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Mindful Management

Mindful Management

Written by: Shenandoah Chefalo 392006
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 Welcome to Mindful Management, a podcast where we share skills, stories, and resources about organization wellness to help you foster a healthy and successful workplace culture. With your host Shenandoah Chefalo, we speak with thought leaders in the field about how they have made staff well-being a core component of their business strategies.Shenandoah Chefalo Economics Hygiene & Healthy Living Leadership Management & Leadership Psychology Psychology & Mental Health Self-Help Success
Episodes
  • Sustainability and Culture in Justice-Driven Work

    Sustainability and Culture in Justice-Driven Work
    Jan 20 2026
    On this episode of Mindful Management, host Shenandoah Chefalo sits down with Vice President and Chief People Officer at Vera Institute, Tracey Wilmot, to explore what it really takes to build an internal culture that matches a mission rooted in dignity and equity. She discusses how internal systems, policies, and norms can either drain staff or help them thrive in complex, mission-driven environments. Tracey also breaks down how Vera Institute supports its people with rest, mental health resources, and internal systems that actually work. The conversation offers concrete insights for leaders wrestling with burnout, turnover, and the challenge of sustaining teams through difficult, but meaningful work.
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    45 mins
  • Designing Systems for Humanity: Technology That Supports Care

    Designing Systems for Humanity: Technology That Supports Care
    Jan 6 2026
    In this episode of Mindful Management, host Shenandoah Sheffield sits down with Felicia Curcuru, CEO and co-founder of Binti, to explore what happens when technology is designed to give humanity back to public systems. Drawing from her sister’s adoption journey and years of shadowing social workers, Felicia shares how Binti streamlines child welfare processes—not to rush care, but to free social workers from administrative overload so they can focus on connection, prevention, and healing. Together, they discuss equity in foster care, supporting kinship placements, using data without losing empathy, and why listening deeply to families, frontline workers, and staff is a strategic advantage for leaders. This conversation offers a hopeful look at how small, but thoughtful changes can transform systems and make space for care, connection, and dignity. https://binti.com/
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    27 mins
  • Culture Starts With Care

    Culture Starts With Care
    Dec 16 2025
    In this episode of Mindful Management, Shen is joined by Renae Dupuis, founder and CEO of TraumaWise, for a grounded conversation about trauma-informed leadership and building cultures rooted in safety and belonging. Drawing from her lived experience as a foster and adoptive parent, survivor, and systems reformer, Renae challenges traditional leadership models that prioritize hierarchy and speed over humanity. Together, they explore nervous-system awareness, co-regulation, and why lived experience matters more than pedigree. Their conversation offers practical insight into how leaders—especially those in middle management—can create environments where people feel safe, valued, and able to thrive.
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    30 mins
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