Podcast Episodes

How Zappos outperformed Amazon

What makes a company extraordinary? In this episode, Anne and Frances study Zappos, the online shoe retailer that shaped the early days of e-commerce…

4 months, 2 weeks ago

Quick Fixes: How to stop judging your colleagues, pick your battles, and delegate responsibly

In this Quick Fixes episode, Anne and Frances work to solve three callers’ tricky work problems in under 30 minutes. One listener struggles to collab…

4 months, 3 weeks ago

Toolkit: Set Better Goals (like Shohei Ohtani)

With a new year comes new goals and new hopes and dreams. This season, Anne and Frances are introducing a new segment called Toolkit: a practical gui…

5 months ago

(Re-release) Unsolicited Advice: How to get your mojo back at work

Next week we're launching a new season of Fixable, so today we're sharing an episode from the archive.

Are you feeling overwhelmed, uninspired, or bu…

5 months, 1 week ago

How to break bad habits (w/ Edith Zimmerman) | from How to Be a Better Human

Edith Zimmerman is a sketchbook cartoonist and writer of the Substack newsletter, Drawing Links. In this episode, she joins Chris to talk about hones…

5 months, 2 weeks ago

The daily practice that could rewire your brain | from TED Talks Daily

Timm Chiusano was having one of the worst days of his career when he found himself inexplicably fascinated by a mundane part of the world on his walk…

5 months, 3 weeks ago

How to stop devoting yourself to your job w/ Sarah Jaffe | from How to Be a Better Human

Sarah Jaffe is the author of Work Won’t Love You Back: How Devotion to Our Jobs Keep Us Exploited, Exhausted, and Alone. She and Chris discuss the em…

6 months ago

The art of the interview with Andrew Ross Sorkin | from ReThinking with Adam Grant

As a business journalist, Andrew Ross Sorkin writes for the New York Times DealBook, which he founded, and co-anchors Squawk Box on CNBC. In this epi…

6 months, 1 week ago

3 simple ways to build stronger relationships at work | from TED Talks Daily

Doing the best at your job isn't just about working harder — it’s also about connecting better, says psychologist Alyssa Birnbaum. She shares practic…

6 months, 2 weeks ago

Stephen J. Dubner | from Design Matters

Stephen J. Dubner is an award-winning journalist, bestselling author, and co-creator of Freakonomics—the cultural phenomenon that, over the past 20 y…

6 months, 3 weeks ago