A Case of the Mondays

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Ever wonder how to combine meaning and work? Ever feel like a rebel in your own company? Have you looked at other companies and thought 'Why can't we innovate like them?' Join your host, Chris Thierfelder and his guests from all corners of the business world to discuss these ideas and more each Monday through the summer. Spend a little extra time in the car with us, and maybe you'll learn something new, or maybe you'll just have a reason not to step in to that cubicle on time. A thoughtful business podcast for thoughtful business people. 

  1. Mondaypod Summer Vacation: Gary Pisano

    06/12/2023

    Mondaypod Summer Vacation: Gary Pisano

    Today we're getting in the wayback machine to 2019--remember that? We were still living in 2016 back then, and we were such summer children. Are you innovative? Do you know what it means to be innovative? Probably not, but that's ok because today I'm brining back my 2019 conversation with Harvard Business Professor, Gary Pisano. In his own words: "Over my three-decade career, I have explored fundamental questions about how organizations learn, innovate, and compete. A researcher, teacher and consultant to many of the world’s largest corporations, I focus on the management of innovation, strategy, enterprise growth, the commercialization of science and international competitiveness. My work on these topics has spanned a broad range of industries, including aerospace, automotive, apparel, electronics, entertainment, financial services, health care, manufacturing, restaurants, semiconductors, software, specialty chemicals and web services." The article that blew my mind and made me need to talk to Prof. Pisano: The Hard Truth About Innovative Cultures And another great one from 2021, applying the lessons of evolution and Gary's own research in a case study about how Moderna developed their COVId-19 vaccine: What Evolution Can Teach Us About Innovation Outro: "Rockaway Beach" by The Ramones Writer, Host: Chris Thierfelder Producers: Sarah and Max Warman Art: Jennie Jacobs Music: Kevin MacLeod IG: @mondaypod LinkedIn: A Case of the Mondays Site: A Case of the Mondays Copyright 2023 TWC Media Group All Rights Reserved

    1 hr
  2. Mondaypod Summer Vacation: Moe Carrick

    05/22/2023

    Mondaypod Summer Vacation: Moe Carrick

    Today, we revisit our 2020 talk with Moe Carrick! Moe is an Executive Leadership Coach who focuses on my favorite subject: building leaders who are good leaders to the people they are leading! And if you are lucky enough to get in to her Leading People Program, you can be just such a leader. She's also, among other things, a speaker, an author, and, since we last talked... a Podcast Host! Learn more about Moe by clicking HERE Check out the "Let's Make Work Human" Podcast with Moe and Mei HERE (or probably wherever you're listening to this very podcast) Go enroll for the Project Manager's Masterclass Now! Offer code: MONDAYPOD25 for 25% off Get some book recommendations at the Mondaypod Manager's Book Club HERE!  Writer, Host: Chris Thierfelder Producers: Sarah and Max Warman Art: Jennie Jacobs Music: Kevin MacLeod IG: @mondaypod LinkedIn: A Case of the Mondays Site: A Case of the Mondays Copyright 2023 TWC Media Group All Rights Reserved

    51 min

  3. 05/08/2023

    Season Three Finale!

    Today, Chris wraps up season 3 with a recap of why Team Leadership is important, how good team leadership can led to better executive leadership, the Five Strengths of getting better at anything, and where you can go to learn more (SPOILER ALERT: Chris is referring to his free webinar and his not-free 12-part Course on Mastering Project Management.) He also gives you the Mondaypod Manager's Book Club picks for the summer. Thanks for listening, everyone! Mastering Project Management Webinar (Click to Register!) The Project Management Masterclass (Enrollment opens on May 9th, but you can get a sneak peak, now! And listeners can put in coupon code MONDAYPOD25 for 25% off!) Mondaypod Manager's Book Club Writer, Host: Chris Thierfelder Producers: Sarah and Max Warman Art: Jennie Jacobs Music: Kevin MacLeod IG: @mondaypod LinkedIn: A Case of the Mondays Site: A Case of the Mondays Copyright 2023 TWC Media Group All Rights Reserved

