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This Working Life — 266 episodes
What do you do in a crisis?
How to get hired in the AI age
We're too tired to work!
Is Gina Rinehart right about cash bonuses?
The dangers of silence at work
Is it getting harder to find a job?
Is being good at your job holding you back?
Take a break!
How to avoid "Wellness Washing"
Why are we so bad at onboarding?
What your boss is getting wrong about AI
Don't be left out in the cold: why you should care about your organisation’s strategy
Tackle overwhelm with the 'Teamwork Doctor'
Try This: how to quit
Should you really quit your job, like Oprah?
AI will change your job. Here’s the SMART way to redesign it.
Nir Eyal on how to stop sabotaging your career
Sir David Attenborough is doing it, what about you? How to work until you're 100
Why 9am meetings might be failing your team
Kyle and Jackie O safety complaint heads to Federal Court
Marcus Buckingham says love is the most powerful force in business
How to help a young person find a career in the age of AI
The power of inspiring vs. infuriating leadership
How Don uses his digital twin
Is more annual leave the answer to preventing burnout?
Esther Perel on conflict and power struggles at work
It's okay, you can take a break
Can I give you some feedback?
Unlock the power of a four day week
The ultimate guide to fixing meetings
How to start strong in a new job
Reinvent your career in 2026 with Dorie Clark
Lost hope at work? Here’s how to get it back.
The power of a good night’s sleep
Stuck at a career crossroad? Here's how to move forward
Can "leisure-crafting" help you thrive?
Tired and overwhelmed? Boundaries can help
Are we giving kids the wrong career advice?
Learn to 'North Star' 2026 with Wankernomics
How to optimise your holiday and start 2026 refreshed
A non-compete clause ban is coming. What does it mean for you?
Is your lack of people skills holding you back?
Transfer, recall, repetition: what helps you learn at work
Are you on the path to burnout? These are the red flags...
Westpac work from home decision: what does it mean for you?
How to fix loneliness at work
Top books for work and life
Restructure and redundancy, with psychosocial safety
Should you bring your 'whole self' to work?
Try This: declutter your work from home space
Validation is a skill for work and life
The power of gossip at work
How to nail collaboration between generations
Are you learning how to switch off from work?
Could longevity workers save our economic future?
Try This: psychosocial safety tips edition
What are we getting wrong about psychosocial safety?
Making decisions like a pro
Managing up during the Trump Presidency
Is your dream job still dreamy?
Try This: grief at work edition
How to handle grief at work
Is an AI bot getting in the way of your job search?
Feeling meh (still)? How to get your work mojo back
Can I give you some feedback?
It's okay, you can take a break
Try This: sleep tips edition
The power of a good night’s sleep
Is your manager spying on you?
Leaders, what are your blind spots?
Stuck at a career crossroad? Here's how to move forward
Networking and the strength of weak ties
Cal Newport on embracing slow productivity to prevent burnout
How do you personalise your work space?
Can "leisure-crafting" help you thrive?
How to get on top of AI at work
Are you being micromanaged?
Work origin stories and how they influence us
Try This: performance review edition
Can performance reviews 'exceed' expectations?
Purpose as the antidote for disengagement at work
Tired and overwhelmed? Boundaries can help
Job Sharing 101
Are we giving kids the wrong career advice?
Learn to adapt
Succession planning: build it into your DNA
How to nail a job interview
Does DEI need a reset?
Tuning into signals at work
Want to do things differently this year?
Feeling meh? How to get your work mojo back
How to be a friction fixer
How your childhood dreams can help your career
Making decisions like a pro
How to develop 'executive presence'
Will jargon ever be 'phased out' altogether?
Managing friendship at work
Saving your leave for a rainy day? Here’s why that might be a problem.
The simple things you take for granted at work
How to build a global career, and still come home
Has work taken over your life? Here’s what to do about it.
Hybrid work is here to stay – but have managers caught up?
