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The Real Work is a podcast that pulls you into a digital journey of the world of work. Host Alex Lamb, an organisational psychologist and professional coach, uses her experience to pull back the curtain behind people’s lives, careers, and cultural perspec

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    • Mar 10, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 1h 4m AVG DURATION
    • 11 EPISODES


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    Charting A Career in Youth Culture - With Brett Booth

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2021 52:39


    Brett Booth works actively in youth culture in the UK, bringing creative design, music, and street life together to celebrate artists through his agency, Nerds Collective. Brett walks us through his career path, the gravitational pull towards the work he loves, how they've managed the Nerds business through COVID, and how we can all open up our lens on age and ethnic diversity to embrace the richness in our work.

    Careers Crossing Borders - How Do International Moves Happen? With Alexia Higgs

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2021 53:30


    Alexia Higgs has worked globally managing high profile cultural events, collaborating and creating projects with the Melbourne Symphony, Australian Chamber Orchestra, Opera Australia as well as with sports and cultural festivals such as the AFL, Australian Open and the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival. In this podcast we talk about moving countries, being a specialist in your field, what it takes to build a career in your non-native language, and the impact 2020 has had on careers in classical music. A must-listen for anyone considering an international career.

    The Career Path For You, With Natalie Arnold

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2021 58:04


    Natalie Arnold is Founder of Fly into July, motivating and encouraging people all around the world to count their daily steps during the month of July, and raising funds for other not-for-profits year-round. Her decisions to move overseas as a young adult, take on project-based work with an international move every few years, and to pick up study via distance education at a later career stage, have all contributed to the adventures she's had and the wisdom she's accumulated - and her career and contribution have a long way to go with her next chapter underway in Australia!

    En-garde For The Career You Want, With Georgina Usher

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2021 97:05


    Georgina is CEO of British Fencing and is a successful athlete herself, representing Great Britain at many European and World Championships and spending several seasons ranked in the World Top 16. Since joining British Fencing in April 2014, Georgina has successfully implemented several initiatives to increase participation in fencing. Georgina and Alex talk about the culture she leads at British Fencing, the decisions she's made as an athlete and mum, and how she got into, and out of consulting.

    Founding A Business With Soul With Vivian Story

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2021 81:09


    Vivian Ke Story is a Korean Canadian entrepreneur, now based in Ho Chi Minh City, and is the Founder of Soul Story Skincare.From immigrant roots, she hard-worked her way to the front office before pivoting her life towards wellness. As a female founder, she's long-been cultivating the grit to thrive through COVID. This conversation covers it all, showing that your personal story is always reflected in your best work.

    Inclusion in Visual Culture and Heritage Workplaces with Dr. Sophie Frost

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2021 75:34


    Dr. Sophie Frost is an interdisciplinary scholar of Visual Culture, Creative Industries and Museum Studies, based in London. In 2020, Sophie presented Voices of the Royal Pavilion & Museums, a three-series podcast going behind the scenes at Brighton & Hove's museum service, now available on iTunes and Spotify.This conversation touches on how some of the most important social movements of our time are happening in private, between individuals & small groups. Sophie is making space for more voices through her amazing work!

    A Passion for Pension Reform - Jamaica's 2020 Eisenhower Fellow, Sanya Goffe

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2021 55:30


    Sanya Goffe serves as a Director of NCB Financial Group Limited, National Commercial Bank Jamaica Limited, Jamaica Producers Group Limited and the Adult Learning Centres of Jamaica.She is also President of the Pension Industry Association of Jamaica. Sanya is Jamaica's 12th Eisenhower Fellow having been selected for the Eisenhower Fellowships 2020 Women's Leadership Programme.She shares her experience as a Mum who's fulfilling her professional goals - she's impacting her country & the boards she sits on, & yet she's reflective about continuously learning.

    Careers in Sports Management during COVID with Atlanta St John

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2021 72:55


    ‍Atlanta St John is Head of Harlequins Women's Rugby Programme, based in London, UK. Previously to Harlequins, Atlanta has worked on major Global events including the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games and the 2015 Rugby World Cup. Atlanta shares how COVID has impacted training; the role of social media and broadcasting to promote the league; the amazing career stories many female athletes have; and what women in the corporate world can learn from the strides being made in women's sport.

    Careers in Indigenous Public Health With Dr. Summer Finlay

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2020 58:42


    Dr Summer May Finlay is a Yorta Yorta woman who is passionate about social justice particularly for Indigenous people in Australia and globally. Alex and Dr Finlay had an informative discussion on the factors impacting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the workplace, and the community more broadly.We traversed public health and community services, Aboriginal comic books, practical ways to advocate for your needs as a corporate citizen, vaping trends, designing 'fruit salad' businesses - and much more.

    Weaving the Ladder As Your Climb It With Bohie Palecek

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2020 59:51


    Bohie Palecek is a practising commercial and public artist, creating street art, commercial murals and traditional signwriting fit-outs with a clear focus on handcrafted typography.Her illustrations have featured on clothing labels from Australia, the USA, Canada and the UK, and her art has exhibited in solo and group shows internationally. She generously shared about her creative practice, the career path of a sole trader, the thought patterns and relationships that impact her work, and how artists are experiencing the world right now.

    Career ZigZagging With Vaughan Bhagan

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2020 46:33


    Vaughan Bhagan has done it all... mostly! He has extensive experience working in senior Visitor Experience roles in the commercial and hospitality sectors, in high profile environments including the Southbank Centre, the Victoria & Albert Museum and the Millennium Dome.In this discussion, we touch on how careers zig and zag as well as the randomness of career events, and the gravitational pull we often feel towards an industry or work.

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