Do you remember how great Sears used to be? We are both of the generation that thought Sears was the best- and then they did some weird things and it's not going so well for them. We talk about Sears, how millennials are going to "save the postal service" and how it's crucial to lay the groundwork for training during change, or all of the efforts will be wasted. We also answer some listener mail.

Additional Info:

Millennials "save" mailhttps://www.citylab.com/life/2018/08/millennials-arent-killing-mail/566585/?utm_source=feed

Invest in traininghttps://hbr.org/2018/10/when-companies-should-invest-in-training-their-employees-and-when-they-shouldnt (https://hbr.org/2018/10/when-companies-should-invest-in-training-their-employees-and-when-they-shouldnt)

Oh Sears...https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/18/business/sears-edward-lampert-bankruptcy.html (https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/18/business/sears-edward-lampert-bankruptcy.html)

It's the holiday season again, so Voiceover Guy gets to regale us with his singing...again. We talk about how unsolicited advice is not always the best course of action and discuss how leading change has a great deal to do with changing your leaders. No one likes the idea of change being uncomfortable, but awareness helps curb that pain-so we discuss the hard side of change management.

Additional Info:

Change your leadershttps://www.forbes.com/sites/hillennevins/2018/10/16/leading-change-change-your-leaders/amp/

Hard side of change managementhttps://hbr.org/2005/10/the-hard-side-of-change-management (https://hbr.org/2005/10/the-hard-side-of-change-management)

Jess Pettitt, professional speaker, comedian and diversity expert extraordinaire, is the CEO of Good Enough Now and our new partner for all things equity, inclusion and diversity! Jess is not only a really good time, she's a fantastic person and has dedicated her professional life to helping people and organizations overcome barriers to equity. In this interview, we talk about our new initiative with Jess, Inclusive Solutions, as well as laugh about random old pop culture and dinosaur poop. Enjoy!

See more of Jess's work at Good Enough Nowhttps://goodenoughnow.com/ (https://goodenoughnow.com/)

See more about our collaboration with Jess at Inclusive Solutionshttps://www.inclusivesolutions.net/ (https://www.inclusivesolutions.net/)

What some people view as "hell" as a workplace, others may view as "doing their job" for great pay. Josh and Megan discuss whether it's all that bad to be held to a standard at work. Women entrepreneurs don't get funding. There, we said it. Well...everyone is saying it, and some people are doing something about it! We also discuss the undiscussed part of a CEO's tenure, and the fact that they have a tenure.

Additional Info:

Netflix "hell"https://theoutline.com/post/6459/the-libertarian-fascist-corporate-culture-of-netflix-is-a-hell-no-one-deserves?zd=2&zi=5lhhii5q

Middle of the CEO's tenurehttps://hbr.org/2018/05/how-successful-ceos-manage-their-middle-act (https://hbr.org/2018/05/how-successful-ceos-manage-their-middle-act )

https://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/strategy-and-corporate-finance/our-insights/how-leading-ceos-manage-their-middle-tenures?cid=other-eml-alt-mip-mck-1811&hlkid=42d8b1afda1949fa9547fa042861d402&hctky=11150682&hdpid=93ebf1fb-1e62-4ccc-b66a-32fa59671d09 (https://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/strategy-and-corporate-finance/our-insights/how-leading-ceos-manage-their-middle-tenures?cid=other-eml-alt-mip-mck-1811&hlkid=42d8b1afda1949fa9547fa042861d402&hctky=11150682&hdpid=93ebf1fb-1e62-4ccc-b66a-32fa59671d09)

Women should get VC as wellhttps://techcrunch.com/2018/10/18/jane-vc-a-new-fund-for-female-entrepreneurs-wants-founders-to-cold-email-them/ (https://techcrunch.com/2018/10/18/jane-vc-a-new-fund-for-female-entrepreneurs-wants-founders-to-cold-email-them/) https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-female-entrepreneurs-have-a-harder-time-raising-venture-capital1/ (https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-female-entrepreneurs-have-a-harder-time-raising-venture-capital1/)

Social innovation can be disgusting, but meaningful... we share how. Megan confesses one of her biases, and we share the secret thing about entrepreneurship that no one really thinks about. Also, we give you a bottom-line reason to always consider diversity.

Additional Info:

Maggot Meals- https://money.cnn.com/2018/09/20/smallbusiness/agriprotein-fly-farming/index.html (https://money.cnn.com/2018/09/20/smallbusiness/agriprotein-fly-farming/index.html)

Reduce Action Bias- https://theascent.pub/the-most-ignored-and-important-leadership-advice-take-guilt-out-of-the-equation-c56b85c8b7 (https://theascent.pub/the-most-ignored-and-important-leadership-advice-take-guilt-out-of-the-equation-c56b85c8b7 ) https://medium.com/personal-growth/the-mother-of-all-biases-the-action-bias-and-the-power-of-restraint-e3ae31b25247 (https://medium.com/personal-growth/the-mother-of-all-biases-the-action-bias-and-the-power-of-restraint-e3ae31b25247)

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If you need a brilliant business idea, think about your enemies and the people you're mad at- then capitalize on your anger. Someone actually did that, and we talk about it. We also discuss reducing organizational drag and how the different types of leadership can be impactful in different ways. We also have a business idea that doesn't involve hate and anger.

