Episodes
September 21, 2021
Ep222: Wrestling with Adversity
When you find out you are riding with the descendent of a nationally acclaimed blind wrestler, you know you’re in for some stories. And it turns out, we can turn those stories into some business lessons! Why is that important for business? ...
September 14, 2021
Ep221: Replay - The Art of Finishing Well
We don't talk about endings enough, especially not ending things well, with as much celebration as we began them. And that is exactly what this episode is about. Why is that important for business? Consider ending your business, or a product...
September 07, 2021
Ep220: Diversity of Thought vs. Culture
Whether it’s politics, sports or happy hour, sometimes your company culture can make others feel uncomfortable. At what point do you make changes to include people, and at what point is that watering down an important aspect of your culture? Why is...
August 31, 2021
Ep219: Board Games & Company Culture
Your company culture, a new board game, and all the ways they relate. Why is that important for business? A new board game allows people to make choices that would benefit everyone. And more people were interested in taking that choice – to...
August 24, 2021
Ep218: Little Decisions Lead to Big Culture
Culture – whether in your business or in your family – isn’t just established in big picture planning. It is established in the little decisions that you make all the time about what’s important to you in the moment. Why is that...
August 17, 2021
Ep217: Languishing Between Gears
Feel like you’re languishing right now in these uncertain times? Let’s talk about reframing that experience a bit. Why is that important for business? There is a lot of uncertainty in the world and in business right now – lots of...
August 10, 2021
Ep216: A Taste of Community
There are a lot of logistics to consider in coming back to work, but one thing you might not be thinking about is the change to community. Does community still matter, and how will it look different in a post-COVID world? Why is that important for...
August 03, 2021
Ep215: Practice, Risk & The Necessity of Failure
What if trying new things was like football training camp, and you had an audience – and even media – present while you were trying to figure things out? Wish you had time to practice something new in private instead? Maybe it’s not as simple as...
July 27, 2021
Ep214: Pushing Through
Ever have to muster the energy to do something you don’t want to do, but really should do? How do you change your energy? And how do you know when it’s a losing battle? Why is that important for business? What do you do when things just are...
July 20, 2021
Ep213: Replay - Hijacked Meetings
REPLAY OF EPISODE 75: Audience Q&As can quickly devolve. Someone wants to share a story instead of a question; someone else wants to demonstrate their own expertise and “teach from the seats”. No one seems to know how to ask a succinct and...
July 13, 2021
Ep212: Indecision & Pregrets
Have you ever found yourself saying “I’m going to regret this”, but doing it anyway? Let’s talk self-sabotage and the frustrating world of pregrets. Why is that important for business? Often, we think too much about the...
July 06, 2021
Ep211: Taxicab Lights & Opportunities
Opportunities, luck, and leaving room in your business life for what you actually enjoy – just a few of the things we need to talk about in this episode. Why is that important for business? “I skate to where the puck is going, not...
June 29, 2021
Ep210: Confidence & the Truest Expression of You
Can you build confidence directly, or do you have to come at it obliquely, through just being yourself? Let’s discuss. Why is that important for business? People often think of confidence in terms of external validation, but if that’s the...
June 22, 2021
Ep209: Employee Engagement & You
Where does your responsibility to keep your employees end, and their responsibility to speak up start? Let’s sort that out in the next 20 minutes or so! Why is that important for business? Trying to help an employee who seems unenthused find...
June 15, 2021
Ep208: Apologies Per Hour
This is a rant about a bad experience at the bank, but it also ends up being an important lesson about a metric you’ve probably never heard about: apologies per hour. Why is that important for business? An interesting metric for a business to...
June 08, 2021
Ep207: On(board)gaming
Learning a new board game can be frustrating – it’s a lot of information to learn without any real context. And it might also reveal a lot about things in your business, like onboarding staff. Why is that important for business? Just as it...
June 01, 2021
Ep206: Country Clubs & Company Culture
When you get a chance to be among random groups of strangers, it can quickly become clear that there are always commonalities that bind us. And we can learn a lot about company culture by observing our common needs and behaviors. Why is that...
May 25, 2021
Ep205: Leadership & Responsibility During COVID
Leadership means making decisions for your company and everyone in it. And sometimes, especially when it comes to things like COVID and health, those decisions are extra challenging. Why is that important for business? When it comes to...
May 18, 2021
Ep204: Pastries and Perseverance
What can we learn from a software used to ring up pastries, that ends up helping with cancer treatment? If this episode is any indication, a lot. Why is that important for business? In Tokyo, a pastry shop in a train station wanted to make...
May 11, 2021
Ep203: The Sombrero on the Wall
Have you ever thought you nailed an interview – maybe even had a standing ovation-level interview – but still ended up in second place? Maybe went out and celebrated and got yourself a giant celebratory hat? Let’s talk about that hat, and what...
May 04, 2021
Ep202: Never-Ending Not Change
You can learn a lot about how to handle change (and seemingly never-ending not change) by taking two 20-hour train rides. Or you can just listen to Jodi’s story instead. Why is that important for business? Things feel like they are on...
April 27, 2021
Ep201: The Importance of Culture
Ever struggle between what’s best for your client, and what’s best for the culture of your organization? Both are critical to your long-term success, so let’s talk about how to navigate those decisions. Why is that important for...
April 20, 2021
Ep200: Business Lessons from Scammers
Have you ever thought about a scammer, “you are very bad at your job?” What if, instead, it’s an issue of leadership at Scam Headquarters? What if scammers could use business coaches too? Why is that important for business? A scam is...
April 13, 2021
Ep199: The Next New Normal
What are you excited to return to, post-pandemic, and what parts do you plan to bring into your “new normal”? Sometimes, a meme can spark some really interesting conversations. Why is that important for business? We didn’t get a lot...