People & Talent
Did you know that most of the predictors of employee success are related to culture? Interpersonal dynamics like having a friend at work, trusting your managers, and understanding how your work impacts your colleagues are all critical components of healthy engagement and retention.
So how can you infuse more opportunities for engagement and connection into the day-to-day work experience?
This session will share strategies to foster an environment where employees make friends, feel mutual trust and respect, and stay motivated to perform their best, including:
- Incorporating games into employee onboarding.
- Making meetings more interactive and inclusive.
- Creating opportunities for playful collaboration
Speaker: Alexandra Suchman, CEO & Co-Founder, Barometer XP
Alexandra (Alex) Suchman is a play facilitator passionate about empowering leaders to create cultures where people are excited about their work and feel a strong sense of purpose and belonging. As CEO and co-founder of Barometer XP, she helps companies leverage the power of connection and collaboration to build consistently high performing, inclusive and resilient teams.
Before co-founding Barometer XP, Alex founded an operations management and organization development consulting firm, and also spent more than a decade working in public policy, public health, and operations management.
She has an MPP from The George Washington University, a BA in psychology from Colby College, and is certified as both a Project Management Professional (PMP) and DISC coach. She also serves on the boards of the Southeast Association of Facilitators (SEAF) and the North American Simulation and Gaming Association (NASAGA).
Alex currently lives in Washington, DC with her husband and their beagle, Willow, who thinks that any “play” in the house should definitely include her getting treats.
