Janine Hamner Holman Speaking Topics

• USE CIVILITY TO DRIVE PROFITABILITY AND END TOXIC CULTURES

  The top issue on the minds of C-Suite Execs? Attraction and retention of top talent. A big problem? Workplace incivility.

  Harvard Business Review found that 99% of workers reported that they experienced incivility in the workplace! The cost of incivility on corporate bottom lines is staggering and the younger workers will quickly leave an organization whose values and behaviors don’t match their own.

  By introducing a seemingly "small" concept – civility – organizations can turn the tide. This talk focuses on the impact of toxic cultures, why we are reticent to take on culture, why it’s critical that we focus on increasing the cultural health of our organizations, and specific things that anyone can do – today – to create a positive impact on their cultures.

  Attendee Results:

  • Understanding the impact of workplace incivility and why it’s critical for organizations to address.
  • Develop an understanding of what workplace incivility is – how to spot it and what to do when it happens.
  • Specific actions participants can take today to increase workplace civility.
  • Understanding key elements of creating an organizational culture of civility and belonging and how to move towards its creation.

• REDEFINING LEADERSHIP IN THE AGE OF DISRUPTION

  In the late 2010’s we knew the pace of change was speeding up. Then came COVID and working from home – the shakeup for which no organization was prepared! As we continue in the new world of change and disruption, how can we adapt more quickly to what feels like the ever-changing needs of our organization? How do we develop resilience – both as individuals and as an organization?

  Furthermore, organizations are feeling challenged to redefine the roles of leaders, which is hard since the way we’ve done things in the past used to work. But we’re finding out that 21st Century Leadership is VERY different from before.

  In this talk, Janine helps normalize the overwhelm that we are all feeling with the unrelenting pace of change and lays out tools that people can use TODAY to begin developing resilience to weather these fluctuations. She discusses how leaders can support their teams through change and outlines the key things leaders must embrace to be effective in the 21st Century.

Culture, Hiring & Retention: BEYOND NAPPING PODS: CREATE A HEALTHY CULTURE THAT DRIVES RESULTS

Every company has a culture. It may be expressed in the feelings, tones, moods, and attitudes of your people. Or in the assumptions, values, traditions, artifacts, and ethical understandings-practices of the organization.

More than salaries, benefits, or perks, the employees of today care about working for an organization that shares their values. In an age of statistical "full-employment", creating these cultures is the key to the #1 issue on the minds of C-Suite executives: hiring and retention of top talent.

The question is: Do your people understand your culture, and can your leaders leverage your culture to achieve your goals?

This talk focuses on creating a culture that yields a sustainable competitive advantage by aligning your values with the way your company operates, and the way your teams behave, to achieve outstanding results. Janine explores how to connect the mission of your organization to what your people care about. In this talk, Janine helps your people discover how to identify what "meaningful work" means to them, and how to find that every day in what they already do! We delve into "workplace" – when many are working from somewhere that’s not the office. Participants leave with hands-on tools to explore (and implement) change for their most urgent needs, and the needs after that and the next one!

Attendee Results:

• Understanding the impact culture has on finding your organization’s competitive edge.
• How to use culture to drive employee engagement and retention.
• How to define for yourself, and help your people define for themselves, the connection between the culture of your organization and your personal values to increase the meaning found in your work.

Employee Engagement: WHY THE CUSTOMER MUST COME SECOND

It’s common sense: Take care of your staff, and your staff will take care of your customers. But most companies fail to recognize the impact of employee morale on the customer experience…at our own peril. The majority of America’s workforce is actively disengaged – at a cost of $450 billion annually!

In 2023, "Pay-Benefits" was the most common single reason for employees leaving their jobs, except it constituted only 20% of primary reasons, signaling the need to address a wider array of employee needs. Looking more broadly, "Engagement and Culture" accounted for 40% of reasons for departures, with "Wellbeing and Work-Life Balance" at 26%. These two themes collectively comprised 66% of the total reasons employees left their jobs, underscoring the significance of addressing engagement, culture, and work-life balance to reduce employee turnover.

This talk focuses on both easy and more advanced strategies to create workplaces where employees go above and beyond – because they want to. From work environments where people feel like they belong and are valued to addressing apathy on your staff, this talk is full of tools to convert employees into brand ambassadors.

Attendee Results:

• How to craft employee “benefits” to not only include things that matter to today’s employees but also include intangible benefits like organizational culture.
• How to develop a blueprint for belonging so that employees feel value and experience belonging.
• Specific tools to convert employees into brand ambassadors.

HOW TO CREATE BELONGING: A NEW LOOK AT DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION & BELONGING

In May 2020, the topic of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging (DEIB) took center stage in many organizations… and organizations have struggled ever since to find their way though this challenging topic. Many younger employees demand that their organization have an active program on DEIB, not merely statements or a workshop on unconscious bias or another one-off… and with increasing politicization off the topic, organizations are unclear on how to proceed.

In this talk, Janine explores starting instead through the door of belonging: How might our organization behave if everyone belonged? And how might our people be engaged though a belonging initiative?

According to Gallup, 85% of employees are either actively disengaged or unengaged! By creating an experience of belonging, HBR says we will get our "high performers" to 56% and reduce rates of people voluntarily quitting by 50%!

This talk lays out how to create a belonging initiative to create these kinds of results.

Attendee Results:

• A nuanced understanding of why organizations struggle to implement long-lasting DEIB programs.
• Why belonging matters – and how to use the statistics to create a demand for belonging at the C-Suite level to ensure it sticks.
• Step-by-step plan that can be customized for your organization of how to create a belonging initiative.