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Episodes

174. Work Fame, Hesitation Stations and Why Your Career Isn’t Stuck with Leanne Hughes and Prina Shah
June 5, 2026

174. Work Fame, Hesitation Stations and Why Your Career Isn’t Stuck with Leanne Hughes and Prina Shah

In this episode of Ways to Change Your Workplace, Prina Shah is joined by facilitator, speaker, author and self-confessed “thought breeder” Leanne Hughes for a deeply honest conversation about boredom at work, visibility, car...
173. Legacy, Energy & Letting Go: What It Really Takes to Lead Meaningfully with Digby Scott and Prina Shah
May 29, 2026

173. Legacy, Energy & Letting Go: What It Really Takes to Lead Meaningfully with Digby Scott and Prina Shah

In this cross-over episode of Ways to Change Your Workplace and Dig Deeper , Prina Shah sits down with leadership expert Digby Scott for a deeply reflective conversation on legacy, energy management, and what it truly means t...
172. Tiny Culture Change - Celebrate Growth Before Results with Prina Shah
May 22, 2026

172. Tiny Culture Change - Celebrate Growth Before Results with Prina Shah

In this short but powerful episode of Ways to Change Your Workplace , Prina Shah explores why workplaces often celebrate outcomes while overlooking the growth that made those outcomes possible. Results matter - but they are u...
171. Trusting Your Gut More - On Intuition - with Dr Vish Ramakonar and Prina Shah
May 15, 2026

171. Trusting Your Gut More - On Intuition - with Dr Vish Ramakonar and Prina Shah

In this episode of Ways to Change The Workplace , Prina Shah is joined by Dr Vish Ramakonar for a fascinating and thought-provoking conversation on something many leaders feel - but rarely trust enough: Your gut instinct. Thi...
170. Leading Change When Change Is Constant with Mel Loy and Prina Shah
May 8, 2026

170. Leading Change When Change Is Constant with Mel Loy and Prina Shah

In this episode, Prina Shah sits down with Mel Loy to unpack what it really takes to lead change in today’s workplace - where change is no longer occasional, it’s constant. Mel Loy – Let’s Chatter Mo Matter Prina Shah – Ways ...
169. Imagination at Work: Why The Future Belongs to the Curious with Liz Rider and Prina Shah
May 1, 2026

169. Imagination at Work: Why The Future Belongs to the Curious with Liz Rider and Prina Shah

In this episode of Ways to Change Your Workplace , Prina Shah is joined by organisational psychologist, executive coach, and global leadership advisor Liz Ryder for a powerful conversation on curiosity, imagination, and the f...
168. Rethinking Change: Leadership, Trust & the Reality of Constant Transformation with Doug Wolfson and Janine Ellison
April 24, 2026

168. Rethinking Change: Leadership, Trust & the Reality of Constant Transformation with Doug Wolfson and Janine Ellison

Rethinking Change: Leadership, Trust & the Reality of Constant Transformation Rethink Change Conference 2026 More about The Rethink Change Founders Doug Wolfson and Janine Ellison In this episode of Ways to Change Your Workplace, Prina Shah is joined by Doug Wolfson and Janine Ellison, founders…
167. Stop Outsourcing Feedback: The Leadership Contract No One Talks About with Prina Shah
April 17, 2026

167. Stop Outsourcing Feedback: The Leadership Contract No One Talks About with Prina Shah

In this short, sharp culture drop, Prina Shah challenges a common leadership habit that quietly erodes trust: outsourcing feedback. When leaders avoid difficult conversations and pass them to HR or others, they send two unint...
166. Small Town Business: When the Boss Is the Culture with Simone Pickering and Prina Shah
April 10, 2026

166. Small Town Business: When the Boss Is the Culture with Simone Pickering and Prina Shah

In this episode, I’m joined again by Simone Pickering, HR consultant and founder of The People & Culture Office, to unpack a reality many small town businesses don’t want to admit: Sometimes the culture is the business owner....
165. The Quiet Cost of Intellectual Loneliness at Work with Prina Shah
April 3, 2026

165. The Quiet Cost of Intellectual Loneliness at Work with Prina Shah

In this episode of Ways to Change the Workplace , I explore something that a lot of people feel… but very few people actually name. Intellectual loneliness. It’s not about being socially isolated. It’s about being surrounded ...
163. Tiny Culture Change - Kill 1 Stupid Rule - with Prina Shah
March 27, 2026

163. Tiny Culture Change - Kill 1 Stupid Rule - with Prina Shah

In this short episode of Ways to Change Your Workplace , Prina Shah explores a simple but powerful leadership action: removing one pointless rule from your organisation. Every workplace has them - outdated policies, unnecessa...
164. Breaking the Silence – Understanding Coercive Control with  CEO of the Domestic Abuse Resource and Training Group (DART Group), Jolene Ellat and Prina Shah
March 20, 2026

164. Breaking the Silence – Understanding Coercive Control with CEO of the Domestic Abuse Resource and Training Group (DART Group), Jolene Ellat and Prina Shah

