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Leading Questions Podcast

Leading Questions Podcast

115 episodes

We are Dawn Kuczwara and Jer Lance, technologists, leaders, an people who are often accused of talking too much. Join us as we answer your questions about leadership, becoming a leader, and knowledge work in general. Our answers come from our experience, and arrive with a sense of humor. Email us at questions@leadingquestionspodcast.com (and no, we couldn't find a longer URL)

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Bookclub 21 - Moment of Lift

Published: Dec. 15, 2020, 9 a.m.
Duration: 18 minutes 19 seconds

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Episode 95 - Wizard Needs Food Badly

Published: Dec. 8, 2020, 9 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 1 minute 36 seconds

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Episode 94 - The Kids

Published: Nov. 24, 2020, 9 a.m.
Duration: 58 minutes 9 seconds

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Bookclub 20 - The Art of Leadership

Published: Nov. 17, 2020, 9 a.m.
Duration: 17 minutes 58 seconds

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Episode 93 - Sacrifice Theory

Published: Nov. 10, 2020, 9 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 1 minute 21 seconds

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Episode 92 - The Disease

Published: Oct. 20, 2020, 9 a.m.
Duration: 54 minutes 18 seconds

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Bookclub 19: Radical Candor

Published: Oct. 13, 2020, 9:01 a.m.
Duration: 16 minutes 34 seconds

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Episode 91 - Oi to the World

Published: Sept. 29, 2020, 9 a.m.
Duration: 39 minutes 25 seconds

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Bookclub 18 - The Phoenix Project

Published: Sept. 3, 2020, 9 a.m.
Duration: 19 minutes 11 seconds

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Episode 89 - Black Lives Matter

Published: Aug. 18, 2020, 9 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 4 minutes 2 seconds

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Episode 88 - Working for the Weekend

Published: Aug. 4, 2020, 9 a.m.
Duration: 47 minutes 53 seconds

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Bookclub 17 - Unicorn Project

Published: July 14, 2020, 9 a.m.
Duration: 15 minutes 38 seconds

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Episode 87 - Basket Case

Published: July 7, 2020, 9 a.m.
Duration: 47 minutes 37 seconds

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Episode 86 - Gotta Get Away

Published: June 23, 2020, 9 a.m.
Duration: 34 minutes 36 seconds

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Bookclub 16 - Talking to Strangers

Published: June 16, 2020, 9 a.m.
Duration: 17 minutes 12 seconds

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Episode 85 - Puppy Monkey Baby

Published: May 26, 2020, 9 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 1 minute 49 seconds

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Episode 84 - Like a Prayer

Published: May 12, 2020, 9 a.m.
Duration: 42 minutes 44 seconds

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Bookclub 15 - Peak

Published: April 30, 2020, 9 a.m.
Duration: 11 minutes 20 seconds

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Episode 83 - Not a Credible Threat

Published: April 28, 2020, 9 a.m.
Duration: 43 minutes 58 seconds

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Episode 82 - Over the Top

Published: April 14, 2020, 9 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 6 minutes 16 seconds

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Episode 81 - Walking with a Ghost

Published: March 31, 2020, 9 a.m.
Duration: 51 minutes 9 seconds

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Published: March 23, 2020, 7:08 p.m.
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Episode 80 - Office Parkour

Published: March 3, 2020, 9 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 8 minutes 55 seconds

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Bookclub 14 - 12 Rules for Life

Published: Feb. 20, 2020, 9 a.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 36 seconds

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Episode 79 - Gwyneth P's V

Published: Feb. 18, 2020, 9 a.m.
Duration: 51 minutes 3 seconds

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Episode 78 - The Shit Mobile

Published: Feb. 4, 2020, 9 a.m.
Duration: 46 minutes 56 seconds

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Bookclub 13 - How to do Nothing

Published: Jan. 23, 2020, 10:59 a.m.
Duration: 19 minutes 52 seconds

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Episode 77 - Short Questions, Part 2

