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The Working Well Podcast

The Working Well Podcast

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 An essential podcast for corporate leaders and executives. The Working Well Podcast lives at the intersection between Business Strategy, Leadership, and Human Sustainability. Success now and in the future of work requires learning, growing, and adapting our thinking, skills, and strategies to help people and businesses thrive. On the show, we dive into topics such as sustaining high performance in your people and teams, building a strong corporate culture, managing rapid growth and change strategies, and how executive leaders can drive incredible results while avoiding the burnout trap! From closing the "Wellness-Wellbeing Gap" and elevating employee experience to innovative organizational performance strategies, each episode explores new and trending topics, interviews executive leaders, and taps into the wisdom of business icons, trailblazers, and leaders in their field.All rights reserved by WRKdefined Economics Management Management & Leadership Personal Development Personal Success
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  • #078 – The Science of Wisdom: Turned Adversity into Eight Lessons (with Dr. Laura Gabayan)

    #078 – The Science of Wisdom: Turned Adversity into Eight Lessons (with Dr. Laura Gabayan)
    Dec 16 2025
    What if leadership wasn’t about intelligence, but wisdom? In this episode of the Working Well Podcast, host Tim Borys sits down with Dr. Laura Gabayan, emergency physician, researcher, and author of The Common Wisdom: Eight Essential Elements of a Meaningful Life. After chronic illness changed her career path, Dr. Gabayan embarked on a 10-year study interviewing 60 people across North America — uncovering the eight universal traits of wisdom. Together, she and Tim explore how these elements can transform leadership, culture, and the way we live and work. 💡 Topics Covered: The 8 Elements of Wisdom Why AI can’t replace humanity Building resilience and purpose through adversity The power of kindness in leadership How journaling builds reflection and meaning #DrLauraGabayan #WorkingWellPodcast #TimBorys #Leadership #Wisdom #AI #Resilience #HumanConnection #Mindset #CommonWisdom
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    49 mins
  • #077 – Why Adults Need Play | 52 Life Lessons – Lesson 8

    #077 – Why Adults Need Play | 52 Life Lessons – Lesson 8
    Dec 10 2025
    Most adults don’t realize it, but they’ve eliminated one of the most important ingredients for wellbeing, creativity, and performance: play. In this episode of the Working Well Podcast, host Tim Borys explores how play transforms your mental, emotional, and physical health — and why it’s the key to staying energized, resilient, and fully alive. Learn 20 simple ways to bring play back into your workday and personal life, and discover the neuroscience that proves play isn’t optional — it’s essential. 💡 Topics Covered: Why adults stop playing How play fuels creativity and wellbeing The science behind play (Stuart Brown, Broaden & Build Theory) 10 ways to add play at work 10 ways to add play outside work How to use play to reduce stress and improve happiness #WorkingWellPodcast #TimBorys #Play #AdultPlay #Happiness #Wellbeing #Leadership #52LifeLessons #MentalHealth #PeakPerformance
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    15 mins
  • #076 – Leading by Design: How Purpose, People & Process Drive Performance (with Mark Reich)

    #076 – Leading by Design: How Purpose, People & Process Drive Performance (with Mark Reich)
    Nov 18 2025
    In this episode of the Working Well Podcast, host Tim Borys speaks with Mark Reich, Senior Coach and Chief Engineer of Strategy at the Lean Enterprise Institute and former Toyota executive, about how leadership, culture, and process design work together to build high-performing teams. Mark shares how Hoshin Kanri—Toyota’s legendary strategy deployment system—transforms vision into execution, and why leadership is less about authority and more about developing people. 💡 Topics Covered: What Hoshin Kanri really means How to align purpose, people, and performance Leadership as people development Focusing on fewer priorities for greater impact Building culture through behavior and coaching #Leadership #LeanThinking #MarkReich #WorkingWellPodcast #TimBorys #PeopleDevelopment #HoshinKanri #ContinuousImprovement
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    57 mins
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