Many years ago, I saw Anthony Bourdain speak in Raleigh. He appeared on stage with a beer and a few pieces of paper. He seemed both addled and sedated. I knew it would be a long night when he began reading verbatim from his notes. We showed up expecting stories from an intellectual mastermind, but…
Chances are you’ve already seen the Gender Equity Iceberg, and today, Laurie talks with Adrienne Murphy, Ph.D., of Dimitry|Murphy & Associates. Adrienne is a wicked smart psychologist, business leader, and consultant who works with professional women to align their jobs with their values. But what’s more is that Adrienne helps these women find their voice,…
Not a day goes by that someone doesn’t ask me if they should quit their job. It’s such an ever-present question in my life that we produced a bonus podcast episode that will be released later in the week. (Sign up for LFW updates here.) Today’s email question comes from a reader who received a…
I’m not a huge fan of buzzwords because I have a soul. When you’re podcasting and talking about the world of work, it’s hard to avoid the jargon. That’s why my team made a buzzword bingo scorecard to keep me honest. And guess what? They made a copy for you to play along as you listen…
I have a few projects in the works. I’m working on my podcast, running an HR book club, and working on a book proposal for “Let’s Fix Work” with excellent coaching from Public Words. Some of those projects are easier than others. The podcast is doing well. The average podcaster gets about 120 downloads an…
Katrina has a unique way of fixing work. She’s blazed a trail into nearly uncharted territory with an audacious goal: to take high volume, low retention jobs and make them not suck. She’s not afraid of a challenge; one of her clients hires people for split-shifts to work with small children. We love kids, don’t…
So far no one has challenged Laurie on her premise that work is broken. Until today. Eric Barker is the author of the bestselling book, Barking Up The Wrong Tree, and he believes that issues with managing people and organizing them to accomplish things is a perennial challenge. In fact, he doesn’t believe work is broken…
You know what can die a fiery death? Influence. You’re an influencer because you read HR blogs and talk about it at work, your mom is an influencer because she goes to Disney and tells her friends about her trips on Facebook, and your kid is an influencer because he has an Instagram account and…
What is the future of work? Katie Augsburger is the Founder and Partner of Future Work Design, an organization that wants to smash the patriarchy and decenter whiteness. Okay – before anyone starts bristling about being pushed out, that’s not her intent. Katie has some amazing ideas of how helping those with least access can…
Hey, everybody. Years ago, I wrote something called “The Punk Rock HR Handbook.” Do you remember it? It no longer exists in the original form, but people still ask me about it. It was a manifesto on how to be a good employee so you’ll never need HR. I found my old notes, and we…
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