This Working Life
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You spend so much time on work, why accept the status quo, when there are ways to do it better? Get expert advice, research and hacks that will crush your inertia.
Join Lisa Leong and other This Working Lifers as we experiment and explore the latest in the world of work.
We cover policy issues, like hybrid workplaces and remote work, employee wellbeing and organisational culture, the use of AI, employee surveillance, employee engagement, diversity and inclusion. We talk about progress on wider issues that relate to work, like work life balance, organisational change, restructures, and casualisation. On This Working Life our focus is on everything related to the people in a workplace too, including culture, individual experiences, performance management and career advice.
Join Lisa Leong and other This Working Lifers as we experiment and explore the latest in the world of work.
We cover policy issues, like hybrid workplaces and remote work, employee wellbeing and organisational culture, the use of AI, employee surveillance, employee engagement, diversity and inclusion. We talk about progress on wider issues that relate to work, like work life balance, organisational change, restructures, and casualisation. On This Working Life our focus is on everything related to the people in a workplace too, including culture, individual experiences, performance management and career advice.
Episodes
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Jan 23, 2022 • 25min
Working through life changing ideas via non fiction
Let's kickstart this 2022 working life with a few transformative ideas.
Jan 16, 2022 • 30min
Who do you think you are? Reframing imposter syndrome to power, not cripple, your career
Beauty industry entrepreneur Kate Morris has given her imposter syndrome's voice in her head a name: "That's just Kevin, you can zip it Kevin," she laughs. And she gets on with her day. And she's not alone. Researchers have found around 70 per cent of us feel like an imposter some of the time at work (...and let’s face it the other 30 per cent are probably lying). So since these feelings are so common, we've decided it's time we gave this ‘syndrome’ a rebrand and learned how use it to help, not hinder, our careers.(This program was first broadcast on Monday June 28, 2021.)
Jan 10, 2022 • 25min
Adam Grant on the power of knowing what you don't know
Stay curious, find comfort in being wrong and create a "challenge circle" of people who actively challenge your beliefs - these are all steps towards knowing what you don't know according to Adam Grant.
Jan 2, 2022 • 26min
How to pull off a radical career change at any age, we bust some myths
Changing careers isn’t easy - overcoming inertia is hard and knowing where to start can seem really difficult.Career coach Kate Richardson debunks some myths and steps us through the process. We also meet some brave souls who’ve pulled it off including criminologist turned crime writer Mark Brandi, former lawyer now psychiatrist-in-training Nicca Grant and Monique Ross who left a 12-year career in digital media to follow her passion and become a forest therapy guide.(This program was first broadcast on Monday August 9, 2021.)Producer: Maria Tickle
Dec 26, 2021 • 25min
Harnessing the power of an ancient Maori code to create team spirit
Owen Eastwood shares how the Maori principle of whakapapa has helped create dynamic, inclusive cultures in some of the world's most diverse elite teams, including the England Football team for the past five years.(This program was first broadcast on Monday 12 July 2021.) Producer: Maria Tickle
Dec 19, 2021 • 25min
How to win at work through less, not more, effort
Do more of what matters without burning out. In Effortless Greg McKeown implores us to move away from the cult of busy and overwork. He argues to achieve breakthrough results, we need to save our energy by inverting the question “How can I work harder?” to become “How can I make this easier?”(This program was first broadcast on Monday 19 July 2021.)Producer: Maria Tickle
Dec 12, 2021 • 25min
Turning hobbies into careers
How do you turn a hobby into a career?
Dec 5, 2021 • 25min
Warning! Collaboration overload
How do you avoid the stress and burnout from too much collaboration?
Nov 28, 2021 • 25min
Dirty data
How reliable is that research data you are collecting and analysing?
Nov 21, 2021 • 25min
Play to your strengths with a hyperpersonalised workplace
How might we individualise our work environment to optimise our performance
