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Training is a waste of time that turns firms into bureaucratic sludge holes Most company training is a waste of time that turns firms into bureaucratic sludge holes. That’s roughly the conclusion of today’s episode which is a conversation with Andre Spicer and Mats Alvesson They have a new book out The Art of Less....| Eat Sleep Work Repeat
Today’s episode was specifically created to act as an extension of the conversation with Professor Alex Haslam. Alex talked a lot about identity and how it is foundational to our self esteem, how we interact with others – and by extension how we work in groups at work. Today’s guest is Jeremy Holt, Jeremy is...| Eat Sleep Work Repeat
“Why are we so fixated on the individual self? It was a big con. The individual self is a relatively modern invention. The idea that human psychology is about the individual self was really an analytical fiction that was devised in the 20th century.” Professor Alex Haslam. Part one: Part two: These are the two...| Eat Sleep Work Repeat
Simon Gilbody talks loneliness at work Professor Simon Gilbody is a psychiatrist and clinical epidemiologist at the University of York. His work specialises in ‘taking a population approach to mental health’, trying to understand the aspects of modern life that contribute to how we feel. I was impressed by a talk that Simon did with...| Eat Sleep Work Repeat
This is a sponsored episode brought to you in association with Deliveroo for Work. Spencer Walker is the global director of Deliveroo for Work. The podcast has returned several times to the idea of food as a cultural trigger, something that catalyses connection and allows cohesion. We explore that idea further this week with Spencer...| Eat Sleep Work Repeat
Delighted to post this small conversation with Nick Shackleton-Jones. Nick posts brilliantly witty rants on TikTok that are just the best things I hear about work and the futility of bureaucracy. TikTok is a fame machine and if creators drop a banger they can end up reaching a vast audience. Nick has posted some content...| Eat Sleep Work Repeat
If we shifted our focus from the individual to the collective how different would our results at work be? The leader as the ‘repeater in chief’ I’m joined by Colin Fisher who explains that great teams are the most important contributors to great outcomes at work. The problem is that for many of our teams...| Eat Sleep Work Repeat
It’s been a while since I revisited a conversation on offices and how our physical workspaces are evolving. Disruption has made the property business hugely raise their games. With 20-25% of Gen Z workers self reporting having issues of neurodivergency the office is trying to prove that it’s still the centre of great workplace cultures....| Eat Sleep Work Repeat
“There’s this concept called inbox zero, where everyone tries to get to their inbox down to zero. But I would suggest that a more noble pursuit is that of calendar zero”. I chatte…| Eat Sleep Work Repeat
