Episodes
What is flexible work and how do we make the most of it in a post-Covid world?
Published 07/06/23
Published 07/06/23
Why does belonging matter in high performing teams? What can we learn from and embrace from the past to build a sense of belonging for the future?
Published 06/08/23
Why is it that good people stand by and let negative behaviours create toxic workplaces? How do you become an ‘upstander leader’ and intentionally shift away from being a passive observer to being a proactive change maker?
Published 05/11/23
Lucy Easthope is one of the United Kingdom’s top disaster recovery experts - she challenges us to front into disaster recovery before a disaster happens and as we navigate the months and years of recovery after a disaster strikes.
Published 04/13/23
Where can we find wisdom to help strengthen how we work in teams, how we lead and who we are as people? Aroha opens us up to Māori wisdom – from Aotearoa New Zealand - helping to paint a picture of how we might look at situations or behave.
Published 03/23/23
Data is everywhere - I'm not a numbers person helps build our data literacy, helping leaders and teams use evidence for decision making.
Published 06/02/22
Compassionate Leaders are courageous and have a more inclusive approach to leadership with trust, honesty and empowerment at its core.
Published 04/28/22
We face a world of uncertainty, optimised to deliver anxiety - Finding Calm provides s safety bar in the roller coaster of life.
Published 04/15/22
Your future is what you make it - stay relevant, stay informed, keep an expansive view of the world around you and Never Stop Learning.
Published 04/01/22
Overwork is here to stay. As we recover from COVID, FlexAbility focuses on what matters - knowing what matters, doing what matters and influencing what matters.
Published 03/10/22
Design thinking - is it a process that solves problems or is it something deeper that can transform the way we lead and work?
Published 02/24/22
An eye-opening journey of a world of innovation that is shaped by gender.
Published 02/10/22
Former Chief Talent Officer at Netflix, Patty McCord shares what she learnt about building culture at Netflix and in Silicon Valley.
Published 01/27/22
People stuff at work can be messy, it can be hard, prickly, rough, slow and sluggish. Little things can drive us nuts, dog our productivity and wear us down bit by bit. This is a hand book for navigating all that – creating sensible and sensitive leadership.
Published 11/25/21
Change can turn our plans, lives and dreams upside down - COVID-19, economic downturn, change to our jobs or where we work, redundancy, loss, health scares, relationship change… Plan B dives into the human side of change, with practical insights and guidance about how to navigate and embrace change.
Published 11/11/21
For some people there is always a winner and a loser, where the ‘winner’ controls situations and enjoys the power of that. This creates confusion, frustration, annoyance and distraction. It affects relationships and can get personal. Often there is no right or wrong - just different agendas.
Published 10/28/21
How does a 16 year old school leaver end up being the CEO of one of Australia’s most iconic fashion labels?
Published 10/14/21
Become a leader who others truly want to follow. That’s what this book Empathy helps us all with.
Published 09/28/21
Why does trust matter in healthy organisations and teams? With the autonomy and freedom of trust you get stuff done. Without it you can feel undervalued, frustrated and not good enough. Trust is about giving the gift of support, freedom, flexibility and care.
Published 09/16/21
Organisations, teams and individuals are looking for flexibility and the workplace, and many are struggling to make it work. A 4 day work week could be the answer – but what does that mean? 40 hours jammed into four days, loss of a day’s pay each week? Not according to the 4 Day Week.
Published 09/02/21
Confidence can empower us to reach new heights, and lack of confidence can have devastating impacts on our careers.
Published 08/19/21
Confidence, courage, conviction and gratitude - what can happen we bring these to work and take an active role in building culture.
Published 07/22/21
A Books That Work special episode: Leadership makes or breaks an organisation or team. Tap into the insights from Books That Work authors into what makes the most effective leaders today and in the future and what does leadership that works look like.
Published 07/08/21
We’re looking for and relying on strategic leaders and strategic leadership capability to navigate our organisations through change, create success and deal with challenges. But research shows nine out of ten of our leaders don’t have the skills needed or the time to build them.
Published 06/24/21