{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1","title":"Wow @ Work","home_page_url":"https://wow.fireside.fm","feed_url":"https://wow.fireside.fm/json","description":"The world of work is transforming, through remote working, the 4-day week, and employee autonomy  Great organizations put their people first. \r\n\r\n Stephen brings you conversations with remarkable leaders and successful entrepreneurs living this reality and transforming organizations into workspaces where employees feel good about themselves. Creating workplaces where employees thrive rather than languish, should be the goal of every future-thinking company. \r\nThe future of work is happy and happy starts here. ","_fireside":{"subtitle":"The future of work is happy and happy starts here.","pubdate":"2023-06-13T00:00:00.000+01:00","explicit":false,"owner":" Stephen Dargan","image":"https://media24.fireside.fm/file/fireside-images-2024/podcasts/images/d/db1e3059-8ef2-445e-ae2e-adcbd00dcd95/cover.jpg?v=2"},"items":[{"id":"13688713-33a5-4e12-b313-74f455062bbd","title":"22: Reframing marketing, with Simon Batchelar","url":"https://wow.fireside.fm/22","content_text":"Ethical marketing is a vital ingredient to a workplace where everyone feels good about themselves. The alignment of values, purpose, and how the organisation treats its suppliers and customers can be a big contributor to workplace happiness.\n\nSimon Batchelar is the author of Reframing Marketing, and has been a marketing mentor for the past 20 years. Simon has a unique perspective on ethical marketing, and believes that marketing should align with the values of the company. This means it’s not good enough simply to talk the talk – organisations must put into practice the values they espouse.\n\nLinks\n\n\nReframing Marketing – Simon’s book\nScientific Advertising, by Claude C Hopkins\nThe Century of the Self – Adam Curtis documentary\nSustainable Marketing: How to Drive Profits with Purpose, by Michelle Carvill, Gemma Butler, and Geraint Evans\nCan Marketing Save the Planet?\nThe Ethical Move\n","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eEthical marketing is a vital ingredient to a workplace where everyone feels good about themselves. The alignment of values, purpose, and how the organisation treats its suppliers and customers can be a big contributor to workplace happiness.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSimon Batchelar is the author of \u003cem\u003eReframing Marketing\u003c/em\u003e, and has been a marketing mentor for the past 20 years. Simon has a unique perspective on ethical marketing, and believes that marketing should align with the values of the company. This means it’s not good enough simply to talk the talk – organisations must put into practice the values they espouse.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eLinks\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://reframingmarketing.com\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eReframing Marketing\u003c/a\u003e – Simon’s book\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/scientific-advertising-claude-c-hopkins/340965?ean=9781636370026\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eScientific Advertising\u003c/a\u003e, by Claude C Hopkins\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJ3RzGoQC4s\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eThe Century of the Self\u003c/a\u003e – Adam Curtis documentary\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/sustainable-marketing-how-to-drive-profits-with-purpose-michelle-carvill/1376208?ean=9781472979131\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eSustainable Marketing: How to Drive Profits with Purpose\u003c/a\u003e, by Michelle Carvill, Gemma Butler, and Geraint Evans\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.canmarketingsavetheplanet.com\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eCan Marketing Save the Planet?\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.theethicalmove.org\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eThe Ethical Move\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e","summary":"","date_published":"2023-06-13T00:00:00.000+01:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/db1e3059-8ef2-445e-ae2e-adcbd00dcd95/13688713-33a5-4e12-b313-74f455062bbd.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":37141152,"duration_in_seconds":3095}]},{"id":"eed49911-3fc2-4c26-9af4-6bdf64e773f7","title":"21: The self-managing SEO agency built on transparency and trust","url":"https://wow.fireside.fm/21","content_text":"When SEO agency Reddico made employee wellbeing a key requirement, it accelerated their approval as a B Corp. Reddico's approach to unlimited holidays and self-managed teams shows that implementing these policies as part of a larger strategy can lead to positive results, like decreased sickness rates and increased trust within the team.\n\nIn his conversation with Stephen, Reddico’s Head of Culture Luke Kyte advises us not to copy what other companies are doing wholesale, but to adapt and build upon ideas to create something unique that works for each organisation.\n\nLinks\n\n\nReinventing Organizations: A Guide to Creating Organizations Inspired by the Next Stage in Human Consciousness, by Frederic Laloux\nThe Happy Manifesto: Make Your Organisation a Great Workplace - Now! by Henry Stewart\nMaverick!: The Success Story Behind the World's Most Unusual Workplace, by Ricardo Semler\nFrom software to sustainable fashion – a story of purpose and impact – Wow@Work with Apurva Kothari\n","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eWhen SEO agency Reddico made employee wellbeing a key requirement, it accelerated their approval as a B Corp. Reddico\u0026#39;s approach to unlimited holidays and self-managed teams shows that implementing these policies as part of a larger strategy can lead to positive results, like decreased sickness rates and increased trust within the team.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn his conversation with Stephen, Reddico’s Head of Culture Luke Kyte advises us not to copy what other companies are doing wholesale, but to adapt and build upon ideas to create something unique that works for each organisation.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eLinks\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/2960133501\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eReinventing Organizations: A Guide to Creating Organizations Inspired by the Next Stage in Human Consciousness\u003c/a\u003e, by Frederic Laloux\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B006B8RLRK\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eThe Happy Manifesto: Make Your Organisation a Great Workplace - Now!\u003c/a\u003e by Henry Stewart\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0712678867\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eMaverick!: The Success Story Behind the World\u0026#39;s Most Unusual Workplace\u003c/a\u003e, by Ricardo Semler\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://wow.fireside.fm/20\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eFrom software to sustainable fashion – a story of purpose and impact\u003c/a\u003e – Wow@Work with Apurva Kothari\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e","summary":"","date_published":"2023-04-10T00:00:00.000+01:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/db1e3059-8ef2-445e-ae2e-adcbd00dcd95/eed49911-3fc2-4c26-9af4-6bdf64e773f7.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":31040724,"duration_in_seconds":2586}]},{"id":"07879d79-15ec-4ccc-9e1c-c23842f7f806","title":"20: From software to sustainable fashion – a story of purpose and impact","url":"https://wow.fireside.fm/20","content_text":"Since 1995, over 300,000 Indian farmers have taken their own lives. When software engineer Apurva Kothari read about this, he was compelled to leave his dream job and return to India to do something about it.\n\nApurva is a software engineer who fulfilled the dream of many young boys by working as a software consultant in San Francisco, New York, and eventually Sydney. However, while in New York, Apu read an article about the cotton crisis in Indian farming, and learned that 300,000 farmers from India had taken their own lives, with these deaths linked to GM farming in the country.\n\nThis tragedy prompted Apu to leave software engineering behind and create a sustainable clothing company called No Nasties in 2011. No Nasties uses only organic cotton and other sustainable materials, closely monitors and informs the consumer about the carbon footprint of their products, and even has a returns policy for used clothing.\n\nThrough his chat with Stephen, you'll gain a greater understanding of the unsustainable nature of our current consumerism model and learn how to purchase clothing in a more ethical way.\n\n\nHappiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.\n\n– Mahatma Gandhi\n\n\nLinks\n\n\nConnect with Apurva on LinkedIn\nNo Nasties – Sustainable clothing made in India\nThe story behind Monsanto’s malicious monopolies in India\n","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eSince 1995, over 300,000 Indian farmers have taken their own lives. When software engineer Apurva Kothari read about this, he was compelled to leave his dream job and return to India to do something about it.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eApurva is a software engineer who fulfilled the dream of many young boys by working as a software consultant in San Francisco, New York, and eventually Sydney. However, while in New York, Apu read an article about the cotton crisis in Indian farming, and learned that 300,000 farmers from India had taken their own lives, with these deaths linked to GM farming in the country.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis tragedy prompted Apu to leave software engineering behind and create a sustainable clothing company called No Nasties in 2011. No Nasties uses only organic cotton and other sustainable materials, closely monitors and informs the consumer about the carbon footprint of their products, and even has a returns policy for used clothing.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThrough his chat with Stephen, you\u0026#39;ll gain a greater understanding of the unsustainable nature of our current consumerism model and learn how to purchase clothing in a more ethical way.