{"podcast":{"title":"HR Leader Podcast Network","slug":"hr-leader-podcast-network-5582686","podcast_index_feed_id":5582686,"rss_url":"https://feeds.libsyn.com/422012/rss","website_url":"https://www.hrleader.com.au/","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/1/f/9/e/1f9e54091e4fa1635f2e77a3093c12a1/Pod_Network.jpg","author":"HR Leader","episode_count":240,"summary":"The HR Leader Podcast Network connects you to the brightest and best in HR and people leadership, exploring new ideas so you can deliver more value for your business. These conversations will influence, shape and lead change, overcoming HR's top concerns and roadblocks. Tune in for the thinking that will shape tomorrow's workplaces, inspiring and enabling you to engage with your people in new and innovative ways. For more, visit hrleader.com.au","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hr-leader-podcast-network-5582686"},"episode":{"title":"How play helps restore psychological safety","slug":"how-play-helps-restore-psychological-safety","published_at":"2026-04-15T05:40:24+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hr-leader-podcast-network-5582686/how-play-helps-restore-psychological-safety","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hr-leader-podcast-network-5582686","url":"https://56e115ab-dec6-42c4-a3d9-980c72d09b77.libsyn.com/how-play-helps-restore-psychological-safety","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/56e115ab-dec6-42c4-a3d9-980c72d09b77/HRL_Dara_Simkin_260226_mixdown.mp3?dest-id=3507062","summary":"Workplaces across the board can, at times, trigger fear responses from workers. Here, we reflect on how incorporating play into not only the processes but also the mindset of the workforce can both bolster and maintain optimal levels of psychological safety for staff. In today's episode of The HR Leader Podcast, host Jerome Doraisamy speaks with Culture Hero founder Dara Simkin about how and why play in the workplace means something entirely different from having a ping-pong table on the floor, why the incorporation of play is so essential in the current climate, how high-stakes workplaces can trigger fear responses, and the consequences of this. Simkin also delves into the compounding effects of stress both inside and outside work, the impact of constantly feeling exhausted, how play can help, the problems to be overcome, how HR can better push for the incorporation of play, how HR can support team leaders in driving change, and the need to remain human in a shifting landscape.","meta_description":"Workplaces across the board can, at times, trigger fear responses from workers. Here, we reflect on how incorporating play into not only the processes but…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1883,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/hr-leader-podcast-network-5582686/episodes/how-play-helps-restore-psychological-safety/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hr-leader-podcast-network-5582686/how-play-helps-restore-psychological-safety.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}