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Join Jane and James to learn how to improve your individual, team and organizational performance and experience. Combining key theories from organizational psychology and management theory with actionable, practical insights, this podcast will help you better understand the factors that shape the world of work. Whether you are a seasoned leader, new manager or even in your first job, this podcast is an essential listen for those who want to understand and improve our workplaces.

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The World of Work Podcast Join James and Jane on their mission to improve the world of work

    • Business
    • 4.6 • 12 Ratings

Join Jane and James to learn how to improve your individual, team and organizational performance and experience. Combining key theories from organizational psychology and management theory with actionable, practical insights, this podcast will help you better understand the factors that shape the world of work. Whether you are a seasoned leader, new manager or even in your first job, this podcast is an essential listen for those who want to understand and improve our workplaces.

#GoodWorkGoodLife
@theWowPodcast

    E166 - Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging With Sophia Kristjansson

    E166 - Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging With Sophia Kristjansson

    What’s the secret ingredient to growing your business? This episode shares the secret formula for you! Today, Sophia Kristjansson, the founder of Lexicon Lens, discusses the value of diversity, inclusion, and belonging in business profit. She believes that business has a responsibility to include everybody and pay attention to how they grow their business. The ability of leadership to define promotable qualities is essential in shaping culture and sticking by its culture. Sanctioning poor behaviors and celebrating good ones from a senior position is helpful. Tune in to this insightful conversation today!

    • 41 min
    E165 - Leadership & Management in 2023: Conclusion

    E165 - Leadership & Management in 2023: Conclusion

    This is the final episode of our six part series exploring leadership and management in 2023. In this episode we reflect on our thoughts and conclusions with a specific focus on broader advice for leaders and managers and their teams. 
    We start this conversation by reviewing some of the headline messages from leading consultancies about what good leadership and management looks like in 2023, and we discuss how some of our own work has informed our thinking on this subject. We then share some of our key insights and lessons learned in relation to leadership and management which we think can help leaders of people and teams in 2023. 
    To learn more, download our whitepaper on Leadership & Management in 2023 from our website: www.worldofwork.io

    • 27 min
    E164 - Leadership & Management in 2023: Responsible Business

    E164 - Leadership & Management in 2023: Responsible Business

    This is the fifth episode of our six part series exploring leadership and management in 2023. In this episode we dive deeply into responsible business, one of our key focus areas for leaders and managers in 2023.
    We start this conversation by reviewing some of the headline messages leading consultancies have shared in the last year relating to the role of responsible business and we discuss how some of our own work has informed our thinking on this subject. We then share some of our key insights and lessons learned in relation to responsible business which we think can help leaders of people and teams in 2023. 
    To learn more, download our whitepaper on Leadership & Management in 2023 from our website: www.worldofwork.io

    • 21 min
    E163 - Leadership & Management in 2023: People & Skills for the Future

    E163 - Leadership & Management in 2023: People & Skills for the Future

    This is the fourth episode of our six part series exploring leadership and management in 2023. In this episode we dive deeply into people and skills for the future, one of our key focus areas for leaders and managers in 2023. 
    We start this conversation by reviewing some of the headline messages leading consultancies have shared in the last year relating to organisations’ quests for people and skills for the future and we discuss how some of our own work has informed our thinking on this subject. We then share some of our key insights and lessons learned in relation to people and skills for the future which we think can help leaders of people and teams in 2023. 
    To learn more, download our whitepaper on Leadership & Management in 2023 from our website: www.worldofwork.io

    • 31 min
    E162 - Leadership & Management in 2023: Wellbeing

    E162 - Leadership & Management in 2023: Wellbeing

    This is the third episode of our six part series exploring leadership and management in 2023. In this episode we dive deeply into wellbeing, one of our key focus areas for leaders and managers in 2023.
    We start this conversation by reviewing some of the headline messages leading consultancies have shared in the last year about wellbeing and we discuss how some of our own work has informed our thinking. We then share some of our key insights and lessons learned in relation to wellbeing in the workplace which we think can help leaders of people and teams in 2023. 
    To learn more, download our whitepaper on Leadership & Management in 2023 from our website: www.worldofwork.io

    • 25 min
    E161 - Leadership & Management in 2023: Hybrid & Remote Working

    E161 - Leadership & Management in 2023: Hybrid & Remote Working

    This is the second episode of our six part series exploring leadership and management in 2023. In this episode we dive deeply into Hybrid and Remote Working, one of our key focus areas for leaders and managers in 2023.
    We start this conversation by reviewing some of the headline messages leading consultancies have shared in the last year in relation to hybrid and remote work and we discuss how some of our own work has informed our thinking on this subject. We then share some of our key insights and lessons learned in relation to Hybrid and Remote Management which we think can help leaders of people and teams in 2023. 
    To learn more, download our whitepaper on Leadership & Management in 2023 from our website: www.worldofwork.io

    • 32 min

Customer Reviews

4.6 out of 5
12 Ratings

12 Ratings

Jakub[SOP] ,

A must listen!

I absolutely love this podcast! The content is relevant and broken down so clearly that I literally have “aha” moments while listening! I highly recommend this podcast!

obacker19 ,

Empowering, insightful and actionable! 🙏

Whether you’re well established as someone who can translate creative energy into the impact you want to have on the world, or just getting started as a catalyst for change within your organization - this is a must-listen podcast for you! James and Jane do an incredible job leading conversations that cover a huge breadth of topics related to the ins and outs of building a thriving enterprise and culture you can be proud of - from leaders who’ve actually walked the path. Highly recommend listening and subscribing!

chuck1988222 ,

Great for teams!

Very useful for someone looking to work with and manage of diverse team. I have it especially helpful in trying to get into mindset and better empathize with my teammates. Highly recommend!

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