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  • Desk Influence - Uncover the power behind every decision with Nick Ledger

    Desk Influence - Uncover the power behind every decision with Nick Ledger
    May 4 2026
    Join host Nick Ledger as he reveals how your desk secretly controls your productivity, energy, and earning potential. Through surprising research and experiments, Desk Influence explores why your workspace is your most undervalued career asset. It's Freakonomics meets IKEA with insights that transform how you work.

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    1 min
  • Desk Influence - Hot Desking, Cold Productivity, and the Death of Ownership

    Desk Influence - Hot Desking, Cold Productivity, and the Death of Ownership
    May 4 2026
    Nick Ledger investigates hot desking's hidden costs on Desk Influence. We explore how eliminating assigned seating destroys productivity, erodes psychological contracts, and creates invisible economic losses. From wasted setup time to vanishing discretionary effort, discover why workspace is foundational infrastructure for human performance.

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    23 mins
  • Desk Influence - Why Your Chair Is Lying to You About Your Output

    Desk Influence - Why Your Chair Is Lying to You About Your Output
    May 4 2026
    Host Nick Ledger examines how prolonged sitting undermines workplace productivity, citing research showing a 46% output increase with sit-stand desks and improved focus among 71% of workers who reduced sitting time. The episode reframes sedentary work as an operational efficiency problem rather than a wellness issue, challenging corporate infrastructure and offering practical solutions.

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    16 mins
  • Desk Influence - The $46,000 Rectangle You Never Negotiated

    Desk Influence - The $46,000 Rectangle You Never Negotiated
    May 4 2026
    Nick Ledger examines how your desk functions as a capital asset, exploring research showing sit-stand desks boost productivity by 46% and deliver 3-7X ROI. He calculates hidden costs of suboptimal workspace design and reveals this overlooked rectangle represents $46,000 in unrealized career potential.

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    19 mins