Getting Work To Work

Over the past three days, all I’ve had enough energy to do is lay in bed and read books. After pushing as hard as I could to avoid thinking about the pandemic, my body finally let me know it’s time to rest and recover. Late last night, my mind turned on with a vengeance and […]

Do you want to grow your business, but don’t know how to go about finding the right people to hire, let alone how to manage them for success? Today’s guest on the show is Nathan Hirsch, an entrepreneur whose latest venture is Outsource School, the ultimate education for outsourcing, where you can learn the process […]

Do you put yourself in positions where you will only get a resounding yes? Are you actively avoiding situations where a no is more likely to happen? How do you deal with the silence between hearing yes or no? Recently, I went through an experience that resulted in no. It was a long, drawn-out process […]

What do you do when you are five minutes into writing a 20-minute film and realize that your joke has run its course? You figure out a way to write yourself out of the corner and bust through the cliché. No stranger to Getting Work To Work, gough is an Australian filmmaker on the show […]

What do you do when you recognize and acknowledge a profound symptom of your suffering? Do you dive in and explore it, or do shove it back down into your inner being so you can deal with it when you’re ready? One of the symptoms of suffering popping up in my life through the past […]

Are you a designer who people see, or are you a designer who they hear? A powerful question that today’s guest on Getting Work To Work asked that reflects the depth at which he approaches his life and work. David Jon Walker embraces his duality as an educator and entrepreneur to prepare his students for the […]

When I set out on my podcast journey, interviewing people wasn’t part of the plan. Coming from a documentary production background, I knew how to talk to someone; I just didn’t know how to handle it with only audio. Instead, I planned on weekly short monologues, ten minutes or less, with my thoughts and insights […]

How do you feel learning new subjects and building your skills? Are you filled with boredom or pleasure? As today’s guest Hannah Fitzgibbon, a creative coach and teacher, shares in this conversation, enjoyment is one of the keys to successful learning. Using her superpower of curation, Hannah brings quotes, studies, and insights to help creative […]

Many people I know are in the midst of change, myself included. For some, they have no choice. Work is closed, projects are done. For others, they woke up realizing they wanted more for their life and work. They see big problems in the world and want to use their skills and abilities as a […]

What would you learn about meaningful work in the face of a near-death experience? That is the question that today’s guest, Tom Morin, had to answer, not once but three times in his working life. In this conversation, Tom and I discuss how these experiences helped him to understand what defines meaningful, authentic, and responsible […]