Bookclub 25: No Rules Rules - Netflix and the Culture of Reinvention
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It's time to talk about by Reed Hastings and Erin Miller Our next will be by Dan Heath
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Episode 105 - Even When He's Wrong, He's Right
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In this episode, we answer the question: During a recent job interview, I was asked "what values are most important to you as a leader"? What am I supposed to do with that? I was thrown, and I think it hurt me in the interview. I didn't get the job. We discussed "Values Inventory" websites in this episode - here's one that you can use, although there are a bunch of others out there. You don't have to use this one. Use whichever one you like - we're not your mother: https://www.lifevaluesinventory.org/ (n.): a person given to vain, pretentious displays and empty chatter Don't forget to read...
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Episode 104 - Generous With His Services
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Our question this episode... My boss gave me a hugely complicated project that involved coordinating a lot of external vendors. I put in quite a bit of legwork in preparation. A month later, he told me he no longer wants to do it. How would you suggest breaking this information to all of the vendors I've been coordinating with? Don't forget to read along with us as we tackle by Reed Hastings and Erin Meyer for the bookclub!
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Bookclub 24 - Tribes
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In this bookclub episode, we talk about Tribes by Seth Godin
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Episode 103 - Quickly, to the Pink Squirrel-mobile!
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This episode's question... My position is cross-functional - I work with people from across the business in a multitude of disciplines. One of the people that I interact with has no boundaries - he is constantly working, day and night and weekends. While that may work for him and his leader, it's not how I and my team operate. Additionally, he refuses to communicate with anyone over anything but a call or meeting. The problem comes in when my team needs to interact with him. He expects others to act the way he does - he sends out emails on Saturdays and Sundays demanding a call over...
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Episode 102 - FINISH HIM!
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This episode's question... Recently, a former team member interviewed for a postion at my new company. Previously, this person had certain challenges that made them difficult to work with. I have concerns about them bringing those same issues with them now. I asked them about the issues, and they acknowldged the issue and discussed how they had grown from there. I'm skeptical. How do you balance knowledge you have of a person from the past and what they describe of their growth path over the years between t
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Bookclub 23 - Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World
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Let's discuss by David Epstein. Next up - by Seth Godin. In this episode, we also mention Jer's blog post, .
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I Want to Break Free
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This episode's question... How do you handle it when something happens at work that is unquestionably an affront to your principles, but the financial loss would be incredibly uncomfortable. Not disastrous, just very, very uncomfortable for you and your family. Don't forget about the book club! Currently, we're reading
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Episode 100 - Where Everybody Knows Your Name
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Welcome to the 100th episode of Leading Questions! We're doing something a little different to commemorate this episode - instead of a listener question, Dawn and Jer ask each other questions they want to hear the other person answer. So, this time, you get TWO questions! Dawn asks Jer... You've talked about the path you've taken from being an individual contributor to being a leader - How much of that was intentional, and what was your process for becoming a better leader? Jer's question for Dawn is... How do you coach someone in something you're actively bad at? In case you're wondering...
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Bookclub 22 - The Biggest Bluff
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Let's discuss by Maria Konnikova. Next up, by David Epstein
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My boss has been trying to transition our team from everybody working all the time, day or night to setting realistic expectations for support and holding us to those. It's hard for me to take her seriously when she answers emails day and night within minutes of their arrival. I'm not talking about just high importance emails, but all emails. It's rare for an email that is sent between 6am and 11pm to fail to get a response from her within an hour. Sometimes, she even responds to emails at 2 or 3 in the morning! I don't feel right not paying attention to my emails when sometimes they're from her, and if it's important enough for her to be online at all hours, shouldn't I be too? What do you think she really wants us to do?
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Don't forget to join us as we read The Phoenix Project by Gene Kim, Kevin Behr, and George Spafford!