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This podcast is all about helping you to find Ways to Change the Workplace. We spend more time of our waking day at work than with loved ones, my mission is to make your workplace a good place to be! Sometimes I speak to amazing thought leaders, sometimes the podcasts will be solo episodes. I am Prina Shah, I am a Global Coach, Consultant, Trainer and Speaker with 20+ years of experience in developing Executives, Leaders and Teams. My specialty is in developing your people and working with you to optimise your organisational cultures. Thank you for tuning in! Prina (can't wait to share great things with you) Shah

  1. 154. The Polycrisis at Work: Why Organisations Can’t Separate ‘Outside’ and ‘Inside’ Anymore

    5H AGO

    154. The Polycrisis at Work: Why Organisations Can’t Separate ‘Outside’ and ‘Inside’ Anymore

    Work feels heavier. People feel more stretched. And even when organisations are performing well on paper, something feels off. In this solo episode of Ways to Change the Workplace, Prina Shah explores the concept of a polycrisis and what it really means for leaders, organisations, and workplace culture. A polycrisis is not just multiple crises happening at once. It is when economic pressure, social tension, climate anxiety, political instability, and constant change collide and amplify each other. And work sits right at the centre of that collision. In this episode, Prina unpacks why organisations can no longer separate what happens outside the workplace from what happens inside, and why wellbeing initiatives alone will never be enough. This is a practical, systems-focused conversation about how leadership behaviour, organisational design, and culture must change if work is going to remain meaningful in complex times. In This Episode, You’ll Learn • What a polycrisis is and why it matters at work  • Why the boundary between ‘outside’ and ‘inside’ has collapsed  • How workplace systems can either absorb or amplify pressure  • Why counselling and wellbeing initiatives are necessary but not sufficient  • What leaders need to do differently under sustained complexity  • What organisations need to redesign to stop quietly breaking people  • How meaningful work becomes a stabilising force in uncertain times Key Topics Covered • The polycrisis explained in practical, workplace terms  • Why work is where pressure converges  • The outside-inside loop and its impact on people, families, and communities  • Leadership behaviour under pressure  • Organisational systems, workload, and role clarity  • Change without recovery and why it erodes trust  • Designing work for sustainability rather than endurance The polycrisis is not temporary. What happens outside will keep coming inside. And what happens inside will keep going back out. The responsibility is not to fix everything. It is to stop making it worse. Call to Action Share this ep! If you’re r Send Prina a text to let her know how you'd change the workplace Support the show If you are seeking professional advice or would like to change your company culture through training, consulting, speaking and coaching, get in touch with Prina Shah today. Email Prina. For More Info on Prina Shah & her Services: SIGN UP TO PRINA'S NEWSLETTER WHERE SHE SHARES A HEAP OF PRACTICAL TOOLS MONTHLY-ISH https://www.prinashah.com/signup Grab a copy of Make Work Meaningful and start creating your own legacy at work and leave me a review. https://www.makeworkmeaningful.shop/book Subscribe to the Ways to Change the Workplace Podcast for more actionable insights. https://www.waystochangetheworkplace.com/ Prina Shah LinkedIn: ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/prinashah/ Prina Shah Website⁠⁠⁠ - https://www.prinashah.com/ Prina Shah Instagram⁠⁠⁠ - https://www.instagram.com/prina.shah/ Prina (Helping you find GREAT ways to change your workplace) Shah

