The Workplace Economies Podcast

Jon and Adam explain why they've moved from "intheOffice" to "Workplace Economies," what the new brand represents, and why the old name no longer fits where they are as founders. Listen Show Notes * The rebrand reflects an evolution, not a pivot. intheOffice focused on

Jon sits down with G from security and investigations firm Valkyrie to pull back the curtain on the world of cyber and physical security and it's every bit as James Bond as it sounds. From a bugged extension plug discovered in a hedge fund COO's office,

Adam and Jon dig into one of the headline policies in the UK government's Employment Rights Bill - the right to request compressed hours. What starts as a discussion about four-day weeks quickly becomes a broader conversation about flexibility, productivity, the true cost of working differently, and whether

In part two, Emma Rainey goes deeper into the realities of fractional CMO life: the hurdles, the wins, and the mindset shift required when you leave the corporate world behind. She also gets into the heart of what's actually broken in most SME marketing, why authenticity is now

Emma Rainey, fractional CMO and former global marketing director at several US IT, SaaS and FinTech businesses, joins Adam and John to talk about what it really means to work fractionally — and what she's seeing on the ground when it comes to hybrid working and return-to-office mandates. Guest:

Hannah Gray joins Jon and Adam for a wide-ranging conversation about the wildly underestimated world of office management. From its roots in old-school secretarial work to the pandemic-era chaos of managing 50 "home offices" at once, Hannah makes a compelling case for why the office manager might just

Jon Kent sits down with performance coach and former England and Bath rugby player Andy Long to explore the surprising parallels between elite sport and business performance. Andy shares the frameworks he uses with individuals and teams to help them manage pressure, build trust, and perform at their best — and

Round two with Dr Jeff Standridge, innovation consultant, educator, entrepreneur and venture capitalist from Arkansas, USA. Where part one introduced the man, part two gets into the nuts and bolts — from how you actually run innovation inside a business, to what makes a great leader, to why your morning routine

Adam sits down with Paul Coates, Head of European Consultancy at FranklinCovey, to dig into one of the most pressing challenges facing businesses right now: behaviour change in a hybrid world. They cover why hybrid working still isn't "sorted," what genuinely great leadership looks like, why

Adam and Jon catch up after a couple of weeks apart — Jon having just returned from the Long Range Rifle World Championships with the GB team. Adam had been recording an interview with Dr Jeff Standridge from Arkansas. There was so much ground to cover that this is part one

A conversation between Louise (founder of The Homeworker) and Jon Kent exploring what hybrid working really means, why return-to-office mandates so often backfire, and what actually makes people want to come in. Jon argues that the "office" is no longer a fixed concept — it's simply a

Jon Kent and Adam Scorey sit down for a candid conversation about how they met, their career journeys, and what drives them. It's part origin story, part business philosophy. Jon's career took him from law to software development (via a paralegal stint that convinced him he

Adam and Jon dig into the growing trend of CEOs using the word "fair" to justify return-to-office mandates. Sparked by L'Oréal CEO Nicholas Hieronimus's comments at the World Economic Forum in Davos, he suggested remote working isn't fair to blue-collar workers. The

Jon Kent and Adam Scorey dig into one of the most misused arguments in modern business, that culture lives in the office. They challenge the assumption that getting people back to their desks will somehow fix or strengthen a company's culture, and make the case that real culture

Jon and Adam explore the evolution of desk booking software, from its pre-pandemic origins managing hot-desks for roaming sales teams, through its post-pandemic adoption as a hybrid work tool, to its current limitations. Through real client stories, they reveal why most desk booking rollouts fail: the software solves an office

Jon and Adam discuss why treating the office as a productivity tool, rather than a sacred space that must be protected, leads to better decisions about hybrid working, team structure, and workspace design. (Originally posted at https://www.intheoffice.io/vlog-episode-2) Listen Watch Show Notes * The office doesn't

Jon Kent and Adam Scorey discuss why Jon built intheOffice during the first lockdown. With hybrid working here to stay, people need a way to coordinate without relying on rigid desk booking systems or messy spreadsheets. Jon explains that his design philosophy for SaaS products is genuine simplicity, no long