This Working Life

Workplace bullying is a complex and insidious problem that one in 10 of us in Australia experience at some stage in our careers.

We look at the organisational structures behind bullying itself, how many of us might be unwilling bystanders, and the impact it has on us physically and mentally.

Guest:

Michelle Tuckey, Professor of Work & Organisational Psychology within UniSA Justice & Society and the Centre for Workplace Excellence.

With thanks to Jessica, Neil and Therese for sharing their stories of experiencing workplace bullying.

Do you feel exhausted after being on Zoom? You’re not alone. Thanks to COVID-19, we’ve been on Zoom more than ever. From our day-to-day work to meetings and after-work social catch ups, our time spent video conferencing seems endless and it’s tiring us out.

Studies have shown that our brains are in overload during these video meetings, and that’s leading us to feel emotionally and motivationally exhausted.

We’ve asked the experts what exactly is going on in our heads when we’re in an online meeting and how we can reduce and prevent fatigue so we can feel energised and work better.

Guests:

Professor Julie Bernhardt, Florey Institute of Neuroscience & Mental Health

Professor Jeff Hancock, Stanford University

If we confront our regrets and use them as signals, they're a powerful force for working smarter and living better.

That’s according to New York Times best-selling author Daniel Pink. He’s collected the regrets of thousands of people around the world and discovered what connects us in our regrets, and how we can use them to live and work better. So let go of any shame around your regrets, and learn how to harness their power.

Guest:Daniel Pink, New York Times bestselling author, most recently The Power of Regret.

With appearances from people who proudly have regrets:

Dr Tim Sharp, Chief Happiness Officer, The Happiness Institute

Ginger Gorman, Award-winning print and radio journalist

Mark Brandi, Author

Janelle Delaney, Partner at IBM

Amanda Rose, Founder of Western Sydney Women, #bosslady

Juliet Bourke, Author and Adjunct Professor UNSW Business School

Forget what you think you know about motivation.

We’ve done the work for you and found some science-based motivation hacks, so you can get the job done and actually enjoy it.

We bust some myths and find out what really motivates us - from incentives, to mindsets and increased empathy.

Resolutions don't work. Set goals the right way.

For us to really commit to a goal and achieve it, we should ensure we’re making a ‘worthy’ goal.

That’s according to author Michael Bungay Stanier who, in his new book How To Begin: Start Doing Something That Matters, gives us nine steps to help us find our worthy goal, commit to it and just begin.

Guest:

Michael Bungay Stanier, Author of The Coaching Habit and How to Begin.

Let's kickstart this 2022 working life with a few transformative ideas.

Beauty industry entrepreneur Kate Morris has given her imposter syndrome's voice in her head a name: "That's just Kevin, you can zip it Kevin," she laughs. And she gets on with her day.

And she's not alone. Researchers have found around 70 per cent of us feel like an imposter some of the time at work (...and let’s face it the other 30 per cent are probably lying). So since these feelings are so common, we've decided it's time we gave this ‘syndrome’ a rebrand and learned how use it to help, not hinder, our careers.

(This program was first broadcast on Monday June 28, 2021.)

Stay curious, find comfort in being wrong and create a "challenge circle" of people who actively challenge your beliefs - these are all steps towards knowing what you don't know according to Adam Grant.