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The Emotional Labour of being a Surgeon
Stewart scored his job as 3-10/10 depending on the day (with ten being the most fantastic job imaginable). by Laura Fruhen A team...
Dec 14, 2021


Robyn - Volunteer Exercise Instructor
Keeping young by keeping others young Robyn scored her job as 9.5/10 (with ten being the most fantastic job imaginable). by Yukun Liu It...
Dec 14, 2021


Managing the Pressures of Being a Principal
by Caroline Knight and Daniela Andrei ‘One in five school principals is overwhelmed by workplace stress’ is the title of one news...
Dec 13, 2021


Implementing Virtual Learning
Updating Work is So Much More Than Updating Technology by MK Ward A common misconception is that “technological perfection” and magical...
Dec 13, 2021


Surgery - Becoming a team in minutes
Ready, set, go! by Laura Fruhen In some work contexts, teams are expected to work effectively within an instant even though members...
Dec 13, 2021


Emma, the Passionate School Principal
Emma scored her job as 10/10 depending on the day (with ten being the most fantastic job imaginable). by Caroline Knight and Daniela...
Dec 13, 2021


Video conferencing in Pilbara Classroom
Better Teaching in the Pilbara: Overcoming Geographic Barriers and Work Demands is a Process and a Group Effort by MK Ward Chloe is a...
Dec 13, 2021


Team seminars: Thinking collaboratively for better research
By Florian Kloneck The researchers and international collaborators of the Centre for Transformative Work Design (CTWD) come together on a...
Dec 13, 2021


Solving Undiagnosed Diseases with De-Centrealised Knowledge Sharing
Solving the Unsolvable: How De-Centralized Knowledge Sharing Helps Diagnose Children With Rare Diseases by Georgia Hay and Florian Klonek...
Dec 13, 2021


Hollywood Private Hospital - Central Sterile Services Department
Diane: "This is one of those jobs that no one really knows exists. We are responsible for the sterilizing of thousands of instruments...
Dec 13, 2021


Hollywood Private Hospital - Supplies Department
Bruce: "I’ve worked as an orderly in hospitals most of my life. There’s never a dull moment. I like the variety and being out and about...
Dec 13, 2021


Jane, the Primary School Teacher
Many quit but she wouldn’t: Meet Jane, the Primary School Teacher Jane scored her job as 8/10 depending on the day (with ten being the...
Dec 13, 2021


Aircrew - Not your Usual 9 to 5 Job
Lynne scored her job 10/10 (ten being the most enjoyable job you can imagine). AIRCREW: NOT YOUR USUAL 9 TO 5 JOB by Daniela Andrei As...
Dec 13, 2021


Halil - The Man in a World of Babies
Halil scored his job as 8/10 (with ten being the most fantastic job imaginable). We find Halil, who works in the babies’ room, welcoming...
Dec 13, 2021


Enlightening other on good Work Design
By Florian Kloneck A group of organisational psychologists attended a workshop on good work design. The workshop involved a work design...
Dec 13, 2021


Power of Technology and Team Work to cope with Clinicians' complex work
Coping with Cognitively Complex Work: The Power of Technology and Team Work Rare diseases are by definition uncommon, and hence are often...
Dec 13, 2021


Entrepreneurs: Growing work for people
by MK Ward Little is known about how work is designed by entrepreneurs, and scholars have begun to wonder about steady versus changing...
Dec 13, 2021


Theo - The Call Centre Employee
Call Centres: One of my KPIs was to take my breaks at the right time Theo scored his job 6/10 ten being the most enjoyable job you can...
Dec 13, 2021


Patient Archive to Augment Human Work
A Technology That Augments Human Work Rather than Replaces It by Georgia Hay and Florian Klonek Technology all too often is designed to...
Dec 13, 2021


New technology, new work
How do you bid on digital ads in milliseconds and make YouTube funnier? The Answer: Technology, where future work is happening today. by...
Dec 13, 2021
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