Happier At Work: Leadership, Culture, Performance
Episodes
64: Business community & return on relationships with Ted Rubin
07 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
‘’A network gives you reach but a community gives you power. Networks connect and communities care.’’ – Ted Rubin. Ted Rubin is a leading So...
63: Building Highly Effective Leadership Teams with Dan Norenberg
30 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dan Norenberg is a thought leader, advisor and coach to senior leadership teams. Dan improves leadership performance and organizational results throug...
62: Finding strength in vulnerability with Paul Walker
23 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Paul Walker is currently the Chief Commercial Officer at Consumer Intelligence, the independent voice of insurance and retail banking, helping busines...
61: Leading effectively through change with Lucinda Carney.
16 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Lucinda Carney is a Chartered Psychologist with 20 years Corporate HR experience. She is considered a thought leader in a range of people management a...
60: Powering health & life harmony with Seamus Power
09 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Following a long and successful corporate career having worked in a variety of customer facing, team leadership and senior business management roles, ...
59: Mental Wellbeing & Lifestyle Awareness with Peter Connolly
02 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Peter Connolly is a Workplace & Lifestyle Occupational Therapist with 16 years clinical experience specialising in sustainable high performance, menta...
58: DISC Behavioural Assessment and Life Harmony with Nausheen Saumtally
26 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this fascinating episode Aoife is joined by Elevate Now founder Nausheen Saumtally. Nausheen is a coach, mind-set trainer and a certified DISC beha...
57: Company culture and joy in the workplace with Aaron Burnett
19 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Aaron Burnett is the CEO and founder of Wheelhouse Digital Marketing Group, a fast-growing digital marketing agency recognised by Inc. Magazine as one...
56: Leang Chung on empowering women to pursue professional growth
12 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Leang Chung is the Founder & CEO of Pelora Stack, HR strategist, speaker, career coach, instructor, and learning content designer. Throughout her care...
55: Aden Nepom on effective communication within the workplace
05 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Effective communication is an essential tool for any business and more so than ever right now as many of us are still working remotely as the 1-year p...
54: Sarah Restall on the Importance of mental health & wellbeing in the workplace
26 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Director of the InsideOut Charter, Sarah Restall and host Aoife O’Brien discuss the importance of mental health and wellbeing within the workplace. ...
53: Clare Kennelly on Workplace Disability Inclusion
19 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Clare Kennelly, founder of Inclusive Cork and Inclusive World Training and Aoife O’Brien discuss what is disability and the importance of disability...
52: Kelly Hartman on Being Yourself at Work
12 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Kelly Hartman and Aoife O’Brien speak about what it means to really be yourself at work. We talk about being honest, being bold, and being who you a...
51: Lasse Rheingans on the 5 Hour Work Day
05 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Lasse Rheingans and Aoife O’Brien speak about the 5 hour work day and what this means for the future of work. Lasse shares some key insights and pra...
50: Bhushan Sethi on the Future of Work
28 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Bhushan Sethi and Aoife O’Brien speak about the future of work. With everything happening in the world right now, Bhushan shares some key insights a...
49: Aoife Mollin on Fitting in at Work
22 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Aoife Mollin and Aoife O’Brien speak about fitting in at work. Aoife Mollin shares her research on job satisfaction in remote working teams, which u...
48: Zoe Routh on Leadership & Self-Awareness
15 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Zoe Routh and Aoife O’Brien speak about leadership and self-awareness, the importance of understanding yourself in order to become a better leader. ...
47: Shane Twomey on the Hybrid Workforce
08 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Shane Twomey and Aoife O’Brien speak about the distributed hybrid workforce, focusing on how to manage people in this new world of remote (working f...
46: Karin Tischler on Flexible Working for Gender Equality
18 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Karin Tischler and Aoife O’Brien speak about flexible working, specifically job sharing, and the impact this has on gender equality. We cover topics...
45: Helen Joy on First Time Managers
11 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Helen Joy and Aoife O’Brien speak about first time managers, and answer the question: what makes a great manager? In this current Covid world, we co...
