The People Managing People podcast, hosted by David Rice, aims to inspire people leaders, managers, and HR professionals as they build the workplace of the future and develop the talent it needs to thrive. Our guests are innovators and thought leaders exploring topics ranging from technology to performance management, workplace culture and employee experience.
Is there such a thing as balancing people and profits? As leaders, do we prioritize one over the other or do we strive to keep this in check? Tim Reitsma and Simon Bray—President at REW—discuss how Simon focuses his time on progress, people and profits and how this intentional way of leadership drives trust and impact. Support the show
What is a culture of belonging? And, what is its benefit? Tim Reitsma and Amy Spurling—Founder and CEO at Compt—take a deep dive into how to create a culture belonging. Support the show
Have you heard the term psychological safety? What can you do to build a psychologically safe environment? Tim Reitsma and Sarah Wirth—President of EcSell Institute and Amazon best-selling author—talk about her research on how to create a psychologically safe environment and the four behaviors necessary to create and foster psychological safety. Support the show
How is your company's internal communication? Communication is part of the foundation of any organization and yet we often get it wrong. Tim Reitsma and Lizabeth Wesely-Casella, Founder & CEO of L-12 Services, discuss why communication is important and how you can level up your communication game through interviewing, surveying and documenting. Support the show
Have you ever told an employee "good job!" without explaining why? Well, this is an example of how not to give recognition! Tim Reitsma and Tom Short, Founder and CCO at Kudos—a leading employee recognition and engagement platform—dive into how to recognize people’s work the right way. Support the show
Has your organization successfully figured out the world of asynchronous work? Learn from David Hanrahan, former CHRO at Eventbrite, how to implement asynchronous work in your organization and the three ways you can embrace the future of work. Support the show
What does it mean to be genuinely kind? Tim Reitsma and Thomas Giles, Founder and Managing Director at TG Consultancy, walk through the four conditions that enable genuine kindness. Support the show
In this episode, Tim is joined by Nolan Hout, the Vice President of Marketing at Unlock OKR. Listen as they walk us through the real intent of OKRs. And no, they're not just something that we use to plan out our task lists. They're meant to provide us purpose, direction, performance, and accountability. Support the show
In this episode, Tim is joined by Debra Corey, a highly experienced and award-winning HR leader, consultant, world-class speaker, and four time bestselling author. Listen as they dive into the topic of employee engagement. Support the show
In this episode, Tim is joined by Andy Alsop, President of The Receptionist—the company behind the original iPad-based visitor management system. Listen as they dive into the topic of employee supremacy, why it matters, and how to implement change by identifying your business’s purpose, values and operating system. Support the show
In this episode, Tim is joined by Iain Montgomery, Founder of Now or Never Ventures—an innovation studio for new ventures. Listen as they unpack the idea of preparing rather than repairing when it comes to leading teams, customer insights, and workplace culture. Support the show
In this episode, Tim is joined by Jason Yee, CEO at GrantMe. Listen as they talk about Jason's transition from pro hockey to tech and how his ability to be vulnerable has helped him build not only an amazing company but gave him the tools he needed to build self-awareness. Support the show
In this episode, Tim is joined by Bev Attfield, Partner at Within People. Listen as they talk about how to unlearn leadership and how to lead in today’s new way of working. Support the show
In this episode, Tim is joined by Brendon Baker, Managing Director at Valuable Change Co. Listen as they dive deep into an idea called the momentum path that enables you to diagnose the current momentum level of each member of your team. Support the show
In this episode, Tim is joined by Megan Warren, an Executive Leadership Coach specializing in emotional resilience and self-leadership. Listen as they dive deep into the topics of self-leadership, becoming a daring leader, and how to stop leading from a place of fear and start leading from a place of love. Support the show
Tim is joined by Ian Mills, CEO and Founding Director of Transform Performance International—a global advisory firm offering solutions to clients' business performance challenges. Listen to learn more about the beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors linked to being a top performer and influential leader. Support the show
Tim is joined by Sam Chang, Founder of VTMEMBER—a virtual talent company that he scaled from $0-65k in monthly recurring revenue in 6 months. He is a serial entrepreneur who started his journey as a door-to-door meat salesman in college, and has since helped scale companies of all industry types and sizes. Listen to learn more about Sam’s philosophy around leading and scaling, and how this can be accomplished through strategic training and by creating a sense of ownership, connectivity, and comm...
Tim is joined by Anthony Clay, CEO of Indi, a SaaS platform that helps organizations democratize internal opportunities and networking. He also co-founded and led Microsoft’s fastest-growing Employee Resource Group, BlackLight, helping increase the tenures of Black marketers at Microsoft. Listen to learn more about the true meaning of DEI, how to measure it, and how to build a diverse organization. Support the show
Tim Reitsma is joined by Ruth Penfold, Founder of Pancakes and Peacocks —a people and culture organization that partners with startups and corporations to help create space for leaders and teams to thrive. Ruth has spent the past two decades building and rebuilding teams with organizations including Shazam, Onfido, and bp Launchpad. Listen to learn how the way we work isn't working, how we can build something better, and to learn Ruth’s golden rules for innovation leadership. Support the show...
In this episode, Tim is joined by Manuj Aggarwal, Founder of TetraNoodle—a boutique big data and AI consulting company based in Canada. TetraNoodle helps companies of all sizes unlock the power of data and provide compelling technology solutions. Tune in to the full episode to learn how to grow your business quickly in a sustainable way using Manuj’s winning formula. Support the show
Interview with influential HR professional and consultant, Jenn Oswald. Contains valuable insights into building company culture, growing remote teams and leadership. Support the show
Tim Reitsma is joined by Berta Aldrich, Author of Winning the Talent Shift: Three Steps to Unleashing the New High-Performance Workplace. She is a highly sought-after expert and speaker on the topics of leadership, high-performance, diversity, and transformational change. Berta shares her insights on the danger of imposter leaders, the threat of career derailment to high performers, and the exodus of female employees in the workplace. Listen to learn the one thing that will derail your career if...
In this episode, Tim is joined by Melanie Pump, CFO of Brane Inc. and author of DETOX: Managing Insecurity In The Workplace. Melanie’s unique journey to the C-Suite is like few others—starting her career without a high school diploma to becoming an accomplished financial executive and business leader. Along the way, she’s faced her fair share of workplace insecurities and toxic work environments. But, through these experiences, she has learned to overcome them and increase her own sense of secur...
Interview with influential HR professional and career coach, Karen Weeks. Contains valuable insights into employee engagement, growing leaders, remote working and using employee feedback. Support the show
Tim Reitsma is joined by Marcus Buckingham — Head of Research, People + Performance at ADP Research Institute. He is a global researcher and New York Times bestselling author focused on unlocking strengths, increasing performance, and pioneering the future of how people work. Listen to learn how to maximize the power of HR through the lens of the employee experience. Support the show
Interview with influential HR professional Sarah-Jayne Lehtinen. Contains valuable insights into training and development, employee experience design, and using data. Support the show
Interview with influential HR professional and consultant, Anthony Clay. Contains valuable insights into hybrid working, diversity and inclusion, employee feedback and HR trends. Support the show
Rishon Blumberg, co-founder of a tech talent agency that's skyrocketed to the forefront of the industry, sheds light on how to find and cultivate high performing individuals and teams. Support the show
Tim chats with Katie Zink about diversity, equity, and inclusion, as well as getting buy-in and supporting employees in leading initiatives. New episode here! Support the show
Tim chats with Ben Hoffman, CEO of cityHUNT, about connected virtual teams, the importance of empathy, and considering team member needs. Listen here! Support the show
