The World of Work Podcast

One hundred and eighty-seven conversations about work, made by James Carrier and Jane Stewart at the World of Work Project. Kept here in full, because they still hold up.

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What this was

The World of Work Project was a previous venture, run by James Carrier and Jane Stewart. Over the life of it we recorded 187 episodes: interviews with researchers, practitioners and people doing the actual job, alongside our own attempts to explain the models managers keep bumping into.

Jane co-hosted the series and shaped a great deal of what it became. She is worth following in her own right — you can find her on LinkedIn.

The project has since closed and People Shift does what came next. We have kept the whole archive online rather than quietly deleting it: a fair amount of it is still the clearest explanation of a topic we have, the guests gave their time generously, and none of it improves by disappearing.

Reading it fairly
An archive, not a current show
These episodes were made under a different banner and are no longer in production. We have left them as they were recorded rather than editing them to fit what we think now.
Some of it we would say differently now
Views change. Where ours have, the newer thinking is in the articles rather than here.
Guests spoke in their own context
Roles and organisations will have moved on since recording.
Transcripts are machine-made
Useful for searching and skimming, occasionally wrong on names and terms.

Browse the episodes

All 187 episodes, newest first. Search by keyword or narrow by topic — every episode is filed against the same categories as our articles, so you can come at the archive from whatever you are actually dealing with.

