This series, I'm sharing insights from my book Work/Life Flywheel. In this episode, I preview the series and give you a breakdown of what you can expect over the next 25 bite-sized shows. LINKS: Book Ollie to speak with your team Ollie's LinkedIn Future Work/Life Newsletter Work/Life Flywheel: Harness the work revolution and reimagine your career without fear , is out now. You can order your copy HERE (UK) or HERE (US). Here’s what Damian Hughes, host of The High Pe...
Nov 13, 2023•2 min•Ep 1•Transcript available on Metacast In this bonus episode, I share a recent conversation I had with Alison Jones on The Extraordinary Business Book Podcast. We talked about: Why I started writing and the new perspectives it's opened for me How I've stuck with newsletter writing and podcasting (and their benefits) The insights I've had about work/life balance and why there's a better way How following my curiosity has given me the motivation to pivot my career. The connection between building a high-performance work and personal li...
Oct 18, 2023•44 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this bonus episode, I share a recent conversation I had with Charlie Rosier on The Babbu Podcast. We talked about: My journey as a dad How being a parent changed my perspective on work Why I decided I needed to prioritise designing my work/life after leaving my first company My perspective on work/life balance and why we need a more positive and productive frame How micro-journaling has unlocked new insights into my career AND improved my memory LINKS: Book Ollie to speak with your team Ollie...
Oct 11, 2023•42 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this bonus episode, I share a recent conversation I had with Jean Gomes and Scott Allender on The Evolving Leader Podcast. We talked about: Why work/life balance is a myth Why burnout is on the rise and how we can tackle it The emergence of the multi-stage life and the multi-generational workforce Why so many people feel unfulfilled in their work, but are unsure what to do next The importance of leaders being open to discussing the relationship between people's work and personal lives. LINKS:...
Oct 04, 2023•49 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this bonus episode, I share a recent conversation I had with Christopher Lochhead on his Follow Your Different podcast. We talked about how to build a meaningful life, why work and life are interconnected, and plenty of practical ideas and tips on growing your career. Check out the episode details here . LINKS: Book Ollie to speak with your team Ollie's LinkedIn Future Work/Life Newsletter Work/Life Flywheel: Harness the work revolution and reimagine your career without fear , is out now. You...
Sep 27, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Transcript available on Metacast What does community mean to you? I explored the meaning of community in this podcast series, and the conversations led in many different directions. In today’s recap episode, I share some of the highlights, including: Bruce Daisley and Michael McCarroll on the magic of shared experiences. Catrin Lewis and Eryn Peters on designing culture fit for a new era of work. Bruce Feiler on understanding your life through the ABCs of meaning – Agency, Belonging, Cause. David Spinks and Gina Bianchini on th...
Sep 20, 2023•37 min•Ep 14•Transcript available on Metacast This week's guest is Rob Sadow. Rob is the CEO and Co-Founder of Scoop and is recognised as a LinkedIn Top Voice on flexible work. Scoop is a software company that enables hybrid employees to make better decisions on where and how they spend their time. They also create the Flex Index, the global repository of company office requirements. Flex Index covers more than 6,500 companies across 45,000 offices, and their most recent report was released yesterday - you can download a copy of Flex Report...
Sep 13, 2023•41 min•Ep 13•Transcript available on Metacast This week's guest is Co-Founder and CEO of Teamraderie Michael McCarroll. Teamraderie offers curated and customised online experiences designed to help build high-performing teams. Their evidence-based approach to collaborative learning is delivered by a network of trusted creators and work experts (which they call 'hosts') from a wide range of fields, including sport, music and even chess (here's a link to a session on improving your perspective with Chess Grand Master Garry Kasparov ). Ollie a...
Sep 06, 2023•45 min•Ep 12•Transcript available on Metacast This week's guest is culture and transformation consultant Catrin Lewis. After a decade leading culture and engagement at Employee Engagement Platform business Reward Gateway, Cat recently founded a consultancy. She's incredibly knowledgeable on everything related to building engaged teams, working with leaders to create positive and productive work cultures. As well as her consultancy, she's an advisor for private equity firm Tenzing, the Hope for Justice and Slave-Free Alliance. She also works...
Aug 16, 2023•39 min•Ep 10•Transcript available on Metacast Today's guest is Eryn Peters, a startup advisor, community architect, and future of work expert. Eryn's been working remotely for well over a decade, so she has brings both personal experience and knowledge of working for and helping grow remote-first businesses, including the global talent networks Andela and Toptal. She's now Co-Founder and Editor of the Freelance Focus newsletter, Global Director for the Association of the Future of Work, and a consultant for the Startup Consortium. Remote-fi...
Aug 09, 2023•36 min•Ep 10•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, Ollie and Marcus Mossberger, Future of Work Strategist at Infor, discuss some of the key themes of the moment. As both of them spend so much time talking to business leaders and organisations about the challenges and opportunities in the market right now, they share some of their insights on both timely and timeless topics, such as: The differences between how individuals and companies are using generative AI. The opportunities to use advanced technology in hiring, onboarding an...
