Just as members of a family have different roles to play and different patterns of behavior they keep, so too can our family dynamics play out in the workplace. We bring with us to work our feelings about how we should assert ourselves, ask for help, deal with failure and more - all behaviors we learn in our family system growing up.
Deborah Ancona, a Profes ... Show More
Mar 12
Hiding In The Bathroom: Social Anxiety And You with Dr. Ellen Hendriksen & Arvind Rajan
What if the anxiety you feel walking into a meeting, networking event, or conference isn’t a personal flaw, but social anxiety? In this episode, clinical psychologist Dr. Ellen Hendriksen talks about the psychology behind social anxiety and why avoidance keeps it alive. She break ... Show More
37m 28s
Mar 10
Greg Lukianoff: Why Free Speech Makes Us Mentally Stronger
What if the skill that makes you a stronger leader is the same skill that protects free speech? In this episode, I’m joined by Greg Lukianoff, First Amendment attorney, to talk about emotional reasoning, why discomfort isn’t the same as danger, and what happens when we start trea ... Show More
1h 7m
Mar 5
Your Attachment Style At Work with Jack Hinman
What if the stress you feel at work isn’t just about deadlines or difficult bosses, but about your attachment style? In this episode, I’m joined by Dr. Jack Hinman, founder and executive director of Engage Young Adult Transitions, to talk about how the patterns you develop in ear ... Show More
40m 33s
Apr 2025
Sunday Pick: How to mix business and family | Fixable
What to do when your boss is your father-in-law, your colleague is your cousin, and your business partner is also your life partner? In the last episode of the season, Anne and Frances help a frustrated listener discover new ways to help her family business bounce back. She strug ... Show More
33m 39s
Aug 2024
473: MIT Professor Deborah Ancona on How Family Ghosts End Up in the Executive Suite
<p>Welcome to Strategy Skills, episode 473—an interview with Deborah Ancona, a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Sloan School of Management.</p> <p> </p> <p>In this episode, we explore "family ghosts," a rarely discussed topic that significantly impacts pro ... Show More
50m 5s
Jan 2025
dysfunctional family roles – part 2: the extremes of family focus (the golden child and the scapegoat) [preview]
<p>Welcome back to our deep dive into the heart of dysfunctional family dynamics. This is Episode 2 of our series, where each segment builds upon the last, unraveling the complex roles that shape not just family life but our individual paths. If you happen to come across this epi ... Show More
40m 53s
Dec 2024
How to mix business and family
What to do when your boss is your father-in-law, your colleague is your cousin, and your business partner is also your life partner? In the last episode of the season, Anne and Frances help a frustrated listener discover new ways to help her family business bounce back. She strug ... Show More
32m 19s
Jul 2025
Family Roles: Which Part Did YOU Play?
428. Family Roles: Which Part Did YOU Play?
Amanda, Abby, and Glennon take a close look at the roles we’re assigned—or take on—within our families of origin. They unpack how these childhood roles stick with us, shape who we become, and continue to influence our relationships an ... Show More
1 h
Jan 2021
How to Avoid Making Mistakes: A Disaster Expert Explains How to Prepare for Major Career Disruption - with Dr. Gleb Tsipursky (Ep 65)
<p>“Our emotions, our intuitions, and our gut reactions will often lead us in the wrong direction,” said Dr. Gleb Tsipursky in my interview with him, recorded on Friday 27th of March 2020. Never have we ever in our lives, in this generation, at this point in time, wanted to know ... Show More
41m 52s
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<p>In this episode, we unpack what makes up dysfunctional family systems, exploring general dynamics as well as focusing o ... Show More
