The Workplace Fri, 13 Mar 2026 15:54:25 -0400 https://www.buzzsprout.com/2010075 en-au © 2026 The Workplace yes 9fdff9d7-083f-53aa-b11f-1ac4f5516b0f Athena Blue Global episodic false Exploring fascinating stories and insights from some of todays best experts in the workplace field. 

]]> Buzzsprout (https://www.buzzsprout.com) Athena Blue Global https://storage.buzzsprout.com/o8pmzasyn2mrzfcfvxir5zl4mv47?.jpg The Workplace #16 Daniel Hampshire | Global Workplace Technology Lead at LinkedIn #16 Daniel Hampshire | Global Workplace Technology Lead at LinkedIn In our latest episode of The Workplace Podcast, we speak to Daniel Hampshire, Global Workplace Technology Lead at LinkedIn. 

Daniel is at the forefront of technology ideation for his company, solving some of the most complex human problems with simple yet effective technology solutions. 

A thoughtful in-depth chat with a person clearly passionate, where he can help people do their best work.

Listen to the full episode on all listening platforms.

]]> In our latest episode of The Workplace Podcast, we speak to Daniel Hampshire, Global Workplace Technology Lead at LinkedIn. 

Daniel is at the forefront of technology ideation for his company, solving some of the most complex human problems with simple yet effective technology solutions. 

A thoughtful in-depth chat with a person clearly passionate, where he can help people do their best work.

Listen to the full episode on all listening platforms.

]]> Buzzsprout-15525961 Tue, 13 Aug 2024 08:00:00 +1000 1524 1 16 full false #15 Jason Gilbert | Health Professional & Human Performance Optimiser #15 Jason Gilbert | Health Professional & Human Performance Optimiser In our latest episode of The Workplace Podcast, we had an inspiring chat with Jason Gilbert, expert Chiropractor, Health Professional and Human Performance Optimiser, as he shares his insights on health and wellbeing in the workplace, and the impacts the post-covid environment has had on us. In particular, Jason dives into detail on;

  • Increase rise in health awareness since the pandemic 
  • The emergence of organisations looking to support their employee’s health and wellbeing 
  • What good health looks like
  • And top tricks and hacks, to be your best self. 

Listen to the full episode now.

]]> In our latest episode of The Workplace Podcast, we had an inspiring chat with Jason Gilbert, expert Chiropractor, Health Professional and Human Performance Optimiser, as he shares his insights on health and wellbeing in the workplace, and the impacts the post-covid environment has had on us. In particular, Jason dives into detail on;

  • Increase rise in health awareness since the pandemic 
  • The emergence of organisations looking to support their employee’s health and wellbeing 
  • What good health looks like
  • And top tricks and hacks, to be your best self. 

Listen to the full episode now.

]]> Athena Blue Global Buzzsprout-15094426 Sun, 19 May 2024 19:00:00 +1000 2131 1 15 full false #14 Hassan Baickdeli (Lenovo Australia & New Zealand) #14 Hassan Baickdeli (Lenovo Australia & New Zealand) In our latest episode of The Workplace Podcast, we sit down with Hassan Baickdeli as he shares his insights on Lenovo's B2B approach and supporting technology in organizations looking to advance connectiveness and capability on the new digital frontier. In particular, Hassan dives into detail on;

  • His role at Lenovo and passion in technology, starting at a very young age.
  • Emergence of augmented and virtual technologies in the workplace
  • The role of technology and enablement of technology in the future state of work
  • Examples of adoption of new technologies in different sectors such as retail, hospitality, infrastructure and manufacturing
  • His views on technology in our day-to-day life

Listen to the full episode now.

]]> In our latest episode of The Workplace Podcast, we sit down with Hassan Baickdeli as he shares his insights on Lenovo's B2B approach and supporting technology in organizations looking to advance connectiveness and capability on the new digital frontier. In particular, Hassan dives into detail on;

  • His role at Lenovo and passion in technology, starting at a very young age.
  • Emergence of augmented and virtual technologies in the workplace
  • The role of technology and enablement of technology in the future state of work
  • Examples of adoption of new technologies in different sectors such as retail, hospitality, infrastructure and manufacturing
  • His views on technology in our day-to-day life

Listen to the full episode now.

]]> Athena Blue Global Buzzsprout-14769189 Tue, 26 Mar 2024 19:00:00 +1100 1590 1 14 full false #13 Lisa James-Holmes (Merck Sharp & Dohme, Australia & New Zealand) #13 Lisa James-Holmes (Merck Sharp & Dohme, Australia & New Zealand) Welcome to the thirteenth episode of 'The Workplace' podcast, where we speak with Lisa James-Holmes, Associate Director, Strategy and Analysis JCAP and Global Workplace & Enterprise Services (GWES) for Merck Sharp & Dohme (MSD). 

