Engage for Success

Engage for Success
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We are a growing, dynamic, voluntary movement promoting employee engagement as a better way to work that benefits individual employees, teams and whole organisations.

  1. 1d ago

    Radio Show #652 The Results from our 2026 Engagement Survey

    Special Guests: Sarah Pass and James Court-Smith, EFS Advisory Board Members The 2026 Engage for Success (EFS) Annual Survey is built around one central message: productivity starts with people, and people perform best when they are engaged. Strong performance does not come from investment, systems, or technology alone. It depends on whether people are trusted, supported, listened to, and equipped to contribute their skills, judgment, and ideas effectively. Dr Sarah Pass is Senior Research Manager at CIPD. She is a member of the Engage for Success Advisory Board, sits on the steering group, chairs the East Midlands Area Network, the Line Managers TAG, the Engagement Champion TAG, and co-project lead for the EFS annual survey. James Court-Smith leads Stillae Ltd – helping companies make sense of the data they collect, and put it to profitable use, across multiple industries in Europe. He chairs the Engage for Success Steering Group and is a member of the Advisory Board. James is the co-project lead for the EFS annual survey and is a Visting Fellow at Nottingham Business School. Join us as we discuss the Engage for Success Annual Survey results 2026. Host: Jo Dodds

    Radio Show #652 The Results from our 2026 Engagement Survey

  2. Aug 12

    Radio Show #651 – Building a People Strategy on the Engage for Success Model Seven Years On

    Guest: Fiona Stephens – Director of People and Culture, Migrant Help Fiona Stephens is a senior people and culture leader with more than 35 years’ experience across the public sector, NHS and not-for-profit organisations. She is Director of People and Culture at Migrant Help, an advisory charity for people affected by displacement and exploitation, where she has built the people and culture function from the ground up. She has previously brought HR leadership to the civil service, the NHS and the British Council, with deep expertise in change management and organisational development. She holds an MBA, is a chartered fellow of the CIPD, and has a postgraduate qualification in coaching and positive psychology. She was named on HR Magazine’s Most Influential list for 2026. Seven years after building her people strategy on the Engage for Success model, Fiona reflects on what it takes to keep that approach alive inside a charity — working with budgetary constraints, emotionally demanding frontline work, and constantly shifting demand. Join us as we discuss what happens when you build a people strategy using the Engage for Success Four Enablers, seven years in. Host: Andy Goram

    Radio Show #651 – Building a People Strategy on the Engage for Success Model Seven Years On

  3. Aug 5

    Radio Show #650 – Aligning Organisational Mission with Employees’ Life Purpose

    Guest: Emerson Resende – Founder, Zeno Life Plan | Former UN Climate Finance Leader Emerson Resende is the founder of Zeno Life Plan, a structured framework that helps organisations align business mission with employees’ life purpose. His work focuses on helping teams build clarity, engagement and long term meaning at work through practical life planning tools that translate personal purpose into professional performance. Emerson has applied this approach with organisations including the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank and several UN system agencies, supporting leaders and teams in strengthening engagement, reducing burnout and improving retention. Before founding Zeno Life Plan, Emerson spent 15 years working internationally on climate policy and finance across the United Nations system, living and working in over ten countries. His work today sits at the intersection of employee engagement, personal development and organisational culture. Join us as we discuss how institutions perform best when people understand not only what they do, but why they do it. Host: TBC

    Radio Show #650 – Aligning Organisational Mission with Employees’ Life Purpose

  4. Jul 28

    Radio Show #649 The difference between organisational purpose and personal meaning

    Guest: Angela Rixon, CEO of The Centre for Meaningful Work and author of Meaning Over Purpose: Despite decades of focus on employee engagement, global engagement levels remain stubbornly low. Many organisations have invested heavily in purpose statements and values frameworks — yet employees increasingly report feeling disconnected from their day-to-day work. Angela Rixon is CEO of The Centre for Meaningful Work and author of Meaning Over Purpose: The CEO’s Strategic Blueprint for Growth and Lasting Engagement. With over 25 years’ experience in HR, leadership, organisational transformation and consulting across financial services, technology and professional services, Angela combines executive insight with research in applied positive psychology to help organisations embed meaningful work at scale. Her work focuses on closing the Purpose-to-Meaning Gap, enabling leaders to drive performance, retention and resilience by designing cultures where people don’t just understand the mission, but feel it in their daily work. Join us as we discuss the Purpose-to-Meaning Gap – the disconnect between what organisations say and what employees actually experience. Host: Andy Goram

    Radio Show #649 The difference between organisational purpose and personal meaning

  5. Jul 21

    Radio Show #648 Changing Culture in Traditional Manufacturing Business

    Guest: Chris Houston: Managing Director of Tadweld Chris Houston is the Managing Director of the steel fabrication business, Tadweld, which he joined in 2022. Prior to this, Chris held a number of senior positions in the Aerospace & Defence industry, including Managing Director of a private equity backed distribution business in the US. He began his career at Rolls-Royce, where he developed a lean manufacturing, people centred and quality focused mindset. In this podcast we’ll be exploring how Chris joined a traditional manufacturing business that had been trading for over 40 years and set about changing its culture. We’ll be covering topics like line manager development, employee engagement, and bringing company values to life. Join us as we discuss what ‘engaging for success’ means to him and his business. Host: Jo Moffatt

