The Culture Whisperer - a podcast for HR, Communications and Business Leaders everywhere!

"The smallest things make the biggest difference. Welcome to The Culture Whisperer." Some culture whispers are simple. This one is the simplest and most powerful of all. In this episode, Dawn chats with Paul Jones-Nolan — Group People Director at the San Carlo Restaurant Group — a leader who started from the very bottom of hospitality and never forgot it. Paul shares what it means to bui...

"The smallest things make the biggest difference. Welcome to The Culture Whisperer." Hope isn't wishful thinking. It's a leadership strategy. In this episode, Dawn is reunited with her friend and long-time kindred spirit Ian Pettigrew — author of Hope Is a Strategy , positive psychology practitioner and leadership coach — for a conversation brimming with warmth, practical wisdom...

"The smallest things make the biggest difference. Welcome to The Culture Whisperer." What if transformation didn't have to feel like a tsunami? In this high-energy, joy-filled episode, Dawn is joined by Tom Kegode — former People and Places Transformation Lead at Lloyds Banking Group and founder of SparkShift — a self-described friendly disruptor who helps organisations turn big transformation int...

“Sometimes culture whispering happens outside of work - in the hardest moments of someone’s life. This is one of those stories.” 💜 World Stroke Day is about awareness and hope 💜 In this Culture Whisperer podcast, I sat down with my old friend of 30 years, Ian Burdin . Last summer, Ian had a stroke that changed everything: from walking and cooking… to how he thinks about life, work and what truly...

"The smallest things make the biggest difference. Welcome to The Culture Whisperer." What happens when you stop ignoring that quiet voice inside you and start listening to it? In this episode, Dawn sits down with Sonia Moore — a brilliant leader whose warmth, wisdom and willingness to share her lived experiences make for one of the most real conversations on the podcast so far. Sonia has...

"The smallest things make the biggest difference. Welcome to The Culture Whisperer." "You can't be everyone's cup of tea — otherwise you'd be a mug." In this powerhouse of a conversation, Dawn sits down with Advita Patel — founder of CommsRebel, co-founder of A Leader Like Me, and the first South Asian woman to be President of the Chartered Institute of Public Relat...

"The smallest things make the biggest difference. Welcome to The Culture Whisperer." We're losing the art of conversation at work — and it's costing us more than we realise. In this episode, Dawn is joined by Pete Colby, workplace mediator and founder of Pragmatism, for a conversation about what really happens when we stop talking to each other — and what it takes to start again....

"The smallest things make the biggest difference. Welcome to The Culture Whisperer." What does inspiring leadership look like in the world of mental health services? In this episode, Dawn sits down with Kate Herod, Hospital Director at Priory Hospital Cheadle Royal — a leader who was recommended by her own CEO, Rebekah Cresswell, as someone whose quiet, purposeful leadership deserved to...

"The smallest things make the biggest difference. Welcome to The Culture Whisperer." (Well, kind of — it's not complicated, but it matters more than most organisations realise.) In this episode recorded on Employee Appreciation Day, Dawn chats with Vikki Gledhill — a reward and recognition expert with nearly 25 years of experience and a shared passion for the power of appreciation. V...

"The smallest things make the biggest difference. Welcome to The Culture Whisperer." Some conversations feel like coming home. This is one of them. In this episode, Dawn sits down with her friend and kindred spirit Gareth Whalley — a globally experienced reward, DE&I and culture expert who has shaped the employee experience for some of the world's most iconic brands, including Co...

"The smallest things make the biggest difference. Welcome to The Culture Whisperer." If you create a five star experience for your guests, why not for your people too? In this episode, Dawn chats with Jonathan Napier, Associate HR Director at the five star Jumeirah Carlton Tower Hotel in London — for a conversation full of curiosity, challenge and laughter. Jonathan shares his passion fo...

"The smallest things make the biggest difference. Welcome to The Culture Whisperer." In this inspiring and very real conversation, Dawn is joined by Sonia Squires, Head of Communications at Citizen Housing — a leader who shows up with vulnerability, positivity and a deep belief in the power of human connection. Sonia shares her journey into internal communications, her lived experiences...

The smallest things make the biggest difference. Welcome to The Culture Whisperer." Recognition and appreciation aren't rocket science — they're rocket fuel. In this episode, Dawn is joined by Ryan Cheyne, a Chief People Officer whose career spans some of the UK's most iconic brands including Pets at Home, Booking.com, Rentalcars and Flutter. Ryan shares why listening intently and...

The smallest things make the biggest difference. Welcome to The Culture Whisperer." What does it take to build a truly great place to work — even in the most challenging environments? In this episode, Dawn chats with the brilliant Inji Duducu, Group People Director at Poundstretcher, about what it really means to lead culture with energy, positivity and relentless communication. Inji shares h...

Note: The sound quality isn't quite what it should be on this one so best to listen in a way where you can adjust the volume up when Rebekah speaks! Forgive me - this was my first one! "The smallest things make the biggest difference. Welcome to The Culture Whisperer." What does it really mean to lead with courage? In this very first episode of The Culture Whisperer, Dawn sits down w...

Welcome to the Culture Whisperer podcast shining a light on inspiring business leaders (at all levels of the organization) who I’ve met along the way who are ‘culture whisperers’, the bringers of hope! What do I think of when I think of a Culture Whisperer? Someone that inspires hope in the people around them. This is how I believe hope shows up in the amazing leaders I’ll be interviewing on this...