Evidence Talks
Evidence Talks' is the podcast from the Future Work Centre, where we discuss the psychology of work, the evidence behind workplace practices and the myths, fads and fashions that make decision-making so hard. We focus on sharing accessible research that you can put into practice, and asking awkward questions about the world of work.
Episodes
May 29, 2018 • 49 mins
Welcome to episode 24 of EvidenceTALKS! We've introduced a new structure this month, where we divide the podcast into different sections including: Think Like a Scientist - we discuss different aspects of evidence-based practice as well looking at how data is used and misused! Evidence summaries - with our friends at ScienceForWork we provide trustworthy and useful insights from the science of organisations and people management. ...
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April 3, 2018 • 34 mins
In this episode we are delighted to interview Rob Briner, Professor of Organisational Psychology at Queen Mary, University of London, Founder and Scientific Director of Centre for Evidence-based Management (CEBMa). We talk about his journey into evidence-based management, explore what evidence-based management is and how to overcome some of the barriers to putting it into practice. Pilar and Claire also talk about a introducing an ...
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Claudia Nuttgens is a Chartered Occupational Psychologist and Principal Consultant at the Future Work Centre. In this episode, we interview Claudia about the practitioner case study she presented at the annual Division of Occupational Psychology Conference in January. The case study focused on a recent project with an NHS Trust where we helped the organisation take meaningful action from the results of their employee survey. This i...
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January 23, 2018 • 16 mins
In this episode we're delighted to welcome Tiffany Poeppelman, Head of Sales Productivity at LinkedIn. Tiffany is an Industrial Psychologist, passionate about learning and development and applying research into the workplace. In this interview, Tiffany shares her views on the importance of being evidence-based and what it can bring to the workplace. She discusses some of the practical challenges she has experienced as a practition...
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December 5, 2017 • 45 mins
It's our 20th episode! Richard and Pilar take a few minutes to look back on their experience of hosting the podcast over the last 20 episodes. The podcast is an important channel for the Future Work Centre to promote and communicate the value of evidence-based practice, making it actionable and accessible. When we're not recording podcasts, the Future Work Centre works directly with organisations on a commercial basis. This revenu...
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December 5, 2017 • 31 mins
In this episode we discuss the gig economy, prompted by a recent event Richard chaired: 'Managing the Gig Economy 2017'. We explore the themes covered in the event, why it's receiving lots of attention in the press and examine the implications for organisations. Richard and Claire also reveal why episode 19 has taken to so long to produce!! Issues with sequencing, technology and a lost voice!
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September 7, 2017 • 45 mins
In this episode we explore and ask questions about the use of technology in the workplace, specifically wearables and 'speakables'. We're increasingly used to using devices in our personal lives e.g. fitness trackers and virtual assistants (Alexa, Siri, Cortana), and we anticipate seeing a rise in their use in the workplace. Technology such as this seems to be advancing at an ever increasing pace, but our understanding of the benef...
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July 27, 2017 • 49 mins
We are delighted to welcome back Paul Thoresen on this episode of EvidenceTALKS. We first interviewed Paul on episode 9 about employee surveys and the concept of engagement and it proved to be a very popular episode indeed! So, we thought we would invite him back to discuss in more details some of the practical aspects of conducting surveys. Paul and Richard start with the fundamental question 'Do you really need to run a survey?'....
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July 12, 2017 • 44 mins
How many times have you heard someone kick off a presentation or a conversation with the phrase 'As we all know...', closely followed by a strong assertion or claim? In this episode Richard and Pilar meet face-to-face to talk (so forgive the background noise!) about how disruptive and dangerous myths and fads can be in the workplace, and whilst there may be a nugget of truth in there somewhere, it's been over-played or over-simplif...
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June 29, 2017 • 35 mins
As part of the Beyond Measure initiative where we're looking to help organisations and candidates improve their understanding of workplace assessment, with the aim of improving practice and quality of its use. In this episode we look at assessment through the eyes of the person taking the test, why their experience is important and what they need to know. If you're interested in our Beyond Measure campaign, have a listen to episod...
