Show Notes
If work takes up so much of our lives, and so much of work’s output is down to discretionary effort, how do we make work more engaging - as leaders of teams, and as workers ourselves?
Bruce Daisley has become a world expert on it. Previously the MD of YouTube in the UK, Bruce was the European Head of Twitter when he started exploring the meaning and future of work in a podcast, Eat Sleep Work Repeat. His first book, The Joy of Work, was a Sunday Times number one business bestseller and an FT Book of the Month. He is also the host of the hugely successful podcast ‘Eat Sleep Work Repeat’.
In this episode Adam and Bruce first discuss how to get rid of the things that suck the joy out of work, and then how to create a positive buzz in our engagement, as an individual and as a team.
They talk about: What the really big disruption in work has been (and it’s not wfh) The essential foundations for making any impact whatsoever on engagement in a culture The two key indicators of real engagement at work Why idle time is so important The real enemy of productivity in an organisation The power of Positive Affect The surprising importance of laughter
And why, when so much is known about how to drive up engagement at work, so little of that knowledge makes it into the leadership meetings of big organisations.
Listen to Eat Sleep Work Repeat: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/eat-sleep-work-repeat/id1190000968 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5KUW5Lu36O4nnfIFqIIUh4
Bruce's books: The Joy of Work: 30 Ways to Fix Your Work Culture and Fall in Love with Your Job Fortitude: The Myth of Resilience, and the Secrets of Inner Strength
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