52 weeks, 86 episodes, 2 birthdays, and a bunch of bloopers.

Evolution, Magic, and Truth

What do these have to do with our workplaces?

Reflection questions included!

Do we listen to what our bodies are telling us?

How does if feel to ask for help?

How does the community perspective factor in?

And what does this all have to do with our workplaces?

Today we talk about it.

Resources and mentions:

Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer

Week 48: Individualism vs Community

Just when you thought we were done talking about the work from home debate, here we are reacting to yet another article on the subject. And I’m about to get spicy about it!

Sources and Resources:

Subject Article on Yahoo

BONUS article reaction episode from March 10, 2023

BONUS episode To Remote or Not from May 2022

BONUS Dear Remote Workers from October 2022

Today we talk about individualism and community in our workplaces.

Definitions of individuality vs individualism, and community vs collectivism are discussed, along with an offering of some reflection questions to help imagine and create something different in our workplaces.

Sources and mentions:

Article: Why Community Matters in the Workplace

Article: Individualist vs Collectivist Workplace Cultures

Bonus: The Black and White of Binary Thinking

Bonus: We Are (Not) Family

Today's bonus episode is the podcast version of my newsletter that went out this week in the aftermath of the school shooting in Nashville.

Sources and Mentions:

LinkedIn Post by Lily Zheng re: organizational change

Leading cause of death for children and teens, source

Number of mass shootings to date stats

Permit-less carry in Florida

Florida Book Bans

RKA YouTube video re: marketing guns to kids

RKA Podcast episode re: the history of gun marketing in the U.S.

All About Love by bell hooks

News is Traumatic

I talk a lot about brain science in my work and here on the podcast. I’ve realized that I’ve been doing it wrong.

Today we talk about neurodiversity in the workplace, and how being inclusive benefits everyone.

Today's episode was inspired by a conversation with a friend. You know who you are (wink wink.)

Sources and mentions:

More about Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria on WebMD

Mental Health First Aid Certification

Article: Neurodiversity in the Workplace on PsychCentral

Article on Harvard Business Review 2017

Article on Business Insider: How Neurodivergence Can Be an Asset

BONUS GUEST Josephine Kalipeni, Executive Director at Family Values at Work, joins today to talk about family leave, workplace policy change, activism in the workplace, and the future of work.

This is a must listen, y'all.

CLICK HERE to learn more about Family Values at Work.

CLICK HERE to check out my live interview with Josie on Instagram, "The Racist & Sexist History of Caregiving"

Week 11: Business as Activism and Artistry, pt 1

Article: Should Political Conversations Be Banned in the Workplace?

You may have heard of exit interviews, but do you know about stay interviews? Today we talk about it...

Why do we continue to worship at the altar of busyness?

Today I react to the HBR article, "Beware a Culture of Busyness" sent to me by my friend, Sarah.

A shocking experiment (literally), Mark Zuckerberg, and how the US sucks at family leave are all discussed on today's bonus episode, along with tips from the article to help us reverse course from the culture of busy. 

Sources and Mentions:

Article on HBR.org

More on Effort Justification

Shocking Experiment

Family Leave rankings and stats

Workplace Boundaries episode

Corporate Social Responsibility episode