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The Unwritten Rules of Work Communication Sep 16, 2024

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In this episode, Kaila and Kyle dive into the unspoken rules around Slack, Teams, and email. What is proper etiquette when it comes to professional communication these days? When is email actually necessary in a Slack-driven workplace environment?

Plus, award-winning journalist and communication expert Celeste Headlee weighs in on what she thinks the new rules of workplace communication should be.

00:00 Intro

04:30 The issues with instant messaging

10:32 Have Slack and Teams hurt workplace communications?

15:12 How Slack affects workplace culture after a layoff

18:24 Tactics for Slack (or any workplace IM platform)

20:21 How to think about email when your company has Slack or Teams

26:28 An argument for the email before the meeting

31:42 Tactics for in-person communication

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Each week on Per My Last Email, Morning Brew’s resident career experts Kaila and Kyle – whose careers have collectively spanned the corporate, government, nonprofit and startup sectors – debate the trickiest challenges in work life, and share tactics on how to overcome them. Share the show with a friend, and leave us a review on your favorite podcast app!

What Good Mentorship Can Do For Your Career Sep 09, 2024

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In this episode, Kaila and Kyle discuss the different styles of mentorship, how to find and secure a career mentor, and why mentorship benefits the mentor as well as the mentee.

00:00 Open

00:19 Intro

03:44 Can a boss be a mentor?

05:14 Defining mentorship

06:03 “Mentorship from afar”

11:00 How to get to an informal mentorship

15:00 Kyle’s advice for how to approach cold-emailing a potential mentor

19:03 The benefits of being a mentor

23:35 Mentorship vs sponsorship

28:27 Tactics

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Imposter Syndrome Isn’t What You Think It Is Sep 03, 2024

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In this episode, Kaila and Kyle discuss the realities and misconceptions around imposter syndrome, why Kyle has never experienced it, and Kaila’s take on when imposter syndrome becomes a humble brag.

00:00 Open

00:22 Intro

01:07 Defining imposter syndrome

07:13 Stats on the prevalence of imposter syndrome

07:32 Why Kyle has never experienced imposter syndrome

12:35 Kaila’s experience with imposter syndrome

20:43 The people who are actually imposters

22:46 How Kaila overcame feeling like an imposter

26:27 Advice for listeners

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How To Crush It In A New Role Aug 26, 2024

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In this episode, Kaila and Kyle discuss the actual importance of your first 90 days at a new job, what most people get wrong in the first 90 days, and the best tactics for approaching your early days at a new job.

00:00 Open

00:36 Intro

01:36 Kaila and Kyle’s chaotic first 90 days at Morning Brew

06:02 Why the first 90 days are so important at a new job

10:35 Why the first 90 days for managers bringing on a new employee are so important

18:17 Stats on the reasons people leave a job within the first 90 days

23:11 Harvard Business Review’s 5 recommended steps in the first 90 days of a new job

28:19 Tactics

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Do You Really Need A Career Plan? Aug 19, 2024

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In this episode, Kaila and Kyle discuss whether or not you need to map your career, and what “career mapping” or career planning actually looks like when done effectively.

00:00 Open

00:25 Intro

05:05 How Kaila did a form of “career mapping” early in her career

06:50 What is a productive “career plan”?

13:30 The importance of having a North Star

19:00 How to decide between commitment and optionality

27:01 Tactics

Morning Brew’s Career Mapping Toolkit: https://shop.morningbrew.com/products/career-mapping

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How To Nail Your Next Interview Aug 12, 2024

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In this episode, Kaila and Kyle dive deep into the ways that the interview process is fundamentally flawed, and share tactics for how to succeed as both an interviewee as well as interviewer.

00:00 Open

00:35 Intro

03:30 Interview stats

10:01 A great interview mindset

12:09 What most job descriptions get wrong

14:17 Easy wins for going into the interview process

17:05 What employers should have prepared for an interview

21:11 Culture fit vs culture add

24:48 Game: good interview question or bad interview question

31:01 Tactics

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What We Get Wrong About Burnout Aug 05, 2024

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In this episode, Kaila and Kyle discuss the real meaning of burnout, when and why it happens, and what to do about it if you find yourself stuck in a cycle of burnout.

00:00 Open

00:24 Intro

06:00 What “burnout” really means

08:25 Stats on burnout

11:00 Misconceptions about burnout

16:35 Why burnout is an environmental problem

26:41 Tactics for handling burnout

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When To Break Up With Your Boss Jul 29, 2024

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In this episode, Kaila and Kyle discuss the best way to handle different versions of bad managers, and how to evaluate whether you need to manage up, or if it’s you who should be doing something different.

00:00 Open

00:29 Intro

02:10 Why the quality of your boss matters (stats)

05:12 What having a “toxic” boss actually means

10:24 How the quality of your boss impacts your career trajectory

13:55 Bad Boss Scenario #1

17:02 Bad Boss Scenario #2

20:39 Bad Boss Scenario #3

23:22 Bad Boss Scenario #4

25:50 Tactics

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We Reacted To Your “Am I The A**hole?” Questions Jul 22, 2024

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In this AITA-style episode, Kaila and Kyle read and weigh in on listener submissions asking “am I the a**hole?” in specific workplace situations.

00:00 Open

00:15 Intro

02:22 Scenario 1

06:14 Scenario 2

11:54 Scenario 3

16:58 Scenario 4

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Does Professionalism Matter? Jul 15, 2024

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In this episode, Kaila and Kyle dig into the history of work attire, and what clothing is considered “professional” or “appropriate” for work in 2024.

00:00 Open

00:26 Intro

02:38 How Kaila’s dressing for work mentality has changed

06:25 How Kyle’s mentality around dressing for work has changed

08:22 How the perception of “work professional clothing” has changed since the pandemic

12:38 Stats on how people dress for work now

14:03 Considering the reasons that work attire even “matters”

18:01 Studies on perceptions of how you dress in the workplace

21:21 Professional or Nah game

24:00 Stats form the WSJ on what is acceptable men’s attire

26:16 Tactics

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