Hosted by Jacob Stone and Maria Williams · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 14 episodes
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The Intentional Workplace is a weekly live podcast hosted by Maria Williams (SaleSmart HR Solutions) and Jacob Stone (WorqTap), focused on the real challenges growing organizations face as they scale. Each week, we unpack the latest workplace trends and share practical insights on talent strategy, workplace culture, and HR best practices. This ongoing series is built for founders, executives, and HR leaders who want clarity, not complexity - and strategies they can actually use. 15 Minutes. Two Experts. Intentional Work.
Jacob Stone and Maria Williams hosts The Intentional Workplace, a business show with 14 episodes published.
15 episodes. 15 conversations. 15 minutes each. And a lot of real talk about what actually shapes the workplace. When we started The Intentional Workplace Podcast, the goal was simple: Spend 15 minutes each week cutting
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Most people don’t choose the wrong job. They evaluate it the wrong way. In Episode 14 of The Intentional Workplace Podcast, “Choose the Career, Not Just the Job,” Jacob Stone and Maria Williams shift the lens to the cand
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Most meetings don’t fail because of time. They fail because nothing actually gets decided. Executives are spending nearly 23 hours a week in meetings - and yet 70% say those meetings are ineffective. That’s not a schedul
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They’re your most reliable employee. The one who always delivers. The one you never have to worry about. …until you do. In this episode of The Intentional Workplace, we unpack the fine line between high performance and h
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Most employees don’t leave because they’re unhappy, they leave because they’ve stopped growing. In this week’s episode of The Intentional Workplace Podcast, Maria Williams and Jacob Stone break down where growth opportun
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Most job descriptions aren't helping you hire better, they're hurting you. They're written like wish lists with too many responsibilities, unrealistic expectations and no clear priorities. The real problem is that they d
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“Too old.” “Too young.” “Overqualified.” “Not enough experience.” At some point… what are we actually hiring for? In this episode of The Intentional Workplace, we take on one of the most overlooked hiring challenges: age
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In the latest The Intentional Workplace episode, Jacob Stone and Maria Williams discuss Management Double Standards - and how small inconsistencies in leadership behavior shape workplace culture. Most double standards do
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Most workplace problems don’t start big. They start small… and unaddressed. In the latest The Intentional Workplace podcast episode, Maria Williams and Jacob Stone discuss The Hidden Cost of Avoiding Hard Conversations,
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“Integrity.” “Collaboration.” “People First.” They look great on a wall. But employees don’t experience values on a poster — they experience them in meetings, in feedback conversations, in who gets promoted, and in what
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On Episode 5 of The Intentional Workplace, Maria Williams and Jacob Stone will dive into “Why Pay Isn’t the Reason People Leave (Most of the Time).” They will break down what’s really behind resignations, the leadership
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On this week’s episode of The Intentional Workplace, we’re unpacking “Why Your Best Employee Might Be Your Worst Manager.” Too many organizations promote based on output, not leadership readiness. Being exceptional at do
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Hiring for potential works—when you do it on purpose. In this episode of The Intentional Workplace, Jacob Stone and Maria Williams unpack the real difference between betting on potential and hoping it works out. We explo
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This week on The Intentional Workplace, Maria and Jacob take on a popular myth: “Fast hiring equals smart hiring.” (Spoiler: it usually doesn’t.) We unpack why moving too quickly often leads to mis-hires instead of momen
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