<![CDATA[No More Desk Lunch]]>No More Desk Lunch is a podcast for ambitious professionals who already know the old playbook doesn't work anymore, and who are ready to grow deliberately, sustainably, and without burning out. Hosted by career coach and consultant Jaz Marfo, each episode brings honest conversation, practical frameworks, and the kind of straight-talking career insight most workplaces won't give you.

Solo episodes, expert guests, and real tools you can use, covering everything from pay and promotion to navigating change, building influence, and becoming someone organisations actually want to keep.

]]>www.theyesand.worksRiverside.fm (https://riverside.com)Fri, 16 Oct 2026 12:01:05 GMTMon, 20 Apr 2026 02:38:23 GMT60Jaz Marfo<p>No More Desk Lunch is a podcast for ambitious professionals who already know the old playbook doesn't work anymore, and who are ready to grow deliberately, sustainably, and without burning out. Hosted by career coach and consultant Jaz Marfo, each episode brings honest conversation, practical frameworks, and the kind of straight-talking career insight most workplaces won't give you.</p><p></p><p>Solo episodes, expert guests, and real tools you can use, covering everything from pay and promotion to navigating change, building influence, and becoming someone organisations actually want to keep.</p>episodicJaz Marfojaz@justjaz.cono<![CDATA[Protecting your time]]>Today I want to explore the concept of 'taking your time' as a proactive and intentional approach to time management. From my start in retail to my role now, the shift to self-managing time has been a journey.

Chapters

  • 02:25 Self-Managed Time
  • 03:47 Protecting Creative Time
  • 08:20 Intentional Time Management
]]>dd91a73e-b9f5-462e-90d2-cec98477576bTue, 18 Aug 2026 08:10:45 GMT<p>Today I want to explore the concept of 'taking your time' as a proactive and intentional approach to time management. From my start in retail to my role now, the shift to self-managing time has been a journey. </p><p></p><p>Chapters</p><ul><li>02:25 Self-Managed Time</li><li>03:47 Protecting Creative Time</li><li>08:20 Intentional Time Management</li></ul>no00:09:5614Protecting your timefull<![CDATA[Dear Diary: I've been running on fear]]>This week, a Dear Diary entry. I'm getting vulnerable about a wobble that's lasted over a year — the spinning, the half-launched programmes, the creeping sense of being left behind. I traces it back to one uncomfortable truth: I've been building on fear instead of desire. From protecting your "genius" to the parts of AI worth keeping at arm's length, this is a candid look at what it takes to stop performing your career and start trusting yourself in it.

]]>68fc66cb-2ddb-4738-ab8a-9852b80b64bcMon, 17 Aug 2026 05:00:00 GMT<p>This week, a Dear Diary entry. I'm getting vulnerable about a wobble that's lasted over a year — the spinning, the half-launched programmes, the creeping sense of being left behind. I traces it back to one uncomfortable truth: I've been building on fear instead of desire. From protecting your "genius" to the parts of AI worth keeping at arm's length, this is a candid look at what it takes to stop performing your career and start trusting yourself in it.</p>no00:24:1013Dear Diary: I've been running on fearfull<![CDATA[Reflections of an 8-year side hustler]]>The conversation explores the challenges of balancing a side hustle with a demanding career, emphasizing the importance of leveraging time and energy effectively. It delves into managing extra hours, setting boundaries, using annual leave, and experimenting with daily routines to optimize productivity and maintain work-life balance.

Takeaways

  • Balancing a side hustle with a demanding career
  • Leveraging time and energy effectively

Chapters

  • 00:00 Balancing Career and Side Hustle
  • 07:19 Setting Boundaries and Working Hours
  • 13:02 Using Annual Leave and Time Management
]]>e94fa39c-950c-41de-a239-a952b516dda7Thu, 14 May 2026 15:22:29 GMT<p>The conversation explores the challenges of balancing a side hustle with a demanding career, emphasizing the importance of leveraging time and energy effectively. It delves into managing extra hours, setting boundaries, using annual leave, and experimenting with daily routines to optimize productivity and maintain work-life balance.</p><p></p><p>Takeaways</p><ul><li>Balancing a side hustle with a demanding career</li><li>Leveraging time and energy effectively</li></ul><p></p><p>Chapters</p><ul><li>00:00 Balancing Career and Side Hustle</li><li>07:19 Setting Boundaries and Working Hours</li><li>13:02 Using Annual Leave and Time Management</li></ul>no00:28:5712Reflections of an 8-year side hustlerfull<![CDATA[Efficiency will come before productivity (My thoughts on ai.)]]>The conversation delves into the role of AI in boosting efficiency, the need for AI councils, leveraging AI for communication and information sharing, change management, strategic leadership involvement, data governance, mindset shift, and adoption curve awareness.

Takeaways

  • AI as an opportunity for efficiency, not just productivity
  • The importance of AI councils for internal adoption and socialization

Chapters

  • 00:00 AI's Role in Boosting Efficiency
  • 13:36 Change Management and Empowering Early Adopters
  • 24:04 Strategic Leadership Involvement and Data Governance
]]>402b93d3-40d6-48ad-92ee-242b0313f8e2Thu, 14 May 2026 15:21:32 GMT<p>The conversation delves into the role of AI in boosting efficiency, the need for AI councils, leveraging AI for communication and information sharing, change management, strategic leadership involvement, data governance, mindset shift, and adoption curve awareness.</p><p></p><p>Takeaways</p><ul><li>AI as an opportunity for efficiency, not just productivity</li><li>The importance of AI councils for internal adoption and socialization</li></ul><p></p><p>Chapters</p><ul><li>00:00 AI's Role in Boosting Efficiency</li><li>13:36 Change Management and Empowering Early Adopters</li><li>24:04 Strategic Leadership Involvement and Data Governance</li></ul>no00:32:2511Efficiency will come before productivity (My thoughts on ai.)full