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Tim Cynova
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Thriving Workplace Innovation
CHRO/COO WSS HR LABS
🌎 People | 🎙️Podcast
https://bio.site/timcynova
𝗔 𝗣𝗢𝗗𝗖𝗔𝗦𝗧 𝗔𝗕𝗢𝗨𝗧 𝗔.𝗜. 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗛𝗜𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗚 — 𝗪𝗜𝗧𝗛 𝗔.𝗜. 𝗔𝗦 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗚𝗨𝗘𝗦𝗧. 🤖

📺 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 → www.workshouldntsuck.co/podcast2/ep90
October 28, 2025 at 10:54 PM
🎙️ 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆’𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝘂𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀—𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀, 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲, 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲. 🎙️

It’s also where new possibilities are being built, literally and figuratively.

🎧 𝗟𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗡 → www.workshouldntsuck.co/podcast2/ep89
October 15, 2025 at 3:17 PM
⏰ Last call! Today’s the final day for the 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗯𝗶𝗿𝗱 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁 to Oct Career Camp.

Think reflection, experimentation, & practical tools to help you clarify what’s next, craft your story, & navigate hiring with confidence.

Early bird pricing ends 9/30.
👉 www.workshouldntsuck.co/careercamp
September 30, 2025 at 5:12 PM
🌀 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗼𝗿 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗱𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗷𝗼𝗯?

On the new Work Shouldn’t Suck podcast, we use a Deep Democracy tool live to explore that exact tension.

🎧 Listen: www.workshouldntsuck.co/podcast2/ep88
September 29, 2025 at 12:51 PM
🎙 𝗘𝗠𝗕𝗥𝗔𝗖𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗨𝗡𝗦𝗖𝗥𝗜𝗣𝗧𝗘𝗗 𝗜𝗡 𝗝𝗢𝗕 𝗦𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗖𝗛𝗘𝗦 🎙

What if we reframed a job seeker’s approach to interviews as something more akin to what it often resembles: improvisation.

🎧 www.workshouldntsuck.co/podcast2/ep85
August 21, 2025 at 3:50 PM
🎙️ What happens when you press record on Day 1 of an interim Co-CEO leadership assignment… and then again at the very end? 🎙️
www.workshouldntsuck.co/podcast2/ep84
August 18, 2025 at 2:48 PM
There’s no one “right” path to finding a job. Career Camp is built for real people navigating real (and often unclear) processes—with tools, story shaping, and support.

Deadline June 30.
www.workshouldntsuck.co/careercamp
June 24, 2025 at 4:13 PM
📣 New Episode Alert! Join me at Socrates Sculpture Park with co-directors Katie Dixon & Shaun Leonardo as we explored the intersection of art, community, and co-leadership in thriving urban spaces. 🎧 www.workshouldntsuck.co/podcast2/ep83
June 11, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Career Camp is here! Only a few early bird discounts left.

Learn more about this summer adventure. www.workshouldntsuck.co/summer-camp-...
May 12, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Do you love summer, career growth, and fun? We’ve got an adventure launching next week that might be of interest. #CliffHanger
May 1, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Explore the quiet power of your dormant ties.

👉👉👉 www.workshouldntsuck.co/blog2/2025/0...
March 28, 2025 at 2:38 PM
New WSS HR LABS dropped! 🎉

This issue explores:
⚡ Change that lasts (and why most doesn’t)
🎭 Creativity as a leadership tool
💔 Processing grief in the workplace
🤝 Human-centered connecting

Read 👉 mailchi.mp/workshouldnt...
March 5, 2025 at 1:37 PM
𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗶𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗱, 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲, 𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲... 𝘆𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝘀.

Past performance is not indicative of future results. Stability is just familiarity in disguise. “The way we do things” isn’t fixed, it’s a choice. Reflecting on these 3 Characteristics amid mind-bending times.
March 4, 2025 at 4:50 PM
🎙️ New episode of the WSS HR Labs podcast!🎙️

Shannon Litzenberger and I discuss how creative practice fuels leadership, mutual care, & collective thriving. Plus, disrupting defaults & reimagining how we co-create. Tune in!

👉 www.workshouldntsuck.co/podcast2/ep82
February 25, 2025 at 1:33 PM
📣 Issue 20 of the WSS HR Labs newsletter just dropped 📣
Includes a new Top 10 Books in My Reading Queue list.
mailchi.mp/workshouldnt...
February 14, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Has your job become an Olive Garden-esk endless spaghetti bowl of duties and responsibilities? 🍝

Untangle it. bit.ly/role-clarity...
February 12, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Hedonic Adaptation isn’t just fun to say, it’s a useful concept to understand that can help undermine systems snapback.
www.workshouldntsuck.co/blog2/2025/0...
February 12, 2025 at 1:15 PM
[NEW] Discussing the snapback, hedonic adaptation, and the illusion of permanence with your team in these rapidly/changing times? Cool! Check out this free facilitator’s guide that might be of assistance.
👉 www.workshouldntsuck.co/downloads
February 11, 2025 at 2:17 PM
📢 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗦𝗡𝗔𝗣𝗕𝗔𝗖𝗞 𝗜𝗦 𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗟—𝗕𝗨𝗧 𝗜𝗧’𝗦 𝗡𝗢𝗧 𝗜𝗡𝗘𝗩𝗜𝗧𝗔𝗕𝗟𝗘.
For a hot second, it seemed like we were on the cusp of real workplace transformation…

𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 👉 www.workshouldntsuck.co/blog2/2025/0...
February 10, 2025 at 3:19 PM
If your nonprofit’s board and staff aren’t actively having conversations *together* about risk, risk calibration, your values, and your work, this tool might be of assistance.

Download the Facilitator’s Guide 👉 bit.ly/risk-calibra...
February 8, 2025 at 4:13 PM
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗻𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗛𝗮𝘀 𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗱. To help teams untangle this messy mix, I created a new practical guide for co-creating clarity.

👉 𝗗𝗼𝘄𝗻𝗹𝗼𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲 www.workshouldntsuck.co/downloads
February 7, 2025 at 5:08 PM
[NEW] "Flipping Switches: How SCARF Can Support Teams Through Unending Uncertainty" If you’ve ever thought, “This isn’t what I signed up for,” you’re not alone. Why Workplace Change Feels Personal.

www.workshouldntsuck.co/blog2/2025/0...
February 6, 2025 at 8:47 PM
📣 𝗜𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲 #𝟭𝟵 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗦𝗦 𝗛𝗥 𝗟𝗮𝗯𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗱𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗱!

Everything from calibrating risks to leveling-up employee onboarding, dusting off websites to climate emergency-related HR. Bonus: Free download of the Risk Calibration Blueprint & Facilitator's Guide!

mailchi.mp/workshouldnt...
January 30, 2025 at 4:35 PM
𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗳𝗳 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸, 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝘀𝘂𝗲?

👉 Download the new Risk Calibration Blueprint & Facilitator’s Guide
www.workshouldntsuck.co/downloads
January 28, 2025 at 2:28 PM
What would happen if people throughout an org knew, understood, and discussed related risks, how they are evaluated, which risks are worth the, er, risk, and who ultimately has decision-making authority?

www.workshouldntsuck.co/blog2/2025/0...
January 27, 2025 at 3:03 PM