Pre-order Disconnected At this time of year I find myself listening to more podcasts I’ve released two episodes this week. One is a truly brilliant discussion about how simple decisions can transform workplace culture. And the second is not really about workplace culture but is a stimulating reflection on the way we’re living . A…
Zeynep Ton outlines the Good Work Strategy Go deep with the whole playlist How did thinking about workplace culture increase the profitability of firms? I was doing some thinking for some businesses over the last few weeks and the work of one person sprung to mind. Zeynep Ton is a professor of operation management at…
Buy the Lonely Century Over the last few weeks the newsletters that have achieved the most resonance were related to having a friend at work. For many of us our favourite jobs were enhanced by having a desk buddy – or a group of friends we could laugh with. But for many people their experience…
“The retail sector figured out a long time ago you need to provide a positive experience for people” What can we learn about what is going to happen next with work by chatting to the leaders of the sector that supplies our workplaces? You might think very little. There’s certainly no shortage of people in…
Buy Four Thousand Weeks Oliver Burkeman was a productivity geek. He was the guy trying to get it all done. He was that person, convinced he could optimise living to get the most out of his time here, writing about it in a wry, detached way in a Guardian column. Then the penny dropped. In…
Sign up for the newsletter Over the last few weeks I’ve been intrigued with the firms who have chosen to bite the bullet and ditch their office. What are their philosophies about getting colleagues together in person? How do they think about recruiting? What software tools do they use? What made them make the leap?…
Go deep with the whole playlist How can we use the power of psychotherapy to help us in our jobs? A brilliant discussion with psychotherapist Naomi Shragai where we talk about how her practice has increasingly brought workplace issues to her coach. We cover: how imposters’ syndrome might not be a disaster for your career…
A new episode for those who have an appetite for psychology. It is by two authors of a brand new book that I was interested to check out because it covers some of the biggest themes that hybrid working is going to impact – the issue of group identity. I genuinely think this is one…
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