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In this special collaboration with NPR’s podcast Life Kit, we dig into starting a new job. What are the unspoken rules of your new workplace? How do you recover from a big mistake? When's a good time to ask for a promotion? Look for Life Kit wherever you get your podcasts. 

So you’re thinking about quitting your full-time job and working for yourself. What do you need to consider before you walk away from a corporate career? Key topics include: entrepreneurship, career transitions, managing yourself, careers. 

So, you’re ready to find your next job. What's your interview strategy? Key topics include: job interviews, job search, career transitions, communication, managing yourself, careers. 

Welcome to Brown Table Talk! Today, our hosts Dee C. Marshall and Mita Mallick discuss the current trend of companies 'sending their employees to charm school'. They dissect the essence of professional etiquette in the workplace from their perspectives as a Black woman and a Sout ... Show More

This week’s episode is a topic you may not have realized you needed to learn way more about…modern etiquette! But this is NOT a stuffy table manners lecture about minding your P’s and Q’s. According to today’s guest, etiquette expert Myka Meier, modern etiquette is about being ki ... Show More

We talk through questions from listeners seeking advice on the challenges they’re facing early in their career — from being excluded from meetings to how to be more assertive. 

On this episode we’re answering an intern’s question about overtime. How do you approach your manager when you’re working overtime and not getting paid for it? Donna Morris, the Chief Human Resources Officer of Adobe, offers advice.  This is the first episode of a series called W ... Show More

Hey Girl Hey!   In this week's episode, we talk about how important it is to remember to take care of ourselves in the workplace. Part of self-care is remembering to stick to our boundaries in the workplace. Tune in and listen in to find out the sneaky ways we let self-care slip ... Show More

Are your co-workers' quirks driving you crazy? From the cubicle-mate who talks too loudly on the phone, to the person who always microwaves fish for lunch, to the supervisor who’s never on time for a meeting, every office has people who get on your nerves. But you don’t have to l ... Show More

As offices — including HBR’s — carefully reopen after being closed for months because of the pandemic, we describe what it’s like there and discuss the risks and rewards of being back in person. 

Which feelings (and shoes) are work-appropriate these days? An expert on authenticity joins us to share impressions of how professional behavior and dress are changing, plus advice for deciding how transparent and comfortable to be.