Aug 02, 2023•27 min•Ep 9•Transcript available on Metacast Today's guest is Jennifer Moss, a workplace speaker and strategist. Jen's also an award-winning author, journalist, national radio columnist, and the author of The Burnout Epidemic and Unlocking Happiness at Work. She first appeared on the show in March 2021 and returns to discuss: Why burnout is far from cured Why businesses need to embrace change How to build a sustainable performance culture The changing role of community in work and life Using data to inform leadership and create great busin...
Jul 26, 2023•44 min•Ep 8•Transcript available on Metacast Today's guest is Tom Goodwin, a digital business transformation specialist and the founder of All We Have Is Now, a consultancy created to help companies unleash the power of new technology, focusing on making better products and services and on consumer-centricity. This was a fantastic conversation. One part analysis of the world of business and work. One part therapy session. Tom's the host The Edge", an original series on Euronews which reaches 250 million households and the author of Di...
Jul 19, 2023•49 min•Ep 7•Transcript available on Metacast Today's guest is New York Times bestselling author Bruce Feiler. Bruce's last book Life is in the Transitions greatly impacted Ollie and featured in his book Work/Life Flywheel. His new book is called The Search: Finding Meaningful Work in a Post-Career World . It provides a bold new road map for finding meaning and purpose at work, based on insights drawn from hundreds of life stories of Americans from all backgrounds and vocations Ollie and Bruce discuss: Why work and life are non-linear. How ...
Jul 12, 2023•51 min•Ep 6•Transcript available on Metacast This week’s guest is Gina Bianchini, CEO of Mighty Networks, the cultural software platform for creators, entrepreneurs, and brands to build communities. Gina is an incredible entrepreneur, category designer and leader who recently wrote her first book, the Wall Street Journal bestseller Purpose: Design a Community & Change Your Life . Gina and Ollie discuss: Why leaders thrive when asking generative, future-oriented questions. How establishing a clear purpose helps you attract similarly-min...
Jul 05, 2023•47 min•Ep 5•Transcript available on Metacast This week's guest is David Spinks, founder, writer and all-round 'Community Guy'. He founded CMX, the annual conference and community of over 20k+ community professionals, which was acquired by Bevy in 2019. After serving 3 years as VP of Community, he left the company in 2022 for a sabbatical. He's now working as a community strategy consultant, and runs a job board and talent collective to help companies hire qualified community professionals. He's also the author of The Business of Belonging ...
Jun 28, 2023•47 min•Ep 4•Transcript available on Metacast Today’s guest is Dan Bladen, Co-Founder and CEO of Kadence. Kadence is building an operating system for the future of work, to improve the coordination of people, time and space, and to help teams feel trusted and empowered to make the best choices about how, when and where they get their best work done. Ollie and Dan discuss: The importance of intentionality in hybrid work. The impact of hybrid work and how it's affecting both organisations and individuals. The significance of community and sac...
Jun 23, 2023•28 min•Ep 3•Transcript available on Metacast Today’s guest is Jeffrey L. Schwartz. Jeff is Tuesday’s keynote speaker at the Velocity Network Foundation General Assembly 2023, taking place in New York City next week, which I’ll be hosting. To mark the occasion, this podcast is a crossover edition, running on both Future Work/Life and the Velocity Network podcasts. Jeff is Vice President of Insights and Impact at Gloat, Adjunct Assistant Professor at Columbia University Graduate School of Business, and was previously Senior Advisor on t...
Jun 13, 2023•45 min•Ep 2•Transcript available on Metacast Today's guest is Bruce Daisley, former VP of Twitter and Sunday Times bestselling author of "The Joy of Work" and "Fortitude". Bruce spends his time focused on exploring workplace culture and shares his insights in the Make Work Better newsletter, and his long-running podcast, Eat Sleep Work Repeat. In his second appearance on the show, Bruce and Ollie discuss... What we've got wrong about resilience. The importance of building connections and community. How we can apply the lessons of "Fortitud...
Jun 07, 2023•43 min•Ep 1•Transcript available on Metacast In this series, I'm resharing 12 of my favourite episodes since I launched the Future Work/Life podcast. In today's episode, you'll hear my conversation with Marcus Buckingham from January 2023. Find out more HERE . ------------------------- You can get in touch or find out more about me using on of the links below: BOOK A KEYNOTE OR ASK-ME-ANYTHING SESSION LinkedIn | Future Work/Life Newsletter | Future Work/Life Website My bestselling book, Work/Life Flywheel: Har...
May 31, 2023•41 min•Ep 12•Transcript available on Metacast In this series, I'm resharing 12 of my favourite episodes since I launched the Future Work/Life podcast. In today's episode, you'll hear my conversation with Maya Grossman from January 2023. Find out more HERE . ------------------------- You can get in touch or find out more about me using on of the links below: BOOK A KEYNOTE OR ASK-ME-ANYTHING SESSION LinkedIn | Future Work/Life Newsletter | Future Work/Life Website My bestselling book, Work/Life Flywheel: Harness...
