Working from home used to sound like the dream, didn’t it? If you work from home, you’re always at home! But I think we’re all starting to realise the flip-side of the WFH movement - if you work from home, you’re also always at work. And for most people, the move to working from home has been quite sudden, and you likely don’t have the space for a designated office. A lot of us are working from our dining room tables, but according to Lucy Feagins, editor of The Design Files, that doesn’t mean y...
Oct 11, 2021•18 min•Transcript available on Metacast As the Phantom of the Opera, Josh Piterman’s story is already pre-written for him. But as an actor and a person, Josh writes that narrative himself. Josh shares how repeating the same esoteric ritual before every show helps him enter a flow state. For him, focusing on being present ensures that every performance feels like a brand new show. He also breaks down how journaling and teaching meditation make him a more generous and grateful person, and how working with a world-famous mindset coach ha...
Oct 06, 2021•37 min•Transcript available on Metacast What do you have to do today? A long, detailed report? A whole slew of meetings? Make dinner, do laundry, somehow squeeze in a workout? I feel you! Between work, family, friendships and looking after our health, there’s a lot we feel like we have to do. But therein lies the problem… Thinking that we have to do something automatically makes it feel like a burden. Your self-talk is really powerful, but thankfully, it works both ways. Turia Pitt, the bestselling author, two-time Ironman and survivo...
Oct 04, 2021•6 min•Transcript available on Metacast Today's show is brought to you by Nespresso Professional . In previous episodes of How I Work, we’ve talked about the value of “micro-breaks” for maintaining energy over a long day at the office. Nespresso’s Jean-Marc Dragoli takes this to a new level, stealing away for a “coffee moment” seven to ten times a day! He teaches you how a cup of coffee can facilitate anything from quiet reflection to a sense of connection with farmers on the other side of the globe. He also gives you the low-down on ...
Sep 30, 2021•34 min•Transcript available on Metacast ***BEST OF HOW I WORK*** Does business really need to be so serious? Stanford Business School humour lecturer Naomi Bagdonas believes there’s always room for humour, even when you’re trying to accomplish very serious things. She’s found utilising humour can boost innovation, foster creativity, and bolster resilience through hard times. Naomi says bringing levity into your day-to-day exchanges can diffuse tension and help your colleagues understand you on a deeper level. She shares tips from her ...
Sep 29, 2021•52 min•Transcript available on Metacast Levels CEO and digital nomad Sam Corcos teaches you how to get a bird’s-eye view of your company with a quarterly “think week.” See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 27, 2021•5 min•Transcript available on Metacast When his past students complained of being stuck in jobs they hated, organisational psychologist and best-selling author Adam Grant decided he needed to find a remedy. He says we should all be scheduling regular life check-ups. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 22, 2021•57 min•Transcript available on Metacast Kara Swisher doesn’t have imposter syndrome… And for good reason. She’s a celebrated journalist, opinion columnist for The New York Times , the host of the Sway podcast, and the co-host of Pivot . Kara teaches you how to be practical in your self-evaluation, which often means you need to give yourself some praise. She reflects on how society’s views on her sexuality and gender have forced her to advocate for herself when no one else would. That’s given her an unbreakable self-confidence over the...
Sep 20, 2021•6 min•Transcript available on Metacast Do your knees shake at the thought of public speaking? Are you intimidated before a big interview? Do you worry about finding the right mentor? Holly Ransom, Fulbright Scholar and author of The Leading Edge, says it’s because you’re thinking about yourself. All those nerves will fall away if you re-frame and focus instead on the value you can bring to others. And if you’re hoping to find a great mentor, you have to be willing to pay it forward. Holly also shares how you can better manage your da...
Sep 15, 2021•41 min•Transcript available on Metacast Cal Newport gets a lot done. He’s a computer science professor at Georgetown University, he’s written several bestsellers on productivity, and he now hosts the popular Deep Questions podcast. He shares the secrets to getting more done in less time by eliminating the bottle-necks in your organisation. Back-and-forth messages to organise meetings and unstructured chat in the office can pile up fast - and before you know it, you’ve run out of time for the truly important work. Cal suggests you use ...
Sep 13, 2021•6 min•Transcript available on Metacast Yep, a lot of Australians are still in lockdown. But Dr Norman Swan, physician, journalist and presenter of The Health Report and Coronacast, is here to help you get through it. Norman is the author of So You Think You Know What’s Good For You?, a book that dispels common myths and half-truths about health. He tells you how he managed to stay sane during 2020 lockdowns, and how he hopes to do it again. He’ll teach you the power of great story-telling, how to get the most out of your exercise rou...
Sep 08, 2021•38 min•Transcript available on Metacast Networking can sometimes feel like a dirty word… It’s like the evil twin sister of making friends. But according to Business Chicks founder and Global CEO Emma Isaacs, networking and making friends are really the same thing. Emma teaches you how to shed that icky feeling so you can embrace the fun of meeting new people. She gives tips on active listening, soothing that “new people” anxiety, and some tasteful ways to exit a conversation. You can find the full episode here: Business Chicks Founder...
Sep 06, 2021•5 min•Transcript available on Metacast How do you know you’re hiring the best possible people for your organisation? How can you wake up with gratitude every single day? And how do you make sure you never have to throw out an old loaf of bread ever again? Believe it or not, there’s one woman who can answer every one of those questions. Ronni Kahn is the founder and CEO of OzHarvest, a food rescue organisation that’s partnered with some of the most recognisable names in the world, from the Duchess of Cornwall to Woolworths and BP. Ron...
Sep 01, 2021•34 min•Transcript available on Metacast Do you want to get more out of everything you read? Well, join the club! Or, you could join Booktopia CEO Tony Nash and start listening to more audiobooks instead. Tony shares why he doesn’t stress about taking notes while he’s listening, and instead prefers to absorb the information into hismental “DataBank”. He says it improves his ability to act quickly and automatically when it matters most. He also reveals the two heated moments that sparked his commitment to remaining calm in the face of u...
Aug 30, 2021•10 min•Transcript available on Metacast Last week marked a very special kind of anniversary for me: being a Melbournian, I have now clocked up over 200 days in lockdown. For most of those 200 days, I feel like I've coped pretty well. But last week, things felt really hard. I didn't feel like myself and people close to me were struggling too. And I was just sick of hearing the same old advice for how to cope. So I reached out to someone I knew would be thinking differently - Dom Price, head of R&D and resident Work Futurist at Atla...
Aug 25, 2021•36 min•Transcript available on Metacast How are you coping with this whole global pandemic thing? I'm in Melbourne in lockdown 6.0 and it's pretty tough going. I feel like I'm more reliant on my devices than ever before - it's like a window to the outside world. But I have a feeling that checking ABC news 10 times a day isn't very good for my mental health. So in today's show, I have an alternative to share. Try out Amantha's favourite calendar software here: usemotion.io Check out Lisa's ABC podcast This Working Life. Connect with Li...
Aug 23, 2021•19 min•Transcript available on Metacast Being a CEO is tough… Being CEO of two companies? That’s a whole different game. For Nicky Sparshott, CEO of Unilever ANZ and Global CEO of T2, the trick to staying on top of everything is sometimes as simple as a post-it note. She shares how she filters her priorities from a five-year horizon all the way down through yearly, quarterly, monthly and daily to-do lists. She also highlights the importance of blocking out time for deep thinking, the unexpected benefits of working with a global team, ...
Aug 18, 2021•38 min•Transcript available on Metacast You’ve got a huge decision to make - the common advice would be to ‘sleep on it’. Carsales CEO Cameron McIntyre says even if ‘sleeping on it’ actually looks more like lying awake in bed thinking about it all night, taking 24 hours before you make a crucial decision, or reply to a frustrating email, is worth it. According to Cameron, leaders don’t get the benefit of throwing their hands up in defeat - that kind of behaviour can be contagious in an organisation. He shares how you can remain calm a...
Aug 16, 2021•7 min•Transcript available on Metacast Hear me out - what if you stopped trying so hard to be productive? Most of us only get a total of four thousand weeks on this earth. Do you really want to spend them answering emails? Oliver Burkeman is a “recovering productivity geek” and he wants you to make peace with the reality that you'll never get everything done. He says once you’ve accepted that hard truth, you’ll finally be free to focus on what’s truly important. Oliver Burkeman is a journalist and the author of The Antidote: Happines...
Aug 11, 2021•39 min•Transcript available on Metacast Yep, harsh feedback can sting like a rotten tomato right to the face, so how can you tell which criticism is ripe for the picking? Sam McMillan is a musical comedian, satirist, writer and radio presenter who performs under the stage name Sammy J. Sammy knows that not all feedback is created equal. He shares why he takes on every bit of feedback from his team at ABC Radio, and why he’s more selective about what to take seriously when it comes to audiences and social media. Connect with Sammy on T...
