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What happened to those employees who were part of the 'Great Resignation'? Would you be surprised to hear a recent survey identified 8 out of 10 people regretted moving jobs? It takes so much for someone to leave, so when causes people to regret moving? Organisations work hard to entice new employees, but how well do we look after them when it comes to onboarding? Amrit explores how creating amazing on boardings could help.

If anyone is interested in finding out more, here's the link to the '4 day week global'. We have no affiliation with the organisation. https://www.4dayweek.com/

How kind is your workplace? How kind are the people to each other? Following the experience of a CEO of a large organisation, reaching out to Amrit, to meet up to say thank you for all the work carried out, reflecting on the emotions he experienced, and the feelings he was left with, Amrit shares his thoughts of how amazing he felt and how this random act was such a stark reminder of the huge impact kindness can have on our workplaces.

Are you over 50 years old, struggling to find work? Why do we assume older employees will add less value that younger ones to our organisations? Whilst it's a protected characteristic, there's still some views that to create a dynamic organisation, you need young people. What value do older employees bring to organisations in terms of culture and performance? Join Amrit as he shared his experiences in this week's podcast.

Every human being is an emotional creature - driven by emotions than logic. Yet somehow when it comes to work, we seem to abandon this knowledge, dealing with people in a very logical and rational way. Emotions matter yet we seem to be slow in equipping leaders and managers with the ability to emotionally connect with people. Join Amrit as he explores Emotions at Work in this week's podcast.

An article Amrit wrote recently for HRDirector on the subject can be read here:  https://www.thehrdirector.com/features/future-of-work/engineered-attrition-latest-tactic-get-rid-employees/  

Every one of us have suffered from procrastination and it's often a horrible feeling, ladened with guilt. What is procrastination and why do we suffer from it? How can we overcome this helplessness that so many of us can feel? This podcast is linked to the 'Driving Productivity' series of workshops that The Engagement Coach will be running, open to all, with the first focused on Time Management. Join Amrit in this week's podcast on dealing with procrastination.

Having had one week into the New Year, this is a perfect opportunity to review and reflect on our company cultures. What have we tolerated and what needs changing? Rather than waiting for an engagement survey to focus on our company culture, with this fresh perspective, how can we create truly great work cultures? Join Amrit as he shares his thoughts on this critical topic.

Have you ever used your holiday away from work to catch up on work? Many of us have often worked evenings and weekends to catch up, but as we face a recession, and organisations look to cut costs, could we be creating an environment perfect for Leavism? How can we tell if our teams are working too hard and using their personal time to play catch up, especially with obvious implications on burnout? Join Amrit as he explores this topic in this week's podcast.

No one would ever describe themselves as suffering from learned helplessness but when we learn to accept the negative situation around us is never going to change, whilst we may not choose to admit it, this is exactly what this is. It results in us no longer trying to make changes, as it is pointless. What can we do and is there ever any hope? Join Amrit as he explores this topic in this week's podcast

What's holding you back from being your best? Many of us know deep down we could be so much better than we are today, but we struggle to do anything about it. Some of us struggle because we want everything we be perfect. Others struggle because of a narrative or belief system we tell ourselves, and some of us struggle to commit to ourselves because we think there's nothing we've managed to commit to, in our lives. Join Amrit as he explores what can hold us back and how we can overcome this.

Have you ever had that feeling that something didn't feel right, only to find you were right but you didn't follow through on those instinctive feelings? As leaders, we are conditioned that everything must be data-driven, tangible and we often ignore those gut feelings or intuition, yet it serves an important purpose. Our brains and bodies are processing information at a phenomenal rate, leading to these feelings and thoughts, that we find hard to articulate or explain, and therefore we ignore. When something doesn't feel right, it usually isn't, and our brains and bodies have picked up on this, without us realising. Combining this knowledge with an awareness of our personal values, can help improve our decision-making. Join Amrit as he explores Intuitive Leadership in this week's podcast.

It's easy to confuse compassion and care, but being a caring leader, isn't the same as being a compassionate leader. What are the components of compassionate leadership? According to research, compassion has three facets: Noticing, Feeling and Responding. How well do organisations notice what people are experiencing? Do they work hard enough to fully understand what people feel? And then how can organisations respond accordingly? Join Amrit as he explores this topic in this week's podcast.

Quiet quitting - a phrase born from Tik Tok, used to describe individuals who are no longer prepared to do more than their job description. But is this a new concept or is it just a re-badging of disengagement? Have poor job descriptions and boring jobs finally led to this concept? Join Amrit as he explores Quiet quitting and considers what employers can do to minimise this.

Where were you when it happened? Will it be etched in your memory? The Lionesses brought football home with an amazing win over Germany to win the Euros 2022. Will this be the defining moment when we start to take women seriously in our society? Will we now open our leadership roles and boardrooms up to women? This has to be a watershed moment that we use to change this mans world that's been holding women back, to propel them to greatness. The topic of this week's podcast with Amrit Sandhar

How often do you create moments of joy at work? You might think this a strange question, after all, could anyone create moments of joy at work? There are times when we manage to immerse ourselves in great work, where we lose track of time, are absorbed in such pleasure, but these moments tend to happen by accident rather than by design. What would work look like if we were to design these moments into our working day? This is the topic of this week's podcast with Amrit Sandhar

Amrit has often spoken about employer engagement - at what point does the employer hold themselves to account for poor engagement rather than focusing on employees. But we cannot just come to work, expecting the employer to keep us engaged each day. What can we do to improve our world of work? The same is true of leadership development programmes - learning how we can improve the way we lead and manage is of no value if we choose not to make changes. Amrit shares an example of how someone decided to make a change with amazing results, which highlights how if we all choose to make changes, we could improve our own personal engagement at work.

This week the Conservative party begins the process of choosing their new leader. Many people will be sitting on the sidelines, thinking why can't we have a say, considering this person will become the next Prime Minister? Whilst this is the leader of the Conservative party, it does raise questions about how we recruit leaders for our organisations. Imagine a world where the employees - ordinary people, had a chance to choose their CEO. CEOs would have to pitch to ordinary employees, allowing them to choose the person they want at the helm of their organisation. Imagine what impact this would have on the culture and environment. The topic of this week's podcast - Time to choose your CEO!

The UK is about to embark upon an experiment to understand the impact of a four-day working week on business productivity, as well as on the wellbeing of employees. Why has the UK historically had such low productivity versus the rest of the G7 countries? Is there a risk that we are just really poor with time management, in which case could a four-day working week cause more damage than good? We complain about the number of meetings, but are these secretly serving a purpose of procrastination? This is the topic of this week's podcast with Amrit Sandhar

This week, Amrit shares insights following discussions that sparked him to think about values alignment and how when we live lives aligned to our values, it makes life easier rather than exhausting. We are all driven by our values, but how much time do we spend understanding what they are, and how to live a life more aligned to them? Are our workplaces aligned to our values? if not, what impact is that having on us? Join Amrit as he explores this topic this week.