How I Work
408 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 120 ratingsHave you ever wondered if the worlds’ leading entrepreneurs, writers, musicians and business people construct their day differently to you? How I Work delves into the working days of some of the world’s most successful innovators. We discuss tactics, rituals and tricks they use to achieve so much more than the average person, despite having the same number of hours in the day.
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BEST OF: Cool tools for better writing
January 10, 2022 19:00 - 7 minutes**BEST OF 2021** Do you want to improve your writing? Writing is one of the fundamental ways we persuade people to take up our ideas, meet with us, or buy the thing we are selling. Want a snappier headline or to make sure you are communicating to the right audience. Want to find those pesky grammatical errors before you send your email? What if you see a nice font you like, but don’t know how to find out which one it is? Text analyser Hemingway, writing assistant Grammarly, headline improver...
BEST OF: Creating happiness through habit with Gretchen Rubin
January 05, 2022 19:00 - 45 minutes**BEST OF 2021** Gretchen Rubin has dedicated the last ten years to researching and exploring how to be happier. And she’s discovered just how debilitating distraction can be - for both productivity and joy. Gretchen has self-tested every habit under the sun, and shares which practices to incorporate into your workflow to bolster that joy… and crucially, gives insight into which ones don’t work for her. She also shares how we can help our kids create better habits. She’s also created her ow...
BEST OF: Cool tools for health
January 03, 2022 19:00 - 11 minutes**BEST OF 2021** I place a huge value on my health. It’s my number one priority. If you’re not healthy, chances are you’re less productive. Using these tools helps me incorporate physical activity into my day, understand my health patterns so I know where I can make improvements, and trains my brain. I use the Apple Smart Rope to count reps when I’m skipping. The rope connects to an app on my phone and lets me know when I have reached my goal. Smart Rope: https://www.apple.com/au/shop/pro...
BEST OF: Get your priorities straight with Oliver Burkeman
December 29, 2021 19:00 - 41 minutes**BEST OF 2021** Hear me out - what if you stopped trying so hard to be productive? Most of us only get a total of four thousand weeks on this earth. Do you really want to spend them answering emails? Oliver Burkeman is a “recovering productivity geek” and he wants you to make peace with the reality that you'll never get everything done. He says once you’ve accepted that hard truth, you’ll finally be free to focus on what’s truly important. Oliver Burkeman is a journalist and the author of Th...
BEST OF: Two strategies to get rid of the ‘shoulds’ in your life
December 27, 2021 19:00 - 6 minutes**BEST OF 2021** ‘Should’ is one of the most problematic words when it comes to self-talk. I should go to the gym. I should accept this event invitation. I should call this friend and see how she's going, I should spend less time on social media. Shoulds are very unhelpful. They have the double whammy of making us feel guilty AND they don’t actually help us change our behaviour. I’m going to give you two alternative words or phrases to replace the shoulds in your life.This will help you make ...
BEST OF: Cal Newport on how to eliminate 80% of emails in your organisation
December 22, 2021 19:00 - 57 minutes**BEST OF 2021** Do you hate email? Are you sick of being a slave to your inbox? Are you like the “average” knowledge worker and check your email or chat messages every six minutes? If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, I think you will love today’s show. Cal Newport is a Computer Science Professor at Georgetown University and also the bestselling author of Deep Work, Digital Minimalism, and most recently, A World Without Email. And Cal has been thinking a lot about how to overcome...
BEST OF: A weekly ritual to get off your devices
December 20, 2021 19:00 - 19 minutes**BEST OF 2021** How are you coping with this whole global pandemic thing? I feel like I'm more reliant on my devices than ever before - it's like a window to the outside world. But I have a feeling that checking ABC news 10 times a day isn't very good for my mental health. So in today's show, I have an alternative to share. Try out Amantha's favourite calendar software here: usemotion.io Check out Lisa Leong's ABC podcast This Working Life. Connect with Lisa Leong on Linkedin Connect with m...
The art of the pitch with media executive Chris Oliver-Taylor
December 15, 2021 19:00 - 40 minutesEven after a long day at work, or at the end of a tough week, when you pop the TV on and hear that familiar “BA-DUNK” as the big red N flashes onto your screen… do you feel a little guilty? Even when I know I don’t need to be working, it’s hard to shake the feeling that TV somehow isn’t as ‘worthwhile’ as other activities - like reading, for example. But media executive Chris Oliver-Taylor disagrees. It’s the age of prestige TV, and the format has been elevated to an art form. But what do y...
