The AI Episode

There was a time long ago, before the internet, when each of us had the ability to be a big fish in the small pond. At least in some small way, that's true. But not anymore. And I wonder... what does that do to our confidence levels? 

We love tools: linters, type checkers, test runners, asset compilers, et al. Whilst these tools can help solve problems, they might also be a sledgehammer when all you really need is a screwdriver. Let me tell you a little anecdote about upgrading my personal site to Laravel 11, ... Show More

Tell me what you think of this. We all have certain stories about ourselves that we repeat, like mantras. "I am the type of person who is X, therefore..." But, for all the reps, I'm not sure these are doing us any good at all. 

Today’s episode is inspired by a lot of different emails I’ve gotten from teachers about a wide range of problems with administrators. Some of these teachers feel like their principals place too much emphasis on testing and try to standardize teaching so there’s no freedom for te ... Show More

Many organizational leaders believe remote work is here to stay. Others are requiring employees return to the workplace. But Prithriwaj “Raj” Choudhury, an associate professor at Harvard Business School, says it’s not a simple managerial choice between two options. He explains th ... Show More

The global pandemic has led many workers around the world to work from home and also to realize the potential of working in different cities than where their companies are based. But there has been a movement of people abandoning office life and their home countries altogether fo ... Show More

The idea of networking makes many of us shudder. But connecting with colleagues doesn’t have to mean cold emails and awkward encounters. Alison Fragale tells host Isabel Berwick how ‘strategic socialising’ can help us make genuinely helpful connections at work. They’re joined by ... Show More

Friendship as an adult can be hard. Everyone is busy, and you find yourself surrounded by co-workers who have nothing in common with you, or neighbors you don’t like. You know you’re great at friendship, and you love having a solid social group, but it feels like everyone you car ... Show More

“If you don’t feel nervous in front of a challenge, you are not exponentially learning” is how today’s guest Christian Adell describes his own approach to career growth. Christian chats with us first about how he got started in IT, his various experiences in both networking and D ... Show More

Dr. Kelley Munger and Megan Marcus All learning happens through relationships, and our education system has the potential to grow whole children. But educators’ social-emotional development is a critical foundation to student social-emotional development. Educators cannot possibl ... Show More

Starting a new job is always going to be difficult, but when the work is piling up with no end in site, it's hard to set boundaries and stand up for yourself. Kat shares her own experiences being overwhelmed with work as well as how she finds working with her family now. Hosted o ... Show More