2024
E188Modern Belonging In The Workplace With Letesia Gibson06 May 2024 E187Work And Well-Being – Talking About Culture With Matt Cameron13 May 2024 E186Proactivity At Work With Dr. Joe Gray29 Apr 2024 E185The Four Day Week: Exploring The Evidence With Dr. Charlotte Rae16 Apr 2024 E184Management Challenges: Developing People With Lorna Leach01 Mar 2024
2023
E183What Makes A Good Organisational Psychologist? With Dr. Hayley Lewis – Part 220 Nov 2023 E182Redefining Entrepreneurial Success From An Organisational Psychology Perspective With Dr. Hayley Lewis Part 113 Nov 2023 E180Management Challenges: Responsibility, organisation & Ownership18 Sep 2023 E179Management Challenges: A Restructure Is Coming04 Sep 2023 E178Acceptance And Commitment Training With Chris Westcott21 Aug 2023 E177Emotional Salary With Clodagh Beaty07 Aug 2023 E176Management Challenges: The Loneliness Of Leadership24 Jul 2023 E175A Strengths-Based Approach With Kay Bahia10 Jul 2023 E174Moving On From Being A CEO With John Maxwell26 Jun 2023 E173Becoming A First-Time CEO With John Maxwell12 Jun 2023 E172Management Challenges: Reducing Hierarchy In A Team29 May 2023 E171Loneliness at Work (W/ Richard Mackinnon)22 May 2023 E170Management Challenges: Improving Colleague Confidence15 May 2023 E169Management Challenges: Poor Behaviors In Meetings17 Apr 2023 E168Management Challenges: Adopting A Coaching Approach10 Apr 2023 E167From Theory To Practice: Applying Evidence-Based Learning Strategies With Helen Bailey03 Apr 2023 E166Diversity, Inclusion, And Belonging With Sophia Kristjansson13 Feb 2023 E165Leadership & Management in 2023: Conclusion17 Jan 2023 E164Leadership & Management in 2023: Responsible Business16 Jan 2023 E163Leading & Managing in 2023: People & Skills for the Future12 Jan 2023 E162Leading & Managing in 2023: Wellbeing11 Jan 2023 E161Leading & Managing in 2023: Hybrid & Remote10 Jan 2023 E160Leading & Managing in 2023: Introduction09 Jan 2023
2022
E159Cultic Behaviours in organisations – Part 4: Purpose07 Dec 2022 E158Cultic Behaviours in organisations – Part 3: Employee Voice02 Dec 2022 E157Cultic Behaviours in organisations – Part 2: Cultic Leadership23 Nov 2022 E156Healthcare work since 2020 with Dr K. Teoh21 Nov 2022 E155Cultic Behaviours in organisations – Part 1: Introduction16 Nov 2022 E154Maternity transitions for working women w/ Rachel Morris15 Nov 2022 E153The New Work Operating System with Dr. John Boudreau17 Oct 2022 E152Leading Transformational Change (w Ian Ziskin)20 Jul 2022 E151Bereavement and work with Naomi Collins25 Apr 2022 E150Mindfulness and leadership with Dr Jutta Tobias Mortlock18 Apr 2022 E149Busyness and slowing down at work with Fiona McBride21 Mar 2022 E148Loneliness & Connecting with Taslim Tharani14 Mar 2022 E147Kindness at Work with Emma Lloyd21 Feb 2022 E146Trauma, Change and Wisdom in Organisations (w Zena Me)14 Feb 2022 E145Creativity & Burnout (w Claire Bridges)24 Jan 2022 E144Burnout in Work (w Valentina Hynes)17 Jan 2022
2021
E143Flow (w Helen Amery and Rob Robson)27 Dec 2021 E142Bullsh*t Jobs (w/ Dr. Raphael Chiuzi)20 Dec 2021 E141Certainty and Ambiguity (w Lior Locher)29 Nov 2021 E140Gratitude (w Kevin Monroe)22 Nov 2021 E139Cognitive Biases and Sustainability (w Kaumudi Goda)01 Nov 2021 E138Introversion & Extraversion (w Mark Gilroy)25 Oct 2021 E137Personal Values and Happiness at Work (w Jeff Weigh)04 Oct 2021 E136Psychological Safety27 Sep 2021 E135People Centered Leadership (w Chris Jones)06 Sep 2021 E134Positive Thinking (w Tina Hallis)30 Aug 2021 E133Business Reinvention Labs (w Perry Timms)23 Aug 2021 E132Research in Organisations (w Dr. Oli Mival)16 Aug 2021 E131Virtual Team (W Billy Kramer)02 Aug 2021 E130The Inside Gig (W Dr. Edie Goldberg)26 Jul 2021 E129Virtual Meetings (W Dr. Joe Allen)19 Jul 2021 E128Leadership Lessons from Women in Global Positions (w Kelsey Medeiros)12 Jul 2021 E127The Conscience Code (w Professor Richard Shell)05 Jul 2021 E126Responsible Business in 2021 (w Jamie Mitchell)21 Jun 2021 E125Managing and Working in Hybrid Teams (w Joanne Gray)14 Jun 2021 E124Critical Perspectives on Diversity in organisations (w/ Tom Calvard)07 Jun 2021 E123Transitioning from High Control Groups (w Stephen Mather)31 May 2021 E122Fatigue, Sleep and Regenerative Activities (w/ Dale Whelehan)24 May 2021 E121Continuous Improvement and Lean (w Kiran Kachela)03 May 2021 E120Employee Wellbeing (w/ Bob Merberg)26 Apr 2021 E119Dignity and Pleasure in Work (w/ Joseph Workman)19 Apr 2021 E118The Nature of Work (W/ Paul Miller & Shimrit Janes)12 Apr 2021 E117Agile Working (w/ Sathpal Singh)05 Apr 2021 E116Evidence Based Management (w/ Rob Briner)29 Mar 2021 E115Org Culture and Remote Working (w/ Ben Branson-Gateley)22 Mar 2021 E114Psychological Flexibility (w/ Richard MacKinnon)15 Mar 2021 E113The Role of Class in Museum Work (w/ Sam Bean)08 Mar 2021 E112organisational Cultures (w/ Karen Jaw-Madson)01 Mar 2021 E111Power at work (part 1)22 Feb 2021 E110Parental Leave (w Alison Koslowski)08 Feb 2021 E109Leadership and OD lessons from the Marines (w Mike & Ed from Shackleton Group)01 Feb 2021 E108Job Crafting (w Rob Baker)25 Jan 2021 E107The Long Win (w Cath Bishop)18 Jan 2021 E106Employee Experience and Choice (w Daan Van Rossum)11 Jan 2021 E105Dignity & Work w Jonathan Kaufman04 Jan 2021
