The People Impact Podcast

Gaslighting: The Silent Saboteur in Your Workplace

18 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Have you ever been told something, but felt deep in your bones, “hummm I’m not sure about that?”, but didn’t dare question it because it came ...

Notes from the Field - Social Contract

07 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, we're exploring a concept that is fundamental yet often overlooked in our daily interactions— the Social Contract. This idea, though ...

Notes from the Field - Power Over vs Power With

27 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

“True leadership isn't about wielding power over others; it's about harnessing the collective strength of a team to create a thriving ecosystem wher...

Notes from the Field - Chaos and Control

14 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

"In a world where chaos reigns, toxic leaders thrive. It's time to unveil the truth behind the power grab and reclaim effective leadership.&q...

Toxic Workplace: Are You Swimming in Poisonous Waters?

07 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Have you ever been in an organization where things felt off, but you just didn’t know why? You complained and vented, and no matter how much you ve...

Unmasking the Toxic Workplace: The Hidden Patterns of Toxicity

28 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Have you ever felt like the rug was ripped right out from under you at work? Things were going well, really well…then boom you are left on the curb ...

Dealing with Toxic Traits: The Workplace Challenge

25 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the first full episode of the new season of the People Impact Podcast! We are so excited to start taking this deep dive into exploring toxi...

A New Season and New Reason!

21 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It is a New Season and we’re thrilled to finally bring you some exciting updates! Today marks a significant transition for our podcast. After month...

Empowering Work: A Life-Centric Approach, with Wouter Smeets

19 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It’s ok to work hard, but what if working hard wasn’t the ONLY option?  In this People Impact Podcast episode, Lisa had the pleasure of hosting ...

Embracing Relational Intelligence in Leadership with Alita Watson

19 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It’s really difficult to be a leader in the world right now.  One of the things that can really make it easier: increasing relational intelligence ...

Embracing Discomfort: The Key to Growth with Jesse Hernandez

18 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We often talk ourselves into believing that growth is something that just happens. Almost as if growth is automatic and just unfolds - like magic. ✨...

The Human Element: Culture, Collaboration, and Connection with Drew Jones

16 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Have you ever felt like you are working in a complex, yet primitive place? You are not alone. Drew Jones is a cultural anthropologist and workplace st...

Unlearning Limits: The Power of Naiveté with Joshua Berry

15 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Have you ever paused and asked yourself “where did I learn that belief” with the powerful follow up of “AND IS IT TRUE?” In this insightful e...

Listener Note!

26 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Hey Listeners! Lisa here with a quick update and important request. Tune in to fund out more!

Developing Leadership, with guest Paul ter Wal

01 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

“How did you feel when you realised that?” “I must say, I finally felt happy with it. This is making me happy because this makes sense.” In t...

Exploring Radical Candor

09 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The right words at the right time can make all the difference—not just in business but life itself. On this episode, we unravel the concept of radi...

From Burnout to Balance, with guest Julian Reeve

18 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The thing with burnout is… you’re largely unaware of it until it happens to you. When we’re ambitious, we’re driven by goals and metrics. Fina...

Toxicity Unveiled: Deep Dive into Reality and Leadership

29 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In today's fast-paced corporate world, the term ‘toxic work culture’ is more than just a buzzword; it's a reality that can deeply impact b...

Culture, Leadership and Authentic Self, with guest Irene Riad

08 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

What is your work in the world? Irene Riad is a multinational, multicultural executive coach and organizational culture coach (ICF PCC) who specializ...

Diverse Leadership in Focus, with guest L. Michelle Smith

17 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

“My mission is to pick apart what women did who have succeeded – and success is defined by making it to the C-suite at these very, very large comp...

Baking DEI into Your Organization, with guest Maria Morukian

30 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Embracing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) isn't about isolated targets; it needs to be intertwined into every action we take as an organiza...

Taking the Grief Out of Grievance, with guest David Liddle

06 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

David Liddle doesn’t beat about the bush as he identifies the root cause of toxicity in organisations: organisations get the culture and behaviours ...

What is going on? Unveiling Workplace Bias, with guest Buki Mosaku

19 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

How can we look at unconscious bias in the workplace from a different perspective, so that we can address it more effectively? Buki Mosaku is the foun...

Dealing With Toxic People At Work, with guest Ann Betz

24 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Ann Betz is an expert on evidence-based neuroscience, human development and coaching, and she’s here to talk about toxic workplace culture and toxic...

