The Art of Work
You know that feeling when you have a really great day at work? The Art of Work help you master that again and again. The Art of Work are community of people experts blending the scientific, the academic and the practical to help you Master the Workplace. Julie Blunt and Sandra Evans formed the Art of Work back in 2011 and went on to win Best Talent Development in the Training Journal Bronze Awards in 2018. Music: https://www.purple-planet.com Tag us #mastertheworkplace Follow us: @theartofworkuk on twitter or @the_art_of_work on instagram
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Spotlight 2025 - Unlocking Team Effectiveness
03/17/2025
Spotlight 2025 - Unlocking Team Effectiveness
In the first of our Spotlight series for 2025, we explore the topic of ‘Unlocking Team Effectiveness’ - Teams remain the heart of every organisation. More than ever, people define their workplace experience by their day-to-day interactions within teams. Whether working within or across teams, greater collaboration and effectiveness are key to success. In this episode we are delighted to be joined by Ben Oliver and Paul Mehra from Strengthscope as we explore their research around success factors for team effectiveness in today’s workplace. With insights including shifts in team collaboration and strengths based leadership post-pandemic, recognising the ways in which strengths assessments can drive deeper human connection and collaboration we explore strategies to help teams thrive in today's fast-changing world. The Art of Work is a consultancy and community of practice that specialises in helping organisations and individuals navigate the changing world of work. Do sign up for our regular podcasts if you want to know more, or take a look at our website: .
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Spotlight 2024 - The Rise of the Mentor
11/21/2024
Spotlight 2024 - The Rise of the Mentor
In this fourth and final episode of our Spotlight 2024 series, we explore the topic of ‘The rise of the mentor’ - In a fast-changing world, where career paths are constantly evolving, mentorship is more critical than ever. Having a trusted mentor is no longer a luxury – it's essential. For anyone navigating career changes, developing new skills, or seeking to inspire and empower others, having a mentor can accelerate growth and unlock full potential. This session is designed for professionals at all levels who are interested in leveraging mentorship for career development and personal growth. Whether you're a seasoned leader looking to give back, an emerging talent seeking guidance, or an HR professional wanting to kick start or further develop a mentoring programme, this session will provide you with a wealth of practical insights and actionable strategies. The Art of Work is a consultancy and community of practice that specialises in helping organisations and individuals navigate the changing world of work. Do sign up for our regular podcasts if you want to know more or take a look at our website: .
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Spotlight 2024 - Loneliness at Work
07/06/2024
Spotlight 2024 - Loneliness at Work
Welcome to our Spotlight 2024 virtual forum series, designed to shine a light on some of the key topics impacting on the workplace today and in the future. Building on our successful series in 2022 we are relaunching this popular series to provide a thought-provoking space for our Art of Work community to come together and share their thoughts, feelings and insights together. Across this year we are hosting a series of bi-monthly live podcasts and have some fascinating guests lined up to explore everything from being human in the workplace, the impact of AI on our work and how do we act in times of disruption. In this third episode of our Spotlight 2024 series, we explore the pressing and relevant topic of ‘loneliness in the workplace’ and explore the often unseen and unspoken consequences of experiencing loneliness in the workplace. Referencing findings from the BBC’s recent ‘Loneliness Project’ and the ‘Loneliness at Work’ report, commissioned by the British Red Cross, we examine some of the key factors that contribute to feelings of loneliness at work and the ways in which we can combat this and build supportive communities. The Art of Work, is a consultancy and community of practice that specialises in helping organisations and individuals navigate the changing world of work. Do sign up for our regular podcasts if you want to know more or take a look at our website: .
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Spotlight 2024 - Menopause and more
04/29/2024
Spotlight 2024 - Menopause and more
Welcome to our Spotlight 2024 virtual forum series, designed to shine a light on some of the key topics impacting on the workplace today and in the future. Building on our successful series in 2022 we are relaunching this popular series to provide a thought-provoking space for our Art of Work community to come together and share their thoughts, feelings and insights together. Across this year we are hosting a series of bi-monthly live podcasts and have some fascinating guests lined up to explore everything from being human in the workplace, the impact of AI on our work and how do we act in times of disruption. In our second episode of our Spotlight 2024 series, we explore the fascinating topic of ‘Menopause and more’ and explore how menopause, PMS, PMDD and other aspects of women’s health and wellbeing are currently dealt with in the workplace, how to address the challenges and focus on providing the right support for those who need it. To help us navigate this topic, we were joined by highly knowledgeable experts in this area along with special guests sharing their powerful lived experiences. The Art of Work, is a consultancy and community of practice that specialises in helping organisations and individuals navigate the changing world of work. Do sign up for our regular podcasts if you want to know more or take a look at our website: .
