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FIKA Friday At the Office
Welcome to FIKA Friday At the Office. I'm your host, Ram Puranam, and I'm thrilled to host this Season2 for you. Every fortnight, I'll be catching up Workplace Leaders & Thought Leaders on the Future of Work from around the globe and share stories, insights, and perspectives aimed at enhancing our work lives. From fostering collaboration to boosting employee engagement, we'll cover all the intricacies of workplace experience. But here's the twist, we're not just diving into the nitty-gritty of…
Episodes
FIKA Friday At the OfficeIndia’s Flex Revolution & Why Robots Will Redesign the Office
Hello friends, Good to be back here during the peak festive season here in India. On this week’s Fika Friday at the Office, I sat down over a lemon iced tea in…
FIKA Friday At the OfficeFinding that one thing that gives energy & joy
Hello friends, It’s been a while since the last episode & happy to announce that I’m back after European summer with a wonderful set of thought leaders as…
FIKA Friday At the OfficeAI Fragmentation Tax & the Future of Workforce
G’day mates, Winter time in Australia, End of Summer in Europe and delighted to be back with yet another awesome episode this time with Preeti Verma, Strategic…
FIKA Friday At the OfficeBuilding the Office People Actually Want to go to
Hello friends, If you want to understand what it actually takes to build a workplace people choose to show up for, you want to talk to someone who has done it…
FIKA Friday At the OfficeIt's the End of 9-to-5
Hello friends, Some guests come to this show with frameworks and theory. Ravi Nanduri comes with parking complaints, cold coffee and a story about getting lost…
FIKA Friday At the OfficeFriction by Design & Why Socializing Is Work
Hello friends, If you’ve ever wondered who actually thinks deeply about why offices feel the way they do, Corinne J. Murray is one of those people. Corinne is…
FIKA Friday At the OfficeFinance,Leadership & the Office as a Magnet
Hello friends, Finance professionals don't usually show up on podcasts talking about Culture, Leadership and the soul of an office. But, Soundar Raj too is not…
FIKA Friday At the OfficeCulture, Togetherness and the IKEA Way
Hej Friends, A very first for Fika Friday…This episode, I didn’t have one guest. I had two amazing leaders from INGKA Group, whose core business is the…
FIKA Friday At the OfficeAI is the new oxygen
Hello friends, Yes, you read that right. This week, your host Ram (I) sat down with another Ram.Ram Viswanathan is Global Head of Digital Employee Experience…
FIKA Friday At the OfficeCulture, Coffee & Keeping it Lagom
Hej friends, It’s been a few weeks since the last episode went on air. Some conversations just flow. This was one of them. I recorded this towards end of last…
FIKA Friday At the OfficeData reveals patterns. People give them meaning!
Hello friends, In this episode of Fika Friday at the Office, my guest Katja Larsen traces a geography of work across cultures and decades: what makes…
FIKA Friday At the OfficeWhy Focus Spaces beat Flashy Perks!
G’day mates, When Eve Wilkinson-Bell describes her office, she does not start with headcount or floor plans ! She starts with coffee & the hum around the…
FIKA Friday At the OfficeFinance, Strategy, and the Power of Compounding Curiosity
Hello friends, When I listened to Anshul Agarwal talk about his morning routine, I expected discipline. What I didn’t expect was how seamlessly he’d connect…
FIKA Friday At the OfficeProgress over Perfection
Hello friends, Sometimes the most powerful workplace insights come from someone who’s seen the industry from every angle. Bex Moorhouse has managed serviced…
FIKA Friday At the OfficeThe Goldilocks Office & Why Empty Spaces Harm Culture
Hola amigos, Que tal !..Como estas!! When Ricardo Chacon talks about office space, he doesn’t mention square footage first. He talks about the Energy. About…
FIKA Friday At the OfficeBad Offices Won’t Survive. Good Ones Will Evolve
Hola amigos, Corina Ocanto didn’t grow up dreaming about workplace strategy. She trained as an architect and designer, went on to work with some of the world’s…
FIKA Friday At the OfficeWorkplace as a clear Value Creator
Viva, amigos! In this freshly brewed episode of Fika Friday at the Office, I’m joined by Rodrigo Rolim, a Workplace Strategist with an Architect’s eye and a…
FIKA Friday At the OfficeWhy the 'Future of Office' must be 'Co-Designed'
Hello friends, This week, I had the pleasure of speaking with Dr. Elizabeth Nelson, researcher, engineer, and author of ‘‘The Healthy Office Revolution’’…
FIKA Friday At the OfficeWall Street to Workplace Transformation
Hello friends, In this episode , I sit down with Denise Brouder, founder of The Future of Work Alliance, to talk about how AI, autonomy, and trust are…
FIKA Friday At the OfficeSelf Management does n't work!
Olá amigos, What does a company without bosses look like? On this latest episode of Fika Friday at the Office, I head to Porto, Portugal to talk with Luis…
FIKA Friday At the OfficeAI era: the only constant is the Human!