    Radio Show #648 Changing Culture in Traditional Manufacturing Business

  6. Jul 15

    Radio Show #647 Line Managers in SMEs Time to Lead, Time to Succeed

    Guest: Michelle Mook: Founder and Managing Director of Pro-Development (UK) Limited With over 30 years of experience of improving performance through people strategy, training, coaching and team/leadership development, Michelle founded Pro-Development in 2011 to help the growth of businesses in and around Yorkshire and the Humber. Michelle has built up a strong reputation and grown the business over the years and Pro-Development now have a team of talented people who help many local businesses to retain their talent, engage and develop their people, leaders and teams along with improving morale, motivation and culture within the business. Having worked with businesses across our region for 15 years, Michelle speaks at numerous events across the region helping to share learning, insights and tips to help with the growth and profitability of businesses. Winning awards from “Trainer of the Year” Gold Award in 2006 with the LPI to York Press Business Personality of the Year in 2018 and Small Business of the Year in 2022, Michelle always inspires people with her energy and enthusiasm and ability to speak to people in a way that connects with them at every level. Michelle undertakes a range of voluntary roles to support businesses in the region. She has been involved with Engage for Success for over a decade and is the Area Network Ambassador Engage for Success Yorkshire and the Humber to help raise awareness of the impact of employee engagement on our local economy. Having worked with SMEs for 15 years, Michelle understands the specific challenges the sector faces and why engagement can feel hard to prioritise when you’re focused on delivery, growth and firefighting. As an SME business owner, she will share how she focuses on the four enablers of engagement in her own team, what that looks like in practice, and the impact it has on performance, retention and culture. The conversation will cover simple, realistic actions that help line managers create clarity, build trust, coach effectively, and treat people as individuals – without adding unnecessary process. Join us as we discuss how she focuses on the four enablers of engagement in her own team, what that looks like in practice, and the impact it has on performance, retention and culture. Host: Jo Moffatt

    Radio Show #647 Line Managers in SMEs Time to Lead, Time to Succeed

  7. Jul 9

    Radio Show #646 Lead Like The Boss The Bruce Springsteen Framework to Elevating Your Leadership

    Guest: Andy Freed- Chairman, Virtual Inc. Andy Freed is Chairman of Virtual, Inc., a strategic consulting, marketing, and professional services firm that supports mission-driven organizations facing multi-dimensional challenges in technology, healthcare, financial services, and life sciences. These include membership groups that unite some of the world’s largest brands — like Microsoft, Meta, and Google — to collaborate on shared industry goals. Virtual has been recognized as a best place to work, guided by integrity, collaboration, and client-first values. With more than 30 years of experience leading organizations through growth and transformation, Andy knows that the best leaders succeed through clear, compelling communication. He has a rare gift for crafting stories and messages that resonate deeply, sparking action, inspiring alignment, and elevating performance — whether he’s uniting global coalitions, coaching CEOs, or building high-performing teams. 2 Andy is even more fanatical about communicating to inspire than he is about Bruce Springsteen (and that’s saying a lot) — it’s his life’s work. From keynote performances to small-group strategy sessions, he brings energy, clarity, and intention to every interaction. Andy’s passion for leadership communication shines through not only in his professional work but also extends to his deep commitment to community engagement. He chairs the boards of MelroseWakefieldHealthcare and Friends of Harvard Water Polo and serves on the boards of Tufts Medicine, Harvard Club of Boston and the Sustainable Media Center. He’s also a former Chair of the Harvard Varsity Club and served on the board of the Massachusetts Hospital Association. Join us as we discuss how to succeed through clear, compelling communication. Host: TBC

    Radio Show #646 Lead Like The Boss The Bruce Springsteen Framework to Elevating Your Leadership

  8. Jul 1

    Radio Show #645 Using Communication Intelligence tools and tactics to Collaborate better

    Guest: Alessandra Lemanska- Keynote Speaker | CQ Leadership Method Author Alessandra supports tech leaders, helping to lead their teams out of the low-engagement zone using her proprietary CQ Leadership Method, which leverages the Process Communication Model®️ (PCM). She supports people at the individual and team levels, uncovering the sources of low engagement and motivation in tech, by thinking holistically about people and the business. This allows her to build intuitive strategies and tactics tailored to the specific context, culture, and needs to maximize people’s potential and achieve targeted business results. She believes that effective communication and using technology mindfully are key to effective and healthy teams, without burnout. Alessandra will talk about Communication Intelligence (CQ) as a new set of skills that are used by leaders and team members to move their engagement into the next level. She’ll describe what it is and how we can start working with the tools and tactics to collaborate better, get less frustrated with others, and as a consequence: Waste way less time on misunderstandings, conflicts, and pointless discussions. Join us as we discuss communication intelligence to improve engagement Host: TBC

    Radio Show #645 Using Communication Intelligence tools and tactics to Collaborate better
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We are a growing, dynamic, voluntary movement promoting employee engagement as a better way to work that benefits individual employees, teams and whole organisations.

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  • Creator
    Engage for Success
  • Years Active
    2013 - 2026
  • Episodes
    122
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