About this podcast
Conversations on careers, culture and the future of work - with the people shaping it.
Hosted by Alex Young.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 76 episodes
- Episode 10: The Modern Career Playbook - Finale · 20 minIn this final episode of The Modern Career Playbook, Alex brings together the biggest lessons from the entire series. Across the previous nine episodes, Alex spoke to founders…
- Episode 09: The Modern Career Playbook - James Pates · 36 minIn this episode of The Modern Career Playbook, Alex speaks with James Pates about career pivots, AI, automation and how technology can help people and businesses work more…
- Episode 08: The Modern Career Playbook - Jemima Carr-Jones · 1 h 1 minIn this episode of The Modern Career Playbook, Alex speaks with Jemima Carr-Jones about creative careers, personal branding, social media and what it really takes to build…
- Episode 07: The Modern Career Playbook - Charlotte Davies · 34 minIn this episode of The Modern Career Playbook, Alex speaks with Charlotte Davies about the changing reality of early careers, the future of work and what it actually takes to…
- Episode 06: The Modern Career Playbook - Alice Benham · 44 minIn this episode of The Modern Career Playbook, Alex speaks with Alice Benham about strategy, messy action and what it really takes to turn a big vision into daily action. Alice…
- Episode 05: The Modern Career Playbook - Anne-Sophie Fluri · 45 minIn this episode of The Modern Career Playbook, Alex speaks with Anne-Sophie Fluri about focus, resilience, performance and what it really takes to build a career that feels both…
- Episode 04: The Modern Career Playbook - Teri Thomas · 49 minIn this episode of The Modern Career Playbook, Alex speaks with Teri Thomas about personal brand, visibility and what it really takes to build a credible, fulfilling and…
- Episode 03: The Modern Career Playbook - Dr Hayley Dawson · 46 minIn this episode of The Modern Career Playbook, Alex speaks with Dr Hayley Dawson about why being good at your job is not always enough on its own, and why the human side of work…
- Rezilien’s Live Debate: What breaks change first: human behaviour or organisational complexity? · 1 h 14 minIn the second episode of the Rezilien × Favourite Positions live debate series, Lily Kyriacou and Alex Young bring together leaders working across operations, digital engineering…
- Episode 02: The Modern Career Playbook - Lead Meredith · 37 minIn this episode of The Modern Career Playbook, Alex speaks with Leah Meredith about building a creative career, staying true to your values and creating work that feels both…
- Rezilien’s Live Debate: Is Human Adaptability Nearing Its Limit or Are We Only Just Scratching the Surface? · 1 h 3 minIn the first episode of the Rezilien × Favourite Positions live debate series, Lily Kyriacou and Alex Young bring together leaders working across AI, transformation, people and…
- Episode 01: The Modern Career Playbook - Isobelle Panton · 45 minIn this episode of The Modern Career Playbook, Alex speaks with Izzy about what it really takes to build a credible and fulfilling career in today’s world of work. This is an…
- The 5 Biggest Lessons From My MBA (And They're Not What You'd Expect) · 16 minThe Position Papers (3/3) | Favourite Positions Podcast What if the most valuable lessons from business school aren’t the frameworks you learn, but the assumptions they quietly…
- What Business School Taught Me About Confidence · 12 minThe Position Papers (2/3) | Favourite Positions Podcast Confidence is often framed as a personality trait – something you either have or you don’t. But what if confidence is…
- The Burnout Nobody Talks About · 16 minThe Position Papers (1/3) | Favourite Positions Podcast Burnout is usually framed as doing too much of what you don’t care about. But what happens when the exhaustion comes from…
- "Nearly 80% of Europeans feel unprepared to find a job in 2026" Charlotte Davies - Global Consumer Communications and Career Expert at LinkedIn · 17 minNearly 80% of professionals across Europe say they feel unprepared to find a job in 2026. At the same time, almost half are planning to look for a new role this year. In this…
- Episode 10: Work In Progress - Alex Young · 17 min💬 Summary In this special solo episode of Work in Progress, Alex takes a step back to reflect on the biggest lessons learned so far from the series. Instead of interviewing a…
- Episode 09: Work In Progress - Olly Haddock · 46 min💬 Summary In this episode of Work in Progress, we speak to Olly Haddock – solicitor, innovation specialist at Weightmans and founder of The Careers Edit – about redefining…
- Episode 08: Work In Progress - Emilie Lashmar · 37 min💬 Summary In this episode of Work in Progress, we speak to Emilie Lashmar – brand partner, community builder, and Director of GCUC UK – about the evolving world of work, the role…
- Episode 07: Work In Progress - Solomon Mehta-Slade · 42 min💬 Summary In this episode of Work in Progress, we speak to Solomon Mehta-Slade – creator of Mental Fitness workshops for organisations, coach, and co-founder of The Change:Maker…
