Hosted by Lucia Knight · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 118 episodes
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The Joy at Work podcast offers time-poor professionals in their 40s, 50s and 60s ideas on how to increase their joy at work. Lucia Knight dives right to the heart of the value each guest offers so that you can make deliberate change to bring more enjoyment, satisfaction and fulfillment to your work. Beyond expert interviews, you'll get practical reflections following guest interviews, recommends on experiments to try this week and answers to call-in career questions from listeners.
Lucia Knight hosts Joy At Work, a business show with 118 episodes published.
Searching for a new role is rarely joyful. Add children, mortgages, relocation, and a 25-year career in one industry… and suddenly midlife stuckness feels very real. When Dom Salomoni found himself job hunting for the fi
Ever find yourself thinking, “I still don’t know what I want to be when I grow up”? You’re not alone — and more importantly, you’re not behind. In this episode, I respond to a heartfelt question from a 43-year-old market
Have you ever had that gut-feeling that something’s off at work? You’re good at your job, but it just doesn’t feel good enough ? In this episode, I share the one powerful concept that’s helped hundreds of my clients feel
When your new boss is 20 years younger than you (and possibly owns trainers your teenager wants), the emotional whiplash is real. In this episode, I respond to a listener who's just landed under the leadership of someone
What if the goal isn’t balance… but flow? Five years ago, Chris joined the pilot of Lucia Knight’s work-life redesign programme. He wasn’t in crisis. He wasn’t burned out beyond repair. But something felt off. And instea
In this episode of the Joy at Work Podcast, I sit down with former client Gill Kirk to capture the three timeless lessons she’s taking into the next chapter of her work life. These aren’t generic career tips—they’re deep
I get this question more often than you might expect: My work isn’t awful… but it isn’t great either. I can’t tell if it’s bad enough to leave or good enough to stay. Yes. I’ve seen this a lot. There’s a particular kind
I’m joined by Silvia, someone I worked with a few years ago during her work-life redesign — and what I love about this conversation is how grounded it is in real decisions, not big declarations. Silvia didn’t chase a “pe
There’s a curious pattern that shows up again and again: people say they want more connection, more belonging, more community — and then quietly avoid the very practices that would help them build it. This reflection exp
There’s a quiet kind of exhaustion that comes from succeeding while only showing up halfway. From doing excellent work that never quite feels like yours . From knowing you’re capable of more, but not knowing how to bring
Most of us are pretty rubbish at listening, aren't we? In this episode, I’m joined by Colin Smith , aka The Listener — a man on a mission to change the way the world listens. We explore what it really feels like to be de
Ever wondered if loyalty is keeping you stuck? In this episode, I’m joined by former client Lara, who bravely reflects on three career design insights she never wants to forget . These are not surface-level tips—they’re
Have you ever had that gut-feeling that something’s off at work? You’re good at your job, but it just doesn’t feel good enough ? In this episode, I share the one powerful concept that’s helped hundreds of my clients feel
As we head into the festive season and spend more time with family and friends, there's one question that always seems to show up: "How’s work?" In this short episode, I share why that question is a total conversation ki
Ever wonder what it really takes to shift from quiet burnout to joy at work? In this special episode, I’m joined by one of my former clients who generously shares the three career design insights he never wants to forget
I want to talk about something I’ve been hearing over and over again from brilliant, experienced professionals: boredom at work. Not the low-level kind we all get from time to time—but chronic, energy-draining, soul-dimm
This episode is a little different. I’ve been experimenting again, and this time, I teamed up with my younger brother to bring a long-simmering idea to life — a short film about one of the most overlooked emotions at wor
Ever hit “send” on a big report or finish a massive project, and instead of feeling relief... you still feel wired, tense, or ready for the next punch? In this solo episode, I answer a listener question about that exact
If you think conflict at work is something to avoid—or outsource to HR—this episode might just change your mind. My guest, NadeenSivic, has spent nearly three decades leading tech teams across Australia and the UK. She’s
Ever stumbled when someone asked, “So, tell me about yourself?” You’re not alone—and the good news? You can get better at it. This week, I answer a listener question about the most deceptively simple interview prompt the
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Joy At Work is hosted by Lucia Knight. The show is categorised under business (careers) and has published 118 episodes.
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