Bad Work Stories Made Good by Emma Matthews and Corina Roobeck

January 23, 202545 min

Is School Leadership in the UK Colourblind?

Tell us what you like about our show and share your Bad work stories so we can help. Thanks Emma & CorinaWe are on a mission to end suffering at work. Bad work stories are everywhere - they are stressful - sucking our time, attention and precious energy, and for a lot of us, we take the stress home. A great leader once said - “Be the change you want to see in the world “, and that's what we do here.We must do something different if we want more joy and healthy collaboration in our teams and organisations. Take what resonates with you, and let us know how you get on. This week, we welcome a very special guest Betty Johnson from Rinnovate Recruitment who Corina met at an Education Leaders Conference in November last year. We explore the lack of Black and Minority educators in senior leadership positions in the UK.. The shocking statistics combined with Betty's own lived experience and how this has shaped her purpose and passion to provide support and leadership needed to drive change. Listen as she details strategies to proactively equip Black educators for success and what Leaders and Policy Makers in Education can do to create truly diverse and inclusive environments. What Betty shares is universal to all leaders and all enterprises. Her deep care and passion for this change is inspirational. Contact Betty on Linkedin Betty Johnson and at rinnovate.co.ukThank you for joining us.With love Emma and Corinahelp@badworkstoriesmadegood.com

December 10, 202424 min

Christmas Special - Have you been Naughty or Nice?

Tell us what you like about our show and share your Bad work stories so we can help. Thanks Emma & CorinaWe are on a mission to end suffering at work. This week, we celebrate the upcoming holiday season with good cheer, stories, what's going on and tips to help you through the festive frazzle. From active recovery to jigsaw puzzles, reflection and a fun poem from Corina. If you are unclear how to review your year, celebrate your brilliance, learn from your mis-steps, and integrate them into your 2025, join Debrief your Year. Group programme and individual spots limited. DM us. help@badworkstoriesmadegood.comThank you for joining us.Stay connected by signing up at badworkstoriesmadegood.comHappy holidays With Love Emma and Corina

November 5, 202421 min

Rules of Engagement - A Values Makeover

Tell us what you like about our show and share your Bad work stories so we can help. Thanks Emma & CorinaEmma and Corina are on a Mission to stop bad work stories. We serve leaders and help you shift from the stress and waste of drama and suffering at work to joy, honesty and collaboration. We take everyday situations and apply practical and kind strategies to improve them. Add them to your leadership and facilitation toolkit. This episode offers a ‘values makeover’ for a community pickleball club - taking a list of forbidden items and applying positivity and connection as we celebrate World Values Day. Points coveredThe different ‘feel’ states of rules v values How to do a quick values makeover The cultural test - Is it fit for purpose? World Values Day - every day. Put your values into action. Thank you for joining us today. Reach out to us if - You have a bad work story driving you nuts and would like our help to resolve it. You enjoyed our energy and perspectives; your workplace would benefit.You would love to join us live on the podcast. You can contact us at help@badworkstoriesmadegood.com or head on over to www.Badworkstoriesmadegood.com Download the BWSMG Guide to Collaboration here All feedback or a review is welcomed. We appreciate your input and encouragement. If you would like to hear more, please subscribe. #BWSMG #leadership #facilitation #worldvaluesday #pickleball .

October 10, 202421 min

Say Goodbye to Passive Onboarding.

Tell us what you like about our show and share your Bad work stories so we can help. Thanks Emma & CorinaWe are on a mission to end suffering at work. Bad work stories are everywhere - they are stressful - sucking our time, attention and precious energy, and for a lot of us, we take the stress home. A great leader once said - “Be the change you want to see in the world “, and that's what we do here.We must do something different if we want more joy and healthy collaboration in our teams and organisations. Take what resonates with you, and let us know how you get on. This week, we chat about passive onboarding and how it wastes time and creates unnecessary waiting and uncertainty. Pre installed alignment that quickly sets everyone up for success is possible - purpose and culture - USE IT ! Your new people will thank you for it. Thank you for joining us.Today we celebrate our 2 year anniversary and we thank everyone who has listened, given us feedback and joined us on the mission to stop suffering at work. We are taking a podcast pause to work on creative development and will be back soon. Stay connected by signing up at www.badworkstoriesmadegood.comWe appreciate your email address and will treat it with respect. With Love Emma and Corina

September 12, 202441 min

A Good Work Story - 10 High Performance Lessons From the Olympics.

