Management Episodes

Episode 8 with Matt Newell. What'd we talk about? What a corporate attorney does. Choosing a college major. Where advice comes from. Logic. Journaling at Starbucks. Technical writing. Questioning your choices. Good teams. Frogs in boiling water. Cross-country travel. Periodic, stress-induced conversations. Vacation standards in America. Trains that don't stop. Things you don't learn in law school. Corporate cultures. Feeling appreciated.

Episode 6 with Katrin Hinrichs. What'd we talk about? Fascination. Kennett Square, Pennsylvania. Horses. Assisted reproduction. Grade school goals. Pet care in the 70s. Ideas. Mentors. Doing something no one thought you could. Curiosity. Management. Ethics. Cloning. The difference between corn and oats. Teaching. Three-dimensional jigsaw puzzles. Elementary school classrooms. Trying new things. Listening to your husband sing.

Episode 4 with Jen Burkart. What'd we talk about? Literacy. Teaching. Dream jobs. Opportunity gaps. Chest puff-up moments. Raising multiple children. Supportive partners. Hobby time. Work clothes. Leadership books we've never read. Managing complex change. Finding focus. Allocating personal resources. The feeling of agency. Searching for Lake Michigan. Powell's circa 1998. Defining the outcome.