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Lead with Thanks
Welcome to Lead with Thanks, the bite-sized interview series where Thankbox Co-Founder Tsvetelina Hinova chats to leaders who put gratitude at the heart of how they lead.
They share stories of their most memorable moments of appreciation, as well as highly practical tools and methods that have worked well throughout their careers.
Ready to lead with thanks? Let's get going!
Episodes
9 episodes
S2 Ep4: Process Creates Culture: Starting Appreciation Early with Vicki Yang
In this episode, Thankbox Co-Founder Tsvetelina Hinova sits down with Vicki Yang, a fractional Head of HR with over 20 years of experience spanning startups, nonprofits, and major tech companies including Google and Looker, to explore one of...
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S2 Ep3: Stop treating employees as “clustomers” with Toby Kheng
In this episode, Thankbox Co-Founder Tsvetelina Hinova sits down with Toby Kheng, Co-Founder of Freeformers, to unpack one deceptively simple idea: why saying “thank you” at work is so rare, and why that’s a problem.
S2 Ep2: Appreciating Appreciation – discussing The STAY Report with Perry Timms
In this special episode, Host Tsvetelina Hinova is joined by globally recognised HR thinker Perry Timms to unpack their newly launched co-authored STAY Report - and why it’s set to change how we think, talk about, and apply appreciation at w...
S2 Ep1: "Stop Choosing Between People and Performance" with David Liddle
In this episode, Tsvetelina Hinova sits down with David Liddle - a leading voice in people, culture, and leadership transformation.With over 25 years of experience, David shares why appreciation is not a “soft” concept, but a c...
Episode 5: Marketing, momentum, and meaningful recognition with Vikki Gledhill
In this episode of Lead With Thanks, Thankbox Co-Founder Tsvetelina Hinova sits down with Vikki Gledhill, a seasoned Reward leader with over 20 years’ experience shaping how organisations recognise, support, and celebrate their people. Now H...
Episode 4: Appreciation stories and cultural considerations, with Debra Corey
What fun! In this lively conversation, Tsvetelina Hinova speaks with Debra Corey, six-time author and Chief Pay It Forward Officer at Step it UP HR, about the significance of appreciation in the workplace. Debra...
Episode 3: The human touch and data of appreciation with Matt Phelan
Matthew Phelan is a co-founder of The Happiness Index, a two-time author on workplace happiness ('Freedom to be happy' and 'The Happiness Index') and podcast host, Matt champions positive organisational cultures. A sought-...
Episode 2: Surprise recognition & converting appreciation cynics with Dawn Smedley
In this episode, Tsvetelina had the absolute pleasure of chatting to Dawn Smedley from WorkBuzz and host of The Culture Whisperer Podcast. A former “Appreciatologist” Dawn has spent 16 years in culture and employee engagem...
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