Professional Humans

In this episode, we spoke with long-time friend and former colleague Amie Bailey about some of the tactics of giving and receiving feedback - with a tangent or two thrown in for good measure.

Related Links:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/amie-bailey-8a56303 - Amie Bailey on LinkedIn

https://twitter.com/ajbailey - Amie on Twitter

http://planeswalkerguide.com/ - Planes Walker Guide Podcast

Professional Humans theme is: “We All Know The Way (Instrumental)” by The Builders And The Butchers. Additional music from "Barbarian" by Pierlo. These songs is licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 International License.

http://freemusicarchive.org/music/The_Builders_And_The_Butchers/

http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Pierlo/Olivetti_Prodest/10_Barbarian

I can't do this right now, I'm too tired, what if I fail? Typically when we're trying to do something new, or something that we feel that we have to do rather than what we want to be doing. This is one of the hardest hurdles to real change we'll ever face in life, and we often harm ourselves with our excuses. They get in the way of our own progress - so we wanted to get into some of the reasons behind it, and some ideas to get over it.

Related Links:

http://www.lifehack.org/articles/lifestyle/how-to-stop-making-excuses-and-get-what-you-want.html - How to Stop Making Excuses and Get What You Want

http://amzn.to/20d67NN - The Power of No

http://blog.iqmatrix.com/a-life-of-excuses - A Life of Excuses

http://www.coachingpositiveperformance.com/avoid-making-excuses/ - Avoid Making Excuses

http://www.businessinsider.com/invisibilia-podcast-woman-cant-feel-fear-2015-1 - Invisibilia episode about the woman who can't feel fear

https://blog.intercom.io/ - Inside Intercom (the Irish people)

Professional Humans theme is: “We All Know The Way (Instrumental)” by The Builders And The Butchers. This song is licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 International License.

http://freemusicarchive.org/music/The_Builders_And_The_Butchers/

What about gender? What about it.

Producer's note: we don't actually get super into gender issues. It's just the closest thing to a title we could come up with.

We had a great conversation with Linda Brandt about the Lean In movement, how to lean in or out, and what the goals of the organization are. We encourage you to listen to this episode no matter what your gender is, because we think it's valuable for all.

Related Links:

http://leanin.org/ - Lean In

https://www.linkedin.com/in/lindabrandtmph - Linda Brandt

http://www.startribune.com/in-minneapolis-visit-facebook-s-sandberg-visits-lean-in-book-club/226526421/ - Sheryl Sandberg's Twin Cities Lean In Visit

https://www.facebook.com/leanintogether/ - Twin Cities Lean In Facebook

http://leanintogethermsp.org/ - Lean In MSP

Professional Humans theme is: “We All Know The Way (Instrumental)” by The Builders And The Butchers. This song is licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 International License.

http://freemusicarchive.org/music/The_Builders_And_The_Butchers/

Language is a choice, and time is a construct. With our friend Charles Youel, we explore some ways to use that knowledge to create time for the things that matter in our busy lives. We also send out a challenge to listeners: go a week without responding "I'm busy" to your fellow humans, and see if it opens up any new adventures or opportunities, or just great conversations.

Related Links:

http://artcrank.com - For all of your bike poster and apparel needs.

https://medium.com/keep-learning-keep-growing/good-ceos-aren-t-busy-a4c0e657284a#.5ntvtl3e4 - Good CEOs Aren't Busy

http://www.mindful.org/4-reasons-why-you-should-break-free-from-being-too-busy/ - 4 Reasons Why You Should Break Free From Being too Busy

Warrior Mind Coach: http://www.warriormindcoach.com/blog/2015/01/15/busy-is-a-lame-excuse/ - Busy is a Lame Excuse

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/arin-gragossian/too-busy_b_4547137.html - The Truth About Being too Busy

On Being: http://www.onbeing.org/blog/the-disease-of-being-busy/7023 - The Disease of Being Busy

Professional Humans theme is: “We All Know The Way (Instrumental)” by The Builders And The Butchers. This song is licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 International License.

http://freemusicarchive.org/music/The_Builders_And_The_Butchers/

In this episode, we share some thoughts on our journey toward having fewer things and moving into a much smaller apartment. We're hoping this project gives us more free time to be doing the things we want to do instead of things we have to do, but first we have to get ourselves out of "crap debt."

Resources / Links:

http://www.mindful.org/honey-i-shrunk-the-house-infographic/ - Infographic

https://www.ted.com/talks/graham_hill_less_stuff_more_happiness?language=en - Graham Hill: Less Stuff, More Happiness (Ted Talk)

http://www.lifeedited.com/ - Life Edited

http://bit.ly/magic-shirt - Magic TShirt Folder on Amazon

http://www.theverge.com/2015/10/1/9431003/bear-eats-kayak-youtube-alaska - "Stop It, Bear" reference

Professional Humans theme is: “We All Know The Way (Instrumental)” by The Builders And The Butchers. This song is licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 International License.

http://freemusicarchive.org/music/The_Builders_And_The_Butchers/

In this episode, we chat with "BookBoy" Jeff Kamin and check in about the fine line between bringing your authentic self to work and faking it til you make it, and where your conscience and confidence factor in.

