This Working Life

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August 20, 2019 How do we tackle loneliness at work?
Workplace loneliness is reaching epidemic proportions. It's as bad for your health as smoking 15 cigarettes a day. So what can be done?
Flexible work arrangements, technology, office design, even age differences are all contributing to it, affecting our mental and physical health and our productivity.
Dave Anthony, principal psychologist at Communicorp and Derya Guzel, senior psychologist and clinical lead at Assure Programs, look at why workplace loneliness is bad for workers, bosses and the company bottom line, and offer suggestions on how to identify and deal with it.
26 min
August 20, 2019 How do we tackle loneliness at work?
Workplace loneliness is reaching epidemic proportions. It's as bad for your health as smoking 15 cigarettes a day. So what can be done?
Flexible work arrangements, technology, office design, even age differences are all contributing to it, affecting our mental and physical health and our productivity.
Dave Anthony, principal psychologist at Communicorp and Derya Guzel, senior psychologist and clinical lead at Assure Programs, look at why workplace loneliness is bad for workers, bosses and the company bottom line, and offer suggestions on how to identify and deal with it.
26 min
August 13, 2019 What can Russia teach us about the art of negotiation
Negotiation is something we all do every day, often without even realising it.
But there is a skill to it, and on this book club episode of This Working Life we explore what works, and doesn't work, when it comes to successfully navigating these relationships.
Kyle Wilson is a former diplomat, Russian expert and visiting fellow at the Centre for European Studies at ANU and Allan Parker is a consultant and negotiator whose books include "The Negotiator's Toolkit".
They discuss our book club title "The Kremlin School of Negotiation" by Russian business coach Igor Ryzov.
26 min
August 13, 2019 What can Russia teach us about the art of negotiation
Negotiation is something we all do every day, often without even realising it.
But there is a skill to it, and on this book club episode of This Working Life we explore what works, and doesn't work, when it comes to successfully navigating these relationships.
Kyle Wilson is a former diplomat, Russian expert and visiting fellow at the Centre for European Studies at ANU and Allan Parker is a consultant and negotiator whose books include "The Negotiator's Toolkit".
They discuss our book club title "The Kremlin School of Negotiation" by Russian business coach Igor Ryzov.
26 min
August 06, 2019 Gender equality at work starts at home
If we want men and women to have equal footing both at work and at home, we need to embrace flexible work.
Dr Inga Lass is a research fellow at the Melbourne Institute at the University of Melbourne, and co-author of the HILDA report. She discusses the issues with Troy Roderick, an independent consultant on diversity, and director of strategic initiatives and insights with Male Champions of Change. And fathers Andrew Hislop and Patrick Gardner share their stories on the changes they have made in their own lives to achieve a better balance.
We also hear from "Catherine" from ManelWatchAU about calling out 'manels'- all male panels or events- and giving women an equal stage.
26 min
August 06, 2019 Gender equality at work starts at home
If we want men and women to have equal footing both at work and at home, we need to embrace flexible work.
Dr Inga Lass is a research fellow at the Melbourne Institute at the University of Melbourne, and co-author of the HILDA report. She discusses the issues with Troy Roderick, an independent consultant on diversity, and director of strategic initiatives and insights with Male Champions of Change. And fathers Andrew Hislop and Patrick Gardner share their stories on the changes they have made in their own lives to achieve a better balance.
We also hear from "Catherine" from ManelWatchAU about calling out 'manels'- all male panels or events- and giving women an equal stage.
26 min
July 30, 2019 Finbar O'Hanlon, purveyor of different
How the "power of different" can supercharge your work life - from decisions at board level, to individual careers.
Inventor, rock muso and board director Finbar O'Hanlon has made an art, and a career, out of thinking differently to the mainstream and is now called in as a consultant to share his ideas with some of Australia's largest and most conservative organisations. Then author of The People Manager's Toolkit Karen Gately tells how to use social media to your advantage in building your career plus mistakes to avoid at all costs.
26 min
July 30, 2019 Finbar O'Hanlon, purveyor of different
How the "power of different" can supercharge your work life - from decisions at board level, to individual careers.
Inventor, rock muso and board director Finbar O'Hanlon has made an art, and a career, out of thinking differently to the mainstream and is now called in as a consultant to share his ideas with some of Australia's largest and most conservative organisations. Then author of The People Manager's Toolkit Karen Gately tells how to use social media to your advantage in building your career plus mistakes to avoid at all costs.
26 min
July 23, 2019 Canine friends help turn company around
Find out how to build a happy workplace and how to deal with toxicity.
Brand Collective owns some of Australia's best known footwear and clothing brands. After it separated from Pacific Brands and became an independent company, its CEO, Martin Matthews, decided to completely overhaul the company's management style.
Cumbersome bureaucracy was thrown out, dogs and a quick weekly feedback system were brought in. The result has been a huge transformation where workplace happiness is now a given.
At the other extreme, HR Consultant Anna Pannuzzo talks us through toxic workplaces - what they look like, how they impact on people and what can be done to address the causes and consequences of workplace toxicity.
26 min
July 23, 2019 Canine friends help turn company around
Find out how to build a happy workplace and how to deal with toxicity.
Brand Collective owns some of Australia's best known footwear and clothing brands. After it separated from Pacific Brands and became an independent company, its CEO, Martin Matthews, decided to completely overhaul the company's management style.
Cumbersome bureaucracy was thrown out, dogs and a quick weekly feedback system were brought in. The result has been a huge transformation where workplace happiness is now a given.
At the other extreme, HR Consultant Anna Pannuzzo talks us through toxic workplaces - what they look like, how they impact on people and what can be done to address the causes and consequences of workplace toxicity.
26 min

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You spend so much time on work, why accept the status quo, when there are ways to do it better? Get expert advice, research and hacks that will crush your inertia.