PX Espresso Hour☕with Luke O'Mahoney

Send us a textI have been so looking forward to this conversation! I first encountered Marie through my Linkedin network and was quickly turned on to the People Stories slack community (which is AWESOME). Since joining and contributing to that community, I have become increasingly aware of Marie's work at Learnerbly and the truly incredible people experience she and team have been creating and open sourcing 🤘🏻for the benefit of the wider people and ops community.I have had chance to get to know Marie a little over the last couple of months and I was delighted to sit down in the virtual studio for a long form conversation to find out more about Marie and her inspiring work.As always, I really enjoyed this conversation and I hope you do too.Enjoy!✌🏻&❤️References/Resources:https://www.joobeeyeow.com/https://www.notion.so/learnerbly/Learnerbly-PX-Open-Source-e2a2382f05c74a79ac7994dd80f58111https://www.charthop.com/resources/blog/best-practices/how-to-design-company-values-that-your-team-will-actually-use/Leapsome: People Enablement Platformhttps://jessicamayzwaan.medium.com/https://www.oliva.health/Lauren GomesGuest Bio:Marie Krebs is the PX Design Lead at Learnerbly, a curated learning marketplace that’s on a mission to build the best place anyone will ever work at. She’s like a Product Manager, except the product is the employee experience. And the users? Learnerbly employees! Together with her team, they create and drive a people-centric and high-performance culture for Learnerbly and the Learnerbees  to grow & thrive.Marie also co-founded People Stories, a remote London-centric community of progressive People people who are eager to make the world of work a better place.Contact Marie:Email: marie.krebs@learnerbly.comMarie Krebs | LinkedInContact Luke:Email: luke@sapienx.co.ukLuke O'Mahoney | LinkedInSapienˣ, Website🎵Music Credit: Anton Vlasov from Pixabay🎵If you like the podcast, you may want to sign up to the PX Espresso Newsletter ☕ the weekly newsletter for People people who think like Product people.Music by Rockot from Pixabay

Send us a textToday I am joined by, Ed Kirwan CEO and Founder of Empathy WeekEmpathy is an absolutely critical skill to develop, at all ages, but the sooner we build empathy into our way of being the richer our relationships and experience of the world and those within it will become.This is why Ed's work with Empathy week is so critical, teaching empathy in schools through film and storytelling from ages 5 through to 18. Such an important and powerful mission.My own son is nearing school age and I am delighted that he will benefit from initiatives like empathy which will help him grow into a more rounded and compassion human being.Ed's work is incredible, and I am so happy to be able to share his story with you and I hope that you will engage with Empathy Week and promote it in any education environment you have access to.As always, I really enjoyed this conversation and I hope you do too.Enjoy!✌🏻&❤️Guest Bio:Ed Kirwan is the CEO, founder and filmmaker at Empathy Week - a global educational event and programme using the power of film to develop the skill of empathy.In just three years Empathy Week has engaged 140,000 students across 40 countries with a mission to build the #EmpathyGeneration. Previously a teacher and Head of Chemistry in a North London School for 3 years, Ed also completed a Masters in Education and Leadership at UCL IOE. He then moved into a career of filmmaking and human-led storytelling.Ed believes that in order to change the world we first have to understand the people in it. Empathy is the number one skill to develop and underpins other vitally important skills such as leadership, creativity, innovation and teamwork. Whilst also being a catalyst for wellbeing and mental health, it is crucial to leading a better personal and professional life. Contact Ed:Email: ed@empathy-week.comEd Kirwan | LinkedIn Empathy Week, WebsiteContact Luke:Email: luke@sapienx.co.ukLuke O'Mahoney | LinkedInSapienˣ, Website🎵Music Credit: Anton Vlasov from Pixabay🎵If you like the podcast, you may want to sign up to the PX Espresso Newsletter ☕ the weekly newsletter for People people who think like Product people.Music by Rockot from Pixabay