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHappiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e– \u003ca href=\"https://www.quotespedia.org/authors/m/mahatma-gandhi/happiness-is-when-what-you-think-what-you-say-and-what-you-do-are-in-harmony-mahatma-gandhi/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eMahatma Gandhi\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/blockquote\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eLinks\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/apurvakothari/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eConnect with Apurva on LinkedIn\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.nonasties.in\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eNo Nasties\u003c/a\u003e – Sustainable clothing made in India\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.globaljustice.org.uk/blog/2016/09/story-behind-monsantos-malicious-monopolies-india/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eThe story behind Monsanto’s malicious monopolies in India\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e","summary":"","date_published":"2023-03-07T00:00:00.000+00:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/db1e3059-8ef2-445e-ae2e-adcbd00dcd95/07879d79-15ec-4ccc-9e1c-c23842f7f806.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":34401743,"duration_in_seconds":2866}]},{"id":"494bb4d0-27e9-448d-a0c4-ad61ff781218","title":"19: Rewriting the rules of work, with Beth Stallwood","url":"https://wow.fireside.fm/19","content_text":"What if work didn’t have to be miserable? What if the memes people shared to help them get through the week weren’t needed? Beth Stallwood began asking these questions through her work as a coach, and during lockdown started putting her ideas down on paper.\n\nBeth is a coach, facilitator, speaker, consultant, and author who has spent 20 years developing her approach to helping individuals and organisations with their people challenges. Her book on finding joy in work is a practical guide to creating a balance between work and life. She believes that work is a part of life and not the other way around, and that boundaries between work and leisure have been disappearing for the past 20 years.\n\nThe book provides a step-by-step process to help readers identify areas of their work life that can be improved and create a plan for achieving balance and joy. She emphasises that work should not be a source of stress, but rather a source of satisfaction and fulfilment.\n\nBeth’s five tips for creating work joy\n\n\nTake control and take action. You're accountable for your job satisfaction. It's your responsibility, not your boss's, organisation's, or colleagues'.\nChoose your workmates wisely. When job hunting, interview bosses too. Get an idea of the boss-employee relationship.\nUnderstand what brings you joy. Your brain will unconsciously seek out joy, so take the time to figure out what sparks it and what brings gloom.\nEngage your squad. Turn to your network and rely on them for help, challenge, and motivation. Understand who they are and use them to your advantage.\nDefine boundaries and communicate to others. Hold some firm, flexibly adjust others. Eg: if you don't want to work after 6 PM, let people know. Open conversation can follow.\n\n\nLinks\n\n\nConnect with Beth on LinkedIn\nWorkJoy: A Toolkit for a Better Working Life – Beth’s book\nThe Bournville Story (Cadbury factory and housing for workers)\n“Computer says no” – Little Britain\nAlive at Work: The Neuroscience of Helping Your People Love What They Do, by Daniel M Cable\nBullshit Jobs: The Rise of Pointless Work, and What We Can Do About it, by David Graeber (ABeth’s website\nMaverick: The Success Story Behind the World's Most Unusual Workshop, by Ricardo Semler\nThe Long Win: The Search for a Better Way to Succeed, by Cath Bishop\nDownload Beth’s WorkJoy worksheet\nWorkJoy Jam – Beth’s podcast\n","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eWhat if work didn’t have to be miserable? What if the memes people shared to help them get through the week weren’t needed? Beth Stallwood began asking these questions through her work as a coach, and during lockdown started putting her ideas down on paper.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBeth is a coach, facilitator, speaker, consultant, and author who has spent 20 years developing her approach to helping individuals and organisations with their people challenges. Her book on finding joy in work is a practical guide to creating a balance between work and life. She believes that work is a part of life and not the other way around, and that boundaries between work and leisure have been disappearing for the past 20 years.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe book provides a step-by-step process to help readers identify areas of their work life that can be improved and create a plan for achieving balance and joy. She emphasises that work should not be a source of stress, but rather a source of satisfaction and fulfilment.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eBeth’s five tips for creating work joy\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTake control and take action. You\u0026#39;re accountable for your job satisfaction. It\u0026#39;s your responsibility, not your boss\u0026#39;s, organisation\u0026#39;s, or colleagues\u0026#39;.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChoose your workmates wisely. When job hunting, interview bosses too. Get an idea of the boss-employee relationship.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnderstand what brings you joy. Your brain will unconsciously seek out joy, so take the time to figure out what sparks it and what brings gloom.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEngage your squad. Turn to your network and rely on them for help, challenge, and motivation. Understand who they are and use them to your advantage.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDefine boundaries and communicate to others. Hold some firm, flexibly adjust others. Eg: if you don\u0026#39;t want to work after 6 PM, let people know. Open conversation can follow.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ol\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eLinks\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/beth-stallwood-415a0928/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eConnect with Beth on LinkedIn\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/workjoy-a-toolkit-for-a-better-working-life-beth-stallwood/6862017?ean=9781788603584\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eWorkJoy: A Toolkit for a Better Working Life\u003c/a\u003e – Beth’s book\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.bvt.org.uk/our-business/the-bournville-story/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eThe Bournville Story\u003c/a\u003e (Cadbury factory and housing for workers)\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0YGZPycMEU\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e“Computer says no”\u003c/a\u003e – Little Britain\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/alive-at-work-the-neuroscience-of-helping-your-people-love-what-they-do-daniel-m-cable/3192215?ean=9781633697669\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eAlive at Work: The Neuroscience of Helping Your People Love What They Do\u003c/a\u003e, by Daniel M Cable\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/bullshit-jobs-the-rise-of-pointless-work-and-what-we-can-do-about-it-david-graeber/2523934?ean=9780141983479\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eBullshit Jobs: The Rise of Pointless Work, and What We Can Do About it\u003c/a\u003e, by David Graeber (A\u003ca href=\"https://createworkjoy.com/workjoy-way\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eBeth’s website\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/maverick-the-success-story-behind-the-world-s-most-unusual-workshop-ricardo-semler/3843718?ean=9780712678865\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eMaverick: The Success Story Behind the World\u0026#39;s Most Unusual Workshop\u003c/a\u003e, by Ricardo Semler\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-long-win-the-search-for-a-better-way-to-succeed-cath-bishop/4196110?ean=9781788601917\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eThe Long Win: The Search for a Better Way to Succeed\u003c/a\u003e, by Cath Bishop\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://createworkjoy.com/freebies\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eDownload Beth’s WorkJoy worksheet\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://createworkjoy.com/workjoy-jam-podcast\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eWorkJoy Jam\u003c/a\u003e – Beth’s podcast\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e","summary":"","date_published":"2023-02-20T00:00:00.000+00:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/db1e3059-8ef2-445e-ae2e-adcbd00dcd95/494bb4d0-27e9-448d-a0c4-ad61ff781218.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":43108982,"duration_in_seconds":3592}]},{"id":"6a8468ac-b8aa-4773-a960-64cc839dec7e","title":"18: Stop living the life that others expect of you, with Ray Martin","url":"https://wow.fireside.fm/18","content_text":"When his wife left him and the business they’d built, Ray Martin found himself feeling like a character in a play, with no script and no idea what to say next. Returning from a trip to Australia presented the possibility that he could rewrite that character, and change the story entirely.\n\nRay is an entrepreneur and award-winning business leader. Inspired by Bronnie Ware, author of The Top Five Regrets of the Dying, he left England to answer the question “How do I live true to myself from this moment onwards?”His nomadic adventure went global, from London to Chiang Mai, New York, the Himalayas and beyond, and unexpectedly lasted fourteen years.\n\nRay joins Stephen to discuss his new book, ***************Life Without a Tie***************, and share some of the incredible stories and insight he picked up along the way.\n\nLinks\n\n\nConnect with Ray on LinkedIn\nLife Without a Tie – Ray’s book\nTop Five Regrets of the Dying: A Life Transformed by the Dearly Departing, by Bronnie Ware\nMinimalism: Live a Meaningful Life, by Joshua Fields Millburn and Ryan Nicodemus\nStuffocation: Living More with Less, by James Wallman\n\\Undefended Love: The Way That You Felt About Yourself When You First Fell in Love is the Way You Can Feel All the Time, by Jett Psaris and Marlena Lyons\nYou Can Change Your Life: With the Hoffman Process, by Tim Laurence\n","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eWhen his wife left him and the business they’d built, Ray Martin found himself feeling like a character in a play, with no script and no idea what to say next. Returning from a trip to Australia presented the possibility that he could rewrite that character, and change the story entirely.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRay is an entrepreneur and award-winning business leader. Inspired by Bronnie Ware, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Top Five Regrets of the Dying\u003c/em\u003e, he left England to answer the question “How do I live true to myself from this moment onwards?”His nomadic adventure went global, from London to Chiang Mai, New York, the Himalayas and beyond, and unexpectedly lasted fourteen years.