    17 min
  2. 153. When Work Follows You To the Shops: Boundaries In Small Towns

    JAN 9

    153. When Work Follows You To the Shops: Boundaries In Small Towns

    In this episode of Ways to Change the Workplace, Prina Shah is joined by Simone Pickering as part of the series Rethinking Regional Workplaces with Simone Pickering. In When Work Follows You to The Shops, they explore what boundaries really look like when you live and work in a regional community or small town – where colleagues are neighbours, clients are parents at the school gate, and confidentiality is constantly tested. This conversation moves beyond theory and into lived experience. It unpacks the emotional load of being “always on”, the complexity of dual relationships, and why boundary-setting in small towns is often misunderstood as being difficult rather than responsible. In this episode, we discuss: Why boundaries feel different in regional communitiesDual relationships and blurred personal-professional linesBeing approached about work everywhereConfidentiality and trust in small ecosystemsDigital and after-hours boundariesBoundary-setting as leadership behaviourReflection questions Where has work quietly followed you into your personal life?Which boundaries have become blurred because “that’s just how it is here”?What would change if boundaries were treated as leadership, not attitude?Simone Pickering is a Kalgoorlie local and the founder of The People & Culture Office, a consultancy she launched in 2018 to make HR easier for regional businesses. Her career began in local government before she spent almost a decade in the mining industry, later stepping into the not-for-profit sector where the human impact of good HR became impossible to ignore. Today, Simone partners with organisations across regional WA, helping leaders strengthen culture, lift capability and build workplaces people actually want to be part of. With deep experience, a human-centred approach and a clear lens on the reality of small-town workplaces, she brings insight, honesty and a steady hand to conversations about work in the regions. Her amazing The Real Work Magazines Send Prina a text to let her know how you'd change the workplace Support the show If you are seeking professional advice or would like to change your company culture through training, consulting, speaking and coaching, get in touch with Prina Shah today. Email Prina. For More Info on Prina Shah & her Services: SIGN UP TO PRINA'S NEWSLETTER WHERE SHE SHARES A HEAP OF PRACTICAL TOOLS MONTHLY-ISH https://www.prinashah.com/signup Grab a copy of Make Work Meaningful and start creating your own legacy at work and leave me a review. https://www.makeworkmeaningful.shop/book Subscribe to the Ways to Change the Workplace Podcast for more actionable insights. https://www.waystochangetheworkplace.com/ Prina Shah LinkedIn: ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/prinashah/ Prina Shah Website⁠⁠⁠ - https://www.prinashah.com/ Prina Shah Instagram⁠⁠⁠ - https://www.instagram.com/prina.shah/ Prina (Helping you find GREAT ways to change your workplace) Shah

    28 min
  3. 152. How to Use Fallow Periods to Enhance Your Career

    JAN 2

    152. How to Use Fallow Periods to Enhance Your Career

    Embracing Fallow Periods in Your Career In this episode of The Ways To Change Your Workplace Podcast, host Prina Shah delves into the importance of fallow periods in one's career.  She compares these quiet, slow patches to a field left fallow in agriculture, emphasizing their purpose for rest and recuperation.  Prina shares a real-world story of a client she named Amira, who turned a period of career stagnation into a launchpad for personal growth and career pivot.  Practical tips for navigating these periods include acknowledging the transition, tracking energy levels, reconnecting with values, and resting without guilt.  Prina also challenges leaders to create workplace cultures that allow for such necessary pauses. The episode underscores that fallow periods are fertile times for future growth and innovation. 00:00 Introduction to the Podcast 01:08 Understanding Fallow Periods 02:56 Real-Life Example: Amira's Story 04:58 The Importance of Fallow Periods 06:57 Practical Tips for Navigating Fallow Periods 08:37 Workplace Culture and Fallow Periods 09:39 Conclusion and Final Thoughts Send Prina a text to let her know how you'd change the workplace Support the show If you are seeking professional advice or would like to change your company culture through training, consulting, speaking and coaching, get in touch with Prina Shah today. Email Prina. For More Info on Prina Shah & her Services: SIGN UP TO PRINA'S NEWSLETTER WHERE SHE SHARES A HEAP OF PRACTICAL TOOLS MONTHLY-ISH https://www.prinashah.com/signup Grab a copy of Make Work Meaningful and start creating your own legacy at work and leave me a review. https://www.makeworkmeaningful.shop/book Subscribe to the Ways to Change the Workplace Podcast for more actionable insights. https://www.waystochangetheworkplace.com/ Prina Shah LinkedIn: ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/prinashah/ Prina Shah Website⁠⁠⁠ - https://www.prinashah.com/ Prina Shah Instagram⁠⁠⁠ - https://www.instagram.com/prina.shah/ Prina (Helping you find GREAT ways to change your workplace) Shah

