Laura Staples, Head of People & Performance at Laminex interviews Dr Adrian Medhurst, an award-winning performance psychologist. Laura talks to Adrian about the new Laminex Goal Mastery framework and the introduction of a wellbeing goal for all Laminex employees in FY22. Whilst a little different to the usual format (so that Ayse could take a few days annual leave to recharge) you’ll hear Adrian and Laura talk about the relationship between high performance and personal wellbeing and why it’s more important than ever to take time to recharge the battery so we can sustain our high performance and enjoy our lives.

Link to the TEDx by Darria Long, which Laura mentions in the show: https://www.ted.com/talks/darria_long_an_er_doctor_on_how_to_triage_your_busy_life

Joining the show are two Laminex guests, Laura Staples, Head of People and Performance and Scott Barclay, National Segment Manager - Residential. The focus of this episode is motivation. What makes people want to be achievers and what can a leader do to help motivate their team?

Laminex has recently introduced a new range - Fusion Composite Solid Surfaces. With a slimline 13mm profile, premium super-matte look and feel, and a hardwearing, durable, fingerprint-resistant finish, Fusion Composite Solid Surfaces represent the next generation in contemporary surface materials. Fusion is made with cutting-edge production technology to deliver a surface material that is thin yet strong, and with a light-absorbing super-matte surface that looks and feels satin-smooth. Listen to Josh Woods, Marketing Manager and Peter Harrison (National Technical Applications Manager) at Laminex tell us everything we need to know about this great product.

Tip: Check out our video  https://youtu.be/_x3s6fRFggU 

Following on from the exciting launch of Surround by Laminex, we catch up with Laminex Marketing Manager, Natasha Moulton who tells us all about this exciting new range of wall linings from Laminex. Check out the range at https://www.laminex.com.au/for-your-home/brand/surround .

“If you woke up tomorrow and your workplace was 100% better at doing ‘feedback’. That is, magically something happened and when you came to work, everyone was all of the sudden so much better at giving and receiving feedback.. What do you think will change and what will be the impact of that? I’m blown away by the answer I receive when I ask this to leaders. The general answer is, there is not a single thing, a single aspect of work in our workplace that wouldn’t be improved, by improving feedback.”

Ali Hill is a Psychologist, the CEO of Pragmatic Thinking, a keynote speaker, author and host of the Stand out life Podcast. We're tapping into Ali's expertise as we ask her why giving (and even receiving) feedback is such a delicate art? Ali provides us with a really effective approach to giving feedback.

Why is inclusion and diversity important and why do we need to feel like we belong?

A deep conversation about belonging, on one end of the spectrum you could feel a sense of connection and acceptance, on the other end, you could feel intense discomfort with exclusion.

Interior design hacks with Sean Oldfield is now a series! In part 2 of the series, we talk about designing the heart of our homes, the kitchen. How do you design a kitchen, where do you start from and how can Laminex products help you design your dream kitchen? Tune in to hear what Sean has to say to these and more!

We have a twist in this episode. Surinie Chetty, Business Partner - Talent & Capability at Laminex interviews our usual host, Ayse Caglar. We can easily get caught up in the cycle of eat, sleep, work, repeat. 

Listen to find out about how you practice work-life integration today, and get the best out of both worlds with a few simple strategies.

Image: Studio Kitchen – Laminex x Kennedy Nolan. Credits - 

Design: Kennedy Nolan

Art Direction: Ortolan

Photography: Derek Swalwell

Styling: Nat J Styling

International Women’s Day (IWD) is celebrated globally, each year on 8 March. People around the world celebrate the achievements of women on this day because we have come a long way and achieved a lot. 

The theme for IWD this year is #choosetochallenge. A challenged world is an alert world. We can all choose to challenge and call out gender bias and inequality. To support the conversation around #choosetochallenge, we’ve interviewed Justin Burgess, Executive General Manager of Laminex Australia.

Joining the show this week as a special guest is Mykel Dixon. Mykel is an award-winning speaker, author of Everyday Creative and musician.

Mykel helps us unpack the misbeliefs around creativity and gives us practical tips on how we can learn to become more creative every day.