MAD Leaders Podcast: workplace culture, employee health and wellbeing
Make A Difference MediaGot a workplace culture challenge you just can’t crack? Or an employee health and wellbeing problem that seems messy and overwhelming? But you really want to make a difference to individuals thriving at work? You’re not alone, even though we know it may sometimes feel like it working in this field. This is the show where ambitious professionals share real stories, real mistakes and real solutions ... more
| Publishes | Monthly | Episodes | 25 | Founded | a year ago |
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With AI transforming the workplace so rapidly, it has huge implications for not only employee productivity, but also health and wellbeing. For this week’s episode we’re joined by Sheila Champion-Smeeth, Cisco’s Global Head of Wellbeing, People, and C... more
In this episode, Ruth Jackson, Chief People Officer at The Gym Group, discusses workplace culture and how to engage frontline staff across 260 UK sites and over 2,000 employees - most of whom aren't desk based.
She covers a raft of practical strateg... more
In this latest MAD Leaders Club Podcast, Nic Marshall, People Director, shares how Welcome Break has cultivated connection between employees - especially different generations, and made people feel valued and recognised.
She also explains the impor... more
In this episode, we discuss how family-friendly employers can encourage senior dads to be visible as parents with Elliott Rae, Founder of Parenting Out Loud, Equal Parenting Week and Working Dads Summit.
Rae argues senior leaders strongly shape wor... more
If you’re in any doubt that Reward & Benefits can transform culture, or how, and looking for creative inspiration to replicate BA’s success at your organisation, then this episode is a must-listen.
Josephina Smith is Reward and Recognition Director... more
New figures released on Parent Mental Health Day on January 30th confirmed the hunch that working parents are feeling the strain more than ever. (We wrote about the findings, here, on www.makeadifference.media).
But it can be tricky for employers to... more
Our podcast guest today, Charles Alberts, Global Head of Wellbeing and People Experience at law firm Clifford Chance, tells us why his answer to this question is reverse mentoring.
In this episode he explains, alongside his mentor Giulia, why rever... more
AI is the biggest workplace behaviour change since the industrial revolution, says this week’s guest, Helen Matthews, former CPO of creative hot houses Weber Shandwick and Ogilvy UK.
She’s just completed a qualification in Generative AI in Business ... more
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This show centers on how workplace culture and employee wellbeing intersect with performance, leadership, and inclusion. Across recent episodes, guests and hosts explore practical strategies for building social connection at work, fostering psychologically safe environments, and aligning people initiatives with business goals. Topics span reverse mentoring, support for working parents, neurodiversity, AI adoption in teams, menopause and wellbeing, and how to balance empathy with demanding workloads in high-stress professions. The conversation style emphasizes real-world tactics, data-informed decisions, and leadership behaviors that humanize organizations while driving measurable impact. It's notable for bringing in senior HR leaders, legal... more
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Recent guests on this podcast include:
1. Sheila Champion-Smeeth
2. Ruth Jackson
3. Nic Marshall
4. Elliott Rae
5. Josephina Smith
6. Carly Stanley
7. Charles Alberts
8. Giulia Peluso
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