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Building Better Cultures

Inspiring Change

Hosted by Scott McInnes, founder of Inspiring Change, we talk to guests about how really good internal comms, engagement and leadership all contribute to "Building Better Cultures". We tend to shy away from theory and focus more on really practical advice, great stories and best-practice. About Inspiring Change At Inspiring Change we help our clients to connect their people to their strategies, their change programmes, their purposes and to each other. We do that by focusing on strategic

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66 | Scott's Thoughts - on the power of doing...

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2021/05/06

There's real power in doing something nice for someone else - someone in work, a relative or a friend. But, like many things, we often don't take the time to stop and take action. What we forget is that those actions only take a few minutes but could really make someone's day. So what will you do to be nice to someone today? Yep, go on, right now! :-) ------------------------------------- 'Scott's Thoughts' is a new short-form podcast in which Scott gives his tuppenceworth on subjects in the

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65 | Using internal podcasting to connect more...

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2021/04/26

On this episode of the Building Better Cultures podcast, Scott welcomes guest Jen Grogono to talk all things internal communications and why Jen believes every organization should start an internal podcast. Jen is the president and CEO of uStudio, an internal communications company that began as a video streaming platform. But with the launch of their app in 2018, uStudio took off to become the premier platform for organizations wanting to communicate more effectively with their workforce. Now over

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64 | Scott's Thoughts ... on knowing if your IC is...

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2021/04/21

A key part of #internalcomms success is knowing what people want and if what you're doing is meeting their (and your) needs. And the best way to find that out is to ask them. In this ep of 'Scott's Thoughts', he talks about considering how effective your communications are from three perspectives - company, team and individual. ------------------------------------- 'Scott's Thoughts' is a new short-form podcast in which Scott gives his tuppenceworth on subjects in the areas of leadership, employee

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63 | How to Build a Humane Workplace Culture | Dr...

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2021/04/12

In this episode of the Building Better Cultures podcast, Scott explores the Five Pillars for a Human Workplace with his guest, Dr. Jerry Gule, who has devoted a rich human resources career to working in multiple capacities towards creating healthy, inclusive workplace cultures. As CEO of the Institute of People Management in Johannesburg, South Africa, Jerry has had a front seat on the huge challenges and transformations that have occurred since apartheid ended a quarter century ago. He has helped

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62 | Scott's Thoughts ... on writing better emails.

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2021/04/06

Along with Zoom, email usage has grown exponentially as billions of people globally have been forced to work remotely. Sadly, it's not all good email - too long, too short, too abrubt, unclear what the ask is, too many CCs, and so on and so forth. So in this episode a few hints and tips to ensure your emails hit the mark (and not the delete key!) 'Scott's Thoughts' is a new short podcast format in which Scott gives his tuppenceworth on subjects in the areas of leadership, employee engagement,

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61 | The Future is Now: Workplace opportunities in a...

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2021/03/29

In this inaugural episode of the Building Better Cultures podcast, Scott invites listeners to consider the brave new world that has suddenly arrived, thanks to Covid19. While pandemic upended lives around the globe, it also has presented myriad opportunities on every level of society – and perhaps most especially among information and other workers whose “new normal” offers all kinds of positive change. Featuring Kevin Empey, the visionary behind the leadership and organisational consulting firm

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60 | Scott's Thoughts ... on running more effective...

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2021/03/22

After 12 months of Covid, Zoom and Teams have become the go-to comms channel for many companies. It isn't always the right answer but, when it is, Scott outlines some best practice for both organisers and attendees on calls. A new short podcast format in which Scott gives his tuppenceworth on subjects in the areas of leadership, employee engagement, organisational culture and internal communications. #buildingbettercultures #scottsthoughts #inspiringchange #creating connections

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59 | Scott's Thoughts ... on building blocks for...

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2021/03/22

First up in this new series of short pods is the hot topic of hybrid working and a few thoughts on what Scott believes are key building blocks for success - cultures based on trust, agreed working practices to ensure good work-life balance and human leaders. A new short podcast format in which Scott gives his tuppenceworth on subjects in the areas of leadership, employee engagement, organisational culture and internal communications. #buildingbettercultures #scottsthoughts #inspiringchange #creating

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58 | Diversity, Equity & Inclusion with The Calm...

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2021/03/15

This episode of Inspiring Change takes on a topic that is top of mind for businesses around the world: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. Scott welcomes three women who are at the forefront of the conversation, offering insights on making people of all backgrounds feel welcome – and valuable – in the workplace. Hosts of the Calm Edged Rebels podcast, Advita Patel, Trudy Lewis and Jenni Field, share their expertise, experience and ideas. The conversation covers challenges associated with educating

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57 | The power of strategic alignment in driving...

