Squash the Sunday Scaries: Mary Baird on Fixing Work Culture and Employee Experience

Join us as we sit down with Mary Baird, author of "Squash the Sunday Scaries," to unpack what’s broken at work and how to genuinely improve the employee experience. This episode is packed with actionable insights for HR leaders, people managers, and anyone tired of ping-pong table fixes. Why "work is broken" and how trust issues drive disengagement Old Guard vs. New Guard HR: why your people matter more than policies The true value of employee listening (and which survey questions to actually ask) Simple, practical approaches for having hard conversations and building trust Eight strategic levers to improve employee experience spoiler: compensation isn’t one of them Connect with us here: https://www.thesimplifiers.com/book https://mathewblades.com/