The truth about how companies destroy productivity - Steve Glaveski on the fascinating science of why companies are stuck in a time warp

In this episode of the Perseverance Overrated Show, Deepthi Rajan speaks with Steve Glaveski, who shares his perspective on how modern day workplaces destroy productivity.

Steve is the Founder and CEO of Collective Campus, an innovation accelerator based in Melbourne and Singapore, that works with large organizations around the globe. Collective Campus was recognized by the Australian Financial Review as one of Australia’s fastest-growing new companies in 2018.

He also founded Lemonade Stand, a children’s entrepreneurship program and now, SaaS platform, that has been delivered to kids across Australia and Singapore.

Steve is the author of Employee to Entrepreneur: How To Earn Your Freedom and Do Work That Matters, (Wiley, 2019), the children’s picture book, Lemonade Stand: From Idea to Entrepreneur (2019) and the forthcoming Time Rich: Do Your Best Work, Live Your Best Life (2020, Wiley).

Steve hosts the Future Squared podcast, winner of the 2017 Australian Podcasting Awards People’s Choice award in the Business category.

His work has been featured in Harvard Business Review, Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Australian Financial Review, Tech in Asia and numerous other outlets.

He previously worked for the likes of EY, KPMG, Westpac and Macquarie Bank.

Connect with Steve on

Twitter: www.twitter.com/steveglaveski

Instagram: www.instagram.com/@thesteveglaveski

Medium: www.medium.com/@steveglaveski

LinkedIn:https://au.linkedin.com/in/steveglaveski

Key Points From The Episode

Miserably Comfortable? Too Late To Hit Restart? [00:02:00]

A Life Changing Failure [00:05:11]

How To Cultivate Self Awareness [00:11:08]

Experiment. Discover. Reinvent. [00:14:37]

Ratchet Up Your Productivity With Time Rich [00:17:43]

Open Office Spaces, Free Meals, Yoga Studios = X Factors? [00:21:51]

3 Crucial Mistakes Leaders Make That Cripple Company Culture [00:25:49]

996 Hustle It! When Business Leaders Champion Outrageous Notions [00:31:57]

Guaranteed Recipe For Existential Crisis [00:36:40]

Biggest Bane of Corporate Existence [00:40:35]

40% Sabotaged : What, Why And How Of Chronotypes [00:47:25]

Micromanagers and COVID-19 : What Should You Focus On [00:51:19]

Future of Work : Post COVID-19 Work Environments [00:54:57]

Worth It! 3 Traits Of Awesome Companies (And An Example Of A Company That Gets It)
[00:58:59]

The One Book That’ll Change Your Perspective [01:02:00]

Plans To Disrupt Again [01:02:58]

Links and References

The Case for the 6-Hour Workday - HBR Article
The Five Levels of Remote Work - And Why You’re Probably At Level 2 - Medium Post
The Dictator’s Guide: Managing Remote Teams During COVID-19 - Medium Post