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRay joins Stephen to discuss his new book, ***************\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eLife Without a Tie\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e***************, and share some of the incredible stories and insight he picked up along the way.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eLinks\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/raymartin/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eConnect with Ray on LinkedIn\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1739617703/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eLife Without a Tie\u003c/a\u003e – Ray’s book\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/top-five-regrets-of-the-dying-a-life-transformed-by-the-dearly-departing-bronnie-ware/3195316?ean=9781788173421\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eTop Five Regrets of the Dying: A Life Transformed by the Dearly Departing\u003c/a\u003e, by Bronnie Ware\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0615648223/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eMinimalism: Live a Meaningful Life\u003c/a\u003e, by Joshua Fields Millburn and Ryan Nicodemus\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0241257352/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eStuffocation: Living More with Less\u003c/a\u003e, by James Wallman\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.amazon.co.uk//dp/B0079ZWIQS/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\\Undefended Love: The Way That You Felt About Yourself When You First Fell in Love is the Way You Can Feel All the Time\u003c/a\u003e, by Jett Psaris and Marlena Lyons\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1473628148/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eYou Can Change Your Life: With the Hoffman Process\u003c/a\u003e, by Tim Laurence\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e","summary":"","date_published":"2023-02-08T10:00:00.000+00:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/db1e3059-8ef2-445e-ae2e-adcbd00dcd95/6a8468ac-b8aa-4773-a960-64cc839dec7e.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":37266226,"duration_in_seconds":3105}]},{"id":"98930ccd-2104-4f71-9981-afcde01734c9","title":"17: The four day week is your biggest differentiator when hiring, with Joe O'Connor","url":"https://wow.fireside.fm/17","content_text":"People transitioning from working five days to working four are getting the same amount of work done. Joe O'Connor from the Work Time Reduction Center of Excellence discovered this when speaking with women who’d come back from maternity leave, who were being given the same amount of responsibility but for four fifths the pay.\n\nIn his discussion with Stephen, Joe posits that organisations will need to compete for new talent on quality-of-life. And at the forefront of that is reducing – not simply compressing – the amount of time we spend working.\n\nIn his work with 4 Day Global, Joe discovered that 80% output was already in place, but that it was “buried under the rubble of wasteful practices”. Digging through that rubble means putting in place ways to signpost when team members are in deep work, and focusing on the drivers of results rather than the mere amount of effort.\n\nLinks\n\n\nFollow Joe on LinkedIn\nFollow the Work Time Reduction Center of Excellence on LinkedIn\nFollow them on Twitter\nPress release on the Center opening\nWork Time Reduction Assessment\nJoe’s announcement post on LinkedIn\n","content_html":"\u003cp\u003ePeople transitioning from working five days to working four are getting the same amount of work done. Joe O\u0026#39;Connor from the Work Time Reduction Center of Excellence discovered this when speaking with women who’d come back from maternity leave, who were being given the same amount of responsibility but for four fifths the pay.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn his discussion with Stephen, Joe posits that organisations will need to compete for new talent on quality-of-life. And at the forefront of that is reducing – not simply compressing – the amount of time we spend working.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn his work with 4 Day Global, Joe discovered that 80% output was already in place, but that it was “buried under the rubble of wasteful practices”. Digging through that rubble means putting in place ways to signpost when team members are in deep work, and focusing on the drivers of results rather than the mere amount of effort.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eLinks\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/joeoconnor990/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eFollow Joe on LinkedIn\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/company/worktimecoe/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eFollow the Work Time Reduction Center of Excellence on LinkedIn\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/WTRCoE/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eFollow them on Twitter\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://worktimereduction.com/latest-news/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ePress release on the Center opening\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://worktimereduction.com/readiness-assessment/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eWork Time Reduction Assessment\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/posts/joeoconnor990_itsabouttime-worktimereduction-4dayweek-activity-7002934816614608896-RIwg/?utm_source=share\u0026utm_medium=member_desktop/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eJoe’s announcement post on LinkedIn\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e","summary":"People transitioning from working five days to working four are getting the same amount of work done.","date_published":"2023-01-23T00:00:00.000+00:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/db1e3059-8ef2-445e-ae2e-adcbd00dcd95/98930ccd-2104-4f71-9981-afcde01734c9.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":33023732,"duration_in_seconds":2751}]},{"id":"c8c6c4f9-2ae2-49f3-8785-4c450c5ff286","title":"16: The art of shouting quietly at work, with Pete Mosley","url":"https://wow.fireside.fm/16","content_text":"The world seems custom-made for extroverts, and has been for a long time. But for author Pete Mosely, being quiet doesn’t have to mean being ignored.\n\nPete is the author of The Art of Shouting Quietly, and A Quiet Person’s Guide to Life and Work. In his conversation with Stephen, he breaks down the myth that introversion and extroversion are linear, the benefits of slowing down, and the importance of promoting diversity in thinking and communication styles.\n\nLinks\n\n\nConnect with Pete via LinkedIn\nThe Art of Shouting Quietly: a guide to self-promotion for introverts and other quiet souls\nA Quiet Person's Guide (to Life + Work)\nAcetylcholine pathway\nThe Fearless Organization, by Amy Edmondson\nDefault mode network\nCold, by Ranulph Fiennes\n","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eThe world seems custom-made for extroverts, and has been for a long time. But for author Pete Mosely, being quiet doesn’t have to mean being ignored.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePete is the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Art of Shouting Quietly\u003c/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eA Quiet Person’s Guide to Life and Work\u003c/em\u003e. In his conversation with Stephen, he breaks down the myth that introversion and extroversion are linear, the benefits of slowing down, and the importance of promoting diversity in thinking and communication styles.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eLinks\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/petemosley/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eConnect with Pete via LinkedIn\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.amazon.com/dp/1873847025/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eThe Art of Shouting Quietly\u003c/a\u003e: a guide to self-promotion for introverts and other quiet souls\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BBPPMV7R\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eA Quiet Person\u0026#39;s Guide (to Life + Work)\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/acetylcholine-pathway\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eAcetylcholine pathway\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://uk.bookshop.org/books/the-fearless-organization-creating-psychological-safety-in-the-workplace-for-learning-innovation-and-growth/9781119477242\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eThe Fearless Organization\u003c/a\u003e, by Amy Edmondson\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Default_mode_network\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eDefault mode network\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://uk.bookshop.org/books/cold-extreme-adventures-at-the-lowest-temperatures-on-earth/9781471127847\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eCold\u003c/a\u003e, by Ranulph Fiennes\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e","summary":"The world seems custom-made for extroverts, and has been for a long time. But for author Pete Mosely, being quiet doesn’t have to mean being ignored.","date_published":"2023-01-09T00:00:00.000+00:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/db1e3059-8ef2-445e-ae2e-adcbd00dcd95/c8c6c4f9-2ae2-49f3-8785-4c450c5ff286.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":32707441,"duration_in_seconds":2725}]},{"id":"231a7ae4-bbb1-4b7a-b268-6f10e659d668","title":"15: Wrong turns are where the magic happens","url":"https://wow.fireside.fm/15","content_text":"What do we do when life or work throws us a curveball? In her new book, productivity expert Grace Marshall explores ways we can reframe struggle as the place where the magic happens.\n\nGrace is an author, keynote speaker, and a Productivity Ninja with the Think Productive team. In her conversation with Stephen, she uncovers ways we can hold plans and expectations less tightly, and how we can find joy in our work when we push ourselves a little out of our comfort zone.\n\nLinks\n\n\nConnect with Grace on LinkedIn\nGrace’s website\nStruggle: The surprising truth, beauty and opportunity hidden in life's shittier moments – Grace’s latest book\nHow to be Really Productive: Achieving clarity and getting results in a world where work never ends – Grace’s 2015 book\n21 Ways to Manage the Stuff that Sucks Up Your Time – Grace’s book from 2012\nHow to be a Productivity Ninja: Worry less, achieve more and love what you do, by Graham Allcott\nBig Magic: How to live a creative life and let go of your fear, by Elizabeth Gilbert\nHow to make stress your friend – Kelly McGonigal’s TED talk\nStefan Sagmeister\nKeith Jarrett – The Köln Concert\n","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eWhat do we do when life or work throws us a curveball? In her new book, productivity expert Grace Marshall explores ways we can reframe struggle as the place where the magic happens.