#24: Simone Fenton-Jarvis - The Human-Centric Workplace

IN THIS EPISODE: The workplace is a focus here on the Insight at Work podcast. So it's especially thrilling have an expert on the workplace as a guest. Simone Fenton Jarvis is a colleague from the UK, she is a Workplace Consultancy Director, formerly with Ricoh now with Relogix. Simone's work hones in on the employee experience and its impact on organizational performance.  Simone is passionate about creating human-centric workplaces that can drive a world where the organization becomes the vehicle for people and societies to flourish; resulting in us all leaving the planet in a better place than when we arrived.  She is an active speaker, blogger and the author of the new book: "The Human-Centric Workplace: Enabling people, communities and our planet to thrive". In today's conversation we cover a lot of ground, including: ·      Bringing your "full self" to work ·      The changing nature and configuration of the workplace and how personalizing workspaces can help maximize effectiveness ·      The changing relationship between employees and organizations – what are the new expectations? The new balance between work and life? The evolution from a parent-child relationship to an adult to adult one. ·      The shift to people over profits ·      And the move from focusing on "culture fit" to "culture add" ABOUT OUR GUEST: Simone is passionate about creating human-centric workplaces to drive a world where the organisation becomes the vehicle for people and societies to flourish; resulting in us all leaving the planet in a better place than when we arrived. Simone's work hones in on employee experience and the impact on organisational performance, data gathering and delivering change and business improvement in relation to culture, space, process and technology. Waking up every day on a mission to make a difference she is a fellow of IWFM and the Chair of the IWFM Workspace Special Interest Group, she sits on the editorial committee for Facilitate Magazine and Facilities Management Journal. An active speaker and blogger in key areas: Human Centric Workplaces - Mental Health - Leadership - Culture - Technology - Ways of Working - Diversity and Inclusion. She's the author of the new book: "The Human-Centric Workplace: Enabling people, communities and our planet to thrive". SHOW NOTES: To connect with Simone: Twitter - Simone Fenton-Jarvis (@ChiefWorkplace) LinkedIn - Simone Fenton-Jarvis BSc MBA FIWFM You can find Simone's book at: The The Human-Centric Workplace: Enabling people, communities and our planet to thrive INSIGHT AT WORK PODCAST THEME MUSIC: Our theme music is composed by Chris Lucca, Jr.. You can listen to more of Chris' work at http://chrisluccamusic.com  You can also connect with him on Twitter: @Flipluka and on Instagram: @_flipluka.music_ ABOUT THE HOST: Ken Blackwell is a speaker, trainer, facilitator and executive coach. His signature practice is "rescuing Accidental Leaders and Dysfunctional Teams". His firm InKlaritas, based in Princeton, NJ, works with teams and leaders in companies in the U.S. around the world. You can find out more about InKlaritas at: www.InKlaritas.com and connect with Ken on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kennethjblackwell/.