This episode has everything: Cologne, Dogs, Gigs and Sweden! Most of those things have to do with business, but we talk about pawternity leave because it's fun to say. We discuss how businesses should embrace the gig economy and how entrepreneurship is encouraged in a fascinating way.

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Pawternity Leavehttps://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_58a6de90e4b07602ad539975/amp (https://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_58a6de90e4b07602ad539975/amp)

Embrace the gigshttps://clutch.co/hr/resources/how-gig-economy-affects-workplace-2018 (https://clutch.co/hr/resources/how-gig-economy-affects-workplace-2018)

Sweden Workershttps://www.npr.org/2019/02/18/695755987/sweden-has-come-up-with-an-unusual-way-to-encourage-entrepreneurship (https://www.npr.org/2019/02/18/695755987/sweden-has-come-up-with-an-unusual-way-to-encourage-entrepreneurship)

Oh, K-cups... why? Does the world really need this? We also talk about how the systems that run your company are your story, and how your story matters to the world. We get to discuss how the entrepreneur's journey is not really as mystical as the business world would have us believe.

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K-cupshttps://www.wsj.com/articles/white-russian-in-a-pod-budweiser-maker-pushes-k-cup-machine-for-cocktails-11552968015 (https://www.wsj.com/articles/white-russian-in-a-pod-budweiser-maker-pushes-k-cup-machine-for-cocktails-11552968015)

Story changes systemshttps://ssir.org/articles/entry/using_story_to_change_systems (https://ssir.org/articles/entry/using_story_to_change_systems)

The entrepreneur journeyhttps://www.forbes.com/sites/danielpriestley/2019/03/04/the-entrepreneur-journey-is-more-predictable-than-most-people-think/#1c0644e61c6d (https://www.forbes.com/sites/danielpriestley/2019/03/04/the-entrepreneur-journey-is-more-predictable-than-most-people-think/#1c0644e61c6d)

Josh is giddy that he gets to break some news to Megan...that means she was wrong. We discuss how organizations are being held accountable to making meaning for their employees, and share two different major types of innovation.

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Closings!https://www.huffpost.com/entry/payless-shoesource-to-shutter-all-of-its-remaining-us-stores_n_5c68365de4b01757c36c0fd5 (https://www.huffpost.com/entry/payless-shoesource-to-shutter-all-of-its-remaining-us-stores_n_5c68365de4b01757c36c0fd5)

Purpose-driven culturehttps://www.inc.com/tim-leberecht/purpose-washing-hustle-culture-automation-business-at-a-crossroads.html (https://www.inc.com/tim-leberecht/purpose-washing-hustle-culture-automation-business-at-a-crossroads.html)

Disruptive and Radical Innovationhttps://hbr.org/2018/04/what-40-years-of-research-reveals-about-the-difference-between-disruptive-and-radical-innovation (https://hbr.org/2018/04/what-40-years-of-research-reveals-about-the-difference-between-disruptive-and-radical-innovation)

Jess Pettitt visited us in Greeley... and it was a lovely time. We chatted about Inclusive Solutions, our "trojan horse" approach to diversity initiatives, and we answer a listener question.

Did you know that the largest consumer fraud in 2018 has to do with LOVE?!?! We discuss this, diversity and do exactly nothing to dispell the myth that a team has to be a certain number of people to be effective. Well, we make a little headway in clearing up the controversy, at least.

Additional Info:Diversityhttps://www.bcg.com/en-us/publications/2019/fixing-the-flawed-approach-to-diversity.aspx (https://www.bcg.com/en-us/publications/2019/fixing-the-flawed-approach-to-diversity.aspx)

https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/F4E00875C9C81512E928195E6B7D6A0D/S1754942616000912a.pdf/subtle_discrimination_in_the_workplace_a_vicious_cycle.pdf (https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/F4E00875C9C81512E928195E6B7D6A0D/S1754942616000912a.pdf/subtle_discrimination_in_the_workplace_a_vicious_cycle.pdf)

Small Teams, Big Teamshttps://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/02/190213132304.htm (https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/02/190213132304.htm)

It's no surprise that there is a virtual treasure-trove of content for us to ridicule in the comments of basically any online post, but this time we share how some comments are demonstrative of a larger social issue. We also discuss a fun little concept called organizational uniqueness bias and the merits of the science of understanding, rather than control.

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Organizational uniqueness bias

https://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/20/opinion/sunday/the-one-question-you-should-ask-about-every-new-job.html (https://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/20/opinion/sunday/the-one-question-you-should-ask-about-every-new-job.html)

There are some tech features that seem luxurious and extraneous, and others that are just...brilliant. We chat about one of those and also discuss why it's important to consider the social ramifications of hiring and firing. Annnndddd....It's time for a new game!

Additional Info:Hiring and Firinghttps://hbr.org/2016/01/what-to-do-before-you-fire-a-pivotal-employee (https://hbr.org/2016/01/what-to-do-before-you-fire-a-pivotal-employee)

Dog Modehttps://jalopnik.com/teslas-new-dog-mode-will-keep-your-pup-cool-while-youre-1832617344 (https://jalopnik.com/teslas-new-dog-mode-will-keep-your-pup-cool-while-youre-1832617344)

Happy St. Patrick's Day to those of you who think that's a thing to celebrate! We discuss how friends of ours stare down the patriarchy in a small but meaningful way...in Texas! We also talk about how comparing neighbors to each other is an effective strategy to make change and talk about brain science.

 

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Social Proofhttps://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2009/07/greening-with-envy/307498/

Breakthroughs in the science of learninghttps://www.brainscape.com/blog/2012/10/breakthroughs-science-of-learning-2/

We share some (not so surprising) results from a study we're doing with a client because it's been really impactful, and we talk about the impact of workplace culture on society. As we prepare for a project, we thought we'd share some adult learning theory. 

Culture and Societyhttps://www.breathehr.com/blog/what-impact-does-negative-workplace-culture-have-on-wider-society (https://www.breathehr.com/blog/what-impact-does-negative-workplace-culture-have-on-wider-society)

Adult Learning Theoryhttps://online.rutgers.edu/blog/principles-of-adult-learning-theory/ (https://online.rutgers.edu/blog/principles-of-adult-learning-theory/)

Is anyone surprised at this point that soft skills are on employers' wish lists? People are afraid of automation, but relationships can't be automated. We share tips for getting your team on to do what it says it's going to do, and talk about trust. Josh has a business idea!

Soft Skills are in demandhttps://www.hrdive.com/news/soft-skills-top-employer-wish-lists-despite-automations-rise/546255/ (https://www.hrdive.com/news/soft-skills-top-employer-wish-lists-despite-automations-rise/546255/)

Barriers to team performancehttps://hbr.org/2014/05/get-your-team-to-do-what-it-says-its-going-to-do (https://hbr.org/2014/05/get-your-team-to-do-what-it-says-its-going-to-do)

Trust is about relationshipshttps://www.entrepreneur.com/article/321705 (https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/321705)