Unlock the power of a positive work culture! Explore the intricate relationship between work and well-being as Jane Stewart talks about culture with Matt Cameron, an employee retention performance and well-being consultant. Matt offers valuable and actionable strategies for creating a thriving workplace environment where everyone can flourish. Don't miss this insightful discussion that promises to inspire positive change in your workplace culture.

The world of work is changing, and so is what it means to belong. Join us for a captivating conversation with Letesia Gibson, founder of New Ways, as she dives into the intricacies of modern belonging in the workplace. Letesia's unique perspective on creating inclusive, anti-racist cultures is rooted in her varied career and personal experiences. In this episode, she discusses the challenges organizations face in fostering a sense of safety, agency, and connection, especially in today's turbulent world. From her approach to conducting cultural audits to supporting leaders in building strong, inclusive workplaces, Letesia offers insights that will inspire you to rethink what it means to belong in the modern workplace. Tune in for an eye-opening discussion on the evolving dynamics of work and how we can create environments where everyone feels they belong.

Have you noticed that the more you control your anxiety, the more you become anxious? Control strategies are not entirely effective and can be counterproductive. In this episode, Chris Westcott, an experimental psychologist, offers the value of acceptance and commitment therapy in dealing with suppressed thoughts. Chris explains how acceptance allows you to make peace with cognitive events going on every day. He shares the importance of values in guiding our behavior to live a life with satisfaction. Learn to respond to your thoughts with mindful values no matter the internal thoughts and emotions you are experiencing. Tune in to this episode with Chris Westcott today.

James and Jane are joined by Dr. Kevin Teoh to speak about worker wellbeing and healthy workplaces. The conversation covers all workplaces, but has a bit of a focus on healthcare. In the discussion we consider what makes a healthy workplace, the impacts that healthy workplaces have, who is responsible for healthy workplaces and a few things we all can do to increase the health within our workplaces.

James and Jane are joined by Susanne Evans to discuss organizational change and some of the challenges that exist with the process approach to Change. Susanne shares some of her PhD research on the role of stories and narrative in both understanding change, and leading successful change in organizations.

James and Jane are joined by Aniyia Williams, a co-founder of the Zebras Unite movement, to speak about what they're up to and why they want to change the world of start-up funding.

James and Jane are joined by Gonçalo Silva, CTO of Doist to talk about remote working and the role that culture plays in successful distributed teams. The conversation explore topics like asynchronous communication, flow and the importance of calm workplaces.

James and Jane are joined by Gin Lalli to discuss stress. The conversation focuses on the concept of the stress bucket, and explores how different people experience stress and what they can do to overcome it.

James and Jane are joined by Dr. Mark Hughes to discuss organizational change. The conversation explores how we think about leadership and change, and provides some helpful critiques of some generally held theories and accepted models.

James and Jane discuss personal and leadership development, reflecting on their own views and approaches to both subjects. They explore the importance of thinking, feeling, being and doing when considering personal development, as well as the relationship between personal and leadership development.

James and Jane discuss stress and resilience, and share some basic things that individuals can do to help manage themselves through stress and improve their resilience.

James and Jane are joined Bernardo Tirado to discuss the impact that corona virus has on organizations and individuals, and what the future of work might be following these disruptions. The episode has a recurring theme around what I/O psych's can do to support individuals and organizations through these changes.

James and Jane are joined by Gethin Nadin to discuss financial wellbeing. The conversation explores what financial wellbeing is, what individuals can do to improve their own financial wellbeing and the role that organizations can play in helping improve financial wellbeing for their employers.

Discover the priceless currency of emotional salary — the intangible rewards that fuel our souls and elevate our work to new heights. Redefine success, find fulfillment, and create a workplace where hearts thrive alongside paychecks. Join us as we sit with Clodagh Beaty, a visionary co-creator of the Emotional Salary Barometer. In this conversation, Clodagh challenges traditional notions of compensation. She delves into the realm of emotional salary — an innovative framework that explores the intangible rewards we receive from our work environment. She uncovers the profound impact of emotional salary on our overall well-being, job satisfaction, and sense of fulfillment. Clodagh also reveals how an enhanced understanding of emotional salary can lead to a more harmonious and rewarding work experience. By embracing the power of emotional salary, we can create a world where work truly becomes a source of inspiration and personal growth. Tune in now and unlock a renewed passion for what you do.

