Today, I have the pleasure of introducing you to Veronica “Niki” Fielding. Talking about compassion in the workplace is near and dear to me. I was delighted to learn about Niki’s work and wish to share her vision with you all today!
Veronica “Niki” Fielding is the founder and president of Digital Brand Expressions and the publisher of Niki’s Notes for Compassionate Workplaces. DBE provides high-level search engine optimization for large companies and is pioneering search strategies for AI chatbots.
Niki’s Notes is an evolving platform transforming business culture to be more productive, less stressful, and more life enhancing. She likes to say she’s making the ripples for others to make waves of change.
I’m sharing Niki’s thoughts through a modified version of my Advisory Perspective Series. Welcome Niki!
Question 1. What do you enjoy about the work you’re doing in the compassionate workplace space?
I love that, in contrast to much of what we’re seeing in the media about badly behaving companies and equally badly behaving employees, there is growing momentum for using the workplace to foster work environments that lift people up. And I’m expanding my passion for helping people potentiate through their work into this emerging field of compassionate workplaces. It feels good to be part of the group of the numerous people and organizations working to help business leaders and their teams acknowledge the challenges of working
together in productive ways and revamping their organizations to prioritize healthy, positive interactions. It helps them and, ideally, the world outside their organization too. I feel it is important to broaden this ripple effect.
Question 2. Who is your audience? What types of business people are interested in making their workplaces compassionate?
Niki’s Notes resonates best with entrepreneurial leaders and company owners attracted to newer, more human-focused approaches to business management; they are the core audience. Companies investing in DEI and related initiatives. B-Corps and companies like them, organizations that know change is needed and they’re not afraid to explore, experiment, and learn from each other are also attracted to the work I’m doing to amplify the work being done in the compassionate workplace space.
Question 3. What can your readers expect immediately? Over time?
I publish an issue of Niki’s Notes each week, so the immediate uplift for readers comes from stories about better leadership and work culture best practices, insights into companies that are “noteworthy” and tips, new apps to explore, or other productivity boosters or stress reducers to help keep them refreshed, recharged, and moving in a positive direction. Niki’s Notes is just the beginning of a much larger framework I’m developing for helping companies to move beyond awareness of the changes that are possible to reaping the
benefits of tools to help them accelerate that change.
Question 4. What is your editorial philosophy?
It’s evolving, but essentially, I want to keep the focus on the work others are doing in the space and to encourage business leaders to rethink how they make decisions affecting others as well as the behaviors they encourage and reward in their workplaces. For example, far too many organizations tolerate toxic individuals because there aren’t clear processes and protocols for recognizing and acting on behaviors that are no longer acceptable in the workplace. For centuries, a boss yelling at their direct reports was considered “just how it is.” But what do you do with someone who has not learned to modulate their emotions in the workplace? Compassionate workplace training and development programs are all about identifying the behaviors that hurt others (and the company), and helping the people exhibiting them to find better ways to handle situations that resolve in wins for all.
Question 5. What resources do you provide to assist “laypeople” with understanding what is being discussed?
Ah, it’s completely written for laypeople, in the sense that what I share is written for the average leader, the person who has taken up responsibility to lead who maybe took up the reins from a family member, or who recently earned their MBA, or who never went to college but now has management responsibility. The way I write is for any person who finds themselves in a leadership position, by planning or chance, who takes the role seriously, recognizes the responsibility that comes with having such a huge influence on the lives of others, and wants to optimize their ability to optimize their teams. The best path to increased productivity (and profits) is a harmonious team.
Bonus Question! If you were to relay one piece of advice to anyone reading this, what would it be?
My advice to others who want to see more compassion in the workplace is to make time today to become more informed and engaged with this movement. One way to do that would be to sign up for Nik’s Notes for Compassionate Workplaces. It’s free, and, if you work with others, it’s a great resource to learn about evolving best practices to help bring better behaviors into your work environment, regardless of your title or your official role. Subscribe here to receive it in your in-box; here to get it on LinkedIn.
Thank you Niki! If you’d like to be in contact with Niki directly, here are her contact details.
Veronica “Niki” Fielding, President & CEO, Digital Brand Expressions; Publisher, Niki’s Notes for Compassionate Workplaces; Here’s a link to recent issues of the weekly e-briefing, Niki’s Notes for Building Compassionate Workplaces.
Email Niki VFielding@DigitalBrandExpressions.com. Connect with her via LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/veronicafielding/; and her Company Website is: https://www.DigitalBrandExpressions.com
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