More love. Less fear. It’s time!
Create a human workplace where people want to stay not flee.
Love? Yes, love.
Have you ever wondered if there’s a better way to work that achieves results and uplifts people instead of abusing and discarding them?
You’re not alone. Many people are looking for something better too. Witness the current, “Great Resignation.”
Research shows we humans do our best work when we feel safe, valued, and loved. We inherently seek this belonging, but modern workplaces often neglect these core needs.
In my research speaking to hundreds of people about their work experiences, I’ve discovered there IS a way of working that makes better business sense than fear.
It’s love. And it makes all the difference for people and performance.
That’s why I tell people: “It’s time to put love at the center of work!”
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The business case our hearts are longing to hear.
Renée’s human-centered message offers a new way to view work that disrupts standard industrial era thinking. A behavioral scientist, she offers a compelling case for why love is not only better for people but also makes good business sense. Renée shares insights from her years of research, experience in life and at work, and in her practice as a coach, educator, speaker, facilitator, and leader of A Human Workplace. After hearing her speak, audiences know the concrete actions they can take right now to transform workplaces to be more loving and human.
“I was struck by the fact that your talk on love wasn’t just about making people feel good. You made the solid business case for love beyond a doubt. I truly appreciate that. It’s just what my team needed to hear.”
— Leader, after virtual keynote, “Make Work More Human”
Experienced Keynote Speaker - Virtual and In Person
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100s of audiences
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1000s virtually
“I am so glad you visited us to remind us of how working in a more human way is a win all around. Thank you. My team members still talk about you and the workshop, which I sense made quite an impact on them. You helped us validate what we sensed was the right thing to do in the workplace regarding being kind to your fellow human.”
— Farid Shawwa, Lean Construction Manager, Consolidated Construction Company, Beirut, Lebanon
commenting on Keynote Talk and Workshop at Lean Construction Conference in Doha, Qatar
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Gutsy. Revolutionary. Radically kind.
“We had some team members who immediately after you finished (the training) started working on strengthening their relationships, which is impactful to not only those team members but to the entire team. Thank you for helping our team value the importance of positivity within our interactions and creating a more caring environment.”
— Heidi, manager, Olympia
Proudly speaking to these groups and more:
“I invited Renée Smith to speak to my class of undergraduate business management students and share her “joyful obligation” to reduce fear in the workplace and replace it with love. Through a powerful combination of evidence-based insights and deeply personal storytelling she earned our rapt attention, with many of the students citing her talk as a standout moment of the semester. I am so grateful to her for making such a profound impact on me, my students and our evolving perspective on how to build a more human workplace.”
— David Berry, M.Ed., USA
VP, People & Culture at MUNICIPAL
Lecturer, California State University San Marcos College of Business Administration
Are you ready for love to bring these to your team?
More Essential Human Skills
Participants in Renée’s talks and programs report a 42-70% increase in qualities such as gratitude, kindness, care, awareness of self and of others, listening, managing biases, connecting behaviors, inclusion, trust, and resilient self-care.
More Positive Team Actions
Participants in Renée’s talks and programs report a 34-56% increase in positive team behaviors such as recognition, cross-team connection, sharing ideas, listening, vulnerability, feedback, productive disagreements, forgiveness, and fun.
More Customer Focus
Participants in Renée’s talks and programs report a 33-60% improvement in customer-centric behaviors like increased awareness of customers as humans, seeking to understand customers’ needs, engagement, and commitment to meeting needs.
These behaviors lead to crucial business outcomes:
Greater productivity, problem solving, customer satisfaction, employee engagement, and retention plus better emotional, mental, and physical health.
“I want to thank you for your presentation during [our agency] Leadership Conference, I was motivated to look at my leadership style and make necessary changes to improve myself as a leader.”
— Manager, State of Arizona
Your instinct to be caring and human is right on!
Too many of us have been told to accept that the workplace is a harsh, often miserable and fearful place but that this must be endured to get the job done. But we are universally exhausted, and deep down we know we know if our humanity was honored, we’d flourish. We are ready for another way.
The movement toward a more human workplace is growing globally. It is time to say “Yes!” to more compassionate leadership, more belonging on teams, and a more caring organization. It is time to say “Yes!” to a more loving workplace.
My message helps you center on what’s most important. I bring you back to a place of humanity. I connect you to something bigger and show you the path to the meaning that is a core longing.
I will inspire you with confidence in loving leadership and help your team lean into their natural, loving instincts to collaborate, uplift, trust, and grow.
Our hope for a better future is not based in fear. It’s based in love. It’s time!
“Her professionalism is matched by her knowledge and experience, and this creates a sense of reassurance with her audience. Renée's impact on a particularly skeptical cohort of medical professionals was impressive and we've booked her to return this year. Highly recommended.”
— Simon Phillips, UK, Founder of The Change Maker Group and Host of The Change Show
Doha, Qatar
Copenhagen, Denmark
Copenhagen, Denmark
Seattle, Washington
Gathering in Olympia
Barcelona, Spain
Olympia, Washington
Washingont State Lean Conference
Lean Enterprise Institute Coaching Summit
Olympia, Washington
Doha, Qatar
A Human Workplace Olympia
A Human Workplace Olympia closing
Doha, Qatar
Reykjavik, Iceland
Lisbon, Portugal
With Governor Jay Inslee
Doha, Qatar
iTec in Barcelona
iTec in Barcelona
Administrative Professionals for WA State
A Human Workplace Olympia
Canadian Lean Summit, Toronto, Canada
Doha, Qatar
Lean Enterprise Institute
A Human Workplace Team
Renee Smith with Kimberly Davis, author of Brave Leadership, and Sesil Pir, author of Human-Centered Leadership
A Human Workplace Olympia