The Floorplan

What are the legal ramifications of being pressured to act unethically at work? In this fascinating episode of The Floorplan , Libby Sander speaks with Bond University’s Dr Wendy Bonython about moral injury in the workplace. So what's moral injury? Glad you asked! Moral injury is the psychological harm caused when employees are pressured to act against their ethical values or witness wrongdoin...

This week Libby is joined by Bond University Associate Professor of Physiology Dr Mike Todorovic - an internationally recognised medical educator, researcher and science communicator whose work has reached more than 100 million people worldwide. From burnout, stress and ADHD to sleep, multitasking and workplace wellbeing, Mike shares practical, evidence-based insights into how our brains and bodie...

Podcaster, nutritionist, content maker and actor Lola Berry is back to help us navigate the ever-shifting sands of contemporary life. Lola appeared in an earlier episode of The Floorplan HERE . About Lola Berry Lola has been active in the media world in Australia for over a decade; speaking on TV shows such as; Studio 10, The Today Show, Mornings. Plus, she’s a best-selling author and has written...

In this first solo episode addition to The Floorplan lineup, Libby reflects on a trip to New York for an AI in leadership event, shares insights from the field, and explores the spaces she worked from—cafes, hotel lobbies, bookstores—and what the research reveals about why they matter. She also answers listener questions. Libby will be back with a guest interview next week. You can watch this epis...

Broadcaster, speaker and popular podcaster Joe Pardavila joins Dr Libby Sander on The Floorplan for an insightful conversation on the power of effective communication, navigating change, culture, and cutting through workplace noise. Drawing on a 24-year radio career and his work with business leaders, Joe explores why storytelling sits at the heart of connection, how pop culture can unlock better...

Excited to bring you a fascinating guest this week.  His name is Julian Elchakieh, but if you are  one of his 4.94 million subscribers on YouTube , you’ll know him as  jmancurly . Some call him the 'VR King'. Most just know him by the look. You can’t miss it. Electric blue curly hair. A strip of yellow tape across the chest. It’s DIY, it’s loud, and it’s become one of the most famous brand...

In the final edition of The Floorplan for 2025, Libby and Matt expand upon a topic discussed in an earlier episode - the role blockchain might play in the fight to protect personal privacy.  Our special guest is the President of the Midnight Foundation, Fahmi Syed, a significant voice in decentralised governance and digital innovation.  The Midnight Foundation is an organisation dedicated to growi...

The Floorplan returns! Do we ever stop working? A resounding no according to a new study. What are popcorn brains and do you have one? And Professor Marek Kowalkiewicz joins the podcast to ponder digital minionship and the augmentative qualities of workplace AI that excite him. Note: During this episode Matt mentions a Bond University podcast with Bond University data analytics expert Dr Steven St...

Libby Sander made her SXSW Sydney debut last week when she appeared asa panellist alongside Andy Walshe from Liminal Collective , Ben Johnston from Josephmark and Ben Hamley from JLL to talk about 'Why AI's best gift is making us more creative.' Not only did she present, but she listened and observed and emerged inspired and has some fascinating insights to share.

In their fifth season finale Libby and Matt consider the cost of resentment at work and ponder whether workplace sporting teams are an answer to flagging job enthusiasm. While on matters sporting, there's also a bit of grand final talk (well, it is the season...) And a VERY special guest this week! Bruce Daisley is one of the world's leading voices on workplace culture. He's a best-sel...

Does your workplace have quirky names for its rooms? Ever wondered why? AI in the headlines this week as some big employers initiate some significant changes. And Bond University's Associate Professor James Birt joins the podcast. James was studying AI before most of us owned a smartphone. He argues that gaming represents the height of what computing can do by combining AI, storytelling, music, gr...

This week Libby and Matt contemplate the value of boredom. These days boredom is easily avoidable - instant entertainment is only a short scroll away courtesy of the complex multimedia platforms we carry in our pockets. It wasn't always thus, of course. Can we benefit from being bored? What about boredom in the workplace? What is the science of boredom? And given a choice, would you take bored...

