Engage for Success

Guest: Maria Paviour, MD, Maria Paviour Company Ltd With so much uncertainty in the world, pressure on people performance is higher than ever. At the same time, organisations are under increasing scrutiny to fulfil their duty of care for wellbeing, while economic performance remains under strain. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has made it clear that its guidelines for managing workplace stress are not optional, with recent investigations and findings against high-profile organisations. In this conversation, Maria Paviour explores the evidence showing that we are focusing too far downstream—trying to pull people out of the ‘river’—rather than addressing the upstream causes. Too often, organisations rely on sticking plasters rather than real solutions. In her latest book, The Cultural Imperative, Maria draws on over 50 years of evidence to show what truly drives performance, wellbeing, and financial success. She introduces the three layers of culture, challenges the idea that culture is intangible or ‘fluffy’, and brings the discussion back to what really matters: emotional engagement and commitment as the foundation of secure, high-performing organisations. At the heart of this is Human Capital Intelligence (HCI)—and, as the HSE’s own findings suggest, it is the absence of HCI that remains the critical gap in enabling organisations to deliver. Join us as we discuss what truly drives performance, wellbeing, and financial success. Host: Jo Moffatt

Guest: Sharon Grossman- psychologist, TEDx speaker, and expert in behavior change and workplace culture. Dr. Sharon Grossman has spent years helping burned-out executives recover in 90 days, only to watch their environments wipe out the progress. She moved upstream, working with leaders to fix the systems that quietly fuel turnover and burnout. With 32% of employees quitting due to toxic culture, the stakes couldn’t be higher. Sharon teaches leaders how to use simple daily habits that cut turnover by 20 percent or more, protect millions in replacement costs, and create a culture where people stay because they want to. Most companies treat culture like a New Year’s resolution. They invest big once a year in training events, leadership retreats, or engagement programs, then wonder why nothing sticks. The problem isn’t the content; it’s the approach. Research shows people forget 70% of new information within 24 hours without reinforcement, yet we keep spending millions on one-time events instead of daily practices. In this episode, she’ll share why the “daily deposit” approach, investing just 15 minutes every day in five simple habits, produces exponentially better results than annual investments. She’ll discuss how frontline leaders (who account for 70% of employee engagement) can systematically create belonging, achievement, and relevance through structured Daily Dialogues, why “preaching not teaching” is the key to behavioral change, and how one hospital reduced turnover from 49% to 8% in two years without changing pay or benefits. Join us as we discuss why the daily deposit produces better results. Host: TBC