Episodes

  • Working While Parenting a Teen: Not What I Expected

    Working While Parenting a Teen: Not What I Expected
    Nov 18 2024
    Do you expect to have more time for yourself and for your career as your kids become teens and young adults? Amy G did. If you too are getting “urgent” texts from your teenager at all hours, feeling judged by other parents about your level of involvement, and trying to figure out how to set the right amount of boundaries, she and Danna Greenberg hear you and have advice.
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    53 mins
  • Chats, Bots, and Prompts: Make GenAI Work for You

    Chats, Bots, and Prompts: Make GenAI Work for You
    Nov 11 2024
    There’s something about hearing how other women are making the most of LLMs that can turn even the most GenAI-avoidant among us GenAI-curious. At least that’s what happened to the Amys when they heard from several power users who’ve broadened their thinking, deepened their agency at work, and saved themselves time and stress. Maybe in listening to them you’ll be inspired too.
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    56 mins
  • When Anxiety Interferes with Work

    When Anxiety Interferes with Work
    Nov 4 2024
    Worrying is a fact of life; it comes and goes, usually. A clinical psychologist explains how to better manage anxiety at work, whether you have an anxiety disorder, suspect you might, or want to support a colleague who does.
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    41 mins
  • To Get What You Want, Be Both Assertive and Warm

    To Get What You Want, Be Both Assertive and Warm
    Oct 28 2024
    When you’re interacting with people at work, how often do you find yourself deflecting praise, downplaying your accomplishments, or responding “busy!” when someone asks how you’re doing? Why are those such common habits, especially if they so often leave us feeling fake? Alison Fragale, a professor of organizational behavior, offers an alternative: bring genuine strength and friendliness to everyday interactions because that combination gets women the success we deserve.
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    38 mins
  • What a Woman in the White House Could Mean for Us

    What a Woman in the White House Could Mean for Us
    Oct 21 2024
    Political scientist Farida Jalalzai and organizational psychologist Laura Morgan Roberts unpack the symbolic and practical effects of having a woman in a top leadership position. They explore how Kamala Harris’s potential presidency could challenge and shift our notions of leadership and change the way that women understand what’s possible for themselves. They also dive into the realities Harris might face if elected—like juggling high expectations and navigating the complexities of representation.
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    40 mins
  • Season 10 of Women at Work Starts October 21

    Season 10 of Women at Work Starts October 21
    Oct 14 2024
    How are women using GenAI to transform their work? What can we learn from the listeners who identify as “AI power users” about how to boost our productivity, creativity, and confidence? Why is working while parenting a teenager so much harder than Amy Gallo expected, and how can she and other moms navigate this emotionally demanding phase of motherhood? If you’re mid-career and thinking about switching industries, what should you know before making the leap? These questions are at the heart of some of the conversations the Amys are having this season. As always, they’ll bring you expertise, stories, and advice.
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    5 mins
  • Ground Your DEI Efforts in Data

    Ground Your DEI Efforts in Data
    Aug 12 2024
    How do you know how diverse your company’s workforce is, how equitable its processes are, and how included people feel if nobody is using any metrics? DEI strategist Lily Zheng explains the power of data to track a company’s progress, fix unfairness, and hold people to their promises. They have advice for measuring and improving diversity, equity, and inclusion even when you don’t have a budget or you’re starting from scratch.
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    42 mins
  • How to Manage: Rising from Middle to Senior Management

    How to Manage: Rising from Middle to Senior Management
    Jun 24 2024
    Is mid-level management a stone you’re ready to step off of? Making that move is difficult but doable, and Amy B and her three guests will direct, inspire, and reassure you. An executive coach validates the challenges of scoring a position that’s scarce. Then, two COOs whose careers stagnated in mid-level management before accelerating again, recount the conversations, decisions, and networking that jump-started them.
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    52 mins