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGrace is an author, keynote speaker, and a Productivity Ninja with the Think Productive team. In her conversation with Stephen, she uncovers ways we can hold plans and expectations less tightly, and how we can find joy in our work when we push ourselves a little out of our comfort zone.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eLinks\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/gracemarshall/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eConnect with Grace on LinkedIn\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://gracemarshall.com\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eGrace’s website\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://uk.bookshop.org/books/struggle-the-surprising-truth-beauty-and-opportunity-hidden-in-life-s-sh-ttier-moments/9781788601979\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eStruggle: The surprising truth, beauty and opportunity hidden in life\u0026#39;s shittier moments\u003c/a\u003e – Grace’s latest book\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.amazon.com/dp/1292083832/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eHow to be Really Productive: Achieving clarity and getting results in a world where work never ends\u003c/a\u003e – Grace’s 2015 book\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://uk.bookshop.org/books/1605843663_21-ways-to-manage-the-stuff-that-sucks-up-your-time/9781937944100\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e21 Ways to Manage the Stuff that Sucks Up Your Time\u003c/a\u003e – Grace’s book from 2012\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://uk.bookshop.org/books/how-to-be-a-productivity-ninja-updated-edition-worry-less-achieve-more-and-love-what-you-do/9781785784613\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eHow to be a Productivity Ninja: Worry less, achieve more and love what you do\u003c/a\u003e, by Graham Allcott\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://uk.bookshop.org/books/big-magic-how-to-live-a-creative-life-and-let-go-of-your-fear/9781408866757\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eBig Magic: How to live a creative life and let go of your fear\u003c/a\u003e, by Elizabeth Gilbert\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.ted.com/talks/kelly_mcgonigal_how_to_make_stress_your_friend\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eHow to make stress your friend\u003c/a\u003e – Kelly McGonigal’s TED talk\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stefan_Sagmeister\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eStefan Sagmeister\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_K%C3%B6ln_Concert\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eKeith Jarrett – The Köln Concert\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e","summary":"What do we do when life or work throws us a curveball? In her new book, productivity expert Grace Marshall explores ways we can reframe struggle as the place where the magic happens.","date_published":"2022-12-12T00:00:00.000+00:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/db1e3059-8ef2-445e-ae2e-adcbd00dcd95/231a7ae4-bbb1-4b7a-b268-6f10e659d668.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":39648280,"duration_in_seconds":3304}]},{"id":"23ea99aa-451f-48ea-90ce-0728f02253b0","title":"14: Don’t just create a “safe space” – create a “brave space\" – How to design your working life with Wouter Smeets from Prototype You","url":"https://wow.fireside.fm/14","content_text":"We are all prototypes, with a lifetime of learning ahead of us. That’s the insight that led Wouter Smeets to cofound Prototype You, an organisation that runs workshops to help people work towards their ideal work experience.\n\nFor Wouter, the office is just another tool, and moving a mouse or typing at a keyboard are not signs of productivity. And conversely, sometimes working less is the better way to achieve good, sustainable work.\n\nWouter is a Dutch entrepreneur, innovator and ideas guy that loves to hang out on the beach. By reinventing why and how we work, he helps move the needle towards a society that optimises wellbeing over wealth. As co-founder of Prototype You, he helps organisations create a positive impact on employee wellbeing, happiness and productivity through programs where employees experiment towards work-life harmony.\n\nLinks\n\n\nConnect with Wouter on LinkedIn\nPrototype You\nLet My People Go Surfing: The Education of a Reluctant Businessman, by Yvon Chouinard\nHappy Startup Summercamp\nThe Culture Code: The Secrets of Highly Successful Groups, by Daniel Coyle\nThe Fearless Organization - Creating Psychological Safety in the Workplace for Learning, Innovation, and Growth, by Amy Edmondson\nDavid Bowie on why you should never play to the gallery\nFour Thousand Weeks, by Oliver Burkeman\n","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eWe are all prototypes, with a lifetime of learning ahead of us. That’s the insight that led Wouter Smeets to cofound Prototype You, an organisation that runs workshops to help people work towards their ideal work experience.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor Wouter, the office is just another tool, and moving a mouse or typing at a keyboard are not signs of productivity. And conversely, sometimes working less is the better way to achieve good, sustainable work.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWouter is a Dutch entrepreneur, innovator and ideas guy that loves to hang out on the beach. By reinventing why and how we work, he helps move the needle towards a society that optimises wellbeing over wealth. As co-founder of Prototype You, he helps organisations create a positive impact on employee wellbeing, happiness and productivity through programs where employees experiment towards work-life harmony.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eLinks\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/wouter-smeets/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eConnect with Wouter on LinkedIn\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.prototypeyou.nl/en/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ePrototype You\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://uk.bookshop.org/books/let-my-people-go-surfing-the-education-of-a-reluctant-businessman-including-10-more-years-of-business-as-usual/9780143109679\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eLet My People Go Surfing: The Education of a Reluctant Businessman\u003c/a\u003e, by Yvon Chouinard\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://happystartupsummer.camp\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eHappy Startup Summercamp\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://uk.bookshop.org/books/the-culture-code-the-secrets-of-highly-successful-groups/9781847941275\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eThe Culture Code: The Secrets of Highly Successful Groups\u003c/a\u003e, by Daniel Coyle\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://uk.bookshop.org/books/the-fearless-organization-creating-psychological-safety-in-the-workplace-for-learning-innovation-and-growth/9781119477242\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eThe Fearless Organization - Creating Psychological Safety in the Workplace for Learning, Innovation, and Growth\u003c/a\u003e, by Amy Edmondson\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNbnef_eXBM\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eDavid Bowie on why you should never play to the gallery\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://uk.bookshop.org/books/four-thousand-weeks-the-smash-hit-sunday-times-bestseller-that-will-change-your-life-9781784704001/9781784704001\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eFour Thousand Weeks\u003c/a\u003e, by Oliver Burkeman\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e","summary":"","date_published":"2022-11-28T00:00:00.000+00:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/db1e3059-8ef2-445e-ae2e-adcbd00dcd95/23ea99aa-451f-48ea-90ce-0728f02253b0.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":52069274,"duration_in_seconds":3254}]},{"id":"1f71bda7-6aea-4f4a-a604-bbd007097e30","title":"13: How a small supermarket is revolutionising the way we buy food","url":"https://wow.fireside.fm/13","content_text":"A third of all carbon emissions are created by the food system – in production, packing, distribution, and consumption. Ruth Anslow spent 15 years in the corporate sector and formed the HISBE supermarket brand to try and change that.\n\nRuth is a social entrepreneur and a keen advocate of doing business for social benefit, beyond just making profit. In 2010 she decided to take on supermarkets and cofounded HISBE Food with her sister, Amy. HISBE is a supermarket chain with a difference, built on a social enterprise business model and designed to support a sustainable future for food and farming.\n\nAlongside running HISBE, Ruth cofounded The Good Business Club, to connect entrepreneurs who are starting, running and growing a “business for good” with the support and resources they need.\n\nLinks\n\n\nConnect with Ruth on LinkedIn\nHISBE\nThe Good Business Club\nKatie Paterson\nLiving Wage Foundation\nLizi’s granloa\nEthical Consumer organisation\nIf you think you're too small to have an impact, try going to bed with a mosquito\n","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eA third of all carbon emissions are created by the food system – in production, packing, distribution, and consumption. Ruth Anslow spent 15 years in the corporate sector and formed the HISBE supermarket brand to try and change that.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRuth is a social entrepreneur and a keen advocate of doing business for social benefit, beyond just making profit. In 2010 she decided to take on supermarkets and cofounded HISBE Food with her sister, Amy. HISBE is a supermarket chain with a difference, built on a social enterprise business model and designed to support a sustainable future for food and farming.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAlongside running HISBE, Ruth cofounded The Good Business Club, to connect entrepreneurs who are starting, running and growing a “business for good” with the support and resources they need.