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Where the Rubber Meets the Road

Where the Rubber Meets the Road

De : Dr Eric Fishon aka Dr Disruptor
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 Welcome to Where the Rubber Meets the Road, the only podcast brave enough to "unpack" the corporate dictionary and find nothing inside. If you’ve ever sat through a sixty-minute meeting on "synergy" that definitely should have been a two-sentence email, this is your new home. Each week, we take a deep dive into the vocabulary of the modern workplace—those shiny, high-speed buzzwords used to mask the smell of burning rubber. We aren't just defining these terms; we’re performing a forensic audit on them. From the "Stakeholders" who appear only to complain, to the "Pivots" that are actually just spectacular failures in a fresh coat of paint, we help you decipher the Kool-Aid campfire. What You’ll Learn: • The Translation Layer: How to hear "Let’s table that" and know it actually means "I am burying this idea in a shallow grave." • Jargon Survival Skills: Tools to protect your sanity when the "Thought Leadership" starts sounding a bit too much like a cult. • The Satirical Truth: Why "Engagement" is usually just a metric of how well you can fake a smile in a Zoom window. Stop "moving forward" blindly and start seeing the office for what it really is. It’s time to look at where the rubber meets the road—and exactly who is being run over by it.2026 All rights reserved.
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    • Bandwidth: The Corporate Cloak of Invisibility

      Bandwidth: The Corporate Cloak of Invisibility
      Jan 2 2026
      Everyone claims they have 'no bandwidth' and yet meetings keep multiplying like corporate rabbits. This episode performs a forensic audit on 'bandwidth'—what people really mean, why it’s become the universal excuse, and how you can reclaim your calendar without burning bridges. Dr Disruptor skewers the performative urgency that spawns pointless meetings while The Survivor supplies humane, usable scripts for saying no, delegating, or turning meetings into action items. Listeners will walk away with a short triage checklist to decide which invites deserve attention, three ready-to-use email/voice scripts that preserve relationships, and a one-page "Bandwidth Defense" they can paste into calendar invites or Slack. The episode balances satire with empathy, helping you preserve sanity and professional standing in ten minutes or less.
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      7 min
    • Thought Leadership: How to Spot a Thinkfluencer and Survive the Hype

      Thought Leadership: How to Spot a Thinkfluencer and Survive the Hype
      Jan 3 2026
      We all nod politely when someone volunteers to produce 'thought leadership' and then watch as vapor replaces responsibility. In this episode Dr Disruptor performs a forensic audit of the phrase thought leadership: who benefits, which stakeholders hide behind it, and how it becomes a CV-padding mill while the real work goes unstaffed. The Survivor offers humane, practical counters—questions and scripts that convert vague requests into measurable asks, timelines, and owners. Listeners will learn to recognize five telltale signals of 'thinkfluencing' versus genuine expertise, three actionable scripts to request scope and delivery, and a simple decision flow to refuse projects that are optics-only. The episode ends with a one-page checklist you can paste into Slack or an RFP to demand outcomes instead of buzz. Visit the show site to grab the checklist and drop your worst 'thought leadership' ask for future mockery.
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      7 min
    • All‑Hands: From Town Hall to Theater — Making the Monthly Spectacle Useful

      All‑Hands: From Town Hall to Theater — Making the Monthly Spectacle Useful
      Jan 4 2026
      We’ve all endured the monthly All‑Hands: a three‑minute highlight reel followed by thirty minutes of vague promises and a Q&A that feels curated. This episode performs a forensic audit of the All‑Hands ritual—what it pretends to be (alignment, transparency) and what it often is (optics, plausible deniability, and a spreadsheet of deferred decisions). Dr Disruptor skewers the performative elements—staged wins, surprise product reveals that lack funding, and the Q&A that’s really a PR soft‑launch. The Survivor supplies humane, practical tactics to survive and improve the next meeting: three post‑meeting questions that extract owners and dates, a one‑line email that converts applause into accountability, and a tiny checklist to decide whether to attend or delegate. Listeners will leave with scripts and a downloadable 'All‑Hands Accountability' checklist to paste into Slack, plus guidance on asking hard questions without sounding like a Reddit critic. Visit the show site to grab the checklist and share your worst All‑Hands moment.
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      7 min
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