MAD Leaders Podcast: workplace culture, employee health and wellbeing

Got 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 to the toughest culture and wellbeing problems. Think of it like your own personal agony aunt.Let’s make a difference, together :)

MAD Leaders Podcast: workplace culture, employee health and wellbeing is a business podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 25 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.

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  Episode #24

  Leading with Humanity in an AI-Driven Workplace: Wellbeing, Fear & Burnout with Cisco’s Global Wellbeing, People & Communities Head

  Jul 28, 202631 min

  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 Communities, who calls on professionals to “take a beat” and consider these implications carefully. She argues AI should build capability and free time, but leaders and individuals must consciously use that space for strategy, skill-building, wellbeing, and human connection, rather than simply producing more. She also talks about burnout - a topic close to her heart, having suffered personally - as well as the need for leadership role modelling and balancing automation with key human skills. Fear of AI taking jobs is also addressed, with many practical tips for managers on how to lead constructive conversations. 00:00 Welcome to the podcast 00:35 This Week’s AI Challenge 01:06 Meet Sheila from Cisco 02:48 AI as Capability Builder 04:00 Using Freed Time Wisely 07:53 Recovery Like Athletes 09:51 Fear and Mindset Shifts 13:15 Automation vs Augmentation 17:38 Protecting Human Connection 21:44 AI and Burnout Risks 24:57 Hiding Struggle at Work 26:31 Happiness Summit Takeaways 28:10 The Alien Budget Pitch 29:57 Final Thanks and Wrap Up

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  Episode #23

  How do you create a consistent workplace culture with multiple sites & hard-to-reach employees? With Ruth Jackson

  Jun 29, 202629 min

  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 strategies such as centring on the employee life cycle, which is at the heart of the government's Keep Britain Working approach - of which the Gym Group is a vanguard. She also touches on communication formats and the importance of managers cascading messages and anchoring to company purpose. Time line of conversation: 00:00 Welcome to the podcast 00:44 The Multi Site Challenge 02:41 Reaching Frontline Teams 04:09 Managers as Comms Hubs 04:54 Female Health First Pilot 07:08 Grassroots Channels That Scale 09:38 Life Cycle Wellbeing Strategy 12:02 Running ERGs Across Sites 13:19 Face to Face and Tech Blend 14:49 Purpose Brought to Life 19:55 Measuring Culture and Retention 22:24 Mentoring and Reverse Mentoring 24:19 Future Culture Priorities 26:18 The Alien Question Finale 27:54 Wrap Up and Subscribe

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  Episode #22

  How can employers boost social wellbeing at work? With Welcome Break's Nic Marshall

  Jun 2, 202627 minS0

  <p>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. </p><p>She also explains the importance of employees getting behind the values and purpose of the organisation and how she's done this.  And she covers why success depends heavily on approachable managers who recruit for attitude and guide younger workers while enabling reverse mentoring across generations. </p><p>This focus on building social wellbeing has led to teams that have a sense of pride and camaraderie, and th...

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  Episode #21

  How & why senior dads must parent more visibly for true culture change, with Elliott Rae

  May 11, 202630 minS0

  <p>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. </p><p>Rae argues senior leaders strongly shape workplace culture and dads’ willingness to take enhanced paternity leave or work flexibly, and explains how fear of judgement and presenteeism drives concealment of caregiving. </p><p>He links equal parenting to reducing the motherhood penalty and gender pay gap, and outlines practical actions employers can take across policy, culture and leadership.</p><p>This wide ranging conversation also touc...

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  Episode #20

  How can I make Rewards & Benefits something that changes culture, not just transactional? With BA's Josephina Smith

  Apr 14, 202630 minS0

  <p>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. </p><p>Josephina Smith is Reward and Recognition Director at the airline and has boundless enthusiasm for this topic. </p><p>A former CPO, she sees herself as not a “reward professional” but as a “reward change professional”. This distinction informs the way she operates and, particularly, her drive to communicate the discipline’s strategic advantage across the company, from function to function. <br></p><p><br></p><p>Time...

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