You may think that if you don’t hear much from your employees, everything’s going pretty well. But that may not be the case. In fact, organizational psychologist Connie Noonan Hadley believes when employees don’t feel like they can speak up, that can spell trouble for businesses. In this edition of the Work Better podcast, she identifies the root causes and offers ideas on how leaders can help employees feel safe to speak up.

What’s so funny? Turns out humor at work is for more than just a good laugh. It can help us influence people and be more creative. Authors and educators Naomi Bagdonas and Dr. Jennifer Aaker join the Work Better podcast to share how our brains change when we laugh, why humor isn’t just for extroverts and how more laughter can make a big impact on business. (Read transcript) (Find in Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen)

Have you ever held back on something because it just wasn’t “age appropriate?” Or evaluated someone based on if they’re a Millennial or Gen Z? Mauro Guillén joined the Work Better podcast to challenge conventional thinking about generational differences. He says these ideas are preventing people from reaching their full potential in life and at work. Listen to how he says we should all be thinking differently about generations in the workplace. (Read transcript) (Find in Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen)

The workplace can do a much better job than it does today supporting diverse needs. Elena Sabinson is a neurodivergent researcher diagnosed later in life with autism and ADHD. Elena’s personal experience and research on neurodiversity along with expertise in architecture and design gives us ideas for how the workplace can do more to support all of our different brains. (Read transcript) (Find in Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen)

Hard work is the key to success. Right? Not really, according to author Alex Soojung-Kim Pang. He says you can actually get more done and experience more “Aha!” moments if you rest and relax more often. He offers some advice for those of us addicted to the badge of busyness that leads to burnout. (Read transcript) (Find in Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen)