Ep 225: Values as tools for life
One of the best ways to understand something as conceptual as values is to use metaphors and imagery. In this episode, I explore the topic of values by seeing them as tools - tools for life. Whether i...
16 Sep 16min
Ep 224: Values - it's what you do that matters
Our monthly focus over on WorkLifeSpark is values and how to bring them to life. So, in this episode, I take a look at the importance of living values, not just talking about them. I use my recent ex...
9 Sep 13min
Ep 223: Take a break - before you need it!
This episode continues our recent run on sleep, intentional rest and breaks, this time viewed through the lens of sustainability. When working with coaching clients, I often ask them something along t...
26 Aug 15min
Ep 222: Rest is more than sleep
In this episode, I continue the focus on sleep, rest and breaks, moving beyond sleep itself to explore the many other forms rest can take. I explain why treating rest as something to be earned gets in...
19 Aug 20min
Ep 221: Sleep and rest - they're not optional!
In this episode, Richard is joined again by Dr Fiona Jane Meechin to tackle a topic that underpins everything else in workplace wellbeing: sleep. They make the case that sleep isn't just one wellbeing...
5 Aug 43min
Ep 220: Navigating change with compassion
In this episode, I look at how self-compassion can help us navigate organisational change - one of the most common, and often most difficult, experiences we face at work. I start with a quick recap of...
29 Juli 20min
Ep 219: Comparison or compassion?
In this episode, I explore why we compare ourselves to others at work, and what to do when those comparisons leave us feeling worse rather than better. I unpack the evolutionary roots of social compar...
15 Juli 19min
Ep 218: Self-compassion with Dr. Fiona Jane Meechan
In this episode, Richard is joined by an expert in self-compassion for a discussion about this all-important skillset. Richard and Fiona Jane Meechan discuss why self-compassion can be tough to develo...
8 Juli 44min
