Communication, Negotiation & Persuasion
352: My Spouse Controls My Online Life! | Feedback Friday
Out of work since late last year, you were finally making progress on the job hunt until COVID-19 locked everything down. Now you’ve been making connections and finding opportunities on LinkedIn that seem promising. The problem is, your spouse is nervous that anything you post there will somehow hurt your chances for getting a job; […]
VIEW EPISODE349: How to Pick Your Battles Without Being a Doormat | Feedback Friday
You’ve never thought of yourself as a doormat, but you’ve just found it easier to meet people halfway and go with the flow rather than waste your energy on something stupid or trivial. So how do you pick your battles — especially while everyone who’s been following the advice of medical professionals to stay home […]
VIEW EPISODE344: Jonna Mendez | The Moscow Rules
Jonna Mendez is a former chief of disguise in the CIA’s Office of Technical Service, and co-author of The Moscow Rules: The Secret CIA Tactics That Helped America Win the Cold War. What We Discuss with Jonna Mendez: What was it like to work as a heavily surveilled CIA operative in the Soviet Union at […]
VIEW EPISODE341: Julie Gerberding | Answering Your COVID-19 Questions
Julie Gerberding is the former director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and administrator of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR). What We Discuss with Julie Gerberding: What makes COVID-19 so uniquely dangerous compared to other diseases and would-be pandemics we’ve encountered in the past century? Is staying […]
VIEW EPISODE322: Mislead an Employer for a Foot in the Door? | Feedback Friday
You finally landed an interview with a high-end Italian furniture company for a position that falls in line with your career aspirations. You’re super qualified except for one thing: the job posting listed “fluent in Italian” as a requirement, and you’re definitely not. Should you be up front with them and let them know immediately […]
VIEW EPISODE321: How to Ask for Advice | Deep Dive
Gabriel Mizrahi (@GabeMizrahi) joins us for this deep dive exploring how to ask for advice the wrong way, how to ask for advice the right way, and the difference it can make between ignorance and understanding, failure and success. What We Discuss with Gabriel Mizrahi: Are you actually asking for advice, or are you just seeking […]
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