the WorkLife podcast

After having served on nuclear submarines in the US Navy, and spending some time working on nuclear plants, William Becker decided he needed a change. What made him decide on academia, and in particular neuroscience, emotions and HRM? In this captivating episode, we are hosting Professor Becker, of Virginia Tech, co-author of one of the most touted research papers of 2018: Killing me softly: Electronic communications monitoring and employee and spouse well-being.

After having served on nuclear submarines in the US Navy, and spending some time working on nuclear plants, William Becker decided he needed a change. What made him decide on academia, and in particular neuroscience, emotions and HRM? In this captivating episode, we are hosting Professor Becker, of Virginia Tech, co-author of one of the most touted research papers of 2018: Killing me softly: Electronic communications monitoring and employee and spouse well-being.

In this podcast, we are chatting with Anna Chiara Gioro (ANPAL), coordinator of the “EQW&L – Equality for Work and Life” European project. What are the core objectives of this innovative social project? How can the labour market entry of unemployed people be facilitated by work-life balance policies? Listen in as we discuss the project in detail, its expected outcomes and plans for 2020!

In this episode, we are joined by Ariane Ollier-Malaterre, Professor of at Université du Québec at Montréal. Her research focuses on individuals’ work and life identities in light of technological changes, and of diverse organizational and national contexts. In this conversation, we talk about the different aspects and impact of work-life balance policies, and the key elements necessary for employees to actually benefit from work-life balance arrangements.

In this episode, we are joined by Ariane Ollier-Malaterre, Professor of at Université du Québec at Montréal. Her research focuses on individuals’ work and life identities in light of technological changes, and of diverse organizational and national contexts. In this conversation, we talk about the different aspects and impact of work-life balance policies, and the key elements necessary for employees to actually benefit from work-life balance arrangements.

In this episode, the WorkLife HUB podcast sits down with Caitlyn Collins, Assistant Professor of Sociology at Washington University in St. Louis, author of Making Motherhood Work: How Women Manage Careers and Caregiving. Listen in as Agnes and Caitlyn speak about the notion of work-life justice, gender inequality at the workplace and in family life, and the findings of a cross-national research study interviewing 135 working women.

In this episode, the WorkLife HUB podcast sits down with Caitlyn Collins, Assistant Professor of Sociology at Washington University in St. Louis, author of Making Motherhood Work: How Women Manage Careers and Caregiving. Listen in as Agnes and Caitlyn speak about the notion of work-life justice, gender inequality at the workplace and in family life, and the findings of a cross-national research study interviewing 135 working women.

Klaus Hochreiter is the CEO and co-founder of eMagnetix an online marketing agency. In October 2018, eMagnetix made headlines in Austria, and Europe, with its innovative work initiative, based on a 30-hour-workweek at full salary. How to make such arrangements work in real life? Why Klaus is not in favour of teleworking? Listen in as we discuss the nuts and bolts of the 30-hour-workweek revolution.

Klaus Hochreiter is the CEO and co-founder of eMagnetix an online marketing agency. In October 2018, eMagnetix made headlines in Austria, and Europe, with its innovative work initiative, based on a 30-hour-workweek at full salary. How to make such arrangements work in real life? Why Klaus is not in favour of teleworking? Listen in as we discuss the nuts and bolts of the 30-hour-workweek revolution.

In this new episode, which we specifically recorded ahead of Europe's biggest HR event of 2019, the Zukunft Personal Europe, we are hosting Laura Dekker, the youngest person ever to circumnavigate the Globe. Tune in as Laura shares her fascinating story with us, what she learned along the way, and what are her future plans!