My Favourite Tip: Greg McKeown - Start with zero
December 13, 2021 19:00 - 7 minutesIt’s the year 2000, and Steve Jobs wants Apple computers to be able to burn DVDs, but there’s a problem. A big problem. At the time, DVD burners cost tens of thousands of dollars, and they’re incredibly difficult to use. Neither of those features fit the Apple MO. Jobs’ solution was revolutionary, but not just for the world of computing, or even the world of business. Author Greg McKeown uses the lesson in this illustrative anecdote to radically simplify his work and his life, and it all st...
Playwright David Williamson on negativity, perfectionism and the myth of writer’s block
December 08, 2021 19:00 - 40 minutesWhen I was in my early twenties, I won an award for a scriptwriting competition run by the Fellowship of Australian Writers, and involved in that process was one of my favourite playwrights - David Williamson. I wrote David a fan letter, and to my great surprise, he replied! That was my first taste of how deeply David respects his audience, and our interview was no different. As the most produced playwright in Australian Theatre’s history, David is extremely productive. Part of this, he say...
My Favourite Tip: Victoria Devine on budgeting with an abundance mindset
December 06, 2021 19:00 - 7 minutesBudgeting is… boring, right? It’s all spreadsheets, hard maths, and a hundred reasons you shouldn’t go out for brunch anymore. Try telling that to She’s on the Money founder Victoria Devine! Victoria wants you to let go of the idea that budgets are purely a “restriction” tool. Instead, she treats budgeting as an extension of her personality: if you can align your values with your income and your spending, your budget starts to become a pretty important, creative tool. That also means you ne...
Michael Bungay Stanier teaches you how to begin
December 01, 2021 19:00 - 46 minutesIt wouldn’t work to try to tell the Michael Bungay Stanier story - if anyone’s a collection of stories, it’s MBS. He finished law school being sued for defamation by his professor, he was a Rhodes Scholar in his early 20s, and he’s coached Brene Brown on her own podcast. A life and career with so many twists, turns and new directions brings with it an equally eclectic and overflowing bag of tips, tricks and mindset shifts, and Michael shares them generously. Michael covers everything from h...
Speak your mind - be more efficient, nail your tone and deepen connections with audio messages
November 29, 2021 19:00 - 8 minutesAt Inventium, we default to asynchronous communication, and it’s been really effective. But… it’s not without some drawbacks. The time saved cutting back on in-person or virtual meetings can sometimes get pushed into writing detailed, thoughtful emails, and you end up back at square one. I’ve tried to combat that by sending shorter, straight-to-the-point messages, but they can occasionally come across as abrupt, or even cold. My solution has been to send audio messages instead. I can get a ...
Sally Hepworth on her No List, Brain Walks, and the Nifty Three Fifty rule
November 24, 2021 19:00 - 42 minutesSally Hepworth is not your typical reclusive writer. She may prefer to stay indoors (even on beautiful, sunny days), but she doesn’t work at a typewriter, and she’s pretty darn happy most of the time. Even so, the strict boundaries she sets to protect both her time and her personal space are integral to her success as a novelist. She might work from home, but she’s well aware that she’s still at work - which means no lunches or coffee meetings during the weekdays. Sally lets you in on her o...
My Favourite Tip - Marissa King on how to make networking suck a bit less
November 22, 2021 19:00 - 8 minutesIf you ask Marissa King how she’s doing today, she’ll tell you the truth - the good, the bad and the ugly. And her research shows that when she does, you’ll be much more likely to reciprocate that honestly. All of a sudden, you’ve made quite the connection. Marissa calls this “mutually reciprocal self-disclosure”. For those of us who aren’t the professor of Organizational Behavior at the Yale School of Management, that’s a fancy way of saying: people tend to meet you where you are. That’s w...
Evernote co-founder Phil Libin on the key to making better decisions at work
November 17, 2021 19:00 - 44 minutesIt’s 9:30, and you’ve got just under an hour before your next Zoom meeting. There’s already just a bit too much caffeine buzzing around your brain, and your eyes are half-crossed from the last video call. So how do you recharge and show up refreshed for that next one? If you’re Evernote and mmhmm co-founder Phil Libin, you swim laps. Thanks to the “distributed” nature of mmhmm’s workforce, he can punctuate his work days with distinctly not-work activities. Some days, it’s laps between meetin...