Tell us what you like about our show and share your Bad work stories so we can help. Thanks Emma & CorinaWe are on a mission to end suffering at work. Bad work stories are everywhere - they are stressful - sucking our time, attention and precious energy, and for a lot of us, we take the stress home. A great leader once said - “Be the change you want to see in the world “, and that's what we do here.Each week, we take ONE Bad work story - and discuss: A Perspective for Everyone. A Perspective for Leaders, specifically One practical tool that you can apply today. Take one or all three, and you can improve your Bad Work story today. We must do something different if we want more joy and healthy collaboration in our teams and organisations. Take what resonates with you, and let us know how you get on. This week, we celebrate a good work story - the Paris Olympics and what we can learn from elite high performance and culture. Dive in and apply to your own performance and business. Thank you for joining us today. Suppose you want to upgrade your skills and confidence in handling group dynamics and increase the effectiveness and joy of your meetings. In that case, we invite you to join us at the following online facilitation course Corina will run in October. It will be four hours once a week for eight weeks. We have a special discount offer for BWSMG listeners :) https://zenergyglobal.com.au/programmes/programme-status/upcoming/ - perfect for Europe, Australia, NZ, India, and South East Asia. It is online and will last four hours a week for eight weeks. We have a special discount for BWSMG listeners. We run them regularly throughout the year, so if this resonates with you and you want to serve your team at a higher level and develop your leadership, reach out to Corina for a chat. Reach out to us if - You are experiencing a bad work story that is driving you crazy, and you would like our help resolving it. You enjoyed our energy and perspectives; your workplace would benefit.You would love to join us live on the podcast. You can contact us at help@badworkstoriesmadegood.com or head on over to www.Badworkstoriesmadegood.com

September 5, 2024Episode 7929 min

“Held Captive All Day” A New Approach at Mineral Resources Australia.

Tell us what you like about our show and share your Bad work stories so we can help. Thanks Emma & CorinaWe are on a mission to end suffering at work. Bad work stories are everywhere - they are stressful - sucking our time, attention and precious energy, and for a lot of us, we take the stress home. A great leader once said - “Be the change you want to see in the world “, and that's what we do here.Each week, we take ONE Bad work story - and discuss: A Perspective for Everyone. A Perspective for Leaders, specifically One practical tool that you can apply today. Take one or all three, and you can improve your Bad Work story today. We must do something different if we want more joy and healthy collaboration in our teams and organisations. Take what resonates with you, and let us know how you get on. This week, we explore the news coming out of Mineral Resources Australia, where the MD prefers to hold employees captured all day - walking outside for a coffee is too costly.Points coveredIs this a culture fit for you ? Low trust and low autonomy for productivity in HQ How does this approach align with the Vision, Purpose, Values and people statements on their website. Thank you for joining us today. Suppose you want to upgrade your skills and confidence in handling group dynamics and increase the effectiveness and joy of your meetings. In that case, we invite you to join us at the following online facilitation course Corina will run in October. It will be four hours once a week for eight weeks. We have a special discount offer for BWSMG listeners :) https://zenergyglobal.com.au/programmes/programme-status/upcoming/ - perfect for Europe, Australia, NZ, India, and South East Asia. Reach out to us if - You are experiencing a bad work story that is driving you crazy, and you would like our help resolving it. You enjoyed our energy and perspectives; your workplace would benefit.You would love to join us live on the podcast. You can contact us at help@badworkstoriesmadegood.com or head on over to www.Badworkstoriesmadegood.com

August 29, 202421 min

Disconnected from the Customer?

Tell us what you like about our show and share your Bad work stories so we can help. Thanks Emma & CorinaWe are on a mission to end suffering at work. Bad work stories are everywhere - they are stressful - sucking our time, attention and precious energy, and for a lot of us, we take the stress home. A great leader once said - “Be the change you want to see in the world “, and that's what we do here.Each week, we take ONE Bad work story - and discuss: A Perspective for Everyone. A Perspective for Leaders, specifically One practical tool that you can apply today. Take one or all three, and you can improve your Bad Work story today. We must do something different if we want more joy and healthy collaboration in our teams and organisations. Take what resonates with you, and let us know how you get on. This week, we explore the impact of a bad customer experience over a parking fine and a complaints department that can't talk to the call centre or the customer! Points coveredIf customers are everyone's priority, why do we get frustration and friction instead of flow and fun?What’s the real agenda? Profit over reputationHow do you get the customer line of sight connection across an organisation?Thank you for joining us today. Suppose you want to upgrade your skills and confidence in handling group dynamics and increase the effectiveness and joy of your meetings. In that case, we invite you to join us at the following online facilitation course Corina will run in October. It will be four hours once a week for eight weeks. We have a special discount offer for BWSMG listeners :) https://zenergyglobal.com.au/programmes/programme-status/upcoming/ - perfect for Europe, Australia, NZ, India, and South East Asia.

August 22, 202422 min

Clash of Leadership Styles - what to do?

