Episodes

Story Business with Gavin McMahon - video version
Dec. 14, 2023

Story Business with Gavin McMahon - video version

I first connected with Gavin because I noticed he was born in Keswick, UK. I live in Keswick, Ontario, Canada. They are spelled the same but pronounced differently. This is known as affinity bias - I notice something about...

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Story Business with Gavin McMahon
Dec. 14, 2023

Story Business with Gavin McMahon

I first connected with Gavin because I noticed he was born in Keswick, UK. I live in Keswick, Ontario, Canada. They are spelled the same but pronounced differently. This is known as affinity bias - I notice something about...

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The Flexible Path: Advocating for Flexible Work, Empowering Individuals, Transforming Lives
Dec. 13, 2023

The Flexible Path: Advocating for Flexible Work, Empowering Individua…

Just the facts.....as one of my prior guests told me "Get to the point". Thanks John Espiran. Here's the full newsletter that inspired this commentary: Details of The Flexible Path Community Here's the link to join: The Flexi...

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Beyond Predictions: Richard Bukowski's Innovative Strategies in Foresight Facilitation
Nov. 29, 2023

Beyond Predictions: Richard Bukowski's Innovative Strategies in Fores…

I've never had a guest write their own episode post so I decided to use it as shownotes. Richard Bukowski is a foresight facilitator and one of my futurist buddies. Check out his Linkedin and website: (1) Richard Bukowski | ...

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Performance Reviews as Future-Focused Strategy: Advocate for Flexibility, Upskilling, Future Career Growth
Nov. 13, 2023

Performance Reviews as Future-Focused Strategy: Advocate for Flexibil…

Sponsored by Nola Simon Advisory: Learn More From This Bonus Podcast Episode The week of American Thanksgiving is often a peak time for layoffs. It happened to me too - 3 years ago I was told my role was being restructured. E...

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Human Centric Design Does Not Tie Flexibility to Performance
Nov. 10, 2023

Human Centric Design Does Not Tie Flexibility to Performance

Sponsored by Nola Simon Advisory: Learn More From This Bonus Podcast Episode This week, I happened to notice an article published by someone who does similar work as me. He recommended tying hybrid/remote or work from home (...

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Sweta Regmi - Bias in AI - How Does AI Impact Job Seekers?
Nov. 1, 2023

Sweta Regmi - Bias in AI - How Does AI Impact Job Seekers?

Sponsored by Nola Simon Advisory: Learn More From This Bonus Podcast Episode Sweta Regmi and I met on Twitter and have been trading media referrals and recommendations. One day she posted a series of tweets and tagged 2 bank...

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Nola Simon Advisory - The Sole Sponsor of Hybrid/Remote Centre of Excellence - The Sales Pitch
Oct. 28, 2023

Nola Simon Advisory - The Sole Sponsor of Hybrid/Remote Centre of Exc…

If you listen to many episodes of my podcast, you'll note that I keep the intro really short. I'd rather focus on the guest and the ideas as well as any takeaways we can highlight. Same with the outros. I might ask you to ...

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Bragging Rights - Lisa Bragg
Oct. 23, 2023

Bragging Rights - Lisa Bragg

Sponsored by Nola Simon Advisory: Learn More From This Bonus Podcast Episode When I read Bragging Rights by Lisa Bragg, I knew I wanted to bring her on the podcast because her work validates the approach I've taken to self-pr...

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Best Team Ever! - David Burkus - Video Podcast
Oct. 20, 2023

Best Team Ever! - David Burkus - Video Podcast

Sponsored by Nola Simon Advisory: Learn More From This Bonus Podcast Episode Ever wonder if book blurbs are worthwhile? A blurb is how I found David Burkus. My coach is Kerri Twigg and she has also been a guest on the show....

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Best Team Ever! - Dr. David Burkus
Oct. 19, 2023

Best Team Ever! - Dr. David Burkus

Sponsored by Nola Simon Advisory: Learn More From This Bonus Podcast Episode Ever wonder if book blurbs are worthwhile? A blurb is how I found David Burkus. My coach is Kerri Twigg and she has also been a guest on the show....

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Ghosts, Hallucinations & Other Scary Trust Leaps: AI Hallucinations with Gillian Whitney & Nola Simon
Oct. 18, 2023

Ghosts, Hallucinations & Other Scary Trust Leaps: AI Hallucinations w…

Sponsored by Nola Simon Advisory: Learn More From This Bonus Podcast Episode Today's podcasting experiment is repurposing a LinkedIn Live I did with Gillian Whitney and publishing the audio on my podcast. Kudos to Gillian for...

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The Perfect Story - Karen Eber
Oct. 17, 2023

The Perfect Story - Karen Eber

Sponsored by Nola Simon Advisory: Learn More From This Bonus Podcast Episode Karen Eber and I share an odd thing in common. We both have different coloured eyes. It's called heterochromia. Mine is caused by Waardenburg Syn...

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Perspectives: Transparency Isn't Trust -  Anna Burgess Yang
Oct. 4, 2023

Perspectives: Transparency Isn't Trust - Anna Burgess Yang

Sponsored by Nola Simon Advisory: Learn More From This Bonus Podcast Episode When Anna Burgess Yang wrote about starting a new series called Perspectives, encouraging people to share their experiences of work so we can learn ...

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The Story of Us: How to Make Sense of the World with  Mitch Weisburgh
Oct. 2, 2023

The Story of Us: How to Make Sense of the World with Mitch Weisburgh

Sponsored by Nola Simon Advisory: Learn More From This Bonus Podcast Episode Mitch Weisburgh is the founder of Academic Business Advisors, a company that helps organizations create educational products that prepare kids for t...

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