Published: Jan. 21, 2020, 9 a.m.
Duration: 52 minutes 23 seconds

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Episode 76 - Short Questions, Part 1

Published: Jan. 7, 2020, 8:55 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 9 minutes 18 seconds

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Bookclub 12 - The Hard Thing About Hard Things

Published: Dec. 12, 2019, 9 a.m.
Duration: 16 minutes 47 seconds

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Episode 75 - Racism Sucks

Published: Dec. 10, 2019, 9 a.m.
Duration: 48 minutes 51 seconds

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Episode 74 - Why Don't You Get a Job

Published: Nov. 26, 2019, 9 a.m.
Duration: 53 minutes 42 seconds

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Bookclub 11 - Reality is Broken

Published: Nov. 15, 2019, 9 a.m.
Duration: 18 minutes 6 seconds

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Episode 73 - Money for Nothin'

Published: Nov. 12, 2019, 9 a.m.
Duration: 54 minutes 29 seconds

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Episode 72 - Flock of Monkeys

Published: Oct. 29, 2019, 9 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 1 minute 51 seconds

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Bookclub 10 - Measure What Matters

Published: Oct. 15, 2019, 9:02 a.m.
Duration: 19 minutes 33 seconds

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Episode 71 - Chasing Waterfall

Published: Oct. 15, 2019, 9 a.m.
Duration: 39 minutes 57 seconds

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Episode 70 - Our Own Worst Enemy

Published: Oct. 1, 2019, 9 a.m.
Duration: 57 minutes 5 seconds

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Bookclub 9 - 5 Dysfunctions of a Team

Published: Sept. 17, 2019, 9:02 a.m.
Duration: 19 minutes 37 seconds

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Episode 69 - Googleable

Published: Sept. 17, 2019, 9 a.m.
Duration: 58 minutes 12 seconds

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Episode 68 - Life Less Frightening

Published: Sept. 3, 2019, 9 a.m.
Duration: 51 minutes 10 seconds

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Bookclub 8 - Drive

Published: Aug. 20, 2019, 2:59 p.m.
Duration: 11 minutes 35 seconds

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Episode 67 - Andy Capp Fry Flu

Published: Aug. 20, 2019, 2:58 p.m.
Duration: 50 minutes 6 seconds

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Episode 66 - Loser of the Year

Published: Aug. 6, 2019, 9 a.m.
Duration: 55 minutes 17 seconds

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Bookclub 7 - Slack

Published: July 23, 2019, 9:01 a.m.
Duration: 16 minutes 50 seconds

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Episode 65 - Ch-ch-ch-changes

Published: July 23, 2019, 9 a.m.
Duration: 47 minutes 22 seconds

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Episode 64 - Under Your Authority

Published: July 9, 2019, 9 a.m.
Duration: 45 minutes 34 seconds

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Bookclub 6 - Ego is the Enemy

Published: June 25, 2019, 9:02 a.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 1 second

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Episode 63 - You Can Go Your Own Way

Published: June 25, 2019, 9 a.m.
Duration: 46 minutes 10 seconds

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Episode 62 - Simple Plan

Published: June 11, 2019, 11:48 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 2 minutes 23 seconds

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Bookclub 5 - How to Lead When You're Not in Charge

Published: May 14, 2019, 9:01 a.m.
Duration: 15 minutes 51 seconds

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Episode 61 - I Live in a Cake

Published: May 14, 2019, 9 a.m.
Duration: 37 minutes 37 seconds

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Episode 60 - Expired Mentadent

Published: April 30, 2019, 9 a.m.
Duration: 58 minutes 14 seconds

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Bookclub 4 - Start With Why

Published: April 16, 2019, 9:01 a.m.
Duration: 15 minutes 31 seconds

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Episode 59 - Never Measure Up

Published: April 16, 2019, 9 a.m.
Duration: 54 minutes 10 seconds

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Episode 58 - POA

Published: April 2, 2019, 9 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 12 minutes 24 seconds

