Workplace Hugs

Episode Notes Episode 100?! Say WHAT?! Hey look mom, we made it! We're taking a minute to roll back the time machine and give listeners a look inside on our 10+ year friendship and early career paths that eventually birthed this freakin' podcast! How did we meet? What did we think of each other? What was it like being managers together? How have our opinions of each other evolved over time? How di...

Episode Notes Dry Anger? Wet Anger? Haven't heard of this concept, either had Shannon or Rami and now its a part of their understanding of anger. Join them this week to learn about the two types of anger and why you have to get through one to properly support the other.

Episode Notes How often do you challenge the assumptions that you hold? In this episode, Rami & Shannon talk about David Clutterbuck's suggestion that we challenge one assumption once a month and how you might go about doing just that.

Episode Notes Mike Nichols is one of the most influential directors of Film and Stage of all time, this week Shannon and Rami look at his life and career and take away a few life lessons that can be easily applied to any stage of life.

Episode Notes This week Shannon & Rami take a look at a mathematical principle and try and understand that both Frogs and Birds are important in all workplaces.

Episode Notes What makes a ritual? And how's that different from a habit? And why do you need a blend of both in your life? 3 questions Rami & Shannon unpack in this week's episode.

Episode Notes So we’ve heard about IQ and EQ...but this week we’re talking about a new concept called PQ--positive intelligence. In this week's episode Rami & Shannon talk about what PQ is and how to improve it to get our mind to become as self-supportive as possible.

Episode Notes This week Shannon & Rami Talk about the Song "Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard" by Paul Simon and how it can be a good perspective when thinking about the future in your own life.

Episode Notes Sometimes we forget that this is a choice we have available to us! We get to choose if it's time for us to take a rest...or time for us to rally through a difficult season. In this episode Rami & Shannon talk about signs you need rest and signs you're ready to rally. It's up to you to follow through though!

Episode Notes We’ve talked a lot about making pivots throughout your career but we’ve never talked about not hitting your stride until later in life. Nora Ephron is a great example of finding her calling later in life as she didn’t get her first big film until she was 48! This week we talk about how after a certain point your passions become too strong to suppress and maybe, just maybe you have to...

Episode Notes This week Shannon & Rami talk about the "Sunk Cost Perspective" how to recognize it and tips for how to deal with it and avoid letting it happen to you.

Episode Notes Whether you have a creative job or not we made this episode for you! If you're in a creative rut we want to help get you out with tips, books, and tricks to spark that creative joy in you again!

Episode Notes This week Rami & Shannon talk about why you might want to turn away from that relentless pursuit of self-esteem and trade it in for a pursuit of self-compassion instead. Then they offer practical tips on how to start building your self-compassion muscles.

Episode Notes You're in the process of interviewing for a new organization and don't want to make the mistake of signing up for a place you're not a good fit with. But how the heck do you know if it's a good fit with so little to go off of? In this episode we give practical tips to get to the bottom of this common challenge!

Episode Notes "I will be ambitious with my job and not my career" Although this quote seems like the opposite of what most of us strive for, Rami and Shannon unpack it and find ways to use it as a driver in thinking about your career.

Episode Notes Almost everyone has read "The Alchemist" or knows someone who has and won't stop talking about it. In this episode Shannon and Rami talk about what they've taken from the book and how they are incorporating it into their yearly reading lists.

Episode Notes Sometimes we get so into the groove of things that we forget what it is like to be a beginner, in this episode Shannon and Rami explore the benefits of slowing down to make sure you don't leave others behind.

Episode Notes So you keep charging into the rescue at work. And then you get PISSED about it. And maybe then you start taking it out on everyone else. This is a textbook "drama triangle." A psych concept important for all of us to be aware of and stay the f out of at work. In this episode we walk you through what a drama triangle is and how to get the heck out of the pattern.

Episode Notes We’ve all fantasized about imaginary lives or reinventing ourselves...or that job that would make us feel like we won the career/workplace lottery. But we also hold on, or have a pair of golden handcuffs making it feel impossible to make a change. This week Rami & Shannon talk about how to practically DO & EXPERIMENT your way into that career transition you've been considerin...

Episode Notes So your colleague at work just got that big promotion you were hoping for. Now what?! We all have competitive feelings at work sometimes. Here's our top tips on what to do when those feelings arise.

Episode Notes Sometimes the world can feel really big and sometimes it feels really small. This week Shannon and Rami find ways to make the world seem big and just as wondrous as it should feel.

Episode Notes This week Shannon and Rami talk about the book "It Doesn't have to be crazy at work" and take some tactical advice on how to make it so work isn't so crazy all the time.

Episode Notes This week's episode covers a topic that should be relevant to all, how to know if you are an early bird or the early worm that gets eaten by the early bird. It's a concept that has helped Rami avoid quite a few mistakes over his career.

Episode Notes Shannon and Rami fell in love with the Series "Ted Lasso" in 2020 but they found a lot of great learnings from it as well. Join them as they talk about how we can all strive to be an amazing person like Ted Lasso.

Episode Notes Perhaps one of the most empathetic things we can do for ourselves and for our world is to live & work in alignment to our truth, our purpose, our calling. Shannon & Rami talk about finding & listening to our inner teacher following its lead toward a sense of meaning and purpose in our careers (and truly whole lives).