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Nir Eyal on how to stop sabotaging your career
10/05/2026 | 25 mins.
Have you struggled to make lasting behaviour change at work, and wondered why you can’t get to the next level?
The author of bestsellers Hooked and Indistractable, spoke with readers who loved his books but couldn’t nail the change part. He spent the next five years researching what was missing, Beyond Belief is the result.
Nir Eyal, behavioural design expert, author, Beyond Belief: The Science-Backed Way to Stop Limiting Yourself and Achieve Extraordinary results
Sir David Attenborough is doing it, what about you? How to work until you're 100
03/05/2026 | 27 mins.
Working for longer can help you financially, as well as giving you purpose, a social life and a healthier brain.
We speak with three Australians working past retirement age, and an expert coach who helps individuals and organisations achieve longevity goals.
Guests:
Ronni Kahn AO, social entrepreneur, Founder and Visionary in Residence, OzHarvest
Brian James, co-founder, The Copper Doctors
Alison Hernandez, co-founder, Re-create 100
Scientia Professor Henry Brodaty, co-director of Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing, UNSW, 2026 Senior Australian of the Year
You can find Professor Henry’s Brodaty’s healthy brain ageing tips at the end of this episode.
Why 9am meetings might be failing your team
26/04/2026 | 24 mins.
Circadian rhythms dictate our peak times or chronotypes and they vary across the workforce, so why does everything start so early?
Learn how these biological rhythms interact with cognitive and emotional performance and how practicing circadian-influenced leadership can help get the best out of your team.
Guest:
Stefan Volk, Professor of Management at the University of Sydney Business School
Kyle and Jackie O safety complaint heads to Federal Court
19/04/2026 | 25 mins.
Jackie O’s lawyers claim ARN breached workplace health and safety obligations by failing to protect her psychosocial health while she was working with co-host Kyle Sandilands.
As the case heads to court this week, find out how leaders should manage psychological safety at work, and learn the potential consequences if they fail to do so.
Guests:
Martyn Campbell, former Chief Executive of SafeWork SA and Secretary-General of the International Association of Labour inspection.
Fay Calderone, employment lawyer and partner, Hall and Willcox and author, Broken to Safe: tackling toxic workplace cultures and burnout
Marcus Buckingham says love is the most powerful force in business
12/04/2026 | 25 mins.
Marcus Buckingham’s latest research shows that love is a driver of super productive human behaviour. He argues the case for "designing love in" to experiences at work.
Learn how to create experiences that inspire your colleagues and staff to say, "I love that!"
Guest:
Marcus Buckingham, global researcher focused on unlocking strengths, increasing performance and pioneering the future of work. Author, Design Love In

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You spend so much time on work, why accept the status quo, when there are ways to do it better? Get expert advice, research and hacks that will crush your inertia. Join Lisa Leong and other This Working Lifers as we experiment and explore the latest in the world of work. We cover policy issues, like hybrid workplaces and remote work, employee wellbeing and organisational culture, the use of AI, employee surveillance, employee engagement, diversity and inclusion. We talk about progress on wider issues that relate to work, like work life balance, organisational change, restructures, and casualisation. On This Working Life our focus is on everything related to the people in a workplace too, including culture, individual experiences, performance management and career advice.

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