Dance Your Way to Sustainable Leadership, with guest Irene Anggreeni

03 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Irene Anggreeni is a dedicated coach who specializes in mental health topics, fostering better self-care and sustainable success for both leaders and ...

Mastering Change Through Creativity, with guest David Chislett

13 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

So many people in this world do not perceive themselves as creative, and yet our creativity is the primary tool that we use to navigate change. You ar...

From FOFO to GO-fo!

24 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Let’s get honest about FOFO. No, not fomo, the fear of missing out (not even jomo, the joy of missing out). We’re talking about FOFO: The Fear Of...

How To Have Coach-Like Conversations

02 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A great way to improve the quality – and effectiveness – of your conversations is to have more coach-like conversations. In this episode we give ...

New Shapes of Masculinity, with guest Yaniv Shein

15 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In a world where societal expectations for men – to be strong, confident, composed, capable – are still prevalent, it can be challenging to break ...

Creating Space to Speak

21 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Be intentional about inviting everyone to speak in your group meetings and reap the reward. Yep, that’s the gist of this episode. It’s that simple...

Navigating the Post-Pandemic Landscape

03 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Are you still feeling the lingering effects of the pandemic? We dive back into this topic as we noticed how much our earlier episode about Pandemic Fa...

Changing the Narrative, with guest Ruben Brave

10 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Ruben Brave loves exploring the unknown, with a curiosity that drives him to a wide variety of places and an innate talent for generating visions for ...

Don’t Forget About Ageism, with guest Mary Jane Roy

17 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Ageing is the one thing we all share in common, if we’re lucky enough to have a long life. But is this on your radar for improving the diversity and...

The Sunk Cost of People Pleasing

27 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

How do you distinguish between constructive behaviour and people pleasing? You may notice it in other people, and how they interact. And then there’...

How To Succeed at Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Work, with guest Sarah Cordivano

04 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

When you’re the first DEI role in an organisation, not only are you starting a job from scratch, so is your employer: often they don’t yet underst...

Leadership in Holiday Magic

16 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Holiday magic is made by women. The holiday season would be a lot less magical without the work that mostly women do to create it. In homes and in or...

Why Quiet Quitting Is Such a Drag

02 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This is what makes Quiet Quitting such a drag. People that Quietly Quit can become a huge slower-down of the change that you need in the current envi...

When Grief Enters the Workplace

18 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Grief will show up in your life, whether your own or for people around you – including people at work. That friendly sounding invitation to ‘bring...

100 Lightbulbs

28 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This is our 100th episode! In fact, we’re triple celebrating, with four years of this podcast and over 10.000 downloads.  These 100 and 4 and 1...

How To Swim In Muddy Water

14 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Sometimes moving forward looks like standing still. So many more people than usual are picking up on big shifts going on, beyond our day-to-day practi...

Detoxing Your Workplace Culture

30 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Toxic workplace culture: this is what you can do about it, and why you want to. Let us take you from the experience of it (check our previous episode)...

Disentangling Toxic Work Culture

16 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

“I went from being this courageous person, willing and loving to challenge the status quo, to feeling I have to be compliant and I need to placate. ...

Making the Case for Diversity & Inclusion, with guest James McKim

01 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Seeing that lightbulb moment happen when people realise that they can be better as individuals in their organisations, *and* their organisations can b...

Challenging Leadership, with guest Mick Spiers

12 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

When your reference point for how to be a leader comes from the leaders, managers and bosses you’ve had up to that point, that’s a really hit-and-...

The Secret to Life is Aliveness

21 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The biggest and best kept secret of life is… aliveness :) Sure, there’s being alive, your heart beating and your body breathing, that’s no big s...

Spaces for Anti-Racism, with guest Valerie Spain

07 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We need to be talking about racism without people of colour present.  The work Valerie Spain does - and the way that she does it - is pretty spec...

How To Choose In Chaotic Times

23 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Life is messy. It’s a messy time to be alive in this world, with so much going on. Predictability is on the decline. Some (including us) would even ...

Wellness Across the Board, with guest Tarin Calmeyer

10 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Wellness is about effective, healthy habits for life. Your life, all sides of it. Your workplace has a huge impact on your wellness, and vice versa: a...

Turning Teal, with guest Simon Dixon

27 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The hierarchy of the classic pyramid org chart has very little added value for clients and, moreover, focuses your competitive spirit on beating your ...

Consistency In New Beginnings

13 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Sometimes a new beginning can mark a bigger shift, from the old you to the new you. “Wait a minute. I changed my mind. But I’ve always done it th...

