Podcast

 Go deep with the inspiration playlist If most people knew the enjoyable secret of workplace creativity they’d probably feel liberated from the judgment of their peers. In this episode we hear inspiration from the ideas of Lucy Kellaway (FT journalist) and scientific evidence from Professor Sandy Pentland. Professor Pentland explains the single activity that…

Rest is the fascinating new book by Alex Soojung-Kim Pang. It outlines how a combination of sleep, rest, vacation and exercise can help us achieve more. Late nights spent glugging coffee achieve exactly the opposite of what we think – as Alex explains. We learn why Charles Dickens (pictured) might be a good role model for…

Dan Pink has called ROWE the future of work. ROWE is the Results Only Work Environment. It’s the idea that we don’t worry about what people do at work as long as the job gets done. That means they don’t have to come in at 9. Or 10. Or 11. Or go home at 4….

Tony Schwartz is an incredibly successful writer, journalist and speaker. 15 years ago he set about changing the way we work. Seeing the growing exhaustion of people around him he’s helped us understand why we’re overwhelmed and what we need to do to push back. Listen to Tony and you’ll have the perfect reason to…

Sacha Judd tells us how an online conspiracy about two members of One Direction led her to understand how we’re failing to attract women into tech roles. Sacha is Managing Director at Hoku Group. She can be found at @szechuan Here’s Sacha presenting her original presentation.

 Sheryl Sandberg’s Lean In is the best selling book about work culture for the last 5 years. We talk to three women to get their view on the book – and of feminism in the world place. Dawn Foster is a Guardian journalist and the writer of Lean Out. Melissa Barnes leads Twitter’s relations…

Full transcript of Richard Reeves below. Our first episode with guests Sue Todd – founder of culture consultancy, Wonder – and Richard Reeves – author of Happy Mondays. Links to what we discuss: More details on Wonder Happiness by Design – Paul Dolan The Organised Mind by Daniel Levitin Full transcript Having a friend at work is vital to…