The Business of Shaping Future Minds

Episode 21

EPISODE 21 The New Rules of Work: Inclusivity, Identity & Instant Feedback

The workplace has changed — dramatically — and leaders who haven’t noticed are already behind.

In this episode of Brainy Podcasts, we dive into The New Rules of Work with Jason Mannix, HR lead for the Brighton Pier Group and founder of Mannix Consultancy.

Together, we explore what today’s workforce is telling us loud and clear:
• Inclusivity isn’t an initiative — it’s a daily behaviour.
• Identity shapes how people show up, connect, and feel safe.
• Instant feedback isn’t entitlement — it’s the new operating system.

From Gen Z’s expectations to the rise of workplace anxiety, from brain-friendly onboarding to AI freeing leaders to actually lead — this episode pulls apart the shifts redefining work, leadership, and culture.

If you want to understand what people need now (not 10 years ago), how to genuinely support diverse identities, and why feedback is the glue holding modern teams together… this one’s for you.

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Welcome to Brainy Podcasts the Business of Shaping Future Minds where your co-host’s Soraya and Tracy have conversations with leaders in their field, fascinating, inspiring, everyday, extraordinary people about why creativity, innovation and critical thinking are so important in their work, and how keeping their brains healthy frees them to focus on future potential and success.

With Soraya being a leading Applied Organisational Neuroscientist, we naturally lean into how the brain works, alongside our combined commercial experience and 20 plus years working as Executive coaches, with leaders across multiple industries, we share practical tools, tips and techniques to help you develop and transition in this fast moving world.

Together we explore the fundamentals of creativity, innovation and critical thinking. How to create environments that let the social brain flow, without barriers and optimal performance. The importance of brain health for confidence, gravitas and resilience. Using the brains neuroplasticity and how to shape new behaviours, thinking patterns and emotional regulation.

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