My Favourite Tip - Gretchen Rubin: “Choose the Bigger Life” and other decision-making hacks
November 15, 2021 19:00 - 9 minutesBestselling author and happiness guru Gretchen Rubin isn’t Type A. She’s Type A+, so she knows her way around a well-ordered pros and cons list. But when she and her family were deciding whether or not get a dog, that kind of hyperlogical thinking didn’t feel quite right, and ultimately had her going around in circles. Instead, she asked herself, ‘What’s the bigger life?’ When it comes to major life decisions, breaking things down into tiny details doesn’t reflect the bigness of the decisio...
Give up the work-life balance illusion with Jamila Rizvi
November 10, 2021 19:00 - 47 minutesIt doesn’t matter if you’re not a professional writer - as a professional anything, you’re going to need to do a lot of writing. According to best-selling author Jamila Rizvi, this is a good thing, because your writing skills are like a muscle and therefore need constant training. She teaches you how to improve your writing no matter what field you’re in, and shares some tips for building momentum and staying focused during lockdown. Jamila also gives tips on how to edit your own work if yo...
My Favourite Tip: Gary Mehigan and the One-Page Reset
November 08, 2021 19:00 - 9 minutesGary Mehigan had just opened his first restaurant, and was confident that he’d mastered the art of cooking. However, he’d soon realise he was yet to master the business of cooking. So, he hired a business coach, and everything changed. The most important thing Gary learned from that coach? The one-page “reset.” Every night, over a cup of tea, Gary writes one page of reflections, questions and goals, and he swears by the process. He believes that whenever he lets this practice slide for too ...
Numbers don’t lie - how Peakon CEO Phil Chambers uses data to build a more passionate team
November 03, 2021 19:00 - 35 minutesYou’ve crushed it in a meeting - everyone seems to be listening intently, excited about your ideas, and when you ask for feedback at the end, you get nothing but praise. So why then, two weeks down the line, do you find out that a few people didn’t agree with a word you said, and there’s a slew of things you could’ve done better? Peakon CEO and co-founder Phil Chambers says it might be because data’s a lot more honest than the people it comes from. Phil shares what he learned from starting ...
Make mornings magic with parenting expert Dr Justin Coulson
November 01, 2021 19:00 - 16 minutesYou need to be in the office at nine, and if you want to be performing at your best, you’ll need to get in a quick workout and a nutritious breakfast. That doesn’t leave a lot of time for trying to pull an outfit together, so you’ll also need to sort that out the night before. Oh, and you need to make sure your kids have eaten a healthy breakfast, put their school uniforms on, brushed their teeth, packed their bags, and not started an all-out war with one another before getting in the car f...
Ex-Swisse CEO Radek Sali on DNA tests, meditation coaches, and the gift of giving back
October 27, 2021 19:00 - 43 minutesRadek Sali’s working in a cinema - his first job out of school - when he realises that encouraging his team to up-sell popcorn and make more choc-tops might be more valuable than what he’s learning at university. It’s then that Radek decides to treat his career like that of a professional athlete: he accepts that it will be a long, tiring journey full of sacrifice, but worth it for a life of passion and excitement. It’s safe to say Radek made the right call - since then, he’s been a leading...
Fall in love with falling short - why you need to write a Failure Resume
October 25, 2021 19:00 - 15 minutesI was a competitive kid, and some classroom rivalries pushed me to better grades than I might have achieved otherwise. However, I was also a perfectionist, and any “A”s that came without a “+” beside them started to feel less like an almost-perfect achievement and more like a glaring signal that I’d missed the mark. I hated failing, and when you combine that with believing anything less than the top spot is a loss, you have a recipe for disaster. I hid my failures, refusing to talk about the...
Big Little Lies author Liane Moriarty on writing, self-talk, and what she’s learned from Nicole Kidman and Reese Witherspoon
October 20, 2021 19:00 - 42 minutesYes, even Liane Moriarty, author of smash-hit novels like Big Little Lies and Nine Perfect Strangers is prone to “doom-scrolling” from time to time. Liane was the first Australian writer to ever debut a novel at #1 on the New York Times’ bestsellers list. The HBO adaptation of Big Little Lies, starring Reese Witherspoon and Nicole Kidman, was nominated for an astonishing 21 Emmys and won eight. And yet, just like the rest of us, she still struggles with distractions, negative self-talk, and ...
Want to be more persuasive, have better recall, and think more creatively? You need to laugh more!