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Spotlight 2024 - Making Our Cities Human Again
02/26/2024
Spotlight 2024 - Making Our Cities Human Again
Welcome to our Spotlight 2024 virtual forum series, designed to shine a light on some of the key topics impacting on the workplace today and in the future. Building on our successful series in 2022 we are relaunching this popular series to provide a thought-provoking space for our Art of work to come together and share their thoughts, feelings and insights together. Across this year we are hosting a series of bi-monthly live podcasts and have some fascinating guests lined up to explore everything from being human in the workplace, the impact of AI on our work and how do we act in times of disruption. In this first episode of our Spotlight 2024 series, we explore the fascinating topic of ‘Making of cities human again’ and what makes a ‘human-centric’ city? Joined by our good friends Rich and Andy Ward, founders of RAW Brothers, we discuss what’s happening right now on our cities, what the futures looking like and where do we go from here? Together we discuss: The impact of every act of kindness Returning to cities for relationships and collaboration Being thankful for diversity, acceptance and peace in our cities Occupying your city space with an abundant attitude The Art of Work, is a consultancy that specialises in helping organisations and individuals navigate the changing world of work. Do sign up for our regular podcasts if you want to know more or take a look at our website:.
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Sustainable Leadership
12/19/2022
Sustainable Leadership
Welcome to our Workplace 2022 virtual forum series, designed to shine a spotlight on some of the key topics impacting on how we work today. This series forms part of the 10-year celebrations for The Art of Work, a consultancy that specialises in helping organisations and individuals navigate the changing world of work. Across this year we are hosting a series of live podcasts exploring everything from the role of our physical workplaces in the new hybrid working world, the future of workplace learning and how we can better support and value our front-line workers, and much more. In this month's episode of our Workplace 2022 series, we explore the fascinating topic of the sustainable leader. As society becomes increasingly aware of the impact businesses have on its people, the planet and its prosperity how do we ensure leaders embrace sustainable leadership? With so much to do, it can feel overwhelming, so what does this really mean for leaders today? And how do we bring this to the forefront of our leadership agenda? In this episode, we are joined by Barbara Welch, who brings a highly relevant and personal perspective on this topic informed by her years in the construction industry.
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The Ageing Workforce
11/15/2022
The Ageing Workforce
Welcome to our Workplace 2022 virtual forum series, designed to shine a spotlight on some of the key topics impacting on how we work today. This series forms part of the 10-year celebrations for The Art of Work, a consultancy that specialises in helping organisations and individuals navigate the changing world of work. Across this year we are hosting a series of live podcasts exploring everything from the role of our physical workplaces in the new hybrid working world, the future of workplace learning and how we can better support and value our front-line workers, and much more. In this episode we turn our attention to the ageing workforce. With many of the baby boomer generation choosing retirement, particularly post pandemic, what does that mean for the future workforce? Joined by Jo Lee who shares her passion for the ageing workforce and Jacqueline Jardine-White, a regular contributor to the topic of menopause in the workplace, we explore the benefits, and the challenges, of an ageing workforce and consider how managers and organisations can keep and engage those with extensive knowledge and skills.
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The Death of the Office
09/15/2022
The Death of the Office
Welcome to our Workplace 2022 virtual forum series, designed to shine a spotlight on some of the key topics impacting on how we work today. This series forms part of the 10-year celebrations for The Art of Work, a consultancy that specialises in helping organisations and individuals navigate the changing world of work. Across this year we are hosting a series of live podcasts exploring everything from the role of our physical workplaces in the new hybrid working world, the future of workplace learning and how we can better support and value our front-line workers, and much more. In this episode our focus is the death of the office. With average office attendance at just 26%, we explore the relevance of the workplace. Joined by the , Rich and Andy, we ask what is the workplace for in today’s climate? How do we utilise the workplace to create a great employee experience and, given that loneliness has considerable negative impact on the health of the population what moral and ethical responsibilities do organisations have to reinvent the workplace to tackle some of these issues.
