The EXperience Lounge

Welcome back to The EXperience Lounge Podcast! You're joining us for a very exciting episode with the CEO of Skillsvista, Jason Culloty. In this episode, we discuss the importance of understanding the skills within your organisation to maximize employee experience outcomes. We get to know Jason and learn how he's trying to improve the way we approach skills within organisations and beyond...

Welcome back to The EXperience Lounge Podcast! You're joining us for a super exciting discussion with the amazing Joris Luijke, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Pyn. In this episode, we talk about the power of communication when it comes to EX and how to design comms with intent. We unpack why contextual communication is so powerful when it comes to enabling people within your organisation. We've...

Welcome back to The EXperience Lounge Podcast! You're joining us for part two of two with the  incredible  Stephanie Denino. In this episode, we discuss the friction between EX teams and the 'more traditional' HR roles within an organization. We discuss where this friction can surface and also how organizations can positively harness this friction to move the needle on EX. We also hear...

Welcome back to The EXperience Lounge Podcast! You're joining us for part one of two episodes with the incredible Stephanie Denino. In this episode we discuss the variability in the employee experience space. What do we mean by that? Put simply, no two roles are ever the same in the EX space and there are plenty of reasons for it. We discuss all of this and how to overcome some of the challeng...

Welcome back to another Q&A edition of The EXperience Lounge! We're back with some exciting questions from you our listeners! In this episode we talk about why we moved into the employee experience space, our thoughts on hybrid working and if it's all hype, and how to convince old-school leaders that EX is a worthwhile investment! As always, inclusivity and respect are at the forefront...

Welcome back to The EXperience Lounge Podcast! In Part Two, we dive into the world of disability inclusion and the role of our leaders. Our guest, Charlotte Faul, is the founder of Purple Consulting Group, a leading consultancy specializing in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) with a strong focus on disability inclusion strategy, execution, and leadership training. Charlotte has dedicated her...

Welcome back to The EXperience Lounge Podcast! In Part One, we dive into the world of disability inclusion and employee experience in the workplace. Our guest, Charlotte Faul, is the founder of Purple Consulting Group, a leading consultancy specializing in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) with a strong focus on disability inclusion strategy, execution, and leadership training. Charlotte has...

Welcome back to The EXperience Lounge Podcast! In this episode, we reflect on being working parents and what this means in the context of the employee experience. We explore the challenges faced by working parents, and how this impacts the design of work experiences. We discuss some of the changes we're seeing to support working parents including offering enhanced parental leave to both parent...

Welcome to another Q&A edition of The EXperience Lounge! We're back and more excited than ever to dive into the world of employee experience and all things EX in the rewards space, getting HRBPs involved in EX transformation and planning for EX metrics. In this episode, we open the floor to you, our amazing listeners. You've sent us your burning questions, and we're here to provide...

Welcome back to The EXperience Lounge Podcast! In this episode, we explore the fascinating world of generative artificial intelligence (AI) and its potential impact on the employee experience. As AI continues to advance, businesses are finding new ways to leverage generative AI to enhance workforce management, improve conversational user experiences, and drive business value. We talk about the imp...

Welcome to a special Q&A edition of The EXperience Lounge! We're back and more excited than ever to dive into the world of employee experience and all things EX metrics, transitioning into employee experience, and implementing Qualtrics. In this highly interactive episode, we open the floor to you, our amazing listeners. You've sent us your burning questions, and we're here to prov...

Welcome back to The EXperience Lounge, the podcast that takes you on an exciting journey through the world of employee experience, the future of work, and digital HR. We're thrilled to be back after an eight-month hiatus, and boy, do we have some stories to share! In this highly anticipated episode, join Laura and Sasha as they open up about their time-off over the past eight months. From the...

Welcome to episode fourty of The EXperience Lounge! A weekly podcast dedicated to EX design, the future of work, and digital HR.  In this episode, Laura and Sasha reflect on some of the landmark moments for employee experience in 2022. They discuss how organisations have tackled challenges like hybrid working, sociopolitical change, quiet quitting and other major people headlines we've seen s...

