WorkLife Stories from School of WorkLife
Character-Driven WorkLife Stories That Shift How You Think
Short, character-driven stories about real WorkLife challenges — how we communicate, lead, make decisions, and navigate what happens at work.
Each story shows a moment where something shifts: a conversation changes, an idea lands, a different approach opens up.
Working examples you can recognise and use — designed to be useful immediately.
The stories explore five themes, each a different lens on the same essential question:
How do we create WorkLives that matter?
Self-Discovery — understanding what truly matters to you.
Book Club Books — learning from the wisdom found in great books.
The Art of WorkLife Storytelling — crafting your distinctive narratives.
Character Traits — enhancing your natural strengths.
Mental Health and Wellbeing — navigating workplace wellbeing challenges.
Every episode is complete and free to listen.
Each story connects to a full Story Lesson — a deeper, structured resource with frameworks, reflection, and practical application.
And for those who want to go deeper still, Story Lessons connect to Guided Programmes — comprehensive learning journeys available at School of WorkLife.
New episodes every Tuesday.
Episodes
68 episodes
The WorkLife Question: Lisa
SHOW NOTESToday's Question: What does this passion reveal about who you are?What does this passion reveal about who you are? In this episode of The WorkLife Question, I stay with Lisa and the question — exploring wha...
The Stories Behind the Stories: Sarah
SHOW NOTESThe Stories Behind the Stories Episode SarahShe had prepared everything. Every fact. Every figure. Every talking point. And then she left it all behind. ...
School of WorkLife Online Live Story Classes Are Here
SHOW NOTESSchool of WorkLife Live Story Classes are now available.Forty-five minutes. A maximum of six participants. Online.Each class follows a four-part structure: The Rea...
How to Build Sustainable Wellbeing Through Change Adaptation
SHOW NOTES:WorkLife Stories from School of WorkLifeEpisode: How to Build Sustainable Wellbeing Through Change AdaptationLearning how to build sustainable wellbeing through change adaptation begins with recognising that the ...
New: The Kite Practice: How Fiction Develops Empathy, Emotional Intelligence, and Leadership Online Live Class
SHOW NOTESThe Kite Practice: How Fiction Develops Empathy, Emotional Intelligence, and Leadership is the newest School of WorkLife Book Club online live class. It draws on Khaled Hosseini's The Kite Runner — and a framewo...
The WorkLife Question: James
SHOW NOTESToday's Question: How did this failure redirect your path?How did this failure redirect your path? In this episode of The WorkLife Question, I explore the deeper failure inside James's story — not the proje...
The Stories Behind the Stories: Marcus
SHOW NOTESThe Stories Behind the Stories Episode MarcusThe people who saved everything weren't in the boardroom. They were on the front line. Closest to the customer. Seeing what e...
How to Recognise Attentiveness as a Character Trait to Transform Your Career Impact
SHOW NOTES:WorkLife Stories from School of WorkLife Episode: How to Recognise Attentiveness as a Character Trait to Transform Your Career ImpactLearning how to recognise attentiveness as a character trait to transform your ...
The WorkLife Question: Aisling
SHOW NOTESToday's Question: What accomplishment reveals who you are at your best?What accomplishment reveals who you are at your best? In this episode of The WorkLife Question, I explore the question through Aisling ...
New: The Atticus Practice: How to Navigate Difficult WorkLife Situations with Integrity and Courage Online Live Class
SHOW NOTESThe Atticus Practice: How to Navigate Difficult WorkLife Situations with Integrity and Courage is the newest School of WorkLife Book Club online live class. It draws on Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird — and a...
The Stories Behind the Stories: Emma
SHOW NOTESThe Stories Behind the Stories Episode EmmaSometimes the conversation that changes everything. Is the one nobody planned. No agenda. No formal setting. Just t...
How Strategic Opening Lines Build the Trust That Closes the Deal
SHOW NOTES:WorkLife Stories from School of WorkLife Episode: How Strategic Opening Lines Build the Trust That Closes the DealLearning how strategic opening lines build the trust that closes the deal is what separates sales ...
The WorkLife Question: Carmel
SHOW NOTESToday’s Question: Which narratives do you return to repeatedly — and what do they tell you?In this first episode of The WorkLife Question, I return to the story of how this work found me — a success story, ...
The Stories Behind the Stories: David
SHOW NOTESThe Stories Behind the Stories Episode DavidSometimes not knowing is the advantage. That's what my manager taught me when I first began this work. And it's why David's story works ac...
The Fantasy Novel That Unlocked Her Curiosity
SHOW NOTES: WorkLife Stories from School of WorkLife Episode: The Fantasy Novel That Unlocked Her Curiosity Learning about the fantasy novel that unlocked her curiosity begins with recognising that t...
The WorkLife Question Announcement
SHOW NOTESFrom May, a new series joins WorkLife Stories from School of WorkLife.The WorkLife Question.A weekly question to ponder what matters in your WorkLife.Every Friday — one question.Drawn from the...
The Stories Behind the Stories: Lisa
SHOW NOTESThe Stories Behind the Stories Episode LisaSometimes someone shares a story. And they never know what it unlocks. In someone else. Years of feeling invisible.Thirt...
The Stories Behind The Stories— May 2026 Announcement
SHOW NOTESFrom May, The Stories Behind the Stories releases every Thursday — free for one week before moving behind the subscriber paywall.
How Boundaries Revealed the Vision Her Motivated Abilities Were Waiting to Serve
SHOW NOTES: WorkLife Stories from School of WorkLife Episode: How Boundaries Revealed the Vision Her Motivated Abilities Were Waiting to ServeLearning how boundaries revealed the vision your motivated abi...
The Stories Behind the Stories Free for April
SHOW NOTESEpisodes mentioned:The Stories Behind the Stories: James - available now The Stories Behind the Stories: Lisa — Th...
The Stories Behind the Stories: James
SHOW NOTESThe Stories Behind the Stories Episode JamesI always start with an idea. But the character takes over. Writing James taught me about James. And it taught me about the wor...
The Stories Behind the Stories: Aisling aka Carmel
SHOW NOTESThe Stories Behind the Stories: Aisling aka Carmel Before going inside anyone else's story, I share my own. My success. My failure. My passion. And Aisling — the character whose three stories carry mor...
Something New is Coming to WorkLife Stories from School of WorkLife
The Stories Behind the Stories is a weekly bonus episode releasing every Thursday — exclusive content for subscribers. In this first episode, Carmel shares where School of WorkLife came from, the five collections it's built around, and why The ...
