Eat Sleep Work Repeat
206 episodes - English - Latest episode: 12 days ago - ★★★★★ - 306 ratingsConversations about workplace culture, psychology and life with millions and millions of listens
As we wrestle with a world of hybrid working hosts Bruce Daisley and guests bring inspiration and imagination.
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Unlocking workplace creativity - Teresa Amabile
November 05, 2018 05:00 - 46 minutes - 106 MBContact the show [email protected] This week's episode features the iconic Teresa Amabile - she's a professor at Harvard Business School. Originally educated and employed as a chemist, Teresa received her Ph.D. in psychology from Stanford University. If you're interested in her work this YouTube clip is a great start point. Before the chat with Professor Amabile we talk through the news in work culture this week. Here's the explosive article on Netflix: WSJ on Netflix WSJ on...
Alive at work - Dan Cable
October 22, 2018 04:00 - 37 minutes - 85.6 MBDan Cable is the author of the life affirming and brilliant Alive at Work - one of the most inspiring visions of what work could look like. The discussion covers big themes of purpose and motivation but brings simple practical tips. What are the simple things that any of us could do to our induction processes at work? How could we encourage our teams to bring their selves to work. I mention two articles. One by Sarah O'Connor in the FT and this one by Josh Hall about compulsory wellness. Y...
Jeffrey Pfeffer: Dying for a Paycheck
October 15, 2018 04:00 - 38 minutes - 88.3 MBToday’s guest is regarded as one of the most influential management thinkers in the world largely because he considers themes and human behaviours that others avoid discussing. Jeffrey Pfeffer is Professor of Organisational Behaviour at Graduate School of Business at Stanford University. He’s author of books like Management BS, Power and most recently Dying for a Paycheck and it’s the last two books that we mainly discuss in today’s chat. Read Dying for a Paycheck and Power Jeffrey mention...
The Good Jobs Strategy
October 08, 2018 05:00 - 53 minutes - 122 MBRead more on the Good Jobs Strategy Pre-order the Joy of Work If you like this the easiest way to get it is to subscribe on Apple podcasts - give us a rating while you’re there. Zeynep Ton is a Professor of Operations Management at the MIT Sloan School of Management. She studies the retail sector and the way that some firms have invested in paying more and doing more for their workers. She studied firms like QuikTrip, Trader Joes, Mercador in Spain - she found that firms that treat their...
Adam Grant - Optimism about work culture
September 30, 2018 07:23 - 48 minutes - 66.5 MBProfessor Adam Grant is the most important business writer in the world - a man who says his study is focussing on how to make work suck less. Adam is author of books like Give and Take, Option B, Originals, he's also the host of a chart topping podcast on work culture called Work Life with TED. Adam Grant has been Wharton’s top-rated professor for seven straight years - his books have told over a million copies . Give and Take examines why helping others drives our success. Originals exp...
Testing the New Work Manifesto
July 02, 2018 04:00 - 35 minutes - 80.3 MBAround 12 months ago myself and Sue Todd created the new work manifesto. It was an attempt to start the debate about simple things that we can change. You can find it on the podcast website eatsleepworkrepeat.fm. It's had a briliant response, research companies have asked to help validate it, different professions like doctors and police have been in touch asking if they can adapt it for their working. Lots of companies have told me they've been trying it out with their teams. One person c...
Bringing purpose and autonomy to work
June 19, 2018 18:47 - 34 minutes - 79 MBTwo practical case studies this week. Businesses who have pulled back the curtain to show how they brought Purpose and Autonomy to life. Brilliant examples of companies trying new things and having success from them. Rachel Bremer is the Communications Director at ASOS. She talks about how they re-energised 4000 young, ambitious employees to keep the business on an incredible growth path. Laurie Young is the Development Director of Thoughtbot. He explains that they made one change that all...
Mental Health & Work - Emily Reynolds
June 04, 2018 04:36 - 44 minutes - 102 MBI've wanted to do an episode on mental health for months. But to be honest I've felt really conscious of messing it up. I ended up chatting to the best journalist who writes about it and she suggested that we talk about it. Emily Reynolds is one of the sharpest writers in the UK, writing for publications like Vice, Wired, The Guardian, Stylist. Incidentally she also writes about mental health. Her book 'A Beginner's Guide to Losing Your Mind' is a very readable take on the realities of all ...
