This week, Wayne is joined from London by Ruth Spellman, the new chief executive of the Chartered Management Institute, one of the UK's longest-standing professional bodies for management.

Wayne talks to new media expert, John Havens, about they way organizations ought to respond to the explosion in blogging and social networking which often sees them being talked about online in unfaltering terms.

This week, Wayne is joined by someone never afraid to speak his mind, Management-Issues contributor Max McKeown.

This week, Wayne talks about management development with Bill Snaith, the Director of the Management Development Centre at Durham Business School in the UK.

As Wayne finds out this week, whether you're aware of it or not, you have a personal brand. It's what people say about you behind your back and what they really think about you.

Wayne talks to Dr Judith Bardwick about the psychological recession that is alienating employees and hurting American business. What is it, why has it emerged - and what can we do about it?

What do the credit and talent crunches look like from an Indian perspective? That's the theme for this week's Working Week Podcast, as Wayne is joined from Hyderabad by Gautam Ghosh.

We all know that things are tough out there, but while the economy may be slowing, that doesn't mean the world is about to come to an end. In fact, as Dan Bobinski tells Wayne this week, a downturn can be a great time to take a risk.

This week, Wayne talks to Harvard University psychologist and Management-Issues columnist, Myra White, about what it is that makes some people exceptional while others achieve only moderate success.

If you manage someone who is abrasive, work with someone who is abrasive or – most likely – find yourself working for someone who is abrasive, this week's Working Week is a must-listen.

This week, Wayne talks about motivating Gen Y with Penny de Valk, the CEO of the Institute of Leadership and Management, the largest management organisation in Europe.

This week, Wayne discusses job-hopping with Rowan Manahan, the creator of the Fortify Your Oasis Blog and author of the career management book, Where's My Oasis?.

Why do so many of us feel that our job sucks? Why do we start a job full of optimism only to have our hopes and expectations shattered after only a few months.

This week, Wayne talks to author, consultant and business executive, Larraine Segil, about inspiring innovation through alliances and partnerships – both internal and external.

If you are confused about "web 2.0" and its impact on business, then Wayne's guest on this week's Working Week will have some illuminating insights.

Wayne is joined by Alison Maitland and Avivah Wittenberg-Cox, authors of "Why Women Mean Business: Understanding the Emergence of our next Economic Revolution", to discuss why the leadership of organizations is still so male-dominated.

What is it about HR?. That's the question Wayne ponders this week as he talk to Chris Seabourne, a former HR director who is now a partner with CTPartners, an international executive search firm.

This week, Wayne talks to Deepika Bajaj, the founder and president of Invincibelle.com, about the changing role of women in the workplace.

In this week's podcast Wayne speaks to Jonathan Austin of Best Companies about how organisations can measure and improve their levels of workplace engagement.

What does the year ahead hold for managers? That's the question Wayne explores in the Working Week this week as he talks to Jo Causon from the UK-based Chartered Management Institute.