“There are two kinds of companies: One is going to embrace work-from-anywhere, and the second is in denial — I feel those companies will lose their workforce. You have to make a choice, as a leader, what kind of company you want to lead” (source) The words of today’s guest have stayed with me for…
New research says UK workers are showing growing insecurity towards their treatment by their employers. The research which surveyed a 1000 knowledge workers in the UK found that over 7 in 10 UK workers having experienced burnout in the past year. Research was conducted on behalf of Slack by Sapio Research in April 2022 using…
Go deep with the whole playlist If you find yourself becoming interested in the magic of workplace culture one of the go to authors of the subject is today’s guest, Dan Coyle. Dan’s 2018 book The Culture Code allowed him to go deep with some of the most successful cultures in the world – in…
Regular listeners will know how much I love the work of Professor Nick Bloom from Stanford University – as featured in previous newsletters – Nick has been researching remote working for over a decade. I’ve been pestering him to talk for the last few weeks and I managed to secure him for this week’s podcast….
Go deep with the whole playlist Such a fascinating discussion today. I recently read Will Storr’s brilliant book The Status Game and was so taken with it I invited him on the podcast. Will believes that status is a fundamental need for humans. He quotes Professor Brian Boyd when he says that we: ‘naturally pursue…
If you saw my Economist presentation then this page will give you access to some of the data I used – or remind you or some of my main points. I’m here to talk about how the biggest impact of the pandemic is going to be to rip apart companies with disfunctional cultures. It’s going to…
This episode is greatly enhanced by reading the newsletter that comes with it. In today’s podcast I talk to two guests who have slightly different perspectives on how to fix the culture of the Met Police. Dr Megan O’Neill is Associate Director at the Scottish Institute for Policing Research. She has extensively studied the police…
Caleb Parker is one of the most intelligent commentators on the future of our workplaces (Twitter, his website) and this conversation with him did not disappoint. Caleb is the founder of a flexible workplace offering, Bold, but also host of a truly brilliant commercial real estate podcast called The Work Bold Podcast. I found Caleb’s…
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