Related Links:

https://soundcloud.com/lean-startup/dan-milstein-leadership - Dan Milstein: Leadership, Uncertainty, and Self Deception

https://twitter.com/jefe23 - Jeff Kamin on Twitter

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-kamin-a0a9825 - Jeff Kamin on LinkedIN

http://booksandbars.com/ - Books and Bars

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HYiaYyfp8Q - The Eagles, Take it to the Limit

http://insight.kellogg.northwestern.edu/article/the-problem-with-faking-it - The Problem with Faking It

http://www.indeedbrewing.com/ - Indeed Brewery

Professional Humans theme is: “We All Know The Way (Instrumental)” by The Builders And The Butchers. This song is licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 International License.

http://freemusicarchive.org/music/The_Builders_And_The_Butchers/

In this episode, we chat with "BookBoy" Jeff Kamin and check in about the fine line between bringing your authentic self to work and faking it til you make it, and where your conscience and confidence factor in.

Related Links:

https://soundcloud.com/lean-startup/dan-milstein-leadership - Dan Milstein: Leadership, Uncertainty, and Self Deception

https://twitter.com/jefe23 - Jeff Kamin on Twitter

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-kamin-a0a9825 - Jeff Kamin on LinkedIN

http://booksandbars.com/ - Books and Bars

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HYiaYyfp8Q - The Eagles, Take it to the Limit

http://insight.kellogg.northwestern.edu/article/the-problem-with-faking-it - The Problem with Faking It

http://www.indeedbrewing.com/ - Indeed Brewery

Professional Humans theme is: “We All Know The Way (Instrumental)” by The Builders And The Butchers. This song is licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 International License.

http://freemusicarchive.org/music/The_Builders_And_The_Butchers/

On this week's episode, we have a really lovely chat with young Anna Meyer - a pre-professional, straight-shooter, and really well-spoken and thoughtful human. We hope this conversation will lend some perspective about younger co-workers and give those of us more seasoned professionals some hope for the future as we hear how she tackles college, an internship, and embarks on finding a meaningful and rewarding career.

Resources / Links:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/anna-meyer-2a785bb6 - Anna on LinkedIn

http://www.ku.edu/ - University of Kansas

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXBM7XxZ5DI - Rock Chalk Jayhawk Fight Song Instructions

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kony_2012 - Kony 2012

Professional Humans theme is: “We All Know The Way (Instrumental)” by The Builders And The Butchers. This song is licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 International License.

Please give them a listen: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/The_Builders_And_The_Butchers/

We've been building up to this episode over the last few weeks, because we have come across a remarkable number of friends who don't seem fulfilled or even remotely happy in their current positions, and we wanted to do something about it. We thought it would be important to first explore some things you can do to improve your situation, before making a call on whether to stay or quit your job.

Resources / Links:

http://blog.hardlyneutral.com/ - EJ's Blog

http://www.gallup.com/businessjournal/187871/leadership-mistake-promoting-based-tenure.aspx - Leadership Mistake: Promoting Based on Tenure

http://firstround.com/review/radical-candor-the-surprising-secret-to-being-a-good-boss/ - Radical Candor: The Surprising Secret to Being a Good Boss

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/big-idea-2016-personal-disruption-force-shape-whitney-johnson - Personal Disruption: The Force That Will Shape 2016

Professional Humans theme is: “We All Know The Way (Instrumental)” by The Builders And The Butchers. This song is licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 International License.

http://freemusicarchive.org/music/The_Builders_And_The_Butchers/

http://prohumans.com/episode-13-manag…ans-not-projects/

Today we're - FINALLY - going to answer the question, "Who is Mike Mason?" which is a question that has come up on almost every episode since about Episode 4 - so the last 6 or 8 of them. If you didn't hear it from the beginning, it started when we threw out a request on Facebook for listeners to contribute to our Random Question Jar that we do at the end of every show. Mike Mason had fired off several questions in a row, and then as a final question wrote, BTW Who is Mike Mason? to be funny. But we put that question in the jar, and the very next guest pulled that question. Somehow ever since then, Mike has made his way into every discussion and we are so, so delighted to finally have him here, in person, as a real live guest.

Professional Humans theme is: “We All Know The Way (Instrumental)” by The Builders And The Butchers.

http://freemusicarchive.org/music/The_Builders_And_The_Butchers/

This song is licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 International License.