This Working Life

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October 29, 2019 How we all can get along, and other leadership lessons across generations
What is your working style, and how much do you think your age has influenced it?
The leadership style you were exposed to in the formative years of your working life will influence the leader you later become, so with five generations under the one working roof, how can we all learn to get along?
Demographer Mark McCrindle, Alicia Stephenson, director of generational dynamics at Incorp, and James Pearson, the CEO of the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry discuss what the generations can teach each other, while millennial leader Holly Ransom shares her insights into what good leadership looks like.
26 min
October 29, 2019 How we all can get along, and other leadership lessons across generations
What is your working style, and how much do you think your age has influenced it?
The leadership style you were exposed to in the formative years of your working life will influence the leader you later become, so with five generations under the one working roof, how can we all learn to get along?
Demographer Mark McCrindle, Alicia Stephenson, director of generational dynamics at Incorp, and James Pearson, the CEO of the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry discuss what the generations can teach each other, while millennial leader Holly Ransom shares her insights into what good leadership looks like.
26 min
October 22, 2019 Netflix staff find freedom in failure through the power of improv at work
We drop in on a improv session run by the master Dan Klein from Stanford University, to hear how 'applied improvisation' has changed the dynamics in Netflix's multicultural global team.
Bill Holmes chief business development officer at Netflix said once his team realised it wasn't about being funny on the spot, the group exercises about being open and vulnerable became tools to establish trust and bonds very quickly.
26 min
October 22, 2019 Netflix staff find freedom in failure through the power of improv at work
We drop in on a improv session run by the master Dan Klein from Stanford University, to hear how 'applied improvisation' has changed the dynamics in Netflix's multicultural global team.
Bill Holmes chief business development officer at Netflix said once his team realised it wasn't about being funny on the spot, the group exercises about being open and vulnerable became tools to establish trust and bonds very quickly.
26 min
October 15, 2019 Australia Talks about the migrant experience of work
Have you ever had to move and find a new job?
What if that move was thousands of kilometres away from your home-town and friends, or even the country of your birth?
That’s the experience of the many people who migrate to Australia each year, and the ABC's Australia Talks survey has uncovered some sobering statistics on how migrants rate their working lives.
When asked if they feared they could lose their job in the next 12 months, or if their career opportunities were limited, it was those from culturally diverse backgrounds, and in particular new migrants, who were feeling the strain of job insecurity and frustration the most.
In fact, 68 per cent of new migrants said they would be happier in a different job and a whopping 86 per cent think companies will always try to exploit their workers if they can- the highest by far of any demographic in the survey.
Mohammad Al-Khafaji is the CEO of the Federation of Ethnic Communities Councils of Australia, Joanna Howe is an associate professor of law at the University of Adelaide and Carmen Garcia is the CEO of community corporate. We also hear from new migrants Sina, Manal Aqrawe, Candida Rego and Chirag Khunt about the challenges they face.
[Australia Talks Promo]
26 min
October 15, 2019 Australia Talks about the migrant experience of work
Have you ever had to move and find a new job?
What if that move was thousands of kilometres away from your home-town and friends, or even the country of your birth?
That’s the experience of the many people who migrate to Australia each year, and the ABC's Australia Talks survey has uncovered some sobering statistics on how migrants rate their working lives.
When asked if they feared they could lose their job in the next 12 months, or if their career opportunities were limited, it was those from culturally diverse backgrounds, and in particular new migrants, who were feeling the strain of job insecurity and frustration the most.
In fact, 68 per cent of new migrants said they would be happier in a different job and a whopping 86 per cent think companies will always try to exploit their workers if they can- the highest by far of any demographic in the survey.
Mohammad Al-Khafaji is the CEO of the Federation of Ethnic Communities Councils of Australia, Joanna Howe is an associate professor of law at the University of Adelaide and Carmen Garcia is the CEO of community corporate. We also hear from new migrants Sina, Manal Aqrawe, Candida Rego and Chirag Khunt about the challenges they face.
[Australia Talks Promo]
26 min
October 08, 2019 Susan David on why you need emotional agility at work
Emotions at work - do you repress or ruminate? Both could be dangerous for your career. Harvard Medical School psychologist Dr Susan David is one of the world's leading management thinkers. Her Ted talk has been viewed more than five million times and her book Emotional Agility is a bestseller.
Susan discusses the benefits of bringing our whole selves to work; emotions as data not directives (we shouldn't let them boss us around) and why emotional agility is important for teamwork and creativity.
26 min
October 08, 2019 Susan David on why you need emotional agility at work
Emotions at work - do you repress or ruminate? Both could be dangerous for your career. Harvard Medical School psychologist Dr Susan David is one of the world's leading management thinkers. Her Ted talk has been viewed more than five million times and her book Emotional Agility is a bestseller.
Susan discusses the benefits of bringing our whole selves to work; emotions as data not directives (we shouldn't let them boss us around) and why emotional agility is important for teamwork and creativity.
26 min
October 01, 2019 Caring for the mental health of small business owners
When you run your own business the buck stops with you.
At times it can be a stressful, and isolating world- so what happens when things just get too much?
October is Mental Health Month so it's good time to put the spotlight on these issues. Beyond Blue has just released a guide for family, friends and colleagues of small business owners to give some practical advice on how to look out for the mental wellbeing of the many Australians who run their own small businesses.
Dr Grant Blashki, is lead clinical advisor at Beyond Blue and he is joined by two people who are going to share their own stories towards recovery- Amanda Linton, CEO of the Institute of Certified Bookkeepers and Tim Hoopmann, founder of Spinn Business Solutions.
26 min
October 01, 2019 Caring for the mental health of small business owners
When you run your own business the buck stops with you.
At times it can be a stressful, and isolating world- so what happens when things just get too much?
October is Mental Health Month so it's good time to put the spotlight on these issues. Beyond Blue has just released a guide for family, friends and colleagues of small business owners to give some practical advice on how to look out for the mental wellbeing of the many Australians who run their own small businesses.
Dr Grant Blashki, is lead clinical advisor at Beyond Blue and he is joined by two people who are going to share their own stories towards recovery- Amanda Linton, CEO of the Institute of Certified Bookkeepers and Tim Hoopmann, founder of Spinn Business Solutions.
26 min

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