Why the push to get bums on seats in the office?
Live at SXSW – 2050: A Work Odyssey
Adam Grant on how to unleash your hidden potential
The power of saying No at work
Work life balance is BS
Advice for first time managers
Learn how to think like an entrepreneur, wherever you are.
Maybe change isn't all it's cracked up to be
How to avoid ‘death by powerpoint’
Debunking the bad apple myth: what prevents workplace bullying
To make work better, try subtraction.
How to manage neurodiversity at work
What’s the new ‘executive presence’?
Are you paying attention? This is why not.
Work (and take care of yourself) like an athlete
Your role is being made redundant. Now what?
Back to the future: predictions on the future of work, then and now
How leaders can use humour at work, and keep everyone happy
Why we love and hate jargon at work
Your new team member is an AI and they’re coming to your meeting
Uncertainty at work stressing you out? Here’s how to deal with it
Job reference horror stories, and how to avoid them
Are you being micromanaged? Here’s how to break free
How music’s secret skills can scale up your performance
What did you want to be when you grew up? Here's why it's still important.
What does it mean to have an ethical career? And why should you care?
How can you be a supercommunicator at work? Charles Duhigg explains...
Workplace romances - Why do we flirt and fall in love at work?
"Ideas are getting harder to come by" - How to strengthen your imagination muscle
How values can be your secret weapon at work
How to harness the power of stress
Three things you can do today for peak performance at work
Vulnerable vs oversharing at work – where’s the line?
The surprising key to curbing chronic pain at work
What is job strain and how is it impacting your health?
What's the ‘Hourglass Ceiling’ behind the gender pay gap?
How to curate constructive conflict at work
What the 'right to disconnect' from work means for you
Zombie Leadership: How to kill the Hollywood narrative
Can’t decide what to listen to? Try this...
How you can be a Friction Fixer at work
Are you paying attention? This is why not.
Feeling a bit stuck? Here's how to progress in your work
Why you should say 'no' more at work
How to be a leader with both your head and your heart
The power of Anti-Striving and feeling less ambitious
How to get along with difficult colleagues
How one woman’s ‘fail’ lets us all embrace failure at work
Curiosity - Bad for cats. Good for workers.
"You are surrounded by your worst triggers" - the sounds that drive you up the wall at work
Why so tired? The 'Great November' disease at work
The case for reading fiction at work
Adam Grant on how to unleash your hidden potential
How to escape the perfection trap
Out for blood: Energy vampires at work
Live at SXSW - Ben Crowe and Aubrey Blanche on why peak performance is dead
URGENT! Listen to this episode (to control urgency at work)
Sick of meetings? Try this instead...
What to say when you’re put on the spot at work
How to think and work like an artist
The art of negotiation: How to ask for a pay rise
How to Spring Clean your habits
The story of Leigh Sales: Career, courage and cello
How to unlock the power of envy
The surprising lessons from leading a horse
Bonus Episode: A pioneering Matilda on teamwork and trust
The Matildas Effect: The power of ‘us’ at work
Michael Bungay Stanier on how to work with (almost) anyone
Steps to building an anti-racist workplace
Marcus Buckingham on how to find the love in what you do
Micro stress: How small stuff piles up - and how to find the antidote
Meet the First Nations entrepreneurs transforming business
Morra Aarons-Mele on how to reclaim power over your anxiety at work
Seth Godin on how not to be a cog in the machine
Why good people do bad things
“It transforms work and life outside of work.” The growth of the 4 day work week
Getting Unstuck - How to have a breakthrough
Don’t want to go back to the office every day? You’re not alone. Here’s why.
“Had I done this in my last job, I don’t know that I would have left it.” Say hello to the magic of Job Crafting
Help! Get me out of this box! How generational stereotypes are boxing us in and harming us at work
‘Glossy’ work: When your dream job is not so dreamy
Slaying dragons is good for your work. Yes, really.
