{"podcast":{"title":"Happier At Work: Leadership, Culture, Performance","slug":"happier-at-work-leadership-culture-performance-629891","podcast_index_feed_id":629891,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/happier-at-work/","website_url":"https://happieratwork.ie/happier-at-work-podcast","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/61708f94-c3c1-45c2-868c-2d88b073d3ef/Happier-At-Work-podcast-logo-2MB.png","author":"Aoife O'Brien","episode_count":383,"summary":"Happier at Work is a workplace psychology podcast for commercial leaders who want to drive performance, engagement, and retention through better leadership and culture. Hosted by workplace culture strategist Aoife O’Brien, the podcast explores what really shapes the modern work experience, from leadership and career growth to confidence, workplace culture, and employee engagement. Each episode blends expert insight, psychological research, practical strategies, and honest conversations to help leaders and professionals create environments where people feel valued, supported, and motivated to do their best work. Guests include leading psychologists, bestselling authors, and experienced professionals who are putting these ideas into practice inside real organisations. If you care about building high-performing teams, stronger cultures, and workplaces people want to stay in, this podcast is for you. 🎧 Subscribe and start building a happier way to work.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-20T10:17:23.686057+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/happier-at-work-leadership-culture-performance-629891"},"episode":{"title":"308: How to Shape Meaningful Employee Experiences with Gráinne Earley","slug":"308-how-to-shape-meaningful-employee-experiences-with-gr-inne-earley","published_at":"2026-06-19T05:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/happier-at-work-leadership-culture-performance-629891/308-how-to-shape-meaningful-employee-experiences-with-gr-inne-earley","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/happier-at-work-leadership-culture-performance-629891","url":"https://happieratwork.ie/happier-at-work-podcast","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/op3.dev/e/episodes.captivate.fm/episode/0db19fa5-0667-4661-8452-411a6a74a78b.mp3","summary":"How can leaders shape meaningful moments that create lasting impact on the employee experience? In this insightful episode of the Happier at Work podcast, Aoife O'Brien is joined by Gráinne Earley, Director of Employee Experience Solutions at FUEL, to dive deep into what employee experience truly means, from both a leadership and organisational perspective. Gráinne draws on her creative background in events and performing arts to illustrate how intentional touchpoints, big and small, shape workplace culture, drive engagement, and enhance retention. Together, they explore the critical role of leaders in moving beyond “just HR’s job,” offering practical advice for bringing joy, recognition, and genuine care to every stage of the employee life cycle. In This Episode, You’ll Discover: Why employee experience goes far beyond HR initiatives, it's every single touchpoint from day one to the final goodbye How first impressions (both at onboarding and in everyday office moments) can make or break long-term engagement and retention Why creating a great employee experience is a whole-organisation effort, not something you can hand off to HR alone The role of meaningful recognition and celebration in keeping employees engaged well after the honeymoon period fades Related Topics Covered: Role Models at Work, Artificial Intelligence, Human Connection Connect with Aoife O’Brien | Host of Happier at Work®: Website LinkedIn YouTube Connect with Gráinne Earley | Employee Experience Director at FUEL: LinkedIn Related Episodes You’ll Love: Episode 262: Foster Connection using Compassionate Leadership with Jen Marr Episode 260: How to Make Work Meaningful with Zach Mercurio About Happier at Work® Happier at Work® is the podcast for business leaders who want to create meaningful, human-cent…","meta_description":"How can leaders shape meaningful moments that create lasting impact on the employee experience? In this insightful episode of the Happier at Work podcast,…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2446,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/happier-at-work-leadership-culture-performance-629891/episodes/308-how-to-shape-meaningful-employee-experiences-with-gr-inne-earley/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/happier-at-work-leadership-culture-performance-629891/308-how-to-shape-meaningful-employee-experiences-with-gr-inne-earley.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}