In this episode of The Modern Employer podcast we are unpacking the taboo subject of menstruation at work and how it impacts and enables performance of people who menstruate.

We touch on the ways the employer can build an environment where they thrive as well as their allies. This episode bring in a Woman's Health Mentor Carmen Amador Barreiro, who uses a unique perspective to shift the stigma and enable you to be a better organisation when it comes to accommodating and empowering your employees.

In this episode, we will explore what it feels like to be a female people leader and how hard it can sometimes be to navigate our career development and growth in a male-dominated senior leadership world.

We are here on this journey, we have the space to be here - we already made it so! and we have the right to be ourselves and bring the value we have inside of us to the world!

Today, you will be hosted by me, I am Olya Yakzhina and the Head of People at Switchee, and to unpack this wonderful sentiment with me is Ruth Penfold-Brown the coach and mentor and founder of Bloom! And Natasha Norman, from m3ter (said meter)

With Adam Horne from Open Org and with Thomas Forstner from Juro, Olya Yakzhina is discussing the ins and outs of transparent culture as a concept and as a potential project for a progressive People leader to embark on.

Tune into this episode to learn more about:

- The Business Case for Transparency and how to built one

- Using Open Org as your independent accreditor and all they ask you to comply with - how on earth to get this done?

- What outcome do you get internally and externally for having been accredited

Enjoy!

Culture as a Product

In this episode, we are chatting with the Founder of Sapien, Luke O'Mahoney.

Who is this for: People-people who wish to approach employee experience as a product and learn product engineering ways so they can adopt it. How do you even talk about agile ways of working without sounding like you are out of your depths?

Cancer at Work... A difficult topic. How do People teams support employees when they approach them after a diagnosis? Karthika Biju MSc, MCIPD has been brave and compassionate to share her personal story with cancer. This episode comes almost 8 months after our last and I am sure you can deduce the reason for that from the title of this episode. The episode will be useful for: - Employees who are dealing with cancer - People professionals who need to support employees with cancer Karthika is offering your insights and personal experience from both perspectives...and I (Olya Yakzhina) am just humbled to be the one asking her to open up about it on this episode. Disclaimer: Every journey is different. This episode covers some sensitive content surrounding cancer. Please listen with open ears and hearts. We realise the comments may come flooding in but be kind and mindful.

One of our favourite topics discussed with an awesome and knowledgeable guest Jack Villiers, the Founder & CEO of KULA! This episode will bring the most value to People-people and organisations who are going through a period of growth in their companies or planning for scale and scope. We will discuss how to stay driven as an organisation in a world of building processes and structure. How to create an inspiring workplace and ensure we have the right people on board with us as we grow. As always this podcast is hosted by Olya Yakzhina & Karthika Biju MSc, MCIPD, the People - people :)

The Modern Employer is back from a much-needed rest! We missed you so much and decided that the first podcast should focus on something incredibly current, practical and necessary - Salary Benchmarking! In our newest episode "Salary Benchmarking Made Easy" we will talk about: - Why salary benchmarking is important and at what stage it becomes more relevant? - What to watch out for when conducting salary benchmarking? - Practical tips and advice that you can implement tomorrow. Cozy and friendly chat with Olya Yakzhina & Karthika Biju MSc, MCIPD

MOBILISING TEAMS & EFFECTIVE PROCESSES? Gee, those are some big words right there. Let's unpack them with our wonderful guest Ghilaine Chan as we jump into the world of young startups that scale! If you are a leader who is trying to make processes that people will actually follow while maintaining your values and beliefs - jump on this podcast and get some valuable and actionable advice for where to start and what to consider! As always this podcast is hosted by Olya Yakzhina & Karthika Biju MSc, MCIPD, the People - people :) *Find The Modern Employer #wildcards podcast is now on: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Overcast, Castro and Soundcloud. Download and listen later.