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eLinks\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruth-anslow-97ba4b3/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eConnect with Ruth on LinkedIn\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://hisbe.co.uk\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eHISBE\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.thegoodbusinessclub.com\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eThe Good Business Club\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://katiepaterson.org\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eKatie Paterson\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.livingwage.org.uk\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eLiving Wage Foundation\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.lizis.co.uk/our-range/granola/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eLizi’s granloa\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.ethicalconsumer.org\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eEthical Consumer organisation\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.innovolo.co.uk/article/if-you-think-youre-too-small-to-have-an-impact-try-going-to-bed-with-a-mosquito\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eIf you think you\u0026#39;re too small to have an impact, try going to bed with a mosquito\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e","summary":"A third of all carbon emissions are created by the food system – in production, packing, distribution, and consumption. Ruth Anslow spent 15 years in the corporate sector and formed the HISBE supermarket brand to try and change that.","date_published":"2022-11-03T00:00:00.000+00:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/db1e3059-8ef2-445e-ae2e-adcbd00dcd95/1f71bda7-6aea-4f4a-a604-bbd007097e30.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":33551614,"duration_in_seconds":2795}]},{"id":"839dca1b-1fe2-4b83-bc8d-d632cfcc8645","title":"12: Happier at Work, with Aoife O'Brien","url":"https://wow.fireside.fm/12","content_text":"Aoife O’Brien is the founder of Happier at Work, a business with the mission to support organisations in retaining top talent. She is passionate about fit and specifically how creating the right environment can help individuals to reach their full potential and support organisations to thrive.\n\nShe partners with HR and business leaders to focus on four pillars: engagement and belonging; leadership equity; performance and productivity; and the future of work. She is a self-professed data nerd, with a 20+ year career in market research in the fast-moving consumer goods industry working with clients like Coca Cola, Unilever and Heinz to solve marketing problems using data analytics.\n\nAoife has been featured by several national media platforms and public speaking events talking about imposter syndrome, fit, employee engagement, productivity, and remote working. Her podcast, Happier at Work, features a combination of interview-based episodes as well as solo podcasting, and has 50,000 listens in more than 50 countries.\n\nShe has lived and worked in Dublin, London, Perth, and Sydney and has a MSc in Work and Organisational Behaviour, a Diploma in Executive and Life Coaching and a Certificate in Career Coaching.\n\nLinks\n\n\nConnect with Aoife on LinkedIn\nHappier at Work\nImposterSyndrome.ie\nFollow @happieratwork.ie on Instagram\nFollow @happieratworkHQ on Twitter\n","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eAoife O’Brien is the founder of Happier at Work, a business with the mission to support organisations in retaining top talent. She is passionate about fit and specifically how creating the right environment can help individuals to reach their full potential and support organisations to thrive.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eShe partners with HR and business leaders to focus on four pillars: engagement and belonging; leadership equity; performance and productivity; and the future of work. She is a self-professed data nerd, with a 20+ year career in market research in the fast-moving consumer goods industry working with clients like Coca Cola, Unilever and Heinz to solve marketing problems using data analytics.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAoife has been featured by several national media platforms and public speaking events talking about imposter syndrome, fit, employee engagement, productivity, and remote working. Her podcast, Happier at Work, features a combination of interview-based episodes as well as solo podcasting, and has 50,000 listens in more than 50 countries.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eShe has lived and worked in Dublin, London, Perth, and Sydney and has a MSc in Work and Organisational Behaviour, a Diploma in Executive and Life Coaching and a Certificate in Career Coaching.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eLinks\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/aoifemobrien\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eConnect with Aoife on LinkedIn\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://happieratwork.ie\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eHappier at Work\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.impostersyndrome.ie\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eImposterSyndrome.ie\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFollow \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/happieratwork.ie\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e@happieratwork.ie on Instagram\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFollow \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/happieratworkHQ\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e@happieratworkHQ on Twitter\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e","summary":"","date_published":"2022-08-11T18:00:00.000+01:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/db1e3059-8ef2-445e-ae2e-adcbd00dcd95/839dca1b-1fe2-4b83-bc8d-d632cfcc8645.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":42313397,"duration_in_seconds":3526}]},{"id":"03c8325c-4fd3-49bc-b7b4-4fba269cbd54","title":"11: Life as a Chief Happiness officer, with Sarah Metcalfe","url":"https://wow.fireside.fm/11","content_text":"Sarah Metcalfe is passionate about happiness in the workplace, and she knows the positive impact this has on the customer experience. Through continuing to innovate and improve the customer journey, Sarah joined Sure Petcare in 2010, taking responsibility for the company’s customer service and guiding it through an extraordinary period of expansion and growth. She now leads a talented multilingual team who deliver outstanding customer service and happiness to all Sure Petcare customers around the world. Sarah left Sure Petcare with a Net Promoter Score of 90+ in over 20 countries.\n\nSarah now runs her own consulting company, Happy Coffee Consulting to help companies create great customer service and happy workplaces. She is now a partner with Woohoo Ltd and runs the Woohoo Academy, creating Chief Happiness Officers within organisations worldwide and spreading the word that the future workplaces are those that put their people at the heart of what they do.\n\nSarah is also the founder of the International Week of Happiness at Work summit which takes place each September – an international online summit with Keynote speakers at the forefront of workplace happiness sharing their insights.\n\nLinks\n\n\nHappy Coffee Consulting\nInternational Week of Happiness at Work\nHumankind, by Rutger Bregman\nMaverick, by Ricardo Semler\nThe Culture Code, by Daniel Coyle\n","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eSarah Metcalfe is passionate about happiness in the workplace, and she knows the positive impact this has on the customer experience. Through continuing to innovate and improve the customer journey, Sarah joined Sure Petcare in 2010, taking responsibility for the company’s customer service and guiding it through an extraordinary period of expansion and growth. She now leads a talented multilingual team who deliver outstanding customer service and happiness to all Sure Petcare customers around the world. Sarah left Sure Petcare with a Net Promoter Score of 90+ in over 20 countries.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSarah now runs her own consulting company, Happy Coffee Consulting to help companies create great customer service and happy workplaces. She is now a partner with Woohoo Ltd and runs the Woohoo Academy, creating Chief Happiness Officers within organisations worldwide and spreading the word that the future workplaces are those that put their people at the heart of what they do.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSarah is also the founder of the International Week of Happiness at Work summit which takes place each September – an international online summit with Keynote speakers at the forefront of workplace happiness sharing their insights.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eLinks\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.happycoffeeconsulting.co.uk\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eHappy Coffee Consulting\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://internationalweekofhappinessatwork.com\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eInternational Week of Happiness at Work\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.waterstones.com/book/humankind/rutger-bregman/9781408898956\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eHumankind\u003c/a\u003e, by Rutger Bregman\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/maverick-the-success-story-behind-the-worlds-most-unusual-workshop_ricardo-semler/260112/#edition=2394856\u0026idiq=5015979\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eMaverick\u003c/a\u003e, by Ricardo Semler\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://danielcoyle.com/the-culture-code/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eThe Culture Code\u003c/a\u003e, by Daniel Coyle\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e","summary":"","date_published":"2022-07-28T00:00:00.000+01:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/db1e3059-8ef2-445e-ae2e-adcbd00dcd95/03c8325c-4fd3-49bc-b7b4-4fba269cbd54.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":30935085,"duration_in_seconds":2577}]},{"id":"939e3a80-9a37-4560-8389-17ed1d9bfda7","title":"10: The 4 day week, with Elena Kerrigan","url":"https://wow.fireside.fm/10","content_text":"Elena Kerrigan is the MD of Think Productive, a UK-based global company that enables organisations to reimagine how they work with productivity tools. They have helped companies as diverse as Aston Martin, American Express, Audi, Boots, GSK, Sainsbury’s and Volkswagen.\n\nThrough their courses and workshops they help organisations reclaim time from distractions, unproductive meetings and getting emails under control. This has allowed Think Productive to not only talk the talk the talk but also walk the walk.\n\nSince 2011 they have worked a four-day week: paid for five days but only working four days.\n\nElena shares how they have done just that and the benefits they have experienced.