Additional Info:

Dirty Rotten Flowers- https://www.businessnewsdaily.com/8755-strange-businesses.html (https://www.businessnewsdaily.com/8755-strange-businesses.html)

Reduce Organizational Drag- https://medium.com/swlh/focus-on-productivity-not-efficiency-4ed4fe9a454f and https://hbr.org/ideacast/2017/03/globalization-myth-and-reality-2 (https://medium.com/swlh/focus-on-productivity-not-efficiency-4ed4fe9a454f and https://hbr.org/ideacast/2017/03/globalization-myth-and-reality-2)

Haven't you always wanted to own a childhood picture of Dwight Schrute (watch The Office, people... for real)? We'll tell you how. We also discuss how organizations aren't built to be agile and discuss an approach to solve hard problems before addressing some listener mail.

 

Additional Info:

Office Auction-  https://auction.screenbid.com/view-auctions/catalog/id/105 (https://auction.screenbid.com/view-auctions/catalog/id/105)

Organizational Agility- https://www.forbes.com/sites/carstentams/2018/01/26/why-we-need-to-rethink-organizational-change-management/#49076d78e93c (https://www.forbes.com/sites/carstentams/2018/01/26/why-we-need-to-rethink-organizational-change-management/#49076d78e93c)

Solve Hard Problems- https://www.fastcompany.com/90237319/how-to-solve-complex-problems-by-not-focusing-on-them (https://www.fastcompany.com/90237319/how-to-solve-complex-problems-by-not-focusing-on-them)

Voiceover Guy is a proponent for physical harm that could cause healing? We don't really know... California has some controversial news legislation that could be a game changer. We talk about ways to recognize and work out of biases that permeate your whole organization, and discuss whether the gig economy is a race to the bottom or an entry point.

Additional Info:

Females required in CA

https://www.npr.org/2018/10/01/653318005/california-becomes-1st-state-to-require-women-on-corporate-boards (https://www.npr.org/2018/10/01/653318005/california-becomes-1st-state-to-require-women-on-corporate-boards)

Debiasing

https://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/risk/our-insights/the-business-logic-in-debiasing?cid=other-eml-alt-mip-mck-oth-1810&hlkid=bebb455dd2eb4719b3e5fe79e017c672&hctky=11150682&hdpid=a3e88bfe-939d-4120-b4b9-20322a66d1eb (https://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/risk/our-insights/the-business-logic-in-debiasing?cid=other-eml-alt-mip-mck-oth-1810&hlkid=bebb455dd2eb4719b3e5fe79e017c672&hctky=11150682&hdpid=a3e88bfe-939d-4120-b4b9-20322a66d1eb)

Gig economy race to the bottom

https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2018/08/fiverr-online-gig-economy/569083/ (https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2018/08/fiverr-online-gig-economy/569083/)

Did you know that ticker tape symbols on the stock exchange are only allowed to be three letters? Neither did Voiceover Guy. Millennials are drinking less beer... but we've established that it's not really about them... haven't we? Different hiring practices means living with uncertainty, and Megan thinks it's worth it. We discuss the difference between risk and uncertainty, and why that matters for innovation.

Additional Info:

Open hiring practices create uncertainty... for the better.http://mitsloan.mit.edu/newsroom/articles/why-you-should-consider-an-open-hiring-model-for-your-business/

Risk vs. Uncertaintyhttps://www.dropbox.com/s/i4uzz2kp861dxoc/Pozen-2008-We%20are%20all%20Entrepreneurs%20Now.pdf?dl=0 (https://www.dropbox.com/s/i4uzz2kp861dxoc/Pozen-2008-We%20are%20all%20Entrepreneurs%20Now.pdf?dl=0)

Voiceover Guy is confused about how art and psychology work, and we discuss how sometimes going a little further with your clients can make the difference when you're trying to change impressions about your brand... and we talk about pizza. The rest of the episode is about how important feedback is when shaping our beliefs, and when shaping our performance. We're following our own advice and asking for feedback... so what did you think?

Additional Info:

Pizza pilothttps://www.today.com/food/american-airlines-pilot-orders-40-pizzas-diverted-flight-t137162 (https://www.today.com/food/american-airlines-pilot-orders-40-pizzas-diverted-flight-t137162)

Stick to beliefs because of feedbackhttp://news.berkeley.edu/2018/09/04/certaintystudy/ (http://news.berkeley.edu/2018/09/04/certaintystudy/)

Neuroscience to make work feel betterhttps://www.strategy-business.com/article/Using-Neuroscience-to-Make-Feedback-Work-and-Feel-Better (https://www.strategy-business.com/article/Using-Neuroscience-to-Make-Feedback-Work-and-Feel-Better)