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This Isn’t Working

by Tanya de Grunwald
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About the show

The podcast for employers and employees who think it’s time to talk about the failings of workplace culture - and how we can do better. Host: Tanya de Grunwald - Journalist, HR commentator, founder of the Good + Fair Employers Club and careers blog Graduate Fog, and listed as one of HR Magazine’s ’Most Influential Thinkers’

Latest episodes

  • Would You Hire An Eddie Izzard? (Ft. 'Dr P')

    September 30, 2026 · 1 hr 6 min

    Should people have to pretend their male colleague is female (or vice versa) just to keep their job? Until now, 'trans inclusion' has asked employers to put the comfort of trans-identifying staff first. But is it time for a more balanced…

  • Has America Really Dumped DEI? (Ft. Andrew Crapuchettes)

    September 17, 2026 · 1 hr 6 min

    President Trump sent DEI to the woodchipper in 2025, right? Job done, and America moved on? This episode exposes the truth: that the real story is more complex – and much more interesting. This week, Tanya de Grunwald is joined by Andrew…

  • 'No Debate' Is Dead - What Now? (Ft. Nick Wallis)

    September 9, 2026 · 48 min

    What happens when the smartest employers finally stop being afraid to talk? In a format flip, journalist Nick Wallis turns the microphone on Tanya de Grunwald herself, pressing her on the launch of her new online platform, This Is Working…

  • Did The HR Industry Kill Jason Arday? (Ft. Jaco van Zyl)

    August 25, 2026 · 1 hr 3 min

    What questions does Jason Arday's death raise for the UK's HR industry, and why is no-one even asking them? In what's likely to be the only podcast to drill into this hot-button topic, Tanya de Grunwald is joined by returning guest Jaco…

  • Why Has Pride Died? 7 Reasons The Big Brands Bailed

    July 22, 2026 · 49 min

    The rainbows are coming down, the bunting's looking tired, and the UK's biggest brands are quietly stepping away from the 'Pridemania' we have seen in the last five years. So what's really going on behind the scenes? In this episode of…

  • Have Employers Missed The Vibe Shift? (Ft. Brendan O'Neill)

    March 3, 2026 · 1 hr 1 min

    Can you feel it? Change is happening — culturally, politically, and inside the workplace. Orthodoxies that shaped the last decade of daily life are being questioned and dumped. Which employers have noticed the 'vibe shift' and which have…

  • Is HR Holding Back British Business? (Ft. Akua Reindorf, Octavius Black, Neil Morrison, Steve Harrison)

    February 24, 2026 · 1 hr 5 min

    HR is under fire – and we need to talk about why. This blistering episode explores what's gone wrong, who's to blame – and how mistakes can be fixed.  Recorded in London on 10 February 2026, this video shows what happened at our second…

  • How Should Employers Handle Activist Staff? (Ft. Jaco van Zyl)

    January 20, 2026 · 1 hr 9 min

    What happens when the workplace becomes a moral battleground, a group therapy session, or a political rally? And how should disruptive employees be dealt with? In this darkly funny, unsettling, and sharply insightful episode of This Isn’t…