Ways to Change the Workplace with Prina Shah
This podcast is all about helping you to find Ways to Change the Workplace. We spend more time of our waking day at work than with loved ones, my mission is to make your workplace a good place to be! Sometimes I speak to amazing thought leaders, sometimes the podcasts will be solo episodes. I am Prina Shah, I am a Global Coach, Consultant, Trainer and Speaker with 20+ years of experience in developing Executives, Leaders and Teams. My specialty is in developing your people and working with you to optimise your organisational cultures. Thank you for tuning in! Prina (can't wait to share great things with you) Shah
Episodes
168 episodes
168. Rethinking Change: Leadership, Trust & the Reality of Constant Transformation with Doug Wolfson and Janine Ellison
Rethinking Change: Leadership, Trust & the Reality of Constant TransformationRethink Change Conference 2026More...
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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 unintended message...
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....
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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 ...
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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a simple but powerful leadership action: removing one pointless rule from your organisation.Every workplace has them - outdated policies, unnecessary ap...
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 independen...
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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 MatterPrina Shah – Ways to Change The Workplace PodcastWant ...
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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” (inspi...
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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, and career ...
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 programs grounded ...
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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 anonymit...
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 based on thei...
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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 hidden dy...
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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 conversation about fear, trust...
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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 po...
153. When Work Follows You To the Shops: Boundaries In Small Towns with Simone Pickering and Prina Shah
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 explo...
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152. How to Use Fallow Periods to Enhance Your Career
Embracing Fallow Periods in Your CareerIn 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 ...
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151. You are the GREATEST project that you will EVER work on
You Are the Greatest Project 2026In 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 m...
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150. Why I do what I do + announcing a break with Prina Shah
This is a retro ep. with an announcement that I am taking a break from podcasting as I am getting burned out. I need a break. I will return in 2025.For now, hear my origin story...Trigger warning for anyone affected by alcoho...
149. What do I mean by Legacy - with Prina Shah
In this solo episode, Prina Shah dives deep into the powerful concept of legacy—a word that can make some of us pause and wonder, “Am I really leaving a legacy?” Prina unpacks her personal definition of legacy, exploring how each of us...
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148. Beyond the Grind: Crafting a Career That Leaves a Mark with Prina Shah
In this solo episode of the Ways to Change the Workplace podcast, host Prina Shah dives deep into a topic that touches us all – how to create a lasting legacy at work. Drawing insights from her new book, Make Work Meaningful: How t...
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147. Let's Make Work Meaningful - Announcing My Book
Let’s Make Work MeaningfulWelcome to another solo episode of the Ways to Change the Workplace podcast with your host, Prina Shah. This week is monumental as Prina is launching her highly anticipated book, Make Work Me...
146. A.I Unplugged: Bots Spill the Secrets to Meaningful Work by Reviewing My Book - Make Work Meaningful: How To Create A Culture That Leaves A Legacy
In this special episode of Ways to Change the Workplace, host Prina Shah takes you on an exciting journey into the future with a twist – AI bots are discussing her upcoming book, Make Work Meaningful: How to Create a Culture that L...
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145. How to Deal with Gossip at Work with Prina Shah
In this episode, Prina Shah dives into the topic of office gossip—what it is, how it harms workplace culture, and most importantly, how to manage it. Prina shares two powerful quotes to frame the conversation: "Those who gossip to you, gossip a...
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