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Is your job a little meh? How much is too much to expect from a job? Kate Volman helps us see where job satisfaction should be. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The good news about gender equity? We're talking about it. The bad news? It will take 217 years at our present pace to reach full equity. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Is your team feeling stuck? In a rut? It may be because they have stalled out in their learning curve. Time to kick things up. Whitney Johnson talks about innovation, entitlement, and how to get things moving again. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

What's the one thing holding you back from becoming a great leader? Chances are it's sitting right next to a hard conversation. Listen to Peter Bregman talk about how to build emotional courage and lean into those moments. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

What's at the intersection between deep mindfulness and radical candor? Amy Sandler. Listen as she shares her insights on how to handle difficult emotions and become an awesome manager. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Are your corporate tools and policies helping the organization, or your employees? Bill Jensen walks us through how to use a BS reader and blast through bad corporate excuses. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

"Drama is any obstacle to workplace peace and prosperity." Marlene Chism tells us who gets to define drama, what causes it, and how to get around it. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Jim Sterne was doing internet marketing before it was cool. Now, he's looking at what we need to learn about using AI before you get left in the wake. Stay tuned for the intern test and the smell test. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

It's normal to talk about customer experiences, but what about employees? Team members have similar high expectations on what should be possible in the workplace. Jennifer McClure leads us through what happens when companies focus on "employee delight". See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Imagine if every time you interacted with someone you left a stinging paper cut on their hand. Many do this without even knowing it. Amy Waninger shows us how you can become more aware and actually build diversity in the most important place: your network. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Aren't wellness programs supposed to make us healthier? Why don't they work? Rex Miller introduces better ways to think about workplace wellness. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Privilege and stigma are present for everyone. But without calling them out, they create huge barriers and block people from doing their best work. Jennifer Brown talks about how we can be allies and leverage our privilege and power for others. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

What's stopping you from doing the best work of your life? Aaron Dignan tells us stories of companies who've ripped away traditional bureaucracy and replaced them with autonomous teams who know how to think. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Should you automate or humanize? Should you centralize or decentralize? Scott Brinker from HubSpot says why not both? This is the path to embrace technology in the 21st century. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

How do you run nine companies and still have time for skydiving? Stop doing 90% of the stuff you don't need to. Sujan Patel reveals his secrets for how to prioritize your work. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

AI is coming...to make you better. Byron Reese has been thinking about and observing technology for a long time. He says as long as we keep learning, we never need to worry about losing jobs, especially if you are a plumber. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Think your management could use some work? Take a page from early tech veterans Jonathan and Melissa Nightingale's new book on how messed up it might be, and how to improve it. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Focusing on one task seems to get harder and harder. Dr. Gloria Mark has done research into distractions. Take a solid 22 minutes to listen to this one and stop those self-interruptions. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Lumina's goal is to see 60% of Americans with a high quality post-secondary credential by 2025. How are they going to do it? A lot fewer walls and silos. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Have office building designs finally caught up with the modern knowledge worker? Immersive planning is the next big leap in better design. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.