Send us a textToday I am joined by Kim Randers.Kim has spent more than 2 decades in senior leadership positions within people and HR.Currently HR Director @ Service Express, Kim has held senior positions in some of the largest organisation globally including Nokia, First Data, and Fleetcoor.In our exploration of human potential, we spoke a lot about the importance of physical and mental fitness as the foundation for thriving in life and work.Naturally we spoke a lot about culture and performance too, including the changing landscape for HR and a transition from policy and compliance, to a more experience-based people functionWe also explored Kim's past and how his experience of travel taught him curiosity and empathy and how surviving cancer in his 20's reinforced his sense of gratitude for life and built a mindset of resilience and calm in the face of challenge and adversity.Kim is a truly inspiration human being and someone I am privileged to know.As always, I really enjoyed this conversation and I hope you do too.Enjoy!✌🏻&❤️Guest Bio:Kim is a progressive HR Director and Head of HR with over 20 years’ experience leading and driving organisational HR transformation across Fintech, Technology and IT services. He is passionate about disrupting traditional HR practices and creating a world class employee experience. Outside of work, Kim is newly converted Cross-Fitter who trains 6-7 times a week! 7am is his workout time of choice ⏰💪🏻Contact Kim:Kim Randers | LinkedInContact Luke:Email: luke@sapienx.co.ukLuke O'Mahoney | LinkedInSapienˣ, Website🎵Music Credit: Anton Vlasov from Pixabay🎵If you like the podcast, you may want to sign up to the PX Espresso Newsletter ☕ the weekly newsletter for People people who think like Product people.Music by Rockot from Pixabay

Send us a textToday I am joined by Dimitrios Perdikoulis.Dimitrios has a real passion for people first culture and particularly how to blend people first culture with high performance.Having spent some time playing at a Semi-Professional level of football in Europe, before moving into a professional career in sales and operations, Dimitrios knows all about the pressures of high-performance.We explored that idea and compared the linear definition of high-performance often synonymous with professional sport, with the more holistic view of high-performance taking into about all aspects of life and work.We also had a bit of fun unpacking a handful of culture myths, present in mainstream thinking within regards to organisational culture.As always, I really enjoyed this conversation and I hope you do too.Enjoy!✌🏻&❤️Guest Bio:Founder of performance consulting platform, EYP (www.embraceyourprocess.com), Dimitrios is a multilingual operations professional who has worked with senior leaders and C-suite executives in Spain, the United Kingdom, and Hong Kong, while spending 15 years in Africa, 10 years in Europe and the last 3.5 years in Asia. Fun fact: Dimitrios has played football at a semi-professional level and loves CrossFit.Contact Dimitrios:Email: Dimitrios Perdikoulis | LinkedInContact Luke:Email: luke@sapienx.co.ukLuke O'Mahoney | LinkedInSapienˣ, Website🎵Music Credit: Anton Vlasov from Pixabay🎵If you like the podcast, you may want to sign up to the PX Espresso Newsletter ☕ the weekly newsletter for People people who think like Product people.Music by Rockot from Pixabay

Send us a textThis week I am joined by Rohan Dickinson.Rohan is someone who I have grown to know over the past few years, and in particular over the last 12 months I am proud to say, has become a friend, not just a connection.In this conversation we deep dive into life, work, childhood, adoption, and parenthood.Professionally Rohan has a background in HR, L&D and Talent, and is currently heading up partnerships at Adway, an automated social recruitment marketing company.We used this time to get to know each other more deeply and of course explored ideas around culture and building environments where people thrive.From our experience as parents, to our shared purpose to building a better future of work, this conversation speaks 100% to living a life of gratitude and fulfilment.As always, I really enjoyed this conversation and I hope you do too.Enjoy!✌🏻&❤️p.s we are joined by a 4-legged friend and some background chatter in parts of the conversation, apologies for any disturbance to your audio pleasure, but we welcome all guests here 🐶😊Guest Bio:A HR practitioner turned sales professional. Rohan has worked both within HR functions as a HR, L&D, and Talent Management professional, and with sales in the HR and HR Tech space.Rohan's career to-date has involved working for industry leaders in both scaleups and corporate environments. The common goal being to level up the HR and talent field for all.Contact Rohan:Email: rohan.dickinson@adway.ai Rohan Dickinson | LinkedInContact Luke:Email: luke@sapienx.co.ukLuke O'Mahoney | LinkedInSapienˣ, Website🎵Music Credit: Anton Vlasov from Pixabay🎵If you like the podcast, you may want to sign up to the PX Espresso Newsletter ☕ the weekly newsletter for People people who think like Product people.Music by Rockot from Pixabay

