Communication, Negotiation & Persuasion
452: Fessing Up to Security Clearance Sex Lies | Feedback Friday
You and your direct boss had a secret affair, and he asked you not to disclose it to your company’s vetting agency for fear of losing his security clearance. Now it’s years later and you want to come clean to the agency, but how can you do so without it coming off as petty revenge? […]
VIEW EPISODE448: Srdja Popovic | Blueprint for Revolution
Srdja Popovic (@SrdjaPopovic) is the author of Blueprint for Revolution: How to Use Rice Pudding, Lego Men, and Other Nonviolent Techniques to Galvanize Communities, Overthrow Dictators, or Simply Change the World. What We Discuss with Srdja Popovic: What do revolutions and businesses have in common? Why nonviolence is more popular — and more effective — […]
VIEW EPISODE438: How to Straighten Out Your Crooked Boss | Feedback Friday
Your boss is a low-down dirty sidewinder whose corruption seemingly knows no bounds, and you’re on his radar because you’ve begun to piece together the extent of his malfeasance. If you’re wondering how to straighten out your crooked boss (or at least dodge whatever wrath he’s trying to dole out as you collect the evidence […]
VIEW EPISODE429: Greg McKeown | The Disciplined Pursuit of Less
Greg McKeown (@GregoryMcKeown) is the host of the What’s Essential podcast and author of the New York Times bestseller Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less, which challenges core assumptions about achievement (e.g., “more is better”) to get to the essence of what really drives success — on one’s own terms. What We Discuss with Greg […]
VIEW EPISODE423: Celeste Headlee | How to Have Conversations That Matter
Celeste Headlee (@CelesteHeadlee) is the host of On Second Thought at Georgia Public Broadcasting in Atlanta and has been a host and correspondent for NPR and PRI since 2006. She is the author of We Need to Talk: How to Have Conversations That Matter. What We Discuss with Celeste Headlee: Why listening in the right […]
VIEW EPISODE420: Renee DiResta | Dismantling the Disinformation Machine
Renee DiResta (@noUpside) is the technical research manager at Stanford Internet Observatory. She studies the role that tech platforms and curatorial algorithms play in the proliferation of disinformation and conspiracy theories, terrorist activities, and state-sponsored information warfare. What We Discuss with Renee DiResta: How the anti-vaxx movement, the Tea Party, and militia groups learned early […]
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