In this latest episode, Nancy Goebel is joined in the Digital Workplace Impact studio by Toni Vanwinkle, Vice President of Digital Employee Experience (DEX) at Adobe, a professional recognized by ACG Silicon Valley as one of the 40 leaders to watch in 2024.    In this thoughtful conversation, Nancy puts a magnifying glass over some incredible milestones and insights from Toni’s career. These include not only Toni’s strategies for building and mobilizing inclusive, high-performing teams, but...

Have you heard about DWG’s new programme to help digital workplace leaders future-proof their organizations?    In this episode of Digital Workplace Impact, Paul Miller, DWG’s Chairman and Founder, stops by to talk with host, Nancy Goebel. He shares more about the new kick-start programme aimed at helping leaders to go from ‘baseline to breakthrough’ – and then beyond.    As part of a new series of ‘Vantage Point’ events, DWG will host two 90-minute online sessions, on October 23 and...

Insight, energy and experience – three elements that shine through in this latest Digital Workplace Impact episode, as Corinne Goldberg, an AI data transformation expert at Google, takes the spotlight. In her first podcast ‘appearance’, Corinne talks about her dual passions for digital transformation and fitness; both areas that guide people to achieve elevated performance by inspiring the pushing of boundaries.  Corinne herself is entering a new career chapter. She’s working with enterprise...

What is digital friction and why should organizations care about it? And how can intranets live in between different viable forms of technology to decrease this friction?     All this and more comes under discussion in the latest episode of Digital Workplace Impact, as host Nancy Goebel is joined by Sean Winter, General Manager for North America at LumApps.     As many of us see, every day employees are required to use increasing numbers of apps in the workplace – but how can technology serve...

Are you embracing all that Copilot brings or still figuring out the best ways to adopt this technology?    This time in the Digital Workplace Impact studio, host Nancy Goebel welcomes the esteemed Mark Rackley. As the Microsoft Practice Director at Protiviti, a celebrated Microsoft MVP (most valuable professional) and early adopter of Copilot, Mark provides valuable insights into Microsoft 365 Copilot.    The introduction of Copilot had its first anniversary earlier this year and, with...

Is your organization ready to seize the opportunities presented by AI?   In the latest episode of the Digital Workplace Impact podcast, our host Nancy Goebel delves into the strategic imperative of AI readiness. Nancy is joined by Edward Taylor, DWG’s Chief Growth Officer, to explore the transformative impact of Microsoft Copilot on large-scale enterprises and the pivotal role of digital literacy in the workforce.   The discussion covers how early adopters of AI navigated the challenges of...

DWG’s Director of Knowledge, Shimrit Janes, is back in the podcast hot seat. In this episode of Digital Workplace Impact, she shares a first look at new research, ESG and the digital workplace, which is now available to download in full.  At a time when organizations are coming under daily scrutiny around their ethics and behaviour, approaches to environmental, social and governance (ESG) have never been so important. Host Nancy Goebel invites Shimrit to uncover what the research suggests,...

Imagine a stone dropped into still water, creating ripple effects that expand far and wide. This was the perfect metaphor for change and complexity in this edition of the Digital Workplace Impact podcast featuring DWG's Founder and Chief Creative Officer, Paul Miller.   With the backdrop of the latest gathering of the DWG Trailblazers, Paul joins podcast host, Nancy Goebel, to explore what came up at the session, which started with the theme of ‘How do you create a high-performing digital...

How can you bring together professionals from across functions to propel knowledge management best practice and connections in complex organizations? Digital workplace leader Laurel Dzneladze is doing just that at LinkedIn with the introduction of an innovative group, the GEEK.  Laurel, Digital Platforms and Change Management Leader at LinkedIn, joins host Nancy Goebel for the latest episode of Digital Workplace Impact. She explains more about the power, value and energy of the GEEK – the...

We're operating at a time when change is moving with velocity. We live in a volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous (VUCA) world – but what does that really mean and why should digital workplace teams and leaders care?  In this latest conversation, host Nancy Goebel is joined in the Digital Workplace Impact studio by Maureen Ennis, Chief Change Catalyst, Hybrid Workforce Expert and Founder of Thrive. Maureen’s mission is to partner with executives to build highly productive, cohesive teams...

2024 marks the tenth anniversary of a powerful strategic partnership between DWG and MillerKnoll, a collective of dynamic brands that come together to design the world in which we live.  This partnership is celebrated in a captivating conversation between Ryan Anderson, MillerKnoll’s Vice President of Global Research and Insights, and Digital Workplace Impact’s host, Nancy Goebel.     Ryan’s work focuses on designing workplaces that support healthy, inclusive and productive communities, and...

Discover the box of delights that is this year’s Member Research Programme at DWG!  Host Nancy Goebel is joined in the Digital Workplace Impact studio by Elizabeth Marsh, DWG’s Director of Research, to talk about the research planned for 2024.  Elizabeth shares the stories behind how this year’s themes have been selected. DWG’s Research Advisory Board, member input and the 2024 digital workplace predictions have all played their part in helping to pinpoint the hottest digital workplace topics...