Send us a textI am joined for the first time by two guests simultaneously and what a fabulous conversation it was.Sehaam spent several years leading product teams before moving into a variety of leadership and coaching roles. Sehaam foundered "Better Conversations" a little under 5 years ago where she and her team deliver training, workshops, live events and content which serve to transform the confidence and capability of leaders in having better more connected conversations. Mag is a former web developer turned coach who delivers personal, leadership, and executive coaching independently as well as being Head of Delivery and Tutor at Better Conversations. I was blessed enough to go through the 12 week Leaders Who Coach programme and was blown away by the transformative effect it had on my ability to connect with myself and others, which has really opened the door to richer conversations and relationships in all aspects of my life.I knew straight away that I wanted to have a deeper conversation with both Mag and Sehaam to understand what led them to coaching and what is driving their shared mission to improve the quality of conversations that leaders are able to hold, and build a coaching culture which ultimately facilitates growth in others.As ever, I really enjoyed this conversation and I hope that you do to✌🏻&❤️Guest Bio:Sehaam CyreneSehaam Cyrene PCC (She/Her) is Founder of Better Conversations, a certified Executive Coach, and creator of 5 Star Rated CPD Certified online course, Leaders Who Coach™ described by leaders as “transformational” “game-changing” and “rich”. She partners with senior leaders as a strategic thinking partner, designs and leads people and culture programmes for scale-ups, and broadcasts weekly and live on key leadership challenges.Contact Sehaam:Email: sehaam@betterconversations.coSehaam Cyrene PCC | LinkedInBetter Conversations, WebsiteMag LeahyMag Leahy ACC is a Personal, Leadership & Executive Coach and Head Of Delivery at Better Conversations partnering with wonderful leaders to create a leadership revolution. Previous to the pandemic was a technologist for 20 years even though her complexion is vibrantly youthful. Mag loves dogs and will not say no to a chin lick even though she knows the risks. She hails from the green isle. Values: Connection, Equity and Humility.Contact Mag:Email: mag@betterconversations.coMag Leahy ACC 🖤 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ | LinkedInBetter Conversations, WebsiteContact Luke:Email: luke@sapienx.co.ukLuke O'Mahoney | LinkedInSapienˣ, Website🎵Music Credit: Anton Vlasov from Pixabay🎵If you like the podcast, you may want to sign up to the PX Espresso Newsletter ☕ the weekly newsletter for People people who think like Product people.Music by Rockot from Pixabay

Send us a textToday I am joined by, Gustavo Razzetti.Gustavo is the founder of Fearless Culture and four time author, his latest book is the brilliant, Remote Not Distant - a roadmap to build a strong culture for remote and hybrid teams Having spent 25 years helping organizations build purpose-driven brands and teams, Gustavo realized that most companies don’t lack ideas, resources, or talent but a conducive cultureHe founded Fearless Culture to solve that problem, and to help organizations become purpose-driven, agile, and innovative.As ever, I really enjoyed this conversation and I hope that you do to.Enjoy!✌🏻&❤️Guest Bio:Gustavo is passionate about helping teams do the best work of their lives. He is a sought-after speaker, culture consultant, and author of four books. After 25 years of helping organizations build purpose-driven brands and teams, Gustavo realized that most companies don’t lack ideas, resources, or talent but a conducive culture. He created Fearless Culture to help organizations become purpose-driven, agile, and innovative. Razzetti is also the creator of the Culture Design Canvas, a culture mapping tool used by consultants, coaches, and organizations worldwide.Gustavo’s work has been featured in Psychology Today, The New York Times, Forbes, BBC, and many other publications. Throughout his career, he has advised companies in multiple business sectors, including GM, Continental, Coca-Cola, Mars, and Comcast.He is the author of four books, including  Remote, Not Distant – a roadmap to build a strong culture for remote and hybrid teams.Razzetti has built a career at the intersection of marketing, innovation, and leadership.  He participated in the by-invitation-only Change Leadership Program at Stanford University.An avid road cyclist, Gustavo lives in Chicago with his wife Moira and sons Tristan and Fausto. Free chapter of Remote, Not DistantGet your copy of “Remote, Not Distant”Contact Gustavo:Email: gustavo@fearlessculture.designGustavo Razzetti | LinkedInIf you like the podcast, you may want to sign up to the PX Espresso Newsletter ☕ the weekly newsletter for People people who think like Product people.Music by Rockot from Pixabay

Send us a textToday I am joined by Gary Cookson - an expert in workplace performance and a prominent thought leader in HR and organisational design.Once again we had a great conversation, exploring Gary's most significant life and work experiences which have shaped the person he is today, and of course, informed the work he aligns himself too in building thriving organisations.We also dove into Gary's book, HR for Hybrid Working, which is excellent! I learned many things in this conversation that I will carry forward into my own work and I also had some of my understanding of what hybrid working is and should be challenged, in a really positive way.As ever, I really enjoyed this conversation and I hope that you do to.Enjoy!✌🏻&❤️Guest Bio:Gary is a father of four and a husband of one, and runs a successful business in his spare time. He’s an expert in workplace performance, with extensive experience leading and directing HR, OD and L&D functions across all sectors. His clients like working with him as he is authentic, honest, knowledgeable, communicative and people focused, with a broad and deep range of skills and experience – and a glance at his prolific social media output will verify this.Gary is a leading expert in the design and delivery of online / virtual training programmes, as well as an inspiring and entertaining keynote speaker and trainer on a range of leadership and HR issues. He was recognised in HR Most Influential: Movers and Shakers 2019, and is an HRD Connect Thought Leader.His book, HR for Hybrid Working, was in June 2022 by Kogan Page.Contact Gary:Email: gary.cookson@epichr.co.ukGary Cookson | LinkedInEpic HR, WebsiteContact Luke:Email: luke@sapienx.co.ukLuke O'Mahoney | LinkedInSapienˣ, Website🎵Music Credit: Anton Vlasov from Pixabay🎵If you like the podcast, you may want to sign up to the PX Espresso Newsletter ☕ the weekly newsletter for People people who think like Product people.Music by Rockot from Pixabay

