Fireside Chat Access
The HR Initiative That Just
Became a Boardroom Mandate
This webinar was held on 29 October 2025
Employee Experience (EX) is no longer just an HR initiative, it’s a business-critical priority.
Research shows the stakes are high:
- Employees with a positive experience are 16x more engaged than those with a negative experience
- Employees who rate their culture as “good” or “excellent” are 90% less likely to think about leaving
- They are also 83% less likely to be actively job hunting, and 8.9x more likely to be satisfied at work.
Without a strong EX strategy, companies run the risk of substantially higher turnover — sometimes as much as ~60% more than those who invest in employee experience. (Gallup)
Every employee interaction shapes culture, drives performance, and impacts the bottom line, yet many leaders still see EX as ‘soft’ instead of a strategic driver of growth, retention, and customer success.
This chat with HR leaders and Mentorloop Industry Advisory Council members Lainie Tayler and Michael Werle explored the EX touchpoints that matter most, link them to measurable business outcomes, and inspire leaders to act, not just approve budgets.
- Key EX touchpoints that most influence culture and performance
- Making the business case: linking EX to retention, customer satisfaction, profitability
- Strategies to secure executive buy-in and drive action from the top
Moderated by Heidi Holmes, Co-Founder & COO of Mentorloop, this session shows HR leaders how to position employee experience as a boardroom priority and turn leadership support into real outcomes for your teams.
Panelists:
Michael Werle
Michael Werle is a senior HR executive with 25+ years of experience across diverse industries. As Director of HR Consulting Australia, Michael works collaboratively with others shaping organisational culture and driving sustainable change. Michael is passionate about fostering inclusive workplaces, developing others, and fostering partnerships to elevate organisational capacity and capability.
Lainie Tayler
Lainie is the founding Managing Director of HR Squad, with over 28 years’ experience working in large global organisations specialising in leadership development, talent management and generalist human resources. Lainie’s real passion is unlocking the potential in all leaders and has deep expertise in strategy, organisational capability and leadership development.
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