Making work more stimulating with side hustles - Emma Gannon
May 31, 2018 13:56 - 42 minutes - 97.3 MBLots of listeners have been hitting up my LinkedIn saying how can we make work better if we don't have a full-time permanent job. Emma Gannon might have the answer to their needs. Emma is a podcaster, writer, broadcaster, blogger... in fact she's the perfect example of the freelance, multi-hyphenate lives that more of us are living in 2018. A She describes how we can build careers out of freelance living and side hustles. How sometimes we can inspire ourselves and our own creativity with t...
Does Company Culture Exist? Dr Richard Claydon
May 14, 2018 06:00 - 27 minutes - 61.8 MBQuite a brainy episode today. Dr Richard Claydon is a someone who likes to question why we claim things - he's a natural challenger. He describes himself as a Transdisciplinary Behavioural Scientist and Ironist. He writes some interesting (if a bit too long) things on Linked In that a few people sent to me. We had a brilliant chat for well over an hour but i've tried to edit it into something enlightening and digestible. Richard says something that I've been thinking a lot. We should...
Inside the Brain - A Neuroscientist Explains
May 07, 2018 19:45 - 23 minutes - 54.9 MBJames Doty is a neuroscientist who has spent his career trying to demystify the power of the brain. He's a Clinical Professor of neurosurgery at Stanford University and founder and director of the Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education. If you watch his TED Talk you're going to fall in love with James, a gentle thoughtful guy. He is the New York Times bestselling author of Into the Magic Shop: A Neurosurgeon's Quest to Discover the Mysteries of the Brain and the Secrets o...
A Good Day at Work - Sir Cary Cooper
April 30, 2018 04:00 - 44 minutes - 102 MBSir Cary Cooper is a psychologist - 50th Anniversary Professor of Organisational Psychology and Health at the Manchester Business School, University of Manchester. He founded Robertson Cooper - a business which is collection of psychologists and wellbeing experts intent on helping people have a good day at work. Everyone I've met there is just brilliantly inspiring too - which I guess shows good people hire good people he's a brilliant follow on Twitter too @ProfCaryCooper Become a member...
Being More Pirate
April 26, 2018 12:01 - 37 minutes - 52 MBSam Conniff Allende has spent his career building a youth marketing agency. Now he's concluded that the way to inspire younger workers is to channel the energy of the Golden Age of Piracy. In a fun discussion of pirates old and new Sam explains how the world would be a better place if we all tried to be a bit more pirate. Sam's book Be More Pirate is published on 3rd May 2018. You can follow him on Twitter @SamConniff and @BeMorePirate Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/eatsleepw...
Bad bosses: what makes a good leader?
April 16, 2018 12:28 - 39 minutes - 54.4 MBDr Amanda Goodall is a Senior Lecturer in Management at Cass Business school. I don't normally do stuff on leaders. There's enough leader lit out there. So I actually came upon Dr Amanda Goodall's work when I was looking at something else. I encountered her work when I was reading about the effect of our bosses on us. Bad bosses are the worst thing at work. Amanda's research says we'll ask twice as much money to work someone who we can't stand. It's way more important than anything else. W...
Thought Leaders 2: Chris Barez Brown
April 09, 2018 04:30 - 27 minutes - 38.3 MBWho's Elvis round here? There was a time when answering that question would have earned you a nice cheque from the National Enquirer. The second part of a spotlight on Thought Leaders - the gurus who are challenging the status quo. Chris Barez-Brown is a best selling author, speaker and culture change consultant. …….He says: "We train businesses to manage change" As he describes, Chris provides immerse experiences to improve the culture of leadership teams. These things don't come cheaply...
Thought Leaders 1: Tom Goodwin
April 09, 2018 04:00 - 37 minutes - 51.5 MBTwo episodes here listening to some of the people who are challenging, provoking and questioning the status quo. Tom Goodwin Exec VP at the media agency Zenith in New York. He's the head of innovation down there. But on the web is where Tom is a player. He is Linked In's number 1 influencer in the marketing field. That accolade will set you back 560,000 followers. How did he end up there? Well Tom wrote a tweet (or series of tweets) that developed a life of their own. https://techcrunch.c...