Living to Learn

28 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Learning is the one consistent thing that happens in our lives. In small kids you can see the speed of learning, and in our continuing development as ...

How Men Become Allies in the Workplace, with guest Ray Arata

14 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

It’s not always easy to be told about or recognize your own privilege. Or to show up and be your best person. We’re sharing the story of Ray Arat...

Integrate Your Values

01 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

“Hey, wait a minute. Maybe one the reasons why I’m exhausted all of the time is because I’m doing things that are out of alignment with my value...

Who Is Your Inner Leader?

17 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Pause, for just a moment. What does your entire being know? We invite some special guests in this episode. And yet it’s just Lisa and Marjolijn tal...

How to Celebrate What You Can, When You Can

04 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Celebrate what you’re grateful for. There’s war going on, refugee crises, racism, extreme weather and climate change, covid. Yes, and… amidst ...

Pandemic Fatigue, Weathering the Storm

18 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

On a stormy day (with severe weather warnings) we’re staying indoors and talk about covid fatigue, pandemic fatigue, languishing. We noticed how som...

Perspectives on Wisdom, with guest Kayvan Kian

03 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The complexity of situations, these days, is too high to use only one way of making decisions.   You could follow Aristotle’s perspective, who sai...

Relational Trauma in the Workplace

19 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Think about the things you may hear when you’re in a toxic personal relationship. Would you say those same things to a friend in a toxic employment ...

People Impact Trends for 2022 and Beyond

06 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Curious about the 10 top People Impact Trends for the coming year, and decade? This is where the world is turning. This is what our antennae are picki...

Leaders Are Made Every Day

22 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

There’s an age old question: Are Leaders born or made? In our latest People Impact Podcast we explore this question and the ins and outs of Leadersh...

Crafting Your Equity Lens, with guest Matthew Reynolds

02 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

What is your truth? What are the systems that get in the way? And what will be your way to build unconditional belonging, nonetheless? In this episode...

Redefining Success, with guest Susanne Grant

19 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

People have a life beyond their work desk. They have a mental health beyond the smile in your Zoom call. And they have a measure of success that is no...

Belonging vs Fitting In

04 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Fitting in is not the same as belonging. In this new People Impact podcast episode, Lisa and I discuss a shift and a deepening in perspective around t...

Resignation or Redesign

21 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

There is something kind of really genuinely dramatic going on. We’ve faced exceptional stress over the past year-and-a-half and it’s breaking open...

Hidden Gifts in Rough Times, with guest Meg Mateer

08 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Tap into your true resilience in order to cultivate your impact – in your organisation and in the world. We had a great talk with Meg Mateer about h...

What Authenticity Really Is

23 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Beyond the static caused by assumptions and cliche, what is authenticity, really? And how does it infuse your people impact? Authenticity comes from a...

People Impact is not just about HR

09 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Getting fresh insights about working together just got even better for you, because the HR Matters Podcast is no more! 😮 We’re now the People Imp...

Rewarding the Value of HR

26 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Hey HR professional, do you think you may be underpaid for the value you bring to your organisation and its people? This episode is for you. It’s ou...

How You Manage to Engage, with guest Pamela Hackett

13 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In the best led businesses, leaders are actively in the game, and they connect with people: heads up, engage. You can do that pragmatically – and ea...

Opportunities for Inclusion, with guest Madhu Mathoera

29 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

“I had to learn to create my own brave space.” Madhu Mathoera is bicultural: born and raised in The Hague (The Netherlands) by parents from Surina...

Winds of Change in Employment

17 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Let’s be honest, we live in a world where change is the only constant. However, the level of change in the world of work that we’ve collectively e...

Enabling Teams to Change, with guest Rishita Jones

01 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

People aren’t ‘resistant to change’. Each human being simply has a natural response to change. That’s what Rishita Jones is crystal clear on. ...

Valuing Invisible Work, with guest Marieke Mooijen

18 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

10.9 trillion dollars’ worth of work in this world is invisible. That invisibility has real life financial and psychological consequences. What’s ...

The (R)evolution and Purpose of HR

03 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Creating architecture: the structure for organisations and people to work together effectively. And creating cultures: the interaction between humans ...

The Art and Science of Noticing Others

21 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The value of feeling seen and heard. We know it matters. Making that happen, genuinely seeing and hearing others, and doing that in a conscious and in...

