Fixations: Farmer’s Dog, Waymo, switchers, and manila folders
In this brand-new Fixations segment, Anne and Frances reveal the companies and tools they’ve been fixated on recently—and the lessons we can learn from what they’re getting right. Frances tells the st...
17 Nov 202532min
Why AI is our ultimate test and greatest invitation | from TED Tech
Technologist Tristan Harris has an urgent question: What if the way we’re deploying the world’s most powerful technology — artificial intelligence — isn’t inevitable, but a choice? In this eye-opening...
10 Nov 202519min
Quick Fixes: How to step into leadership, improve your organization, and regain lost support
In this Quick Fixes episode, Anne and Frances work to solve three callers’ tricky work problems in under 30 minutes. One listener seeks advice on stepping into a leadership role for the first time, th...
3 Nov 202535min
How to negotiate with confidence (w/ Master Fixer Deepak Malhotra)
We’re constantly negotiating in our everyday lives—deciding where to go to dinner, haggling with sellers on Facebook Marketplace—but when it comes to higher-stakes conversations, clinching the deal ca...
27 Okt 202530min
Unsolicited Advice: The WNBA has a leadership problem
After the Minnesota Lynx were knocked out of the WNBA playoffs, star player Napheesa Collier used her exit interview to issue a scathing critique of the league’s leadership. In this installment of Uns...
20 Okt 202538min
How employers in Washington State solved a transportation crisis (from Speed & Scale)
How much time do you spend commuting to and from work in your car? And do you drive alone? In the US, the transportation sector emits more carbon pollution than any other sector—but in 1991, Washingto...
13 Okt 202524min
How to communicate with your colleagues
Do you find yourself overwhelmed by too many Slack messages? Or unsure how to talk so that people will listen? In this episode, Anne and Frances help a caller who finds herself in the middle of a comm...
6 Okt 202534min
Quick Fixes on Confidence: How to feel less awkward at the office, stay strong during a job search, and build up your team (w/ Morra Aarons-Mele)
In this special Quick Fixes episode, Anne and Frances are joined by Morra Aarons-Mele, workplace mental health expert and author of The Anxious Achiever, to help three different callers with their con...
29 Sep 202537min