Coercive control is one of the most misunderstood forms of abuse. It rarely begins with obvious violence. Instead, it often starts subtly — through behaviours that slowly isolate, manipulate, and erode a person's confidence and independence. In this powerful episode of Ways to Change Your Workplace…
162. No More Sh!t Sandwiches: Mastering Feedback at Work with Mel Loy and Prina Shah
March 13, 2026

162. No More Sh!t Sandwiches: Mastering Feedback at Work with Mel Loy and Prina Shah

Connect with Us: Mel Loy – Let’s Chatter Mo Matter Prina Shah – Ways to Change The Workplace Podcast Want the 1:1 Meeting Feedback Planner Pina mentioned? Reach Prina via LinkedIn or drop her a DM below - she’s sharing the love. 💌 Join Mel Loy and Prina Shah for a powerhouse crossover episode all a…
161. Is Your Development at Work Arrested?
March 6, 2026

161. Is Your Development at Work Arrested?

In this solo episode of Ways to Change Your Workplace , Prina Shah explores a powerful and uncomfortable question: Is your professional development at work arrested? Using the metaphor of “Arrested Development” (inspired by t...
160. Kick Imposter Syndrome In the Nuts with Prina Shah
Feb. 27, 2026

160. Kick Imposter Syndrome In the Nuts with Prina Shah

In this solo episode of The Ways To Change Your Workplace Podcast , Prina Shah deep dives into imposter syndrome – what it really is, why it shows up regardless of success, and how it quietly sabotages confidence, wellbeing, ...
159. Why We Resist Change (and What Leaders Can Do About It) with Dr Vish Ramakonar
Feb. 20, 2026

159. Why We Resist Change (and What Leaders Can Do About It) with Dr Vish Ramakonar

Dr Vish Ramakonar is a change and neuroscience practitioner, academic and corporate trainer with a background in engineering, IT and project management. He lectures at Edith Cowan University and delivers evidence-based progra...
158. Living in a Fishbowl: Being the CEO in a Small Town with Simone Pickering
Feb. 13, 2026

158. Living in a Fishbowl: Being the CEO in a Small Town with Simone Pickering

What happens when leadership doesn’t end at the office door? In Living in a Fishbowl, Prina Shah is joined by regional HR expert Simone Pickering to explore what it really means to be a CEO in a small town — where anonymity doesn’t exist, visibility is constant, and leadership follows you to the su…
157. Adapting Your Communication Style for Your Team with Mel Loy
Feb. 6, 2026

157. Adapting Your Communication Style for Your Team with Mel Loy

In this first episode of our five-part collaboration series, Prina Shah and Mel Loy dive into one of the most common leadership challenges - adapting your communication style to suit your team. Too often, leaders communicate ...
156. Who Gets Heard at Work - And Who Doesn’t with Victoria Rennoldson
Jan. 30, 2026

156. Who Gets Heard at Work - And Who Doesn’t with Victoria Rennoldson

In this episode of Ways to Change Your Workplace , Prina Shah is joined by London-based communication coach and cultural intelligence trainer Victoria Rennoldson for a powerful conversation about voice, silence, and the hidde...
155. Fear, Trust and the Cost of Playing It Safe at Work – A Real Conversation with Prina Shah and Trina Sunday
Jan. 23, 2026

155. Fear, Trust and the Cost of Playing It Safe at Work – A Real Conversation with Prina Shah and Trina Sunday

Fear is quietly running many workplaces. It hides behind process, compliance, and so-called safety. In this episode, Prina Shah is joined by Trina Sunday, founder of Reimagine HR, for a candid and deeply practical conversatio...
154. The Polycrisis at Work: Why Organisations Can’t Separate ‘Outside’ and ‘Inside’ Anymore
Jan. 16, 2026

154. The Polycrisis at Work: Why Organisations Can’t Separate ‘Outside’ and ‘Inside’ Anymore

Work feels heavier. People feel more stretched. And even when organisations are performing well on paper, something feels off. In this solo episode of Ways to Change the Workplace, Prina Shah explores the concept of a polycrisis and what it really means for leaders, organisations, and workplace cul…
153. When Work Follows You To the Shops: Boundaries In Small Towns
Jan. 9, 2026

153. When Work Follows You To the Shops: Boundaries In Small Towns

In this episode of Ways to Change the Workplace , Prina Shah is joined by Simone Pickering as part of the series Rethinking Regional Workplaces with Simone Pickering . In When Work Follows You to The Shops , they explore what...
152. How to Use Fallow Periods to Enhance Your Career
Jan. 2, 2026

152. How to Use Fallow Periods to Enhance Your Career

Embracing Fallow Periods in Your Career In this episode of The Ways To Change Your Workplace Podcast, host Prina Shah delves into the importance of fallow periods in one's career. She compares these quiet, slow patches to a field left fallow in agriculture, emphasizing their purpose for rest and re…
151. You are the GREATEST project that you will EVER work on
Dec. 28, 2025

151. You are the GREATEST project that you will EVER work on

You Are the Greatest Project 2026 In this solo episode of The Ways To Change Your Workplace Podcast, Prina Shah explores why you are the most important project you’ll ever work on. She discusses the difference between survival mode and true leadership, the importance of self-development at work, an…