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Focus on the Frontline
07/14/2022
Focus on the Frontline
Welcome to our Workplace 2022 virtual forum series, designed to shine a spotlight on some of the key topics impacting on how we work today. This series forms part of the 10-year celebrations for The Art of Work, a consultancy that specialises in helping organisations and individuals navigate the changing world of work. Across this year we are hosting a series of live podcasts exploring everything from the role of our physical workplaces in the new hybrid working world, the future of workplace learning and how we can better support and value our front-line workers, and much more. In this episode we turn our focus to Frontline Workers. Research has shown that these vital workers in our economy have experienced the sharpest fall in engagement during the pandemic. Joined by managers from the ambulance service, councils and David Dagger from the Institute of Customer service, we ask the question, what is an essential worker and explore how we can reengage and support them, many of whom have experienced significant challenge through the pandemic.
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The Learning Landscape
06/09/2022
The Learning Landscape
Welcome to our Workplace 2022 live podcast series, designed to shine a spotlight on some of the key topics impacting on how we work today. This series forms part of the 10 year celebrations for The Art of Work, a consultancy that specialises in helping organisations and individuals navigate the changing world of work. Over the next few months, we will be hosting a series of live podcasts exploring everything from women at work and gender inequality in today's workplace to the future of workplace learning and how we can better support and value our front line workers, and much more. In this episode we explore the topic of ‘The New Learning Landscape’, discussing the future of workplace learning in the post-pandemic landscape. Joined by Bradley Burgoyne from CIPHR and Gaelle Delmas from Syncskills, we explore how the increase in remote and hybrid working has changed how we learn, the impact of technology on the choices available to us, and what the future of learning and development holds for leaders, learning professionals and individual learners.
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Hybrid Horizons
05/12/2022
Hybrid Horizons
Welcome to our Workplace 2022 llive podcast series, designed to shine a spotlight on some of the key topics impacting on how we work today. This series forms part of the 10 year celebrations for The Art of Work, a consultancy that specialises in helping organisations and individuals navigate the changing world of work. Over the next few months, we will be hosting a series of live podcasts exploring everything from women at work and gender inequality in today's workplace to the future of workplace learning and how we can better support and value our front line workers, and much more. In this episode we explore the topic of ‘Hybrid Horizons’ discussing the impact remote working had through the pandemic and the common hybrid way of working many organisations have adopted.
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Women @ Work
05/03/2022
Women @ Work
Welcome to our Workplace 2022 live podcast series, designed to shine a spotlight on some of the key topics impacting on how we work today. This series forms part of the 10-year celebrations for The Art of Work, a consultancy that specialises in helping organisations and individuals navigate the changing world of work. Over the next few months, we will be hosting a series of live podacasts exploring everything from the role of our physical workplaces in the new hybrid working world, the future of workplace learning and how we can better support and value our front-line workers, and much more. In this first podcast we explore the topic of ‘women at work’. In particular, we examine gender inequality, as it exists in today’s workplace. What form does it take? Has the increase in remote working helped, or increased the pressure on women at work? And crucially, what still needs to happen to redress the balance?
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Characters@Work
12/02/2019
Characters@Work
A recent work trip to Disneyland in Florida got us thinking about the masks we wear at work. Julie, Sandra and Phil talk about the masks we wear to protect ourselves and think about what it means to remove the mask and be 100% human at work.
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Learning@Work Week
05/16/2019
Learning@Work Week
In this second episode, in the midst of Learning at Work week, we talk about the shape of the future of learning at work and consider how we all need to adapt and flex as learning in the workplace develops and evolves. Music: Tag us #mastertheworkplace Follow us: @theartofworkuk on twitter or @the_art_of_work on instagram
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Women@Work
03/08/2019
Women@Work
In this first episode we'll be talking all things women and business on International Women's Day 2019 and hearing their journey through their careers in, sometimes male dominated business and hearing how they navigated those waters and how that led to them setting up their own business. Music: Tag us #mastertheworkplace Follow us: @theartofworkuk on twitter or @the_art_of_work on instagram
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