This week, Jen and Pete ping pong back and forth about why the second time trying something might feel easier and more free, and together they come up with ways to address this in the first go round.

Specifically, in this episode Jen and Pete talk about:

• What even is second time syndrome?
• How might second time syndrome show up in both the acting and corporate world?
• What are some hacks for improving how you do something on the first try?

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Learn more about Pete's work here (https://humanperiscope.com/) and Jen's work here (https://jenwaldman.com/).

After "gravitas" was brought up in many of Pete's recent workshops, he and Jen dig in to the meaning of the word and how it might be applied to leadership.

Specifically, in this episode Jen and Pete talk about:

• What does gravitas even mean, and is it something to aim for?
• If you are feeling stuck, what are some tools for getting unstuck?
• What are some qualities, in addition to gravitas, that might be useful for leaders? And how might those be cultivated?

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Learn more about Pete's work here (https://humanperiscope.com/) and Jen's work here (https://jenwaldman.com/).

Pete and Jen share a few of their habits that have been broken, and together they discuss how to get back on track.

Specifically, in this episode Jen and Pete talk about:

• What might cause a habit to become broken in the first place?
• Why can the act of starting be so difficult sometimes?
• How might lessening the scope of your habit or goal help resurrect a broken habit?

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Learn more about Pete's work here (https://humanperiscope.com/) and Jen's work here (https://jenwaldman.com/).

As is one of Jen and Pete's favorite pastimes, this week they make up a word and ponder the question, what might it mean to explorement?

Specifically, in this episode Jen and Pete talk about:

• Can explorementing make smaller tasks more engaging and enjoyable?
• How might the addition of made-up words bring some levity to any given situation?
• What are some ways that Jen and Pete explorement in their every day lives?

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Learn more about Pete's work here (https://humanperiscope.com/) and Jen's work here (https://jenwaldman.com/).

Inspired by an event at which Barack Obama spoke, Pete brings Jen an idea that he talked about onstage, which is that leadership is like a relay race.

Specifically, in this episode Jen and Pete talk about:

• How might being a leader require passing the baton to those you are leading or coaching?
• What are some ways you can prepare for taking on a new position or challenge, when taking over from someone else?
• Once you have asked a tension-filled question, why is it important to not take control back or to fill the silence it might have caused?

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Learn more about Pete's work here (https://humanperiscope.com/) and Jen's work here (https://jenwaldman.com/).

Using a phrase Jen often uses as a jumping off point, she and Pete dive in to the different ways a person might polish something they're working on, and how to be okay with the first try not being perfect (or even good).

Specifically, in this episode Jen and Pete talk about:

• Why is the sharing of your work so important?
• How might you know when to polish something and when to flush something?
• What are some tools that you might use to polish what you're working on?

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Learn more about Pete's work here (https://humanperiscope.com/) and Jen's work here (https://jenwaldman.com/).

Pete and Jen investigate the different mindsets of collaboration and competition, and noodle on when each framework will be most effective and useful.

Specifically, in this episode Jen and Pete talk about:

• When do different scenarios of collaboration and competition show up in Jen and Pete's lives?
• What might happen when a company moves from a competitive to a collaborative model?
• How might you switch from a competitive to a collaborative mindset, and vice versa?

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Learn more about Pete's work here (https://humanperiscope.com/) and Jen's work here (https://jenwaldman.com/).

This week, Jen and Pete dive in to the idea that what is obvious to me might be mind-blowing to you.

Specifically, in this episode Jen and Pete talk about:

• Why is it so important for you to share your ideas, even if you think they've been said before?
• Why is clear communication so vital, when everyone is coming from different life experience?
• How might you collect data on the things you believe or know, which might be mind-blowing to other people?

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Learn more about Pete's work here (https://humanperiscope.com/) and Jen's work here (https://jenwaldman.com/).

Acknowledging that difficult conversations can be quite awkward and uncomfortable, Pete and Jen offer up and noodle on some frameworks for navigating them.

Specifically, in this episode Jen and Pete talk about:

• Why might difficult conversations feel intimidating or scary, even?
• How might you prepare to have a difficult conversation with someone?
• What kinds of questions and postures will be beneficial to people on both sides of a difficult conversation?

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Learn more about Pete's work here (https://humanperiscope.com/) and Jen's work here (https://jenwaldman.com/).

After an aha-moment inducing time in the hot seat, Jen shares the details of her experience with Pete, and together they dig in to what makes the combination of question-asking in a pressurized situation such an effective strategy.

Specifically, in this episode Jen and Pete talk about:

• What does it mean to be in the hot seat?
• How might putting yourself in the hot seat test your skill sets?
• What are some tools for withstanding the heat of the hot seat?

To hear all Episodes and read full transcripts visit The Long and The Short Of It website: https://thelongandtheshortpodcast.com/.

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Learn more about Pete's work here (https://humanperiscope.com/) and Jen's work here (https://jenwaldman.com/).