Multi.Life conversations

In this episode of the "Well Said" series, Andrzej Silczuk speaks with Tina Sobocińska—an HR advisor, university lecturer, and long-time HR director in international organizations—about why the future of leadership requires diversity, what holds women back from promotion, and how organizations can drive change here and now. We discuss: - why diversity in leadership is not just a matter of fairness, but a hard business imperative—and what the data says about it, - what defines a female leader—and why the metaphor of an orchestra conductor describes modern leadership better than that of a charismatic soloist, - how female perfectionism—understood as a fear of judgment—becomes one of the biggest traps on the path to promotion, - why a culture of learning from mistakes builds trust better than any perk, and how to implement it in practice, - where imposter syndrome comes from and why women often decline promotions that men would accept without a second thought, - how socialization into gender roles begins at home and what we can do about it as parents, leaders, and colleagues, - where women disappear from organizational hierarchies—and why this most often happens after maternity leave, - the difference between a mentor and a sponsor—and why we need the latter more than ever today, - how to prepare for the second half of your career before change becomes a necessity rather than a choice. One hundred and thirty-two years to full equality of opportunity—that is the estimate from the World Economic Forum. What can organizations do today to accelerate this change instead of waiting for future generations? This recording is from the Multi.Life channel—a wellbeing platform for companies. Check it out: https://bit.ly/42Lvf7J | Demo for HR: https://multi.life/#formularz

In this episode of the "Well Said" series, Andrzej Silczuk talks to Patryk Budzyński—a psychologist, CBT/DBT psychotherapist, and crisis intervention specialist—about what a mental health crisis is, how to recognize it, and how to respond to it, both as a professional and as someone wanting to support a person in a difficult moment. We discuss: • what a mental health crisis is—why it is not an illness or a disorder and why it requires mindfulness and support, • how to recognize that a crisis has begun—what signals in behavior, emotions, and professional performance may indicate it, • what an HR professional, leader, or colleague can do when they notice a change in an employee's performance—and how to conduct an initial, supportive conversation, • what mistakes to avoid when trying to help—from downplaying the signs to filtering someone else's crisis through your own experiences, • how crisis intervention differs from psychotherapy—and why the metaphor of learning to swim versus using a lifebuoy accurately illustrates this difference, • how dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) and skills training can serve as prevention—not just in the therapist's office, but in everyday life, • whether a crisis can affect an entire team—and how an organization should prepare for it before it even happens. A crisis can affect any of us. The question is: what do we do before it arrives and once it is already here? This recording is from the Multi.Life channel, a corporate wellbeing platform.

In this episode of the "Well Said" series, Andrzej Silczuk speaks with Piotr Sokół—HR Director at Michelin Polska and an HR management practitioner with over 23 years of experience in an organization employing nearly 5,000 people—about how to systematically build employee wellbeing in a manufacturing company. We discuss: - why psychosocial risks are becoming as critical to strategy as physical safety or compensation, and what this means for employers today, - how COVID-19 accelerated the decision to implement systemic solutions and what lessons have remained, - what the ISO 45003 standard is, why Michelin was one of the first companies in Poland to implement it, and why a 93% compliance score is just the starting point, - how to measure workload in conversations with employees and why subjective assessment is key, - where an employer's responsibility for mental health ends, and whether it should have a limit at all. The journey from initial preventive campaigns to a certified system took nearly a decade. The question is: where do you start if you are just taking your first steps? This recording is from the Multi.Life channel—a corporate wellbeing platform. Check it out: https://bit.ly/42Lvf7J | Demo for HR: https://bit.ly/48Kn6nE Multi.Life is a data-driven wellbeing platform that supports employee health and development. Courses, online consultations, partner services, analytics, and an AI assistant in one platform for HR.

In a world where everyone feels like an expert on someone else's life, maintaining your own backbone, your sense of self, and your peace of mind requires immense strength. In this episode of the "Well Said" series, Andrzej Silczuk talks to journalist Dorota Wellman about how to build inner resilience and self-worth without feeding on likes and hearts, and why valuable feedback—though sometimes difficult—is one of the most important tools for growth. In this episode, you will hear about: - why having privacy is the greatest treasure in today's world, - how to wisely distinguish constructive criticism that fosters growth from hate, which is usually just an expression of someone else's helplessness and frustration, - why online (pseudo)anonymity triggers the worst instincts in people and what to do about it, - why the "green pencil method" and focusing on what we do well is more valuable than pointing out mistakes with a red pen, - why accepting feedback from others, even after decades of experience, still makes sense and how to do it without taking offense at reality. Good feedback is creative; it can help us grow, change, and move forward. Hate is not its opposite. It is just noise. And the best thing you can do with it is ignore it.

In this episode of our "Company That Supports" series, Dr. Ewa Hartman speaks with Dr. Wojciech Glac—a neurobiologist, lecturer at the University of Gdańsk, and popularizer of brain science—about why what we think we know about our own minds often misses the mark on how they actually function. We discuss: why the belief that "I am rational" is only true under certain circumstances, and what really drives our choices; how stress changes the way we think and at what point it stops helping us and starts sabotaging our actions; what the reward system actually is and why dopamine is not a "pleasure hormone," but rather a motor for motivation; whether multitasking is real or if we just like to believe it is; how neuroplasticity works throughout our entire lives and what that means for mature employees in the job market; and why sleep is the foundation—and how a lack of it strips us of exactly what we need most at work. The brain's potential is immense. The question is: do we know the user manual that allows us to make the most of it?

I want to talk about your work. The other person hears: "something went wrong." The conversation loses its meaning before it has even begun. In this episode of our "Company That Supports" series, Dr. Ewa Hartman speaks with Rafał Cupiał—a business trainer, consultant, and expert in collaboration and feedback—about why feedback so often backfires and how to change that. We discuss: - why every assessment is based on a fragment of reality and how that limits the effectiveness of development conversations, - what the social layer of feedback is and why it, rather than the content itself, often determines how feedback is received, - how a few sentences at the start of a conversation can turn an attack into a dialogue, - what psychological safety really is and why it has nothing to do with avoiding difficult topics. Feedback is not a technique. It is a daily decision: are you building an environment where people speak openly, or one where they learn to stay silent? This episode is from the Multi.Life channel—a wellbeing platform for companies. Check it out: https://multi.life | Demo for HR: https://multi.life/#formularz

It is easy to snap a single match, but ten together create an unbreakable structure. This is exactly how resilience is built in the most demanding environments: not alone, but through the strength of a team and a supportive environment. In this episode of our "Company That Supports" series, Dr. Ewa Hartman speaks with Wojciech Wereszka—a former officer of the GROM and Formoza special forces units, and now a leadership expert and owner of True Leader—about what business can learn from special operations units.

Does the fear of making a mistake hold you back more than a lack of competence? There is a concrete solution for this. In this episode of our "Company That Supports" series, Dr. Ewa Hartman speaks with Bart Jurkowski—a business psychologist and creator of the I'MPRO IMPRO method—about how to build flexibility and psychological resilience in a dynamic work environment. We discuss how your internal dialogue influences decision-making, what psychological safety in a team looks like and how to recognize it, which questions strengthen adaptability and openness within an organization, and how improvisation as a method helps train mindfulness, confidence in communication, and collaboration. You will also find simple improvisation exercises in this episode.