Episode 32: Lessons in Wellness-Crafting & Environment-Shaping 

Guest Bio

Duncan Young is a motivational speaker, wellbeing habit change leader and executive coach who inspires people to thrive. His programs help individuals and companies enhance performance by building awareness, fostering curiosity, and embedding lasting habit change. Before starting his own wellness consulting business, he enjoyed a successful twenty-seven-year career at Lendlease with an ultimate position of head of Workplace Health & Wellbeing. He has helped local and global companies engage employees through his bespoke wellbeing and performance programs.

Recap & Takeaways

• [00:09 – 01:02] Meet Duncan Young
• [01:05 – 02:34] Job crafting, what makes people tick and thrive?
• [02:35 – 05:06] “How do I coach people to flourish, and be the best version of themselves?”
• [05:11 – 07:47] The early days of Duncan’s well-being career and activities
• [07:50 – 09:55] Chronotyping, sleep, and the differences between physical and mental recovery
• [09:56 – 12:18] Recovery and teaching people to read their biofeedback
• [12:21 – 14:35] Shift work as a carcinogen, and transitioning from work to the rest of life
• [14:38 – 18:12] Bookending the day with something for yourself, establishing routines and how Covid affected them all
• [18:15 – 19:43] Environment shaping: physical, social, and digital
• [19:46 – 24:03] Scott Galloway and Robin Dunbar’s research on social biomes, connection, and belonging
• [24:05 – 26:31] Extroversion, introversion, and the idea that people generally enjoy social interaction
• [26:33 – 27:58] The idea of crafting, side hustles, and exploring your passions
• [29:37 – 31:18] Post-traumatic growth
• [31:19 – 35:30] Trickle-down good habits, a continuum in well-being from leadership
• [35:41 – 38:07] Giving people autonomy and setting good health and wellness examples to drive performance
• [38:13 – 40:56] Driving culture for the long term and creating guardrails
• [41:03 – 43:00] The future of teamwork is human, being the best versions of ourselves
• [43:04 – 45:36] Summary and how to find Duncan