JD Woods; Peter Lauria; Marina Plantz

...and Here's How Podcast

Business EN ↓ 5 episodes

The Fun Business Podcast for People Who are Stuck At Work,The fact is, we all get stuck and work, and our mentors don't always have time for mentoring. Marina, JD and Pete are here to help you define the thing that's got you stuck at work and, because they only know what they know, to find the right resources to unstick you while helping you laugh about it! In their own right, the team is pretty accomplished. The real fun is listening to them try to figure out what the problem is. This is where "the backup" comes in. Your podcast hosts are REALLY well connected and will choose the best questio...

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JD Woods; Peter Lauria; Marina Plantz

Episodes

Frances Fearlessly Faces a Classic Nine Lives, No Management Training Fiasco 19.04.2026 38:35

What happens when you take a group of smart, capable people, promote them into management… and then just kind of wish them luck? Frances is stepping into a VP role and finding a team that genuinely cares but, somehow, everything is coming out sideways. Conversations are tense, feedback is landing wrong, and more than a few interactions are starting to feel a little… claws out. The thing is, this i...

S1-E4 If Mike Switches His Switches, Will It Make A Difference? 09.11.2025 25:55

On this ep isode of …and Here's How , we start with a surprising Autumn-season question: Are robot caregivers rewiring our empathy? Inspired by the new Frankenstein film and real research on AI in eldercare, the team explores what happens when we outsource the human parts of our work, and why compassion still needs to stay "in the loop." From there, we turn to a listener voicemail from Mike, a hom...

Will Nichole get her Groove Back, if she gets back in her Groove? 17.10.2025 23:19

In this week's episode, hosts Marina, JD, and Pete meet listener Nichole. Nichole is stuck at work. Eleven years into her career, Nichole owns her own business, speaks at industry conferences, and checks all the "made it" boxes. But lately, she's not sure if she needs a new direction or just a real break . Together, the team explores the gray area between quitting and recommitting, and how to know...

Tom's Flaming Alligators 03.10.2025 30:37

In this Episode, JD & Pete (where's Marina?) meet Tom. Tom is stuck at work. He can't accomplish his objectives because the Sr Management Team, and his own crew, keep finding new problems to solve faster than he can resolve the issues he's already working on. The Episode starts with JD & Pete discussing the implications of Starbucks closing many of it's stores - particularly on their low rent conf...

Jeff's Manager Sandwich 16.09.2025 23:49

In this episode we meet JD & Pete - the less talented two thirds of the "...and here's how Podcast" team. Together, they tackle listener Jeff's issue with a new manager being added to his team, and his team's less than enthusiastic response. Pete reframes the issue as one of customer experience, with the new manager likely to succeed if he or she starts their new job in a servant role, and JD hel...