\n\nThink Productive are presently advising other UK companies who are trialling the four-day working week in 2022.\n\nLinks\n\n\nThink Productive\n4 Day Week\n","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eElena Kerrigan is the MD of Think Productive, a UK-based global company that enables organisations to reimagine how they work with productivity tools. They have helped companies as diverse as Aston Martin, American Express, Audi, Boots, GSK, Sainsbury’s and Volkswagen.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThrough their courses and workshops they help organisations reclaim time from distractions, unproductive meetings and getting emails under control. This has allowed Think Productive to not only talk the talk the talk but also walk the walk.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSince 2011 they have worked a four-day week: paid for five days but only working four days.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eElena shares how they have done just that and the benefits they have experienced.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThink Productive are presently advising other UK companies who are trialling the four-day working week in 2022.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eLinks\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://thinkproductive.co.uk\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eThink Productive\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.4dayweek.com\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e4 Day Week\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e","summary":"","date_published":"2022-07-20T17:00:00.000+01:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/db1e3059-8ef2-445e-ae2e-adcbd00dcd95/939e3a80-9a37-4560-8389-17ed1d9bfda7.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":29142981,"duration_in_seconds":2428}]},{"id":"46a592a7-b55f-4f46-9bf9-4d349666decd","title":"9: Remote working with Liam Martin – How to do your best work from anywhere","url":"https://wow.fireside.fm/9","content_text":"Stephen and Liliana are joined by author, conference organiser, and remote work expert Liam Martin.\n\nLiam is the CMO of time tracking and productivity platform and also co-organizer of the Running Remote conference, and author of Running Remote: Master the Lessons from the World’s Most Successful Remote-Work Pioneers. He has spent 20 years working remotely before we all entered a forced world of work we never thought possible.\n\nIn his conversation with Stephen and Liliana, he examines the impact 20th century ideas of work have on 21st century work environments, using Tesla as an example. He also unpacks the concept of asynchronous management: where platforms do the role of reporting across an organisation, rather than relying on layers of management.\n\nLinks\n\n\nTime Doctor\nRunning Remote conference\nRunning Remote: the book\nReWork: Change the Way You Work Forever\nBetter Help\nJuno\n","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eStephen and Liliana are joined by author, conference organiser, and remote work expert Liam Martin.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLiam is the CMO of time tracking and productivity platform and also co-organizer of the Running Remote conference, and author of \u003cem\u003eRunning Remote: Master the Lessons from the World’s Most Successful Remote-Work Pioneers\u003c/em\u003e. He has spent 20 years working remotely before we all entered a forced world of work we never thought possible.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn his conversation with Stephen and Liliana, he examines the impact 20th century ideas of work have on 21st century work environments, using Tesla as an example. He also unpacks the concept of asynchronous management: where platforms do the role of reporting across an organisation, rather than relying on layers of management.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eLinks\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.timedoctor.com\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eTime Doctor\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://runningremote.com\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eRunning Remote conference\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://uk.bookshop.org/books/running-remote-master-the-lessons-from-the-world-s-most-successful-remote-work-pioneers/9781400232147\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eRunning Remote\u003c/a\u003e: the book\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://uk.bookshop.org/books/rework-change-the-way-you-work-forever/9780091929787\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eReWork: Change the Way You Work Forever\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.betterhelp.com\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eBetter Help\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.withjuno.com\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eJuno\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e","summary":"Stephen and Liliana are joined by author, conference organiser, and remote work expert Liam Martin.","date_published":"2022-07-12T15:00:00.000+01:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/db1e3059-8ef2-445e-ae2e-adcbd00dcd95/46a592a7-b55f-4f46-9bf9-4d349666decd.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":31300277,"duration_in_seconds":2608}]},{"id":"49c1e397-2f51-4c23-9bf4-14c661d0dce6","title":"Episode 8: Henry Stewart- The Happy Manifesto","url":"https://wow.fireside.fm/8","content_text":"Joining Stephen is Henry Stewart, Chief Happiness Officer at London-based training company Happy Ltd. Henry is the author of the Happy Manifesto, a book that helps organisations become great places to work.\n\nAn international keynote speaker, Henry advises others like Stephen on how they can transform the world of work for the better.\n\nLinks\n\n\nThe Happy. Manifesto\nhappy.co.uk\nThe Customer Comes Second: Put Your People First and Watch 'em Kick Butt\nMaverick: The Success Story Behind the World's Most Unusual Workplace\nNo Rules Rules: Netflix and the Culture of Reinvention\nBullshit Jobs: A Theory\n\n\nTo learn more about breathwork, visit BreatheNow Hub, and to learn how to create happier workplaces, visit wakeup.ie.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eJoining Stephen is Henry Stewart, Chief Happiness Officer at London-based training company Happy Ltd. Henry is the author of the Happy Manifesto, a book that helps organisations become great places to work.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAn international keynote speaker, Henry advises others like Stephen on how they can transform the world of work for the better.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eLinks\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.happymanifesto.com\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eThe Happy. Manifesto\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.happy.co.uk/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehappy.co.uk\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.amazon.com/dp/0060526564/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eThe Customer Comes Second: Put Your People First and Watch \u0026#39;em Kick Butt\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.amazon.com/dp/0446670553/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eMaverick: The Success Story Behind the World\u0026#39;s Most Unusual Workplace\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.amazon.com/dp/1984877860/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eNo Rules Rules: Netflix and the Culture of Reinvention\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.amazon.com/dp/1501143336/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eBullshit Jobs: A Theory\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTo learn more about breathwork, visit \u003ca href=\"https://www.breathenowhub.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eBreatheNow Hub\u003c/a\u003e, and to learn how to create happier workplaces, visit \u003ca href=\"http://wakeup.ie/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ewakeup.ie\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Chief Happiness Officer at Happy Ltd joins Stephen to discuss building happy workplaces.","date_published":"2022-02-04T07:00:00.000+00:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/db1e3059-8ef2-445e-ae2e-adcbd00dcd95/49c1e397-2f51-4c23-9bf4-14c661d0dce6.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":18745514,"duration_in_seconds":2343}]},{"id":"a37c7c4b-d9ff-4e02-8161-eb9cf5672433","title":"Episode 7: The Happy Entrepreneurs- Dr Carlos Saba and Laurence McCahill","url":"https://wow.fireside.fm/7","content_text":"Laurence and Carlos from the Happy Startup School do business differently, and want to help others think differently about the work they do. After running a design agency, their approach to business – integrating ease and play – became their focus, and the Happy Startup School was born.\n\nIn this conversation with Liliana and Stephen, the founders of this purpose-led business school unpack what brought them from founding Spook Studio to running a thriving community of entrepreneurs,  how they're transforming people's approaches to business, and providing more opportunities to escape Zoom fatigue.\n\nLinks\n\n\nThe Happy Startup School\nThe Second Mountain, by David Brooks\nVision Tribe\nSummercamp\nStop closing the deal and get to the truth, with Tad Hargrave\nThe 100-Year Life, by Lynda Gratton and Andrew Scott\n\n\nTo learn more about breathwork, visit BreatheNow Hub, and to learn how to create happier workplaces, visit wakeup.ie.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eLaurence and Carlos from the Happy Startup School do business differently, and want to help others think differently about the work they do. After running a design agency, their approach to business – integrating ease and play – became their focus, and the Happy Startup School was born.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this conversation with Liliana and Stephen, the founders of this purpose-led business school unpack what brought them from founding Spook Studio to running a thriving community of entrepreneurs,  how they\u0026#39;re transforming people\u0026#39;s approaches to business, and providing more opportunities to escape Zoom fatigue.