Mimi Nicklin, a business coach and executive, has seen many leaders blame poor performance and communication on generational differences. But she argues managers should spend less time forcing Millennial and Gen Z employees to conform to company culture and more time on perspective taking and listening. In her experience, practicing empathy can vastly improv ... Show More
Jun 9
We All Hate Meetings—Here’s How to Make Them Work
Meetings are one of the biggest drains on time, energy, and morale at work, yet most managers are never actually taught how to run them well. Paul English, cofounder of Kayak, argues that organizations underestimate just how costly bad meetings can be. He says meeting culture is ... Show More
26m 8s
May 2021
525: How to Strengthen Your Network, with Marissa King
Marissa King: Social Chemistry Marissa King is professor of Organizational Behavior at the Yale School of Management, where she developed and teaches a popular course entitled Managing Strategic Networks. Over the past fifteen years, she has studied how people’s social networks e ... Show More
39m 52s
Jan 2017
Build Your Dream Network with Kelly Hoey
I promised you that on the “Better Off” podcast, we would tackle uncomfortable, and even controversial, money and investing issues. And high up on the list of anxieties is trying to land a new job or move up the food chain in your existing workplace. Of course, it’s all about who ... Show More
36m 26s
Feb 2023
How to Network For People Who Hate Networking
<p>Today we’re discussing networking. Yes, it gets a bad rap but networking is a necessary skill to success—and it won’t seem that hard after a little practice. Plus, according to HubSpot, <a href="https://www.apollotechnical.com/networking-statistics/" target="_blank" rel="noope ... Show More
40m 32s