44: Katharine Slattery on Effective Mentoring
04 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Katharine Slattery and Aoife O’Brien speak about mentoring: the difference between mentoring and coaching; the benefits of mentoring specifically; w...
43: Garima Gupta on Self Care for HR
27 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Garima Gupta and Aoife O’Brien speak about how HR can implement better self-care practices. HR tend to be the ones looking after everyone else, whic...
42: Casey Ryals on Leading Yourself First
20 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Casey Ryals and Aoife O’Brien speak about his new book Last to Least. Casey shares some wonderful insights about how we can lead ourselves better. L...
41: Pattie Grimm on Empowering Women Leaders
13 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Pattie Grimm and Aoife O’Brien speak about empowering women at work. Recent studies from McKinsey & Lean In and IBM show that one in four women is c...
40: Chris Pinner on Wellbeing at Work
06 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Pinner and Aoife O’Brien speak about all things wellbeing at work. We speak about getting leadership buy-in to the wellness programmes in orga...
39: Nate Regier on Seeing People Through
30 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Nate Regier and Aoife O’Brien speak about his latest book, Seeing People Through. This is a fable-based book which focuses on the types in people (r...
Trailer
23 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The podcast returns after an extended break, with lots of juicy content lined up for you well into the new year! You'll find the survey at: https://ww...
38: Elysia Hegarty on the future of Wellness
24 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Elysia Hegarty from CPL’s Future of Work institute and I speak about the future of wellness. We speak about work-related stress and burnout, the cau...
37: Enrique Rubio from Hacking HR
17 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Enrique Rubio from Hacking HR and I speak about the future of work and the opportunity presented to us during this difficult time. We cover topics suc...
36: Henry Stewart from Happy
03 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Henry Stewart (from Happy) and I talk about the future of work. We talk about the three fundamentals of what makes a happier workplace, as outlined by...
35: Mike Vacanti from Humans First
19 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Mike Vacanti (from Humans First) and I talk about the future of work. Let's start with what's wrong: we don't treat people very well at work! Most org...
34: Andrew Barnes & Charlotte Lockhart from 4 Day Week
05 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This is an exciting episode on the Future of Work series, I speak with Andrew Barnes (for the second time) and Charlotte Lockhart – first time with ...
33: Kelly Monahan Future of Work series
29 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this 3rd episode of the Future of Work series, I speak with Dr Kelly Monahan. We talk about the impact of COVID-19 on how we work; how the impact o...
32: Future Of Work Special - COVID-19
22 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This is a special episode featuring 5 guests, plus my own perspective on the future of work, given the current global pandemic we find ourselves in w...
31: Stephen Dargan on the Future of Work
08 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This is the first episode in the “Future of Work” series. I speak with Stephen Dargan from Wake Up. Stephen and I talk about how work is going to ...
30: Special Episode! Leadership Series Roundup
01 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This is a roundup of all of the conversations from the past 9 episodes. Use it as a reminder if you have already listened, or a taster if you have yet...
29: Aoife Lenox on Introverts
24 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Aoife Lenox, found of Inside Strategies provides coaching and training services centred on introverts in business. She also consults with organisation...
28: Jonny Cooper on Teams
03 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jonny Cooper can be described as an elite performer with a strong desire to lead, influence and inspire people and teams with his actions. Jonny has...
27: Saskia Kremer on Personal Leadership
27 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This 7th episode in the Leadership Series features Saskia Kremer. We speak personal leadership and what you need to do in order to manage yourself. We...
26: Timen Baart on Trust
20 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This 6th episode in the Leadership Series features Timen Baart from TrustXP. We speak about all things trust in the workplace, with a specific focus o...
25: Asumpta Gallagher on Leadership
13 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features Asumpta Gallagher, the owner and founder of Best Practice. She launched her business in early 2018 to provide supports to GP’...
24: Tim Kidd on Putting People First
06 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features Tim Kidd, the Europanel Managing Director for Kantar’s Worldpanel division, with responsibility for the UK, France, Spain, Ire...
23: Stephen Naughton on What makes a Good Leader
28 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features Stephen Naughton, an experienced leadership coach and consultant with unique skills in operational leadership and team coaching....
