The People Impact Podcast
Episodes
New Ways of Working, with guest Shea Harty
13 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
How much our lives have changed right now around work, home and families. Finding new ways, new rhythms. Moving online, squeezing a desk into the bedr...
A Framework for Psychological Safety, with guest Timothy R. Clark
28 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
How can you tell if an organisational culture is healthy? Research shows that psychological safety is the centerpiece of organisational culture, a bel...
People First At All Times, with guest Tom van der Lubbe
10 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
“Get the people together, tell them what the situation is, ask them how are we going to solve this.” In this new episode of the HR Matters Podcast...
Vulnerability and Courage, with guest Adé Adeniji
31 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
“Every person plays a role in the organisational culture. Every single person plays a role.” In our currently shifting world of work, we spoke wit...
People First Mindset, with guest Marc-Peter from Viisi
19 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
“When you really put your people first, we think it’s logical that the rest will follow automatically,” states Marc-Peter of Viisi, a Dutch mort...
Professional Believer in People, with guest Marguerite Soeteman
05 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Marguerite Soeteman-Reijnen is not only the Chairwoman of AON Holding, a Marketing Executive, and Supervisory Board Member of several organizations - ...
HR looks different in 2020
19 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we walk you through the changes taking place in the HR field, as sketched by Lars Schmidt in an insightful article on Fast Company: ‘...
Prototype Your Talent Development, with guest Wouter Smeets
05 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dutch entrepreneur (and surfer) Wouter Smeets is an innovation expert who took the best practices of innovation and put them into talent development. ...
The Business Case for Kindness
22 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Is it really possible to be both professional and kind?? ABSOLUTELY! In fact it is vital. When kindness becomes a basic assumption in business it tran...
Mastering Thank Yous and True Acknowledgements
07 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It’s one of the biggest management myths: that you shouldn’t say ‘thank you’ to people too often. Indeed, when you take a thank you to the nex...
New Decade, Clear Values
23 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
“What feels like a messy, complicated situation becomes crystal clear very quickly.” Looking ahead to a whole new decade, this new episode clarifi...
Below the Surface of Culture Change, with guest Shea Harty
12 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This is what you need for that elusive and complex goal: successful cultural change. The essential factors to making big changes. Having worked with l...
Holding Space: the Under-the-Radar Skill You Want to Have
26 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
There is an under-the-radar skill that you’ll be happy to be more aware of, and that you'll want to put high up on your list of things to develop. I...
All Aboard! Getting More Women on Boards
15 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This year there's been a lot of news about getting more women on Boards of companies and organizations around the world. But, as with most great thing...
The Best Run Companies Do More
30 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Upping stock prices and shareholder value is no longer the measure of success. The best run companies do more. “Shareholder profits can no longer be...
Create the future you want to live in: behind the scenes
15 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the third season of HR Matters! This season, Lisa Dempsey and Marjolijn Vlug will be your hosts and Shea Harty will reappear as a guest on ...
Helping Organizations Become More Human, with guest Ronald Meijers
02 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This episode with Ronald Meijers is a real goldmine. Ronald is a Partner at Deloitte and Leads the Transformation, Leadership & Governance as well...
Understanding the big picture of Employee Experience, with guest Heleen Mes
16 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Our newest podcast guest literally wrote the book on Employee Experience in the Netherlands. She collected best practices, insights, research and shar...
Summer Blast From the Past No. 2
20 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
During this summer we're resharing some of our favourite episodes. This favourite is about the future of HR. In the following episode, recorded in Jan...
Summer Blast From the Past No. 1
30 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We're taking a quick summer break and wanted to share some our favorite episodes from the past two seasons with you. We hope you enjoy these blasts fr...
New Managers Thrown Into the Deep End
16 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Most managers are promoted based on their how well they performed. Some are promoted without any training or support. We took a look at becoming a man...
Secrets to getting the best out of people
03 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
It’s a loss to the business when talented people go – and a boost when they’re in the spot where they can bring their best. We had a good ...
Making Room for More: the Importance of Family Leave
20 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
On the back of Father's Day and with the expansion of parental leave in the European Union and the Netherlands, we tackle the sometimes sensitive topi...
It’s funny because it’s true, with guests Jennifer Rock and Michael Voss
29 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Voss and Jennifer Rock write books about the corporate workplace. Not management books, but a darkly funny and all too recognisable novel abou...
Thank Goodness for Millennials
14 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
So Millennials, we’ve been talking about you. When you’re asking, ‘Why do you tolerate low performance?’ We agree that when poor perform...
Recruitment: Right People, Right Fit - the good, bad & ugly
03 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
How can an organization recruit the right people for the right position? And what are some of the things that get in the way? Is there a role fo...
What YOU, yes you, can do to improve your work culture, with guest Bruce Daisley
17 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Want to improve your work experience and company culture? There’s a brand new book that writes about the best things that anyone can do, in any job,...
Can We Really Measure Happiness at Work? with guest Jessica Brook
03 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We spoke with People Scientist, Jessica Brook from CultureAmp! She gave us her insights and expertise on when measuring engagement works and when it d...
Looking for Authenticity in a Job Interview
19 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
What are the cornerstones of successful job interviews – for both sides of the table? We read an article on what 7 CEOs notice the most in job inter...
HR Is Dead... Long Live HR (part 2)
05 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The word on the street is that HR has a terrible reputation. How do we get out of that situation? We talked about this topic earlier and found there’...
The Joy of Monday Mornings, with Guest Max Hunter, Chief Joy Officer
19 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Join our conversation with Max Hunter, Chief Joy Officer and champion for Monday mornings. We had a great chat with Max about the importance of having...
HR Is Dead (part 1)
08 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we explore the paradox of the role HR plays in many businesses and what the role of HR should or could even be. Is HR Dead? In o...
Future Skills for HR Professionals
08 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Yes, you read that right....we have entered season 2. (Exciting!!!) Join us as we continue to delve into business topics that involve Human Resources....
Invite Them to Dance
19 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is about bringing diversity into the workplace. Or is it really diversity that we need? We talk about the value and benefits of conscious...
End the Year-End Madness
05 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Looking towards the end of the year, in this episode we talk about navigating the mad dash of the fourth quarter. When you're surfing that tidal wave ...
Google's Grass isn't Really Greener
20 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Partially recorded in a cafe (a bit of background noise only at the start), this episode has us slowing down after a conference-heavy couple of weeks....
Dumb Rules
30 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded on October 11, 2018, this episode’s topic was suggested to us by a listener: Dumb Rules That Make Your Best People Want to Quit. This reall...
Brilliance or Burn-out
16 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode recorded on 11 September 2018, we explore an interview with Elon Musk, which was followed up by an open letter from Arianna Huffington...