Laughter - how to bring the LOLs back to the office
March 24, 2018 12:08 - 49 minutes - 113 MBA brilliant live discussion from Ad Week Europe on the scientific value of laughter - and how to bring it back to work. Featuring Professor Sophie Scott, broadcaster Geoff Lloyd and sitcom writer Paul Coleman. Hosted by Bruce Daisley and Sue Todd. All episodes are live at EatSleepWorkRepeat.fm. Please like and subscribe. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/eatsleepworkrepeat. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Rituals, Emotions and food
March 19, 2018 05:00 - 55 minutes - 44.1 MBInside the rituals of two happy businesses. Over the last couple of months a few people have come up to me to tell me stories about things their companies do. Firstly Andy Puleston - a Radio 1 alumni - came up to me and chatted to me about some of the things they did during the Andy Parfitt reinvention. Pizza meetings, heroic leaving speeches and lots of private offices filled with eclectic music and chat. I've let this run on because I found it fascinating. Ask me one time how I applied t...
The Culture Code - the best culture book of 2018
February 05, 2018 22:07 - 35 minutes - 64.5 MBThe Culture Code is the best book on work culture likely to be published this year. From Daniel Coyle author of the Talent Code, an international bestseller that cracked the formula of individual success. In the subsequent 5 years he's immersed himself in the best teams in the world - Navy SEALS, sports teams and some of the most creative companies in the world (including Pixar and IDEO). Now he's ready to share the remarkable output of his work. Coyle's book gives clear guidance of what an...
Cracking the secret of when - Daniel Pink
February 01, 2018 20:58 - 34 minutes - 62.7 MBWhen is your most creative time of the working day? When should you schedule your concentrated deep work? What the heck is a 'nappuccino' and what will it do for you? Daniel Pink explains how we can use timing to help improve our working environment. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Cracking the secret of when - Daniel Pink
February 01, 2018 20:58 - 34 minutes - 62.7 MBWhen is your most creative time of the working day? When should you schedule your concentrated deep work? What the heck is a 'nappuccino' and what will it do for you? Daniel Pink explains how we can use timing to help improve our working environment. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/eatsleepworkrepeat. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
#MeToo & Work
January 16, 2018 22:58 - 36 minutes - 66.2 MBAs becoming increasingly clear the single biggest issue of work culture in the last 10 years has been the Me Too movement. Louise Ridley and Kirstie Brewer, freelance journalists and founders of Second Source discuss their involvement in the campaign to remove toxic sexual behaviour. Second Source is a group of women journalists trying to tackle sexual harassment in the media industry. Find details here: http://www.thesecondsource.co.uk or follow them on Twitter Emily Reynolds' blog post...
The New Work Manifesto
January 08, 2018 05:00 - 57 minutes - 45.9 MBOver the last 35 episodes we've discussed improvements to work, now we bring them all together. In discussion with Sue Todd, CEO of Magnetic, we discuss the New Work Manifesto. The manifesto is an 8 point plan, designed to help us improve work and get more from our time at our desks. The manifesto can be found at www.newworkmanifesto.org. Send us your thoughts and suggestions. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/eatsleepworkrepeat. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mor...
The Year in Work Culture with Andre Spicer
December 26, 2017 06:00 - 44 minutes - 35.6 MBThe dramas at Uber, the reckoning of the #MeToo movement, the BBC pay gap, Bruce is joined by Andre Spicer to debate the biggest work culture issues of the year. Along the way we also discuss Andre's global fame as a lemonade stand pirate. Andre also talks about his two new books this year: Business Bullshit and Desperately Seeking Self Improvement. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/eatsleepworkrepeat. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Are the robots taking over? Matthew Taylor on the future of work
December 21, 2017 08:14 - 13 minutes - 19 MBEAT SLEEP SHORT: Are the robots coming for your job? This year Matthew Taylor delivered a report to the Prime Minister looking at the future of work in the UK. Here he explains his outlook on the future of work and how work can set about being a force to increase happiness. Matthew Taylor is the CEO of the RSA. He was previously a political strategist working with Tony Blair. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/eatsleepworkrepeat. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more ...
Building teams with grit
December 20, 2017 06:00 - 10 minutes - 13.8 MBAngela Duckworth's Grit was one of the most impactful business books of 2016. Here in an Eat Sleep short Angela talks about building resilient culture and the thing to look for when hiring someone with a gritty tenacity. In her late twenties, Angela left a demanding job as a management consultant to teach maths to seventh graders in the New York City state schools. Angela is a MacArthur “genius” grant winner, researcher and CEO of Character Lab. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/...
Culture as the secret ingredient - Richard Reed and the Innocent story
December 12, 2017 23:04 - 37 minutes - 51.2 MBRichard Reed was one the founders of Innocent - the most unlikely David taking on the Goliaths of the soft drinks business. With little more than a perky brand, unbounded optimism and a winning culture they're become the biggest juice brand in the UK. So how did Richard build this exceptional culture? What was the Innocent version of 'Don't Be Evil'? Richard shares special techniques like 'learn one, do one, teach one' that helped share a climate of humble learning. Richard talks about his...
