(Re-release) Unsolicited Advice: How to handle layoffs with care
When an organization lays people off, those who remain are often left scrambling to find their footing – and hold other people up – in an environment that no longer feels stable. In the wake of ongoin...
16 Feb 24min
How Zappos outperformed Amazon
What makes a company extraordinary? In this episode, Anne and Frances study Zappos, the online shoe retailer that shaped the early days of e-commerce and even outperformed Amazon by delighting everyon...
9 Feb 28min
Quick Fixes: How to stop judging your colleagues, pick your battles, and delegate responsibly
In this Quick Fixes episode, Anne and Frances work to solve three callers’ tricky work problems in under 30 minutes. One listener struggles to collaborate with a difficult colleague, the next asks a f...
2 Feb 26min
Toolkit: Set Better Goals (like Shohei Ohtani)
With a new year comes new goals and new hopes and dreams. This season, Anne and Frances are introducing a new segment called Toolkit: a practical guide to ideas, tools, and frameworks that can help yo...
26 Jan 36min
(Re-release) Unsolicited Advice: How to get your mojo back at work
Next week we're launching a new season of Fixable, so today we're sharing an episode from the archive. Are you feeling overwhelmed, uninspired, or burned out at work? In this special Unsolicited Advic...
19 Jan 35min
How to break bad habits (w/ Edith Zimmerman) | from How to Be a Better Human
Edith Zimmerman is a sketchbook cartoonist and writer of the Substack newsletter, Drawing Links. In this episode, she joins Chris to talk about honesty and self-discovery. From sharing her artwork to ...
12 Jan 39min
The daily practice that could rewire your brain | from TED Talks Daily
Timm Chiusano was having one of the worst days of his career when he found himself inexplicably fascinated by a mundane part of the world on his walk home. That moment sparked a life-changing realizat...
5 Jan 10min
How to stop devoting yourself to your job w/ Sarah Jaffe | from How to Be a Better Human
Sarah Jaffe is the author of Work Won’t Love You Back: How Devotion to Our Jobs Keep Us Exploited, Exhausted, and Alone. She and Chris discuss the emotional toll of modern work culture and the importa...
29 Dec 202540min