    12 min
  4. 151. You are the GREATEST project that you will EVER work on

    12/29/2025

    151. You are the GREATEST project that you will EVER work on

    You Are the Greatest Project 2026 In this solo episode of The Ways To Change Your Workplace Podcast, Prina Shah explores why you are the most important project you’ll ever work on. She discusses the difference between survival mode and true leadership, the importance of self-development at work, and practical self-coaching strategies to foster personal and professional growth. Brina shares her own weekly self-coaching questions and introduces her free Self-Coaching Guide to help listeners reflect, plan, and lead with intention. Key Topics: Why self-development is essential for workplace successThe dangers of operating in survival modeHow personal growth impacts organizational cultureThe myth that self-development is “nice to have”Brina’s weekly self-coaching questions and journaling practiceThe importance of reflection, accountability, and intentional actionHow individual change leads to workplace transformationThree simple practices to start self-coaching this weekResources Mentioned:Free Self-Coaching Guide (link in show notes)Send Prina a text to let her know how you'd change the workplace Support the show If you are seeking professional advice or would like to change your company culture through training, consulting, speaking and coaching, get in touch with Prina Shah today. Email Prina. For More Info on Prina Shah & her Services: SIGN UP TO PRINA'S NEWSLETTER WHERE SHE SHARES A HEAP OF PRACTICAL TOOLS MONTHLY-ISH https://www.prinashah.com/signup Grab a copy of Make Work Meaningful and start creating your own legacy at work and leave me a review. https://www.makeworkmeaningful.shop/book Subscribe to the Ways to Change the Workplace Podcast for more actionable insights. https://www.waystochangetheworkplace.com/ Prina Shah LinkedIn: ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/prinashah/ Prina Shah Website⁠⁠⁠ - https://www.prinashah.com/ Prina Shah Instagram⁠⁠⁠ - https://www.instagram.com/prina.shah/ Prina (Helping you find GREAT ways to change your workplace) Shah

    11 min
  5. 150. Why I do what I do + announcing a break with Prina Shah

    11/12/2024

    150. Why I do what I do + announcing a break with Prina Shah

    This is a retro ep. with an announcement that I am taking a break from podcasting as I am getting burned out. I need a break. I will return in 2025. For now, hear my origin story... Trigger warning for anyone affected by alcoholism or domestic violence. My story is one I haven't told many. Michelle, my client, asked me why I do what I do a while ago. She wanted to know what motivates me to work with organisations to develop their people, teams and cultures. I gave her the most generic response because I didn't know how to articulate my story. My story begins with finding my Poppa's (Dad's) dead body in January 2000. My life has never been the same since. That event has impacted the way I live, work and love. Tune in to this episode to find out more about why I do what I do. Your partner in finding good Ways to Change the Workplace! Buy  my book, "Make Work Meaningful: How to Create a Culture That Leaves a Legacy" and leave me your review on Amazon!  Send Prina a text to let her know how you'd change the workplace Support the show If you are seeking professional advice or would like to change your company culture through training, consulting, speaking and coaching, get in touch with Prina Shah today. Email Prina. For More Info on Prina Shah & her Services: SIGN UP TO PRINA'S NEWSLETTER WHERE SHE SHARES A HEAP OF PRACTICAL TOOLS MONTHLY-ISH https://www.prinashah.com/signup Grab a copy of Make Work Meaningful and start creating your own legacy at work and leave me a review. https://www.makeworkmeaningful.shop/book Subscribe to the Ways to Change the Workplace Podcast for more actionable insights. https://www.waystochangetheworkplace.com/ Prina Shah LinkedIn: ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/prinashah/ Prina Shah Website⁠⁠⁠ - https://www.prinashah.com/ Prina Shah Instagram⁠⁠⁠ - https://www.instagram.com/prina.shah/ Prina (Helping you find GREAT ways to change your workplace) Shah