Aug 09, 2021•8 min•Transcript available on Metacast What if you’re sabotaging yourself without even realising it? You know that feeling, when you’ve got the skills, the reputation and the experience, but you just can’t land that top job? Just three letters could be standing in your way. According to comedian, writer, podcast and radio host, and self-described “probably pretty bad” Buddhist Meshel Laurie, it’s time to say “YES.” You ARE interviewing, you ARE looking at new people, and you ARE taking applications for new friends and new opportuniti...
Aug 04, 2021•25 min•Transcript available on Metacast How can you inject a bit of humour into your work day? And why does the work feel so much better when you’re able to share a few laughs with your colleagues? Naomi Bagdonas teaches humour as part of a purpose and leadership course at Stanford’s Graduate School of Business. She also coaches top executives in the art of comedy. She shares some comedy one-on-one that will give you a simple framework to start bringing more humour into the workplace and more comedy into your next presentation. Connec...
Aug 02, 2021•10 min•Transcript available on Metacast How do you make big decisions - especially when the outcome affects the people you love? When it falls on you to make a really big choice - should you take that new job, what school should your kids go to - I bet you’ve wished there was some kind of decision-making framework you could apply. And it’s so much easier to weigh up the pros and cons when you actually have some information to hand. When economist Emily Oster decided to become a parent, she was immediately confronted with so many decis...
Jul 28, 2021•31 min•Transcript available on Metacast “You’re on mute, Dave!” How are you supposed to build chemistry and work effectively with colleagues when you’re rarely in the same room anymore? Organisational psychologist Adam Grant says it is possible to make your time with them energetic and bursting with ideas that move the work forward effectively. “I don't think there's anything about human psychology that leaves me convinced that we have to be physically in the same room to trust each other and collaborate effectively.” So how does he a...
Jul 26, 2021•9 min•Transcript available on Metacast Since opening a small pheasant farm and restaurant with her husband back in the 70s, Maggie Beer has become the master of making the most out of every opportunity. She’s no stranger to creating new and hugely popular new food products from excess harvest, and shares how to look for inspiration in something that can, at first, appear to be a problem. Maggie has been helping us up our game in the kitchen for years. She says the best way to drastically improve your cooking is to master the basics. ...
Jul 21, 2021•34 min•Transcript available on Metacast If deciding what to have for breakfast each morning does your head in, why not outsource the decision to the best - top Melbourne restaurant owner, Ben Shewry? The Attica chef says, “It takes just as long to make a bad breakfast as it does to make a good one.” So what are Ben’s top tips for making a great breakfast? Omelette, poached or scrambled… No matter how you take your eggs, Ben Shewry is about to help you take them to the next level. Connect with Ben on Instagram or Twitter You can find t...
Jul 19, 2021•9 min•Transcript available on Metacast A tip just for you - you’re doing too much, friend. You’re probably conditioned to think the harder you work, the better the results... And you might have even hit burnout once or twice along the way. Leadership and business strategist Greg McKeown wants you to fight against that conditioning. Instead of wondering “How can I work harder to get more done?”, Greg wants you to ask yourself “How can I make this easier AND get the best results?”. But can you genuinely take fewer steps and still get t...
Jul 14, 2021•36 min•Transcript available on Metacast How does someone as busy as Adore Beauty co-founder Kate Morris nail her unique and polished look at every event? Spoiler - it’s not by pulling everything out of the cupboard! As the leader of a publicly listed e-commerce beauty empire, the pressure is ON when Kate steps out of the house. Kate shares her secret, which she says is “the best thing I ever did” and a total shortcut for always wearing the best version of herself. Connect with Kate on Linkedin You can find the full interview here: Cos...
Jul 12, 2021•5 min•Transcript available on Metacast On today's BEST OF episode, my guest is Laura Mae Martin. Laura is the Executive Productivity Advisor at Google. So how did this happen? Laura Mae Martin started at Google almost 10 years ago in the Ann Arbor office. Shortly after joining she started a 20% project and developed an internal training on how to manage your inbox effectively. Her continued passion for productivity has developed into a full-time role working 1:1 with Executives at Google and running the Productivity@Google program fo...
Jul 07, 2021•53 min•Transcript available on Metacast When Simon Griffiths chose to cover your toilet paper stack with a cheeky sense of fun and delight, the Who Gives a Crap founder cracked open a whole new world of creative possibilities for the business. For Simon, that meant delivering something unexpected to his customers and creating a culture of quirky fun in the workplace, all while delivering decoration to your dunny. That sense of humour has even filtered through to the company’s recruitment process. Connect with Simon on Twitter or Linke...
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