Not everyone wants to stop working when they reach retirement age.

How do we tap into our inner captain to better lead ourselves and others in times of crisis?

From finding love to making the incredibly weighty call to lockdown a city, when you put yourself out there and accept a secondment, you never know where it might lead. And if you have a hunger to learn on the job, there is no faster way.

GUESTS:

Professor Allen Cheng, former Victorian Deputy Chief Health Officer, director of infection prevention at Alfred Health

Dr Amanda Lizier, workplace and professional learning lecturer and researcher, University of Technology, Sydney

Kearyn Klue, operational performance consultant on secondment in gas industry

James Law, chief people officer at Estimate One

Women at the top of their game share their stories about the good, the bad and the ugly of power in the workplace. And to you blokes out there, this isn't a "stacks on men", it's really worth a listen.

(Hear part one from last week about why power makes you more likely to cheat, steal, talk over people and swear at work here.)

GUESTS

Laura, former analyst turned entrepreneur

Juliet Bourke, adjunct professor at UNSW Business School

Kate Jenkins, Sex Discrimination Commissioner at the Australian Human Rights Commission.

Zoe Routh, leadership expert and trainer and author of People Stuff

Producer: Maria Tickle

(This program was first broadcast on February 15, 2021.)

The cliche of bright red lipstick and shoulder pads as symbols of power for women went out of style in the 80s, thank goodness.

But who gets power at work today and why? And what do you need to do to keep it?

Social psychologist Professor Dacher Keltner, from the University of California, Berkley has studied power for 25 years. He has found the Machiavellian approach to power (force, deception, manipulation) is not what keeps you in power. Neither does red lipstick.

We also hear from Chief People Officer, Estimate One, James Law and executive coach Cassandra Goodman.

(This program was first broadcast on Mon 8 Feb 2021.)

Producer: Maria Tickle

Thinking of quitting your job? Join the club!The COVID pandemic has led to what’s being dubbed The Great Resignation in the US. And apparently this seismic shift in the workforce is about to hit our shores, especially in the tech industry.Aaron McEwan from global research and advisory firm Gartner shares industry trends and what organisations need to do to head it off at the pass.

With stories from Anna Burgess Yang, Chicago-based content marketing manager; Cathy, Australian start up founder; and Deb Mavric, community innovation director, Culture Amp

Producer: Maria Tickle

Australians are constantly told the only way out of rolling lockdowns is vaccination. So why aren't most workplaces mandating COVID-19 jabs so everyone get back to business? We dig into tricky legal, ethical and practical issues with workplace relations lawyer Michael Byrnes (partner at Sydney firm Swaab) and infectious diseases social scientist Dr Holly Seale (UNSW).

Producer: Maria Tickle

Does your inbox make you miserable? Is the constant barrage of back and forth emails stopping you from doing deeper, more focussed work you actually need to do? You are not alone. According to Cal Newport, on average, email interrupts knowledge workers work every six minutes. There is an alternative. Cal walks us through why our relationship with email is dysfunctional and how to break up with it. Cal's book: A World Without Email: Reimagining Work in the Age of Overload

Producer: Maria Tickle

On the verge of burnout or feeling disconnected from your workmates? Don't underestimate the power of working music into your workflows and even meetings.

Psychologist and classical musician Greta Bradman explains how our brains respond to music and runs through research-backed ways we can use music to connect, help focus and manage stress.

Greta consults on culture with organisations across technology and creative industries. She also hosts ABC Classic weekend mornings. Hear the playlists from her series Music For Wellbeing.

Producer: Maria Tickle

What do psychometric tests, workers comp and Sydney bin chickens have in common? Well they can be all in a day’s work for human resources professionals.

But their responsibilities and place in the company is rapidly changing in organisations today. Jacqui Curtis is chief operating officer of the Australian Tax Office and is also in charge of this change in HR for the Australian Public Service.

Jacqui explains why HR must have a seat at the boardroom table and how AI and data analytics can help the people management.

Producer: Maria Tickle

Illustrator: Tatum Kenna