LEAP Listens

LEAP Listens is a bitesize podcast hosted by Sara MacGregor and Roger Cayless who are both leaders in Employer Branding, Candidate Experience and Recruitment Marketing. In this ongoing series of podcasts they tackle client and industry themes and along the way host expert guests who provide opinion, stories and advice on the world of ‘people communications’.

LEAP Listens is a business podcast hosted by Sara MacGregor and Roger Cayless, with 96 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Sara MacGregor and Roger Cayless hosts LEAP Listens, a business show with 96 episodes published.

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  Episode #95

  How to make culture part of your growth strategy with Clare Altmann-Richer

  Jul 27, 202626 minS7

  How do you grow from 300 to more than 1,000 people without losing the culture that got you there? Clare Altmann-Richer from Neko Health joins Sara and Roger to explore how the business is embedding its “Vitals” into hiring, onboarding, leadership and everyday decision-making, while keeping teams connected to its mission across countries, roles and working patterns. They also discuss how Neko Health is helping clinicians see the real impact of their work and creating a sense of belonging for team members who may only work a few shifts each week. Clare shares why culture cannot simply be expected to scale on its own, it has to be deliberately built into the way an organisation operates. LEAP Listens is brought to you by LEAP Create, an award-winning people communications agency. Find out more at leapcreate.co.uk

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  Episode #94

  The human side of organisational change with Rachel Tolhurst

  Jul 1, 202627 minS7

  In this episode of LEAP Listens, Sara and Roger are joined by internal communications and change specialist Rachel Tolhurst to explore why empathy should sit at the heart of organisational change. Drawing on more than 30 years of experience, Rachel shares practical lessons from leading change programmes across a range of organisations, explaining why understanding employees' emotions is just as important as delivering the message. From mergers and redundancies to AI adoption, Rachel shares real examples of how organisations can handle difficult conversations with honesty, dignity and trust, helping employees feel informed, respected and supported through change LEAP Listens is brought to you by LEAP Create, an award-winning people communications agency. Find out more at leapcreate.co.uk

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  Episode #93

  Why employee surveys only tell half the story of workplace culture with Dr Alex Gapud

  Jun 9, 202625 minS7

  <p>In this episode of LEAP Listens, Sara and Roger are joined by organisational anthropologist Dr Alex Gapud to explore what organisations can learn when they look beyond surveys, spreadsheets and engagement scores. Drawing on his work studying workplace cultures from the inside, Alex explains why understanding people's lived experiences is essential for building authentic employee value propositions that employees genuinely recognise and trust.</p><p>The conversation explores the gap between what organisations think employees value and what people actually experience day to day. Alex shares why qualitative research can uncover insights that numbers alone often miss, and why...

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  Episode #92

  Why the future of work needs a different kind of organisation with Perry Timms

  May 26, 202624 minS7

  <p>In this episode of LEAP Listens, Sara and Roger are joined by internationally recognised HR thinker and transformation expert Perry Timms to explore the idea of the 'polymorphic organisation' a business designed to adapt, shift and evolve as the world around it changes. Drawing on decades of experience across HR, organisational design and change, Perry explains why companies need to balance the demands of today with the realities of tomorrow, and why rigid structures are no longer enough.</p><p>From agile working and self-managed teams to future skills, leadership and employer brand, the conversation explores how organisations can...

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  Episode #91

  Why employee engagement scores are broken with Howard Krais

  May 11, 202627 minS7

  <p>In this episode of LEAP Listens, Sara and Roger are joined by communications and change specialist Howard Krais to challenge one of the workplace’s biggest assumptions: that employee engagement scores actually tell us anything useful. Drawing on decades of experience in internal communications and organisational change, Howard explains why leaders obsess over metrics that rarely lead to action, and why trust is the thing organisations should really be measuring.</p><p>From survey fatigue to people-centred change, Howard shares a more practical approach to listening at work, one built on transparency, follow-through and making employees feel genuinely heard. Th...

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