In this exciting episode, we share the framework that shapes the WELL Building Standard and its differences to Greenstar Ratings before diving into Lisa's insights on;

  • Her career  journey to Workplace Experience
  • The International WELL Building Standard & Equity rating 
  • introducing this standard to leadership teams which ultimately led to;  
  • MSD's journey to achieving a Platinum WELL rating for their recent Sydney workplace refurbishment.

Listen to the full episode - available on all platforms.

]]> Welcome to the thirteenth episode of 'The Workplace' podcast, where we speak with Lisa James-Holmes, Associate Director, Strategy and Analysis JCAP and Global Workplace & Enterprise Services (GWES) for Merck Sharp & Dohme (MSD). 

In this exciting episode, we share the framework that shapes the WELL Building Standard and its differences to Greenstar Ratings before diving into Lisa's insights on;

  • Her career  journey to Workplace Experience
  • The International WELL Building Standard & Equity rating 
  • introducing this standard to leadership teams which ultimately led to;  
  • MSD's journey to achieving a Platinum WELL rating for their recent Sydney workplace refurbishment.

Listen to the full episode - available on all platforms.

]]> Athena Blue Global Buzzsprout-14189359 Fri, 22 Dec 2023 09:00:00 +1100 1681 1 13 full false #12 Beth Tudehope (Colgate-Palmolive, Australia) #12 Beth Tudehope (Colgate-Palmolive, Australia) Welcome to the twelfth episode of 'The Workplace' podcast.

In this special episode, we have the honor of hearing from the late Beth Tudehope, Associate Director of HR - South Pacific at Colgate-Palmolive, who shares her incredible story and touches on

  • Her career in Human Resources and Colgate-Palmolive Australia
  • Her cancer diagnosis and journey
  • The ‘Live Better’ initiative introduced at Colgate-Palmolive South Pacific

This podcast will be preserved as a tribute to Beth's courage and the hope she brought to others. Beth’s story is a reminder that human connection, community, support, and care drives everything we do.

We hope this podcast will continue to inspire countless others and raise awareness of Bowel Cancer – a rising and common cancer in Australia. To learn more about the signs and symptoms of bowel cancer and screening programs, please visit https://www.bowelcanceraustralia.org/

Rest in peace, Beth.

]]> Welcome to the twelfth episode of 'The Workplace' podcast.

In this special episode, we have the honor of hearing from the late Beth Tudehope, Associate Director of HR - South Pacific at Colgate-Palmolive, who shares her incredible story and touches on

  • Her career in Human Resources and Colgate-Palmolive Australia
  • Her cancer diagnosis and journey
  • The ‘Live Better’ initiative introduced at Colgate-Palmolive South Pacific

This podcast will be preserved as a tribute to Beth's courage and the hope she brought to others. Beth’s story is a reminder that human connection, community, support, and care drives everything we do.

We hope this podcast will continue to inspire countless others and raise awareness of Bowel Cancer – a rising and common cancer in Australia. To learn more about the signs and symptoms of bowel cancer and screening programs, please visit https://www.bowelcanceraustralia.org/

Rest in peace, Beth.

]]> Athena Blue Global Buzzsprout-13567235 Thu, 28 Sep 2023 15:00:00 +1000 1579 1 12 full false #11 Brett Hautop (Workshape, United States) #11 Brett Hautop (Workshape, United States) Welcome to the eleventh episode of 'The Workplace' podcast, where we speak with Brett Hautop, Founding Partner of Workshape, United States. Brett shares his insights on creating meaningful workplaces, the importance for organisations to define why they need a workplace and what they want to achieve through their workplace, and the value of the workplace in building trust, engagement and connection. 

]]> Welcome to the eleventh episode of 'The Workplace' podcast, where we speak with Brett Hautop, Founding Partner of Workshape, United States. Brett shares his insights on creating meaningful workplaces, the importance for organisations to define why they need a workplace and what they want to achieve through their workplace, and the value of the workplace in building trust, engagement and connection. 

]]> Athena Blue Global Buzzsprout-13382840 Thu, 10 Aug 2023 23:00:00 +1000 3657 1 11 full false #10 Sharon Longridge (Leadium, Australia) | Part 2 #10 Sharon Longridge (Leadium, Australia) | Part 2 Welcome to the tenth episode (Part 2) of 'The Workplace' podcast, where our Sustainability and Wellbeing Lead, Michelle Viret chats with award-winning broadcaster, Keynote Speaker, and Director, of Leadium, Sharon Longridge. 

