Inside the rituals of two happy businesses. Over the last couple of months a few people have come up to me to tell me stories about things their companies do. Firstly Andy Puleston – a Radio 1 alumni – came up to me and chatted to me about some of the things they did during…
Go deep with the happiness playlist A brilliant live discussion from Ad Week Europe on the scientific value of laughter – and how to bring it back to work. Featuring Professor Sophie Scott, broadcaster Geoff Lloyd and sitcom writer Paul Coleman. Hosted by Bruce Daisley and Sue Todd.
The Culture Code is the best book on work culture likely to be published this year. From Daniel Coyle author of the Talent Code, an international bestseller that cracked the formula of individual success. In the subsequent 5 years he’s immersed himself in the best teams in the world – Navy SEALS, sports teams and…
Lots of listeners have been hitting up my LinkedIn saying how can we make work better if we don’t have a full-time permanent job. Emma Gannon might have the answer to their needs. Emma is a podcaster, writer, broadcaster, blogger… in fact she’s the perfect example of the freelance, multi-hyphenate lives that more of us…
This week’s guest has an incredibly diverse backstory. Joi Ito runs the Media Lab at MIT. In his new book Whiplash he gives an account of how the only way we can improve work is if we build cultures that are set to innovate and experiment. This is a brilliant and fascinating insight into building…
Hear from 5 people who have tried to change their work routines – with mixed results. Guests include Jenny Biggam and Zoe Basri from media agency The 7 Stars, David Wilding from Twitter, Laura Archer who turned her lunch break into 6 weeks extra holiday and Andy Oakes who has learned to work in bursts. Laura’s book Gone…
Inspiration from three people who started again: Martin Morales left his life in the music industry to open the restaurant he always dreamed of. Paul Coleman created a life that combines innovation consultancy with writing Car Share for Peter Kay. Lisa Unwin set up She’s Back to empower women’s return to work after having children.
Go deep with the experts playlist Rory Sutherland is the Vice Chairman of advertising group Ogilvy. Through his 30 years in the media industry he has become renowned for championing the use of behavioural economics. Rory is an author and regularly writes for The Spectactor. Full transcript We’ve barely changed anything about work in response…
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