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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Nov 14, 2021 • 25min
Healthy boardroom, healthy workplace
Board members play a pivotal role in influencing the culture of their organisations.
Nov 7, 2021 • 25min
Decision making — Trust ya gut?
What role do your organs and the inner workings of your body play when you're making decisions?
Oct 31, 2021 • 25min
Ideas — Let 'em flow
Are you willing to recognise that a different way of thinking is required when you're stuck in a rut?
Oct 24, 2021 • 25min
I'm your junior colleague not 'IT' support
How do you prove yourself or foster trust when you're seen as just the tech savvy junior or if you haven't worked for an organisation for very long?
Oct 17, 2021 • 24min
Retirement Reimagined
Not everyone wants to stop working when they reach retirement age.
Oct 10, 2021 • 25min
Tapping into our inner captain in times of crisis
How do we tap into our inner captain to better lead ourselves and others in times of crisis?
Oct 3, 2021 • 32min
The pros and pitfalls of secondments
From finding love to making the incredibly weighty call to lockdown a city, when you put yourself out there and accept a secondment, you never know where it might lead. And if you have a hunger to learn on the job, there is no faster way. GUESTS: Professor Allen Cheng, former Victorian Deputy Chief Health Officer, director of infection prevention at Alfred HealthDr Amanda Lizier, workplace and professional learning lecturer and researcher, University of Technology, SydneyKearyn Klue, operational performance consultant on secondment in gas industryJames Law, chief people officer at Estimate One
Sep 26, 2021 • 25min
"Power can be a sword or a torch", women speak out about power at work
Women at the top of their game share their stories about the good, the bad and the ugly of power in the workplace. And to you blokes out there, this isn't a "stacks on men", it's really worth a listen.(Hear part one from last week about why power makes you more likely to cheat, steal, talk over people and swear at work here.)GUESTSLaura, former analyst turned entrepreneurJuliet Bourke, adjunct professor at UNSW Business SchoolKate Jenkins, Sex Discrimination Commissioner at the Australian Human Rights Commission.Zoe Routh, leadership expert and trainer and author of People StuffProducer: Maria Tickle(This program was first broadcast on February 15, 2021.)
Sep 19, 2021 • 25min
Power makes you more likely to cheat, steal, talk over people and swear at work. Why?
The cliche of bright red lipstick and shoulder pads as symbols of power for women went out of style in the 80s, thank goodness.But who gets power at work today and why? And what do you need to do to keep it?Social psychologist Professor Dacher Keltner, from the University of California, Berkley has studied power for 25 years. He has found the Machiavellian approach to power (force, deception, manipulation) is not what keeps you in power. Neither does red lipstick.We also hear from Chief People Officer, Estimate One, James Law and executive coach Cassandra Goodman.(This program was first broadcast on Mon 8 Feb 2021.)Producer: Maria Tickle
Sep 12, 2021 • 25min
Buckle up, The Great Resignation is heading Australia's way
Thinking of quitting your job? Join the club!The COVID pandemic has led to what’s being dubbed The Great Resignation in the US. And apparently this seismic shift in the workforce is about to hit our shores, especially in the tech industry.Aaron McEwan from global research and advisory firm Gartner shares industry trends and what organisations need to do to head it off at the pass.With stories from Anna Burgess Yang, Chicago-based content marketing manager; Cathy, Australian start up founder; and Deb Mavric, community innovation director, Culture AmpProducer: Maria Tickle
