Thought Leadership - Dr Rosie Ward

We know our world is changing rapidly. So it’s probably not surprising that over 10 years of research on leadership by Dr. Brené Brown has found that success in this disruptive world (often referred to as VUCA: Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, and Ambiguous) demands that we have braver leaders and more courageous cultures. The problem...

Podcast: Tell Me Your Story-New Paradigms for a New World

I had a great conversation with Richard Dugan on his Tell Me Your Story radio show about how much our workplaces have changed with all that’s transpired in 2020 and how much lack of trust has not only eroded our workplaces, but our society. We talked about how rallying around a common dislike or...

Podcast: Moments with M3

I met the incredible Mary Malone McCarthy this summer when a CEO of one of my clients and I presented to a group of CEOs for a virtual Conscious Capitalism event. We connected and realized how much synergy there is in our work and how much we compliment each other with addressing the aspects...

Podcast: School for Startups Radio

School for Startups Radio has won awards from the Small Business Association, so I was honored to be a guest. Host, Jim Beach, and I had a great conversation about the future of work – both the opportunities and challenges we’ll face. We talk about the intentionality it takes to build relationships in a...

Giving Ourselves and Others Permission to FEEL

We are forever changed… The non-stop VUCA-extreme nature of 2020 sometimes has me feeling like I’m in a bad 1990’s infomercial…waiting for the man with the beard to say, “But wait; there’s more!” Sometimes I wonder how much more we can possibly bear. Other times, I’m able to rally and find hope. I constantly...

Podcast: Brandology

I had a great conversation with Mark Mosher and David Mauro on their Brandology podcast. We talked about our new book, “Rehumanizing the Workplace,” how to reconcile what our disruptive, VUCA world demands of us and the human condition that wants to instead cling to what is familiar, how people can show up as...

Podcast: Inspirational Women Warm 106.9

I had a great conversation with Kate Daniels from Warm 106.9 Radio on her Inspirational Women podcast. We talked about our new book, “Rehumanizing the Workplace,” how the pandemic has led to people and businesses resetting their priorities, and what our future workplaces need to reflect to navigate our disruptive world, keep people as...

Lean Into Discomfort Rather Than Tapping Out on Social Justice Issues

Long before the insanity of 2020 began, our disruptive world was illuminating the findings of Brené Brown’s latest research – that the future of leadership and thriving businesses demands braver leaders and courageous cultures. Boy, have events of recent months illustrated that need more than ever! I don’t know about you, but layering a...

Radio Interview: Prudent Money

I had the wonderful opportunity to spend time with Bob Brooks on his Prudent Money radio show. We discussed what work needs to look like as we usher in our “next normal” due to the pandemic, the incredible need for rehumanizing workplaces, and how we can show up as leaders and thrive in an...

Becoming Stronger, Better Versions of Ourselves

Curiosity and Grace…the words of 2020 (next to pivot and adaptability). People will remember how we show up during these times for years to come. We have the opportunity to take the struggles and the lessons we’re learning during this time and become stronger, better versions of ourselves. And we must also remember that...

Podcast: Geek Speak

I had the wonderful opportunity to chat with Nancy Pautsch and Envision IT on their Geek Speak podcast about what we need to be more human and intentional during these times of crisis (and beyond) – especially with more remote work and physical separation. My part starts around 17:00. And super grateful for Nancy’s raving...

Video Podcast: Advancing Wellness

Rosie was a guest on the Advancing Wellness podcast with Mari Ryan. She discusses why and how our workplaces have become dehumanized and key principles from her new book, Rehumanizing the Workplace, that we can leverage to rehumanize our workplaces and communities. Watch the podcast interview...

Cultivating an Outward Mindset to Navigate Uncertain and Challenging Times

COVID-19 has thrown all of us into an incredible space of adaptive challenges– which are those that have no known solution and require us to shift our mindsets and elevate our resourcefulness in order to solve. The unprecedented challenges we’re facing with this global pandemic can, and in many ways is, inviting us to...

Video Interview: Springfield Business Journal

Rosie was interviewed by the Springfield Business Journal on key considerations for organizations to create the conditions for people to thrive. Watch a clip of the interview...

Podcast: Bold Business Women

Rosie was a guest on the Bold Business Women Podcast where she discussed boldly showing up as fully human, challenging the status quo and how we can create more human workplaces. Listen now...

5 Key Lessons a 9-Year-Old Can Teach Us About Life and Leadership

Whether or not you have kids, they can provide us with incredible life lessons. My 9-year old son, Peyton, has gifted me with some incredible lessons lately that have been invaluable for me – personally and professionally. As I work with teams and coach people to be more effective, I realize that the lessons...

Interview: Southern New Hampshire University

Rosie was interviewed for an eBook from Southern New Hampshire University discussing why we need to approach learning and development from the inside out. Want more insights on how a deliberate approach to learning can help create a high-performance culture? Download the eBook (Learning is the Lever: How a Deliberate Approach to Learning Creates...

Podcast: Truly Human Leadership

Dr. Rosie discusses the challenges of workplace wellbeing with Bob Chapman on The Truly Human Leadership podcast. LISTEN NOW...

The Importance of Practicing SELF-Gratitude

Human beings are complex and messy; we frequently get in our own way, preventing us from showing up as our best, authentic selves. We don’t start each day wanting to look stupid, disconnected, or ineffective. Most of us want to look smart, capable, and helpful. However, we also don’t like to be vulnerable where...

Interview: SAP Business Exchange

Rosie was interviewed by SAP Business Exchange, where she shared key ideas for creating a more human workplace. The article also highlights one of the companies featured in her new book. Read the article...

Podcast: Returns on Wellbeing

Rosie was a guest on the Returns on Wellbeing podcast with Jim Purcell where they discuss paradigms, what workplace culture is and isn’t, the rehumanization revolution, what it takes to have meaningful change, and the role wellbeing does and doesn’t play with having thriving people and workplaces. Listen now...

5 Key Principles to Rehumanize our Workplaces and Communities

Our world is rapidly changing and becoming increasingly complex. There is an acronym used to describe this reality – VUCA (volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous). Although VUCA originated from the U.S. Army War College, it is widely used today in the business world. Essentially, we are living and working in a world where disruption...

Podcast: Power-Stability-Play

Rosie was a guest on the Power-Stability Play podcast. In this episode, she discusses wellness, key considerations for fostering meaningful change, leadership, and more. Listen now ...

Forget Perfection: Why Supporting People in Being Their Best Selves is the Key to Rehumanizing Our Workplaces and Communities

If we want to have truly human workplaces and communities, we must start by being real. With that, if you’re new to my blogs, let me start with a confession…I’m an ongoing recovering perfectionist. Yes, I said ongoing because I find that perfectionism curse showing up when I least expect it. I don’t wear...

Video Podcast: Redesigning Wellness