167: Building an Organizational Culture that Supports Employee Wellness with Natasha Bowman

My first guest, Natasha Bowman, known as “The Workplace Doctor,” is an expert consultant. For nearly 20 years through her firm Performance ReNEW, she has worked to remodel the American workplace from the inside out.

She joins me today to talk about the most crucial elements of a modern workplace and why it is critical to acknowledge how the organizational culture may be impacting employee wellness and building a structure that provides support and resources to their employees.

Natasha also discusses how to succeed at creating a workplace that truly works for mothers. She shares how labor disruptions disproportionately burden working mothers, and highlights the vital roles they play in America’s workforce.

For nearly 20 years, Natasha Bowman, JD, SPHR has labored to transform the American workplace from the inside out. As a champion for employees, she’s worked with a broad range of organizations as an c-suite HR executive to create an engaging environment in which employees are respected, genuine leaders are cultivated, and top performance is achieved.

Natasha is a modern day pioneer of workplace equality, inspiring organizations to not just pay lip service to workplace rights, but craft highly-engaged cultures where every employee is truly dignified and valued for their contribution.

Because of her ability to diagnose workplace issues and provide proven solutions to organizations, she is often referred to as The Workplace Doctor. Natasha Bowman has developed a reputation as an expert consultant through her firm, Performance ReNEW, and thought leader for organizations like 4A’s, Translation LLC, Freeman Company, Wiley Publishing and Manhattan College.

Apart from her rich expertise and cross-sector experience, she brings an ardent intellectual commitment to the field by serving as an adjunct professor of human resources for distinguished institutions such as Fordham University, Manhattan College, and formerly Georgetown and The Jack Welch Management Institute.

Natasha is a sought after international keynote speaker having been invited to share her knowledge with the New York Police Department, The City of Detroit, Ford Motor Company, The Employers' Association, Temple University, Microsoft, and the Society for Human Resources Management just to name a few.

Her expertise is frequently quoted in national publications such as Forbes, Business Insider, U.S. News and World Reports, and Bloomberg BNA.

In 2017, her best-selling book, "You Can’t Do That at Work! 100 Legal Mistakes That Managers Make in the Workplace," was published and has been adopted as a critical resource for managers in organizations across America.