Work Unplugged

Who are the drivers of innovation across your organisation? Is it your leadership team? Maybe it's your board of Directors? What if you're focusing in the wrong area? Across our organisations, we have so many talented people, who work tirelessly to drive the best performance. Many of them are probably unknown to senior leaders. Nameless and faceless, they continue to do their best. What if one of them has the answer to the successful future of your organisation?Often we listen to those who have the loudest voices. But the quietest voices may be the ones you really need to lean in to, because they may hold the key. Join Amrit in this week's podcast as he explores who are the Hidden Gems of Innovation across your organisation.

How many of us really need 'managing' at work? Whilst some managers are amazing, others can make work a difficult place to be. What role does the manager play in the current climate, where long-term strategies seem non-existent, resulting in senior leaders getting more involved in tactical planning. Quite often managers become regulated to being compliance officers, ensuring tasks are complete, and results are achieved.What if there was a better way? What if Managers became Facilitators? What impact could that have on learning, productivity and communication across the organisation? Join Amrit in this this week's podcast of 'Work Unplugged' - From Managers to Mobilisers - Reimaging Leadership for a Supportive Workplace.

How often do leaders across your organisation accept dissenting views? Are we after original thoughts and thinking, or would we prefer compliance? Outliers, mavericks and those on the fringes of thought, are often frowned upon, and even dismissed. We lean towards convention rather than fringe. But what if the very people you hesitate to embrace, could bring the rebel advantage to your organisation? What if they are the key to unlock your organisations potential?How welcoming are we to differing views? Are you someone who thinks differently to others, and how does it feel trying to maintain your views, when everyone else is so, well, conventional? Join Amrit for this week's podcast as he explores The Outlier Advantage.

Every organisation says it listens to its employees. Every organisation says improving engagement is important. Yet, if it's so important, then why aren't we seeing improvements in performance and productivity - why isn't it happening? Is engagement the best measure? What would happen if people began to feel a real sense of ownership to the organisations they work with. Ownership seems a more stable measure than engagement - let's face it, we're less likely to feel transient ownership unlike engagement!Join Amrit for this week's podcast topic where we explore how we move from a transactional approach to work where people are just 'clocking-in', to one where they are fully bought in.

How many development programmes lead to change across your organisation? Whilst many programmes are looking to develop the skills, knowledge and behaviours across a specific level, one question that gets raised consistently by those being developed: "Have our managers been through this?". There seems to be a view that once leaders achieve a certain level/ status, they don't need to experience the same programme their teams are being put on, leading to a skills gap between managers and their teams. And then there's other gap - the gap between what people on development programmes are learning, versus how and what the organisation is implementing in terms of tasks/ activities. How are these people ever meant to implement their learnings when the organisation is almost contradicting everything being learned in real time?Then learning providers are being pressured to demonstrate return on investment...sounds like a real mess. Join Amrit as he explores how organisations can make the most of development opportunities and empowering emerging leaders to reverse elevate those above them. The podcast this week: Reverse Elevation.

Yes, 'Potentialising' is not a verb but it seems like this should be a word to describe the actions of developing the potential within others! With talent being such an important concern for many organisations, one has to question whether we're making the most of the talent currently within our organisations.With so many people having non-linear career paths, it just goes to show the transferable skills many of us have to apply to many different roles. How much focus are leaders and managers bringing to not just identifying potential in those in their teams, but in developing the potential? That's what this week's podcast explores - developing potential in others so we can begin to maximise the performance and productivity of our teams and our organisations.

When senior leaders think of AI, it's possible their immediate thoughts are driving efficiencies by embracing AI and reducing head-count. After all, it's all we seem to hear - 'AI is after your jobs!'. But is this the only way? How much AI are senior leaders across organisations embracing? How much AI adoption is going on amongst employees outside of work. to improve their efficiencies at work?AI is here to stay and it's important that organisations adopt AI strategies to ensure they make the most of the efficiencies it provides. Join Amrit with this week's podcast looking at Technology and Human Centric Workplaces.

Why do some people behave differently when they get into positions of power? Is power only governed by those in authority, or can anyone in any position have power? And then how do we use that power? Is it used for the greater good, or to propel individual ambitions? These are the questions we explore in our new podcast 'Work Unplugged' from the &Evolve team!