Reimagining the Modern Workplace

Reimagining the Modern Workplace

February 26, 2026 · 39 min · Season 7 · Episode 466

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In this episode, Andi Simon and Lindsay Barnett discuss transforming the workplace experience to combat burnout and misalignment with personal values.

Summary: What if work didn't have to feel exhausting, overwhelming, or misaligned with who you are? In this powerful episode of On the Brink with Andi Simon , I sit down with executive coach and HR consultant Lindsay Barnett, author of Working Hell to Working Well , to explore how individuals and organizations can transform the workplace experience. In a world where burnout feels commonplace and "busy" has become a badge of honor, what if we paused long enough to ask: Does work have to feel this hard? Designing the Workplace of Tomorrow, Today In a recent episode of On the Brink with Andi Simon , I had the pleasure of speaking with Lindsay Barnett—executive coach, HR consultant, and author of Working Hell to Working Well . Lindsay's journey from anthropology student to organizational change leader offers a fresh and deeply human lens on how we can transform our workplaces—and ourselves. As someone who often describes myself as a corporate anthropologist, I was delighted to discover Lindsay once used that same phrase. Her academic roots in anthropology and organizational behavior shaped her understanding that companies are, in many ways, small-scale societies. They have rituals…

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