Podcast Episodes
Back to Search189. Interview with a Marine Engineer
Season 5 Episode 40
A Danish marine engineer joins us to explain the real work behind keeping a cargo ship alive: maintenance rhythms, critical failures, and the calm di…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
188. How To Write Reviews, Give Feedback, And Survive Bad Managers
Season 5 Episode 39
We trade Halloween jokes for hard truths about performance reviews: how to log wins, avoid surprise ratings, and argue your case without burning brid…
8 months ago
187. How To Stop Meetings From Running Your Day
Season 5 Episode 38
We call out why meetings feel endless and show practical ways to make them shorter, clearer and tied to outcomes. Startup chaos meets enterprise stru…
8 months, 1 week ago
186. Toxic Workplace Stories
Season 5 Episode 37
We trade two true stories about toxic leadership: a public shutdown that delayed a release and a “smile less” mandate that drained talent. We break d…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
184. How Teams Really Work
Season 5 Episode 36
We weigh the trade-offs between startup speed and enterprise stability, and why separation of concerns across product, marketing, sales, security, an…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
183. How to Manage Up
Season 5 Episode 35
Two managers trade stories and tactics for managing up—how to spot when it works, when it backfires, and how to propose solutions that win you visibi…
9 months ago
181. How to Get Promoted
Season 5 Episode 33
We tackle the controversial claim that "if career growth matters, 100% remote is a trap," exploring whether physical presence in an office truly impa…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
180. The Weight of Corporate Expectations
Season 5 Episode 32
Bruce and Clark explore the growing expectation for workers to carry more weight, delving into the pressures of increased workloads and the impossibi…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
179. Trapped in the Job: Survival Strategies for Corporate Burnout
Season 5 Episode 31
The jobs report confirms what many already suspected: employment opportunities are scarce, forcing many professionals to remain in positions they mig…
9 months, 4 weeks ago
178. The Grit Factor: Turning Rejection into Success Featuring Alex Restrepo
Season 5 Episode 30
We discuss how to prepare for rejection and failure in your professional life, exploring the concept of grit and resilience as essential components o…
10 months ago