Redefining Feedback

07 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Feedback. We all know it’s important. We know people benefit and grow from really great feedback. So why is really good feedback so scarce in our wo...

Inclusion Makes More Room for Everyone, with guest Kelly Cooper

22 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Imagine you’re trying to bring more diversity and inclusion to the Canadian forestry sector: a sector where the traditional image of diversity used ...

The Psychological Contract

09 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

It has profound impact on how people show up at work and yet it hardly ever gets addressed. It’s all that is not on paper, but that is implied, assu...

Training Your Diversity & Inclusion Muscles, with guest Bernice Feller-Thijm

26 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Bernice Feller-Thijm is an inclusion strategist who helps organisations truly create a diverse and inclusive culture. Especially after the surge of th...

Processing All of This

12 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Are you literate in reading all the relevant information? With all that’s going on around us, and inside you, it’s high time to process and digest...

Gender Diverse Recruitment in Tech, with guest Eden Whitcomb

26 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Eden Whitcomb is not just any tech recruiter in Berlin. In our new HR Matters podcast episode, Eden tells us how he started out with great sales skill...

Championing HR for Humans, with guest Julie Turney

12 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

If you work in HR, you’ll recognise this. If you don’t, this may be an eye opener for you. As HR professionals, we are the vault for a lot of secr...

Community is Your Support for Big Picture Change

29 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

When you’re wishing and actively aiming for big picture change around diversity, inclusion, equity, equality and justice, that means you’re making...

Gratitude and Change of Perspective

13 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The first thing we want to start off our brand-new season with is a tandem of two tools to help you feel lighter and see new possibilities. Looking ah...

The Next Iteration of You, with guest Garry Turner

23 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

He was having a great life and career path, yet Garry Turner felt a heartache. So he got curious. “This is not the whole of me,” he realised. “T...

Putting Empathy to Work, with guest Maria Ross

10 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Cash flow, creativity and compassion are not mutually exclusive. Our new HR Matters podcast guest Maria Ross discovered how empathy is the superpower ...

Working Remotely Together (and doing it well) with guest Lisette Sutherland

26 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This year’s been busy for remote working enthusiast – we’d say guru, really – Lisette Sutherland! She opens up her treasure chest to share her...

Leading With Trust and Connection, with guest Jason Treu

10 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

It is the only safe and solid ground for the diversity of thinking that is essential to create a solidly successful business: Trust. And yet, creating...

Allyship In Many Ways

28 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

When you commit to being an ally at work and want to take meaningful antiracist action, there are various roles you can take on, to fit with who you a...

Work of Art, with guest Viktória Pikovská

16 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Viktória Pikovská, a professional photographer and art business owner, tells us her personal leadership story. Viktória’s journey brought her fro...

Resilience

30 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

At all times. Particularly now. It is going to get better, but in the meantime: Resilience. There are a million and one things our minds are trying to...

Zooming Out and Taking a Stand

16 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

With everything that’s going on in the world right now, how do you and your organisation show up? The clearer you get on that, the stronger and more...

Racism Through the Lens of Systems Thinking

02 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Did you realise? It’s always in the room. Unwritten expectations that influence and guide the day-to-day actions and decisions in your organisation....

Writing Your Own Badass Story, with guest Laura Khalil

19 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Talking personal leadership: kind, funny, outspoken, courageous. That’s what Laura Khalil brings in her work and to this episode. In all of her init...

Addressing Racism in the Workplace, with guest Vivian Acquah

04 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Diversity & inclusion is a journey. Strengthening it in your work environment is, as Vivian Acquah sees it, like a dish that requires marinating a...

Learning the Value of Laughter, with guest Chris Tabish

24 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The world of work is hard enough as it is, so why is it that we laugh so little in the work place? And why might laughter be important?  In this ...

Let’s Talk About Race in the Workplace

08 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

You can probably hear it in our voices... this is a topic that really matters to us: systemic racism and the journey towards diversity, equity and inc...

Knowing Your Worth, with guest Denise Liebetrau

24 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

How do you know your worth? Part of this is investing in yourself. On the newest HR Matters Podcast episode, we talk with Denise Liebetrau about makin...

Growing Inclusive Workplaces, with guest Toby Mildon

11 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Diversity and Inclusion consultant Toby Mildon enables D&I in culture and business systems, and he just published a book called Inclusive Growth. ...

Turning Uncertainty into Understanding

27 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

How is your brain dealing today?  At the start of our 4th HR Matters podcast season and before talking with new guests in the space of work, in t...