Productivity

Ep 220. Rob Cross: Breaking Free From Collaboration Overload

Ep 220. Rob Cross: Breaking Free From Collaboration Overload

Rob Cross is the Edward A. Madden Professor of Global Leadership at Babson College and the author of Beyond Collaboration Overload: How to Work Smarter, Get Ahead and Restore Your Well-Being. He has studied the underlying network dynamics of effective organizations for more than 20 years. Rob is cofounder and Research Director of the Connected Commons business consortium and is the coauthor of five other books, including The Hidden Power of Social Networks. Stew talks with Rob about the causes of the epidemic of too much collaboration at work and how this problem has reduced productivity and well-being in all parts of our lives. Rob describes how to identify and reduce what he calls the now-common “micro-stressors” in our lives…[Click for more]

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Ep 205. Katy Milkman: The Science of How to Change

Ep 205. Katy Milkman: The Science of How to Change

Katy Milkman is an award-winning behavioral scientist and the James G. Dinan Professor at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. She hosts Charles Schwab’s popular behavioral economics podcast Choiceology and is the co-founder and co-director of The Behavior Change for Good Initiative, a research center at the University of Pennsylvania with the mission of advancing the science of lasting behavior change. This work is being chronicled by Freakonomics Radio. Stew talks with Katy about her new book, How to Change: The Science of Getting from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be. Katy shares her very practical advice about how to craft a way to get things done that is tailored to your own particular stumbling blocks…[Click for more]

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Ep 201. Tsedal Neeley: Remote Work Revolution

Ep 201. Tsedal Neeley: Remote Work Revolution

Tsedal Neeley is the Naylor Fitzhugh Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School, an accomplished scholar and author, and award-winning teacher. Stew and Tsedal discuss her new book, Remote Work Revolution: Succeeding from Anywhere, and the pros and cons of remote work -- for performance, well-being, and relationships in all parts of our lives -- and what we’ve learned about these pushes and pulls during the disorienting world of the pandemic…[Click for more]

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Ep 197. Cal Newport: A World Without Email

Ep 197. Cal Newport: A World Without Email

Cal Newport is an associate professor of computer science at Georgetown University, a New York Times bestselling author on the intersection of technology and culture. He's written seven books, including Digital Minimalism and Deep Work. Stew and Cal discuss his new book, A World Without Email: Reimagining Work in an Age of Communication Overload…[Click for more]

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Ep 195. Erik Peper: Practical Tools for Coping with Tech Stress

Ep 195. Erik Peper: Practical Tools for Coping with Tech Stress

Erik Peper, a professor in the Institute for Holistic Health Studies at San Francisco State University, is an internationally known expert on workplace health, stress management and holistic health. Stew and Erik discuss his book Tech Stress: How Technology Is Hijacking Our Lives, Strategies for Coping, and Pragmatic Ergonomics and how to cope in ways that reduce stress and strain, increase energy and avoid burnout…[Click for more]

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Ep 194. Lindsey Cameron: The Gig Economy and the Pandemic

Ep 194. Lindsey Cameron: The Gig Economy and the Pandemic

Lindsey Cameron is an Assistant Professor of Management at Wharton whose research focuses on how changes in the modern workplace -- as algorithms/machine learning, short-term employment contracts, and variable pay -- affect work and workers. She recently completed a four-year ethnography of the largest employer in the gig economy, exploring. Lindsey spent over a decade in the U.S. intelligence and diplomatic communities as a technical and political analyst and completed several overseas assignments in the Middle East, Africa, and Europe. Stew and Lindsey discuss how the pandemic has affected gig workers both on the job and in the other parts of their lives…[Click for more]

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Ep 167. Bruce Daisley: Eat Sleep Work Repeat

Ep 167. Bruce Daisley: Eat Sleep Work Repeat

Bruce Daisley is European Vice President of Twitter, based in London, and his new book is called Eat Sleep Work Repeat: 30 Hacks for Bringing Joy to Your Job. Bruce joined Twitter in 2012, having previously run YouTube UK at Google. Bruce's passion for improving work led to him creating the podcast “Eat Sleep Work Repeat” which became a number 1 smash in the UK (also hitting the business top 10 in the US). Stew and Bruce talk about the pandemic’s impact on how we are managing the blurred lines between work and home…[Click for more]

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Ep 166. Chester Elton: Leading With Gratitude

Ep 166. Chester Elton: Leading With Gratitude

Chester Elton is one of today’s most influential voices in workplace trends and is the co-author of Leading with Gratitude: Eight Leadership Practices for Extraordinary Business Results. He is the co-founder of The Culture Works, a global training company. Stew and Chester discuss the pandemic’s impact on workplace culture and how leaders can express appreciation for their people and reap great benefits from doing so…[Click for more]

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Ep 160. Cali Yost: How to Make Flexible Work a Win for All

Ep 160. Cali Yost: How to Make Flexible Work a Win for All

Cali Williams Yost is Founder and CEO of the Flex+Strategy Group, an organization of experts in flexible workplace strategy, change management, leadership, instructional design and communications.Stew and Cali discuss how to help organizations build future-ready work cultures that attract and retain an engaged, diverse workforce; increase productivity and innovation; and enhance employee well-being…[Click for more]

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Ep 156. Joel Brockner: Process Matters

Ep 156. Joel Brockner: Process Matters

Joel Brockner is the Phillip Hettleman Professor of Business at Columbia University Business School, Academic Director of Columbia CaseWorks, author of The Process Matters: Engaging and Equipping People for Success, and a leading authority on a variety of psychological issues in the workplace, including managing change, leadership, decision-making, and cross-cultural differences in work behavior. Stew and Joel discuss what works and what doesn’t in order to engage employees so all can be successful…[Click for more]