Beating Burnout - Managing Energy in the Email Age
December 04, 2017 20:13 - 29 minutes - 39.9 MBVOLUME FIXED David McClements is the founder of Whitewater international training & consultancy” (whitewaterint.com) . He works training and developing top performers. I saw David speak recently and was struck with his willingness to challenge some of the best established ideas. His discussion about Chris Hoy and energy management is fascinating. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/eatsleepworkrepeat. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Bjarke Ingels - Cultural Architect
November 26, 2017 17:25 - 42 minutes - 58.1 MBBjarke Ingels is the number 1 architect in the world. His buildings are taking the world by storm with their fearless disregard for the conventions and norms of our dull cities. Bjarke's buildings are both fun and immensely practical. By when the greatest in his field is thinking about the future of work how does he design it? Bjarke explains how he is building innovative workspaces - both for others and for his own company. Bjarke talks both about the cutting edge buildings that he is cre...
Data on how offices work
November 21, 2017 00:00 - 36 minutes - 50.3 MBBen Waber is the CEO of Humanyze, a firm that spun pioneering work from MIT into the world's leading people analytics business. Their technology can track how your office is working. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/eatsleepworkrepeat. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Remote: Control?
November 15, 2017 06:58 - 41 minutes - 33.1 MBJason Fried - at Basecamp - and Deborah Rippol - at Buffer - are writing the future. Exemplars of a new world of working where our offices are less important than our intellects. Both champion working remotely and letting our workplaces being secondary to our home lives. Jason is the author of books like Rework and Remote. Deborah is the People Success Manager at Buffer. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/eatsleepworkrepeat. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inform...
Alive at work - making work better with emotion
November 06, 2017 05:00 - 41 minutes - 56.7 MBDan Cable is a Professor of Organisational Behaviour at London Business School. His forthcoming book Alive at Work is visionary for helping us understand how to improve the sense of engagement in the workplace. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/eatsleepworkrepeat. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Work culture: happiness first then success
October 30, 2017 05:56 - 25 minutes - 34.8 MBEmma Seppala is a happiness expert. She's spent her life studying how we can be happier in life and has all the evidence to prove it. Emma gives a life affirming reminder that happiness at work isn't a luxury, it's a prerequisite for success and creativity. Emma's book The Happiness Track is superb. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/eatsleepworkrepeat. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Biz Stone - designing great culture
October 18, 2017 17:36 - 37 minutes - 51.5 MBBiz Stone is a founder of Twitter - famously returning to the company in 2017. We talk about design, about his first start-up where the culture got corrupted and then intentionally inventing a culture to be more effective. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/eatsleepworkrepeat. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Is Deep Work the solution?
October 16, 2017 03:00 - 38 minutes - 52.5 MBCal Newport is convinced that in 10 years we'll laugh at the way we're working today. We need a production line-like innovation to fix work... Enter Deep Work. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/eatsleepworkrepeat. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Daniel Pink on the secret of drive
October 02, 2017 22:34 - 27 minutes - 37.7 MBDan Pink is the most important researcher for understanding workplace motivation. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/eatsleepworkrepeat. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Science of Being Happier at Work
September 30, 2017 22:25 - 16 minutes - 22.4 MBFull notes and transcript at www.EatSleepWorkRepeat.fm Tweet us @eatsleepwkrpt Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/eatsleepworkrepeat. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Obliquity - achieving happiness indirectly
July 03, 2017 09:55 - 17 minutes - 23.3 MBIn 2010 John Kay wrote an article for the FT called Obliquity. It proved so popular that it became a best selling book.Obliquity is the concept that to achieve what we want to do we should aim for other things - we achieve our goals obliquely.Tweet us your feedback @eatsleepwkrpt Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/eatsleepworkrepeat. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Improving work with play
June 19, 2017 04:00 - 32 minutes - 44.8 MBJoi Ito runs the Media Lab at MIT. In his new book Whiplash he gives an account of how the only way we can improve work is if we build cultures that are set to innovate and experiment. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/eatsleepworkrepeat. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Honey I hacked my job
June 05, 2017 04:00 - 40 minutes - 55.8 MBHear from 5 people who have tried to change their work routines - with mixed results.Guests include Jenny Biggam and Zoe Basri from media agency The 7 Stars, David Wilding from Twitter, Laura Archer who turned her lunch break into 6 weeks extra holiday and Andy Oakes who has learned to work in bursts.Laura's book Gone For Lunch is a truly fun way to inspire yourself to do more with your time: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Gone-Lunch-Archer-Laura/dp/1849499918 Become a member at https://plus.acast...
