Professional Humans

We wanted to close out 2015 with a brief look back on some of our favorite work things that happened this year. We share some highlights, and also hear from some of our listeners.

In this episode, we have a conversation with Dena Alspach about how she explored her way into an amazing role that has her engaged, challenged, and thriving – but it took some convincing for her to make that leap.

We dig into the meaning of unemployable in the latest from the What If series: "What if You're Unemployable?" with AJ Meyer -entrepreneur, co-founder, inventor, business owner.

Resources / Extra Reading:

https://twitter.com/gkdriver - AJ on Twitter

https://www.linkedin.com/in/gkdriver - AJ on LinkedIn

http://www.forbes.com/sites/susannahbreslin/2011/08/08/why-im-unemployable/ - Why I'm Unemployable

http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/250497 - What No One Tells You About Having a Co-Founder

http://www.therichest.com/business/salary/5-skills-that-instantly-make-you-more-employable/ - 5 Skills That Instantly Make You More Employable

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.

Thanks for listening, and have a professional week!

Josh & Elli have a chat with their friend Lisa Mason about how to party during company holiday party season. Ironically the three of them seem like they'd be more comfortable in a Lego party, a LAN party, or perhaps knitting.

Things employees seem to NOT like in a work holiday party:

* being tricked into working the party

* when leadership gets out of control wasted and makes inappropriate remarks to staff

* not having enough time to chat

* they definitely do NOT like Santa costumes

* not crazy about potlucks in the office as the only party

Things they DO like:

* being out of the office

* getting a little - not too much - fancy

* not having forced fun

* not talking about work too much

really, most people seem to appreciate just a classy get together where they can socialize for a little while with the folks they work with.

Resources / Extra Reading:

https://twitter.com/Lisa_Mason Lisa on Twitter

https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisammason Lisa on LinkedIn

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LAN_party Did you say "LAN" party?

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0425112/ Hot Fuzz(the movie)

Josh and Elli interview Erica Hanna about how to manage your online persona and maintain the right level of professionalism in a space where your clients or colleagues can see you.

https://twitter.com/meeterica - Erica's Twitter

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericahanna - Erica on LinkedIn

http://www.pukerainbows.com - Puke Rainbows

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/

Josh and Elli pull together some extra bits from both Episodes 5 & 6 and weave them into a Part 2 of Core Values. This time what we are really getting after is less about why they are important to your team (see Episode 6 for that) but HOW to implement them in your company.

http://amzn.to/1NW4760 - Get Traction by Gino Wickman on Amazon. Get anything through that link and help the show.

Professional Humans theme is: “We All Know The Way (Instrumental)” by The Builders And The Butchers. This song is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 International License. Thank you, your music is amazing!

Josh and Elli have a conversation with one of the more professional humans we know, Eric Johnson, about whether or not anyone really cares about being aligned with their company's core values or business ethics.

This episode was sponsored by both josh and elli, check out their website at http://prohumans.com for more information.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/chriscancialosi/2015/07/20/2-ways-to-ensure-your-corporate-culture-and-values-align : Two Ways to Ensure Your Corporate Culture & Values Align

http://www.kinesisinc.com/are-your-employees-engaged-with-your-company-values : Are Your Employees Engaged with Your Company Values?

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

Josh and Elli debate what fans of this podcast should be called, thank a couple of listeners who gave some feedback, and give a bit of a look into the next few episodes.

Josh and Elli interview Joseph Pettini about the challenges he faced in landing an encore career after being laid off.

Resources / Extra Reading:

The Surprising Truth About Older Workers (AARP)

Encore dot org - Advancing second acts for the greater good

Job Hopping is the New Normal for Millenials (Forbes)

Josh and Elli dig into the differences between meditation and mindfulness, and the benefits of each. Then their earnest attempt at active listening gets thwarted by their mindless dog.