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Bookclub 3 - Creativity, Inc

Published: March 26, 2019, 9:01 a.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 58 seconds

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Episode 57 - Fixing Missing Stairs

Published: March 26, 2019, 9 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 9 minutes 46 seconds

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Episode 56 - White Collar Fraud (feat Angela Dugan)

Published: March 5, 2019, 9 a.m.
Duration: 55 minutes 14 seconds

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Bookclub 2 - Little Guide to Empathetic Technical Leadership

Published: Feb. 19, 2019, 9:01 a.m.
Duration: 19 minutes 55 seconds

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Episode 55 - Socially Inept

Published: Feb. 19, 2019, 9 a.m.
Duration: 59 minutes 6 seconds

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Episode 54 - Living on the Bench

Published: Feb. 5, 2019, 9 a.m.
Duration: 58 minutes 45 seconds

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Bookclub 1 - Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck

Published: Feb. 4, 2019, 11:52 p.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 48 seconds

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Episode 53 - Leading Questions Book Club

Published: Jan. 22, 2019, 9 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 5 minutes 41 seconds

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Episode 52 - Have a Podcast and a Smile

Published: Jan. 8, 2019, 9 a.m.
Duration: 53 minutes 17 seconds

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Episode 51 - Follow the Leader

Published: Dec. 25, 2018, 9 a.m.
Duration: 58 minutes 44 seconds

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Episode 50 - Farmer's Market Job Fair

Published: Dec. 16, 2018, 3:32 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 5 seconds

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Episode 49 -It's Been...Two Weeks

Published: Nov. 27, 2018, 9 a.m.
Duration: 53 minutes 19 seconds

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Episode 48 - Inappropriate Punishments

Published: Nov. 13, 2018, 9 a.m.
Duration: 58 minutes 16 seconds

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Episode 47 - Culture Club (feat. Karen Walker)

Published: Oct. 30, 2018, 9 a.m.
Duration: 53 minutes 21 seconds

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Episode 46 - Big Bang Baby

Published: Oct. 16, 2018, 9 a.m.
Duration: 37 minutes 44 seconds

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Episode 45 - Fourty-six minus one

Published: Oct. 2, 2018, 10:39 a.m.
Duration: 52 minutes 33 seconds

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Episode 44 - Señior Positions

Published: Sept. 18, 2018, 9 a.m.
Duration: 45 minutes 41 seconds

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Episode 43 - I Get So Excited

Published: Sept. 4, 2018, 9 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 39 minutes 1 second

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Episode 42 - Bad News Bears

Published: Aug. 21, 2018, 9 a.m.
Duration: 45 minutes 28 seconds

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Episode 41 - Missed It By That Much

Published: Aug. 7, 2018, 9 a.m.
Duration: 49 minutes 17 seconds
This was an interview question at a recent job opportunity, I was curious how you'd answer it: Explain a time when you tried your best to achieve a goal but failed.
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Episode 40 - The Pieces Don't Fit

Published: July 24, 2018, 9 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 8 minutes 9 seconds

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Episode 39 - You're So Brave

Published: July 10, 2018, 10 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 8 minutes 29 seconds

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Episode 38 - Speak Up

Published: June 12, 2018, 10 a.m.
Duration: 43 minutes 42 seconds

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Episode 37 - Expensive Reimbursement

Published: May 29, 2018, 10 a.m.
Duration: 54 minutes 29 seconds

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Episode 36 - Live from Penguicon 2018

Published: May 15, 2018, 10 a.m.
Duration: 44 minutes 42 seconds

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Episode 35 -Resume Folderol

Published: May 1, 2018, 10 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 4 minutes 20 seconds

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Episode 34 - Discussing Dinero

Published: April 17, 2018, 10 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 8 minutes 24 seconds

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Episode 33 - A Niche to Scratch

