I saw a post by Professor Rob Briner about the enigma of psychological safety, and in the replies it was discussed that in fact PS isn’t so much an enigma, there’s evidence that it is the output of group identity. It felt important to talk to Katrien Fransen about her work exploring this. This conversation…
Today’s conversation is with Professor Benjamin Laker, someone I’ve long admired for his cutting edge work on the evolution of culture. His article on Meeting Free Days is probably the piece of research I’ve shared the most in the last 5 years. Laker is Professor of Leadership at Henley Business School, which is part of…
Daniel Coyle returns to reflect on what has changed since we last spoke. He’s moved attention to an examination of what contributes to us getting a fulfilling experience from work – and life. We talk attention, community and the way that great teams demonstrate ‘group flow’. We also delve into some research by Nick Epley…
I’m joined by Daniel Zhao, chief economist of Glassdoor, who talks me through their new rankings of the best places to work in 2026. It’s an intriguing list, is a car wash really better than some of the most famous tech brands in the world? The ranking allows us to explore what we want in…
Kevin Green is the Chief People Officer for First Group. He’s set about reinventing the culture of the organisation from the ground up. I heard Kevin speak at an event last year was completely bowled over by the way he talked about culture and the way he was trying to build it. I think you’ll…
Dr Karen Bridbord is the author of a new book, The Relationship-Driven Leader that invites us to bring a psychologist’s lens to our job and the relationships with those around us. Her perspective is to use psychology to understand the person in front of you to interpret the world through their eyes. If you’ve got…
Gen Z have been shaped by recessions, the pandemic, geopolitical instability, not to mention financial insecurity and world changing technology. That’s the finding of the Edelman Gen Z Lab as told to me by the leader of the project Jackie Cooper. Most powerfully she explains that Gen Z’s have a ‘visceral need for safety’ –…
Training is a waste of time that turns firms into bureaucratic sludge holes Most company training is a waste of time that turns firms into bureaucratic sludge holes. That’s roughly the conclusion of today’s episode which is a conversation with Andre Spicer and Mats Alvesson They have a new book out The Art of Less….
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