Listening@work 2025: Listen, Learn, Lead: Unlocking the Power of Employee Voice

September 10, 2025 11:30 AM
September 10, 2025 3:30 PM
Sep 10, 2025 11:30 AM
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3:30 pm
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Listening@work 2025: Listen, Learn, Lead: Unlocking the Power of Employee Voice

Join us for the Listening@Work Seminar, a dynamic, forward-focused half-day experience designed to move employee listening from a routine task to a driver of lasting impact. Through energizing discussions and real-world case studies, you’ll gain strategies to not just hear your people, but act on what matters most.

Why It Matters Now
  • Only 36% of employees feel engaged, and just 24% feel psychologically safe at work.
  • When employees feel heard, 92% are more engaged, compared to just 30% of disengaged workers.
  • Disengagement costs businesses $8.8 trillion globally every year.

The truth is simple: when employees believe their voice matters and leaders act, it drives better performance, deeper engagement, and real business results.

Why Attend
  • Learn from proven examples, not just theory.
  • See the future of listening with emerging tech and human-first design.
  • Connect with forward-thinking leaders building cultures where every voice counts.

Be part of the movement to make listening your competitive advantage.

Co-Hosted with the amazing leaders at CultureC - From Employee Listening to performance management, helping HR teams and leaders build cultures where people grow and business moves forward through getting more impact from the SaaS platforms they already use.

Agenda

11:30am

Opening Remarks & Welcome

Presenters

Zech Dahms
Zech Dahms
President
achieve Engagement
Craig Forman
Craig Forman
Founder
Culture C
11:40am

Opening Session: Why Listening Still Matters and Where We’re Going

Presenters

Pat McCullough
Pat McCullough
Chief Executive Officer
ProducePay
Craig Forman
Craig Forman
Founder
Culture C

Kick off the day with an energizing and participatory conversation on the evolving state of employee listening. Together, we’ll ground in why listening remains mission-critical and where it must go next in a world reshaped by technology, culture, and shifting employee expectations. Through live polling, we’ll capture what’s top of mind for the audience, then dive into a fireside-style discussion that unpacks those insights and explores how organizations can move from hearing employees to truly acting on their voices.

12:10pm

Impact Accelerator #1: Doing Listening Well - Tools & Tactics That Work

Presenters

Gianna Driver
Gianna Driver
Chief People Officer
Bryan Breckenridge
Bryan Breckenridge
Co-Founder, Partner
Vital
Tomeka Hill-Thomas, PhD
Tomeka Hill-Thomas, PhD
Senior Principal - Talent Strategy Consulting, Workforce Strategy & Analytics

See what great listening looks like in practice. From proven strategies to real-world case studies and live tech demos, this block highlights the tools and tactics that turn employee feedback into meaningful action.

1:25pm

Panel Discussion: The Listening Gap - Bridging What Employees Say and What Leaders Hear

Presenters

Angela Cheng-Cimini
Angela Cheng-Cimini
CHRO
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
Shonna Waters, PhD
Shonna Waters, PhD
CEO
Fractional Insights
Craig Forman
Craig Forman
Founder
Culture C

A candid discussion on how to bridge the space between what employees say and what leaders actually hear, unpacking the barriers, risks, and opportunities to close the trust loop and act with impact.

2:05pm

Impact Accelerator #2: Listening in the Age of AI

Presenters

Neeru Monga
Neeru Monga
Global Employee Relations Business Partner
Palo Alto Networks
Simon Rakosi
Simon Rakosi
Co-Founder, CEO
butterfly.ai, Powered by engagedly

Explore how AI is reshaping employee listening - uncover real-time insights, see emerging tools in action, and reflect on the human elements that technology can’t replace.

3:20pm

Closing Thoughts: From Ideas to Action – What’s Next?

Presenters

Zech Dahms
Zech Dahms
President
achieve Engagement
Craig Forman
Craig Forman
Founder
Culture C

Walk away with clear takeaways and one challenge: put listening into practice with a tangible action next week.

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