Today’s episode is about Uber. Its based on a brilliant book that stacks of people have found themselves tearing through in one sitting over the last couple of weeks, It’s a book called Superpumped by Mike Isaac. If you’ve heard Mike talking about the book, this chat will be different because we’re just going…
How did Jurgen Klopp build a culture that has caught the attention of everyone in sport? Including interviews with Klopp, Liverpool players and leading management psychologists we discover the 4 secrets of Klopp’s culture at Liverpool (data, a simple plan, inclusivity, psychological safety). Full script of the episode Over the course of the last 3…
Go deep with the inspiration playlist On this week’s pod, David Gasca and Steven Rogelberg explain how you can fix your meetings to make work less miserable. Firstly David Gasca outlines the Silent Meeting Manifesto. In the world of work we’re surrounded with very little scrutiny of the norms of meetings and emails, in that context David’s work…
In 2007 as Barcelona were looking to replace their manager they were faced with a difficult challenge. They decided if they were to move on with a strong sense of sustainable success they needed to think about the culture they wanted to build. They drew up a list of criteria for how they wanted to…
A lot of people have asked me if I’m going to do an episode on the importance of play. One of the challenges of the word play is that its such a broad word and its associations aren’t always helpful when it comes to bringing everyone with us but today’s guest I think shows what…
James Bloodworth lived undercover working in Amazon warehouses, care homes and clocked up hours as an Uber driver to see the realities of modern work for millions of Brits. It makes for a fascinating glimpse at the lives of people who often get ignored from the privilege of the open plan. James’ compelling book Hired…
This week I talk to Josh Krichefski (CEO, Mediacom UK) and Liz Fosslien (co-author of No Hard Feelings: Emotions at Work and How They Help Us Succeed). Josh explains how they put mental health on the agenda on his firm by starting an honest, open discussion on it. Then we talk to Liz who gives…
What if the way we’ve created work was built around the things that men prefer. Sue Unerman makes the compelling case that the workplace has evolved to serve male skills – and that this isn’t good for the workplace and it isn’t good for workers. Sue Unerman is the Chief Transformation Officer at Mediacom, and…
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