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How to avoid arguments at Christmas dinner (and in the workplace)

A 99% no-quibble guarantee if you use Anne de Jong's Lucky Routes. That sounds like too good to be true. In this episode of the Work Professor, Anne explains why it's not. By applying exercises and knowledge from psychology, you strengthen relationships and build happiness.

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How often do you get scolded at work?

You should shut up! Dutch workers receive these kinds of threats to their heads most often of all workers in Europe. Is it the Dutch, or is something else going on? Can we learn how to deal with conflict situations using a case study? With expert Caroline Koetsenruijter and complaints coordinator at the Municipality of The Hague Maryam Reddoub we take up this challenge.

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The ultimate collaboration between science and business

Forming a bridge between science and business. That is the goal of the Work Professor. But how do you do that as a company? How do you stay connected to the developments taking place in science? That is what we are talking about with Prof. Deborah Nas.

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How long are bad companies allowed to exist?

The sustainable development goals, most people have heard of them, but when will we make it mandatory to contribute to them? Still in the world 17% of people live on less than a dollar a day, this is because of companies not paying enough. But poverty is only one of the problems, we need to work hard.

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Is your boss required to arrange continuing education for you?

Employers who have made use of the Emergency Measures Bridging Employment (NOW) version 2 and 3 are obliged to encourage their employees to engage in training. On December 1, the government's development advice counter will reopen, so there is some urgency. Annemarie Künn, an expert in the field of lifelong development, explains why this is a good choice for the government and what the 'effort' should entail.

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Prepare now for the next crisis

Arjen Lubach talked about the mistakes being made in combating the climate crisis around the transition from natural gas to more sustainable energy sources. Jan Rotmans directly criticized this online: "this is not the way to stimulate a sustainable transition". In this podcast, you'll hear why Lubach's criticism is similar to the skepticism about the cell phone fifteen years ago and why it's perfectly understandable.

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Think about your work as if you were a designer

Design Thinking... many listeners will not know what this concept means. Yet you too come across it every day, maybe even in your own work. What it is and how you can use it, you'll learn in this podcast with Jeroen van Erp.

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Working from home, ideal or misery?

As the first major company in the Netherlands, VodafoneZiggo announced to let employees choose. They are allowed to work at home half the time. Organizational psychologist Kilian Wawoe gives his opinion: it is precisely this freedom that you should not give employees.

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What is HR all about?

Do you think your organization's HR department is doing a useful job? Are they doing the right things or are they just throwing around trendy terms? In this podcast it is made clear: this is what an HR department should be doing.

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How do you bind your customers, during this crisis?

His new book is fast becoming a bestseller: "Don't wait for the wind, go rowing!" is written by Jos Burgers. In today's podcast, Jos takes us through three topics when looking at customer relations: pricing, the current crisis and how to make customers more loyal to your company.

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Not so naive about this platform economy

"Can you as an individual entrepreneur stand up to a company that has a hundred billion in the bank?" International platform expert and author of the book 'Platform Revolution' Martijn Arets thinks so, if you know how to organize it from the market. Dealing smartly with platforms and seeing opportunities is essential.

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No talent? No problem!

That Mozart was talented is not worthy of discussion, but Mozart's talent is apparently easily reproducible in other people. Jeroen de Flander, a lecturer at TIAS Business School, explains that talent is manufacturable and how you can do that.

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The five keys to more sales through streetsmart sales

Sales expert Ronald Bogaerds has done extensive research on the subject: there are five keys that can significantly improve your sales. Increasing sales is a big challenge especially now, in corona time. Make use of Ronald's knowledge and become streetsmart in sales.

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This is the best listened to podcast ever*.

Even if you have always hated maths, you can get a lot out of numbers for your business. But using figures also has risks. Because when you make a business decision based on numbers, do you always know the source and the research method? Sanne Blauw, econometrician and author of The best-selling book ever*, takes us through the pitfalls. And she shows us that you don't have to be a mathematician to be good with numbers.

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Here's how to create an inclusive workplace

When drawing up a job profile, have you ever thought about the kind of person you unconsciously have in your mind? Prof. Dr. Jojanneke van der Toorn of Universities Utrecht and Leiden explains: "We are looking for people who we think are going to do a good job, in that you are looking for someone who looks the same and there lies the problem."