The Workplace

NND is joined by Dr. Keetie Roelen, Senior Research Fellow in Poverty and Social Action and Deputy Director at the Centre for the Study of Global Development (CSDG) at The Open University, author of The Empathy Fix: Why Poverty Persists and How To Change It and founder and host of the podcast Poverty Unpacked, who explores the impact of ‘in-work poverty’ (particularly on part-time workers, the self-employed, the differently-abled and vulnerable people), its practical implications and most importantly, what we can do about it, as we ask: is work really a main route out of poverty and what actually constitutes ‘work’?#workplacennd#InWorkPoverty‘The Workplace’ theme tune intro:Guitar and vocals by Markus Michelucci (Sound Refuge) Official Website: https://soundrefugemusic.com/epk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sound_refuge/?hl=en

In The Year In Review 2025, NND takes a thematic tour through last year, focusing on the programme’s main themes and sub-series, beginning with Health and Well-being At Work, featuring consultant Graham Pottie on How To Build Good Mental Health Culture At Work; Women’s Advancement In The Workplace, during the Women’s History Month 2025 series, featuring nutritional therapist Michele Scarr on Menopause and The Workplace; Leadership and Ethics, featuring leadership coach Laura Hartley  on Leadership In The BANI (Brittle, Anxious, Non-Linear, Incomprehensible) World; Art and Artists, featuring artist and co-founder of TOMA (The Other MA) Emma Edmondson, on How To Set Up An Art School; and for the Black History Month UK 2025 series, history consultant, Kwaku on ‘British Black Music 2000-2025: What’s The Story?’#workplacennd #leadership #healthandwellbeing #womenshistorymonth #BlackHistoryMonth ‘The Workplace’ theme tune intro:Guitar and vocals by Markus Michelucci (Sound Refuge)Official Website: https://soundrefugemusic.com/epkInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sound_refuge/?hl=en

Autumn-Winter 2025 Review, featuring Caitlin McAllister, group managing director for The Ministry of Sound and The Ministry on co-working space meets members’ club, The Ministry, its amenities and the added value it provides; PCS union representative Tahir Latif, on the history of trade unions, their accomplishments to date and their role for the future; history consultant, Kwaku on 'British Black Music 2000-2025: What's The Story?' and his tireless efforts with the genre; tech software developer and co-founder of SEPHEO (Self-employed People Helping Each Other), John Evans, on Co-Operative Freelancing and Freelancers and The Future of Work; and leadership coach and founder of The Scintilla Centre Laura Hartley, on Leadership In The BANI (Brittle, Anxious, Non-Linear, Incomprehensible) World.#workplacennd #futureofwork #cooperatives #freelancers ‘The Workplace’ theme tune intro:Guitar and vocals by Markus Michelucci (Sound Refuge)Official Website: https://soundrefugemusic.com/epkInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sound_refuge/?hl=en

NND discusses Leadership In The BANI World (Part 2), with leadership coach Laura Hartley, founder of The Scintilla Centre who re-visits the BANI (Brittle, Anxious, Non-Linear and Incomprehensible) model framework and explains the crucial leadership skills needed for this era, including inner work as compass and inner work as culture work. Part 2 of 2. #workplacennd#leadership‘The Workplace’ theme tune intro:Guitar and vocals by Markus Michelucci (Sound Refuge) Official Website: https://soundrefugemusic.com/epk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sound_refuge/?hl=en

NND discusses Leadership In The BANI World (Part 1), with leadership coach Laura Hartley, founder of The Scintilla Centre who provides her definition of leadership, explains the move from the VUCA (Volatile, Uncertain, Complex and Ambiguous) to BANI (Brittle, Anxious, Non-Linear and Incomprehensible) world framework and explores the idea of leadership in uncharted territory. Part 1 of 2. #workplacennd#leadership‘The Workplace’ theme tune intro:Guitar and vocals by Markus Michelucci (Sound Refuge) Official Website: https://soundrefugemusic.com/epk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sound_refuge/?hl=en

NND discusses Systems Approaches To Transformational Leadership and Advocacy, with Management Consultant and Policy Implementation Specialist Rudi Page who operates through a system titled MCW Connectivity – Making Connections Work Connectivity – which fosters connections between people, institutions, communities and neighbourhoods and proposes that success depends on three principles: implementation is key to attainment, the workforce is the community and the community is the workforce and while means of communication may differ, needs are the same. #workplacennd#leadership#NHS‘The Workplace’ theme tune intro:Guitar and vocals by Markus Michelucci (Sound Refuge) Official Website: https://soundrefugemusic.com/epk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sound_refuge/?hl=en