Culture Unwrapped is a lighthearted yet informative podcast for anyone with an interest in company culture - Leaders, HR and People professionals alike. Brought together by Smart Works UK, Jo and Rachel connected over their common purpose to help humans find their confidence to achieve the things that matter to them.
Jo Smedley is co founder and director of Zest Learning Ltd, a business geared up to help build performance and create cultures where individuals and teams can thrive and inspire.
Rachel Gilfrin is a Confidence & Career Performance Coach who is hugely passionate about accelerating gender diversity within leadership roles, by working with women and organisations to support female talent to rise up.
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Season 3: Episode 6: Connecting the Dots: C Diet Round Up
In this episode, we spent some time reflecting on each and every conversation we've had during the C diet series.
At first glance, you might observe us recording five episodes about five different things.
But actually, we've been exploring what increasingly human leadership looks like in a world that's becoming faster, busier and more digital.
Creativity asks us to create space to think.
Connection asks us to genuinely notice each other.
Courage asks us to do the uncomfortable thing.
Collaboration asks us to think with other humans rather than always independently.
Compassion asks us to remember the human being underneath all of it.
Get all the wisdom in one ep here - listen now!
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3 Sept 2026
Season 3: The Art of Compassion
In this episode, we enjoyed continuing the "C Diet" and explored the beautiful topic of compassion
Jo & Rach donned our "compassion cloaks" and spoke at length about how compassion is a huge contributor to cultivating relationships. We talked about how compassion can be detected by our ability to NOTICE suffering, have empathy and act to help.
Compassion (or lack of!) impacts our personal and professional lives, and we can all be known from turning a blind eye to someone's circumstances to focus on our own. It may not always be possible to help, but starting with just noticing and showing kindness can make more difference than you realise.
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20 Aug 2026
Season 3: The Art of Collaboration
In this episode, we enjoyed continuing the "C Diet" and explored the topic of collaboration!
Let's face it - a lot of us have simply got out of the habit of collaborating. Working independently feels like the new norm, particularly when we reaching for digital reassurance rather than having a proper conversation.
How you can dial up your collaborating skills and reach out to someone today? We're all guilty of neglecting our own interactions, but think about how good it feels to really connect. Keep it simple, but take a step forward.
Collaboration sparks creativity and stops us from working in unproductive, uninspired silo's.
Keep listening as we continue the "C Diet" series, and let us know if you'd like us to explore any new topics!
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