Ever been so immersed in a task you’ve completely lost sense of yourself, forgotten about time and place, and been so absorbed in the act of doing something that all distractions simply fade away? If so, you may have entered that special place where your individual skill matches the complexity of the task. You, dear listener, may have entered the FLOW ZONE! Can flow and work co-exist in a meaningf...

So much to discuss this week. Is a simultaneous bias by employers against both younger and older workers starting to gather steam? Data out of an Australian Human Rights Commission report seems to suggest it. But when all the talk is 'skills shortage' and when younger workers aren't so keen on tackling management roles, how have things come to this? Also, Libby chats with ex-Googler, T...

Matt and Libby consider the economic cost of unhappiness at work and ponder the price of anxieties brought on by the speed of workplace change. And if younger employees aren’t particularly interested in taking up management roles, who will be the leadersof the future?    Libby enjoys a terrific chat with Tony Bacigalupo . At just 23, Tony took a big chunk of his savings to IKEA and led the charge...

A bumper edition this week with Libby back from the Big Apple! Both Libby and Matt share some tales from the road and ponder whether the secret to a happy workplace may be found through its (collective) stomach. Also, Libby enjoys an in depth chat with Stanford University economics and management guru Professor Nick Bloom who - among lots of other things - has all the numbers on working remotely (...

That'll be ASSOCIATE Professor, thank you! The return of The Floorplan coincides with a promotion to Associate Professor for our favourite organisational behaviour expert. And a richly deserved nod it is! How good! To kickstart the new series, Matt and Libby discuss the longevity industry boom and its implications and ponder whether Gen X-ers have fair reason to feel a little forgotten. Also, the...

A very special episode with very special guest to end the fourth series of The Floorplan! Freshly returned from her annual trip to Japan with Bond University Business School students, Libby spends a fascinating hour with Dr Andy Walshe . Andy is a globally recognised leader and expert in the field of elite human performance. He is co-founder of and a partner at The Liminal Collective , a collectiv...

Can you build a perfect workplace? Isaac French thinks so. "People are hungry for one-of-a-kind experiences. Spaces with soul, and that tell a story. And anyone with a dream and some good old-fashioned work can make good on that opportunity," he says. In a complicated, rapidly moving world where more and more workers demanding more meaningful work opportunities supported by more flexible employmen...

Professor Raj Choudury from Harvard Business School joins The Floorplan to discuss, among plenty of other things, his new book The World Is Your Office: How Work from Anywhere Boosts Talent, Productivity, and Innovation. And perhaps policy makers will be once bitten, twice shy when it comes to politicising flexible working arrangements from now on - Libby and Matt discuss the federal opposition&#3...

Technology entrepreneur Charles Hoskinson joins the podcast to talk about early influences on his thinking, decentralised governance, trust, challenges in cryptocurrency, and the problem he'd most like to solve. A fascinating conversation with a deeply thoughtful and insightful leader. About Charles Hoskinson Charles Hoskinson is a Colorado-based technology entrepreneur and mathematician. He atte...

A packed episode this week with Libby and Matt considering the implications of research suggesting AI is beginning tounderstand us better than we understand ourselves. Also, what do young employees REALLY think about ever-fattening CEO paycheques? And a discussion about ‘taskmasking’ – basically the art of making yourself appear productive at work – extracts a ‘George Costanza/Pensky File’ confess...

This week Libby and Matt discuss the Governor of Tokyo's workplace initiative that he thinks will prop up Japan's sluggish population growth - as long as marriage is the end goal, of course. Libby is surprised to learn Darwin has something similar on the go (sort of). And a fascinating practical insight into organisational behavioural change when Libby meets Leschen Smaller. Leshcen is Dir...

Libby and Matt take a look at a very Gen Z phenomenon that should make employers and recruiters alike think twice about overstating the merits of workplaces. Daisy Mack joins the podcast too. Once a high-flying talent agent who represented some of entertainment's biggest names at William Morris Endeavour , Daisy now teaches meditation, sound healing and breathwork. She's learned a lot alon...

In their final episode of the year, Libby and Matt discuss the latest research on work from home (WFH) practices and ponder a Gallup report that suggest the time may now for those who want to trade down their work ambitions to focus on a better life. Workplace wellbeing expert Dr Jenna Mikus and Founder and Managing Partner of the Eudae Group talks about her researching for and advising clients se...