TJ and Dustin discuss their first job together and what led them to discuss leadership, culture, and their workplace environment. This support amongst each other brought about an ever increasing search to find and create better workplaces beyond their initial jobs in the US Army.

TJ and Dustin discuss their first job together and what led them to discuss leadership, culture, and their workplace environment. This support amongst each other brought about an ever increasing search to find and create better workplaces beyond their initial jobs in the US Army.

Episode 4 The Initial Slog

Honest talk about culture, systems, belief, and mental health — with no corporate fluff.Welcome to The Slog Pod, where two longtime friends and Army veterans — Dustin Flatt (MSW, MBA) and TJ Westphal (MA) — cut through the noise of modern life, work, and culture to ask harder questions. Why do we think the way we do? Why do systems fail us? And why is change so damn hard?This isn’t therapy. It’s not hustle culture. It’s not another leadership podcast selling toxic positivity.It’s real talk about burnout, cognitive dissonance, toxic workplaces, and cultural delusion — mixed with humor, irreverence, lived experience, and mental health insight.Each episode explores how narratives shape our lives, how belief becomes identity, and how better thinking can lead to better systems — from the inside out.Whether we’re unpacking tariffs, workplace mental health, religion, Gen X malaise, or therapy speak, The Slog Pod is your companion through the mental mess of modern culture.📍Episodes weekly.🧢 Merch, episodes, and more at <a href="http://www.theslogco.com" rel="nofollow">www.theslogco.com</a>📩 Follow us on Instagram, YouTube, and LinkedIn @theslogco#CultureFirst #MentalHealth #CognitiveBias #TheSlogPod

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Honest talk about culture, systems, belief, and mental health — with no corporate fluff. Welcome to The Slog Pod, where two longtime friends and Army veterans — Dustin Flatt (MSW, MBA) and TJ Westphal (MA) — cut through the noise of modern life, work, and culture to ask harder questions. Why do we think the way we do? Why do systems fail us? And why is change so damn hard? This isn’t therapy. It’s not hustle culture. It’s not another leadership podcast selling toxic positivity. It’s real talk about burnout, cognitive dissonance, toxic workplaces, and cultural delusion — mixed with humor, irreverence, lived experience, and mental health insight. Each episode explores how narratives shape our lives, how belief becomes identity, and how better thinking can lead to better systems — from the inside out. Whether we’re unpacking tariffs, workplace mental health, religion, Gen X malaise, or therapy speak, The Slog Pod is your companion through the mental mess of modern culture. 📍Episodes weekly. 🧢 Merch, episodes, and more at www.theslogco.com 📩 Follow us on Instagram, YouTube, and LinkedIn @theslogco #CultureFirst #MentalHealth #CognitiveBias #TheSlogPod

Honest talk about culture, systems, belief, and mental health — with no corporate fluff.Welcome to The Slog Pod, where two longtime friends and Army veterans — Dustin Flatt (MSW, MBA) and TJ Westphal (MA) — cut through the noise of modern life, work, and culture to ask harder questions. Why do we think the way we do? Why do systems fail us? And why is change so damn hard?This isn’t therapy. It’s not hustle culture. It’s not another leadership podcast selling toxic positivity.It’s real talk about burnout, cognitive dissonance, toxic workplaces, and cultural delusion — mixed with humor, irreverence, lived experience, and mental health insight.Each episode explores how narratives shape our lives, how belief becomes identity, and how better thinking can lead to better systems — from the inside out.Whether we’re unpacking tariffs, workplace mental health, religion, Gen X malaise, or therapy speak, The Slog Pod is your companion through the mental mess of modern culture.📍Episodes weekly.🧢 Merch, episodes, and more at <a href="http://www.theslogco.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">www.theslogco.com</a>📩 Follow us on Instagram, YouTube, and LinkedIn @theslogco#CultureFirst #MentalHealth #CognitiveBias #TheSlogPod

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