Professional Humans

In this episode, we spoke with long-time friend and former colleague Amie Bailey about some of the tactics of giving and receiving feedback - with a tangent or two thrown in for good measure. Related Links: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amie-bailey-8a56303 - Amie Bailey on LinkedIn https://twitter.com/ajbailey - Amie on Twitter http://planeswalkerguide.com/ - Planes Walker Guide Podcast Professional...

I can't do this right now, I'm too tired, what if I fail? Typically when we're trying to do something new, or something that we feel that we have to do rather than what we want to be doing. This is one of the hardest hurdles to real change we'll ever face in life, and we often harm ourselves with our excuses. They get in the way of our own progress - so we wanted to get into some of the reasons be...

What about gender? What about it. Producer's note: we don't actually get super into gender issues. It's just the closest thing to a title we could come up with. We had a great conversation with Linda Brandt about the Lean In movement, how to lean in or out, and what the goals of the organization are. We encourage you to listen to this episode no matter what your gender is, because we think it's va...

Language is a choice, and time is a construct. With our friend Charles Youel, we explore some ways to use that knowledge to create time for the things that matter in our busy lives. We also send out a challenge to listeners: go a week without responding "I'm busy" to your fellow humans, and see if it opens up any new adventures or opportunities, or just great conversations. Related Links: http://a...

In this episode, we share some thoughts on our journey toward having fewer things and moving into a much smaller apartment. We're hoping this project gives us more free time to be doing the things we want to do instead of things we have to do, but first we have to get ourselves out of "crap debt." Resources / Links: http://www.mindful.org/honey-i-shrunk-the-house-infographic/ - Infographic https:/...

In this episode, we chat with "BookBoy" Jeff Kamin and check in about the fine line between bringing your authentic self to work and faking it til you make it, and where your conscience and confidence factor in. Related Links: https://soundcloud.com/lean-startup/dan-milstein-leadership - Dan Milstein: Leadership, Uncertainty, and Self Deception https://twitter.com/jefe23 - Jeff Kamin on Twitter ht...

On this week's episode, we have a really lovely chat with young Anna Meyer - a pre-professional, straight-shooter, and really well-spoken and thoughtful human. We hope this conversation will lend some perspective about younger co-workers and give those of us more seasoned professionals some hope for the future as we hear how she tackles college, an internship, and embarks on finding a meaningful a...

We've been building up to this episode over the last few weeks, because we have come across a remarkable number of friends who don't seem fulfilled or even remotely happy in their current positions, and we wanted to do something about it. We thought it would be important to first explore some things you can do to improve your situation, before making a call on whether to stay or quit your job. Res...

http://prohumans.com/episode-13-manag…ans-not-projects/ Today we're - FINALLY - going to answer the question, "Who is Mike Mason?" which is a question that has come up on almost every episode since about Episode 4 - so the last 6 or 8 of them. If you didn't hear it from the beginning, it started when we threw out a request on Facebook for listeners to contribute to our Random Question Jar that we...

We wanted to close out 2015 with a brief look back on some of our favorite work things that happened this year. We share some highlights, and also hear from some of our listeners.

In this episode, we have a conversation with Dena Alspach about how she explored her way into an amazing role that has her engaged, challenged, and thriving – but it took some convincing for her to make that leap.

We dig into the meaning of unemployable in the latest from the What If series: "What if You're Unemployable?" with AJ Meyer -entrepreneur, co-founder, inventor, business owner. Resources / Extra Reading: https://twitter.com/gkdriver - AJ on Twitter https://www.linkedin.com/in/gkdriver - AJ on LinkedIn http://www.forbes.com/sites/susannahbreslin/2011/08/08/why-im-unemployable/ - Why I'm Unemployabl...

Josh & Elli have a chat with their friend Lisa Mason about how to party during company holiday party season. Ironically the three of them seem like they'd be more comfortable in a Lego party, a LAN party, or perhaps knitting. Things employees seem to NOT like in a work holiday party: * being tricked into working the party * when leadership gets out of control wasted and makes inappropriate rem...

Josh and Elli interview Erica Hanna about how to manage your online persona and maintain the right level of professionalism in a space where your clients or colleagues can see you. https://twitter.com/meeterica - Erica's Twitter https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericahanna - Erica on LinkedIn http://www.pukerainbows.com - Puke Rainbows Professional Humans theme is: “We All Know The Way (Instrumental)” b...

Josh and Elli pull together some extra bits from both Episodes 5 & 6 and weave them into a Part 2 of Core Values. This time what we are really getting after is less about why they are important to your team (see Episode 6 for that) but HOW to implement them in your company. http://amzn.to/1NW4760 - Get Traction by Gino Wickman on Amazon. Get anything through that link and help the show. Profession...

Josh and Elli have a conversation with one of the more professional humans we know, Eric Johnson, about whether or not anyone really cares about being aligned with their company's core values or business ethics. This episode was sponsored by both josh and elli, check out their website at http://prohumans.com for more information. http://www.forbes.com/sites/chriscancialosi/2015/07/20/2-ways-to-ens...

Josh and Elli debate what fans of this podcast should be called, thank a couple of listeners who gave some feedback, and give a bit of a look into the next few episodes.

Josh and Elli interview Joseph Pettini about the challenges he faced in landing an encore career after being laid off. Resources / Extra Reading: The Surprising Truth About Older Workers (AARP) Encore dot org - Advancing second acts for the greater good Job Hopping is the New Normal for Millenials (Forbes)

Josh and Elli dig into the differences between meditation and mindfulness, and the benefits of each. Then their earnest attempt at active listening gets thwarted by their mindless dog.

Josh and Elli kickoff a “What if” series in an interview with Chad Gillard, co-founder of Midwest Pantry. They dig right into how he manages to hold down a really challenging full time gig at GoKart Labs, while running Midwest Pantry AND raising 3 children who have interests like EverySport and Irish Dancing.

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