Goodbye open plan design, hot desking and boring office layouts. It's time for bars, basketball courts, hundreds of plants, natural light, moveable carpet, recyclable buildings, and agile working spaces to rock-on in.

Since a health scare two years ago This Working Life presenter Lisa Leong has been using science and technology to try help her body and brain function better.

ABC science journalist Jo Khan puts her body on the line to trial a couple of these biohacks and, together with neuroscientist Jonathan Webb, runs the research filter them to sort which are useful from those which are a waste of time and money.

* Blue light blockers

* Long cold showers

* Light emitting ear buds

Then executive coach Karen Gately unpacks whether you can be both a boss and a friend.

Since a health scare two years ago This Working Life presenter Lisa Leong has been using science and technology to try help her body and brain function better.

ABC science journalist Jo Khan puts her body on the line to trial a couple of these biohacks and, together with neuroscientist Jonathan Webb, runs the research filter them to sort which are useful from those which are a waste of time and money.

* Blue light blockers

* Long cold showers

* Light emitting ear buds

Then executive coach Karen Gately unpacks whether you can be both a boss and a friend.

What does it take to build and maintain a workplace that understands the needs of people with disabilities?

What does it take to build and maintain a workplace that understands the needs of people with disabilities?

Harnessing outrage to act and change the world for the better.

Harnessing outrage to act and change the world for the better.

Hiring more women, dealing with disasters and accidents and upskilling the workforce - just another day in the life of Athalie Williams

Hiring more women, dealing with disasters and accidents and upskilling the workforce - just another day in the life of Athalie Williams

Japanese philosopher holds the keys to a happy work life. Or does he?

In the inaugural This Working Life Book Club we dissect a book that's a blockbusting best-seller in Asia, The Courage To Be Disliked by Japanese philosopher Ichiro Kishimi and writer Fumitake Koga.

Billed as a self-help book, it is a Socratic dialogue between a philosopher and a lost, rather angry young man. In it they explore the ideas of the 19th and 20th century Austrian psychologist Alfred Adler in attempt to help the young man find direction in life. Philosopher Patrick Stokes and entrepreneur Catherine Robson help Lisa Leong sort the guff from the gems and hear how Adler's principles can help us perform better at work.