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40: How to Make Networking Humane

This episode explores the balance between honoring people and expanding professional opportunities in the context of networking. I also share my best advice for approaching networking events if you dread or dislike them.

39: Are You Ready for the Changing Nature of Work? with Stephen Warley

Learn how saving more money isn’t always the answer and what’s possible when you look at something as an experiment. Stephen Warley also explains his belief that the nature of work is changing.

38: Taking a Break & Experimenting with Self-Employment

Today John and Alene Gabriel talk about how she quit her corporate job to go out on her own as a coach and how John is pursuing a similar, but different path.

37: How I Use Trello to Manage Tasks and Todos

This episodes looks at how I use Trello to manage my tasks and todos.

36: Get More From Your Coaching Session With an Agenda

If you want to have the best coaching session possible, prepare an agenda in advance. Not sure what to put on your agenda? Here are some ideas.

35: Questions to Ask About Meetings You Want to Hold

You’re thinking about holding and facilitating a meeting.  Here are some questions to determine if it is a good idea and how to plan for success.

34: Create New Instead of Revising Old

Asking one question is more powerful than asking three.  Creating a new blog post is often better than polishing an old one.

33: Eleven Things I Learned From Installing a New Dishwasher

I recently installed a new dishwasher and here’s what I learned that will hopefully save you more than $150.

32: Enable Your Board of Advisors & Fight Your Inner Critics

John and Alene Gabriel talk about how to manage our inner critics and the benefits of having your own board of advisors.

31: Projects Need Ownership, Not Loss of Control

Today John examines an article titled “Why project managers need to lose control” by Jason Coghlan from opensource.com. John mostly disagrees with this notion, believing that ownership across the team is more important.

30: Why Having a Life Purpose is Beneficial

This episode takes an in-depth look at the book Life on Purpose by: How Living For What Matters Most Changes Everything by Victor Strecher.

29: Using People Maps to Understand Your Project

One of my favorite moments as a project manager was when two people told me it was impossible to draw a picture of all the people working the project. Here’s how I did it.

38: Reflections on the Book Peak Performance

This episode shares the highlights John found in the book Peak Performance: Elevate Your Game, Avoid Burnout, and Thrive with the New Science of Success by Brad Stulberg and Steve Magness.

27: Surprising Things About Coaching with Alene Gabriel

In this conversation, John and Alene reflect on their experiences with Co-Active coaching, the things they are learning as coaches and what leadership means.

26: Just Do Something

Sometimes the best next step is simply to start, even if it isn’t the perfect next step.

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