Work Unplugged

It might seem that politics is an inextricable part of the world of work, such is the prevalence of it., across so many organisations, in almost every sector.

Politics undermines the very structures set up across organisations, leaving individuals to drive personal agendas for personal gains. We cannot stop human nature from yearning for more, but we can stop that behaviour from become a cancer, slowly killing our organisations from within. Hard working, dedicated and committed employees can quickly become demoralised leading to a drain in talent. so addressing politics is a critical component to improve the world of work for individuals and organisations to thrive.

Join Amrit as he explores how we can stop politics killing our organisational cultures in this week's podcast.

How many development programmes lead to change across your organisation? Whilst many programmes are looking to develop the skills, knowledge and behaviours across a specific level, one question that gets raised consistently by those being developed: "Have our managers been through this?".

There seems to be a view that once leaders achieve a certain level/ status, they don't need to experience the same programme their teams are being put on, leading to a skills gap between managers and their teams.

And then there's other gap - the gap between what people on development programmes are learning, versus how and what the organisation is implementing in terms of tasks/ activities. How are these people ever meant to implement their learnings when the organisation is almost contradicting everything being learned in real time?

Then learning providers are being pressured to demonstrate return on investment...sounds like a real mess. Join Amrit as he explores how organisations can make the most of development opportunities and empowering emerging leaders to reverse elevate those above them. The podcast this week: Reverse Elevation.

How many people are disengaged across your organisation? Engagement surveys often provide a break down of those who are engaged and disengaged. The focus inevitably goes to those in the middle - those in the 'neutral zone' who have responded with 'I neither agree nor disagree', because they are seen as being the easiest to move to across to the positive side. What then do we do with those who are disengaged? Typically, organisations write them off, seen as internal saboteurs, who have no positive intention for their organisations.

Rather than writing them off, how can we re-engage the disengaged? Imagine how we can make real improvements across our organisations, if we were to address the issues making people disengaged. And do we not have a responsibility to those who are disengaged? Afterall, where did they come from? Who made them disengaged?

Join us this week as we explore how we go about Re-engaging the Disengaged in this week's episode of 'Work Unplugged'

Yes, 'Potentialising' is not a verb but it seems like this should be a word to describe the actions of developing the potential within others! With talent being such an important concern for many organisations, one has to question whether we're making the most of the talent currently within our organisations.

With so many people having non-linear career paths, it just goes to show the transferable skills many of us have to apply to many different roles.

How much focus are leaders and managers bringing to not just identifying potential in those in their teams, but in developing the potential? That's what this week's podcast explores - developing potential in others so we can begin to maximise the performance and productivity of our teams and our organisations.

As a former Pharmacist, I've always been fascinated with how many new drugs are being developed from nature - herbs and plants, many benefits of which were known about anecdotally by people, but science is now catching up. There seems to be this 'forgotten wisdom' that humanity has which is now being rediscovered.

How much 'forgotten wisdom' is present across our organisations that could add so much value, but is being lost? Older employees are often left questioning their value in a world they might be becoming more detached from - a world of AI, exponentially changing technology and a pace which is challenging the very best employees.

Employees with long service are like the people who have acquired that 'forgotten wisdom' which could be invaluable as organisations are on the threshold of huge change. Are we creating environments where they feel intimidated, or involved? How can we make sure we use their wisdom to help our organisations, demonstrating to them the real value they add, and helping them understand how important they really are. Join Amrit as he explores 'Forgotten Wisdom' in this week's podcast.

When senior leaders think of AI, it's possible their immediate thoughts are driving efficiencies by embracing AI and reducing head-count. After all, it's all we seem to hear - 'AI is after your jobs!'.

But is this the only way? How much AI are senior leaders across organisations embracing? How much AI adoption is going on amongst employees outside of work. to improve their efficiencies at work?

AI is here to stay and it's important that organisations adopt AI strategies to ensure they make the most of the efficiencies it provides.

Join Amrit with this week's podcast looking at Technology and Human Centric Workplaces.

The world is literally changing in front of our eyes, with everything we knew of our geopolitical landscape being turned on its head. Organisations are rightly focused on developing strategies to navigate this increasingly uncertain world. We know organisations need to change to the changing environment. But how much do we as employees consider the need for change? How much have you changed the way you work over the last year? We wait for organisations to drive change, but we don't often look at ourselves to ask whether we are still current and relevant. Join Amrit for episode 2 looking at Evolve or Get Left Behind for this week's podcast.

Why do some people behave differently when they get into positions of power? Is power only governed by those in authority, or can anyone in any position have power? And then how do we use that power? Is it used for the greater good, or to propel individual ambitions? These are the questions we explore in our new podcast 'Work Unplugged' from the &Evolve team!