How AI is leading teams and why you’re loving it
The personal costs of unreasonable work hours
How to harness the power of the weekend for a better workweek
Who’s looking after our minds at work?
Forget expertise. Here's why being a generalist is great for your work
How people are rediscovering meaning in their unretirement years
Why the 'Great Unretirement' movement has been on the rise
How to get along with anyone at work - even ‘that’ difficult person
When less really is more: The power of Anti-Striving
What real inclusion looks like so LGBTIQ+ people can bring their true selves to work
How balancing these two things makes a true modern leader
The power of saying No at work
Motivation Hacks Part Two: How To Be Truly Engaged In Your Work
How to kick your motivation into gear
How to begin: Set yourself a worthy goal
Harnessing the power of stress to improve your work and well-being
Creating mindfulness in your work through meditation
Don’t regret your regrets. Use them to work smarter
Right to disconnect versus trust and flexibility
Nature at work
Microdosing at work
Premortems - roaring success or unmitigated disaster: meet your future self with a premortem
How to talk to people — using our voice, not our fingers and thumbs
Welcome to the Clubhouse! Hybrid Office Design to get you back
Lessons from building the iPod, the iPhone and other useful stuff
Micro stress: How small stuff piles up - and how to find the antidote
Autism at work
How to recognise and transform a destructive leader
Mind your head: The Pros and Cons of EAPs
"I lost sleep; I'd vomit before going to work." The human cost of bullying in the workplace.
The power of fun at work
Leadership nirvana: How can we make leadership development more useful for all?
The burnout shop
The (new) working lives of teachers
When size matters at work: Dunbar's number
Creating mindfulness in your work through meditation
The art and science of receiving feedback
Changing Your Career When You've Only Just Begun
Ministry of Common Sense
Cal Newport on why we need to break up with email
Managing yours and others' ADHD to thrive at work
A Seat at the Table: embracing the power of First Nations representation on your board
Susan David on Why You Need Emotional Agility at Work
'Mass disabling event': Long COVID is hitting Australian workplaces
From the field to the boardroom: what business can learn from sport
Feeling lonely when working from home? You’re not alone. Here’s how to reconnect.
Finding your flow in hybrid work
Are family ghosts of the past messing with your career?
Are you an introvert or an extrovert? Why knowing your personality traits can help improve your work performance and job satisfaction
The power of the first job: Why it’s more important than you think it is
Biohacking your way to your best work
Smashing the class ceiling: The invisible barrier to inclusion at work
“The CV is dead” - How AI is transforming recruitment
Opportunity knocks in The Great Resignation
Belonging, inclusion, and connection: The first steps in getting diversity at work right
'Tick a box' and 'tokenism': We are still getting diversity wrong and it's hurting everyone.
Managing the Manager's 'Covid Shiftstorm'
Harnessing the power of stress to improve your work and well-being
How to recognise and transform a destructive leader
The four-day week in 2022: Its global growth and what’s been learned by early adopters
"I lost sleep; I'd vomit before going to work." The human cost of bullying in the workplace.
Zoom Fatigue is real. Here’s how to prevent it
Don’t regret your regrets. Use them to work smarter.
How to kick your motivation into gear
How to begin: Set yourself a worthy goal
Working through life changing ideas via non fiction
Who do you think you are? Reframing imposter syndrome to power, not cripple, your career
Adam Grant on the power of knowing what you don't know
How to pull off a radical career change at any age, we bust some myths
Harnessing the power of an ancient Maori code to create team spirit
How to win at work through less, not more, effort
Turning hobbies into careers
Warning! Collaboration overload
Dirty data
Play to your strengths with a hyperpersonalised workplace
Healthy boardroom, healthy workplace
Decision making — Trust ya gut?
Ideas — Let 'em flow
I'm your junior colleague not 'IT' support
Retirement Reimagined
Tapping into our inner captain in times of crisis
The pros and pitfalls of secondments