“DWG is uniquely positioned to talk to lots of practitioners and providers in our circles day to day. The predictions really represent an embodiment of the patterns that we see, and are a way for us to help create a line of sight not only for our members, but also for the industry at large.” - Nancy Goebel, Chief Executive Officer, Digital Workplace Group  As 2024 gets underway, things are switched up for this latest episode of Digital Workplace Impact. Our usual host, Nancy Goebel, takes the...

In this year’s first episode of Digital Workplace Impact, host Nancy Goebel takes a look at the top podcasts from the 2023 series and offers you a résumé of those that proved most popular with listeners.  As a baker’s half dozen, this collection is a highlights reel of delights. Each podcast presents the opportunity to learn more not only about recent industry insights and developments, but also about key players and change-makers.  Topics covered last year were wide and varied: from DWG's...

John Rossman, a thought leader on digital and innovation strategies, and author of the best-selling book The Amazon Way, joins host Nancy Goebel for the latest episode of Digital Workplace Impact.  Known for his deep insights into Amazon's unique leadership principles and tactics, John has translated these into actionable steps to help businesses accelerate their own digital transformations.  In this fascinating conversation, the pair delve into digital transformation the Amazon way. They...

A power-house duo join host and DWG’s CEO Nancy Goebel for the latest Digital Workplace Impact podcast. This episode offers an absorbing discussion about the winners, big trends and key insights from DWG’s 2023 Digital Workplace of the Year Awards.   The guests are Elizabeth Marsh, DWG Director of Research, who manages DWG’s awards programme, and Susan Quain, Digital Employee Experience Director at Fidelity International and three-year veteran of the awards’ judging panel.  During their...

Have you ever considered the emotional journeys your employees take as they navigate the digital workplace, and the impact that these might have?  In this podcast, host Nancy Goebel is joined by Lucy Selby, Senior Technical Consultant at Fidelity International. As a rising leader and a niche expert in the digital employee experience arena, Lucy explains more about emotional journeys and where they fit into the employee experience within a digital workplace context.    Is it possible to map,...

As a Microsoft MVP, Darrell Webster offers knowledge and experience in a way that bridges IT ‘know how’ with a clear understanding of user adoption and needs. In his words, the subject matter becomes his method to connect with people and to learn together with them.  In this episode, Digital Workplace Impact host Nancy Goebel chats with the New Zealand-based modern work mentor and podcaster. They share insights and reflections on generative AI and specifically on Microsoft Copilot.  Darrell...

As the long summer days transition to autumn, catch up on the midsummer magic of DWG’s most recent Member Meeting and Technology Lab.  In this latest episode of Digital Workplace Impact, host and DWG Chief Executive, Nancy Goebel, reconnects with Ed Taylor, DWG’s Chief Growth Officer, and author and consultant, Nicole Carter, Co-Head of DWG’s Technology Provider Programme.    In a conversation much like a highlights reel, the trio brings you powerful insights from this recent London event....

Can technology empower and amplify the impact that humans can produce in the hybrid workplace?    Since pre-pandemic times, global giant Unilever has made the best of technology solutions to create a culture centred in collaboration, creativity and connection.    In this Digital Workplace Impact podcast, host Nancy Goebel is joined by Alessandro Ventura, Global Vice-President Technology Transformation at Unilever. They discuss his passions, priorities and focus on delivering business impact...

Spring 2023 saw DWG’s in-person member event take place at The Coca-Cola Company’s headquarters in Atlanta. Members often talk about DWG’s meetings as a barometer for the digital workplace industry: a chance to temperature-check change and share and capture new ideas.  In this Digital Workplace Impact podcast, Edward Taylor, DWG’s Chief Growth Officer, and Angela Huffman Edwards, Co-Head of DWG’s Technology Provider Programme, chat with host Nancy Goebel about the most prominent...

Christy Punch is a unique voice and recognized expert within the digital workplace industry. This year she reprises her role as a judge for DWG’s Digital Workplace of the Year Award.   Christy, Senior Product Mgr. Engineering Experience, at Liberty Mutual Insurance S, joins long-time friend and host, DWG’s CEO Nancy Goebel, for the latest episode from the Digital Workplace Impact studio. Together, they talk about why Christy is excited to take on the role of judge, her focus oninnovation and...

What happens when organizations don’t address digital ethics effectively? And how much is possible when they do? DWG’s Director of Knowledge, Shimrit Janes, joins host Nancy Goebel in the Digital Workplace Impact studio for their final conversation on inclusivity in the digital workplace. Shimrit is the author of DWG’s recent thought-provoking three-part research series, which includes The inclusive digital workplace: 2. Forging digital ethics. The conversation uncovers the nature of ethics...

Could the potential of ChatGPT and generative AI capabilities compare with what mechanization did to spark the Industrial Revolution? If so, how can we best approach using AI as a springboard for evolution in today’s digital workplaces?  In this episode of Digital Workplace Impact, host Nancy Goebel welcomes back Florin Rotar, Chief Technology Officer at Avanade, a leading provider of innovative digital, cloud and advisory services. In previous years, the two have collaborated on a number of...