    23 min
  6. 149. What do I mean by Legacy - with Prina Shah

    11/01/2024

    149. What do I mean by Legacy - with Prina Shah

    In this solo episode, Prina Shah dives deep into the powerful concept of legacy—a word that can make some of us pause and wonder, “Am I really leaving a legacy?” Prina unpacks her personal definition of legacy, exploring how each of us creates impact every day, no matter where we are in our career journey. She reflects on key questions we should all be asking ourselves: How do I want to be remembered in my workplace? What kind of influence am I leaving behind? By shifting our perspective on legacy, Prina encourages us to think about our contributions, the impact we have on others, and the values we uphold, no matter our role or tenure. Drawing from her new book, Make Work Meaningful: How to Create a Culture that Leaves a Legacy, Prina shares practical activities designed to help you redefine your career impact and guide you toward building a workplace legacy that aligns with your deeper purpose. Listen in to uncover how you can make work meaningful—and be part of a collective movement to transform workplace culture. Key Takeaways: Legacy is about the lasting impact you create through your actions, values, and relationships at work.Every day offers an opportunity to build your legacy, even in small ways.Legacy goes beyond personal achievements; it’s about fostering positive change and inspiring others.Ask yourself how you want to be remembered in your role and let that guide your daily actions.Consider: After listening, reflect on the kind of legacy you want to leave. Connect with Prina Shah on LinkedIn or Instagram (@prina.shah) and share your thoughts on how you’re making work meaningful each day! Get the Book: Check out Prina's book, Make Work Meaningful: How to Create a Culture that Leaves a Legacy, for actionable steps to create positive change in your workplace. Send Prina a text to let her know how you'd change the workplace Support the show If you are seeking professional advice or would like to change your company culture through training, consulting, speaking and coaching, get in touch with Prina Shah today. Email Prina. For More Info on Prina Shah & her Services: SIGN UP TO PRINA'S NEWSLETTER WHERE SHE SHARES A HEAP OF PRACTICAL TOOLS MONTHLY-ISH https://www.prinashah.com/signup Grab a copy of Make Work Meaningful and start creating your own legacy at work and leave me a review. https://www.makeworkmeaningful.shop/book Subscribe to the Ways to Change the Workplace Podcast for more actionable insights. https://www.waystochangetheworkplace.com/ Prina Shah LinkedIn: ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/prinashah/ Prina Shah Website⁠⁠⁠ - https://www.prinashah.com/ Prina Shah Instagram⁠⁠⁠ - https://www.instagram.com/prina.shah/ Prina (Helping you find GREAT ways to change your workplace) Shah

    7 min
  7. 148. Beyond the Grind: Crafting a Career That Leaves a Mark with Prina Shah

    10/25/2024

    148. Beyond the Grind: Crafting a Career That Leaves a Mark with Prina Shah

    In this solo episode of the Ways to Change the Workplace podcast, host Prina Shah dives deep into a topic that touches us all – how to create a lasting legacy at work. Drawing insights from her new book, Make Work Meaningful: How to Create a Culture that Leaves a Legacy, Prina challenges listeners to shift their focus from mere achievements to building a meaningful impact that transcends daily tasks. Key Takeaways: The Achievement and Legacy Paradox: Success without significance can leave us feeling hollow, despite external achievements.Personal Stories: Prina shares moments from her career when she realised she wasn’t making the impact she desired, despite climbing the corporate ladder.The Power of Everyday Legacy: Legacy isn’t just for leaders. Every interaction, decision, and small action at work can create lasting change.Practical Tools from the Book: Discover activities and reflections that will help you actively build a meaningful career legacy.A Call to Action: Prina encourages listeners to become the architects of their own careers, creating not just success but significance.Don’t Miss: Learn how one CEO’s mantra transformed the DNA of their entire organisation.Why your impact at work matters more than your KPIs or targets.A personal challenge from Prina to reflect on the kind of legacy you’re building today.Resources: Grab a copy of Make Work Meaningful and start creating your own legacy at work and leave me a review.Subscribe to the Ways to Change the Workplace Podcast for more actionable insights.Send Prina a text to let her know how you'd change the workplace Support the show If you are seeking professional advice or would like to change your company culture through training, consulting, speaking and coaching, get in touch with Prina Shah today. Email Prina. For More Info on Prina Shah & her Services: SIGN UP TO PRINA'S NEWSLETTER WHERE SHE SHARES A HEAP OF PRACTICAL TOOLS MONTHLY-ISH https://www.prinashah.com/signup Grab a copy of Make Work Meaningful and start creating your own legacy at work and leave me a review. https://www.makeworkmeaningful.shop/book Subscribe to the Ways to Change the Workplace Podcast for more actionable insights. https://www.waystochangetheworkplace.com/ Prina Shah LinkedIn: ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/prinashah/ Prina Shah Website⁠⁠⁠ - https://www.prinashah.com/ Prina Shah Instagram⁠⁠⁠ - https://www.instagram.com/prina.shah/ Prina (Helping you find GREAT ways to change your workplace) Shah

