From stolen lunches to passive-aggressive notes, can the office fridge be a microcosm of a company's culture? This episode takes you on a journey through the enigmatic realm of the office fridge, a seemingly mundane part of office life that can hide deep insights into workplace culture and human behaviour. Our experts share their thoughts on how this seemingly trivial subject can reveal profound truths about the dynamics in the workplace. Join us as we explore what a healthy workplace culture looks like, how to identify signs of toxicity and how to shape a positive office culture in the age of remote and hybrid workspaces.

Work FORCE is a podcast hosted by Dr Grace Lordan (www.gracelordan.com), author of Think Big, Take Small Steps and Build the Future You Want and professor at the London School of Economics. You can buy Think Big Here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Think-Big-Small-Steps-Future/dp/0241420164/kacey123-21

Work FORCE unravels the behavioural science behind things that happen in the workplace that impact your success and wellbeing, blending academic evidence with real life experiences.

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Joining the Work FORCE discussion are:

Zak Toscani, Comedian

Zak Toscani is a stand-up comedian and writer living in Los Angeles, CA. With a focus on originality and vulnerability, Zak’s comedy has been highlighted by Splitsider, Paste, and The Portland Mercury. He is also the most reoccurring guest on the hit comedy podcast All Fantasy Everything. Zak’s work has been featured by the Washington Post, BBC, Newsweek, Buzzfeed, and Vice.

Follow Zak’s witty Tweets (including the famous stolen shrimp thread!) at https://twitter.com/zak_toscani you can also find out more about Zak on his website https://www.zaktoscani.com/

Thom Dennis, CEO, facilitator, speaker, consultant, change agent and educator.

Thom Dennis is the CEO of Serenity in Leadership. With an MSc in Change Agent Skills & Strategies, skills as an NLP Master Practitioner, 17 years’ experience as an officer in the Royal Marines and having extensively travelled around the world, Thom brings all his experience together as a facilitator, speaker, consultant, educator and change agent. For the last 29 years, Thom’s career has been dedicated to facilitating change through organisational change. He is passionate about resolving the breadth of issues around inclusion and strives to make changes against oppression in and out of the workplace.

Find out more about Serenity in Leadership on their website:

https://www.serenityinleadership.com/ or follow Thom on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomdennis/

Christina Clark, Work culture consultant and leadership coach

Christina is an EMCC accredited psychosynthesis leadership coach, LSM certified mediator and accredited Psychological Safety practitioner. After nearly 15 years working in communications with a range of FTSE 100s, IBEX 35s, governments and agencies, Christina has cultivated an ecosystem of humans to support leaders and organisations. Together we develop inclusion-led work environments rooted in innovation, sustainability, and positive change. Christina’s vision is to foster clear communication between the SLTs, HRs and employees through psychological safety, mediation and leadership coaching techniques. She believes that a happy employee is the biggest ambassador for any organisation. Work culture matters.

For additional bonus content from all of this episode’s guest conversations visit the Work FORCE YouTube channel: @ProfGraceLordan

Dr Grace Lordan is the Founding Director of The Inclusion Initiative. Find out more about The Inclusion Initiative on @LSE_TII or visit https://www.lse.ac.uk/tii

Dr Grace Lordan is leader of www.diversirtyandproductivity.com

Work FORCE is produced by Decibelle Creative: @decibelle_creative / www.decibellecreative.com

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