October 18, 2021 19:00 - 8 minutesWorking can be hard work… obviously. But that doesn’t mean it should only be hard work. Studies show we laugh and smile less as we enter our 20s - which is when most of us enter the full-time workforce. Given how much of our lives we spend at work, we all want to make it a bit more fun. But the good news for the boss is - laughing more often at work makes us better at our jobs! So the question is: how do we become funnier? Naomi Bagdonas teaches humour at Stanford University (yes, tha...
Radio legend Christian O’Connell on coping strategies that beat red wine
October 13, 2021 19:00 - 45 minutesIt’s 4:27AM. That’s right. Not 4:25, not 4:30, but exactly 4:27. When you’re a veteran breakfast radio host like Christian O’Connell, you calculate your latest possible wakeup time to the second. Once he’s out the door, it’s a 20 to 30-minute commute, but it’s one he really enjoys. It’s the only time in a pretty hectic workday he has completely to himself. After that, it’s 15 minutes of solitude and total silence in the studio so Christian can focus on the one word that’s going to guide this...
All about aesthetics - Lucy Feagins gives your home office a makeover
October 11, 2021 19:00 - 18 minutesWorking from home used to sound like the dream, didn’t it? If you work from home, you’re always at home! But I think we’re all starting to realise the flip-side of the WFH movement - if you work from home, you’re also always at work. And for most people, the move to working from home has been quite sudden, and you likely don’t have the space for a designated office. A lot of us are working from our dining room tables, but according to Lucy Feagins, editor of The Design Files, that doesn’t me...
Shape your own identity with Phantom of the Opera’s Josh Piterman
October 06, 2021 19:00 - 40 minutesAs the Phantom of the Opera, Josh Piterman’s story is already pre-written for him. But as an actor and a person, Josh writes that narrative himself. Josh shares how repeating the same esoteric ritual before every show helps him enter a flow state. For him, focusing on being present ensures that every performance feels like a brand new show. He also breaks down how journaling and teaching meditation make him a more generous and grateful person, and how working with a world-famous mindset coa...
A simple phrase to motivate yourself to do things you don't want to do
October 04, 2021 19:00 - 7 minutesWhat do you have to do today? A long, detailed report? A whole slew of meetings? Make dinner, do laundry, somehow squeeze in a workout? I feel you! Between work, family, friendships and looking after our health, there’s a lot we feel like we have to do. But therein lies the problem… Thinking that we have to do something automatically makes it feel like a burden. Your self-talk is really powerful, but thankfully, it works both ways. Turia Pitt, the bestselling author, two-time Ironman...
BONUS: Nespresso’s Jean-Marc Dragoli teaches you to make a great brew and learn a new language
September 30, 2021 20:00 - 33 minutesToday's show is brought to you by Nespresso Professional. In previous episodes of How I Work, we’ve talked about the value of “micro-breaks” for maintaining energy over a long day at the office. Nespresso’s Jean-Marc Dragoli takes this to a new level, stealing away for a “coffee moment” seven to ten times a day! He teaches you how a cup of coffee can facilitate anything from quiet reflection to a sense of connection with farmers on the other side of the globe. He also gives you the low-dow...
BEST OF: How to bring more comedy into your next stand-up meeting, with Naomi Bagdonas
September 29, 2021 20:00 - 55 minutes***BEST OF HOW I WORK*** Does business really need to be so serious? Stanford Business School humour lecturer Naomi Bagdonas believes there’s always room for humour, even when you’re trying to accomplish very serious things. She’s found utilising humour can boost innovation, foster creativity, and bolster resilience through hard times. Naomi says bringing levity into your day-to-day exchanges can diffuse tension and help your colleagues understand you on a deeper level. She shares...
My Favourite Tip: Sam Corcos - Plan a “think week” so you don’t miss the forest for the trees
September 27, 2021 20:00 - 6 minutesLevels CEO and digital nomad Sam Corcos teaches you how to get a bird’s-eye view of your company with a quarterly “think week.”
BEST OF: Why Adam Grant wants you to schedule a regular life check-up
September 22, 2021 20:00 - 59 minutesWhen his past students complained of being stuck in jobs they hated, organisational psychologist and best-selling author Adam Grant decided he needed to find a remedy. He says we should all be scheduling regular life check-ups.
