The OpenBlend Podcast
At OpenBlend, we're on a mission to enable managers to better look after their people. Traditional performance management is broken and work-life balance is an out of date concept, today, employees are motivated by their work-life Blend: a mix of personal and professional drivers that enable them to achieve all their goals in life. We've launched this podcast to share real stories that bring this to life. OpenBlend Founder & CEO Anna Rasmussen interviews a variety of senior HR and people leaders, delving deep into their stories, what drives their approach to people performance; unearthing how they deal with their own unique challenges within their respective industries and work with OpenBlend to unlock the performance of their people. Each of these leaders shares how they think about the ‘whole person’ and have dealt with the impact of isolation on their colleagues. They’ve put the need for effective remote management at the forefront and ensured open and honest coaching-led conversations are at the heart of every manager/employee relationship. The distance brought about by Covid19 to our working relationships has made the need for effective people-centred performance management more important than ever. We hope you are inspired by these stories of breakthrough people leadership.
Episodes
11 episodes
Episode 6: Conversations That Matter - Anna Wildman, Oil In The Engine
Welcome back to our Conversations that Matter podcast series. Throughout this series, you'll hear the opinions and experiences of individuals who deeply believe in the power of conversation. Each episode will be unique, some stories are persona...
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23:35
Episode 5: Conversations That Matter - Aaron Alburey, LACE Partners
Welcome back to another episode of our Conversations that Matter podcast. Throughout this series, you'll hear the opinions and experiences of individuals who deeply believe in the power of conversation.We are excited to welcome our next ...
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Episode 5
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38:10
Episode 4: Conversations That Matter - Phil Donnelly, Travelport
Welcome back to our Conversations that Matter podcast series. Throughout this series, you'll hear the opinions and experiences of individuals who deeply believe in the power of conversation. Each episode will be unique, some stories are persona...
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Episode 4
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43:59
Episode 3: Conversations That Matter - Elizabeth Cowper, We Are Ludo
Welcome back to our Conversations that matter podcast series. This week, we're joined by Elizabeth Cowper, Founder and CEO of We Are Ludo. For our next episode, OpenBlend's Founder and CEO, Anna Rasmussen, sat down with Elizabeth to discuss how...
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Episode 3
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25:02
Episode 2: Conversations That Matter - Alex Mecklenburg, Truth&Spectacle
Welcome back to the OpenBlend podcast, and our new series, Conversations that Matter. As part of this series, OpenBlend CEO and Founder Anna Rasmussen will sit down with individuals who deeply believe, like us, in the power of conv...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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19:39
Episode 1: Conversations that Matter - Claire Decarteret, Gallup
Welcome to the OpenBlend podcast, and our new series, Conversations that Matter. As we kick season 2 of our podcast off, we wanted to reflect and celebrate the power of great conversations. As part of this new series, OpenBlend CEO...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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46:52
Episode 4 - An interview with Sarah Mason, Chief People Officer at Foxtons on diversity, inclusion and maintaining a close-knit company culture
Chief People Officer, Sarah Mason FCIPD discusses the importance of diversity and inclusion at Foxtons and how they've been using digital and performance management platforms to keep their D&I communities and hybrid teams connected and main...
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Episode 4
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28:17
Episode 3 - Interview with Sereena Abbassi, Equity, Inclusion and Diversity Consultant on taking activism into the corporate space
Equity, Inclusion and Diversity Consultant Sereena Abbassi explains the difference between equity and equality, experiences in discrimination in race and class and how she uses OpenBlend to bridge cultural divides in the workplace.<...
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Episode 3
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33:48
Episode 2 - Interview with Chief People Officer Dave Parry on the powerful company culture at Gymshark
Chief People Officer Dave Parry explores what it takes to create a powerful company culture and create a dialogue on Race and Ethnicity in the workplace. Discussing Gymshark's BAME agenda, Dave explains how Gymshark has driven forward employee ...
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Episode 2
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29:44
Episode 1 - Interview with David Blackburn, Chief People Officer at the FSCS on remote people management
Chief People Officer David Blackburn discusses diversity and social purpose at the Financial Services Compensation Scheme and the impact of Covid19 on people management, company culture and employee engagement.
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Episode 1
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40:58
Introducing the OpenBlend Podcast
We're on a mission to bring to life people-centred performance management through human stories. In this series, our CEO & Founder Anna Rasmussen will be talking to inspiring Chief People Officers and HR leaders across a variety of differen...
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Episode 1
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