Voice Activated: Tuning Employee Insights At Work

Great leadership starts with truly listening to your people. Join Sean Fitzpatrick, founder and CEO of TalentMap, to hear insights and strategies that can help you do just that. In each episode of Voice Activated: Tuning Employee Insights At Work, we’ll dive into real stories of how leaders have transformed their employee experience. Explore topics like: innovative ways to build leadership skills by focusing how to ask the right questions of your people, learning how to listen and understand what they are really saying and, most importantly, strategies to involve them in change you want to make.

Voice Activated: Tuning Employee Insights At Work is a business podcast hosted by Sean Fitzpatrick, with 19 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.

Sean Fitzpatrick hosts Voice Activated: Tuning Employee Insights At Work, a business show with 19 episodes published.

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  Episode #18

  2025 Episode Replay: How Port Moody Turns Employee Feedback Into Real Culture Change - with Marta Taylor

  Dec 31, 202541 minS0

  For our end-of-year special episode of Voice Activated: Tuning Employee Insights At Work, we’re bringing back a fantastic conversation with Marta Taylor, Manager of Strategic Initiatives at the City of Port Moody, where she explores successful employee feedback programs in municipal organizations and how to turn survey results into actionable improvements. <br><br>What You’ll Learn:<br><br>How to structure employee focus groups for maximum impactThe "Champion Strategy" for gaining leadership buy-inHow to use benchmarking data to prioritize actions and contextualize survey resultsWhy simple communication initiatives can dramatically improve employee engagementThe "Two-to-Three Action Rule" for helping department manag...

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  Episode #17

  The Survey After Three Years: How IDX Reset Employee Trust and Transparency

  Dec 17, 202536 minS0

  Welcome to a brand new episode of Voice Activated: Tuning Employee Insights At Work. Our host Sean Fitzpatrick, CEO of TalentMap, is joined by Veronique Robinson, Chief People Officer at IDX, to discuss how she launched a global baseline people survey to rebuild trust, surface regional realities, and reset leadership communication.<br><br>What You’ll Learn:<br><br>How to build executive alignment before launching your first survey<br><br>Why involving your regional teams in question design yields richer, more culturally relevant insights<br><br>The difference between quick wins and long-term trust-building initiatives<br><br>How to su...

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  Episode #16

  Why True Intentional Listening Drives Measurable Business Outcomes

  Nov 26, 202548 minS0

  Welcome to a brand new episode of Voice Activated: Tuning Employee Insights At Work. Our host Sean Fitzpatrick, CEO of TalentMap, is joined by Ken Finneran about why intentional listening is the most underestimated leadership skill in an AI-accelerated world. Ken shares tactical frameworks, such as the 90-second rule, demonstrating how curiosity-driven leadership, people-centered AI transformation, and unlocking employee voice can enhance trust, performance, and organizational impact.<br><br>What You’ll Learn:<br><br>How to reframe "soft skills" as "power skills" that directly drive profitability, people retention, and productivity metrics. The 90-second rule for accelerated decision-making: Give employees 90 sec...

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  Episode #15

  How to Retain Top Talent with Just 15 Minutes a Week

  Oct 22, 202549 minS0

  Welcome to a brand new episode of Voice Activated: Tuning Employee Insights At Work. Our host Sean Fitzpatrick, CEO of TalentMap, is joined by Joe Quinn, Chief Operating Officer at Covenant HR, to share transformative leadership and employee engagement through intentional listening practices, strategic retention initiatives, and the power of regular check-ins.<br><br>What You’ll Learn:<br><br>How to implement the "15-Minute Weekly Check-in" framework that boosts engagement by 13%Why asking "What did you love working on?" creates more authentic conversations than annual reviewsThe retention measurement system that holds managers accountable through bonus structuresHow to use exit in...

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  Episode #14

  Rethinking Performance Management for 2025 and Beyond

  Oct 15, 202547 minS0

  Welcome to a brand new episode of Voice Activated: Tuning Employee Insights At Work. Our host Sean Fitzpatrick, CEO of TalentMap, is joined by Christopher D. Lee, Managing Director at Storbeck Search, to discuss how leaders can build genuine listening cultures through structured, regular dialogue.<br><br>What You’ll Learn:<br><br>How to implement the "Performance Conversations Method" for regular, structured employee check-insThe Three Essential Questions framework for productive employee discussionsWhy separating performance improvement from compensation discussions leads to better outcomesHow to prepare both managers and employees for meaningful feedback conversationsWhy treating employees as individuals, not just performers, un...

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