Afleveringen
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Youâre understaffed, but you do get an additional day off, not that will help really, the work still has to get done. Youâve been assaulted on the job? Well thereâs a counselling service, but when can you really not be contactable for more than an hour?
You may have heard of greenwashing, now experts are worried about wellness washing where workplaces paper over the cracks with wellbeing measures but leave the chasms underneath.
A new workforce survey has found a gap in how employers feel theyâre doing on how their people are feeling and whatâs happening on the shop and office floor.
Guests:
Dr Michelle McQuaid - Author, researcher and honorary fellow at Melbourne Universityâs Center for Wellbeing Science
Wes O'Donnell - Head of Enterprise Growth at Citation Group Australia
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You can find more episodes of the This Working Life podcast with your on the job correspondent Lisa Leong on the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts.
Please email us at [email protected] if you would like to get in touch, we read them all and love hearing from you!
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You're starting a new job but you don't have what you need, or you certainly feel like you don't!
Why is this such a universal experience and why are employers so happy to leave people to sink or swim?
We dive in to the good, the bad and the ugly of onboarding and try to figure out how we can be doing it better, for bosses and for workers.
Lisa also checks in with the Australian HR Institute about new research showing the global "job hugging" trend has arrived on our shores.
Guests:
Dr Talya Bauer - Professor of Management at Portland State University
Sarah McCann-Bartlett - Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of the Australian HR Institute
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You can binge more episodes of the This Working Life podcast with your on the job correspondent Lisa Leong on the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts.
Please email us at [email protected] if you would like to get in touch, we read them all and love hearing from you!
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AI usage is on the rise, but its implementation within jobs and workflows is causing problems.
Research shows there is a capability gap amongst Australian workers, and a lack of AI fluency and context-poor AI use is creating job strain.
What can leaders do to turn this around?
Guests:
Dr Rebecca Hinds, head of the Work AI Institute at Glean
Dr Sean Gallagher, founder of Humanova and the former Director of Swinburne University's Centre for the New Workforce
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Tying together what your team does within your organisationâs strategy is a key skill for middle managers and something workers at all levels can benefit from.
Learn how a strategy is put together and ways you can work towards it.
Guests:
Brandon Lee, Associate Professor at Melbourne Business School, consultant, researcher and executive educator
Rebecca Murray, principal of strategy consultancy, Marlborough and Ferdinand
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If youâre always busy but feel as though youâre not getting on top of things, you may be experiencing cognitive and emotional overload.
Liane Davey, the âTeamwork Doctorâ, calls this âthoughtloadâ and offers ways to manage overwhelm and focus attention, to improve productivity and wellbeing in individuals and teams.
Guest:
Liane Davey PhD organisational psychologist and author Thoughtload: Manage the Madness and free your Team to do great Work
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Once youâve made the decision to quit your job, itâs worth considering how to do it in a way that fits the situation.
The researcher who coined the term, âThe Great Resignationâ shares his insights on different resignation styles, from the âgrateful goodbyeâ to âbridge burningâ and what managers can learn from the way employees quit.
Guest:
Professor Anthony C. Klotz, UCL School of Management, author Jolted, Why we Quit, When to Stay and Why it Matters
Check out our companion episode Should you really quit your job?
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The researcher who coined the term, "The Great Resignation", says most of us are only one event away from quitting our jobs.
He calls them âjoltsâ and describes the one that led Oprah to quit her new job at 60 Minutes, and JĂŒrgen Klopp to give up his successful role as manager of Liverpool FC.
What motivates us to quit, what should we consider before we do it?
Guest:
Professor Anthony C. Klotz, UCL School of Management, author Jolted, Why we Quit, When to Stay and Why it Matters
Look out for our companion episode Try This: how to quit in your podcast feed.
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The narrative around AI at work is moving away from âjob apocalypseâ towards jobs transforming.
So how do you redesign roles to improve productivity and take care of the psychosocial safety and wellbeing of workers?
Guests:
John Curtin Distinguished Professor Sharon Parker, Director of Centre for Transformative Work Design, Curtin University
If youâd like to try the S.M.A.R.T. job design assessment, the link is here.
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Have you struggled to make lasting behaviour change at work, and wondered why you canât get to the next level?
The author of bestsellers Hooked and Indistractable, spoke with readers who loved his books but couldnât nail the change part. He spent the next five years researching what was missing, Beyond Belief is the result.
Nir Eyal, behavioural design expert, author, Beyond Belief: The Science-Backed Way to Stop Limiting Yourself and Achieve Extraordinary results
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Working for longer can help you financially, as well as giving you purpose, a social life and a healthier brain.
