Workplace Hugs

Rami & Shannon unpack the book “Leonardo Da Vinci: by Walter Issacson and analyze one of Da Vinci’s To-Do lists and compare it to one of Rami’s. They look at how being perpetually curious and infusing your interests into them can make your list of tasks more enjoyable and rewarding.

Rami & Shannon discuss a few key concepts shared in the book Crucial Conversations by Patterson, Greeny, McMillan, and Switzler. They look at what make a conversation crucial, review the 7 key principles outlined in the book, and reflect on past “crucial conversations” of their own that could have been better. Lastly, they share a few tips for talking when stakes are high.

Rami & Shannon discuss the book “Made To Stick” by Chip and Dan Heath and the 6 things that make an idea sticky. They go through one of the Stickiest ideas – JFK speech about landing on the moon and break it down to understand why it was so successful. Shannon and Rami also look at how to apply this to your work life and the novel idea of a personal mission statement.

Rami & Shannon discuss Simon Sinek’s Ted Talk “How Great Leaders Inspire Action.” They look the golden circle framework engage in healthful debate on Simon’s work, reflect on their own leadership communication wins & blunders, and share how you might apply these in your work life.

Rami & Shannon discuss When Breathe Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi. They try to figure out how to infuse more meaning/empathy/deepness to our day to day interactions and show people that we care on a more regular basis.

Rami & Shannon discuss Chained to the Desk by Bryan E. Robinson. They review the key characteristics that distinguish workaholics from hard workers, reflect on their own WART (work addiction risk test) levels and tendencies, societal norms & values around work ethic and some helpful ways you might support yourself or a loved one dealing with work addiction.

Rami & Shannon discuss Wired to Care by Dev Patnaik. They find out how human empathy makes you a better innovator, they go through some examples of innovative products and try to understand what we can learn from them and finally some tips for more human centered innovation.

In this episode of “Workplace Hugs” Rami and Shannon discuss the BuzzFeed article "How Millennials Became The Burnout Generation"by Anne Helen Petersen. They look at the six main causes of burnout, analyze what burnout looks like and have a few ideas on how to accomplish those gargantuan To-Do lists if you are feeling burnout.

In this episode of “Workplace Hugs” Rami and Shannon discuss the book Getting Grit by Caroline Adams Miller. They look at the 10 authentic grit characteristics, where grit is good (and perhaps harmful), why Millennials might get a bad rap on grit and how you can grow your own grit in helpful ways.

In this episode of "Workplace Hugs" Rami and Shannon discuss "Benjamin Franklin: An American Life" by Walter Isaacson. They look at why being liked is worse than being disliked and how to win arguments without actually debating.