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title: "EP301: Dr. Sue Haywood - Overcoming Risk & Failure To Redefine Workplace Culture"
description: Dr. Sue Haywood, a retention and workforce productivity expert, discusses reframing failure and redefining workplace culture in the virtual world.
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# [EP301: Dr. Sue Haywood - Overcoming Risk & Failure To Redefine Workplace Culture](https://www.thesuccessfulbookkeeper.com/podcast/dr-sue-haywood-employee-retention-strategies-workforce)

 Written by [Michael Palmer](https://www.thesuccessfulbookkeeper.com/podcast/author/michael-palmer) | Jun 7, 2022 1:00:00 PM

“Yeah, there’s a risk, but if I don’t try, then I will never achieve any of the things that I want to achieve.”

-Dr. Sue Haywood

The fear of failure can be debilitating. It can sap our confidence and force us to remain in situations of discomfort for far longer than is healthy. But more often than not, this is a self-imposed form of torture. The worst thing that can happen to us, is so much worse in our imaginations, than in our real and true abilities to meet difficulties head-on and resolve them.  
   
When we are only judging ourselves or others on one aspect of life, from one perspective, it can be easy to feel that we are failing again and again. But burnout is not borne from an individual lack of effort, but a lack of support and understanding around every part of ourselves, not just who we are when we are at work.  
   
Dr. Sue Haywood, a retention and workforce productivity expert and head people officer at Business Sherpa Group, talks about reframing failure, redefining workplace culture and creating successful dialogue in the virtual world.

During this interview, you'll learn...

- **The value of prioritizing feelings to save on finances**
- **How to create engagement in a virtual world**
- **The importance of recognizing failure as an opportunity for growth**

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Learn more about Business Sherpa **[here](https://www.businesssherpagroup.com/)**.  
   
Connect with Sue on:

**[LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/suehaywood/)**  
[**Twitter**](https://twitter.com/HRBlueprints)

**Time Stamps**

1:40 - Sue talks about her career journey  
4:10 - Learning the lessons life has to teach  
5:45 - Overcoming failure  
10:30 - Recognizing what matters to us  
16:10 - Redefining workplace culture  
19:30 - How to support mental health and prevent burnout  
24:48 - The whole package  
28:40 - Focusing on feeling then finance  
32:00 - Engagement in a virtual world

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