James and Lisa are joined by Perry Timms to discuss self-managed teams. The conversation considers what self-managed team are, what they need to be successful and what some challenges are that teams or leaders will face when trying to implement them.

This episode is a guided meditation on our purpose. It's part of our series on meditation.

This episode is a guided meditation on joy and bliss. It's part of our series on meditation.

This podcast is a guided meditation on moments of anxiety. It's part of our series on meditation.

This episode is a guided meditation on resilience. It's part of our series on meditation.

This is a guided meditation on energy management. It is part of our series on meditation.

This episode is a guided meditation on self-care. It's part of our series on meditation.

In this episode James and Jane are joined by Gillian McMichael to speak about meditation. The conversation explores what meditation is, where it comes from, the benefits it provides and how to get better at it. It's part of a series in meditation which also includes a selection of guided meditations.

James and Jane discuss the concept of Job-crafting, and reflect on the three core ways in which people can craft their jobs. The list of the week is a discussion of David Graeber's types of BS-jobs, presumably the people in these types of jobs would like to craft them.

James and Jane have a conversation exploring career transitions with Darren Philipson. The discussion covers his experience of moving on from the military and back into civilian life. The main focus of the podcast is on what significant transitions like this are like, and how to manage them more effectively.

The loneliness of leadership is not an uncommon experience among leaders. In this episode, James and Jane share their perspectives on this particular management challenge. They share some tips for leaders when they feel separated from their team and the group. They also talk about creating a shared mutual understanding of the relationship in the board room. There is so much to unpack from this conversation that you don't not want to miss. Tune in!

James and Lisa are joined by Lou Banks of Rising Vibe to discuss the importance of emotions of work. The conversation explores emotional intelligence and health at work and dives more deeply into the concept of "social pain".

James and Jane explore what the "gig economy" is, as part of an ongoing theme looking at the future of work. In this episode they share a definition of what the gig economy actually is, discuss why we should care about it and reflect on different ways to think about the different people taking part in the it. The list of the week is some recent challenges that have taken place in the UK in relation to the gig economy.

James and Jane are joined by James Perry, the co-chairman of Cook (a UK B-Corporation), a board member of B-Lab and a founding partner of Snowball IM, an impact investment management firm. The conversation explores responsible business in general, the journey that Cook has been on as it becomes a B-corporation and impact investment.

James and Jane explore ethical decision making in the 3rd sector with Russell Findlay, CEO of The Speakers Trust in the UK. The conversation explores the ethical dilemmas everyone involved in organizations may face, with a focus on some of the added complexities 3rd sector organizations experience.

James and Jane discuss remote working. In the episode they explore why remote working, look at some of the current trends in relation to remote working and share hints and tips to help individuals be better at remote working themselves, as well as hints and tips that help leaders and groups be better at  creating effective remote working teams.

James and Jane discuss the future of work with Lewis Garrad from Mercer. The broad conversation ranges from an exploration of changes to society through to reflections on purpose and meaning in work, as well as the compulsory discussion of the impact of technology on work.

James and Jane are joined by Lesley Thomson from the Scottish Government to discuss Scotland's National Performance Framework, the framework of outcomes that Scotland is working towards achieving as a country. This interesting and novel approach by government aligns very well with the UN's Sustainable Development Goals, and the concept of responsibility in business.

James and Jane are joined by Rob Robson for a conversation about Reversal Theory. After first exploring the history of motivation, Rob explains what reversal theory is and shares some practical advice around how it can be used for self management and in coaching.

James and Jane discuss influence within organizations and why it matters from a responsible business perspective. They also discuss the impacts that different legal structures and sources of funding have over who really influences the ability of organizations to behave in responsible ways.

