Slack Variety Pack

Subscribe in iTunes: https://goo.gl/bXrYOG Subscribe in Google Play: https://goo.gl/P5xgsR Subscribe in Stitcher: https://goo.gl/J3oO6W Behind every working human, there’s a story. Work in Progress is Slack’s new radio show about the meaning and identity we find in work. Each week, join host Dan Misener for stories of personal ambition and debilitating insecurities, great successes and abject failures, the plans we make and the luck that… happens. Hosted by Dan Misener, produced by Slack. Follow along http://twitter.com/slackstories or slack.com/podcast

We wrap up our final episode of the Slack Variety Pack with a topic near and dear to our hearts: Emoji. Looking at this funny little way of communicating, in this episode you’ll learn etiquette tips for using emoji in the workplace, explore new ideas around how emoji represent people and cultures, and hear a whale of an emoji story. And, of course, you’ll find out what’s coming up next in our podcast adventures. It’s Episode 28 - Hear Ye, Hear Ye Pack! :face throwing a kiss:

The whirligig of life throws many seemingly unfathomable questions our way: What’s stronger, coffee or tea? Is it better to stay put or live and work abroad? And if we can’t find what we’re looking for, do we quit looking or spin it into a new idea? Onwards towards the great beyond, it’s Episode 27 - Jet Pack

In this episode we meet some people who not only know, but live the old adage: “The show must go on”. A circus family who continue their high-wire family tradition despite a terrifying tightrope tragedy, a handful of chefs who fuel rockstars on the road, a woman taking charge of heart disease with the help of an app, and a few wise children who school us on surviving group work. Pluck up your courage and forge ahead, it’s Episode 26 - Resilience Pack.

We talk to some very smart people about breaking bad habits, working out our multitasking muscles, and even learn how to navigate business travel without breaking the bank. It’s Episode 25 - Booster Pack!

It’s the little things that count: A comma that turns a sentence into pure poetry, a chaise so relaxing it eases your mind into a state of genius, a simple math formula that diagnoses diseases, or some simple words of encouragement to uplift you right when you need it most. We’re getting to know some people who use a bevy of tiny details to do really great things in Episode 24 — The Little Things Pack!

A simple introduction can go a long way: It can transform mere coworkers into close friends, convert co-working spaces into communities, lead you to brilliant people who help you see the truth about yourself, and even teach grade school kids the ways of the world.

In this episode, we invite best-selling author and speaker Brené Brown to help us unpack the stories we tell ourselves that change the way we work together. We also dig into new research that may enhance your coffee habit, use an old kitchen gadget to test a new productivity tip, and talk to an intrepid team who left the comforts of city life to take up post among the penguins in the Antarctic. Dust off those mental cobwebs, it’s Episode 22 — Flip Pack

One for the introverts, the seekers of solitude, the I-just-need-a-minute-to-myself-ers! (So basically, everyone, at some point or another). In this episode we find out how a cardboard box can be the secret to finding alone time at work; whisk you away from your smartphone to restore your creative spark; find solace surfing the waves of the lonely web; and explore the wild world of a Winter Keeper, working solo to protect one of our most treasured national parks. Quick, find a place all to yourself—it’s Episode 21: Alone Pack!

Don those thinking caps, in this episode we’re reevaluating old work habits, from that pesky alarm clock serenading your eardrums in the early mornings, to finding new ways to deal with those petty inter-office spats, to rejiggering the very idea of the full-time gig. Be prepared to sport your best IRL:thinkingface:—it’s Episode Twenty: Rethink Pack!