Sharon shares her insights on women in leadership, building resilience in the workplace, energy management and the importance of mindfulness in building an engaging workforce. 

A highly perceptive interview; listen now on all platforms. 

]]> Welcome to the tenth episode (Part 2) of 'The Workplace' podcast, where our Sustainability and Wellbeing Lead, Michelle Viret chats with award-winning broadcaster, Keynote Speaker, and Director, of Leadium, Sharon Longridge. 

Sharon shares her insights on women in leadership, building resilience in the workplace, energy management and the importance of mindfulness in building an engaging workforce. 

A highly perceptive interview; listen now on all platforms. 

]]> Rowan Hamman Buzzsprout-13242730 Tue, 18 Jul 2023 15:00:00 +1000 1895 1 10 full false #09 Aidan Mullan (Interface Australia/New Zealand) #09 Aidan Mullan (Interface Australia/New Zealand) Welcome to the ninth episode of 'The Workplace' podcast, where our Sustainability and Wellbeing Lead, Michelle Viret chats with Sustainability & Lean Manager, Aidan Mullan from Interface.

We dive into Interface's remarkable journey on becoming the world's largest and only carbon neutral enterprise in the flooring industry through examining supply chains, product design and development and most importantly, engaging employees under a shared goal. Aidan also shares what's next for Interface in our latest episode. 

This full episode is available now on all listening platforms. 

]]> Welcome to the ninth episode of 'The Workplace' podcast, where our Sustainability and Wellbeing Lead, Michelle Viret chats with Sustainability & Lean Manager, Aidan Mullan from Interface.

We dive into Interface's remarkable journey on becoming the world's largest and only carbon neutral enterprise in the flooring industry through examining supply chains, product design and development and most importantly, engaging employees under a shared goal. Aidan also shares what's next for Interface in our latest episode. 

This full episode is available now on all listening platforms. 

]]> Rowan Hamman Buzzsprout-13111361 Tue, 27 Jun 2023 05:00:00 +1000 1365 1 9 full false #08 Sharon Longridge (Leadium, Australia) | Part 1 #08 Sharon Longridge (Leadium, Australia) | Part 1 Welcome to the eighth episode (Part 1) of 'The Workplace' podcast, where our Sustainability and Wellbeing Lead, Michelle Viret chats with award-winning broadcaster, Keynote Speaker, and Director, of Leadium, Sharon Longridge. 

Sharon shares her insights on making leadership easier, the effects of Industrial 4.0 on leaders and the emergence of a new human-centred template for a leader, which combines head and heart. 

An incredibly insightful interview; listen now on all platforms 

]]> Welcome to the eighth episode (Part 1) of 'The Workplace' podcast, where our Sustainability and Wellbeing Lead, Michelle Viret chats with award-winning broadcaster, Keynote Speaker, and Director, of Leadium, Sharon Longridge. 

Sharon shares her insights on making leadership easier, the effects of Industrial 4.0 on leaders and the emergence of a new human-centred template for a leader, which combines head and heart. 

An incredibly insightful interview; listen now on all platforms 

]]> Athena Blue Global Buzzsprout-12802026 Mon, 08 May 2023 10:00:00 +1000 1740 1 8 full false #07 David Burton (Valte, Australia) #07 David Burton (Valte, Australia) Welcome to the seventh episode, 'The Workplace' podcast, where Rowan Hamman speak with David Burton, Co-Founder from Valte, Australia. David shares the depth of his global experience, the workplace problems he has witnessed and his insights on the dynamic stages of technology.

]]> Welcome to the seventh episode, 'The Workplace' podcast, where Rowan Hamman speak with David Burton, Co-Founder from Valte, Australia. David shares the depth of his global experience, the workplace problems he has witnessed and his insights on the dynamic stages of technology.

]]> Athena Blue Global Buzzsprout-12424546 Thu, 30 Mar 2023 10:00:00 +1100 1320 1 7 full false #06 Dr Christhina Candido (University of Melbourne, Australia) #06 Dr Christhina Candido (University of Melbourne, Australia) Welcome to the sixth episode, 'The Workplace' podcast, where Rowan Hamman, Chairman of Athena Blue Global,  speaks with Dr Christhina Candido, Director, SHE (Sustainable and Healthy Environments) Lab, Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning, University of Melbourne, Australia. Christhina shares her insights on her latest research with on what makes workplaces high performing, the importance of user experience, the value of well-designed spaces and how the design of a space can truly support employees.