Hello friends, 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵, 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻-𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻? You get Emmanuel Daniel, Former Global…
FIKA Friday At the OfficeNo one has hybrid work completely figured out
Hello friends, By the time you hear Jason Shearer describe his work, you get the sense he is designing something much bigger than the Workplaces. As the…
FIKA Friday At the OfficeDrive in the fast lane @ UBER
Hola Hola Amigos, In this first of my US trails, I sit down with Luis Morejon, Head of Global Workplace Operations at UBER. By the time you’ve visited three of…
FIKA Friday At the OfficeCulture is built, not assigned
Hello Friends, In the last of my Nordic trails across Stockholm & Copenhagen, I sat down with Anne Sofie Fedders, Partner & Licensed Business Psychologist at…
FIKA Friday At the OfficeOffice (R)Evolution is brewing!
Hello Friends, Continuing my Nordic trails, I’m pleased to bring you yet another fascinating episode of ‘‘FIKA Friday At the Office’’ from Denmark. In this…
FIKA Friday At the OfficeSka vi fika & Flexible work
Hello Friends, Welcome back to yet another episode of ‘‘FIKA Friday At the Office’’. In this episode, I catch up with the FIKA OG (short for Original - Gen Z…
FIKA Friday At the OfficeWhy Balance is Essential?
Hello Friends, Welcome back to FIKA Friday At the Office. In this episode, I catch up with Sabine Spoelstra, Global Program Manager - Workplace and Real Estate…
FIKA Friday At the OfficePeople-First Workplace Design
Hello Friends, In this freshly brewed episode of FIKA Friday At the Office, I catch up with Ashwini K.T, General Manager of Research and Design at Vestian. She…
FIKA Friday At the OfficeBuilding Trust in a Hybrid World
Hello friends, In this fabulous episode of Fika Friday at the Office, I catch up with Anjali Raghuvanshi, Chief People Officer of Randstad India. Anjali brings…
FIKA Friday At the OfficeFIKA Friday At the Office with Lisa Gill
Hola Amigos, We start 2025 with a brand new season of the FIKA Friday At The Office podcast, featuring our guest Lisa Gill , acclaimed Coach and Trainer at…
FIKA Friday At the OfficeSpecial Edition | FIKA Friday : Brewing Workplace Experience
Hello mates,I'd like to bring you a very quick update on ''FIKA Friday : Brewing Workplace Experience'' podcast 🌏 which I've been hosting for the past 8-9…
FIKA Friday At the OfficeCreativity & AI @Workplace
Good day mates, It’s another Friday & time for Part2: Episode10 of podcast ''FIKA Friday : Brewing Workplace Experience'' with our awesome guest from…
FIKA Friday At the OfficeHuman Connections @Workplace
Good day mates, I’m super excited to bring this awesome double shot episode with Tica Masuku who is currently Director, Workplace Strategy at Spaceful…
FIKA Friday At the OfficeEnhancing Workplace Experience
Hello Friends, Welcome to the final episode of Season1 of FIKA Friday : Brewing Workplace Experience. My guest this time is the versatile virtuoso Parag…
FIKA Friday At the OfficeWhy listening to your clients
Hello Friends & Network, Welcome to yet another awesome episode of FIKA Friday: Brewing Workplace Experience! In this Episode 8 I meet with multi-talented…
FIKA Friday At the OfficeMake Work More Fun..
Hello Friends & Network, Welcome to yet another awesome episode of FIKA Friday: Brewing Workplace Experience! This time I meet with passionate Pim de Morree…
FIKA Friday At the OfficeWhy the Dutch are different?
Hello Dear friends, Here I’m .. Your FIKA Man.. back again after a brief pause. This is a super special episode. Why do I say it? It’s because this is the…
FIKA Friday At the OfficeCreating intentional friction at Workplace
Hello Friends, Lovely to see you here as I take you on yet another coffee-fuelled journey covering host of workplace experiences & insights. In this Episode 5…
FIKA Friday At the OfficeHumility as a Corporate Value & a Way of Life
Hello Friends, Good to see you here as I take you on yet another coffee-fuelled journey covering host of workplace experiences. In this Episode4, I catch up…
FIKA Friday At the OfficeSmart Buildings : Start with the End in Mind
Hello Friends, Delighted that you’re here as I once again take you on a coffee-fueled journey through the world of workplace experiences. In this Episode3, I…
FIKA Friday At the OfficeFIKA Friday : Brewing Workplace Experience with Ram
Ciao Amici, Glad you’re here as I once again take you on a coffee-fueled journey through the world of workplace experiences. In this second episode, I catch up…
FIKA Friday At the OfficeFIKA Friday : Brewing Workplace Experience
Hello Friends, Glad you’re here as I take you on a coffee-fueled journey through the world of workplace experiences. In this very first episode, I sit down…
FIKA Friday At the OfficeFIKA Friday
Hola Amigos, I hope you enjoy this trailer as I prepare to be your Podcaster discussing everything around FIKA, Coffee, Workplace, Productivity and Happiness…