Send us a textGuest bio:Stefaan van Hooydonk is founder of the Global Curiosity Institute and author of the bestselling book: The Workplace Curiosity Manifesto. After working initially in investment consulting and setting up executive education at the China Europe International Business School (CEIBS) in China, Van Hooydonk held executive roles as Chief Learning Officer in fortune 200 companies (Nokia, Royal Philips, Cognizant, Saudi Aramco, Agfa, Flipkart). He has lived and worked in Belgium, France, Hong Kong, China, Finland, The Netherlands, India, Saudi Arabia, and the United Kingdom. His last role was that of Chief Learning Officer for Cognizant, where he oversaw learning and development for over 300k associates across the globe. Stefaan van Hooydonk researches the topic of workplace curiosity in companies. He believes that curious individuals need curious environments to thrive and that especially in times of turmoil individuals and companies need to embrace intentional curiosity. With the help of a number of diagnostics he designed, he creates insights on what drives and what enables (or prevents) individuals and organisations to show up curiously. He consults global corporations and leadership teams towards building a stronger curiosity muscle. He is a regular speaker around the world on the power of curiosity to benefit professionals, leaders, teams, and organizations.Enjoy!✌🏻&❤️Contact Luke:Email: luke@sapienx.co.ukLuke O'Mahoney | LinkedInSapienˣ, WebsiteContact Stefaan:Email: stefaan@globalcuriosityinstitute.comStefaan van Hooydonk | LinkedInGlobal Curiosity Institute, Website🎵Music Credit: Anton Vlasov from Pixabay🎵If you like the podcast, you may want to sign up to the PX Espresso Newsletter ☕ the weekly newsletter for People people who think like Product people.Music by Rockot from Pixabay

Send us a textThis week I had the absolute privilege to be joined by, Perry Timms,  who has recently been named HR's Most Influential Thinker for 2022  by HR Magazine (full list).This was a wonderful conversation with a truly inspirational human being. Amongst other things, we discussed the 4-day work week, decentralised and self managed organisations, and of course how to create environments and cultures where people thrive.I have known Perry personally for close to 8 years but in this conversation I got to know Perry in a much more meaningful and connected way as we explored his formative experiences that have gone on to shape the person he has gone on to become and plant seeds for the transformational work Perry does today.I know so many people will take something from this conversation as I did, it is a pleasure to share it with you.Enjoy!✌🏻&❤️Contact Luke:Email: luke@sapienx.co.ukLuke O'Mahoney | LinkedInSapienˣ, WebsiteContact Perry:Email: perry@pthr.co.ukPerry Timms | LinkedInPTHR, WebsiteBio:Perry Timms is the founder and Chief Energy Officer of PTHR - a growing consultancy, with the mission to create better business for a better world. PTHR is in its 10th year of operating, is a Certified BCorporation, a Gold-Standard 4-day Working Week organisation, an accredited Living Wage employer and a Climate-Positive enterprise.Perry is a proud Chartered member of the CIPD and is a 5x member of HR Magazine’s HR Most Influential list making the top 10 in 2018, 2019 & 2021 and ranked Number 1 Most Influential Thinker in HR for 2022.He is an international and 2x TEDx speaker and award-winning writer on the future of work, HR & learning. He is a recently certified Semco Style Institute Expert in Self-Managed systems of work.His 2017 book Transformational HR was named one of the Top 100 Business Strategy books of all time and published as a second edition in July 2021. His second book - The Energized Workplace - was published in August 2020 and was shortlisted for the UK Business Book of the Year 2021🎵Music Credit: Anton Vlasov from Pixabay🎵If you like the podcast, you may want to sign up to the PX Espresso Newsletter ☕ the weekly newsletter for People people who think like Product people.Music by Rockot from Pixabay