Joy At Work

Lucia Knight
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Joy At Work

The Joy at Work podcast offers time-poor professionals in their 40s, 50s and 60s ideas on how to increase their joy at work. Lucia Knight dives right to the heart of the value each guest offers so that you can make deliberate change to bring more enjoyment, satisfaction and fulfillment to your work. Beyond expert interviews, you'll get practical reflections following guest interviews, recommends on experiments to try this week and answers to call-in career questions from listeners.

  1. How Walking and Talking is Changing Men’s Mental Health with Paddy Silke

    3 DAYS AGO

    How Walking and Talking is Changing Men’s Mental Health with Paddy Silke

    Assess how feeling career stuck is impacting you across ten areas of life - in 30 minutes.  Then, decide what you want to do about it. - Men are far less likely to talk about their mental health—but that doesn’t mean they don’t need to. Sometimes, just getting outside, walking, and having a low-pressure space to talk can make all the difference. In this episode, journalist, broadcaster, and mental health advocate Paddy Silke shares how his own struggles led him to create a Men Walking and Talking group in his community. We talk about why men don’t open up, what actually happens on these walks, and how simply talking has helped hundreds of men feel less alone. Key Takeaways from This Episode:✔ Why men often struggle to talk about mental health—and how to make it easier ✔ How walking and talking removes the pressure and creates a safe space ✔ The impact of having a regular, low-stakes place to connect ✔ Practical ways to support your own mental well-being (even if a group isn’t for you) ✔ How to find or start your own walking and talking group

    9 min
  2. Your Golden Gift - A Joy At Work Experiment

    6 DAYS AGO

    Your Golden Gift - A Joy At Work Experiment

    Assess how feeling career stuck is impacting you across ten areas of life - in 30 minutes.  Then, decide what you want to do about it. - Imagine waking up tomorrow with 30 extra minutes gifted to you every single day—for the rest of your life. No one else knows, no one else can see it, and you can’t tell a soul. How would you use it? Most of us would let work creep into that sacred time—another email, another task, another meeting. And just like that, the golden gift would disappear. But what if, instead, you protected that time for joy, connection, and meaning?

    6 min
  3. Stop Comparison from Killing Your Joy with Rob Stubbs

    12 MAR

    Stop Comparison from Killing Your Joy with Rob Stubbs

    Assess how feeling career stuck is impacting you across ten areas of life - in 30 minutes.  Then, decide what you want to do about it. - Comparison is one of the biggest joy killers at work. We look at others’ success, promotions, or achievements and suddenly, our own progress feels small. But what if we stopped letting comparison hold us back and instead, used it as a tool for growth? In this episode, I sit down with Rob Stubbs, founder of Sparked Ambition, to break down the four biggest ways we fall into unhelpful comparison traps—from measuring ourselves against someone’s highlight reel to assuming success happens overnight. Rob shares how to reframe comparison into action, so we can shift from frustration to focus and move forward in our own careers with confidence. Comparison doesn’t have to derail you. With self-awareness and action, it can be a tool for clarity, motivation, and personal success.

    11 min
  4. Change Your Identity Before Changing Your Habits - A Joy At Work Experiment

    9 MAR

    Change Your Identity Before Changing Your Habits - A Joy At Work Experiment

    Most attempts at change fail because we start in the wrong place. We set a goal, we try to build habits, and then we hope for transformation. But according to James Clear’s Atomic Habits, real change happens when we shift our identity first—when we become the type of person who naturally does those things. I experienced this firsthand. For years, I struggled to swim longer distances, doubting my endurance. Then, one swim lesson changed everything—not just my technique, but how I saw myself. I walked out of that lesson not just as someone who wanted to swim longer, but as an endurance swimmer in training. That identity shift changed my actions immediately. Shifting your identity doesn’t happen overnight, but each tiny action proves it to yourself. And once you believe it, your habits naturally follow.

