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Beyond The Water CoolerTurning Conversations into Action: Work Culture & Employee Experience Author: Lisa LLoyd Language: en Genres: Business, Health & Fitness, Management, Mental Health Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it Trailer: |
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Essential Strategies for 5 Big People Challenges Facing Organisations Today
Episode 102
Wednesday, 16 July, 2025
When we talk about people thriving at work, the conversation must go well beyond policies and perks. In this final episode of season 11, I’m wrapping up with my high-level reflections on what truly matters when it comes to leadership, management, and fostering a work culture where employees are not only high performing, but actually want to show up and contribute.From working with organisations of all sizes and across many industries, a pattern has emerged – five consistent challenges surface time and again: managing stress, masking in leadership, team performance, feedback, and navigating change. None are unique, but left unaddressed, they hold back even the most well-intentioned businesses.Here’s my honest take: tackling stress is not about “surface fixes” but about looking at the whole system, listening, and acting. The organisations making a real difference are those creating space for genuine conversations about what’s driving stress, and then actually planning to reduce it.Then there’s masking in leadership. So many leaders share their hidden anxieties and pressures with me – but rarely with anyone else. Yet the moment leaders show some vulnerability, authenticity spreads. This isn’t soft: it’s the pathway to real collaboration and trust.Team performance? It starts with unpicking day-to-day behaviours, getting clear on shared values, and involving your people in defining what excellence really looks like. Simple, practical activities lead to immediate improvements because it's meaningful - it avoids box-ticking.Feedback remains a sticking point for most – too often avoided, occasionally brutal, seldom continuous. Building a “feedback culture” isn’t about frameworks alone, but about making space for honest, regular dialogue all through the business.And finally, change. Successful organisations realise that the human side of change is not a nice-to-have, but the glue holding everything together. Trust, psychological safety, and regular communication build resilience throughout.As ever, my passion is about putting the human factor first so that people, and therefore organisations, can truly excel. Thanks for joining me this season – I can’t wait to return with even more practical insights in September!Resources & ReferencesRetained Partnership Information High Performance AcceleratorB4 People Ecosystem Blog: Change is ChallengingLeadership Labs | It's Time for Change (itstimeforchange.co.uk)For free resources that you can use for yourself or your team, check out: itstimeforchange.co.uk/category/resourcesTo be on the receiving end of new, free, downloadable resources, join the club here: itstimeforchange.co.uk/jointheclubContact details for Lisa LLoyd:LinkedIn: lisapsychologyWebsite: itstimeforchange.co.ukSign up to be kept in the loop: itstimeforchange.co.uk/jointheclubContact me:
