Work Unplugged

How many regular meetings are held across your organisation that are a complete waste of time? What routines are expected of most people but they are a complete nonsense, but everyone does them anyway? There are many practices that go on across organisations that add little value, and in fact probably do more harm, but no one calls them out. Self-silencing has an impact on the organisation, where people don't feel they can call out the 'emperor has no clothes on', but also on the individuals, who cannot express their true feelings.

What makes people go quiet? Some might question why bother to say anything, as they don't think anyone is listening anyway. Join Amrit for this week's podcast as we explore The Cost of Silence.

When was the last time you heard someone described their workplace as 'happy'? Some people might even question whether we want happiness in the workplace, as they might see happiness as representing frivolity, poor productivity and poor performance. Others might argue that when people are happy, they might do their best work. Happiness could also be labelled as being 'satisfied', and when people are satisfied, are they likely to have the motivation to do more?

Happiness it seems is complex. There is no doubt though, that the pursuit of happiness, is what every human being is after. Join Amrit as he explores what role happiness has in the modern workplace, and how we might achieve it. The Pursuit of a Happier Workplace - this week's podcast.

How comfortable are you in developing meaningful relationships at work? Do you see people with the gift of charisma and charm, work their magic with people around them, only to reinforce the point that you struggle to connect with people? Building connections with people isn't always easy, especially in new environments, where you're meeting people for the first time. But there are steps you can follow that will help those you interact with, feel good, and walk away delighted they interacted with you. Join Amrit in this week's podcast where he explores how small, simple acts, can create strong bonds, to build meaningful relationships.

Who are the drivers of innovation across your organisation? Is it your leadership team? Maybe it's your board of Directors? What if you're focusing in the wrong area? Across our organisations, we have so many talented people, who work tirelessly to drive the best performance. Many of them are probably unknown to senior leaders. Nameless and faceless, they continue to do their best. What if one of them has the answer to the successful future of your organisation?

Often we listen to those who have the loudest voices. But the quietest voices may be the ones you really need to lean in to, because they may hold the key. Join Amrit in this week's podcast as he explores who are the Hidden Gems of Innovation across your organisation.

How much AI do you use in your life currently? You may be surprised at how much AI is already pervading our lives. The impact? Well, it's definitely making us more productive. But there is another side effect that we didn't see coming. AI was meant to remove the noise allowing us to focus on the things that really mattered so we could solve complex problems. With recent research article pointing to a very different outcome, do we need to rethink how we use AI? Join Amrit for this week's episode of 'Work Unplugged', focusing on The AI Brain Drain - Are We Losing Our Edge When the Machines Take Over?

How many of us really need 'managing' at work? Whilst some managers are amazing, others can make work a difficult place to be. What role does the manager play in the current climate, where long-term strategies seem non-existent, resulting in senior leaders getting more involved in tactical planning. Quite often managers become regulated to being compliance officers, ensuring tasks are complete, and results are achieved.

What if there was a better way? What if Managers became Facilitators? What impact could that have on learning, productivity and communication across the organisation? Join Amrit in this this week's podcast of 'Work Unplugged' - From Managers to Mobilisers - Reimaging Leadership for a Supportive Workplace.

With so much attention on creating better organisational cultures, are we all missing the reality, that some toxic organisations are successful? Is it really critical to have a great workplace culture as a prerequisite to be successful? Join Amrit in this week's podcast as he explores this topic. He uses Amazon as a case study to understand what's driven their performance, and what impact their culture is having on them. Do toxic cultures have better performance? Join us to find out!

How often do leaders across your organisation accept dissenting views? Are we after original thoughts and thinking, or would we prefer compliance?

Outliers, mavericks and those on the fringes of thought, are often frowned upon, and even dismissed. We lean towards convention rather than fringe. But what if the very people you hesitate to embrace, could bring the rebel advantage to your organisation? What if they are the key to unlock your organisations potential?

How welcoming are we to differing views? Are you someone who thinks differently to others, and how does it feel trying to maintain your views, when everyone else is so, well, conventional? Join Amrit for this week's podcast as he explores The Outlier Advantage.

It seems more and more organisations are under increasing pressures to achieve seemingly unachievable targets and results. Words such as 'relentless' being used to describe work, tells you how people feel. How can anyone feel joy under such pressures? And without moments of joy, how can employees ever experience happiness in the workplace?

CEOs and senior leaders need to drive results, but is there a fine balance to be achieved here, or will employees always complain about higher budgets, whilst seemingly efficient ways of working drives ever decreasing resources?

Joy is important, and so is the consequence of the lack of it. Join Amrit in this week's podcast as he explores how we achieve it whilst driving the results we need.

Every organisation says it listens to its employees. Every organisation says improving engagement is important. Yet, if it's so important, then why aren't we seeing improvements in performance and productivity - why isn't it happening?

Is engagement the best measure? What would happen if people began to feel a real sense of ownership to the organisations they work with. Ownership seems a more stable measure than engagement - let's face it, we're less likely to feel transient ownership unlike engagement!

Join Amrit for this week's podcast topic where we explore how we move from a transactional approach to work where people are just 'clocking-in', to one where they are fully bought in.