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eLinks\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.thehappystartupschool.com\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eThe Happy Startup School\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.amazon.com/dp/0141990902/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eThe Second Mountain, by David Brooks\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://2020.happystartups.co/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eVision Tribe\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.happystartupsummer.camp/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eSummercamp\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://anchor.fm/happystartups/episodes/Stop-closing-the-deal-and-get-to-the-truth--with-Tad-Hargrave-e19cgff\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eStop closing the deal and get to the truth, with Tad Hargrave\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.amazon.com/dp/1472947320/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eThe 100-Year Life\u003c/a\u003e, by Lynda Gratton and Andrew Scott\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTo learn more about breathwork, visit \u003ca href=\"https://www.breathenowhub.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eBreatheNow Hub\u003c/a\u003e, and to learn how to create happier workplaces, visit \u003ca href=\"http://wakeup.ie/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ewakeup.ie\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Laurence McCahill and Carlos Saba from the Happy Startup School discuss doing business differently, making ease and happiness in work a priority.","date_published":"2021-11-07T00:00:00.000+00:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/db1e3059-8ef2-445e-ae2e-adcbd00dcd95/a37c7c4b-d9ff-4e02-8161-eb9cf5672433.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":24372080,"duration_in_seconds":3046}]},{"id":"9bc5c693-8d5f-402c-9e0c-bfbc90ad27d7","title":"Episode 6: The four-day work week","url":"https://wow.fireside.fm/6","content_text":"Advancements in technology, productivity, knowledge-work and leadership have yet to address the problems of work-life balance and burnout facing people in modern workplaces. This week, Liliana and Stephen dig into the ways in which shrinking the working week can expand our potential to be productive, healthier and happier.\n\nLinks\n\n\nWork-Life Balance Is a Cycle, Not an Achievement\nParkinson's law\nHappy Workplaces conference\nMaverick!: The Success Story Behind the World's Most Unusual Workplace, by Ricardo Semler\nThe Top Five Regrets of the Dying: A Life Transformed by the Dearly Departing, by Bronnie Ware\n\n\nTo learn more about breathwork, visit BreatheNow Hub, and to learn how to create happier workplaces, visit wakeup.ie.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eAdvancements in technology, productivity, knowledge-work and leadership have yet to address the problems of work-life balance and burnout facing people in modern workplaces. This week, Liliana and Stephen dig into the ways in which shrinking the working week can expand our potential to be productive, healthier and happier.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eLinks\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://hbr.org/2021/01/work-life-balance-is-a-cycle-not-an-achievement\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eWork-Life Balance Is a Cycle, Not an Achievement\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parkinson%27s_law\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eParkinson\u0026#39;s law\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.happyworkplacesireland.com\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eHappy Workplaces conference\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0712678867/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eMaverick!: The Success Story Behind the World\u0026#39;s Most Unusual Workplace\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/em\u003e, by Ricardo Semler\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1788173422/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eThe Top Five Regrets of the Dying: A Life Transformed by the Dearly Departing\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/em\u003e, by Bronnie Ware\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTo learn more about breathwork, visit \u003ca href=\"https://www.breathenowhub.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eBreatheNow Hub\u003c/a\u003e, and to learn how to create happier workplaces, visit \u003ca href=\"http://wakeup.ie/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ewakeup.ie\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"How shrinking the working week can expand our potential to be productive, healthier and happier.","date_published":"2021-10-24T00:00:00.000+01:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/db1e3059-8ef2-445e-ae2e-adcbd00dcd95/9bc5c693-8d5f-402c-9e0c-bfbc90ad27d7.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":19097645,"duration_in_seconds":2387}]},{"id":"dbd152a4-af5d-4f4f-aba4-d53a84ea3af0","title":"Episode 5: Motivating your mojo","url":"https://wow.fireside.fm/5","content_text":"This week, Stephen and Liliana talk mojo, and finding intrinsic motivation where it feels like none is available. Stephen shares his passion for the Frisbee, and Liliana describes her yoga practise and her love of rollerblading.\n\nThe main topic for discussion is intrinsic vs extrinsic motivation: doing things because we're satisfied by the task rather than because we expect a reward. Drawing on evidence from past experiments, Stephen lays out three steps organisations can take to instil a greater sense of autonomy.\n\nLinks\n\n\nThe formation of learning sets\nThe intrinsic motivation of Richard Ryan and Edward Deci\nAlive at Work: The Neuroscience of Helping Your People Love What They Do, by Daniel Cable\nBullshit Jobs, by David Graeber\nWhen: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing, by Daniel Pink\nPutting a Face to a Name: The Art of Motivating Employees\n","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eThis week, Stephen and Liliana talk mojo, and finding intrinsic motivation where it feels like none is available. Stephen shares his passion for the Frisbee, and Liliana describes her yoga practise and her love of rollerblading.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe main topic for discussion is intrinsic vs extrinsic motivation: doing things because we\u0026#39;re satisfied by the task rather than because we expect a reward. Drawing on evidence from past experiments, Stephen lays out three steps organisations can take to instil a greater sense of autonomy.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eLinks\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://psycnet.apa.org/record/1949-03097-001\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eThe formation of learning sets\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.apa.org/members/content/intrinsic-motivation\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eThe intrinsic motivation of Richard Ryan and Edward Deci\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.amazon.co.uk/Alive-Work-Neuroscience-Helping-People/dp/B07BSQBFYL/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1\u0026keywords=Daniel+cable\u0026qid=1632430721\u0026sr=8-1\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eAlive at Work: The Neuroscience of Helping Your People Love What They Do\u003c/a\u003e, by Daniel Cable\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.amazon.co.uk/Bullshit-Jobs/dp/B07CTT2DT3/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1\u0026keywords=bullshit+jobs\u0026qid=1632430792\u0026s=audible\u0026sr=1-1\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eBullshit Jobs\u003c/a\u003e, by David Graeber\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.amazon.co.uk/When-Scientific-Secrets-Perfect-Timing/dp/B0765D265D/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eWhen: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing\u003c/a\u003e, by Daniel Pink\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/putting-a-face-to-a-name-the-art-of-motivating-employees/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ePutting a Face to a Name: The Art of Motivating Employees\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e","summary":"Finding intrinsic motivation where it feels like none is available","date_published":"2021-09-26T00:00:00.000+01:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/db1e3059-8ef2-445e-ae2e-adcbd00dcd95/dbd152a4-af5d-4f4f-aba4-d53a84ea3af0.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":20460818,"duration_in_seconds":2557}]},{"id":"49261b95-1ef7-4e31-9e6c-98f90525276f","title":"4: Atomic Focus, with Patrick McKeown","url":"https://wow.fireside.fm/4","content_text":"Liliana and Stephen are joined by Patrick McKeown, author of Atomic Focus, The Oxygen Advantage among several other titles, to discuss the ways poor breathing affects day-to-day living, and hampers our success. Patrick is an international breathing expert and author based in Galway, Ireland, working with members of the military, special forces, Olympic athletes and more.\n\nSuccess has three key ingredients: focus, concentration, and attention span, and Patrick argues that you can't enter a state of flow if your breathing is dysfunctional. So Patrick shares some techniques you can implement today to keep track of your breathing and your attention span, and advocates techniques covered in early episodes of Wow@Work.\n\nAnd if you want to learn any more about breathwork, visit BreatheNow Hub, and to learn how to create happier workplaces, visit wakeup.ie.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eLiliana and Stephen are joined by \u003ca href=\"https://oxygenadvantage.com/patrick-mckeown-m-a-tcd/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ePatrick McKeown\u003c/a\u003e, author of \u003ca href=\"https://www.amazon.co.uk/Atomic-Focus-Resilience-Breathing-Exercises-ebook/dp/B09D9ZL9HL/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1\u0026keywords=Atomic+Focus\u0026qid=1630599848\u0026sr=8-1\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eAtomic Focus\u003c/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https://www.amazon.co.uk/Oxygen-Advantage-Scientifically-Breathing-Techniques/dp/0062349473/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1\u0026keywords=The+Oxygen+Advantage\u0026qid=1630596307\u0026sr=8-2\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eThe Oxygen Advantage\u003c/a\u003e among several other titles, to discuss the ways poor breathing affects day-to-day living, and hampers our success. Patrick is an international breathing expert and author based in Galway, Ireland, working with members of the military, special forces, Olympic athletes and more.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSuccess has three key ingredients: focus, concentration, and attention span, and Patrick argues that you can\u0026#39;t enter a state of flow if your breathing is dysfunctional. So Patrick shares some techniques you can implement today to keep track of your breathing and your attention span, and advocates techniques covered in early episodes of Wow@Work.