Best Colin Newlyn, Paul Jansen, Ben Simpson Podcasts (2024)

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Mental health in the workplace 41:22

23d ago41:22

41:22

At the occasion of Mental Health Awareness Week our punks explore what role our working environment plays when it comes to our mental health. Despite billions spent on measures to reduce work related stress, employees report higher than ever rates of burnout and are leaving the workplace altogether en-masse. And this concerns younger generations as…

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How organisations lose their way 40:51

2M ago40:51

40:51

Inspiration for this month's episode has been Boeing's slow but steady slip from great engineering firm to hesitant choice for your next holiday flight. How the actions and words of a few people at the top drive the behaviours and decisions throughout the organisation. With real impact for customers and workers alike. Can organisations on a cultura…

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Rebecca Cullum on future-fit leadership behaviours 44:03

3M ago44:03

44:03

Our guest in this episode is Rebecca Cullum, who earned her stripes in leadership development in the IT and mobile phone sectors. Now operating independently, Rebecca supports leaders and their teams in establishing the culture, behaviours and mindsets that are required for 2024 and beyond. No surprises that these include being open to flexible wor…

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Henry Stewart on creating a happy workforce - Episode 14 - 15 Feb 2024 33:19

4M ago33:19

33:19

Our special guest on this episode is Henry Stewart, who not only named his company 'Happy', he helps other companies become happy too. It took a Damascene epiphany for Henry to change from self-confessed micro-manager into a CEO who makes no decisions. Since then, Henry has transformed his company into one that not only practices what it preaches, …

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Geoff Marlow on adaptive and agile organisations 47:05

5M ago47:05

47:05

Our special guest on this first episode of 2024 is Geoff Marlow, well-known for his work with large organisations on getting them to become more innovative, agile and adaptive, and for the Five Fatal Habits he identified as key when organisations fail in their attempts to become more nimble. Both in his education and his early career, Geoff realise…

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The Toxic Boss 34:46

6M ago34:46

34:46

Are you struggling with a toxic, overbearing boss, to the extent that you have sought professional help to deal with it? If so, you're not alone. In this episode, our Punks reflect on a recent study that identified one-third of workers requiring therapy to deal with their work situations. Why is that? Are you perhaps one of those bosses? And how co…

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Towards a progressive MBA 34:06

7M ago34:06

34:06

In this episode our Punks discuss Ben's ambition to create a progressive MBA programme, one that leaves the formulaic traps of established MBAs for dust and prepares the leaders of the future with the skills that the 2020s demand. After all, with large parts of the workforce working flexibly, AI looming large over everyone, and Gen Z entrants to th…

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Charles Towers-Clark, the WEIRD CEO 39:24

8M ago39:24

39:24

Special guest in this episode: Charles Towers-Clark, writer of "The WEIRD CEO" (and the CEO of the title). Artificial Intelligence has gone mainstream lately, with ChatGPT and other tools now firmly in the public eye. Years ago, Charles concluded that in order to prepare his company POD Group and its workforce for the advent of AI, a radical rethin…

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Holiday special 35:31

9M ago35:31

35:31

This week we wrestle with the issue of holidays. We all agree that we need holidays and they have a postive impact on our health and our performance, yet there are very mixed messages from employers. We discuss different norms in US and Europe, whether people should decide for themselves how much holiday they take (the Netflix approach) or should w…

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Damian Mears joins us to talk about the future of the office 38:10

10M ago38:10

38:10

As the tug of war continues between companies demanding employees come back to the office and workers choosing organisations supportive of flexible working arrangements, one key question concerns the future of the office. In this episode of Work Punks our guest Damian Mears sheds light on this conundrum, and what it means for the design of the futu…

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Lizzie Benton on Change, AI and more 36:06

11M ago36:06

36:06

Colin Newlyn (Decrapify Work), Ben Simpson (VitalOrg) and Paul Jansen (Trust Works) discuss news, developments and innovations from the world of work. This time with special guest Lizzie Benton of Liberty Mind. The 2023 Gallup survey on employee engagement rears its head in this latest episode, and make Lizzie and our Punks wonder why we in the UK …

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Good Leaders and Bad Surveys 27:47

1y ago27:47

27:47

Does it help to be 'a little bit narcissistic' if you aspire to be a good leader? A recent survey says so, but you can trust our Punks to tear this piece of research to threads. So what does good leadership look like? This episode covers such ingredients as authenticity, personality traits versus skills, roles versus positions, and how to encourage…

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HR - Victim or Perpetrator? 30:34

1y ago30:34

30:34

In "HR: Victim or Perpetrator" our punks discuss the unenviable position HR professionals find themselves in while working practices around them are changing at a rapid pace. Should they cling on to the policy-making, company-protecting interpretation of their role? Should they bring in new ways of working more in tune with the hybrid wave and Gen-…

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On Employee Ownership 28:18

1y ago28:18

28:18

In this episode our old punks sink their dentures into the question whether Employee Ownership is the route staff engagement and therefore to success. They discuss: The woes of the John Lewis department store and whether its employee ownership model is at risk of being undermined by possible new measures The perils of picking one or two incentives …

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The Squeezed Middle Manager 34:40

1y ago34:40

34:40

In this episode our old punks are debating (and expressing some sympathy for) the position of the middle manager. In particular: Why in all those years of management training and leadership development so little progress has been made What of the recent developments in work have made the role of the middle manager even more challenging What systemi…

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Size matters 30:38

1+ y ago30:38

30:38

Under the headline 'Size Matters' in this episode our old Punks are debating: Team size and Social Loafing: myth or something to worry about? The benefit of good conversational skills (and what are they?) Why is poor mental health an issue especially in large companies? Some recommended reading on topics discussed: Why Less is More in Teams, Mark d…

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The Punks get started 29:24

1+ y ago29:24

29:24

Colin, Ben and Paul each bring a topic up for discussion, which then gets booted around and generally deconstructed. Colin kicks it off with the 4-day week, Ben rants about Bullshit Jobs and meaningless work and Paul finishes off with the issue of psychological safety.By Colin Newlyn, Paul Jansen, Ben Simpson

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Colin Newlyn, Paul Jansen, Ben Simpson Podcasts

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Work Punks

Colin Newlyn, Paul Jansen, Ben Simpson

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Mental health in the workplace 41:22

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How organisations lose their way 40:51

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Rebecca Cullum on future-fit leadership behaviours 44:03

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Henry Stewart on creating a happy workforce - Episode 14 - 15 Feb 2024 33:19

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Geoff Marlow on adaptive and agile organisations 47:05

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The Toxic Boss 34:46

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Towards a progressive MBA 34:06

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Charles Towers-Clark, the WEIRD CEO 39:24

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Holiday special 35:31

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Damian Mears joins us to talk about the future of the office 38:10

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Lizzie Benton on Change, AI and more 36:06

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Good Leaders and Bad Surveys 27:47

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HR - Victim or Perpetrator? 30:34

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On Employee Ownership 28:18

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The Squeezed Middle Manager 34:40

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Size matters 30:38

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The Punks get started 29:24

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