Ken Kinard and Mike Boyes talk about just what’s fair in the workplace, and how to lead team members with equity, if not equality.

After an embarrassing interaction with his son, Ken Kinard is educated by Mike Boyes about personality types and how they show up at work. We also learn what makes creatives unique.

This episode was almost sponsored by an auto repair shop in Baltimore that fixed the blinker on Mike’s car for just $0.99.

After some follow-up on Millennials, Scott Francisco of Pilot Projects joins Ken Kinard and Mike Boyes to talk about his experience building Wood at Work, a community of practice as a force for social change. They discuss the Brooklyn Bridge Forest project, a plan for resurfacing the Brooklyn Bridge Promenade with sustainably sourced tropical hardwood from a forest community in Guatemala.

Pilot Projects is a design and consulting firm founded on the belief that small things, well designed and fully realized, can catalyze big systemic changes. The firm is made up of professional designers, planners, strategists and craftspeople, all skilled at creating concrete, inventive and intentional solutions to challenging problems.

Representing 2.5 generations, Gabrielle Bosché, Ken Kinard and Mike Boyes discuss how leaders and managers should respond to the swell of Millennials entering the workforce. How can you motivate a young employee? Why do Millennials text back when you call? How does your generation shape the way you collaborate?

Take the Generation Survey to find out what generation you are most like.

Dr. Chip Roper joins Ken Kinard and Mike Boyes to talk about what it takes to collaborate—within and among organizations—to tackle society’s biggest issues.

Feeling appreciated at work? How does this affect your desire to produce great results? Ken Kinard and Mike Boyes get curious about showing appreciation. Why, how, when, and the impact that feeling known and appreciated has on the team environment.

Ken Kinard and Mike Boyes talk about the role of mentoring in the workplace. Learn to take the greatest advantage of mentoring, how NOT to design a mentoring program, and the benefits of designing work for teams instead of individuals.

Ken Kinard and Mike Boyes talk about how our mindset can affect how motivated we are at work.

Ken Kinard and Mike Boyes talk about the importance of giving and receiving feedback at work, and how to do it better. Learn from how musicians give feedback during rehearsal, how young communicators ask for feedback in ICC, and the biggest feedback mistake Ken has ever made. When workers own the creative process, and the culture encourages healthy feedback, the organization thrives. Also, get insight into how feedback needs to change during the stages of the creative process (early, middle, late, and post-release).