Ways to Change the Workplace with Prina Shah

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  187. Tiny Culture Change Series – Cancel one unnecessary meeting (and don’t replace it) with Prina Shah 13.09.2026 2min

  We complain that there isn’t enough time to get the work done. And then we fill our calendars with meetings that achieve very little. In this short Tiny Culture Change episode of Ways to Change Your Workplace, Prina Shah challenges leaders to make one deceptively simple change: cancel one recurring meeting that adds no real value — and don’t replace it. Because time is one of your people’s most valuable resources. And your calendar is your culture in pixels. What does your organisation’s cale...
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  186. You Can’t Demand Trust: What High-Trust Workplaces Do Differently 05.09.2026 27min

  What if your employees’ lack of trust isn’t a culture problem? What if mistrust is actually a perfectly rational response to the workplace you’ve created? In this solo episode of Ways to Change the Workplace, Prina Shah challenges one of the most common assumptions about workplace culture: that trust is something leaders need to build, demand or manufacture. Instead, Prina argues that trust is an outcome. Employees gather evidence every day about what happens when they take small interpersona...
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  185. Return on Trust: From Best Kept Secret to Go-To Authority with Petra Zink and Prina Shah 29.08.2026 44min

  In this episode of Ways to Change The Workplace, Prina Shah sits down with Petra Zink to unpack a concept most leaders talk about - but few truly understand: trust as a measurable return on investment. Petra challenges the idea that trust is just a “nice-to-have” and instead reframes it as a strategic, compounding asset that directly impacts decision-making, influence, and commercial outcomes. Together, they explore why so many leaders remain “best kept secrets,” how trust is built (and br...
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  184. Tiny Culture Change: Say Thank You in Detail with Prina Shah 22.08.2026 2min

  Tiny Culture Change: Say Thank You in Detail “Thanks, team” is nice. But it’s also easy for people to tune out. In this short episode of Ways to Change Your Workplace, Prina Shah shares a tiny culture change leaders can put into practice immediately: make your thank you specific. Instead of offering generic praise, name three things: The behaviour — what did the person actually do? The effort — what did it require from them? The impact — what difference did their actions make? ...
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  183. The Loneliness We Don't Talk About: Why So Many People Feel Alone at Work with Prina Shah 15.08.2026 19min

  Loneliness is one of the most overlooked challenges facing today's workplaces. In this solo episode of Ways to Change the Workplace, Prina Shah explores the hidden reality of workplace loneliness and why it affects everyone-from graduates to CEOs. Despite constant communication, many people have never felt more disconnected. Surrounded by colleagues, sitting in packed meetings, or spending the day on Zoom doesn't necessarily create genuine connection. Drawing on research from Dr Vivek Mur...
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  182. You Are the Greatest Project You'll Ever Work On - Dr Marny Lishman and Prina Shah on Self-Awareness, Solitude & Emotional Agility 08.08.2026 32min

  What if the most important relationship you'll ever build isn't with your partner, your colleagues or your team—but with yourself? In this episode of Ways to Change the Workplace, Prina Shah sits down with psychologist, workplace wellbeing expert and author Dr Marny Lishman for a deeply honest conversation about one of the most overlooked workplace skills: self-awareness. Drawing on her latest book, Only You, Marny challenges the common belief that being alone automatically means being lonely...
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  181. Tiny Culture Change Series: Share a Win That Isn't Yours - with Prina Shah 25.07.2026 2min

  Tiny Culture Change: Share a Win That Isn't Yours Leadership isn't just about what you achieve. It's about who you lift along the way. In this short episode of Ways to Change The Workplace, Prina Shah shares one simple leadership habit that has a surprisingly powerful impact on workplace culture. When someone praises your work, resist the temptation to quietly accept all the credit. Instead, intentionally shine the spotlight on someone else who helped make the outcome possible. Recognition is...
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  180. The Most Valuable Thing You Give Your Employer Isn't Your Work. It's Your Time - with Prina Shah 18.07.2026 46min

  What if we've been thinking about work all wrong? We often believe that what we give our employer is our knowledge, our expertise, our creativity or our effort. But beneath all of those lies something even more valuable. Our time. In this reflective solo episode of Ways to Change The Workplace, Prina Shah explores why time - not talent - is the true currency of work. Every working day, we exchange irreplaceable moments of our lives with our organisations. The question is whether those moments...
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  179. Leadership Pet Peeves: Mel Loy and Prina Shah's Sh*t List 11.07.2026 55min

  Leadership Pet Peeves: Prina & Mel's Sh1t List Sometimes the smallest workplace habits create the biggest headaches. In this final episode of our five-part leadership series, I'm joined once again by my brilliant friend Mel Loy - communication strategist, behavioural science practitioner and host of the Less Chatter, More Matter podcast. This episode is exactly what the title suggests... Our leadership sh1t list. The workplace behaviours we've both seen (far too often), experienced oursel...
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  178. Performance Liberation NOT Performance Management With Professor Steve Mckenna And Prina Shah 04.07.2026 39min

  Professor Steve McKenna joins Prina Shah for a thought-provoking conversation that challenges one of the most entrenched workplace practices: performance management. Together they explore why traditional annual performance reviews are increasingly unfit for today's fast-moving workplaces and why a new approach - what Steve calls performance liberation - may be the future. Connect with Steve McKenna Drawing on decades of experience across corporate, consulting, small business and academi...
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  177. Small Towns, Big Leadership Challenges with Simone Pickering and Prina Shah 27.06.2026 22min

