The omerisms podcast

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  • Episode 103. Those Silos In Your Head

    Today's podcast focuses on the idea of silos within our organizations and teams.

    There will always be tensions among different teams and that's actually not a bad thing. It's only bad when we let those tensions stop us from figuring out how to work together. When we truly collaborate, we're able to create great art.

    If you enjoyed this podcast, I'd love it if you could leave me a review on Apple Podcasts. It really helps spread my message further. In addition, please check out my blog, www.omerisms.com, for more such content.

    8 min
  • Episode 102. From Ally To Accomplice

    Today's podcast takes on the idea of having allies versus accomplices.

    That is, when we're growing something of consequence, social or economic, real progress is made when we have people willing to give - at some cost or risk to themselves - to further our collective goals. How they become accomplices is the real challenge.

    If you enjoyed this podcast, I'd love it if you could leave me a review on Apple Podcasts. It really helps spread my message further. In addition, please check out my blog, www.omerisms.com, for more such content.

    6 min
  • Episode 101. Good Is Contextual (or Get Over Yourself)

    Do you expect a musician to be good at financial analysis? Do you expect a financial analyst to be good to creative work? Of course not. Then why do we define "good" in our teams in specific, narrow ways?

    Today's episode speaks to focus on our colleague's strengths and not class people as good or otherwise based on preconceived notions.

    If you enjoyed this podcast, I'd love it if you could leave me a review on Apple Podcasts. It really helps spread my message further. In addition, please check out my blog, www.omerisms.com, for more such content.

    7 min
  • Episode 100. "Sprinkle My Ashes Over The 1980's"

    As the podcast hits 100 episodes, I close out this month's focus on lessons from popular culture.

    In particular, today's episode talks to the idea of putting our past in context. That we need to not only prize our prior experiences but also focus on moving forward. That our past doesn't define us - we continue to define ourselves.

    If you enjoyed this podcast, I'd love it if you could leave me a review on Apple Podcasts. It really helps spread my message further. In addition, please check out my blog, www.omerisms.com, for more such content.

    6 min
  • Episode 99. "Like Tears In Rain"

    This month's podcasts draw lessons from popular culture.

    Today's episode is about legacy. I've always been intrigued by the fact that, when we leave, our world tends to go with us. So how do we leave something behind? How do we ensure that some part of our world, our experiences, remains well after we are gone?

    If you enjoyed this podcast, I'd love it if you could leave me a review on Apple Podcasts. It really helps spread my message further. In addition, please check out my blog, www.omerisms.com, for more such content.

    7 min
  • Episode 98. We Get To Carry Each Other

    This month's podcasts draw lessons from popular culture.

    Today's episode speaks to the importance of self-talk and our choice of words. But not simply in the most overt sense that we need to recite affirmations, but even in our most casual conversations with ourselves. Our self-talk matters.

    If you enjoyed this podcast, I'd love it if you could leave me a review on Apple Podcasts. It really helps spread my message further. In addition, please check out my blog, www.omerisms.com, for more such content.

    5 min
  • Episode 97. What We Don't Want To Show Is What Matters

    This month's podcasts draw lessons from popular culture.

    In today's episode, I discuss a quote from Thom Yorke of Radiohead about this idea of exposure and vulnerability and the role it plays not only in art (which we tend to accept) but also in business (which we often don't).

    If you enjoyed this podcast, I'd love it if you could leave me a review on Apple Podcasts. It really helps spread my message further. In addition, please check out my blog, www.omerisms.com, for more such content.

    6 min
  • Episode 96. The Thing About Soft Skills

    This month's podcasts deal with matters of culture.

    In today's episode, I speak to how the most important subject in business is also the least valued at business schools: soft skills and specifically, working with people. It's a tension that isn't likely to abate anytime soon, but it's still one we need to maintain a laser focus on.

    If you enjoyed this podcast, I'd love it if you could leave me a review on Apple Podcasts. It really helps spread my message further. In addition, please check out my blog, www.omerisms.com, for more such content.

    6 min
  • Episode 95. The Problem Is Apathy

    This month's podcasts deal with matters of culture.

    In today's episode, I discuss the problem of apathy - that is, when apathy arises in an organization, then we're all in trouble. The only solution - for everyone - is to engage.

    If you enjoyed this podcast, I'd love it if you could leave me a review on Apple Podcasts. It really helps spread my message further. In addition, please check out my blog, www.omerisms.com, for more such content.

    5 min
  • Episode 94. Matters Of Culture

    This month's podcasts deal with matters of culture.

    In today's episode, I speak to the value of assessing cultural fit when we're bringing new people into our teams, and when we're evaluating the long term impact of existing team members. It's not easy and it's tempting to look at hard metrics, but these soft ones can be the most critical to our success.

    If you enjoyed this podcast, I'd love it if you could leave me a review on Apple Podcasts. It really helps spread my message further. In addition, please check out my blog, www.omerisms.com, for more such content.

    6 min

About The omerisms podcast

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Omer Abdullah brings you The Omerisms Podcast, in which he explores interesting business issues with business leaders from across industries and across the world.