Fractional
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Care a lot and breathe
On this call we had a check-in on a few fun topics:1. An anxiety check-in on what drives us to feel anxiety with work2. Managers have schedules that often conflict with creators, how can we juggle that?3. Building flexibility in...
Eric G. Friedman: Go Fractional
Today we were joined by Eric G. Friedman to talk about what it takes to start a career as a fractional, the ins and outs of it, and how his business is helping bring businesses and talent together. If you're curious about a Fractio...
The lucky 10,000 manifesto
Notes:Health and fitness check-inWhat’s in a name? Josh or JoshuaDon’t jinx yourselfNeuralink’s new brain implant The stupidity manifestoA new fractional job boardWhen it’s too much, finding peace in the chaos
Hybrid transparency
Shownotes and items we discussed:Navigate the Nonsense. https://www.shootonline.com/video/top-spot-w...
Doing enough each day
In this episode we talked about hitting your limit each day and respecting it, touched on the attempt at back to office trends and trusting employees, then briefly discussed
You're going to be ok!
We're back! Joshua and Lance dove into their plans for the year. We went over a few fun topics, not to spoil it too much, but they include:1. Joshua's going to focus more on play this year than anything else. 2. We chatted abou...
Not Operating from Fear
Joshua was on vacation during the recording of this episode, but his brother Jonathan joined as a guest and chatted with Lance for a fantastic episode. We had some technical issues with Lance's mic being a bit muffled, but please l...
Creating a life that satisfies
Topics we covered in today's podcast:Lance's AI adventure Company's forcing RTODreaming of life in our 40sLance's new projectLinks mentioned:
Over communication is just Communication
In this episode we chatted about what it takes to stay healthy in our jobs. Joshua shared about his recent work experience in contrast to previous work he's done. Then we dove into what it means to communicate at work,...
Working through stress with our ears
Today we dove into a number of topics. Joshua shared about some stressors he's been dealing with at work and how it's affected his hearing, and Lance touched on his personal fitness journey. From there we picked up on a recurring topic of the i...
Living rent free in my head
Happy Thanksgiving!Lance and I recorded earlier this week and dove into some Thanksgiving traditions. We also talked about Humble, Hungry, and People smart teams, and how none of that matters if employees don't feel safe. We chatted abo...
Nobody knows what they’re doing
We're back! It's been two weeks and we've got a lot to talk about.In this episode Lance and Joshua talked about the balance between humility and competence at work, nobody knows what they're doing, how to find fractional lead sources, w...
Hidden stakeholders in projects
Today was another fantastic episode for the books. For Episode 30 Lance Robbins and Joshua Wold talked about how much energy we have in a day for work, how that fits in with the concept of emotional matching, a massive mistake Josh...
Achievement, recognition, or power
Today we talked about motivation, what makes each of us tick. We then delved into security vs risk in the workforce and finished off with what reversion to the mean looks like for Lance’s personal life.
Anxiety isn't real, right?
Today we talked about what effective feedback looks like for managers, if it's possible for an individual contributor to speak up and push back, and how we deal with anxiety in our work. Two links we referenced:
Talk to the Duck
In this episode we talked about an idea from a friend about finding ways to enjoy each day a little more, what service vs strategy looks like, and shared some of our fears; both lighthearted and personal. We also referenced two boo...
Greg Storey: On not having a job and toxic people
Greg Storey, of Airbag Industries joined Joshua Wold and Lance Robbins on the podcast today as we talked about several thought provoking articles he's been writing about toxic work cultures and never having a job if you have the choice. ...
Living our one wild life
Lance hit a milestone in his career this week and we were able to celebrate together. We also chatted about hiring for skills and connection, as well discussed as a fantastic article by Greg Storey.
Meeting talkers and thinkers
In this episode we shared about the things we've been focusing on this week, namely Lance's 17 meetings and then talked about a handful of thoughts we have on remote work culture.
Teams will continue until morale improves
In today's episode Lance and Joshua caught up after a few weeks off and talked about imposter syndrome, whether you can change careers later in life, Microsoft Teams vs Slack, and how Apple and Amazon differ in meeting culture. We ...
Hazel S. Evans: Fractional as a Diversity Driver
Hazel S. Evans joins the show today to share her experience as a fractional executive, the steps she took to grow her business, and some tips for growing and keeping clients. LinkedIn: ...
Luke Carbis: Bring on the fractional caravan
Today we had a fantastic guest on the podcast to talk about his recent introduction back into the world of fractional and what that can look like for a developer. We also referenced Lance's venn diagram on where fractional fits ver...