Some friendships help you move.
Some friendships make you laugh.
And a rare few quietly throw you lifelines when you don’t even realize you’re drowning.

In the latest Marrott Mindset, I use Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics to talk about those rare, “perfect” friendships—the ones that make life actually worth living.

If someone came to mind while you listen to this, this episode is for you (and them).

In this episode, we discuss two separate visits to Chicago I experienced, both of which involved me attending psychological conferences.

We talk about the Sky Deck, the River Cruise, the Field Museum of Natural History, Portillos, Ed Debevics, Sexual Harassment, Tacit Consent, and much more!

Psychology, philosophy, and HR management are focus points.

Do you believe human nature is fundamentally good or fundamentally bad? Are people, by their nature, my selfless or are they selfish? In this episode, we will explore the philosophical perspectives of human nature by a famous British Philosopher named Thomas Hobbes.

After dissecting his views, we will see how your views of human nature will influence your administration and experience of work.

Jaws is one of the best movies ever made. In this episode, I start off by talking about watching Jaws with my son, how Jaws impacted my childhood and my fears, and what classifies Jaws as a classic movie. Finally, I share three of my favorite scenes (no major spoilers) of this movie to hopefully inspire you to either watch it for the first time or go and watch it again!

Who is your favorite character in the Harry Potter Universe?

If you're smart, you'll say Severus Snape. In this episode, I dive into the complexity of Severus Snape and why I think he is such a compelling and relatable character.

We also get a little philosophical discussing things like love, friendship, ethics, and moral duties.

Listen to my insight on why Snape is the best character in the Harry Potter universe!

The two most demanding roles in the world include your job and your family. Sometimes, these two compete for each other in a very aggressive way, and that can create a lot of problems for individuals, families, organizations, and society.

In this episode, we discuss the nature of work life conflict, as well as a business's priority of making money. Should businesses focus on productivity or making their people happy? The research might surprise you.

Finally, we explore how amazing industrial organizational psychology is and how it can help improve a significant portion of people's lives by the things it studies.

We end with some practical feedback for employers and employees on how they can reduce work life conflict from their lives!

https://warwick.ac.uk/newsandevents/pressreleases/new_study_shows/

https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbescoachescouncil/2017/12/13/promoting-employee-happiness-benefits-everyone/?sh=9a66300581a1

http://www.smf.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Social-Market-Foundation-Publication-Briefing-CAGE-4-Are-happy-workers-more-productive-281015.pdf#page=9

https://journals.aom.org/doi/abs/10.5465/amr.2017.0350

https://pubsonline.informs.org/doi/10.1287/mnsc.2014.2115

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/2156869318813006

Have you or someone you have known ever been injured at work? Are you aware of the laws in place that protect your rights as an employee? If the answer is no, then you should absolutely tune in for this overview of the development of worker's compensation.

We discuss the history of worker's compensation and how difficult it was for employees who were not protected by worker's compensation. Then, we talk about worker's compensation fraud and I discuss some of my personal frustrations of having to work with workplace injury.

Finally, I share a few practical things that will help enhance yours and your organization's experience through the worker's compensation process!

References:

https://www.thehartford.com/workers-compensation/history

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1888620/

https://insurance.utah.gov/wp-content/uploads/WorkersCompFraudAmerica.pdf

https://www.insurance.ca.gov/0300-fraud/0100-fraud-division-overview/25-wc-conv/

Is it true that the key to a happy life is to have no expectations? Are people more unhappy because expectations aren’t met? What expectations do you have for your life? What if those expectations aren’t met? This episode is the first part of an important discussion regarding happiness. In this episode, we center our focus on expectations and discuss some of the dynamics that creep into our lives when our expectations aren’t met.

I also have two different versions of the Marrott Mindset Podcast theme, and I would love to hear from you guys! Which theme do you like more? The original one or the alternative one? Please submit your vote on the episode! I am accepting votes until October 31, 2023!