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Ep 151. Louis Gagnon: An App to Map Your Brain

Ep 151. Louis Gagnon: An App to Map Your Brain

Louis Gagnon is the CEO of Total Brain, which is a mental health and fitness platform powered by neuroscience. Stew and Louis talk about the development of the Total Brain company and its mission to help solve the mental health crisis at work…[Click for more]

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Ep 150. Bob Glazer: Elevate Your Game

Ep 150. Bob Glazer: Elevate Your Game

Robert Glazer is CEO of Acceleration Partners, a global performance marketing agency, and the author of Elevate: Push Beyond Your Limits and Unlock Success in Yourself and Others. He publishes a weekly inspirational newsletter, Friday Forward, and is the host of The Elevate Podcast. Stew and Bob talk about building capacity and tips for how to pursue growth…[Click for more]

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Ep 149. Brian Scudamore: How to Fail Successfully

Ep 149. Brian Scudamore: How to Fail Successfully

Brian Scudamore is the Founder and CEO of O2E Brands—a company with four successful home service brands under that banner, including 1-800-Got-Junk?. He’s the author of WTF (Willing to Fail): How Failure Can Be Your Key to Success. Stew and Brian talk about the value of having a vision, learning from experience -- especially failure -- by actively, intentionally reflecting…[Click for more]

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Ep 133. Josh Davis: Two Awesome Hours

Ep 133. Josh Davis: Two Awesome Hours

Josh Davis is the director of research for the NeuroLeadership Institute (NLI), a global institute dedicated to synthesizing scientific research and guiding its use in the business and leadership fields. Josh produced a wonderful book in which he shares this wisdom: Two Awesome Hours: Science-Based Strategies to Harness Your Best Time and Get Your Most Important Work Done.  

Josh talks with Stew about strategies for creating the best conditions for two hours of extraordinary productivity each and every day in order to avoid feeling overwhelmed and, instead, to be more efficient, effective, and productive, with more of your attention available for the non-work sides of life... [Click for more]

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Ep 125. Ellen Kossek: Evidence-Based Ideas for Managing Boundaries

Ep 125. Ellen Kossek: Evidence-Based Ideas for Managing Boundaries

Ellen Kossek is the Basil S. Turner Professor at Purdue University’s Krannert School of Management and the Research Director of the Butler center for Leadership Excellence. Ellen is an internationally recognized thought leader on employer support of work and personal life integration, gender, diversity, human resource innovation, and social change. Stew and Ellen discuss the various ways by which we manage interruptions or negotiate boundaries across different domains of life…[Click for more]

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Ep 119. Kevin Kruse: Great Leaders Have No Rule

Ep 119. Kevin Kruse: Great Leaders Have No Rule

Kevin Kruse is the Founder and CEO of LEADx and a New York Times best selling author. His latest book is Great Leaders Have No Rules: Contrarian Leadership Principles to Transform Your Team and Business. Stew and Kevin talk about Kevin’s somewhat unorthodox views on leadership -- including a closed and not an open-door policy, the importance of picking favorites, and having “no rules” …[Click for more]

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Ep 113. Ashley Whillans: Combating Time Poverty

Ep 113. Ashley Whillans: Combating Time Poverty

Ashley Whillans is an assistant professor at Harvard Business School in the Negotiation, Organizations & Markets Unit. She studies how people navigate trade-offs between time and money and whether intangible incentives, such as experiential and time-saving rewards, affect employee motivation and well-being. Stew and Ashley discuss “time poverty,” “happiness dollars,” and “time confetti” …[Click for more]

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Ep 109. Aron Ain: Inspired Work

Ep 109. Aron Ain: Inspired Work

Aron Ain is Chairman and CEO of Kronos, named by Fortune and Great Place to Work as one of the 20 best places to work in technology for the second year in a row, and author of Work Inspired: How to Build an Organization Where Everyone Loves to Work. Aron was the inaugural recipient of the “Ray Stata Leadership and Innovation Award” from the Massachusetts High Technology Council, and was recognized as “CEO of the Year” by the Massachusetts Technology Leadership Council, and as “Entrepreneur of the Year” by Ernst & Young. He has been profiled by The New York Times about “The Incalculable Value of a Good Boss” and was featured in Harvard Business Review and the HBR IdeaCast. Stew and Aron discuss the importance, and the ripple effects, of trusting employees…[Click for more]

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Ep 108. Bob Glazer: Building the Healthy and High-Performing Company

Ep 108. Bob Glazer: Building the Healthy and High-Performing Company

Bob Glazer is the CEO of Acceleration Partners, a global performance marketing agency, and the Founder and Chairman of Brandcycle. Under Bob’s leadership, Acceleration Partners has received numerous industry and company culture awards, including Glassdoor’s Employees’ Choice Awards, Ad Age’s Best Place to Work, Entrepreneur’s Top Company Culture, Inc. Magazine’s Best Place to Work, Great Place to Work, Fortune’s Best Small & Medium Workplaces, and Boston Globe’s Top Workplaces. And Bob was also ranked #2 in Glassdoor’s list of Top CEOs of Small and Medium Companies in the US. Bob and Stew discuss the creative methods Bob and Acceleration Partners have used to attract, retain, and engage employees and honor their lives outside of work…[Click for more]

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Ep 104. Katherine Milkman: Exercising Your Self Control

Ep 104. Katherine Milkman: Exercising Your Self Control

Katherine Milkman is the Evan C. Thompson Endowed Term Chair for Excellence in Teaching and Professor of Operations, Information, and Decisions at the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. She holds a secondary appointment in the Perelman School of Medicine. And she is the co-director of the Behavior Change for Good Initiative. Katy explains how we can limit temptation, tie tasks together, and use the calendar to bolster our self-control…[Click for more]

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