The Bias Disruption Podcast Josh Packard and Megan Bissell

Well friends- we have appreciated you all as loyal listeners for these last years! The podcast has been an amazing project for us, but we need to wrap it up to pursue doing sociology in other ways. This episode is our farewell message and a THANK YOU!

In this episode, we go back to the Sociology canon, talking about rituals, share the merit of Girl Scout Cookies and Josh once again tries to help Megan understand sportsball terms. However, this one makes a lot of sense and should get you thinking about what you're bringing to the workplace. Additional info: Feminist Cookieshttps://nypost.com/2020/01/07/new-girl-scout-cookie-flavor-comes-with-a-surprise-feminist-message/ (https://nypost.com/2020/01/07/new-girl-scout-cookie-flavor-comes-with-a-surprise-feminist-message/)Value Above Replacement (VAR)https://hbr.org/2020/01/are-you-pushing-yourself-too-hard-at-work (https://hbr.org/2020/01/are-you-pushing-yourself-too-hard-at-work)

In this jam-packed episode, we talk about how the workplace, not the employee, is responsible for burnout. We also discuss the differences between streaks and habits and why you should tend toward one over the other (hint- habits are social). But before we get to all of that, Megan reveals that electrocution is something she thinks about, though it is NOT a fear, Josh... and we help Oscar Meyer recruit for what looks like the best job ever. PLUS, we share what we're reading right now.
Additional Info:Hotdoggershttps://www.thedrive.com/news/31751/oscar-mayer-is-looking-for-full-time-hotdoggers-to-drive-the-weinermobile-cross-country (https://www.thedrive.com/news/31751/oscar-mayer-is-looking-for-full-time-hotdoggers-to-drive-the-weinermobile-cross-country)
Burnouthttps://hbr.org/2019/12/burnout-is-about-your-workplace-not-your-people?utm_source=linkedin&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=hbr (https://hbr.org/2019/12/burnout-is-about-your-workplace-not-your-people?utm_source=linkedin&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=hbr)
Streaks and Habitshttps://www.thecut.com/2019/04/why-breaking-a-streak-feels-so-awful.html?utm_source=Habit+Weekly&utm_campaign=28a81df317-HABIT_WEEKLY_8_3_2019_15_12_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_ab93d31fb5-28a81df317-110851071 (https://www.thecut.com/2019/04/why-breaking-a-streak-feels-so-awful.html?utm_source=Habit+Weekly&utm_campaign=28a81df317-HABIT_WEEKLY_8_3_2019_15_12_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_ab93d31fb5-28a81df317-110851071)

In this episode, we join Jess Pettitt, Inclusion Extraordinaire, and the third member of our Outstanding Org Change band. We talk about hidden strengths in your organization that often masquerade as trouble areas, and we allude to our process for making important changes to create inclusive cultures. Plus- Jess tries to define what kind of "Change Crushers" we all are...

Welcome to 2020!!!!We make predictions for the THIRD time in a row...sometimes we were right. Voiceover Guy didn't believe we could make it annual. We did. So we win! We also spend most of the episode walking through the scientifically informed Six Elements of Culture that we use to help organizations change for the better. Culture can be an amorphous and empty concept. We hope that this episode helps to make it seem more tangible.
 

Is anyone surprised at this point that soft skills are on employers' wish lists? People are afraid of automation, but relationships can't be automated. We share tips for getting your team on to do what it says it's going to do, and talk about trust. Josh has a business idea!
 
Soft Skills are in demandhttps://www.hrdive.com/news/soft-skills-top-employer-wish-lists-despite-automations-rise/546255/ (https://www.hrdive.com/news/soft-skills-top-employer-wish-lists-despite-automations-rise/546255/)
 
Barriers to team performancehttps://hbr.org/2014/05/get-your-team-to-do-what-it-says-its-going-to-do (https://hbr.org/2014/05/get-your-team-to-do-what-it-says-its-going-to-do)
 
Trust is about relationshipshttps://www.entrepreneur.com/article/321705 (https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/321705)