Secrets of The Gap (now relaunched as The Empathy for Breakfast Show)

Where do empathy and happiness intersect, and why do workplaces that foster both do better? And what, might you ask, is 'flow'? Meeting Orin made me acutely aware of how much fascinating research there is being done, at a higher academic level, between our purpose and our work.  We discuss how to balance our personal values and the value we create at work, and how connectivity allows us to thrive at both. Orin talks about how work can be our 'calling in life', or instead how work can offer us the 'funds to fund' our calling, but that both can allow for cohesive teams and energised organisations that flourish. Orin is an academic, a consultant and an un-ending inspiration on corporate passion, teams and flow. Tune in and hear more.....

We have an empathy deficit in the world, so should we be teaching empathy more widely into schools and organisations? This is a widely asked question today and one Peter and I started to unpack. This podcast joins my home in Dubai all the way with the island of Bali, where Peter is a teacher at the Green School. It was the most fascinating discussion around collective communities, humanity and connectivity, and how the opportunity to give people a "disruption from their day to day" can interrupt the traditional principle's of every day corporate life to create an opportunity to see things differently. What can we learn from the Indonesians, our elderly generations, and from a deep cultural understanding of those we grow up around? Tune in to find out! A highlight of my week last week, enjoy!

Check out the inspiring and unique philosophy of The Green School at https://www.greenschool.org/

In this episode I chatted to Dani Hakim, Co Founder of Safe Space, a business that supports business leaders and employees with mental wellness and strength. I loved her energy around changing perspectives and finding ways to improve our work wellbeing and health, and reducing the burden of corporate strain. A whole new set of thoughts to start the day. Thank you Dani!