As workplaces have changed, the need for inspiring and innovative voices has only grown; podcasts have filled the gap by providing insights into the biggest challenges of the day, from burnout and mental health, to creating positive remote work cultures.
Since launching our own podcast about workplace culture, Culture in Action, we know what it takes to produce a top podcast.
In this list, our podcast reviewer curates seven top workplace culture podcasts for HR professionals, ambitious employees and leaders who want a vision for a better work future. Make sure to subscribe to Culture in Action for exclusive insights into building sustainable and positive workplaces for today’s world of work.
1. Culture In Action
What does it really take to build a culture people love? That’s the question at the heart of Culture in Action, a new leadership, HR and business podcast hosted by Luke Fisher, CEO of Mo and father of four. Culture in Action goes beyond theory to explore how workplace culture is actually built through conscious choices, bold action and real stories.
While many leaders talk about culture, Culture in Action features those who are rolling up their sleeves and making it happen. Each episode sits down with the changemakers driving impact across industries and continents, offering practical takeaways for people leaders at every level.
“Great cultures don’t happen by chance — they happen by choice,” says host Luke Fisher. “This podcast is about spotlighting the people who are making those choices every day, and showing the rest of us how it’s done.”
In a world of remote teams, high turnover and shifting employee expectations, building strong, human-centred cultures has never been more critical or challenging. Culture in Action brings fresh, actionable insights from the front lines of that work. Early episodes feature Kelly Johnson, People & Culture Manager at Crowne Plaza Hotel Newcastle, and Alexander Goodanew, Employee Engagement Manager at OVO Energy.
2. Squiggly Careers
Did you think your career would be a vertical climb up the ladder? Think again. Sarah Ellis and Helen Tupper host Squiggly Careers, a weekly podcast that focuses on career development, workplace confidence and real‑life tools for advancing in your journey.
Think of Squiggly Careers as a cheat sheet for your career. This work podcast covers topics like navigating workplace conflict, responding to micro-aggressions, and developing your key strengths as both a colleague and a leader. We love the episode on thinking together to boost team performance. At Mo, we’ve seen first hand the amazing benefits of team connection on the bottom line. A positive work culture also helps retention and turbocharges engagement.
Navigating your career can be confusing, but Sarah and Helen give practical advice in every episode of Squiggly Careers, providing listeners with a comprehensive toolkit for their work future. Tune in every Tuesday.
3. Recruiting Future
Recruiting Future is an HR podcast that asks the hard questions. Known as a “recruitment futurist”, host Matt Alder is an author and HR specialist who releases new episodes of his popular podcast every week. Recruiting Future is focused on innovation in talent acquisition, making it ideal for the HR professional with an eye on the next ten years of workplace development.
As an interview‑based show, Recruiting Future explores trending topics like AI in recruitment, talent intelligence, employer branding, benefits and controversies of DEI and, of course, the workforce strategies of tomorrow. We enjoyed the recent episode on “Navigating AI in Talent Acquisition”, a topic that came up in our recent HR Trends Survey.
4. Better at Work
Cathal Quinlan hosts Better at Work, a practical, science‑backed work culture podcast that speaks to psychologists, neuroscientists and performance experts to determine the best ways to improve your performance in the workplace.
Struggling with burnout? What about a toxic work culture? Cathal shares strategies to improve your work/life balance while pushing yourself to become a better employee, leader or communicator. Whatever your ambition, Better at Work has an episode to support your next steps. New episodes are released every month.
5. Culture First
What does it take to build a world class workplace culture? Culture First is a podcast hosted by Damon Klotz, and features interviews with culture leaders like Esther Perel, Simon Sinek and DeRay McKesson. Culture First attempts to understand how meaningful workplace culture is built by speaking to top voices in the industry.
As leaders in building workplace culture, Mo’s team of experts relate to Culture First’s focus on vulnerability, empathy, conflict, and building workplace trust. New episodes are released bi-monthly.
6. The HR Uprising Podcast
Chartered psychologist and business psychologist Lucinda Carney hosts The HR Uprising Podcast, a show dedicated to “hot HR topics” like culture and learning and development. Supported by expert interviews and real‑life HR professionals, this podcast looks at common workplace challenges from a different perspective.
The HR Uprising Podcast also includes special mini-series, such as their focus on “High Performance HR” that explored personal impact, leadership and strategic alignment in human resources. With an extensive archive of episodes, this podcast is ideal for any HR professional with an eye for innovation.
7. Digital HR Leaders
David Green hosts Digital HR Leaders, a podcast made for senior HR leaders seeking the latest developments in technology. As digital tech and data transform, it can be easy to feel left behind. In Digital HR Leaders, the conversation focuses on ways traditional HR can innovate, such as incorporating people analytics and putting insights into action, using case studies to support these strategies. As leaders in culture software, Mo’s platform uses smart insights to support managers and HR leaders in their daily tasks, helping them recognise and support their teams to build a positive culture. We loved David’s recent episode on the importance of psychological safety. New episodes of Digital HR Leaders are released every week.