My Favourite Tip: Kara Swisher - Imposter syndrome is an illusion
September 20, 2021 20:00 - 7 minutesKara Swisher doesn’t have imposter syndrome… And for good reason. She’s a celebrated journalist, opinion columnist for The New York Times, the host of the Sway podcast, and the co-host of Pivot. Kara teaches you how to be practical in your self-evaluation, which often means you need to give yourself some praise. She reflects on how society’s views on her sexuality and gender have forced her to advocate for herself when no one else would. That’s given her an unbreakable self-confidence over...
The maths of mentoring: Holly Ransom on the equation of getting help by giving it
September 15, 2021 20:00 - 44 minutesDo your knees shake at the thought of public speaking? Are you intimidated before a big interview? Do you worry about finding the right mentor? Holly Ransom, Fulbright Scholar and author of The Leading Edge, says it’s because you’re thinking about yourself. All those nerves will fall away if you re-frame and focus instead on the value you can bring to others. And if you’re hoping to find a great mentor, you have to be willing to pay it forward. Holly also shares how you can better manage...
My Favourite Tip - Cal Newport: How to take advantage of scheduling software and “office hours”
September 13, 2021 20:00 - 6 minutesCal Newport gets a lot done. He’s a computer science professor at Georgetown University, he’s written several bestsellers on productivity, and he now hosts the popular Deep Questions podcast. He shares the secrets to getting more done in less time by eliminating the bottle-necks in your organisation. Back-and-forth messages to organise meetings and unstructured chat in the office can pile up fast - and before you know it, you’ve run out of time for the truly important work. Cal suggests...
More naps, less coffee: Norman Swan’s tips for the good life
September 08, 2021 20:00 - 40 minutesYep, a lot of Australians are still in lockdown. But Dr Norman Swan, physician, journalist and presenter of The Health Report and Coronacast, is here to help you get through it. Norman is the author of So You Think You Know What’s Good For You?, a book that dispels common myths and half-truths about health. He tells you how he managed to stay sane during 2020 lockdowns, and how he hopes to do it again. He’ll teach you the power of great story-telling, how to get the most out of your exer...
My Favourite Tip: Business Chicks' Emma Isaacs - How to work a room
September 06, 2021 20:00 - 6 minutesNetworking can sometimes feel like a dirty word… It’s like the evil twin sister of making friends. But according to Business Chicks founder and Global CEO Emma Isaacs, networking and making friends are really the same thing. Emma teaches you how to shed that icky feeling so you can embrace the fun of meeting new people. She gives tips on active listening, soothing that “new people” anxiety, and some tasteful ways to exit a conversation. You can find the full episode here: Business Chicks ...
Manifesting purpose and profit with OzHarvest founder Ronni Kahn
September 01, 2021 20:00 - 36 minutesHow do you know you’re hiring the best possible people for your organisation? How can you wake up with gratitude every single day? And how do you make sure you never have to throw out an old loaf of bread ever again? Believe it or not, there’s one woman who can answer every one of those questions. Ronni Kahn is the founder and CEO of OzHarvest, a food rescue organisation that’s partnered with some of the most recognisable names in the world, from the Duchess of Cornwall to Woolworths and B...
My Favourite Tip: Booktopia CEO Tony Nash on how to make learning automatic
August 30, 2021 20:00 - 11 minutesDo you want to get more out of everything you read? Well, join the club! Or, you could join Booktopia CEO Tony Nash and start listening to more audiobooks instead. Tony shares why he doesn’t stress about taking notes while he’s listening, and instead prefers to absorb the information into hismental “DataBank”. He says it improves his ability to act quickly and automatically when it matters most. He also reveals the two heated moments that sparked his commitment to remaining calm in the...
Ten surprising ways to make lockdown suck a little bit less, with Atlassian's Dom Price
August 25, 2021 20:00 - 38 minutesLast week marked a very special kind of anniversary for me: being a Melbournian, I have now clocked up over 200 days in lockdown. For most of those 200 days, I feel like I've coped pretty well. But last week, things felt really hard. I didn't feel like myself and people close to me were struggling too. And I was just sick of hearing the same old advice for how to cope. So I reached out to someone I knew would be thinking differently - Dom Price, head of R&D and resident Work Futurist at Atla...
A weekly ritual to get off your devices (especially during lockdown)
August 23, 2021 20:00 - 19 minutesHow are you coping with this whole global pandemic thing? I'm in Melbourne in lockdown 6.0 and it's pretty tough going. I feel like I'm more reliant on my devices than ever before - it's like a window to the outside world. But I have a feeling that checking ABC news 10 times a day isn't very good for my mental health. So in today's show, I have an alternative to share. Try out Amantha's favourite calendar software here: usemotion.io Check out Lisa's ABC podcast This Working Life. Connect w...