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAnd if you want to learn any more about breathwork, visit \u003ca href=\"https://www.breathenowhub.com\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eBreatheNow Hub\u003c/a\u003e, and to learn how to create happier workplaces, visit \u003ca href=\"http://wakeup.ie/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ewakeup.ie\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Author of Atomic Focus, The Oxygen Advantage and several other titles, discusses the ways poor breathing affects day-to-day living and hampers our success.","date_published":"2021-09-05T00:00:00.000+01:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/db1e3059-8ef2-445e-ae2e-adcbd00dcd95/49261b95-1ef7-4e31-9e6c-98f90525276f.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":33221530,"duration_in_seconds":4152}]},{"id":"b10ec7f3-69b4-42b9-b1d8-0fe1fff41614","title":"3: Happy Habits, with John Ellison","url":"https://wow.fireside.fm/3","content_text":"Liliana and Stephen are joined by behaviour designer and serial entrepreneur John Ellison. \n\nJohn he started his entrepreneurial journey when he dropped out of university at the age of 18 to start his first ecommerce business. Since then he's been working at Harvard's Intersection of Business, Design, and Technology, to help make a world a better place.\n\nHe honed his craft as a UX designer at Brighton agency Clearleft, and went on to lead a product team at civic tech startup Peak Democracy in Berkeley, California, where he experienced his first acquisition and ended up meeting Dr BJ Fogg and becoming certified to teach behaviour design, the methodology used to create habit-forming startups like Instagram.\n\nIn this interview, John shares his new project: Happy Habits, and his plans for turning his newsletter into a deck of cards with prompts to help build happier everyday habits. Along with Stephen and Liliana, he examines happiness in the workplace, and shares some of the methodologies successful companies are already employing to improve their employees' wellbeing.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eLiliana and Stephen are joined by behaviour designer and serial entrepreneur \u003ca href=\"http://john-ellison.com\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eJohn Ellison\u003c/a\u003e. \u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eJohn he started his entrepreneurial journey when he dropped out of university at the age of 18 to start his first ecommerce business. Since then he\u0026#39;s been working at Harvard\u0026#39;s Intersection of Business, Design, and Technology, to help make a world a better place.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHe honed his craft as a UX designer at Brighton agency \u003ca href=\"https://clearleft.com\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eClearleft\u003c/a\u003e, and went on to lead a product team at civic tech startup Peak Democracy in Berkeley, California, where he experienced his first acquisition and ended up meeting \u003ca href=\"https://www.bjfogg.com\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eDr BJ Fogg\u003c/a\u003e and becoming certified to teach behaviour design, the methodology used to create habit-forming startups like Instagram.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this interview, John shares his new project: \u003ca href=\"https://www.happyhabits.fun/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eHappy Habits\u003c/a\u003e, and his plans for turning his newsletter into a deck of cards with prompts to help build happier everyday habits. Along with Stephen and Liliana, he examines happiness in the workplace, and shares some of the methodologies successful companies are already employing to improve their employees\u0026#39; wellbeing.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Liliana and Stephen are joined by behaviour designer and serial entrepreneur John Ellison. ","date_published":"2021-08-22T00:00:00.000+01:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/db1e3059-8ef2-445e-ae2e-adcbd00dcd95/b10ec7f3-69b4-42b9-b1d8-0fe1fff41614.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":21061302,"duration_in_seconds":2632}]},{"id":"6c57006a-8ce5-4bb7-b58a-b885102b3900","title":"2: The Great Resignation and BOLT scoring","url":"https://wow.fireside.fm/2","content_text":"Stephen discusses the Great Resignation, looking at a number of studies into how people feel about returning to work. Liliana leads Stephen into a test to discover his body oxygen level (which you're invited to follow along with), and discusses ambidexterity in organisations.\n\nExplore\n\n\nHow breathwork can help your team\nBuilding a happier workplace\n\n\nLinks and resources\n\n\nThe Great Resignation: How employers drove workers to quit\n","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eStephen discusses the Great Resignation, looking at a number of studies into how people feel about returning to work. Liliana leads Stephen into a test to discover his body oxygen level (which you\u0026#39;re invited to follow along with), and discusses ambidexterity in organisations.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExplore\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.breathenowhub.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eHow breathwork can help your team\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://wakeup.ie/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eBuilding a happier workplace\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eLinks and resources\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20210629-the-great-resignation-how-employers-drove-workers-to-quit\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eThe Great Resignation: How employers drove workers to quit\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e","summary":"Stephen discusses the Great Resignation, looking at a number of studies into how people feel about returning to work. Liliana leads Stephen into a test to discover his body oxygen level (which you're invited to follow along with), and discusses ambidexterity in organisations.","date_published":"2021-08-08T00:00:00.000+01:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/db1e3059-8ef2-445e-ae2e-adcbd00dcd95/6c57006a-8ce5-4bb7-b58a-b885102b3900.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":29339943,"duration_in_seconds":3667}]},{"id":"337b83d4-1986-4dfd-a287-9ec5a5c53a27","title":"1: What is happiness at work?","url":"https://wow.fireside.fm/1","content_text":"Stephen and Liliana introduce the Wow @ Work philosophy by talking about workplace happiness: what it is, and how organisations can go about achieving it, by creating a safe and trusting environment. They also discuss the science and benefits of breathwork, and how we've forgotten how to breathe more effectively as we've aged.\n\nExplore\n\n\nHow breathwork can help your team\nBuilding a happier workplace\n\n\nLinks and resources\n\n\nMicrosoft releases findings and considerations from one year of remote work in Work Trend Index\nBreath: The New Science of a Lost Art\n","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eStephen and Liliana introduce the Wow @ Work philosophy by talking about workplace happiness: what it is, and how organisations can go about achieving it, by creating a safe and trusting environment. They also discuss the science and benefits of breathwork, and how we\u0026#39;ve forgotten how to breathe more effectively as we\u0026#39;ve aged.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eExplore\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.breathenowhub.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eHow breathwork can help your team\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://wakeup.ie/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eBuilding a happier workplace\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eLinks and resources\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://news.microsoft.com/2021/03/22/microsoft-releases-findings-and-considerations-from-one-year-of-remote-work-in-work-trend-index/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eMicrosoft releases findings and considerations from one year of remote work in Work Trend Index\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0241289122/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eBreath: The New Science of a Lost Art\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e","summary":"Stephen and Liliana introduce the Wow @ Work philosophy by talking about workplace happiness: what it is, and how organisations can go about achieving it, by creating a safe and trusting environment.","date_published":"2021-07-25T05:00:00.000+01:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/db1e3059-8ef2-445e-ae2e-adcbd00dcd95/337b83d4-1986-4dfd-a287-9ec5a5c53a27.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":17924515,"duration_in_seconds":2240}]},{"id":"9236c835-84d8-4d82-8665-3d78a224e1a1","title":"Trailer","url":"https://wow.fireside.fm/trailer","content_text":"Welcome to the WoW at Work Podcast, with Liliana Ashton and Stephen Dargan. We are here to help you navigate the science, research and practices that shape and enhance the happiness of the modern working environment.\n\nThe world of work is transforming, we can already see evidence that remote working is here to stay. The 4 day week, greater employee trust and autonomy and  employee engagement are at the forefront of what modern organisations are now embracing. \n\nGreat organisations realise that making their people feel good is key. They see happiness and health at work as a priority rather than a nice to have.\n\nSubscribe to the podcast now, and join us for episode one, launching in July.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eWelcome to the WoW at Work Podcast, with Liliana Ashton and Stephen Dargan. We are here to help you navigate the science, research and practices that shape and enhance the happiness of the modern working environment.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe world of work is transforming, we can already see evidence that remote working is here to stay. The 4 day week, greater employee trust and autonomy and  employee engagement are at the forefront of what modern organisations are now embracing. \u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGreat organisations realise that making their people feel good is key. They see happiness and health at work as a priority rather than a nice to have.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSubscribe to the podcast now, and join us for episode one, launching in July.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Introducing Wow @ Work","date_published":"2021-07-09T05:00:00.000+01:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/db1e3059-8ef2-445e-ae2e-adcbd00dcd95/9236c835-84d8-4d82-8665-3d78a224e1a1.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":1036665,"duration_in_seconds":129}]}]}