The World of Work Podcast

James is joined by Mark Gilroy for an exploration of introversion and extraversion. The conversation covers what these different terms mean, the different preferences different people can have and why understanding your own and others preferences could be helpful. A super fun conversation with lots to learn in it!

James is joined by friend of the show, Jeff Weigh, to talk about the role of personal values in improving happiness and fulfillment in the workplace. The conversation explores some of the great content in Jeff's new book, "Suck! Now What?", including some ways that individuals can identify their own personal values.

James and Jane have a conversation about Psychological Safety. It explores that psych safety is, why it matters and some of the things you can do to increase it in your teams as a leader and manager. It's a topic we think is really important, so we hope you enjoy it.

James and Jane are joined by Chris Jones, CEO of England Athletics, to talk about leadership in the world of sport. The conversation explores what leadership is like in athletics and sport, the importance of being people focused and the lessons Chris has learned over his career. It's a warm and thought provoking exploration of leading.

James and Jane are joined by author and speaker Dr. Tina Hallis from Positive Edge to talk about positive thinking and psychology. The conversation explore what positive thinking is, the benefits of being a more positive thinker and the steps you can take to increase positivity for yourself, your team or your organization.

James and Jane are joined again by friend of the show, author and founder of PTHR to talk about "reinvention labs". The conversation explores some of the current challenges with learning and development in teams, and explains how a more "lab" based approach can help teams effectively grow and develop in relation to specific, important topics.

James and Jane are joined by good friend of the show, Dr. Oli Mival, a user experience, Director of User  Research at Skyscanner and Principal Research Fellow at the Center for Interaction Design at Napier University. The conversation explores how organizations use research, some of the challenges of leading research in organizations and what makes "good" research.

James and Jane are joined by Billy Kramer, Assistant Professor at the University of Nebraska, to talk about virtual teams. The conversation explores what virtual teams are, and the different factors that affect their performance and the experiences of their members. The discussion also looks at some of the things leaders and managers can do to improve the performance and experiences of these teams...

James and Jane are joined by Dr. Edie Goldberg to talk about the ideas in her book, "The Inside Gig". The conversation explores what organizations can do to improve their approach to talent management and the experiences of their employees by learning from the gig economy.

James and Jane are joined by Dr Joe Allen (Psychology at University of Utah Health and Director the Center for Meeting Effectiveness) to speak about virtual meetings. The conversation explores what makes a good meeting as well the additional challenges of virtual meetings and how to overcome them. In addition, we explore hybrid meetings and share tips on how to make them effective.

James and Jane are joined by Dr. Kelsey Medeiros, Assistant Professor at the University of Nebraska, to discuss the leadership lessons we can learn from women currently holding global leadership positions. The conversation explores what women in these positions do that sets them apart, as well as reflecting on practical advice that each of use in the workplaces.

James and Jane are joined by Professor Richard Shell, chair of the Legal Studies & Business Ethics Department at the Wharton School, to talk about his book "The Conscience Code". The conversation explores the types of ethical and core values challenges people face in the modern world of work, and how they can navigate these challenge effectively and in line with their conscience.   

James is joined by Jamie Mitchell, founder of All Together , to talk about all things responsible business in 2021. In this episode we explore what responsible business is, why it matters right now and the great steps many organizations are taking towards becoming more responsible. The conversation also looks at at the pro-bono CEO mentoring that All Together provide.

James and Jane are joined by friend of the show, Joanne Gray, to talk about hybrid working, and how we can be better at working in, managing and leading hybrid teams. The conversation explores what hybrid teams are, how they differ from face to face teams and what we can do to create more inclusive working environments in them.

James and Jane are joined by Tom Calvard, from the University of Edinburgh's Business School, to talk about some of the thoughts behind his book, " Critical Perspectives on Diversity in Organizations" . The conversation explores how organizations approach diversity and inclusion, and how we might all be a bit better at doing so. To learn more, you can also listen to Tom's own podcast where he expl...

James and Jane are joined by Stephen Mather to speak about high control groups, and what it's like to transition out of them. The conversation focuses on experiences in cult-like organizations, and and how individuals leaving them may experience moving on, and particularly their experiences of entering the workplace.

James and Jane are joined by Dale Whelehan, a behavioural science research from Trinity College, Dublin to talk about sleep, fatigue and regenerative activities. The conversation explores Dale's research in this area and covers the impacts of these factors on performance, as well as shedding great insight into recovery and regeneration.

James and Jane are joined by Kiran Kachela from CIProjects.co.uk to talk about continuous improvement. The conversation explores what continuous improvement is, why it matters and what leaders and managers can do to help their teams or organizations develop. In addition, Kiran shares some of the approaches used in Lean.

James and Jane are joined by Bob Merberg from Jozito LLC to speak about all things employee wellbeing. The conversation explores what wellbeing is and why it matters, as well as what organizations are doing (or not) that helps improve it.

James and Jane are joined by Joseph Workman, who brings a hugely varied work experience to the conversation. The podcast explores dignity and pleasure in the workplace, and the different motivations and rewards we get from the work that we do. Joseph brings a great passion for work, and helps celebrate all the good things it provides in our lives.

James and Jane are joined by Paul and Shimrit to discuss their book, "The Nature of Work". The conversation explores our relationship with work, how we think about work and the need for new, systemic, connected, responsible and healthy ways to describe the role that work plays in our lives and in wider society. As ever, there's a mix of theory and practice, and some interesting ideas and reflectio...

James and Jane are joined by Sath to speak about all things agile. The conversation explores what Agile is, where it comes from and some of the practices used in Agile teams. As well as considering practical aspects of Agile, the conversation also focuses on culture.

James and Jane discuss evidence-based management with Dr. Rob Briner, a Professor of Organizational Psychology and Scientific Director at the Center for Evidence-Based Management. The conversation explores what evidence-based management is, processes to support it, sources of evidence and the benefits it brings. It also dives a bit more deeply into some of the factors that seem to make it hard for...

James and Jane are joined by Ben, CEO of Charlie HR, to speak about organizational cultures. The conversation explores what cultures are, what shapes them, key levers we can use to influence them and how we need to think about them when working remotely. As ever, the discussion combines theory with practical advice for those in the world of work.

James and Jane are joined again by friend of the show, Dr. Richard MacKinnon to talk about Psychological Flexibility. The conversation explores the ways our mind can work against us, and the tools we can develop to increase our psychological flexibility, and be at our emotional and thinking best more often.