Afleveringen
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Put a pin in it, leverage that, circle back, LMK (let me know) - ugh! Some of us are drawn to use jargon and buzzwords, while others are annoyed by them.
Learn when and how to use jargon so that you can avoid miscommunication at work.
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How is the use of artificial intelligence in meetings, recording transcripts, generating notes, listening in (!), affecting your work, and how do you feel about its presence in the 'room'?
Learn what AI can do in meetings, to improve productivity and team building, and what's still to come.
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Job cuts have been announced, a restructure is imminent, you've got a new boss, AI is about to change your job. These events are all part of regular working life, so what can you do?
Learn why we struggle with uncertainty at work, and get some skills to help you cope.
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They’re usually the last step in the process, but reference checks are an important part of a job hire. And if you get them wrong, you can have a real situation on your hands.
What's best practice when it comes to reference checking: whether you’re hiring, trying to be hired, or giving a reference for someone else?
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The junior person feels like they’re being micromanaged, but the manager feels like the job is not being done properly. When does good supervision tip into micromanagement?
Shona Ryan had such a difficult time being micromanaged as a millennial worker, that she decided to research the topic.
We hear what she learned, and get advice from an expert on how to break the pattern of micromanagement.
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You’ve probably got a focus music playlist but did you know being musically trained can help you in other jobs? And no, it’s not too late if you didn’t learn the piano when you were a child.
Guest: Dr Diana Tolmie - Musician and Senior Lecturer in Professional Practice at the Queensland Conservatorium
And thanks to Sophie, George, Mark and Deirdre for sharing their stories.
And if you liked this episode you’d enjoy our episode on the power of being a generalist at work - find it in our podcast feed from March 2023.
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Our childhood phantasy careers (different to fantasy with an ‘f’) help uncover our unconscious motivations and can unlock job satisfaction in our careers. Here’s how to figure out yours.
Guest: Paul Harvey - Lecturer and Executive Coach at the INSEAD Business School
And thanks to Afrouz, Karen and Ryan for sharing their stories.
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"Don't we all hold many things? We all have to work jobs often we don't fully politically or ethically agree with because we have to pay our rent."
When we have the privilege to choose what work we do, how do we ensure we're ethically aligned with that career choice? And once we’re working in a job, how can we ensure we’re behaving ethically day to day?
Guests:
Dr Tim Dean - Senior Philosopher, The Ethics CentreMaryam Kouchaki - Professor of Management & Organizations, the Kellogg School of ManagementJess Shane - radio and podcast producerIf you enjoyed this episode, you'd like our episodes about values at work (from April) and why good people do bad things (from June 2023). Find them in our podcast feed.
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“I can honestly say this is a question that I’ve never encountered before.”
New Yorker magazine reporter and author of Supercommunicators - How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection, Charles Duhigg answers your questions about how to navigate tricky conversations at work, sharing advice and skills to truly connect with colleagues.
Thank you to listeners Lorissa Garcia, Louise Thomson and Tanmay Vora for your questions.
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A new person joins the team and immediately sparks fly... or perhaps you start seeing a colleague in a different light and the friendship turns into something more...
Workplace romances are common and it’s no wonder - we spend a lot of time at work, and we have a lot in common with people in the same industry as us.
But what are the rules around falling in love or flirting at work? And what are the costs of dating a colleague, or even a boss?
Guests:
Dr Amy Nicole Baker - Professor of Psychology, New Haven UniversityMia Pantechis - Principal Lawyer, Maurice BlackburnAnd thanks to Rose and Nick for sharing their story.
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Feel like you're cycling through the same old ideas? Or just tired and out of inspiration?
Albert Read has some tips on how to use and strengthen your 'imagination muscle'.
Guest:
Albert Read is managing director of Conde Nast and author of The Imagination Muscle.
During the conversation, the concept of the T-shaped worker came up - which is being both a generalist and an expert. You can listen to our episode on that topic here or find it in our podcast feed entitled 'Forget expertise. Here's why being a generalist is great for your work' from 24 March 2023.