2020
E104Holacracy (W/ Karilen Mays)14 Dec 2020 E103Anxiety (w/ Richard Mackinnon)07 Dec 2020 E102A Practical Guide to organisational Culture (W/ Galen Emanuele)30 Nov 2020 E101organisational Impact23 Nov 2020 E100Lessons from our first 99 episodes!16 Nov 2020 E099Procrastination09 Nov 2020 E098Creativity & Innovation (Cognitive Process)02 Nov 2020 E097Boundaries in Life and Work26 Oct 2020 E096Creativity & Innovation (Diversity & Conflict)12 Oct 2020 E095Nutrition for Work05 Oct 2020 E094Creativity & Innovation (Failure & Psychological Safety)28 Sep 2020 E093Playfulness at Work14 Sep 2020 E092Lessons from Counselling07 Sep 2020 E091Racism in the Workplace31 Aug 2020 E090Systems Theory and Complexity24 Aug 2020 E089Psychological Capital17 Aug 2020 E088Healthy Workplaces10 Aug 2020 E087Org Change and Story Telling03 Aug 2020 E086Zebras Unite20 Jul 2020 E085Remote Working Cultures13 Jul 2020 E084Stress Buckets06 Jul 2020 E083A Critique of Org Change29 Jun 2020 E082Personal Development22 Jun 2020 E081The ABC’s of Resilience15 Jun 2020 E080The Future of Work, Corona and I/O Psych08 Jun 2020 E079Financial Wellbeing01 Jun 2020 E078Self-managed teams25 May 2020 E077Meditation on Purpose23 May 2020 E076Meditation on Joy and Bliss21 May 2020 E075Meditation on Anxiety19 May 2020 E074Meditation on Resilience17 May 2020 E073Meditation on Energy Management15 May 2020 E072Meditation on Self-care13 May 2020 E071Meditation11 May 2020 E070Job Crafting04 May 2020 E069Career Transitions: Leaving the Infantry27 Apr 2020 E068Emotions in Work and Social Pain13 Apr 2020 E067The Gig Economy06 Apr 2020 E066Cook: A B-Corporation Case Study of Responsible Business30 Mar 2020 E065Ethical Decision Making in the 3rd Sector23 Mar 2020 E064Remote Working16 Mar 2020 E063The Future of Work (part 1)09 Mar 2020 E062Scotland’s National Performance Framework02 Mar 2020 E061Motivation: Reversal Theory24 Feb 2020 E060Responsibility, Influence, Legal Structures and Finance17 Feb 2020 E059organisational Network Analysis (ONA)10 Feb 2020 E058Career Narratives03 Feb 2020 E057An Introduction to Responsible Business27 Jan 2020 E056A History of the LGBT Community in Work20 Jan 2020 E055Career Anchors13 Jan 2020
2019
E054Increasing Diversity on Boards23 Dec 2019 E053Christmas at Work (2019 Christmas Special)18 Dec 2019 E052Bias and Technology to overcome it in recruitment16 Dec 2019 E051Menopause09 Dec 2019 E050Inclusion & Diversity in organisations02 Dec 2019 E049Reflections on Mental Health25 Nov 2019 E048The Gender Pay Gap18 Nov 2019 E047Care Experience, Trauma and Social Mobility11 Nov 2019 E046Neurodiversity and the Workplace04 Nov 2019 E045Exploring Inclusion & Diversity28 Oct 2019 E044An Introduction to Diversity & Inclusion21 Oct 2019 E043Personal Development Plans07 Oct 2019 E042Introduction to Mental Health30 Sep 2019 E041Self Regulation23 Sep 2019 E040Personal Effectiveness16 Sep 2019 E039Self Awareness09 Sep 2019 E038Happiness02 Sep 2019 E037Becoming a Coach19 Aug 2019 E036organisational Maturity08 Aug 2019 E034Predictive Analytics01 Aug 2019 E033Sentiment Analysis29 Jul 2019 E032organisational Design25 Jul 2019 E031organisational Culture & Engagement22 Jul 2019 E030Learning from Volunteer Management01 Jul 2019 E029Consumer Behavior Change24 Jun 2019 E028Nudge Theory17 Jun 2019 E027Habits10 Jun 2019 E026Goal Setting03 Jun 2019 E025Coaching for Behavior Change27 May 2019 E024Motivation20 May 2019 E023Behavior Change, an Introduction13 May 2019 E022Communicating Effectively – Rhetoric and Persuasion18 Apr 2019 E021Trust11 Apr 2019 E020Bringing Divided Teams Together (Lessons from Brexit)04 Apr 2019 E019Leading Change (Lessons from Brexit)28 Mar 2019 E018Feedback 121 Mar 2019 E017Huddles and Stand-up Meetings14 Mar 2019 E016Resilience07 Mar 2019 E015Wellbeing28 Feb 2019 E014Innovation – The Innovators Dilemma and Medici Effect21 Feb 2019 E013Innovation – An Introduction14 Feb 2019 E012Problem Solving with the A3 Method07 Feb 2019 E011organisational Change31 Jan 2019 E010The Change Curve10 Jan 2019 E009Personality Tests10 Jan 2019 E008Authentic Leadership10 Jan 2019 E007Visions and Missions10 Jan 2019 E006Team Building Activities10 Jan 2019 E005Mentoring and Development Networks10 Jan 2019 E004Personal Values10 Jan 2019 E003Agile Working10 Jan 2019 E002Emotional Intelligence10 Jan 2019 E001organisational Development10 Jan 2019
What came next
The thinking moved on. Here is where it went.
If the archive is the back catalogue, Start Here is the current set — twelve pieces on the foundations of managing people, including why so little training actually changes behaviour.
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