9m ·
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23 May 05:00
How passionate are you about what your organisation does? Does the purpose statement excite you? What's the point of these purpose statements, if they have no impact on how we work? Passion and action are critical components of Purpose, yet across organisations, we don't think about how well we enable our teams to action upon the shared passion that brings us together. Join Amrit as he explores On Purpose, in this week's podcast.
11m ·
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15 May 05:00
When was the last time you indulged in time for you? We spend our lives focusing on everyone around us, and have little time to do everything we want to achieve, leaving any notion of spending time on ourselves as a luxury that can never happen. If we don't manage our time, we do not value ourselves - and this is important. Join Amrit as he explores taking time to Value You, in this week's podcast.
14m ·
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24 Apr 05:00
Following the news that the Deputy Prime Minister has resigned in the UK, following reports of bullying, it has raised a debate of what gets classed as bullying. Are managers who are 'robust' in their approach, bullies? Is there a standard definition of bullying? What then can individuals and organisations do to tackle bullying in the workplace, both for themselves and to help others? Join Amrit as he explores this topic in this week's podcast.
11m ·
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18 Apr 05:00
Whilst on the London Underground, during rush hour, Amrit noticed how many people looked exhausted and were sleeping. It's hard to imagine people being able to be the best of themselves when they're exhausted by the time they get to work. How well are we getting ourselves work ready? What can organisations do to help create meaningful roles that drive passion and energy at work? Join Amrit as he explores this topic in this week's podcast.
10m ·
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04 Apr 05:00
During challenging times, it's easy to get caught up thinking about worst-case scenarios and all that could go wrong. Whilst we might do this to protect ourselves, we can get into a habit of learned helplessness - resigned to the situations we find ourselves in. What if we were to focus on learned hopefulness? What is this and how do we achieve it? Imagine what this could do to our ability to act and find solutions. Join Amrit as he explores this topic in this week's podcast.
11m ·
Published
27 Mar 05:00
With the recent report into the Met police, and the horrific case of the school teacher who took her own life following an OFSTED inspection, it raises questions about how we go about improving standards, whilst using language such as 'Inadequate'. How can putting so much stress on people and branding them as 'inadequate', help motivate? We need to know standards are the best, but how can we go about doing this, by providing hope and motivating people to improve? Join Amrit as he explores this topic in this week's podcast.
11m ·
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20 Mar 06:00
What happened to those employees who were part of the 'Great Resignation'? Would you be surprised to hear a recent survey identified 8 out of 10 people regretted moving jobs? It takes so much for someone to leave, so when causes people to regret moving? Organisations work hard to entice new employees, but how well do we look after them when it comes to onboarding? Amrit explores how creating amazing on boardings could help.
10m ·
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06 Mar 06:00
If anyone is interested in finding out more, here's the link to the '4 day week global'. We have no affiliation with the organisation.
https://www.4dayweek.com/
11m ·
Published
27 Feb 06:00
How kind is your workplace? How kind are the people to each other? Following the experience of a CEO of a large organisation, reaching out to Amrit, to meet up to say thank you for all the work carried out, reflecting on the emotions he experienced, and the feelings he was left with, Amrit shares his thoughts of how amazing he felt and how this random act was such a stark reminder of the huge impact kindness can have on our workplaces.
10m ·
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21 Feb 06:00
Are you over 50 years old, struggling to find work? Why do we assume older employees will add less value that younger ones to our organisations? Whilst it's a protected characteristic, there's still some views that to create a dynamic organisation, you need young people. What value do older employees bring to organisations in terms of culture and performance? Join Amrit as he shared his experiences in this week's podcast.