About the podcast

‘It’s time to stop fracking human resources’, said a frustrated Dr Denise Quinlan in late 2023. Tired of the burnout and lack of hope all around, she set out to find the workplaces #makingworkbetter for their people AND succeeding in business.

This podcast shares the stories of these organisations, spanning sectors, size and ownership structure. Learn more about the five keys to progress Denise found:

•  Driving workplace transformation with listening, transparency, and co-design 
•  Building a culture of care and support 
•  Finding new ways of working for a future-fit workplace 
•  Fostering purpose and belonging to enhance wellbeing and engagement 
• Growing future-fit leadership with empowerment, connection & collaboration. 

 In this and every episode of the Making Work Better podcast, you’ll hear practical strategies and ideas you can put into action – tried and tested in workplaces where you’d like to work.  

Download your free copy of the Making Work Better Report here.

Making Work Better – 01 – The organisations that are Making Work Better

In this Making Work Better series overview, Denise Quinlan, interviewed by Ruth Christie, Leadership and Personal Development Coach, shares why we need to make work better. She says ‘it’s time to stop fracking human resources’, and that we need to make sure work is humanly sustainable. She identified 5 key strategies in her research that define the organisations that are winning for their people and their business. In this and every episode, you’ll get practical strategies and ideas you can put into action – knowing they’re tried and tested by successful workplaces. Denise lifts the lid on the secrets of future-fit leadership gleaned from inspiring leaders across a range of workplaces who are making a difference for their people.

Thanks to leadership coach @Ruth Christie for asking the questions in this episode!