Two of Chris Dyer's former senior executives got bonuses, promotions and raises when he sold his company. Over drinks on a rooftop they told him, "We're still really mad at you": they would give up all the money and all the titles to be back working in the old company. What they remembered was not the policies or the perks, but four or five moments. Chris sp ... Show More
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ChatGPT Changed A Decade Of Work Overnight: Stack Overflow CEO!
In November 2022, ChatGPT came out and traffic on Stack Overflow went up, not down. A huge flow of ChatGPT-generated questions and answers hit the site, and its community decided to ban ChatGPT. What the company had been building for about a decade changed, in his words, "over a ... Show More
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Oct 27
Stanford's Humor Teacher: Your Joke Can Fail And Still Make Your Team Trust You!
Why do so many people do everything right, finish the course, earn the certificate, and still end up exactly where they started? Connor Diemand-Yauman was one of Coursera's early employees, where he and Jessica worked together, until an Uber ride changed his path: the driver had ... Show More
51m 6s
Oct 20
From NASA's Mars Lander to a $1B Startup: Why Engineers Will Run the Next Decade
What does it take to hire, lead and keep the best engineers in the world while your company grows faster than you planned? Bryce Strauss, co-founder of Nominal, went from flying NASA's Juno spacecraft at Jupiter and working on the InSight Mars lander at Lockheed Martin to buildin ... Show More
52m 32s
Mar 2022
Environment, social and governance in communications with Alison Taylor, Ethical Systems
Send us Fan MailAlison Taylor of Ethical Systems and Jason Mudd discuss how to tackle ESG (Environment, Social, and Governance) in the corporate communications world. Guest:Alison Taylor is the Executive Director of Ethical Systems, a research collaboration based at NYU Stern Sch ... Show More
27m 42s
Feb 2024
When Should Companies Weigh in on Contentious Issues?
In a globally connected and highly politicized world, organizations are increasingly expected to comment on social, political, and environmental issues. But taking a stance doesn't always make business sense and can backfire when employees or consumers see a disconnect between le ... Show More
29m 43s
Feb 2024
How to manage multiple agendas — including your own
Have you ever been caught in the middle of a tricky work dynamic, struggling to please everyone? Sometimes, the only solution is to realize it’s not your job to fix everything. This week, Anne and Frances talk to a listener who’s struggling to manage relationships with multiple b ... Show More
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