Peas in a Podcast

Welcome back to Season 2 of Peas in a Podcast! We are barreling headfirst into the crazy summer season, but before everyone jet-sets off on holiday, we need to talk about a massive, heavy burden currently landing in managers' inboxes: AI Grievances. You know the score. Dave from Accounts, who usually struggles to string a coherent text together on Teams, suddenly submits a 70-page document packed...

We’ve made it to Episode 10, and what a rollercoaster of a first season it has been! To celebrate hitting this milestone, Rebecca and Kay are tackling one of the single biggest hurdles managers face: holding employees accountable for their performance. Too many managers fall into the trap of thinking it’s their job to solve every employee problem, carry the emotional labour, and fix every mistake....

Ever experienced that heavy sinking feeling in your stomach when you walk into a team meeting and immediately get hit with eye-rolling, heavy sighing, or a wall of passive-aggressive silence? As business owners and managers, we have all been there. You might pick up the phone to your HR team out of sheer frustration and say that an employee has a terrible attitude. But as we unpack in this episode...

Think employment law obligations only kick in once someone signs a contract? Think again. In this episode of Peas in a Podcast, Rebecca and Kay unpack the minefield that is legal risk in recruitment. From discriminatory job adverts on shopfronts to the subtle ways unconscious bias sneaks into your yes and no piles, we break down the three critical stages where small business owners accidentally tr...

Ever feel like you are chasing your tail trying to boost employee productivity? When performance dips, it is easy to assume your team either needs more training or a firmer set of targets. But true employee performance is actually a triangle made up of three essential components: direction, skills, and motivation. If just one of those corners is missing, the whole structure falls apart. In this ep...

"I thought I had two years to decide if they were right?" Think again. In this episode of Peas in a Podcast, Becky and Kay (and a very special guest, office dog, Simba) are tackling the massive shake-up hitting the UK legal landscape. With the Employment Rights Act coming into force, the old "two-year rule" for unfair dismissal is being slashed to just six months. If you’ve been quietly ignoring t...

In this episode of Peas in a Podcast , we tackle a question most leaders don't think to ask: is your team actually a team… or just a group of people sharing Wi-Fi? If you’re trying to build a high-performing team but keep running into friction, silos, or passive-aggressive Slack messages, the problem isn’t talent—it’s team dynamics . High team performance doesn’t magically appear; it’s built (and...

Most managers view flexible working as a threat to productivity. The reality? It’s the single biggest competitive advantage you can secure for your business. Employment laws have shifted, making flexible working a day-one right for employees. The business justification process is gone, and the old way of managing (through presence and surveillance) is failing to attract the talent you need. In thi...

Does the thought of giving tough feedback give you the "ick"? You aren't alone. Most managers avoid difficult conversations to protect morale, but procrastination actually breeds resentment and toxic culture. In this episode, we dive into the psychology of why we avoid conflict and provide a step-by-step framework to handle performance issues, redundancies, and behavior problems without breaking t...

Struggling to find the right people for your small business? You're not alone. Hiring the wrong person can be costly, not just financially, but in reputation, morale, and future growth. The real secret? It all starts with defining who you are as a business — your values, your purpose, and the behaviours that make your culture unique. Yet, so many small teams rush into recruitment without this cruc...

Most leaders rely on a single leadership style, mistakenly believing it is a one-size-fits-all solution. But what if the secret to true influence lies in mastering six distinct emotional styles and knowing exactly when to switch? In this episode, Kay and Rebecca explore how strategic style-shifting leads to better results, happier teams, and significantly less burnout. You will dive into the world...

Welcome to Peas in a Podcast. We’re two female founders who spent years as managers on the other side of the table—held accountable for results, but without the HR advice we actually needed to achieve them. So, we became the people we needed. We’ve seen every workplace drama you can imagine (and some you shouldn’t). We don’t sugar-coat, we don’t sit on the fence, and we definitely don’t do "Linked...