Ollie on Work

Welcome back to Series 3 of Take My Advice (I'm Not Using It). After January's podstorm, I return to the show's original format - long-form interviews with a wide range of interesting guests from various backgrounds. Each of them has a unique take on the various areas that will contribute towards the changes in their future of work and how that intersects with our personal lives. Today's...

Welcome to the world’s first work/life podstorm. This is the final episode of series two and looks back at two interviews from series one of Take My Advice (I'm Not Using It). I discuss the future of work with the author of the books Rest and Shorter, Alex Soojung Kim Pang, and General Partner of the early-stage VC fund, SemperVirens, Allison Baum Gates. Thanks for listening to this podstorm. If y...

Welcome to the world’s first work/life podstorm. This is the second of three shows with highlights of series one of Take My Advice (I'm Not Using It). Today, I include clips from my interviews with Cath Bishop, Shaun Tomson, and Alyssa Westring, who discuss the importance of sharing connections, purpose and vision in your life. LINKS: Future Work/Life newsletter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priv...

Welcome to the world’s first work/life podstorm. This is the first of three shows with highlights of series one of Take My Advice (I'm Not Using It). Today, I include clips from my interviews with Christopher Lochhead and Ben Legg, who discuss how category design and finding your niche can create significant value for you and your business. LINKS: Future Work/Life newsletter Hosted on Acast. See a...

Welcome to the world’s first work/life podstorm. Today, I complete the introduction to my JOINT framework, which helps business evolve their flexible work strategy. In this second of two parts, I discuss the importance of data and insights, how nudging and modelling can help create a culture of positive accountability, and its impact on the way we use our time. LINKS: Future Work/Life newsletter F...

Welcome to the world’s first work/life podstorm. Today, I introduce a framework to help business manage the evolution of flexible work. In this first of two parts, I discuss the importance on autonomy in establishing job crafting, and how outcomes are essential to building a culture of positive accountability. LINKS: Future Work/Life newsletter FWL#27: The evolution of flexible work (part one) Hos...

Welcome to the world’s first work/life podstorm. In today's episode, I consider the importance of evolving truly flexible work in 2021, in particular, for working mothers. LINKS: Future Work/Life newsletter FWL#28: Flexi-Year Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to the world’s first work/life podstorm. Today, I discuss how the workplace has 'flipped'. As my podcast guest, Allison Baum Gates (General Partner of SemperVirens an early-stage VC fund focused on the future of work) put it, in the 'flipped workplace': "Productive individual work is done outside of the office, on your own time, in your own place, at your own pace. Consequently, the office...

Welcome to the world’s first work/life podstorm. Today, I follow up the brilliant conversation I had with world champion surfer and author of, The Code, Shaun Tomson , to discuss purpose. I also share my family Code, which I wrote with my 5 and 8 year-olds over breakfast on the morning of writing. LINKS: Future Work/Life newsletter FWL#26: The Code for Purpose Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privac...

Welcome to the world’s first work/life podstorm. Is there a relationship between leadership and parenting? What can we learn from leadership principles that we can apply to our approach to parenting? How should you approach creating a strategy for four areas of your life - self, work, family and community? I consider all of this in today's episode. LINKS: Future Work/Life newsletter FWL#25: Take M...

Welcome to the world’s first work/life podstorm. In today's episode, I discuss my interview with Alex Soojung Kim Pang, author of Rest and Shorter. I consider the benefits of working less, including introducing a 4-day working week. LINKS: Future Work/Life newsletter FWL#24:When it comes to work, less is more Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to the world’s first work/life podstorm. Following my interview with Cath Bishop - author, a former diplomat and, during her sporting career, a world champion rower and Olympic medallist - I reflected on the themes in her book, The Long Win. She writes that our obsession with winning - whether in sport, business or life - holds us back and that we need new ways of measuring success. I go o...

Welcome to the world’s first work/life podstorm. In today's episode, I discuss the importance of carving your own niche and the increasing emergence of portfolio careers due to a changing job market. LINKS: Future Work/Life newsletter FWL#21: The importance of carving out your niche Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to the world’s first work/life podstorm. Today, I recall a period of sleep deprivation and why a 'power nap' not only got me through the day then but has now become a regular part of my routine. LINKS: Future Work/Life newsletter FWL#20: Time for nappucino Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to the world’s first work/life podstorm. Today, I reference The Social Dilemma and how that's helped reveal my LinkedIn addition. I go on to make some suggestions about how to avoid being sucked into a social media vortex. LINKS: Future Work/Life newsletter FWL#19: LinkedIn addiction and the battle to 'un-hook' Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to the world’s first work/life podstorm. In today's episode, I offer some reasons for optimism, in the guise of new ways of working - including vertical-specific work-platforms, crypto-driven recruitment models, and 'co-op work platforms'. LINKS: Future Work/Life newsletter FWL#18: New ways of working offer reasons for optimism Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to the world’s first work/life podstorm. Today, I reflect on the six months of rapid change and outline why the future of work relies upon us working collectively. LINKS: Future Work/Life newsletter FWL#17: The Project Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to the world’s first work/life podstorm. Today, I discuss life transitions and how a global pandemic represents a collective involuntary life quake, as author Bruce Feiler puts it. LINKS: Future Work/Life newsletter FWL#16: Make your transition Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to the world’s first work/life podstorm. In today's episode, I discuss jobs of the future and my prediction that we're likely to see the increasing emergence of Chief Culture Officers. LINKS: Future Work/Life newsletter FWL#15: Jobs of the future Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to the world’s first work/life podstorm. Today, I discuss the importance of establishing trust at work, particularly for those businesses that aspire to create an ‘innovation culture’. LINKS: Future Work/Life newsletter FWL#14: Why trust is the first step towards a strong culture Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to the world’s first work/life podstorm. Today, I recall a newsletter discussing one of the more worrying trends to emerge over the past year - employee surveillance (or ‘employee productivity tools’ as the morons pedalling them try to suggest). I also explain why the alternative - trust - is critical to making remote work, work. LINKS: Future Work/Life newsletter FWL#13: Trust me, employe...

Welcome to the world's first work/life podstorm. In today's episode, I discuss lessons that can be learned about sharing a collective vision with your partner and how lessons from business can help you parent with purpose. LINKS: Future Work/Life newsletter FWL#12: Purposefully parenting with purpose Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to the world's first work/life podstorm. In today's episode, I discuss the benefits of combining short and long-term thinking, particularly for parents. Plus, what we can learn from businesses about articulating our personal vision and values. LINKS: Future Work/Life newsletter FWL#11: Short term, long term Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to the world's first work/life podstorm. In today's episode, I discuss distractions and the value of stepping back to get some perspective. LINKS: Future Work/Life newsletter FWL#9: Driven to distraction Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to the world's first work/life podstorm. Today's episode considers the role of empathy in our work/lives. LINKS: Future Work/Life newsletter FWL#8: I feel you Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.