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June 15, 2017 • 55 mins
We are very grateful to Alan Redman, Chartered Occupational Psychologist and Director Criterion Partnership, for taking the time to share his perspective on workplace assessment, as part of our Beyond Measure initiative. Alan is a highly experienced developer of workplace assessment and over the last 15-20 years, has witnessed the impact that technology has had on the way assessment is designed and implemented. He is also an indep...
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June 1, 2017 • 47 mins
In this episode we're continuing our Beyond Measure campaign and talking about whether the automation of workplace assessment has resulted in the de-skilling of practitioners. This week Richard and Pilar are joined by Claire Rahmatallah, Managing Director, Future Work Centre. The topic of discussion is how technology has played a huge part in the way assessment is designed, implemented and interpreted. Much of the process is now fu...
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May 18, 2017 • 36 mins
In this episode Richard shares his reflections on a recent conference, organised by the Division of Occupational Psychology in Scotland, where they brought psychologists together from a range of disciplines to discuss the core question 'What counts as evidence?'. As we all know... The episode kicks off with a teaser for a future podcast titled 'As we all know...'. Have you ever attended an event or conference where someone says 'As...
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May 4, 2017 • 41 mins
In this episode we discuss two things: Explore the use, limitations and challenges associated with the assessment of personality at work. Respond to a question from a listener about how to help managers better understand and take action from employee survey data. As part of our 'Beyond Measure' initiative we will be sharing information with listeners about the world of workplace assessment. Workplace assessment touches a lot of...
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April 20, 2017 • 51 mins
In this episode we interview Eric Barends, MD and founder of the Centre for Evidence-based Management (CEBMa) and explore his journey into evidence-based management and the evolution of the organisation. CEBMa (www.cebma.org) started as a network of like-minded people from all over the world who shared a passion and interest in the evidence-based practice in organisations. Since its inception 6 years ago, the organisation has grown...
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April 6, 2017 • 55 mins
In this episode we are delighted to share an interview with Paul Thoresen, an industrial organisational psychologist based in the US. Paul works with organisations helping them to design, implement and take action from employee surveys. Richard and Paul discuss some of the challenges around employee engagement and its measurement, such as the definition of the concept and the importance of being clear about the problem you are try...
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March 23, 2017 • 36 mins
In this episode we do two things: Discuss a recent article about the prevalence of 'neuromyths' in education and the workplace Introduce an initiative we'll be running for the remainder of the year, where we'll be focusing on workplace assessment. Richard highlights recently came across this article in the Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/teacher-network/2016/feb/24/four-neuromyths-still-prevalent-in-schools-debunked?CMP=sha...
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March 9, 2017 • 47 mins
An interview with David D'Souza Head of London & Head of Engagement (branches) at the CIPD, to explore his perspective on introducing and developing an evidence-based perspective in organisations Building on his recent blog post. We talk about this article which challenges Amy Cuddy's research. http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/science/2016/01/amy_cuddy_s_power_pose_research_is_the_latest_example_of_scientific_over...
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February 23, 2017 • 27 mins
Employee engagement: the emperor's new clothes? In this episode, we do two things - introduce the theme for 2017 around assessment in the workplace and what we'll be doing and how to get involved. Then for the majority of the episode, we focus on employee engagement. What does it mean and what does the evidence say? You can access our own whitepaper on engagement here (http://www.futureworkcentre.com/knowledge-centre/employee-engag...
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February 9, 2017 • 32 mins
Something a bit different for this episode, as we have an interview with Lorenzo Galli, founder of ScienceForWork. Scientific evidence is one of the core pillars of evidence-based practice, but for organisations and practitioners there are several challenges in this regard. The first is being able to access it in the first place, whether that’s because of a paywall or knowing where to locate studies. But even if you do manage to ac...
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