Wednesday Apr 29, 2020

Episode 43 - Emotion at Work in Job Crafting

On the title alone this episode may not seem to fit this podcast and the opposite is the case.  As an evidence-based practitioner, my guest Rob Baker is right at home and his work is ultimately about how people feel about their jobs and their work.  We cover a LOT of ground in this episode and on a personal note Rob's reply to my unexpected and innocuous question is a complete surprise and I learn a lot about him. 
 
Your references as always:
 
Around 3 minutes we discuss the Fat Cat on Kelham Island in Sheffield
 
Around 5 minutes Rob talks about how he competed for GB at orienteering, you can find out more here
 
Around 8 minutes I mention the awesome human being called Simon Heath who is a Consulting Artist and has some sensible and practical thinking on the workplace.  You can find him on Twitter here  https://twitter.com/simonheath1?lang=en and here is his blog  https://workmusing.wordpress.com/about/
 
Around 17 minutes Rob mentioned Job Crafting questionnaires.  Here is a link to a recent paper on that
 
Around 31 minutes Rob mentions the discipline of Positive Psychology, here is a link to explore what it is
 
Around 32 minutes Rob mentions a Dutch researcher and her research, here is a link to a 2015 paper on Job Crafting
 
Around 37 minutes I mention Erving Goffman and the notion of face and facework, you can read more about my research into this here
 
This is a piece by Robert Arundale on face and facework
 
At around 45 minutes I mention a Simulcast about Grit and Growth Mindset and you can find that here
 
Around 59 minutes Rob and I talk about a previous episode of this podcast with Hilary Scarlett, here is the link
 
Around 1hr 19 minutes I get Rob to lug his book, the link is here:
Personalization at Work – Bringing job crafting to life within organizations (by Rob Baker)
 
As we are wrapping up at 1 hour 21 Ron plugs his website
 
 
 
Here are some other references that Rob said would be helpful during the wrap up:
 
Job Crafting - Amy Wrzesniewski on creating meaning in your own work – Video from a presentation at Google’s 2014 Re: Work seminar series and the best introduction to the concept I have found.
http://www.arnoldbakker.com/articles.php (this is a treasure trove of research)
Re-orientating Job Crafting (a really elegant paper outlining what we know and don't know about job crafting and a suggested path for future research) [Behind a paywall, unfortunately]
 
 
Why you should let people craft their work   People Management (by Rob Baker)
 
Job crafting guide - Resources from Tailored Thinking's website
 
 
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