We speak with three Australians working past retirement age, and an expert coach who helps individuals and organisations achieve longevity goals.
Guests:
Ronni Kahn AO, social entrepreneur, Founder and Visionary in Residence, OzHarvest
Brian James, co-founder, The Copper Doctors
Alison Hernandez, co-founder, Re-create 100
Scientia Professor Henry Brodaty, co-director of Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing, UNSW, 2026 Senior Australian of the Year
You can find Professor Henryâs Brodatyâs healthy brain ageing tips at the end of this episode.
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Circadian rhythms dictate our peak times or chronotypes and they vary across the workforce, so why does everything start so early?
Learn how these biological rhythms interact with cognitive and emotional performance and how practicing circadian-influenced leadership can help get the best out of your team.
Guest:
Stefan Volk, Professor of Management at the University of Sydney Business School
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Jackie Oâs lawyers claim ARN breached workplace health and safety obligations by failing to protect her psychosocial health while she was working with co-host Kyle Sandilands.
As the case heads to court this week, find out how leaders should manage psychological safety at work, and learn the potential consequences if they fail to do so.
Guests:
Martyn Campbell, former Chief Executive of SafeWork SA and Secretary-General of the International Association of Labour inspection.
Fay Calderone, employment lawyer and partner, Hall and Willcox and author, Broken to Safe: tackling toxic workplace cultures and burnout
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Marcus Buckinghamâs latest research shows that love is a driver of super productive human behaviour. He argues the case for "designing love in" to experiences at work.
Learn how to create experiences that inspire your colleagues and staff to say, "I love that!"
Guest:
Marcus Buckingham, global researcher focused on unlocking strengths, increasing performance and pioneering the future of work. Author, Design Love In
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Worrying about your young personâs future? The impact of AI is already changing the job market in some industries.
So whatâs the best approach for guiding them into a career during this time of uncertainty?
Guests:
Alana Kilmartin, speaker and author, Unserious Careers: a fun guide to the first five years of your career
David Carney, Executive Director, Career Industry Council of Australia
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When your boss sends a text complimenting your work, it feels amazing! But if they point out a mistake in front of your peers, you may feel shattered.
What does it take to be an inspiring leader, and how can you avoid being an infuriating one?
Guest:
Adam Galinsky, Paul Calello Professor of Leadership and Ethics at the Columbia Business School
This interview was recorded at the Power, Status and Influence Research Conference, for the Melbourne Business School.
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You may soon have a digital clone of your work-self that can take care of many of your tasks, make decisions on your behalf, and even give presentations as you.
As the emergence of âidentic AIâ generates more potential for digital human twins in organisations, we discuss the ethics of using them.
Guests:
Don Tapscott, co-author, You to the Power of Two, Redefining Human Potential in the Age of Identic AI
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With burnout and overwork a problem for staff and employers alike, a proposal to add an extra week to annual leave balances for Australian workers is on the table.
We speak with a business that already offers five weeks of annual leave per year, and hear from management and labour law experts on whether this add on is the answer, or if there's a better solution.
Guests:
Shae McCrystal, Professor of Labour Law, The University of Sydney Law School
Carol Kulik, Bradley Distinguished Professor, Centre for Workplace Excellence, Adelaide University
Greg Day, Co-worker Experience Manager, IKEA
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Whatâs really behind the reaction a colleague has when you disagree with them? And how do you manage a conflict when it arises?
Esther and Lisa delve into workplace conflict and power dynamics and explore how to understand them and find a way through.
Plus answers to your questions and an exercise Esther wants you to test out for Try This. Donât forget to report back! [email protected]
Guest:
Esther Perel, New York Times bestselling author and psychotherapist
For more from Esther Perel, check out these episodes from our colleagues at All in the Mind:
Family estrangement and infidelity: Esther Perel answers your questions
Mind Hacks: Esther Perel
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When youâre under the pump, it can feel like taking a break at work is impossible. But that can be habit forming, and bad for your physical and mental health.
Learn the benefits of building breaks into your workday, and how to do it in a way that feels manageable.
Guests:
Kira Schabram, Assistant Professor of Management & Organisation at Smeal College of Business, The Pennsylvania State University
Vanessa Miles, organisational psychologist, Transitioning Well
This program was first broadcast on 27th June 2025
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It's an important part of monitoring and improving performance, but when feedback is given or received in the âwrongâ way, it can damage relationships and affect work.
Hereâs a masterclass to help you get better at giving and receiving feedback.
Guests:
Roisin McCann, facilitator who works with organisations to build leadership capacity and develop a better culture of feedback and strategic communication
James Donald, senior lecturer, University of Sydney Business School
This program was first broadcast on 3rd July 2025
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