Season 2 is finally here! This&nbsp;Mind&nbsp;on the Job mini-episode introduces listeners to the concept of "work design", which is important for our upcoming interview with Professor Sharon Parker about SMART work design, but will be relevant to many other episodes this season. Work design refers to features present at some level in any job, such as workload, complexity, and decision-making freedom. This season's mini-episodes are also available in video format -- look for Mind on the Job on  or check out my videos on  Mind on the Job is created, presented &amp; produced by Dr Ben Searle. Music is Cypher by Kevin Macleod (incompetech.com), Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ If you enjoyed the episode, it would help me if you rate &amp; review the show on your podcast player!

2.1: Work Design (minisode)

This&nbsp;Mind&nbsp;on the Job mini-episode introduces listeners to the concept of "psychosocial hazards", which is important for our upcoming interview with FlourishDX founder Jason van Schie, but it will be relevant to many other episodes this season. Psychosocial hazards are aspects of jobs and work environments with the potential to harm a worker's mental health. This season's mini-episodes are also available in video format -- look for Mind on the Job on&nbsp;&nbsp;or check out my videos on&nbsp; Mind on the Job is created, presented &amp; produced by Dr Ben Searle. Music is&nbsp;Cypher&nbsp;by Kevin Macleod (incompetech.com), Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ If you enjoyed the episode, it would help me if you rate &amp; review the show on your podcast player!

2.3: Psychosocial Hazards (minisode)

This episode is about work design. Never heard of it? Start by listening to our mini-episode about Work Design. When it comes to work design, we sometimes have an idea of what not to do -- such as micromanaging, overloading, and generally mistreating staff. But what SHOULD we be doing? Is there a way of describing what good work should be like? This episode's guest answers to these questions. An Australian Research Council Laureate Fellow,  is a John Curtin Distinguished Professor in Organisational Behaviour in the Faculty of Business and Law at Curtin University, where she directs the . Professor Parker is a world-leading researcher on the topic of work design, as well as other topics such as proactivity, job performance, and mental health at work. In this episode, she describes her model of . Mind on the Job is created, presented &amp; produced by Dr Ben Searle. Check out our website,&nbsp;, for more resources.&nbsp; Music is&nbsp;Cypher&nbsp;by Kevin Macleod (incompetech.com), Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ If you enjoyed the episode, it would help me if you rate &amp; review the show on your podcast player!

2.2: SMART Work Design

This episode is about psychosocial hazards. Never heard of them? Start by listening to our mini-episode about Psychosocial Hazards -- or watch the&nbsp;. In many countries, employers are responsible for measuring and minimising physical and psychosocial hazards in the workplace. But how do we measure psychosocial hazards -- and what are the challenges we face when we try? This episode's guest answers to these questions. , a Masters-qualified psychologist and founder of , helps organisations worldwide simplify psychosocial safety with deep expertise and scalable tech. Known globally as co-host of the ‘, Jason blends science, strategy, and storytelling to make workplaces safer, healthier, and higher-performing. For more information about psychosocial hazards, check out . Mind on the Job is created, presented &amp; produced by Dr Ben Searle. Check out our website,&nbsp;, for more resources.&nbsp; Music is&nbsp;Cypher&nbsp;by Kevin Macleod (incompetech.com), Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ If you enjoyed the episode, it would help me if you rate &amp; review the show on your podcast player!

2.4: Measuring Psychosocial Hazards

This&nbsp;Mind&nbsp;on the Job mini-episode introduces listeners to the Job Demands and Resources model, first described in . The concept is important for my upcoming interview with psychologist Teegan Modderman, but it will be relevant to many other episodes this season. This season's mini-episodes are also available in video format -- look for Mind on the Job on&nbsp;&nbsp;or check out my videos on&nbsp; Mind on the Job is created, presented &amp; produced by Dr Ben Searle. Music is&nbsp;Cypher&nbsp;by Kevin Macleod (incompetech.com), Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ If you enjoyed the episode, it would help me if you rate &amp; review the show on your podcast player!

2.5: Job Demands and Resources (minisode)

This episode is about strategic ways to manage mental health at work. This involves monitoring workplace demands and resources, so it may help if you first listening to our mini-episode about the Job Demands—Resource model -- or watch the&nbsp; of that minisode. This episode's guest knows a lot about workplace mental health management. Psychologist  is passionate about building strategy and capability within organisations to ensure a healthy and safe workplace for all. Her broad experience has been gained through working within the public and private sectors to drive system reform and legislative change in the management of psychosocial risk. She was instrumental in forming the business case for Queensland’s new laws for managing psychosocial hazards at work, and regularly contributes thought leadership to the field. Over her career, Teegan has worked with international regulators, government agencies, peak bodies and community organisations to raise awareness and embed systemic change. Mind on the Job is created, presented &amp; produced by Dr Ben Searle. Check out our website,&nbsp;, for more resources.&nbsp; Music is&nbsp;Cypher&nbsp;by Kevin Macleod (incompetech.com), Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ If you enjoyed the episode, it would help me if you rate &amp; review the show on your podcast player!

2.6: Strategic Approaches to Workplace Mental Health

This mini-episode introduces listeners to the concept of emotional labour (or emotional labor, depending on your region), specifically the way many of us need to suppress and/or display certain emotions to align with workplace expectations of emotional behaviour. Emotional labour is central to my upcoming interview with Professor Helena Nguyen. This season's mini-episodes are also available in video format -- look for Mind on the Job on&nbsp;&nbsp;or check out my videos on&nbsp; Mind on the Job is created, presented &amp; produced by Dr Ben Searle. Music is&nbsp;Cypher&nbsp;by Kevin Macleod (incompetech.com), Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ If you enjoyed the episode, it would help me if you rate &amp; review the show on your podcast player!

2.7: Emotional Labour (minisode)

This episode is about workplace emotional labour and ways to manage it. It may help if you first listen to our mini-episode about emotional labour -- or watch the&nbsp; of that minisode. This episode's guest is  from the University of Sydney Business School Work and Organisational Studies unit, where she is co-director of the . Mind on the Job is created, presented &amp; produced by Dr Ben Searle. Check out our website &nbsp;for more resources.&nbsp; Music is&nbsp;Cypher&nbsp;by Kevin Macleod (incompetech.com), Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ If you enjoyed the episode, it would help me if you rate &amp; review the show on your podcast player!

2.8: Managing Emotional Labour

This mini-episode introduces listeners to Self-Determination Theory, a metatheory of motivational concepts connected by the psychological value of autonomy and other basic psychological needs. Basic psychological needs and autonomous motivation are central to my upcoming interview with Professor Marylène&nbsp;Gagné. This season's mini-episodes are also available in video format -- look for Mind on the Job on&nbsp;&nbsp;or check out my videos on&nbsp; Mind on the Job is created, presented &amp; produced by Dr Ben Searle. Music is&nbsp;Cypher&nbsp;by Kevin Macleod (incompetech.com), Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ If you enjoyed the episode, it would help me if you rate &amp; review the show on your podcast player!

2.1: Work Design (minisode)

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