Raising the roof

The secrets to a happy workplace...

In this episode of Raising the Roof Nick Atkin’s joined by Henry Stewart, founder and chief happiness officer at Happy Ltd. And with a job title like that it’s easy to know what topic’s on the table. Henry chats to us about what it takes to create a truly positive workplace, and how that impacts productivity.
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Unravelling the energy efficiency enigma

In this episode of Raising the Roof we’re joined by one of our own customers! Steve Mackenzie, our homes and environment champion, talks us through what he thinks needs to happen to see more people enjoy safe, healthy and energy efficient homes.
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Kwajo Tweneboa: The tweet that changed everything

In this episode of Raising the Roof we’re joined by Kwajo Tweneboa, ‘Britain’s brightest social housing champion’ for an honest chat about where the housing sector’s at, what needs to change (and how we go about it) and consumer standards.
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Is the customer still King or Queen?

In this episode of Raising the Roof, the topic on the table is customer service. Listen to Nick Atkin's conversation with experts Jo Causon, CEO Institute of Customer Service and Richard Beevers, Director Customer Plus as the trio talk about customer experience.
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Retrofitting: The road to net-zero

In this episode of Raising the Roof, our host Nick Atkin is joined by  Kate Henderson Chief Executive of the National Housing Federation and Steve Ellard Yorkshire Housing's Director of Assets and Sustainability, to talk about our role in tackling the climate crisis and the main challenges when it comes to retrofitting.
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Regulation

In this episode of Raising the Roof, we take on regulation in social housing. Nick Atkin is joined by Gavin Smart, CEO at Chartered Institute of Housing and Laura Magezi, Policy Leader at National Housing Federation as they cover how we must take a collective approach as a sector.
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Workplace wellbeing - empowering employees to live their best lives

In this episode of Raising the Roof, Nick Atkin is joined by Professor Cary Cooper a world leading expert on wellbeing and 50th Anniversary Professor of Organisational Psychology and Health, and Marie Jenkins published author of ‘Burnout to Bold’ and wellbeing business owner. The guests talk about strategically changing culture to retain the best people and promote a positive culture.
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Recruitment

In this episode of Raising the Roof, we’re joined by Suresh Lal from Odgers Interim, James Leighton from Andersen James Group and Yorkshire Housing's Sarah Hutchinson to discuss how to attract new talent and retain the best people.
 
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The cultural truth... ED&I

In this episode of Raising the Roof, we’re joined by Lucy Malarkey, Managing Director of Women in Social Housing (WISH) and Akin Thomas, CEO and Founder of AKD Solutions to discuss equality, diversity and inclusion.
 
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Reputation and stigma

In this episode of Raising the Roof, we answer some heavy questions on social housing stigma and reputation. Our CEO and host Nick Atkin is joined by Inside Housing's Martin Hilditch, HQN’s Alistair McIntosh and our very own Customer Insight and Engagement Manager, Susan Godbold.
 
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