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EP 424: How the Game We Play Changes Our Work
“This cancerous economic principle means that executives and venture capitalists have abandoned the concept of value within a business. Through decades of corporate gr...
EP 423: This is Not Advice: What can I do to grow my audience?
Today’s quick episode is a sample of something I’m creating for paid subscribers to What Works. I’m calling it my “This is Not Advice” column. Or, TINA for short. Not ...
EP 422: The "Risks" of Losing What You Never Had with Nathalie Lussier
What does a bad movie from 1992, loss aversion, Steinbeck, pizza, farm animals, and the founder of a software company have in common? Well, you’ll find them all in thi...
EP 421: AI, Automation, and the Case for Luddism
I am on board when it comes to technological progress. I look forward to updating my devices (although I don’t do it as frequently as I used to). New apps and features...
EP 420: Why every business is "on a mission to..."
It seems like every company today claims to be "on a mission" to change the world or improve our lives. They bill themselves as social movements more than profit-drive...
EP 419: What is an “ethical business?” with Brooke Monaghan
At least in my corner of social media, there are a lot of folks asking what makes a business ethical. Or, perhaps more accurately, there are a lot of folks answering t...
EP 418: [Dispatch] Going beyond the "greedy corporation" critique
This Earth Month... buy more stuff?!We're about to be bombarded with messaging about corporate climate initiatives. We'll have the chance to buy merch to "support" the...
EP 417: [Dispatch] "All parasites have value"
"All parasites have value, Sibling Dex. Not to their hosts, perhaps, but you could say the same about a predator and a prey animal. They all give back—not to the indiv...
EP 416: Anxiety (and Mental Health) in the Achievement Society with Morra Aarons-Mele
I’ve called myself a recovering overachiever. I’m recovering not from the drive to excel but from the anxiety inherent to wondering if anything I achieve will ever be ...
EP 415: The Economics of Being Needy with Mara Glatzel
We all have deep human needs—for belonging, for autonomy, for creative expression, for safety and security. But modern life can make it a real challenge to get those n...
EP 414: The Economics of Ideas with Jenny Blake
What makes an idea valuable? What turns it into a product that can be bought, sold, or rented? Ideas turn into capital assets thanks to our system of intellectual prop...
EP 413: The Economics of Getting (And Paying) Attention: Part 2
This is Part 2 of The Economics of Getting (and Paying) Attention. If you haven’t listened to Part 1, I highly recommend starting there!In today’s episode, I explore t...
BONUS: Permission to Speak with Samara Bay
How comfortable are you with your own voice? How likely are you to say what's on your mind?Samara Bay, the author of the brand-new book Permission to Speak, is on a mi...
EP 412: The Economics of Paying Attention (Part 1)
How does the principle of supply and demand influence what we pay attention to? (And who pays attention to us?)
EP 411: The Economics of Cashflow (Remix)
If we want to understand the tiny economy of our businesses, then we have to understand cashflow.
EP 410: The Economics of Work Relationships with Kate Strathmann
How can we avoid unintentional exploitation in our working relationships?
EP 409: The Economics Of Information and Care
If information wants to be free… why is it so darn expensive?
EP 408: The Economics Of Big (and Small) Decisions with Hillary Rea
Can economics help you decide whether or not to quit social media? Yes!
EP 407: How To Feel Good About Going Slow
Can we unlearn urgency and learn to enjoy patience?
A Vision for Work in 2023 (and Beyond)
Work has evolved. The way we work has not.
