{"podcast":{"title":"Happier At Work: Leadership, Culture, Performance","slug":"happier-at-work-leadership-culture-performance-629891","podcast_index_feed_id":629891,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/happier-at-work/","website_url":"https://happieratwork.ie/happier-at-work-podcast","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/61708f94-c3c1-45c2-868c-2d88b073d3ef/Happier-At-Work-podcast-logo-2MB.png","author":"Aoife O'Brien","episode_count":398,"summary":"Happier at Work is a workplace psychology podcast for commercial leaders who want to drive performance, engagement, and retention through better leadership and culture. Hosted by workplace culture strategist Aoife O’Brien, the podcast explores what really shapes the modern work experience, from leadership and career growth to confidence, workplace culture, and employee engagement. Each episode blends expert insight, psychological research, practical strategies, and honest conversations to help leaders and professionals create environments where people feel valued, supported, and motivated to do their best work. Guests include leading psychologists, bestselling authors, and experienced professionals who are putting these ideas into practice inside real organisations. If you care about building high-performing teams, stronger cultures, and workplaces people want to stay in, this podcast is for you. 🎧 Subscribe and start building a happier way to work.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-18T12:23:59.564236+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/happier-at-work-leadership-culture-performance-629891"},"episode":{"title":"LQ: How do I become a more effective leader (in the age of AI)?","slug":"lq-how-do-i-become-a-more-effective-leader-in-the-age-of-ai","published_at":"2026-08-24T05:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/happier-at-work-leadership-culture-performance-629891/lq-how-do-i-become-a-more-effective-leader-in-the-age-of-ai","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/happier-at-work-leadership-culture-performance-629891","url":"https://happieratwork.ie/happier-at-work-podcast","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/op3.dev/e/episodes.captivate.fm/episode/d30fbf96-fb5a-494b-89ca-cb42f5fb684a.mp3","summary":"With AI transforming the way we work, many leaders are asking what this means for their role. Will AI replace managers, or will it make great leadership more important than ever? In this episode, host Aoife O'Brien shares why she believes the future belongs to leaders who focus less on having all the answers and more on creating the conditions for their people to succeed. While AI can help us automate tasks and improve productivity, it can't replace the human skills that build high-performing teams—creating clarity, coaching others, exercising good judgement and building trust. Drawing on the principles of the Thriving Talent Framework, she explores what effective leadership looks like in a world where technology is evolving rapidly but people still need purpose, direction and support. In this episode: Why AI is changing leadership—but not replacing it The uniquely human skills that matter most Why coaching is becoming an essential leadership capability Practical questions every leader should be asking their team Questions to ask your team What's helping you do your best work? What's getting in your way? Where can I better support you? What's one thing we could do differently to help you succeed? Key takeaway AI might make us faster, but great leaders make people better. The organisations that thrive won't simply be the ones with the best technology—they'll be the ones with leaders who know how to unlock the potential of the people around them. Resources 📘 Thriving Talent: How Great Leaders Drive Performance, Engagement and Retention Find out more about the book and order your copy here: https://thrivingtalentbook.com 🎙️ Subscribe to the Happier at Work podcast so you never miss an episode. If you found this episode useful, please leave a rating or review and share it…","meta_description":"With AI transforming the way we work, many leaders are asking what this means for their role. Will AI replace managers, or will it make great leadership m…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":293,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/happier-at-work-leadership-culture-performance-629891/episodes/lq-how-do-i-become-a-more-effective-leader-in-the-age-of-ai/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/happier-at-work-leadership-culture-performance-629891/lq-how-do-i-become-a-more-effective-leader-in-the-age-of-ai.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}