Work with Erika Ayers Badan
WORK Podcast offers real, and relatable insights into work, leadership, and culture from someone who’s been there and done that (mistakes included). Through interviews, commentary, and listener questions, Erika provides a funny, unfiltered and unapologetic look at how to be yourself and be successful. erikaayersbadan.substack.com
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Work Conversations: Answering The Question 'What Do You Want.' Perspective from a Public Defender turned Career Coach.
<p>Please meet Cynthia Pong. She came to me by way of super-connector and personal board director an occasional SVU actor, Sarah Storm. Cynthia Pong packs a lot of punch. A one time public defender turned career coach / founder of Embrace Change. We have a wide-ranging conversation about the disadvantages women, and especially women of color, face in the workplace . We also talk about starting your own business and the elusive topic of helping people answer the question “What Do You Want.”</p><p>Watch full episode on YouTube. </p> <br/><br/>Get full access to WORK at erikaayersbadan.substack.com...
WORK Conversations: Jennifer Fisher Gets What She Wants
<p>Jennifer Fisher came by this week. </p><p>She has a lot of energy and a spicy, strong, fuck-it-let’s-do-it vibe. </p><p>Her baubles are also next level.</p><p>We talked about working for what you want, failing and figuring things out, the importance of salt, toothpicks and being happy being yourself.</p><p>If you’re looking for a gift for the girl who already has everything - check out our Food52 x Jennifer Fisher toothpick!</p><p>If you’re looking for beautiful things for home and table - don’t miss our Black Friday / Cyber Mo...
WORK Unsolicited Advice: You Can Only Control What You Can Control
<p>Hi! I’ve been on 3 red eyes in the past week. I can’t quit a red eye no matter how hard I try. The lure of not wasting the day in a plane always trumps the blur, hangover-esque daze of the next two days after a night of no sleep. </p><p>Sidenote: It’s fall and apparently the changing fall weather causes bumpy sky roads according to the JetBlue guy at 6am today. </p><p>This is what work is like this week.</p><p>On this episode of Unsolicited Advice we are talking about geopolitical uncertainty and it...
WORK Net/Net: Racist Texts, The Meeting That Could Have Been An Email and Why People Quit You
<p>Today we’re talking about group chats and what not to put in them, the problems with meeting culture and what makes A players leave (read: growth).</p><p>This is WORK Net/Net</p> <br/><br/>Get full access to WORK at erikaayersbadan.substack.com/subscribe
WORK Conversations: You And Your Bad Boss
<p>Alright, Mita is back with us on the pod. We’re talking bad bosses, bad employees, bad attitudes and how to break the cycle of feeling bad at work. </p><p>Here’s the rundown of what we’re talking about today at WORK. </p><p>* Work friction is rising because roles, priorities, and expectations are unclear.</p><p>* Layoffs create survivor guilt and overwhelm for the people who stay.</p><p>* Leaders often skip rewriting roles or resetting priorities after org changes.</p><p>* Ambiguity grows when bosses avoid conflict or lack clear direction from above.</p><p>* Weekly...
WORK Underlined: It’s far easier to replace a building than re-route a road.
<p>Today we are talking about disruption.</p><p>People hate disrupting themselves. It’s scary, may not work, is a general pain in the ass and is hard.</p><p>It requires vision, fortitude, foresight, being misunderstood, being on the edge and being ok with it.</p><p>Su Hawn and Erika talk about the places in my journey where I’ve opted to remodel versus remake (and why it was a mistake), the challenges in re-routing the road and my grandfather being a land surveyor.</p><p>This is WORK Underlined. Watch full episode on YouTube.</p> <br/><br/>...
WORK Net/Net: Love in the office, signs that it’s time to quit and Warren B on being chill
<p>Alright we are back with the WORK Net/Net. </p><p>Here’s what we’ve got:</p><p>Gen Z isn’t into you as their boss, whatever project you have them working on or the free snacks (just kidding they love snacks). Know what else they love? Love. Instead of finding connection on dating apps, Gen Z is looking for love in the office. PSA to the Gen Z crowd: This is not a new phenomenon.</p><p>Thirteen signs it’s time to quit your job. This one goes out to all the job huggers out there an...
WORK Conversations: WTF is a Futurist
<p>Valarie Jacobs is a futurist. She’s built her career capturing and understanding signals, curating and editing those signals to provide a thesis on trends and conveying and implementing strategies to help companies adapt, morph and evolve into the future.</p><p>Remember when everything became organic? She helped companies understand that trend and change their product mix, brand strategy and supply chain to stay competitive and compelling in the face of changing consumer demand.</p><p>She’s now helping people understand trends, desired outcomes and how to work backwards to lay a strategy and a map that guid...
WORK Unsolicited Advice: The Answers Are In The Building
<p>Today’s unsolicited advice is about underrated leadership skills. Listening is my #1.</p><p>We are in a time of work where people are reticent to lead. Either they’re not good at it, don’t think it’s worth the headache, or no one ever taught them how to strive for it.</p><p>We talk about why leadership it’s important and the subtle skills that help people, teams and projects succeed at work.</p><p>This is WORK Unsolicited Advice.</p><p></p> <br/><br/>Get full access to WORK at erikaayersbadan.substack.com/subscribe
Job Hugging Doesn't Mean Inappropriately Touching Your Colleagues
<p>The Net / Net today is about job hugging.</p><p>Blitz recap:</p><p>Last summer was quiet quitting</p><p>Then we moved to quiet crushing</p><p>Now we are outright hugging</p><p>This is like having a teenager. Defiance turns to angst turns to remorse / insecurity.</p><p>Job hugging is real, it’s happening and as consumer uncertainty mounts and the year end layoffs arise, it will only be more prevalent.</p><p>It feels like we are in a time of clinging to what we hold or know to be true.</p><p>Th...