Welcome to episode thirty-nine of The EXperience Lounge! A weekly podcast dedicated to EX design, the future of work, and digital HR.  In this episode, Laura and Sasha discuss Gen-Z and how organizations should design with this growing generation in mind when it comes to workplace experiences. They share their thoughts on the research available on Gen-Z at work, their motivations, and the imp...

Welcome to episode thirty-eight of The EXperience Lounge! A weekly podcast dedicated to EX design, the future of work, and digital HR. In this episode, we were joined by the amazing Bex Smith, our Cheerleader for Change to explore how organizations can help their employees find their passion and purpose. Beyond this, Bex shared with us her incredible personal journey as she blends her role as a Pe...

Welcome back to The Experience Lounge Podcast! Here's another #EXBite, a short and concise episode to help solve your EX challenges, and to provide you with tips and tricks to do great EX design work! In our second EX bite, Sasha shares her framework for a 60-minute employee research focus group to help you capture key employee insights.  Check it out and let us know what you think! Don't for...

Welcome to episode thirty-six of The EXperience Lounge! A weekly podcast dedicated to EX design, the future of work, and digital HR.  In this episode, we were joined by the incredible Tonille Miller, Founder @ EXT, Experience & Transformation to talk about the role of the physical workspace when it comes to organizational culture. Spoiler alert: your culture is not your physical workplace...

Welcome to episode thirty-five  of The EXperience Lounge! A weekly podcast dedicated to EX design, the future of work, and digital HR. In this episode, Laura and Sasha discuss the important role HR Business Partners play in the EX space. For many organizations. HRBPs lack the EX design skills we see housed in the EX or UX design COE, so how do we get HRBPs more involved? How do we ensure they...

Welcome to episode thirty-four of The EXperience Lounge! A weekly podcast dedicated to EX design, the future of work, and digital HR.  In this episode, Laura and Sasha continue their discussion on the essential components of any EX strategy. They explore which key stakeholders should be involved in the build process and share their views on some strategy components you can consider in 2022 an...

Welcome back to The Experience Lounge Podcast!  We're super excited to be launching our latest podcast series of #EXBites, short and concise episodes to help solve your EX challenges, and to provide you with tips and tricks to do great EX design work! In our first EX bite, Sasha shares her framework for framing an employee experience challenge or problem. Too often our EX challenges are too b...

Welcome to episode thirty-two of The EXperience Lounge! A weekly podcast dedicated to EX design, the future of work, and digital HR. In this episode, Laura and Sasha discuss the essential components to any EX strategy. They explore which key stakeholders should be involved in the build process and share their views on some strategy components you can consider in 2022 and beyond. Don’t worry - this...

Welcome to episode thirty-one of The EXperience Lounge! A weekly podcast dedicated to EX design, the future of work, and digital HR. In this episode, Laura and Sasha had a chat with Steve Bennetts, Head of Growth & Strategy - Employee Experience Solutions at Qualtrics in APJ. He’s leading a team of specialists in guiding organisations to optimise the EX at every point in the employee lifecycle...

We’re back! Welcome to episode thirty of The EXperience Lounge! A weekly (ish) podcast dedicated to EX design, the future of work, and digital HR. Content warning: This episode explores the topic of Abortion, Pregnancy Loss, and Pregnancy. Please be reminded that the views represented here do not represent the views of our employer or the clients we represent. In this episode, Laura and Sasha disc...

Welcome to episode twenty-nine of The EXperience Lounge! A weekly podcast dedicated to EX design, the future of work, and digital HR. In this episode, Laura and Sasha discuss whether hybrid working is better or worse for diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace. They explore the challenges with proximity bias when it comes hybrid working and discuss how organisations can overcome these cha...

Welcome to episode twenty-eight of The EXperience Lounge! A weekly podcast dedicated to EX design, the future of work, and digital HR. In this episode, Laura and Sasha met with Volker Jacobs to get the inside scoop on his new venture, FOUNT. FOUNT is the latest EX insights platform to enter the digital HR sphere and we're super excited about it! You can check out Volkers previous interview with La...