Session Summary

In today’s volatile world shaped by political polarization, social media, and declining trust in institutions, uncertainty outside inevitably seeps into our workplaces. Employees are grappling with fear, instability, and a demand for fairness, transparency, and voice.

This interactive session explores how leaders at every level can respond with empathy, authenticity, and clarity to create a culture of trust and belonging. We’ll examine the forces shaping employee experience, why culture work is non-negotiable, and practical steps to ensure your people, and your organization, thrive.

Key Takeaways

Participants will obtain the tools to help ensure employees are ok. They will learn to:

• Position themselves as leaders to positively impact and influence organizational culture
• Implement three critical actions [ask, strategize, act]
• Tie culture investment to organizational performance

Every leader must ask themselves three critical questions:

1. Are my employees really ok?
2. How do I know?
3. What do I do if they’re not?

Robyn Forman Pollack, Esq., is a Workplace Culture Strategist and Co Founder of Loutel who delivers data driven solutions that align people, culture, and enterprise performance. With a background as a restructuring attorney, she brings a unique lens to optimizing systems and employee experience to drive measurable results. For more than 25 years, she has advised organizations from small businesses to Fortune 500 companies and serves in leadership roles on multiple boards and councils.

Lauren J. Molish is a senior Human Resources executive with more than 25 years of experience building cultures that drive performance, trust, and sustainable growth. As Executive Vice President of People and Process at Thomas J. Paul, she built the HR function and led cultural strategy through the company’s transition to private equity, partnering closely on financial and operational decisions. She aligns people strategy with business outcomes to help leadership teams navigate change and unlock performance.

LOUTEL is an employment law and business strategy firm that optimizes people and culture for organizational performance while minimizing legal risk. Through two critical areas of expertise, Loutel provides comprehensive employment law services and innovative workplace culture performance and human resource solutions. This unique blend allows Loutel to provide clients with unparalleled, proactive legal support in protecting their businesses while simultaneously enhancing their organizational culture and performance.