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Careers: Good Girls & Second Acts
Managers have to lead remote teams, build trust, and find a way forward. And they may well have to navigate the rest of their career while working from home. Kate Gigax shows us the path.
The Principle of trash talk
Some businesses are more fun to work on than others. And waste management? You’d think that would be at the bottom of the list. But you’d be wrong. Find out how a brand can transcend the perceptions of its industry.
Can’t travel? Make art.
This talented photographer found a way to travel when none of us can. Not that she could ever travel, anyway.
The Hype Handbook
If you’re trying to make a difference in the world and nobody’s noticing, maybe what you need are the skills of a Hype Artist. Michael F. Schein and I talk about the contrariness of the Rolling Stones, the techniques of cult leaders, and how that can help you have an impact.
David Hockney at Home: A Narrative
David Hockney is 83 years old and remains wildly productive working at home In Normandy. This special episode is about how he does it. It inspired me. And it might inspire you.
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year! May 2021 bring all of us renewed hope, health and opportunity.
Get control of your time
John Sindelar has created a new way of looking at how you spend your time: a calendar app called Dayback. We talk about the elusiveness of time, the challenges of software and…surfing.
Time to re-engage
The pandemic has shown us that, without a doubt, we are all citizens of a tightly interconnected world – a world eager for us to work together to solve its most important problems. Together, we can create a planet we can proudly hand to our children and grandchildren.
Taste our podcast on Pod Buffet
We’re thrilled that WorkLife@Home was featured on Pod Buffet! Host Steve Heatherington gives listeners 5-minute tastes of an eclectic mix of new podcasts from around the world. It’s a cool […]
“Inventing” Work from Home at Chiat/Day
Zach Rosenberg helped launch remote working in 1993 at the famed ad agency Chiat/Day. Now he’s marketing brands in outer space. Find out how the biz really works. And doesn’t. And what you can do to market your own services.