Practical Tips for Desk Workers to Move More with Jon Field
We're unpacking the medicine of movement, the critical difference between exercise and training and why one of those is nonnegotiable if we want to get strong enough to grow old.
4 Steps to Wipe-Out Irritation: A Joy At Work Experiment with Lucia Knight
This simple, yet transformational two-minute mental shift will allow you to see the power of deleting one specific work irritation from your mind. Not forever, of course, but just for a tiny minute. Let's see what happens when that weight lifts, even briefly.
Practical Steps to Boost Productivity with Louise Miller
If you are someone who loves achieving great things but feels like you sometimes sacrifice too much along the way, then this episode with Lousie Miller is tailor-made for you.
Ask this question instead of “How’s Work?”: A Joy at Work Experiment with Lucia Knight
At some point in time, I can almost guarantee you that someone will ask you this small talk question - “How’s work?”. It's a lazy question that results in lazy connections. I’ve got a better question to ask.
Practical Tips for LinkedIn Success with Jo Watson
We are delving into the common mistakes mid-career professionals make on LinkedIn profiles and how you can avoid them.
Lucia Knight
In this episode, we explore the cornerstone activities that can lead to a deeply satisfying and high-earning career, whether you're running a business, working a corporate job, juggling multiple roles, or have a flexible career. Discovering these unique activities may require effort, but they promise to serve you well financially and personally throughout your working life. We emphasize the importance of investing time, energy, and focus early in your career to reap long-term benefits and reaffirm that it's never too late to uncover your uniqueness.
Lucia Knight
Join me, Lucia Knight, as I share my journey from a 19-year career filled with slow-growing dissatisfaction to discovering a formula for lifelong joy at work. After a pivotal realization at 43, I pursued a master's in psychology and interviewed 100 professionals who made successful career shifts after 40.
Sophie Edwards and Nicola Wensley
Nicola and Sophie share the role of personality profiling assessments in executive search processes. We also discuss practical tips for establishing fruitful relationships with top search firms.
I’ve Always Wanted To… A Joy At Work Experiment with Lucia Knight
When someone says “I’ve always wanted to”, it's like a window into their soul opens. It offers a glimpse of their dreams, unfulfilled desires, and untapped joy. But here's the thing. We often push these dreams aside. We label them as too frivolous for today's practical demands, and we bury them under the avalanche of our to-do lists. And in doing so, we quietly quash a spark of our potential joy. This week, let's change that.
Louise Brogan
Lucia Knight challenges the perception that LinkedIn is just a boring job-hunting platform. Instead, Lousie Brogan reveals how it can be a powerful tool for mid-career professionals to connect with like-minded individuals worldwide, share experiences, and gain valuable insights. Louise explains how to revamp your LinkedIn feed and profile. D-career professionals move beyond the 'save save' mentality to a more balanced approach to life and financial planning.
Ges Ray
In this episode, I welcome Ges Ray, an inspiring public speaking trainer, who shares a practical technique to improve your work presentations, sales conversations, and pitches—deep breathing. Ges passionately walks us through the importance of breathing in alleviating stress, boosting confidence, and enhancing audience perception.
Dara Ford-Stringham
In this episode, we explore how COVID-19 has transformed work attire, leading to a more casual approach while emphasizing the importance of great separates. Discover insights into how dressing well impacts confidence and performance at work.
Vicki Knights
Vicki Knights, an engaging speaker and qualified positive psychology practitioner, discusses the importance of being visible as a mid-career professional. Vicki explains how hiding behind a company mask can limit your joy and potential at work.
Richard Hagan
Join Richard Hagen, MD of Mpowr Publishing, as he shares 30 years of wisdom to guide aspiring authors in writing their first book. In this episode, Richard explains the three main types of non-fiction books authors can write: books that tell personal stories, books that make sense of one's knowledge, and books designed to transform readers' lives.
Recognizing Imposter Syndrome (and How to Overcome It) with Clare Josa
If you think imposter syndrome is only relevant to a very small part of the population, think again. Clare Josa shares the difference between the very natural self doubt that we feel when we step out of our comfort zone and the debilitating joyless imposter syndrome. She shows us how to recognize it in ourselves and our colleagues and offers us a tiny practical first step on the journey towards feeling good enough at our core.
Dustin Serviss
In this episode, Lucia Knight talk to Dustin, a distinguished wealth manager, about helping successful mid-career professionals move beyond the 'save save' mentality to a more balanced approach to life and financial planning.
Robert Atkinson
In this episode, I sit down with Robert Atkinson, a partner at Watermark Executive Search, to discuss career transitions for senior professionals who have dedicated a significant part of their careers to one field. Robert provides practical advice on planning a career shift, and exploring options such as board roles, executive positions in commerce, purpose-driven opportunities, and portfolio careers.
John O’Connor
In this episode, I talk with John O'Connor, a seasoned executive recruiter, who shares valuable behind-the-scenes insights into the world of executive search firms.
We discuss the importance of building proactive relationships with recruiters, even when you're not actively seeking a new role. John offers practical tips on effectively engaging with executive search firms and shares some surprising statistics about the volume of applications for high-level roles. This episode especially benefits mid-career professionals looking to manage their career advancement strategically.
The Power of Appreciation with Lucia Knight
Appreciation is one of the simplest, most cost-effective ways to improve workplace dynamics, as far as joy is concerned. When done genuinely and often, It's a win-win investment of a few seconds. But if appreciation is so clearly a win-win, why don't we do it more?
The Power of Asking for What You Need with Louisa Clarke
We have been fed a lie about boundary setting, which is that there are only two ways to communicate them. This is such a load of rubbish. We see it play out culturally a lot, but it's just not true. There is a beautiful middle ground. Louisa Clarke shares with us her three-step formula for setting boundaries and communicating them in a way that is forward-moving, respectful, and productive.