Achieving Happiness and Career Fulfillment with Rod McDermott and Zach Smith, Activate 180

Companies lose 100s of billions of dollars in the US, Canada, and elsewhere each year due to disengaged employees, decreased productivity, higher attrition rates, and their negative effect on workplace culture. Generally, when people feel like they have fulfillment in life they show up stronger at work. In this HRchat episode, we look into ways to develop strong company cultures and an even stronger employee-base through an innovative approach to career coaching. Bill's guests are Rod McDermott, CEO + Co-Founder, and Zach Smith, Chief Activation Officer + Co-Founder at Activate 180, a company on a mission to connect career fulfillment with life happiness. Questions Include: What does it mean to each of you to have happiness and fulfillment in one's personal and professional life? Why should this be a key goal for us all?Lots of companies are struggling with employee retention. What advice would you give them to help address this issue?  How does a program like Activate 180 help companies improve their performance?Your website offers some impressive stats based on the results you say your clients experience from working with Activate 180: "83% boost in self-confidence, 82% increase in overall growth + professional development, 69% boost in clarity on professional goals, 66% increase in their ability to manage stress". Can you break down these findings for us and tell us about the sample size/demographics of your client orgs? There are five pillars that are integral to your program. What do these look like in action and what are the goals you hope to see come from this? Can you expand on this by explaining why the five pillars matter? Why should this be important to companies?About Rod McDermottRod has been an entrepreneur for over 20 years, growing companies from the ground up and challenging industry norms. His ultimate goal is to meaningfully contribute to the greater good, which is showcased through his passion for hard work, fostering relationships, and conceptualizing solutions for professional development.About Zach SmithZach is a well-known voice in mindset, career optimization, and leadership. He has worked with companies and individuals to improve corporate engagement and align true calling and passion with their work. In his role, Zach leads a team of coaches who help high-potential professionals create a strategy and action plan for a purposeful and fulfilling life and career.We do our best to ensure editorial objectivity. The views and ideas shared by our guests and sponsors are entirely independent of The HR Gazette, HRchat Podcast, and Iceni Media Inc.  Support the showFeature Your Brand on the HRchat PodcastThe HRchat show has had 100,000s of downloads and is frequently listed as one of the most popular global podcasts for HR pros, Talent execs and leaders. It is ranked in the top ten in the world based on traffic, social media followers, domain authority & freshness. The podcast is also ranked as the Best Canadian HR Podcast by FeedSpot and one of the top 10% most popular shows by Listen Score. Want to share the story of how your business is helping to shape the world of work? We offer sponsored episodes, audio adverts, email campaigns, and a host of other options. Check out packages here.Follow us on LinkedInSubscribe to our newsletterCheck out our in-person events