Work Less, Produce More ConsciousWorks
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Hosted by Dr. Lisa Bélanger, this podcast was created to share the value of data-informed strategies to improve business outcomes. Backed by science, this podcast is designed for leaders and professionals and delivered by experts in an engaging, practical and approachable format.
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S3E8 Teaching Lisa How to Sleep
The number one performance enhancer in the world is sleep. Whether you measure error rate, reaction time, mood, decision making, emotional intelligence - we simply aren't performing up to our capabilities if we don't sleep. And yet, we cannot think ourselves to sleep, believe me I have tried. In this week's podcast we speak to Dr. Jonathan Charest, the director of Athlete Sleep Services at the University of Calgary, on how to improve our performance with sleep.
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S3E7 Sell Like Sally
When we talk about working less and producing more, this conversation changes when the success metrics change, for example when you work in sales. In this episode we talk to Lyndsay Dowd, CEO of Heart Beat for Hire and veteran sales executive, on how we can both push for key sales metrics, and create sustainable work.
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S3E6 Routine Vs Rhythm
We are seeing discussions about the 4 day work week happen across the world for large corporations but what about for entrepreneurs? While entrepreneurs often have the most autonomy about their work it often translates to working all the time, everywhere. In this week's episode we speak with Jason Duncan about how to manage time and energy to work less, produce more as an entrepreneur.
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S3E5 Death By PowerPoint
What does communication have to do with working less, and producing more? Well, everything. Our ability to communicate effectively can make or break our ability to do our job, and nobody understands that better than this week's guest, Richard Newman - CEO of BodyTalk - a company that teaches the science of communicating.
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S3E4 Bring Recess Back
If I book in breaks during my day, I end up doing errands or something I HAVE to do. Today's guest talks about adding back recess - a time in your day, even if only for a few minutes that you play or do something you enjoy. Something often lost after grade school.
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S3E3 Learn To Be Human Again
Every time I have a question about the workplace, I will run it by today's guest, Dr. Benjamin Granger and it seems he is already doing some research on exactly the topic I am interested in. This time I ask about the 4 day work week, is it the answer? Are there other ways to think about flexible work? And most importantly, what would he do with the extra day off.
Customer Reviews
Bite-sized and feeling inspired!
This podcast looks at the norm that we’ve established in our working world and makes you think there are so many other ways to run businesses, all with the interest of what will keep you and employees happy. Keep them coming!
Great information
Great information about the modern workplace, especially relevant in the age of COVID. Dr. Belanger does a great job breaking down the data and speaking with experts to create a lot of good takeaways for the listener.
Applicable to everyone
Great research based info. Shared it internally at work.