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From creativity to collaboration, to growth and generosity, we can easily name values. But can we as easily apply them in our day-to-day work?
Hear how we can more effectively identify and apply values in our jobs and why it’s so important to do so.
Guests:
Greta Bradman - Psychologist and CEO/Founder, The Compass AI La’Kita Williams - Founder and CEO, CoCreate Work -
We all know the impact stress can have on our minds and bodies. But it turns out that it’s not the stress itself that’s impacting our health - it’s how we think about it.
In the fifth and final instalment of This Working Life's special series about your health at work, we hear stories of work-related stress and our expert panel tell us how to change our stress mindsets so we can harness its power to work and live better.
Guests:
Alison Earl - Author, speaker and trainer on mindset and resilienceDr Kari Leibowitz - Health psychologist and mindset researcher, Stanford University -
We all know what we need to do to be healthy and feel good so why aren't we doing it?
In the fourth instalment of our special series about your health at work, we’re hacking health habits to help you feel more energised and creative in your workday.
Hear personal stories and expert tips on how to overcome the afternoon sugar slump, move more without going to the gym, and sleep better to power up your workday.
Guests:
Amantha Imber - organisational psychologist and author, The Health HabitDr Norman Swan - Co-host of RN’s The Health Report and What’s That Rash?Lizzie Williamson - author, The Active Workday AdvantageAnd thanks to Renata Bernarde for sharing her story.
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Have you ever cried at work or been yelled at in front of your colleagues?
In this third instalment of our series about your health at work we’re digging deep and talking about emotions at work.
You’ll hear why it’s good for you to talk about your feelings at work, what selective vulnerabilities are and why you should know about them, how leaders need to be more emotional, and what the detrimental costs of emotional labour are when we don’t express ourselves at work.
Guests:
Liz Fosslien - Expert on emotions at work and author of No Hard Feelings and Big FeelingsDr Saul Karnovsky - Senior Lecturer in Education, Curtin UniversityAnd thanks to Alana for sharing her story.
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One in five of us are living and working with chronic pain. So why aren't we telling our colleagues and bosses about it?
If you live with chronic pain yourself or someone on your team does, we have the answers for you to help you navigate it in the workplace and learn the surprising key that can help alleviate it.
Guests
Dr Duygu Biricik Gulseren - Assistant Professor, York UniversityKathy Hubble - Founder, Amelio HealthAnd thank you to Keith Wyatt for sharing his story.
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Welcome to a special series about your health at work. In Everything's fine... we'll be diving into topics that can be tricky to talk about with our bosses and colleagues, particularly when it comes to our wellbeing. When asked "how are you?" we might say "everything's fine" with a brave smile. Sound familiar?
From physical pain to mental strain, over five episodes you'll be hearing personal stories and professional advice to help you actually feel fine at work.
In Part One we’re digging into job strain. It happens when your job demands are high and your job control is low. It can make us feel anxious, depressed and impact our physical health. So why is there still stigma around it and what’s stopping us fixing it?
If this episode raised any concerns for you, you can call LifeLine on 13 11 14
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On average, Australian women are paid $18,461 less than men per year.
The recent report released by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency shows a gender pay gap across every sector in Australia.
But what’s behind that yawning gap?
Professor Lyndall Strazdins from the Australian National University calls it the “massive unresolved problem of our time”.
It’s been dubbed the ‘Hour-Glass Ceiling’. So what is it exactly and how can we make men work more like women to fix it?
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So you may have witnessed some tense conflicts at work. Someone may have even raised their voice at you. But how can we harness the power of conflict at work?
In this episode we dig into how to nail negotiation and conquer conflict at work with William Ury - Co-Founder of Harvard Law School’s Program on Negotiation and author of Possible: How We Survive (and Thrive) in an Age of Conflict.
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There's been a lot of talk about the new right to disconnect laws. But what do they mean for you, practically?
In this episode you'll understand how it'll help you switch off from work (and what that will do for your health and wellbeing) and what you and your team can do to prepare.
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