May 29, 2023•35 min•Ep 11•Transcript available on Metacast In this series, I'm resharing 12 of my favourite episodes since I launched the Future Work/Life podcast. In today's episode, you'll hear my conversation with Austin Belcak from December 2022. Find out more HERE . ------------------------- You can get in touch or find out more about me using on of the links below: BOOK A KEYNOTE OR ASK-ME-ANYTHING SESSION LinkedIn | Future Work/Life Newsletter | Future Work/Life Website My bestselling book, Work/Life Flywheel: Harnes...
May 26, 2023•51 min•Ep 10•Transcript available on Metacast In this series, I'm resharing 12 of my favourite episodes since I launched the Future Work/Life podcast. In today's episode, you'll hear my conversation with Dorie Clark from November 2022. Find out more HERE . ------------------------- You can get in touch or find out more about me using on of the links below: BOOK A KEYNOTE OR ASK-ME-ANYTHING SESSION LinkedIn | Future Work/Life Newsletter | Future Work/Life Website My bestselling book, Work/Life Flywheel: Harness ...
May 25, 2023•39 min•Ep 9•Transcript available on Metacast In this series, I'm resharing 12 of my favourite episodes since I launched the Future Work/Life podcast. In today's episode, you'll hear my conversation with Justin Welsh from May 2022. Find out more HERE . ------------------------- You can get in touch or find out more about me using on of the links below: BOOK A KEYNOTE OR ASK-ME-ANYTHING SESSION LinkedIn | Future Work/Life Newsletter | Future Work/Life Website My bestselling book, Work/Life Flywheel: Harness the ...
May 24, 2023•42 min•Ep 8•Transcript available on Metacast In this series, I'm resharing 12 of my favourite episodes since I launched the Future Work/Life podcast. In today's episode, you'll hear my conversation with Lynda Gratton from May 2022. Find out more HERE . ------------------------- You can get in touch or find out more about me using on of the links below: BOOK A KEYNOTE OR ASK-ME-ANYTHING SESSION LinkedIn | Future Work/Life Newsletter | Future Work/Life Website My bestselling book, Work/Life Flywheel: Harness the...
May 23, 2023•41 min•Ep 7•Transcript available on Metacast In this series, I'm resharing 12 of my favourite episodes since I launched the Future Work/Life podcast. In today's episode, you'll hear my conversation with Andy Ayim from May 2022. Find out more HERE . ------------------------- You can get in touch or find out more about me using on of the links below: BOOK A KEYNOTE OR ASK-ME-ANYTHING SESSION LinkedIn | Future Work/Life Newsletter | Future Work/Life Website My bestselling book, Work/Life Flywheel: Harness the wor...
May 22, 2023•38 min•Ep 6•Transcript available on Metacast In this series, I'm resharing 12 of my favourite episodes since I launched the Future Work/Life podcast. In today's episode, you'll hear my conversation with Emily Balcetis from April 2022. Find out more HERE . ------------------------- You can get in touch or find out more about me using on of the links below: BOOK A KEYNOTE OR ASK-ME-ANYTHING SESSION LinkedIn | Future Work/Life Newsletter | Future Work/Life Website My bestselling book, Work/Life Flywheel: Harness ...
May 19, 2023•40 min•Ep 5•Transcript available on Metacast In this series, I'm resharing 12 of my favourite episodes since I launched the Future Work/Life podcast. In today's episode, you'll hear my conversation with Christopher Lochhead from February 2022. Find out more HERE . ------------------------- You can get in touch or find out more about me using on of the links below: BOOK A KEYNOTE OR ASK-ME-ANYTHING SESSION LinkedIn | Future Work/Life Newsletter | Future Work/Life Website My bestselling book, Work/Life Flywheel:...
May 18, 2023•49 min•Ep 4•Transcript available on Metacast In this series, I'm resharing 12 of my favourite episodes since I launched the Future Work/Life podcast. In today's episode, you'll hear my conversation with Grace Lordan from January 2022. Find out more HERE . ------------------------- You can get in touch or find out more about me using on of the links below: BOOK A KEYNOTE OR ASK-ME-ANYTHING SESSION LinkedIn | Future Work/Life Newsletter | Future Work/Life Website My bestselling book, Work/Life Flywheel: Harness ...
May 17, 2023•36 min•Ep 3•Transcript available on Metacast In this series, I'm resharing 12 of my favourite episodes since I launched the Future Work/Life podcast. In today's episode, you'll hear my conversation with Azeem Azhar from May 2021. Find out more HERE . ------------------------- You can get in touch or find out more about me using on of the links below: BOOK A KEYNOTE OR ASK-ME-ANYTHING SESSION LinkedIn | Future Work/Life Newsletter | Future Work/Life Website My bestselling book, Work/Life Flywheel: Harness the w...
May 16, 2023•38 min•Ep 2•Transcript available on Metacast 