22: Fiona English on Meaning at Work
21 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
22: Fiona English on Meaning at Work by Aoife O'Brien
21: Leadership Series Bernard Jackman - lessons from sport
14 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features Bernard Jackman, former Irish international and Leinster rugby player whose story of success and failure – of bouncing back –...
20: Special Episode on Imposter Syndrome
07 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this special episode of the podcast, I speak with a range of people about their experience of imposter syndrome. Louise Goss is founder of Homework...
19: Sara Lasker on Hygge
31 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features Sara Lasker of Healthy & Hygge. We talk all things Hygge, considered a defining characteristic of Danish culture. Hygge is a...
18: Kate Maree O'Brien on Boundaries
24 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features Kate Maree O’Brien, leadership expert. We talk all things boundaries – how to recognise when your boundaries are unclear or ...
17: Brigid Farrell on Cross-cultural Communication
17 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features Brigid Farrell from All Talk Training. We discuss how to improve your communication, specifically in a cross-cultural environmen...
16: Jason Cooper on Improving Your Performance
10 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features Jason Cooper an Advanced Mind, Business & Sales Coach/trainer. We discuss how to improve your performance, especially at wor...
15: Pauline Rohdich on Mastering Your Thoughts
20 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features Pauline Rohdich from Just Pause, a rapid transformation therapist. She speaks about how changing our thoughts can have a dramati...
14: Emiliana Simon-Thomas on Happiness at Work
13 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Emiliana and I discuss all things happiness at work! The PERK framework - purpose, engagement, resilience, kindness. The importance of kindness in the...
13: Adrian Whelan on Inclusion
06 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Adrian Whelan from Brown Brothers Harriman (BBH) and I speak about inclusion in the workplace, among lots of others things. Being your authentic self ...
12: Treasa Spragg on the importance of Sleep
22 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I speak with Treasa Spragg from Revolution Project Ltd all about the importance of sleep for our overall health and happiness in work...
11: Louise Goss on Working from Home
15 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I speak with Louise Goss from The Homeworker magazine about Working from Home. This episode is for remote workers, freelancers, entre...
10: Bettina Arnafjall from Women's Career Lift
08 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I speak with Bettina Arnafjall from Women’s Career Lift. We discuss how, as women, we tend to get in our own way when it comes to m...
9: Bill Phillips on Timeshifting
01 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I speak with Bill Phillips about Timeshifting. We discuss how our happiness depends on how we construct our own realities. Time is an...
8: Gerry Duffy on Goal Setting
25 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I speak with Gerry Duffy about Goal Setting. We discuss the importance of writing down your goals, being in control of your own futur...
7: Andrew Barnes from 4-Day Week
17 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Happier at Work podcast, I speak with Andrew Barnes. Andrew’s company Perpetual Guardian sparked global media fascination with it...
6: Simon Haigh on Resilience
11 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Simon Haigh and I talk about resilience, our “capacity to cope with life” or how we manage our emotional and behavioural response...
5: Stephen Downey on Mindfulness
04 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The Mindful Living Guy, Stephen Downey, is a public speaker and founder of Our Mindful Moments. A Facebook page that promotes Mindfulness and Positiv...
4: Joe Dalton on Collective Consciousness
27 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
I talk to Joe about what collective consciousness is and how to achieve it in the workplace, toxic people and what to do with them, values and the imp...
3: Going Alcohol Free with Andy Ramage (One Year No Beer)
13 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Andy Ramage is the co-founder of OneYearNoBeer, he is also an author, entrepreneur and behavioural change expert.Andy is a former professional athlete...
2: Andrea Mara on Balance
06 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Andrea Mara is an author and blogger who lives in Dublin with her husband and three young children. She attempts – often badly - to balance work, fa...
1: Furkan Karayel on Diversity & Inclusion
30 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In the first episode, I speak to Furkan Karayel of DiverseIn (www.diversein.com) all about Diversity & Inclusion in the workplace, and what drives...
Podcast -trailer
24 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The Happier at Work podcast is for anyone who… you guessed it, wants to be happier at work. Happier workers are more productive and have better ment...