Bring Your Whole Self To Work

Blaire Palmer, author of three books, including What’s Wrong with Work, host of the podcast A Brilliant Gamble, and founder of That People Thing, joins the show this week to talk about her fascinating background into the world of coaching, speaking, and writing. From a start in radio at the BBC, to owning her coaching business, Blaire helps leaders bring about significant change in their organization and life. We talk about what’s wrong with work and what we can do to make it better. She also gives some examples of great leaders and organizations that get it right, how we can better understand the evolution of our workforce, and where to begin when taking bold action.   Key Takeaways: [4:26] Blaire was always fascinated by the media, and particularly radio. She worked her way up in commercial radio to a few key positions, including the producer role on the well-known BBC show Woman’s Hour. [6:22] As we go along in our life and careers, our idea of the “dream job” changes. Blaire saw that coaching was more of