Zoë Routh Leadership Podcast

Work-Life Balance or Work-Life Bloom? My guest, award-winning author Dan Pontefract, argues that the traditional concept of work-life balance is a zero-sum game that sets us up for failure and the data backs it up. Instead, he introduces the idea of "work-life bloom," a gardening metaphor that encourages personal growth and fulfilment in both work and life. In this episode Dan explains his unique ‘two-by-two’ framework for work-life balance, which includes four quadrants: blooming, budding, renewal, and confusion. He then identifies six life factors we should be aware of for an evolving and fulfilling life as well as the characteristics of a positive work environment. If you’re looking to move beyond the notion of simply ‘balancing’ life then this episode is for you!  Shownotes See more at http://www.zoerouth.com/podcast/leadership-framework-dan-pontefract Key Moments  Planet Human - The rise of celebrity AI chatbots (00:00:29) Discussion about meta creating AI chatbots of celebrities and the potential of v