Analogue productivity in a digital age with Unilever CEO Nicky Sparshott
August 18, 2021 20:00 - 41 minutesBeing a CEO is tough… Being CEO of two companies? That’s a whole different game. For Nicky Sparshott, CEO of Unilever ANZ and Global CEO of T2, the trick to staying on top of everything is sometimes as simple as a post-it note. She shares how she filters her priorities from a five-year horizon all the way down through yearly, quarterly, monthly and daily to-do lists. She also highlights the importance of blocking out time for deep thinking, the unexpected benefits of working with a glob...
My Favourite Tip: Carsales CEO Cameron McIntyre - Don’t send that email just yet!
August 16, 2021 20:00 - 8 minutesYou’ve got a huge decision to make - the common advice would be to ‘sleep on it’. Carsales CEO Cameron McIntyre says even if ‘sleeping on it’ actually looks more like lying awake in bed thinking about it all night, taking 24 hours before you make a crucial decision, or reply to a frustrating email, is worth it. According to Cameron, leaders don’t get the benefit of throwing their hands up in defeat - that kind of behaviour can be contagious in an organisation. He shares how you can re...
Get your priorities straight with Oliver Burkeman
August 11, 2021 14:00 - 41 minutesHear me out - what if you stopped trying so hard to be productive? Most of us only get a total of four thousand weeks on this earth. Do you really want to spend them answering emails? Oliver Burkeman is a “recovering productivity geek” and he wants you to make peace with the reality that you'll never get everything done. He says once you’ve accepted that hard truth, you’ll finally be free to focus on what’s truly important. Oliver Burkeman is a journalist and the author of The Antidote: Ha...
My Favourite Tip: Sammy J on how to use criticism and find your voice
August 09, 2021 20:00 - 9 minutesYep, harsh feedback can sting like a rotten tomato right to the face, so how can you tell which criticism is ripe for the picking? Sam McMillan is a musical comedian, satirist, writer and radio presenter who performs under the stage name Sammy J. Sammy knows that not all feedback is created equal. He shares why he takes on every bit of feedback from his team at ABC Radio, and why he’s more selective about what to take seriously when it comes to audiences and social media. Connect with...
Win friends and stop trying to be an influencer with Meshel Laurie
August 04, 2021 20:00 - 28 minutesWhat if you’re sabotaging yourself without even realising it? You know that feeling, when you’ve got the skills, the reputation and the experience, but you just can’t land that top job? Just three letters could be standing in your way. According to comedian, writer, podcast and radio host, and self-described “probably pretty bad” Buddhist Meshel Laurie, it’s time to say “YES.” You ARE interviewing, you ARE looking at new people, and you ARE taking applications for new friends and new ...
My Favourite Tip: Naomi Bagdonas - how to make anything funny
August 02, 2021 20:00 - 11 minutesHow can you inject a bit of humour into your work day? And why does the work feel so much better when you’re able to share a few laughs with your colleagues? Naomi Bagdonas teaches humour as part of a purpose and leadership course at Stanford’s Graduate School of Business. She also coaches top executives in the art of comedy. She shares some comedy one-on-one that will give you a simple framework to start bringing more humour into the workplace and more comedy into your next presentati...
Economist Emily Oster on how to make better decisions at work and in life
July 28, 2021 20:00 - 33 minutesHow do you make big decisions - especially when the outcome affects the people you love? When it falls on you to make a really big choice - should you take that new job, what school should your kids go to - I bet you’ve wished there was some kind of decision-making framework you could apply. And it’s so much easier to weigh up the pros and cons when you actually have some information to hand. When economist Emily Oster decided to become a parent, she was immediately confronted with so ma...
My Favourite Tip: Stop, remote collaborate and listen with Adam Grant
July 26, 2021 20:00 - 10 minutes“You’re on mute, Dave!” How are you supposed to build chemistry and work effectively with colleagues when you’re rarely in the same room anymore? Organisational psychologist Adam Grant says it is possible to make your time with them energetic and bursting with ideas that move the work forward effectively. “I don't think there's anything about human psychology that leaves me convinced that we have to be physically in the same room to trust each other and collaborate effectively.” So how doe...