    7 min
  5. The Surprising Secret to Being a Better Working Parent with Sarah Mundy

    5 MAR

    The Surprising Secret to Being a Better Working Parent with Sarah Mundy

    Assess how feeling career stuck is impacting you across ten areas of life - in 30 minutes.  Then, decide what you want to do about it. - Balancing a demanding job with parenting isn’t easy, and after a long day of work, switching into “present parent” mode can feel impossible. But what if taking care of yourself first was actually the key to showing up better for your kids? In this episode, clinical psychologist and parenting expert Sarah Mundy shares real-life strategies for balancing work and family life without feeling guilty or burned out. We talk about why managing your own stress is the foundation of good parenting, how to connect with kids of different ages, and the power of repairing mistakes instead of striving for perfection. Parenting isn’t about always getting it right—it’s about being present, self-aware, and creating a connection that lasts.

    8 min
  6. The Misunderstood Nature of Pride - A Joy At Work Experiment

    2 MAR

    The Misunderstood Nature of Pride - A Joy At Work Experiment

    Assess how feeling career stuck is impacting you across ten areas of life - in 30 minutes.  Then, decide what you want to do about it. - Pride gets a bad reputation. It’s often linked to arrogance or self-importance, but at the other end of the spectrum, pride is about dignity—the quiet, internal acknowledgment of a job well done. What if we paid more attention to that? This week’s Joy at Work Experiment is about noticing and embracing the tiny moments of pride in your work—the small choices, actions, or words that reflect the person you truly want to be. Whether it’s handling a tough meeting with grace, helping a colleague, or simply resisting workplace gossip, these micro-moments of dignity are worth recognizing and repeating. Moments of genuine pride lower our stress, straighten our spines, and help us show up better for the people around us—at work and at home. And because they’re so small, we can intentionally create more of them every day.

    6 min
  7. Why Most Appraisals Fail (And How to Fix Yours) with Dr. Amanda Woolley

    26 FEB

    Why Most Appraisals Fail (And How to Fix Yours) with Dr. Amanda Woolley

    Assess how feeling career stuck is impacting you across ten areas of life - in 30 minutes.  Then, decide what you want to do about it. - Appraisals have a bad reputation—and for good reason. Too often, they feel like a box-ticking exercise, a source of anxiety, or a pointless HR requirement. But when done well, appraisals can be a powerful tool for clarity, motivation, and meaningful progress. In this episode, I speak with Dr. Amanda Woolley, who shares how to flip the traditional appraisal structure on its head and turn it into a conversation that actually matters. She explains why mattering matters at work and gives practical, simple strategies to make appraisals feel productive instead of painful. Key Takeaways from This Episode:✔ Why most appraisals fail and how to fix them ✔ How to structure an appraisal so it motivates instead of discourages ✔ Three powerful questions to ask that lead to real progress ✔ The role of visibility—and why underperformance is often just unnoticed effort ✔ How to track meaningful indicators of progress that go beyond generic HR metrics When appraisals shift from judgment to collaboration, they stop being something to endure and start being something to use.

    10 min
  8. How to Turn Your Biggest Mistakes into Life Lessons - A Joy At Work Experiment

    23 FEB

    How to Turn Your Biggest Mistakes into Life Lessons - A Joy At Work Experiment

    Assess how feeling career stuck is impacting you across ten areas of life - in 30 minutes.  Then, decide what you want to do about it. - Stumble, fall, mess up—we all do it. But instead of letting our mistakes pile up and shape our choices in ways we don’t even realize, what if we actually learned from them? What if we reflected, laughed a little, and came out smarter on the other side? This week’s Joy at Work Experiment is about looking at one mistake straight on—no excuses, no defenses. What made it so awful? What lesson did it teach you? Because the people who reflect on their mistakes, who embrace them without shame—those are the people who grow, evolve, and ultimately, find more joy at work.

    6 min
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The Joy at Work podcast offers time-poor professionals in their 40s, 50s and 60s ideas on how to increase their joy at work. Lucia Knight dives right to the heart of the value each guest offers so that you can make deliberate change to bring more enjoyment, satisfaction and fulfillment to your work. Beyond expert interviews, you'll get practical reflections following guest interviews, recommends on experiments to try this week and answers to call-in career questions from listeners.

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  • Creator
    Lucia Knight
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2025
  • Episodes
    68
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2025 Lucia Knight
  • Show Website
    Joy At Work

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