Pressure

Culture and conditions under the radar – tales from the gig economy 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....

Could laughter be the root of good culture? If you’ve not already subscribed there’s a weekly email that goes out with the podcast. This week's includes a brilliant article on how small teams seem to be more...

Learning from the police (2 episodes) and episode 2 Pre-order The Joy of Work Follow Stevyn Colgan This is the first of two episodes on the police. One on dealing with stress in 'blue light' professions, one on...

Dying for our payday Read Dying for a Paycheck and Power Jeffrey mentions this New York Times article about the stress of someone in the legal profession. His book Power has become a global best...

The New Work Manifesto Over the last 35 episodes we’ve discussed improvements to work, now we bring them all together. In discussion with Sue Todd, CEO of Magnetic, we discuss the New Work Manifesto....

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Beating burnout David McClements is the founder of Whitewater international training & consultancy” (whitewaterint.com) . He works training and developing top performers. I saw David speak recently and was struck with his...

Honey I Hacked My Job 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,...

The Culture of Teams Mark De Rond is an ethnographer who embeds himself with teams under pressure. What's the culture like in a field hospital in Camp Bastion, in the boat race crew?...