Getting real on remote work.🎙

“Besties! I feel like my team of 1 is now a team of 4.”

We love to hear it! We’ve been in teams of all sizes, and we know how important it is to find your people (“It’s us, Hi, We’re the solution, It’s us”).

Since you’re our Bestie, some behind-the-scenes intel: when we get together and record, we have no idea what stories are coming. We’re not scripted. So when you hear Ashley’s story about she did to “earn” a talk from the Big Boss at work, you may have the same reaction Leigh & Jamie did. Namely, “No you did NOT!” Live and learn with us - it’s a journey, right? (That’s what Ashley claims, anyway).

In this week’s episode:

• Cringy Corporate Speak: We tackle the numerous problems behind the phrase “open kimono” (and the history behind that should-be-left-in-history term).

• Remote Work: Let’s talk remote work v. return to office - and what HR teams can do to make the decisions more… thoughtful.

• 8am Workouts: This episode was recorded just before the great “I can’t make the 8am last-minute meeting, I have a workout” debates on social media. Either we’re A) wizards (and should buy lottery tickets), or B) passionate about this, because we talked about exactly that in our conversation - and have a different take than some others.

• As always, some Questions & Comments to end the meeting (Listen to how Leigh turns it into a very real-life meeting).

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