James and Jane are joined by Alexander Schwall from Rhabit Analytics to discuss Organizational Network Analysis (ONA). The conversation explores what ONA is, what some benefits of it are and how organizations undertake it.

When building a team, every individual is often measured using the traditional strengths vs. weaknesses approach. But for Kay Bahia, there is untapped potential in leading using a strengths-based approach. In this episode, she explains why she favors exploring strengths from a positive psychological perspective rather than the typical psychometrics that only end up nowhere. Kay breaks down how encouraging individuals to focus on their unique strengths can lead to better performing and energized teams. She also talks about how a strengths-based approach can help cure procrastination, the best way to navigate the evolution of your top strengths, and how managers can cultivate cognitive trust within the team.

Jane and Jane touch on storytelling and the importance of the stories we tell in society before exploring the concept of career narratives. The list of the week consists of the seven basic types of stories that exist, with some thoughts on how they can relate to careers.

James and Jane discuss the concept of responsibility in business and explore some of the ways in which businesses can be responsible. They also touch on several organizations that support and promote responsible business.

James and Jane explore the history of the LGBT community in work with Dr Phil Tiemeyer from Kansas State University. In this episode they discuss key moments in the LGBT community's relationship with work over the past century and reflect on the current rights of the community, primarily in the US.

James and Jane discuss Edgar Schein's 8 Career Anchors, a helpful tool for assessing your own career decisions and progression, as well as for considering the progression of individuals in your team. The list of the week covers lessons organizations can learn from the Career Anchors about how they lead their people.

James and Jane discuss what can be done to increase diversity on organizational boards with Neil Stevenson from Changing the Chemistry, a charity that works to do just that. The conversation covers what it's like to work on a board, the different roles of different board members and how to develop the skills you need to get onto a board.

James and Jane discuss the holiday season and reflect on what it means for the world of work. The consider people who may not have positive associations of the festive period, reflect on how organizations can manage holiday requests over the period and what you can do if you find yourself working this period. The conversation then ends with some thoughts on how to make the most of the season.

James and Jane discuss the role that unconscious bias plays in recruitment, and how technology can help overcome this bias with Andy Babbage from Applied. The conversation covers some common mistakes that nearly everyone makes when it comes to recruitment, and some ways that we can all get better as the assessment process.

James and Jane discuss Menopause with Ruth Devlin from "Let's Talk Menopause". The conversation covers a general introduction to menopause and overview of the symptoms of menopause. It also includes guidance around what organizations and managers can do to become more menopause inclusive.

James and Jane discuss Inclusion and Diversity in the sporting world with four time former Olympian, Donna Fraser. The conversation covers ways to assess inclusion and diversity in organizations as well as things you can do to help improve inclusion and diversity in organizations.

James and Jane discuss the importance of mental health with Ian Braid from DOCIA sport, a mental health first aid trainer. The episode covers signs of declining mental health, what to do when you realize you are not in a good mental place, and how get back to being your best.

In the previous episode, we discussed the process of transitioning to become a first-time CEO. Now, Executive Coach John Maxwell returns on the podcast to talk about the other end of that journey. We reflect on what it's like to transition away from being a chief executive, and what comes next after this key inflection point in a leader's career. And what an inflection point it is! Transitioning out of the CEO role is not as easy as it sounds. A lot of people struggle with the uncertainty of what to do next and with the unavoidable consequence of diminishing status and importance. How do we navigate that when the time comes for us to make that journey? Join the conversation and open yourself to the possibilities.

James and Jane discuss the gender pay gap, diversity and inclusion with Katy and Fi from the Catalyst Collective. In the conversation they explore what the gender pay gap is, some reasons why it might exist and some of the things we can do to try and change it.

James and Jane discuss journeys that care experienced individuals and post trauma experienced individuals go through in the world of work, and what organizations can do to be more inclusive towards these people.

James and Jane discuss Neurodiversity is with Emma Walker, from Auticon. In the conversation they learn about diverse conditions including autism, ADHD, Dyslexia. They also learn how organizations can be more inclusive towards these people, so that they can benefit from the huge strengths that many of them bring to the world of work.