Cam and Nick live in the place that has the world's longest COVID lockdown. After hundreds of days of lockdown, preventing businesses from running, schools from opening, and families and friends from meeting, what have we learned?What mental health strategies can people adopt to stay fresh and happy when our sources of happiness are limited?Join us for our It's about nothing! lockdown special!Actually, we can't promise it's special but hopefully somewhat helpful and insightful. 

What are the most annoyingly complex aspects of modern workplaces that really shouldn't be? Complicated communications, too many meetings, procedures for the sake of procedures? Haven't we got anything better to do? Dr Duck and Cam discuss how these annoyances are not only frustrating. They can also be unproductive and take away our headspace from more important matters.In particular, today's podcast links to one of the projects that Nick is leading called Project Simplify.

What exactly do we mean by a 'toxic' culture? Many workplaces and leaders are getting exposed  for poor practices via social media, which affects their brand, reputation, and customer loyalty. And is trial by social media a good thing or can reputations be thrown under the bus too easily? Dr Duck and Cam Hawker discuss the most important ingredients to a successful culture and ponder whether the Star Wars Empire was 'toxic' or just a place for like-minded people to succeed!

James Wrigley has a love of numbers and lucky for us! Back when he was at school, he'd help his fellow students study for their exams and today he's using his skills in helping people plan their finances. When should you start thinking about investments? What types of people take the big risks in investing and does that pay off? What happens if you just focus on paying off your mortgage?Cam and Nick discuss with James.

When is a romantic relationship ok in the workplace? Should we avoid them at work altogether? How do we navigate attraction in the era of #metoo and workplace policies?Discussing this sensitive topic is our guest, Dr Lisa Interligi, is a Doctor of Organisational Psychology and has served in executive level roles across organisations. She runs Launching Pad, a specialist consultancy that deals with organisational transformations and change.  

Human Factors specialist, Mark Andrew, helps us ponder the future of work. Where are we going? Are we working more or less? Is there more work to do? Are there more jobs available?

Why is it so hard to stick to new goals? Do we fail to truly celebrate our successes? Are we too easy on ourselves and could we actually be working a bit harder?Associate Professor Simon Moss joins us to discuss the goals of 2021 and the specific psychological factors that lead to successful goal setting.

Dr Duck and Cam reflect on the events of 2020, including the 2020 pandemic, COVID-19, and other memorable moments. 

What does a baker, locksmith and security guard have in common? In our first series of 'what I do', Cam and Nick invite Adam Parncutt to talk about what goes on behind the scenes in various jobs and trades--in this case, essential services in the COVID era.Adam runs 24/7 Lockouts (https://24-7lockouts.com.au/), which mean he has to be available 24/7 for his clients. When does he sleep?? 

Cam and Nick discuss fitness, health, and diets with Body Transformation expert Fred Liberatore. What motivates someone to get in shape? Is it better to work out in the morning or when you feel like it? What does it take to win a body building competition?Fred runs a fitness studio https://realfit.com.au/ and his professional website is personaltrainer.net where you can learn more about how he transforms bodies (and the mind)!