Reboot your career
May 28, 2017 17:35 - 59 minutes - 81.7 MBGet inspiration from three people who started again. Martin Morales left his life in the music industry to open the restaurant he always dreamed. Paul Coleman created a life that combines innovation consultancy with writing Car Share for Peter Kay. Lisa Unwin set up She's Back to empower women's return to work after having children. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/eatsleepworkrepeat. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The way we're working isn't working
May 22, 2017 04:00 - 29 minutes - 40.1 MBTony Schwartz is an incredibly successful writer, journalist and speaker. 15 years ago he set about changing the way we work. Seeing the growing exhaustion of people around him he's helped us understand why we're overwhelmed and what we need to do to push back.Listen to Tony and you'll have the perfect reason to decline that extra meeting to go for a walk. Let's all commit to #TakeBackOurLunch please. I'll meet you in the park. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/eatsleepworkrepeat. ...
The surprising secret of workplace creativity
May 08, 2017 19:27 - 28 minutes - 39.7 MBIf most people knew the enjoyable secret of workplace creativity they'd probably feel liberated from the judgement of their peers. In this episode we hear inspiration from the ideas of Lucy Kellaway (FT journalist) and scientific evidence from Professor Sandy Pentland.Professor Pentland explains the single activity that characterises creative workplace - and it's probably something that you love doing. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/eatsleepworkrepeat. Hosted on Acast. See aca...
Rest - work less to do more
May 08, 2017 19:27 - 38 minutes - 53.2 MBRest is the fascinating new book by Alex Soojung-Kim Pang. It outlines how a combination of sleep, rest, vacation and exercise can help us achieve more. Late nights spent glugging coffee achieve exactly the opposite of what we think - as Alex explains. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Rest - work less to do more
May 08, 2017 19:27 - 38 minutes - 53.2 MBRest is the fascinating new book by Alex Soojung-Kim Pang. It outlines how a combination of sleep, rest, vacation and exercise can help us achieve more.Late nights spent glugging coffee achieve exactly the opposite of what we think - as Alex explains. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/eatsleepworkrepeat. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Results Only Work Environment
May 08, 2017 19:27 - 28 minutes - 39.1 MBDan Pink has called ROWE the future of work. ROWE is the Results Only Work Environment. It's the idea that we don't worry about what people do at work as long as the job gets done. That means they don't have to come in at 9. Or 10. Or 11. Or go home at 4. If they do the job, that's what we asked them to do...Jody Thompson is the co-creator of the ROWE system. With Calli Ressler she wrote 'Work Sucks' Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/eatsleepworkrepeat. Hosted on Acast. See acast...
"If we're not changing anything, what was the point of the internet?"
May 08, 2017 19:26 - 59 minutes - 81.1 MBRory Sutherland is the Vice Chairman of advertising group Ogilvy. Through his 30 years in the media industry he has become renowned for championing the use of behavioural economics. Rory is an author and regularly writes for The Spectactor. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/eatsleepworkrepeat. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Culture of Teams - the Boat Race and Camp Bastion
May 02, 2017 14:59 - 31 minutes - 43.5 MBMark De Rond is an ethnographer who embeds himself with teams under pressure. What's the culture like in a field hospital in Camp Bastion, in the boat race crew?Mark's latest book 'Doctors at War' - a first hand account of the culture in Camp Bastion's hospital - is out this week. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/eatsleepworkrepeat. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
How Harry Styles Can Solve Diversity in Tech
March 20, 2017 05:00 - 20 minutes - 28 MBSacha Judd tells us how an online conspiracy about two members of One Direction led her to understand how we're failing to attract women into tech roles.Sacha is Managing Director at Hoku Group. She can be found at @szechuan Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/eatsleepworkrepeat. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Uber - When Cultures Go Bad?
March 18, 2017 09:16 - 23 minutes - 32.5 MBBrad Stone has written behind the scenes studies of some of the most well known tech firms in the world. By spending time with the leaders of Uber, Amazon and Airbnb Brad has gained a deep understanding of what culture these firms create - whether via accident or design.Brad's latest book is The Upstarts - about Uber and Airbnb. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/eatsleepworkrepeat. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.