The Better Workday Podcast

Is AI helping you be more productive - or just busier?

In this episode of The Better Workday Podcast, Niamh shares strategies to work sustainably with AI, so you can unlock its benefits without risking AI fatigue or burnout.

Whether you're feeling overwhelmed by rising expectations or taking the first steps on the AI learning curve, this episode offers actionable steps to work smarter with AI in your workday.

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Have you ever told yourself you'd just do "the important bits" while sick, only to pay for it later?

In this episode, Niamh breaks down the real impact of presenteeism at work and why logging on while sick might be doing more harm than good. You'll learn how working while unwell reduces productivity, creates rework, and sets unrealistic expectations within your team. Niamh also explains how remote work has evolved presenteeism, why...

Do you ever feel like everyone else finds work easier than you do?

In this episode, Niamh explores how hybrid and remote work can create the illusion that our colleagues have everything figured out. When we only see the final output of someone's work, and not the messy process behind it, it can make us feel like we're the only ones struggling.

She explains why this happens, how it can lead to procrastination and perfectionism, and ...

You've organised your to-do list, blocked your calendar and turned off notifications. So why do you still end the day feeling behind?

In this episode, Niamh Moynihan goes back to basics and explains what time management actually is. She explains why your experience of time differs based on demands and resources, how to build realistic containers around your workday, and why even perfect time management won't make you productive wit...

If you want to create better presentations, start by doing one simple thing differently.

In this episode, Niamh Moynihan is joined by Fiona Walsh, a Microsoft PowerPoint MVP and the founder of Empower Presentations, to learn a smarter way to build presentations.

And the first lesson is that it doesn't start in PowerPoint.

They discuss:

• Why opening slides first can slow you down

• How to use a hook in workplace presentations

• ...

Should you track your time — or is it just another productivity habit that adds pressure?

In this episode, Niamh and Tricia share what happened when they both tracked their time for two full weeks. From minute-by-minute logging to more flexible tracking, they explore what worked, what didn't, and what surprised them.

They discuss:

• Time blindness and how it affects perception
• Why you might feel busy even when you're not working...

Ever spend more time planning than actually working? Niamh walks you through the sneaky ways planning can turn into procrastination, from colour-coded spreadsheets that go nowhere to plans that help us avoid difficult decisions.

She shares her own planning fails and introduces a practical "Goldilocks approach" to help you find the balance between planning too much and not enough.

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Ever feel like you've twisted and turned a hundred times before lunch? In this episode, Niamh discusses how small everyday changes, like meeting changes, new deadlines, and more names on the email thread, can add up to something much bigger.

She shares five grounding questions and reset strategies to help you feel less overwhelmed and more in control, even on the most changeable days.

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Can one word really make a tangible difference in how you work and live? In this episode, Niamh discusses why setting a word of the year has become one of her most powerful practices for staying resilient, productive, and positive at work.

She shares why "believe" is her word for 2026, what that means practically for handling rejection and staying motivated, and how you can choose your own word to act as a compass for the months ah...

What would it mean if you fully understood the size of that new task you just said yes to? Even if you are good at estimating how long it will take to do a piece of work, it’s likely you are forgetting five things that show up time and time again. These factors can derail your plans and squeeze your workday if they are left unmanaged.

In this episode of The Better Workday Podcast, Niamh explains the five things people forget when p...

What if all those small decisions in your workday flowed more easily instead of piling up?

In this episode, Niamh Moynihan discusses the challenges of procrastination and decision-making in the workplace and walks you through three proven approaches to move decisions forward faster.

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Do you feel like your brain is constantly full and you can't focus? In this episode of The Better Workday Podcast, Niamh looks at why our devices overwhelm us and how to do a practical digital reset so you can use tech intentionally instead of being controlled by it.

Learn how to audit your apps, build awareness around your digital habits, and set four types of boundaries that actually work for real life.

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Join Niamh and Tricia for a candid year-end conversation about the themes that resonated most in 2025, the productivity myths that still persist, and why reflection should look back further than just 12 months.

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Whether you're an inbox-zero person or more of an inbox-10,000 person, Niamh argues that the size of your inbox doesn't really matter. What matters is your relationship with email. In this episode, she shares how changing a single setting transformed her approach to email. Learn practical strategies to reduce email stress, improve communication quality, and leverage your inbox to create better workdays.

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Saying no at work is easier said than done, especially when the person asking is more senior than you. In this episode, Niamh shares practical strategies for pushing back on requests when your plate is already full. Drawing from her own experiences with overcommitment and burnout, she explains why saying yes to everything can actually make you appear unreliable, and offers specific phrases and approaches to help you communicate you...