  Series: Rethinking Regional Workplaces with Simone Pickering In this episode of Ways to Change Your Workplace, Prina Shah is joined by Simone Pickering, Founder of The People & Culture Office, for a thought-provoking conversation about leadership capability, workforce engagement, and the future of work in regional Australia. Drawing on research, leadership experience, and observations from regional communities, Prina and Simone explore why employee engagement remains stubbornly low, how l...
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  176. Working with Brilliant Jerks - Refresher with Prina Shah 20.06.2026 19min

  In this solo episode of Ways to Change Your Workplace, Prina Shah tackles a workplace problem many leaders recognise but often avoid addressing: the brilliant jerk. These are the high performers, the technical experts, the rainmakers and innovators who consistently deliver results, but leave a trail of damaged relationships, disengaged employees and toxic workplace culture behind them. Prina explores why organisations often tolerate brilliant jerks, how they inadvertently reward toxic behavio...
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  175. Tiny Culture Change Series - Ask “What am I normalising here” with Prina Shah 13.06.2026 2min

  Send Prina a text to let her know how you'd change the workplace If you are seeking professional advice or would like to change your company culture through training, consulting, speaking and coaching, get in touch, email me. Say hi! Sign up to my monthylish practical newsletter Get in touch with me, PrinaCheck out my website⁠⁠⁠ - do a professional stalk...Follow me on LinkedInFind out what I am up to on Instagram⁠⁠⁠ Grab a copy of Make Work Meaningful and start creati...
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  174. Work Fame, Hesitation Stations and Why Your Career Isn’t Stuck with Leanne Hughes and Prina Shah 06.06.2026 27min

  In this episode of Ways to Change Your Workplace, Prina Shah is joined by facilitator, speaker, author and self-confessed “thought breeder” Leanne Hughes for a deeply honest conversation about boredom at work, visibility, career reinvention, and what it really takes to create meaningful opportunities inside organisations. Leanne shares the story behind her upcoming book Work Fame and why she believes so many people quietly sit in workplaces feeling disengaged, unseen, and stuck in what she ca...
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  173. Legacy, Energy & Letting Go: What It Really Takes to Lead Meaningfully with Digby Scott and Prina Shah 30.05.2026 43min

  In this cross-over episode of Ways to Change Your Workplace and Dig Deeper, Prina Shah sits down with leadership expert Digby Scott for a deeply reflective conversation on legacy, energy management, and what it truly means to lead with intention. Connect with Digby! What starts as a shared connection through a former mentor quickly evolves into a rich discussion on impact - not as something distant or end-of-career, but something we shape daily through our decisions, behaviours, and leadershi...
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  172. Tiny Culture Change - Celebrate Growth Before Results with Prina Shah 23.05.2026 1min

  In this short but powerful episode of Ways to Change Your Workplace, Prina Shah explores why workplaces often celebrate outcomes while overlooking the growth that made those outcomes possible. Results matter - but they are usually lag indicators. If leaders only recognise the final achievement, people quickly learn that effort, learning, experimentation, and progress do not count unless they produce immediate success. Prina shares a practical culture shift leaders can implement this week: rec...
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  171. Trusting Your Gut More - On Intuition - with Dr Vish Ramakonar and Prina Shah 16.05.2026 28min

  In this episode of Ways to Change The Workplace, Prina Shah is joined by Dr Vish Ramakonar for a fascinating and thought-provoking conversation on something many leaders feel - but rarely trust enough: Your gut instinct. This episode steps outside traditional workplace conversations and dives into the intersection of intuition, neuroscience, leadership, and decision-making. If you’ve ever thought “I knew that was the right call… why didn’t I trust myself?” — this one is for you. Connect with ...
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  170. Leading Change When Change Is Constant with Mel Loy and Prina Shah 09.05.2026 43min

  In this episode, Prina Shah sits down with Mel Loy to unpack what it really takes to lead change in today’s workplace - where change is no longer occasional, it’s constant. Mel Loy – Let’s Chatter Mo Matter Prina Shah – Ways to Change The Workplace Podcast This is not a surface-level conversation about comms plans and training sessions. It’s a deep dive into the human side of change - from psychological contracts and leadership pressure, to why most change efforts fail without genuine leaders...
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  169. Imagination at Work: Why The Future Belongs to the Curious with Liz Rider and Prina Shah 02.05.2026 31min

  In this episode of Ways to Change Your Workplace, Prina Shah is joined by organisational psychologist, executive coach, and global leadership advisor Liz Ryder for a powerful conversation on curiosity, imagination, and the future of work. They explore why curiosity is no longer a “nice-to-have” but a critical leadership capability in a fast-changing, AI-driven world. From the decline of creativity over time to the dominance of short-term thinking in organisations, this episode challenges lead...
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  168. Rethinking Change: Leadership, Trust & the Reality of Constant Transformation with Doug Wolfson and Janine Ellison 25.04.2026 47min

  Rethinking Change: Leadership, Trust & the Reality of Constant Transformation Rethink Change Conference 2026 More about The Rethink Change Founders Doug Wolfson and Janine Ellison In this episode of Ways to Change Your Workplace, Prina Shah is joined by Doug Wolfson and Janine Ellison, founders of Rethink Change - a conference and community built to bring change practitioners together. What started as a post-lockdown idea over a glass of wine has grown into a thriving ecosystem of learnin...