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2021/03/01

In the post-pandemic, work-from-home world, it can be especially hard to feel like your small tasks are having any impact on the overall strategic mission of your company. But this is where alignment comes in. The brands who make an investment in ensuring their workforce is in alignment—or on the same page, strategically—can ultimately bring about better cohesion of vision. To be in alignment is for everyone to be working towards the same goal, and to understand that their place matters. And Zora

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56 | Beyond the Balance Sheet: Revolutionizing...

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2021/02/12

Inspiring change in a field like accountancy might seem like an insurmountable task. We often think of accountants as boring individuals who prefer to work in gray-walled basements, refusing to interact with anyone unless they have to. But Cooper Parry’s chief people officer, April Bembridge, thinks differently, and so does Cooper Perry. On this episode of the Inspiring Change podcast, Scott talks with April all about how Cooper Parry, a Midlands- based accountancy firm, is disrupting the industry,

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55 | Internal comms based on real related stories are...

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2021/02/01

Jim Egan always knew he wanted to be in communications to connect with and inspire people. As he says, he wanted to be Julie McCoy character in the TV Series ‘The Love Boat’ 😊. He started work in the agency world and has been with Kerry since 2005, working in both internal and external comms roles. Today Jim is Regional Corporate comms lead for Kerry North America Show Notes: 4.00 – A bit about Jim – 6.45 – What makes amazing change comms – 8.20 – How do we make change personal – change stories –

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54 | How a focus on more human internal comms can...

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2021/01/14

Chuck has over 20 years of experience in the internal communications world and is the self-confessed cheerleader of Internal Comms. By his own admission, he’s about helping communicators to strengthen communications, engage with employees and change businesses for the better. He has worked with brands like General Motors and Rolls-Royce where he has seen the benefit that really good internal communications can have on business performance. He’s currently a Senior Advisor with SocialChorus - where he

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53 | Exploring Leadership, Engagement and Internal...

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2020/12/10

Covid Christmas Craker Podcast episode 2-part series. This is part 2 of 2. It has been a wild year with many ups and downs. And, while times have often been tough, there are silver linings on many of those clouds. We wanted to give you an early Christmas present - some REALLY practical leadership, internal comms and engagement ideas that you can take and apply in your businesses. Our guests range from large to small organisations and commercial to not-for-profit. I asked them; From a leadership,

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52 | Best practice Leadership, Engagement and...

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2020/12/06

Covid Christmas Craker Podcast episode 2-part series. This is part 1 of 2. It has been a wild year with many ups and downs. And, while times have often been tough, there are silver linings on many of those clouds. We wanted to give you an early Christmas present - some REALLY practical leadership, internal comms and engagement ideas that you can take and apply in your businesses. Our guests range from large to small organisations and commercial to not-for-profit. I asked them; From a leadership,

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51 | Exploring the role that really good internal...

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2020/11/24

Jenni started her career, not in internal communications but, having studies marketing at uni, went into more public sector communications roles. She then moved into media relations and realised quickly that what she was missing was seeing the true impact of what she was doing - PR wasn’t fulfilling enough. And so came the move into internal communications which started when she was working in an internal communications agency, got totally immersed in the industry and could see the impact that great

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50 | Leading with Values: The Role Model Effect on...

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2020/11/12

Gillian French has a passion for people and for scaling indigenous Irish start-ups. She is Chief People Officer at Cubic Telecom an indigenous Irish tech firm with 200 employees. Gillian is responsible for people strategy – ensuring that the business has the right people in the right jobs doing the right things in order to deliver Cubic’s business strategy. Prior to joining Cubic Telecom, Gillian was CPO at Car Trawler where she grew the business from 25 to 600 people. Show Notes: 3.00 – Gillian and

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49 | How to help your teams work better together

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2020/10/28

Zoë Routh is a Canadian-Australian leadership expert specialising in the people stuff. She shows leaders and teams struggling with office politics and silos how to work better together. From the wild rivers of northern Ontario to the remote regions of Australia, Zoë has spent the last thirty years showing teams how to navigate the wilderness of people stuff. Zoë is the author of four books and the producer of the Zoë Routh Leadership Podcast, dedicated to exploring perspective in people stuff. Show

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48 | Tips on leadership and purpose from an Irish...

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2020/10/19

If you live in Ireland and follow the sport, Jamie Heaslip is a household name and one that’s synonymous with Ireland’s rugby success over the past 15 years. As well as having earned 95 caps for Ireland and played 230 matches for Leinster, he was also part of two British and Irish Lions Tours. Due to injury, Jamie had to retire from rugby in 2018. He’s since carved out a very successful career for himself, investing in and setting up a business; and, more recently, a high-performance coach,

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47 | Measuring emotion to improve employee engagement

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2020/10/05

‘How are you feeling and why?’. That's the question Matt Stephens uses when he's measuring wellbeing and how engaged people are at work. Starting his career as a coder in Aviva, Matt was ‘found’ by the Head of Internal Communications and that put him on a new career trajectory. After a number of years in Aviva, he moved into performance coaching and NLP working with senior execs across a range of organisations before founding Quest Agency with a focus on leadership, culture and engagement. In 2015

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