Employee Engagement Examples of Excellence

In this episode our guest host Cathy Brown is joined by Christina Lewis, Head Of Global Rider Experience and Partnerships at Deliveroo to discuss: What is an Employee Resource Group, or an ERG and why do you have an ERG? What was it that encouraged you personally to get involved in an ERG? What makes an engaged and successfully employee-led ERG? How can they be set up for success? In your view, wh...

In this episode our guest host Cathy Brown is joined by Alyssa Jaffer, Senior Global Communications Manager at Deliveroo to discuss: - Navigating a nonlinear career - Moving from the US to the UK and adjusting to a different work culture, as an expat/immigrant - Finding professional fulfilment, outside of your remit - Supporting your team through confidence crises and self-doubt - Leading with emp...

Join this episode to hear from our host Cathy Brown and Chris Lees, Director, Go to Market at Liberty Global, as they discuss the role of internal communications and how to inspire others.

Join this episode of the Employee Engagement Examples of Excellence, as we are joined by our host Cathy Brown and Georgina Reeves-Saad, Employee Engagement and Experience Specialist at the British Council, as they discuss: - Defining what employee engagement actually means - The ethical and human impact of AI, orgs needing to think about policies/guidelines for how it can be used and not abused. -...

After being ranked one of the best speakers at the Employee Engagement Summit, Anaïs returns for our latest podcast episode to delve deeper into Lipsy London’s recent wellbeing initiative that empowered employees through self-confidence. Our host Jo Moffatt, Advisory Board Member at Engage for Success and Director at Woodreed, asks Anaïs to share: The key drivers that led to Lipsy London taking ac...

When times are tough, the need for brilliant employee engagement is more important than ever. So how do you keep focused on that when you’re the focus of public scrutiny and in the eye of the media storm? In this discussion we’ll explore the impact of media coverage on colleague engagement, how Severn Trent have navigated these challenges and advice for leading a workforce through turbulent times...

How do volunteer lead employee resource groups help support your company culture & employee proposition goals? In a time where resources are increasingly tight and understanding the experiences of underrepresented groups is imperative- ERG’s may be the employee engagement resource you didn’t realise you needed. Hear from Christina Lewis, Deliveroo’s Gender Equity ERG lead and award-winning ‘Wi...

In this episode, our guest host Cathy Brown, Co-Founder of Handley Studios, was joined by our guest Judith Germain, FCIPD, MBA, PgDip, the Leading Authority on Maverick Leadership. Together, they discussed all things leadership, exploring questions such as: - How do you engage senior employees? - Why is senior leadership development important? - What skills do senior leaders need now? - Why should...

The people in your organisation are your most powerful asset, but is your team able to reach their full potential? Are individuals telling each other what they need to hear, or are they avoiding difficult conversations? Do they feel truly supported in their roles? In this podcast, OneAdvanced Chief People Officer Katie Obi discusses how to unlock high performance by facilitating top level feedback...

This episode features an interview with Carolyn Clark, VP of Employee Experience Strategy at Simpplr. Carolyn is a seasoned leader and expert in all facets of communication; from producing broadcast news, to consumer and product public relations, media relations and corporate communications. With experience at major tech companies such as Yahoo, Pandora, GoDaddy and Opendoor, Carolyn has led count...

Blue Light organisations are facing unprecedented demand, widespread strikes and uniquely challenging recruitment and retention challenges. This is in addition to being a disparate workforce often viewed as ‘cynical’ or less inclined to trust corporate communications. Focusing on employee listening and employee experience has never felt more urgent and necessary. At the 2023 Future of Work Confere...

As we become more reliant on technology to bridge the communication gap between our people, leadership and customers, this conversation looks at the impact this is having in the workplace, and why it’s more important than ever to build connections that really matter. At the 2023 Future of Work Conference, Chris Lees, Senior Manager , Brand & Communications at Liberty Global touched on his expe...

From the 2023 Future of Work Conference, hear Hayley’s career journey through Hospitality, Retail, FMCG, and latterly in Sport. The challenges, the best bits and what draws them all together, creating conditions for people to be successful in work. Finding her place in small medium size businesses, with lean resource and budgets, Hayley looked at the lessons she’s learned as a People leader, the c...

Listen to this 30-minute fireside chat from the 2023 Future of Work Conference as Jo Moffatt interviewed Fortnum & Mason’s Sam Bleazard, on how you can take steps to start creating a more unified workplace culture. Looking at authentic human storytelling and the employee experience in a post pandemic world - how do you develop your Employer Brand to build pride, retain your people but also att...

At the 2023 Future of Work conference David Macleod OBE, C-Chair at Engage for Success outlined the key forces shaping the nature of work - the external pressures increasingly bearing down on organisations and changing employee expectations of work. He outlined the four key enablers of high levels of employee engagement which will help organisations to cope with, and indeed capitalise on, these fo...

In this interesting podcast episode, our host and CX industry specialist Dave D'Arcy is joined by Keynote Speaker, Future of Work & Human Design Consultant, Lena Thompson. Together they delved deeper into the importance of culture in the work environment and how to approach different human design types. They discussed: How can organisations foster a culture of innovation and adaptability i...

Trigger Warning: This podcast episode discusses some experiences with suicide, self-harm and violence. In this eye-opening podcast episode, our host and CX Industry expert, Dave D' Arcy is joined by Co-Founder of Rise of Happiness and ex-police officer, Rob Hosking. Together they discussed the importance for caring and paying attention to your employees' mental health, regardless of the fi...

Today our podcast host and CX industry expert, Dave D’Arcy is joined by executive career coach Maya Grossman. Maya shares her tips and tricks on how to level up your career, she discusses: • Why is it so hard to break into leadership roles? • What are the main obstacles that hold people back? • How can ambitious professionals start tackling those challenges? • What is something that our listeners...

In this Podcast Dave D'Arcy catches up with Fiona Passantino discussing the effect AI has on the workplace of today and the future. Fiona delves deeper into explaining what AI is and how to understand it, as revelations have shown that many people don't fully understand it.

In our latest podcast episode, our Guest Editor Nicholas Brice had the pleasure of sitting down with Serenity in Leadership’s Thom Dennis. Listen now and uncover Thom’s thoughts on: • How we can get men talking about the things they don’t want to talk about. • Why Purpose Beyond Profit is so important. • Whether CQ (cultural intelligence) could be the new EQ. • Why we should focus on the majority...

During this session, we will be sharing some of our most recently commissioned YouGov data on diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging in the UK workplace. Alongside the data, we will be exploring ways in which we can mitigate bias and remove barriers to meaningful employment.

At the 2023 Employee Engagement Summit Dave Nixon, Employee Experience Expert at LumApps shared very fascinating information on the 5 trends within the industry at the moment that could change the way you engage employees!

Although pay equity legislation has existed for over 50 years both in the UK and the US, inequities still exist. One way to address gaps in both pay and perception is by creating transparency frameworks. These initiatives are driven by new legal requirements requiring companies across the US and Europe to disclose pay ranges when they advertise new roles, as well as the development of tech platfor...

“Your leadership purpose is who you are and what makes you distinctive. Its not what you do, it is how you do your job and why” (Craig &Snook) There is a clear business case that where employees feel they can bring their whole selves to work and live their personal purpose, they are more engaged, committed and impactful and this is ever growing, as we reset our ways of working and values post...

Purpose must drive your employee engagement and be truly embedded throughout your culture if you want to meaningfully and authentically engage your talent. Hear how 74,000 partners were put at the heart of developing and embedding John Lewis Partnership's renewed purpose and the benefits it unlocked for attracting, retaining and motivating talent. Speakers: Becky Willan & Becky Wollam