Tell us what you like about our show and share your Bad work stories so we can help. Thanks Emma & CorinaWe are on a mission to end suffering at work. Bad work stories are everywhere - they are stressful - sucking our time, attention and precious energy, and for a lot of us, we take the stress home. A great leader once said - “Be the change you want to see in the world “, and that's what we do here.Each week, we take ONE Bad work story - and discuss: A Perspective for Everyone. A Perspective for Leaders, specifically One practical tool that you can apply today. Take one or all three, and you can improve your Bad Work story today. We must do something different if we want more joy and healthy collaboration in our teams and organisations. Take what resonates with you, and let us know how you get on. This week, we explore what happens when you get a new leader whose leadership style is not your preference. What can you do? Points coveredHow to play the game and stay in integrity. Conserving your cognitive and emotional energy - ie sleep at night. Go back to your secret organisational power Calling leadership peers to step up and support. Thank you for joining us today. Want to upgrade your skills and confidence to handle group dynamics and increase the effectiveness and joy of your meeting - we invite you to join us at the next online facilitation course Corina will be running in October. 4 hours once a week for 8 weeks. Special discount offer for BWSMG listeners :) https://zenergyglobal.com.au/programmes/programme-status/upcoming/ - perfect for Europe, Australia, NZ, India, South East Asia. Reach out to us if - You are experiencing a bad work story that is driving you crazy, and you would like our help resolving it. You enjoyed our energy and perspectives; your workplace would benefit.You would love to join us live on the podcast. You can contact us at help@badworkstoriesmadegood.com or head on over to www.Badworkstoriesmadegood.com

August 8, 202419 min

Feeling the Entrepreneurial Burn

Tell us what you like about our show and share your Bad work stories so we can help. Thanks Emma & CorinaWe are on a mission to end suffering at work. Bad work stories are everywhere - they are stressful - sucking our time, attention and precious energy and for a lot of us, we take the stress home. A great leader once said - “Be the change you want to see in the world “ and that's what we do here.Each week, we take ONE Bad work story - and we share with you A Perspective for everyone. A perspective / One insight for Leaders specifically One practical tool that you can apply today. Take one or all 3 and you can then change your Bad Work story for the good. We must do something different if we want more joy and healthy collaboration in our teams and organisations. Take what resonates with you, and let us know how you get on. This week, we explore a situation where a passionate entrepreneur with an exciting vision is self sabotaging his success by his dominating leadership style. What are the key elements to change this around? Points coveredTrust and focus v Power and PutdownsWhy clarity is gold And Delegation is key Thank you for joining us today. If you want to increase your skills and confidence in working with these situations in one or a team environment, check out our next course this July - https://zenergyglobal.com.au/the-art-of-facilitation-online-european-and-american-time-zones/ It is online and will last four hours a week for eight weeks. We have a special discount for BWSMG listeners. We run them regularly throughout the year, so if this resonates with you and you want to serve your team at a higher level and develop your leadership, reach out to Corina for a chat. Reach out to us if - You have a bad work story driving you up the wall and you would like our help to resolve it. You enjoyed our energy and perspectives; your workplace would benefit.You would love to join us live on the podcast. You can contact us at help@badworkstoriesmadegood.com or head on over to www.Badworkstoriesmadegood.com

August 1, 202429 min

Abuse at work - the end does not justify the means.

Tell us what you like about our show and share your Bad work stories so we can help. Thanks Emma & CorinaWe are on a mission to end suffering at work. Bad work stories are everywhere - they are stressful - sucking our time, attention and precious energy and for a lot of us, we take the stress home. A great leader once said - “Be the change you want to see in the world “ and that's what we do here.Each week, we take ONE Bad work story - and we share with you A Perspective for everyone. A perspective / One insight for Leaders specifically One practical tool that you can apply today. Take one or all 3 and you can then change your Bad Work story for the good. We must do something different if we want more joy and healthy collaboration in our teams and organisations. Take what resonates with you, and let us know how you get on. This week, we explore the scandal at Strictly Come Dancing ( A BBC show) with allegations of abuse of Pro- dancers to their Celebrity partners. What learnings can we apply to our own workplace? Points coveredThe importance of knowing your values and expressing your expectations. Have the courage to speak up when things go bad. Leaders sucked into the mantra - the means justifies the end. Don’t be complicit, build an open and encouraging environmentUse and choose culture and onboarding as a tool to develop happy and productive workplaces and relationships. Thank you for joining us today. If you want to increase your skills and confidence in working with these situations in one or a team environment, check out our next course this July - https://zenergyglobal.com.au/the-art-of-facilitation-online-european-and-american-time-zones/www.badworkstoriesmadegood.com

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Is School Leadership in the UK Colourblind?

Christmas Special - Have you been Naughty or Nice?

Rules of Engagement - A Values Makeover

Say Goodbye to Passive Onboarding.

A Good Work Story - 10 High Performance Lessons From the Olympics.

“Held Captive All Day” A New Approach at Mineral Resources Australia.

Disconnected from the Customer?

Clash of Leadership Styles - what to do?

Feeling the Entrepreneurial Burn

Abuse at work - the end does not justify the means.

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