    13 min
  8. 147. Let's Make Work Meaningful - Announcing My Book

    10/18/2024

    147. Let's Make Work Meaningful - Announcing My Book

    Let’s Make Work Meaningful Welcome to another solo episode of the Ways to Change the Workplace podcast with your host, Prina Shah. This week is monumental as Prina is launching her highly anticipated book, Make Work Meaningful: How to Create a Culture That Leaves a Legacy. In this episode, Prina delves into the heart of the book, exploring its central theme—the Achievement and Legacy Paradox. She talks about the tension between success and fulfillment that many leaders and teams face in the workplace, sharing why short-term wins often leave us feeling empty. The episode emphasises that true success comes not from titles or promotions but from creating a culture where purpose and impact are at the core. Prina also shares compelling case studies from her book, highlighting real-life examples such as: The “whiz kid” leader who made efficiency cuts without understanding the cultural cost.The inspiring story of CEO Anthony Vuleta, who transformed workplace culture by focusing on daily moments that matter to employees.Key Takeaways from This Episode: Leadership is about more than numbers and titles—it’s about leaving a meaningful legacy.Meaningful work environments lead to higher engagement, creativity, and retention.Culture isn't a "nice-to-have"—it's the backbone of sustainable success.If you're not growing your people, you're shrinking your business.Action Steps: Grab a copy of Make Work Meaningful and dive into its practical tools for creating a culture that leaves a lasting impact. Leave a genuine review of the book on Amazon to help more people discover its transformative insights.Get free tools to help you to Make Work Meaningful.Ask yourself and your team: What legacy are we building here? Is it one we’re proud of?My details are below, get in touch.  Let’s work together to make the workplace meaningful and less "shitty"! Send Prina a text to let her know how you'd change the workplace Support the show If you are seeking professional advice or would like to change your company culture through training, consulting, speaking and coaching, get in touch with Prina Shah today. Email Prina. For More Info on Prina Shah & her Services: SIGN UP TO PRINA'S NEWSLETTER WHERE SHE SHARES A HEAP OF PRACTICAL TOOLS MONTHLY-ISH https://www.prinashah.com/signup Grab a copy of Make Work Meaningful and start creating your own legacy at work and leave me a review. https://www.makeworkmeaningful.shop/book Subscribe to the Ways to Change the Workplace Podcast for more actionable insights. https://www.waystochangetheworkplace.com/ Prina Shah LinkedIn: ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/prinashah/ Prina Shah Website⁠⁠⁠ - https://www.prinashah.com/ Prina Shah Instagram⁠⁠⁠ - https://www.instagram.com/prina.shah/ Prina (Helping you find GREAT ways to change your workplace) Shah

    15 min
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This podcast is all about helping you to find Ways to Change the Workplace. We spend more time of our waking day at work than with loved ones, my mission is to make your workplace a good place to be! Sometimes I speak to amazing thought leaders, sometimes the podcasts will be solo episodes. I am Prina Shah, I am a Global Coach, Consultant, Trainer and Speaker with 20+ years of experience in developing Executives, Leaders and Teams. My specialty is in developing your people and working with you to optimise your organisational cultures. Thank you for tuning in! Prina (can't wait to share great things with you) Shah

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