{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"At-homish","title":"Love-ish: Leading with Heart and Creating Human Workplaces with Renee Smith","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3844,"description":"In this deeply moving conversation, Wil reconnects with Renee Smith, a researcher, writer, and advocate for love-centered leadership who has dedicated the last decade to transforming workplaces from spaces of fear into environments of connection and belonging. Their relationship spans nearly 20 years, from Wil's days as ASB president at UW-Tacoma to their current collaboration in making work—and the world—more loving and human.\nRenee shares the powerful origin story of her life's work: a conversation with a leader who said the most important job was to \"eliminate fear from the workplace.\" This sparked her realization that when fear decreases, something must take its place—and that something is love. She defines love as \"the energy that uplifts and connects,\" and explains how this energy belongs in every aspect of our lives, from interactions with strangers to the structures and systems of our organizations.\nThe conversation moves through vulnerable territory, exploring the burden of perfectionism, the concept of \"shitty first drafts,\" and the challenges of showing up authentically in spaces where we may not feel safe. Renee shares a raw, real-time story about her 15-year-old grandson living with her family after housing loss, and how even at her own dinner table, the need for connection and being seen is visceral and undeniable.\nThis Episode Touches On:\nThe evolution of a 20-year friendship and professional relationship\nLove-centered leadership: what it means and why it matters\nThe three pillars: love your team, embed love in your organization, love yourself\nConfident vulnerability as a leadership practice\nThe burden of perfectionism, especially for marginalized identities\nBuilding trust and relationship in adversarial situations\nThe importance of thriving wages and corporate responsibility to communities\nEmployee experience and understanding what people truly need\nThe gap between leaders and team members, and how to close it\nCreating authentic belonging vs....","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/74Gt-xCHQddPASzkCwK8FbFaAbJMz_hHZ-_ObWKQE0E/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzQ2MzQyLzE2OTg3/NjgxNzctYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}