]]> Welcome to the sixth episode, 'The Workplace' podcast, where Rowan Hamman, Chairman of Athena Blue Global,  speaks with Dr Christhina Candido, Director, SHE (Sustainable and Healthy Environments) Lab, Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning, University of Melbourne, Australia. Christhina shares her insights on her latest research with on what makes workplaces high performing, the importance of user experience, the value of well-designed spaces and how the design of a space can truly support employees.

]]> Athena Blue Global Buzzsprout-12389762 Tue, 14 Mar 2023 13:00:00 +1100 1536 1 6 full false #05 Michael Du Plessis (Greenice, Sydney, Australia) #05 Michael Du Plessis (Greenice, Sydney, Australia) Welcome to the fifth episode, 'The Workplace' podcast. In this episode Michelle Viret, Sustainability and Wellbeing Lead from Athena Blue Global speaks with Michael Du Plessis, Director at Greenice, Australia. Michael shares his insights on the importance of identifying an organisation's carbon footprint, understanding carbon neutral vs net zero, themes around carbon accounting, keys tools and conversations to reduce carbon emissions to create better workplaces. 

]]> Welcome to the fifth episode, 'The Workplace' podcast. In this episode Michelle Viret, Sustainability and Wellbeing Lead from Athena Blue Global speaks with Michael Du Plessis, Director at Greenice, Australia. Michael shares his insights on the importance of identifying an organisation's carbon footprint, understanding carbon neutral vs net zero, themes around carbon accounting, keys tools and conversations to reduce carbon emissions to create better workplaces. 

]]> Athena Blue Global Buzzsprout-11874074 Thu, 15 Dec 2022 08:00:00 +1100 1470 full false #04 Jonathan McFarlane (PlaceOS, Australia) #04 Jonathan McFarlane (PlaceOS, Australia) Welcome to the fourth episode, 'The Workplace' podcast where Rowan Hamman speaks with Jonathan McFarlane, Co-Founder at PlaceOS , Australia. Jonathan shares his insights on the increase importance of data collection in commercial spaces, the enhancement and influence around technology to create better workplaces. 

]]> Welcome to the fourth episode, 'The Workplace' podcast where Rowan Hamman speaks with Jonathan McFarlane, Co-Founder at PlaceOS , Australia. Jonathan shares his insights on the increase importance of data collection in commercial spaces, the enhancement and influence around technology to create better workplaces. 

]]> Athena Blue Global Buzzsprout-11732843 Mon, 21 Nov 2022 11:00:00 +1100 2315 full false #03 John Preece (Hub Australia, Sydney, Australia) #03 John Preece (Hub Australia, Sydney, Australia) Welcome to the third episode, 'The Workplace' podcast where I speak with John Preece, Chief Property Executive at Hub Australia. John shares his insights on the rise of co-working spaces, what makes a successful space, the importance of occupancy and curating a long-lasting community to come together. 

]]> Welcome to the third episode, 'The Workplace' podcast where I speak with John Preece, Chief Property Executive at Hub Australia. John shares his insights on the rise of co-working spaces, what makes a successful space, the importance of occupancy and curating a long-lasting community to come together. 

]]> Athena Blue Global Buzzsprout-11433085 Thu, 03 Nov 2022 10:00:00 +1100 2071 full false #02 John Corbett (Cisco, Sydney, Australia) #02 John Corbett (Cisco, Sydney, Australia) Welcome to the second episode, 'The Workplace' podcast where I speak with John Corbett, Workplace & Real Estate Strategist at Cisco, Sydney, Australia. John shares his insights of the evolution of the office,  piloting / testing / trailing  key themes and how it contributes to the success of the APAC region today.

]]> Welcome to the second episode, 'The Workplace' podcast where I speak with John Corbett, Workplace & Real Estate Strategist at Cisco, Sydney, Australia. John shares his insights of the evolution of the office,  piloting / testing / trailing  key themes and how it contributes to the success of the APAC region today.

]]> Athena Blue Global Buzzsprout-11432849 Tue, 25 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +1100 2230 full false #01 Greg Morrison (Director of Design and Build at LinkedIn, San Francisco, United States) #01 Greg Morrison (Director of Design and Build at LinkedIn, San Francisco, United States) Welcome to the first episode, 'The Workplace' podcast where I speak with Greg Morrison, Director of Design and Build at LinkedIn, San Francisco, United States. Greg shares his global workplace experiences, projects and gives his insights on how food, snack and nutrition programs correlate with collaborative  innovation and workplace culture.

]]> Welcome to the first episode, 'The Workplace' podcast where I speak with Greg Morrison, Director of Design and Build at LinkedIn, San Francisco, United States. Greg shares his global workplace experiences, projects and gives his insights on how food, snack and nutrition programs correlate with collaborative  innovation and workplace culture.

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