Welcome to a brand new episode of Voice Activated: Tuning Employee Insights At Work. Our host Sean Fitzpatrick, CEO of TalentMap, is joined by Veronique Robinson, Chief People Officer at IDX, to discuss how she launched a global baseline people survey to rebuild trust, surface regional realities, and reset leadership communication.

Welcome to a brand new episode of Voice Activated: Tuning Employee Insights At Work. Our host Sean Fitzpatrick, CEO of TalentMap, is joined by Ken Finneran about why intentional listening is the most underestimated leadership skill in an AI-accelerated world. Ken shares tactical frameworks, such as the 90-second rule, demonstrating how curiosity-driven leadership, people-centered AI transformation, and unlocking employee voice can enhance trust, performance, and organizational impact.

Welcome to a brand new episode of Voice Activated: Tuning Employee Insights At Work. Our host Sean Fitzpatrick, CEO of TalentMap, is joined by Joe Quinn, Chief Operating Officer at Covenant HR, to share transformative leadership and employee engagement through intentional listening practices, strategic retention initiatives, and the power of regular check-ins.

Welcome to a brand new episode of Voice Activated: Tuning Employee Insights At Work. Our host Sean Fitzpatrick, CEO of TalentMap, is joined by Christopher D. Lee, Managing Director at Storbeck Search, to discuss how leaders can build genuine listening cultures through structured, regular dialogue. You’ll learn how to implement the Performance Conversations Method for regular, structured check-ins, and use the Three Essential Questions framework to make employee discussions more productive.

Welcome to a brand new episode of Voice Activated: Tuning Employee Insights At Work. Our host Sean Fitzpatrick, CEO of TalentMap, is joined by Greg Waechter, Managing Partner at Super Simple HR, to unpack how to build scalable, human-centered HR practices that actually work, reduce administrative burden by 60%, and boost employee engagement by 40%.

Welcome to a brand new episode of Voice Activated: Tuning Employee Insights At Work. Our host Sean Fitzpatrick, CEO of TalentMap, is joined by Priyanki Amroliwala, Senior Manager of Talent Acquisition for 42 North Dental, to explore why culture matters more than perks in healthcare recruitment, how to effectively navigate rural hiring challenges, and the importance of slowing down the hiring process to ensure better long-term fits.

Welcome to a brand new episode of Voice Activated: Tuning Employee Insights At Work. Our host Sean Fitzpatrick is joined by Phillip Wilson, CEO of LRI Consulting and founder of Approachable Leadership, to explore why approachability is the true foundation of leadership. They dive into the three essential habits of approachable leaders, the transformative “Hero Assumption” mindset, and practical tools to prevent workplace conflict. Discover how closing the power gap between leaders and teams creates stronger relationships, a better culture, and lasting organizational success.

Welcome to a brand new episode of Voice Activated: Tuning Employee Insights At Work. Our host Sean Fitzpatrick, CEO of TalentMap, is joined by Greg Roche, founder of Retention Rewards and longtime Total Rewards leader, to explore why people leave long before they resign, why counteroffers rarely work, and how simple, intentional conversations across the organization can create the kind of culture people don’t want to leave.

Welcome to a brand new episode of Voice Activated: Tuning Employee Insights At Work. Our host Sean Fitzpatrick, CEO of TalentMap, is joined by Michael VanDervort, a seasoned labor relations strategist and trusted voice in the employee experience space, to discuss how organizations can build extraordinary workplaces through better employee relations, whether unionized or not.

Welcome to a brand new episode of Voice Activated: Tuning Employee Insights At Work. Our host Sean Fitzpatrick, CEO of TalentMap is joined by Michael Trevino, a Human Resources Manager for Parking Management Company (PMC), to discuss what really happens when you trade your uniform for a suit.

Welcome to a brand new episode of Voice Activated: Tuning Employee Insights At Work. Our host Sean Fitzpatrick, CEO of TalentMap is joined by Bruce Temkin, Chief Humanity Catalyst at Temkinsight and the host of the Humanity at Scale podcast, to discuss how organizations can create more meaningful employee experiences through better leadership practices and systematic listening.

Welcome to a brand new episode of Voice Activated: Tuning Employee Insights At Work. Our host Sean Fitzpatrick, CEO of TalentMap, goes solo to share a powerful leadership lesson from his early consulting days in the Alberta oil sands, revealing how this experience shaped his understanding of organizational listening and led to the founding of TalentMap.

Welcome to a brand new episode of Voice Activated: Tuning Employee Insights At Work. Our host Sean Fitzpatrick is joined by Marta Taylor, Manager of Strategic Initiatives at the City of Port Moody, to explore successful employee feedback programs in municipal organizations and how to turn survey results into actionable improvements. Marta shares how a small city launched a ground-up cultural transformation using employee voice as the catalyst. From candid focus groups to executive-level engagement, Marta walks us through a practical, replicable model that puts staff feedback at the center of organizational change.

Great leadership starts with truly listening to your people. Join Sean Fitzpatrick, founder and CEO of TalentMap, to hear insights and strategies that can help you do just that. In each episode of Voice Activated: Tuning Employee Insights At Work, we’ll dive into real stories of how leaders have transformed their employee experience. Explore topics like: innovative ways to build leadership skills by focusing how to ask the right questions of your people, learning how to listen and understand what they are really saying and, most importantly, strategies to involve them in change you want to make.

On this episode of Leading Through Listening, I’m joined by Ashley Ridgeway-Washington, SVP and CHRO at JPS Health Network, to explore how engagement as a mindset can transform workplace culture. In this conversation, Ashley shares actionable...

On this episode of Leading Through Listening, I’m joined by Laurie Ruettimann, a speaker, author of Betting on You and an outspoken advocate for personal accountability at work. Laurie’s candid insights challenge conventional workplace thinking,...

In this debut episode of Leading Through Listening, host Sean Fitzpatrick sits down with Paul Mastrangelo, president and owner of First Domino Consulting, to explore the transformative power of humble inquiry in leadership. Paul shares his expertise...

Join Sean Fitzpatrick, founder and CEO of TalentMap, as he launches his new podcast, Leading Through Listening. In each episode, Sean delves into the real-life stories of leaders who have transformed their employee experience by mastering the art of...