Published: April 3, 2018, 11:26 a.m.
Duration: 49 minutes 29 seconds

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Episode 32 - Serially Fired

Published: March 20, 2018, 10 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 6 minutes 44 seconds

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Episode 31 - Why Can't We Be Friends

Published: March 6, 2018, 10 a.m.
Duration: 41 minutes 2 seconds

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Episode 30 - Mister Manager

Published: Feb. 20, 2018, 10 a.m.
Duration: 41 minutes 59 seconds

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Episode 29 - Hyper-Professional (feat. Mike Eaton)

Published: Feb. 6, 2018, 10 a.m.
Duration: 59 minutes 27 seconds

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Episode 28 - Infinite Meetings

Published: Jan. 24, 2018, 1:39 a.m.
Duration: 52 minutes 5 seconds

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Episode 27 - Leaders Without Leaders

Published: Jan. 9, 2018, 10:24 p.m.
Duration: 53 minutes 41 seconds

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Episode 26 - Goal Oriented

Published: Dec. 12, 2017, 10 a.m.
Duration: 42 minutes 16 seconds

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Episode 25 - Leader or Executioner

Published: Nov. 28, 2017, 12:04 p.m.
Duration: 31 minutes 51 seconds

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Episode 24 - Tweeting on MyFaceSpaceBook

Published: Nov. 14, 2017, 10 a.m.
Duration: 53 minutes 35 seconds

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Episode 23 - Resume Fodder

Published: Oct. 31, 2017, 8 a.m.
Duration: 47 minutes 18 seconds

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Episode 22 - Leading Up

Published: Oct. 17, 2017, 7:53 p.m.
Duration: 47 minutes 1 second

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Episode 21 - Interview Questions

Published: Oct. 3, 2017, 10 a.m.
Duration: 53 minutes 26 seconds

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Episode 20 - The Blind Leading the Blind

Published: Sept. 19, 2017, 10 a.m.
Duration: 43 minutes 1 second

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Episode 19 - Let's Get Ready to Fail (ThatConference 2017)

Published: Sept. 6, 2017, 10 a.m.
Duration: 44 minutes 22 seconds

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Episode 18 - New Kid in Town

Published: Aug. 22, 2017, 10 a.m.
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Episode 17 - Are You Experienced?

Published: Aug. 8, 2017, 10 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 12 minutes 1 second

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Episode 16 - Your Hosts

Published: July 25, 2017, 10 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 13 minutes 18 seconds

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Episode 15 - Personal Bias

Published: July 5, 2017, 10 a.m.
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Episode 14 - Way Innapropes

Published: June 20, 2017, 10 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 3 minutes 46 seconds

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Episode 13 - Contract Work (part 2)

Published: June 6, 2017, 10 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 4 minutes 28 seconds

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Episode 12 - Contract Work (part 1)

Published: May 23, 2017, 10 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 10 minutes 43 seconds

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Episode 11 - Live From Penguicon 2017

Published: May 9, 2017, 10 a.m.
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Episode 10 - PTO and WFH

Published: April 25, 2017, 10 a.m.
Duration: 55 minutes 26 seconds

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Episode 9 - Friendship

Published: April 12, 2017, 11:37 a.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 27 seconds

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Episode 8 - Job Negotiation

Published: March 28, 2017, 10 a.m.
Duration: 53 minutes

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Episode 7 - What's a Manager

Published: March 14, 2017, 10 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 6 minutes 30 seconds

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Episode 6 - Angry Robots

Published: Feb. 28, 2017, 2 p.m.
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Episode 5 - Grooming Leaders

Published: Feb. 14, 2017, 2 p.m.
Duration: 51 minutes 57 seconds

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Episode 4 - Motivation

Published: Jan. 31, 2017, 2 p.m.
Duration: 52 minutes 4 seconds

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Episode 2 - Help!

Published: Jan. 3, 2017, 3 p.m.
Duration: 37 minutes 32 seconds Download this episode

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Episode 1 - Fired!

Published: Dec. 20, 2016, 3 p.m.
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