The Conversations Leadership Never Hears: The Unheard Workforce
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- March 17th 2025
🎙️ The Conversations Leadership Never Hears: The Unheard Workforce
Workplace culture is shaped by those at the top, but how much do leadership teams really hear? Employees in the same organisation can have completely different experiences, some feel supported, while others feel unheard.
For five years, I have conducted over 1000 one-to-one assessments as part of MHScot’s mental health first aid qualifications. These conversations reveal a key issue: traditional feedback methods only scratch the surface. Even when employees share valuable insights with managers, that information often never reaches decision-makers.
🧠In this episode, we explore:
- Why employees in the same workplace see it so differently
- The limitations of surveys, team check-ins, and manager-led discussions
- Why one-to-one conversations could be the key to real workplace change
🚨 Did you know?
Most employees do not feel safe enough to share openly in workplace discussions, leaving leadership disconnected from the reality of their workforce.
🔑 Key Takeaways:
- Good manager relationships help, but feedback often stops at middle management
- Anonymous surveys rarely lead to action, leaving employees disengaged
- One-to-one conversations could transform workplace listening
Leadership cannot fix what it does not hear. It is time to move beyond surface-level feedback and start truly listening.
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🎧 Tune in now—because real change starts with listening.
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