Wasson: As a speaker, graphic facilitator, and coach, Dana Wright-Wasson believes in using focused conversations and design thinking tools to create purposeful culture, empathetic leadership, and fantastic employee experiences. With over 25 years of working in organization development, strategic planning, and change management, she understands that essential conversations need to improve communication, increase effectiveness, and improve culture. She understands the qualities leaders need to be productive and empathic.As a graphic facilitator, Dana brings the art of conversation to the forefront. She believes that structured discussions are vital to redesigning an employee’s experience and how they engage, helping them show up as their true selves and share their energy and passion at work.As a proud author of three books, Dana showcases her passion and knowledge for creating a thriving company culture, empathetic leadership, and employee experience and engagement. Whether speaking in front of a large group, facilitating a session, or connecting one on one, Dana always brings the element of positivity into the room, one that’s passionate and energetic. She loves working with authentic people who are committed to making organizational changes for the better. In this episode, Dean Newlund and Dana Wright-Wasson discuss:The difference between employee experience and employee engagementThe future of employee engagement Accountability for one’s Work-Life Balance. What is graphic facilitation - how you can communicate in a way where people understand  Key Takeaways:An individual has particular accountability to their work-life balance. It’s not all on the company or organization to provide that. A simple trick to increase engagement: ask people how they’re doing. Create better systems and organization of work to get work done more smoothly Embrace “whiteboard-ing” when creating ideas - create a shared space that - everyone can see and work together. "Employee engagement is the outcome of great employee experience." — Dana Wright-WassonSee Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I Buy Dana’s Book in Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/kindle-dbs/entity/author/B073RT6YM5 Connect with Dana Wright-Wasson:  Website: https://danawright-wasson.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/danatakeactionFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/DanaWrightWasson/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danawright-wasson/Connect with Dean:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkwWebsite: https://www.mfileadership.com/The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/Twitter: https://twitter.com/deannewlundFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.comPhone: 1-800-926-7370

About Dana Wright-Wasson: As a speaker, graphic facilitator, and coach, Dana Wright-Wasson believes in using focused conversations and design thinking tools to create purposeful culture, empathetic leadership, and fantastic employee experiences. With over 25 years of working in organization development, strategic planning, and change management, she understands that essential conversations need to improve communication, increase effectiveness, and improve culture. She understands the qualities leaders need to be productive and empathic. As a graphic facilitator, Dana brings the art of conversation to the forefront. She believes that structured discussions are vital to redesigning an employee’s experience and how they engage, helping them show up as their true selves and share their energy and passion at work. As a proud author of three books, Dana showcases her passion and knowledge for creating a thriving company culture, empathetic leadership, and employee experience and engagement. Whether speaking in front of a large group, facilitating a session, or connecting one on one, Dana always brings the element of positivity into the room, one that’s passionate and energetic. She loves working with authentic people who are committed to making organizational changes for the better. In this episode, Dean Newlund and Dana Wright-Wasson discuss:<ul><li>The difference between employee experience and employee engagement</li><li>The future of employee engagement </li><li>Accountability for one’s Work-Life Balance. </li><li>What is graphic facilitation - how you can communicate in a way where people understand </li></ul> Key Takeaways:<ul><li>An individual has particular accountability to their work-life balance. It’s not all on the company or organization to provide that. </li><li>A simple trick to increase engagement: ask people how they’re doing. </li><li>Create better systems and organization of work to get work done more smoothly </li><li>Embrace “whiteboard-ing” when creating ideas - create a shared space that - everyone can see and work together. </li></ul> "Employee engagement is the outcome of great employee experience." — Dana Wright-Wasson See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I</a> Buy Dana’s Book in Amazon: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/kindle-dbs/entity/author/B073RT6YM5" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/kindle-dbs/entity/author/B073RT6YM5</a> Connect with Dana Wright-Wasson:  Website: <a href="https://danawright-wasson.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://danawright-wasson.com/</a>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/danatakeaction?lang=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/danatakeaction</a>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/DanaWrightWasson/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/DanaWrightWasson/</a>LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/danawright-wasson/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/danawright-wasson/</a> Connect with Dean:YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkw" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkw</a>Website:<a href="https://www.mfileadership.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://www.mfileadership.com/</a>The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: <a href="https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/</a>LinkedIn:<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/</a>Twitter:<a href="https://twitter.com/deannewlund" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://twitter.com/deannewlund</a>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/</a>Email: <a href="mailto:dean.newlund@mfileadership.com">dean.newlund@mfileadership.com</a>Phone: 1-800-926-7370

Dana Wright-Wasson: How Focusing on Employee Experience Can Make A Great Company

For episode show notes, please visit:  http://bit.ly/HRSP-Dana-WW-1 Dana Wright-Wasson is a global OD consultant who leads clients through transformational processes in strategic planning, employee engagement, and leadership. Dana is passionate about creating amazing employee experiences. She believes wholeheartedly that engagement is actually an outcome. It is an effect of the way people are treated in organizations, and her point of view obviously has implications for how Dana works with her clients. In this episode, Dana discusses the employee experience, explaining the shortcomings of surveys that measure employee engagement. She outlines an approach to driving the employee experience, leveraging design-thinking methodologies and shares her experiences on the positive role that HR can play.  She is the CEO of Take Action, Inc. and the founder of Work Happy Project. She has her BA in Psychology and Master’s in Organizational Development and has been a visual practitioner for more than 20 years. When she’s not working with clients, she is traveling the world - the current count is 38 countries. Dana is also the author of the book, Talk the Walk: Designing a Clear Path to a World-class Employee Experience.

For episode show notes, please visit:  <a href="http://bit.ly/HRSP-Dana-WW-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/HRSP-Dana-WW-1</a> Dana Wright-Wasson is a global OD consultant who leads clients through transformational processes in strategic planning, employee engagement, and leadership. Dana is passionate about creating amazing employee experiences. She believes wholeheartedly that engagement is actually an outcome. It is an effect of the way people are treated in organizations, and her point of view obviously has implications for how Dana works with her clients. In this episode, Dana discusses the employee experience, explaining the shortcomings of surveys that measure employee engagement. She outlines an approach to driving the employee experience, leveraging design-thinking methodologies and shares her experiences on the positive role that HR can play.  She is the CEO of Take Action, Inc. and the founder of Work Happy Project. She has her BA in Psychology and Master’s in Organizational Development and has been a visual practitioner for more than 20 years. When she’s not working with clients, she is traveling the world - the current count is 38 countries. Dana is also the author of the book, Talk the Walk: Designing a Clear Path to a World-class Employee Experience.

Episode 83 | How to Excel at the Employee Experience |Dana Wright-Wasson

After 20+ years working with fortune 500 organizations, Dana Wright-Wasson has developed deep expertise in employee experience. As a recognized speaker and author, Dana travels the world sharing the importance of intentional employee experience design, purpose-driven leadership, and effective talent-management, using stories and data from diverse industries. Take Action Inc. helps organizations unlock the power of their workforce through inclusive design practices and creative methodologies.

After 20+ years working with fortune 500 organizations, Dana Wright-Wasson has developed deep expertise in employee experience. As a recognized speaker and author, Dana travels the world sharing the importance of intentional employee experience design, purpose-driven leadership, and effective talent-management, using stories and data from diverse industries. Take Action Inc. helps organizations unlock the power of their workforce through inclusive design practices and creative methodologies.

466 Dana Wright-Wasson, CEO of Take Action Inc.