Season 3 - Episode 3: Do you have a best friend at work?

Yes it’s been a while but we’re back. For how long? Who knows!

We provide a bit of an explanation of our podcast recording tardiness before jumping in to the topic of friendships at work.

Inspired by Max Dickins’ spectacular book Billy No-Mates, we build the case for organizations taking a more specific role in building friendships at work.

You’ll find more on this topic in Mark’s recent blog that you can read at your leisure here.

A few more resources to share:

📝 The Gallup Q12 survey link

👋 The Strype and Doordash layoff announcements

🎙 The podcast Quiet Part Loud that Kristen referred to

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Season 3

Episode 2: What is Web 3.0?

In the latest episode of The Spin, Mark and Kristen (well mainly Kristen) put their spin on Web 3.0. For the avoidance of doubt, it’s correctly referred to as “web three point O” – Mark apologizes for his apparent inability to get this in his head during the pod!

This episode took us in to the lane we wanted to create with The Spin based on our philosophy that the world is changing at a crazy rate. It can be exciting but scary all at the same time. This is our spin on a variety of subjects to make sure you’re ready to embrace that world today and in the future.

We talk through the evolution of the web from Web 1.0 (think Craigslist), through Web 2.0 (think Uber and Airbnb) to the emerging Web 3.0. We explore some of the background to this evolution and the opportunities it creates for a decentralized world where the user community has more power than the big tech companies.

This topic is important to our listeners as it represents the next evolution of the internet that will create continued disruption that we should be aware of.

Some additional resources and our High Lo:

🧠 Braintrust – the company Kristen used as a case study of how Web 3.0 is disrupting the talent market.

🗞 Not Boring – a newsletter where you can also keep ahead of what’s going in the world to impress your friends and family.

🧐 The Stoics

If you enjoy The Spin, we’d be humbled by a review on your podcast platform of choice or a recommendation to a friend. 

Season 3

Episode 1: The Future of Career Progression

Welcome to a new year and a new season of The Spin. In this episode, Mark and Kristen explore career progression and specifically Squiggly Careers.

As we come through the pandemic, now is a great time to reflect on whether you are getting what you want from your career and, if possible, to take control. In Season 2 of Episode 5, we talked about how to futureproof your career and this included reference to Squiggly Careers. A squiggly career represents the future of the career ladder where we can play to our strengths and explore limitless future possibilities.

The topic of careers appears to be top of mind for people. Research from global recruitment firm Adecco identified that 42% don’t feel confident they have the skills required for the future and only 30% feel their managers are equipped to help putting lots of responsibility on individuals to manage their own careers.

Take a listen for our recommendations for companies and individuals.

High low end of the show

• If you’re IG feed is in need of some RV adventures, we will not judge! Feel free to follow @RamsayRV.
• Alternatively, if you’d like to understand more about why Kristen is obsessed with Yellowstone, take a look.

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