Our guest Vicky is reeling from a bad work experience, and trying to find her footing after 27 years in tech. Listen as she processes what happened, tries to make sense of it, and gives serious consideration to what’s next.

Discover how setting high expectations can transform your business environment. Learn strategies to avoid the pitfalls of low expectations and drive team performance and organizational growth.Discover how setting high expectations can transform your business environment. Learn strategies to avoid the pitfalls of low expectations and drive team performance and organizational growth.

Not holding people accountable isn’t good leadership – in fact, you could argue that you dishonor people when you accept something less than their best.

Jim talks to Michael, who finds himself elevated to the top position rather abruptly. They talk about his struggles to find himself in his new leadership role, to learn to trust his instincts and his concerns about being the expert. We discuss the role of self-expression in leadership and the folly of seeking perfection.

A job is just a job. And so much more! How engaged would you say your heart is in your job? Are you finding meaning outside of a paycheck and promotions?

We have happiness sold to us every day in a hundred different ways. And yet, surveys of happiness levels in our country are at an all-time low. Happiness is essentially a ubiquitous and enormous industry. And why not? It’s a product everyone wants. But have we oversold it in the workplace?

There’s nothing easy about having a challenging conversation, even, or perhaps especially, with someone to whom we are close. Here are a couple of ideas about how to think about and act on these interpersonal and professional challenges.