    27 min

  4. 05/01/2023

    "The Last Tycoon" by F. Scott Fitzgerald

    Hey, better late than never! We're just trying to put out an honest podcast folks, sometimes the plane comes in late and sometimes, it doesn't land at all. That's a reference to today's topic, "The Last Tycoon" by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Chris talks about the book, what it's about and what a novel written in the 30's has to tell us about life and work here in the cozy embrace of 2023. (Hint: people haven't changed as much as we might have hoped.) Chris also talks about the "Mastering Project Management" Webinar hosted by this very podcast host, that you can sign up for by clicking that link! Tune in next week and Chris will give you the code for 25% off registration. Project Manager's Masterclass (enrollment opens on May 9th!) Glad Bitch Podcast (it's excellent, better than this one!) Mondaypod Manager's Book Club on Amazon "The Last Tycoon" by F. Scott Fitzgerald (publisher's site) Writer, Host: Chris Thierfelder Producers: Sarah and Max Warman Art: Jennie Jacobs Music: Kevin MacLeod IG: @mondaypod LinkedIn: A Case of the Mondays Site: A Case of the Mondays Copyright 2023 TWC Media Group All Rights Reserved

    34 min

  5. 04/24/2023

    Who Cares?

    What does it all mean? Why bother with any of it?  Today Chris takes a look at the world of Project Management gurus and Rise and Grind Culture, and the ocean of leadership books and wonders: "Does any of this stuff matter? Does it get to why any of this is important? Who cares about being a good project manager or a good team leader, anyway?" Spoiler alert: it does matter. It matters for deeper and better reasons than the prevailing messages would have you believe.  Two more episodes left, folks!  Writer, Host: Chris Thierfelder Producers: Sarah and Max Warman Art: Jennie Jacobs Music: Kevin MacLeod IG: @mondaypod LinkedIn: A Case of the Mondays Site: A Case of the Mondays Copyright 2023 TWC Media Group All Rights Reserved

    33 min

  6. 04/17/2023

    Pirate Radio and Pirate Crews

    Even a lot of experienced team leaders forget that the job of leading teams isn't just to chase down dates and deliverables. The job is leadership and to have an effective team, you need good team morale.  Chris talks about building team morale and offers a few hard-won lessons from his own tenure as a leader on what to do...and what NOT to do to manage the micro-culture of your team.  He also gives a nod to the indie radio DJs of yesteryear, and spins a little nostalgia for those people who placed "a little doubt" on the pillows of those of us growing up in the 'burbs. Today's Outro: An early version of R.E.M.'s "Radio Free Europe" that doesn't appear on any commercial album. Damn the man.  Writer, Host: Chris Thierfelder Producers: Sarah and Max Warman Art: Jennie Jacobs Music: Kevin MacLeod IG: @mondaypod LinkedIn: A Case of the Mondays Site: A Case of the Mondays Copyright 2023 TWC Media Group All Rights Reserved

    44 min

  7. 04/10/2023

    Don't Flinch: Pushing Back on Senior Management

    Today, Chris talks about the Mondaypod Manager's Book of the Month: "The Last Tycoon" by F. Scott Fitzgerald, and why it's so weird that people seem to have a hard time picking out who the villain is in movies. Then, he gets in to one of the common misconceptions that team leaders have: that you can't push back on Senior Executives. He gives you five strategies to consider when you find yourself needing to (gently) correct the people who run the show. Mondaypod Manager's Book Club on Amazon "The Last Tycoon" by F. Scott Fitzgerald (publisher's site) "The Man Who Broke Capitalism" book on Jack Welch by David Gelles (interview on NPR) Writer, Host: Chris Thierfelder Producers: Sarah and Max Warman Art: Jennie Jacobs Music: Kevin MacLeod IG: @mondaypod LinkedIn: A Case of the Mondays Site: A Case of the Mondays Copyright 2023 TWC Media Group All Rights Reserved

    41 min

  8. 04/03/2023

    Mistakes and Green Lights

    On the lucky 13th episode of the Monday Pod, Chris talks a bit about "The Great Gatsby" and why he loves that book. Why is that relevant? Because he also announces the Mondaypod Manager's Book Club pick for April: "The Last Tycoon" by F. Scott Fitzgerald. He then gets in to the six most common mistakes, misconceptions and limiting beliefs that Project Managers--or any team leader, really--tend to have about their role, and offers a couple of stories about making those mistakes and learning from them. Mondaypod Manager's Book Club on Amazon "The Last Tycoon" by F. Scott Fitzgerald (publisher's site) Writer, Host: Chris Thierfelder Producers: Sarah and Max Warman Art: Jennie Jacobs Music: Kevin MacLeod IG: @mondaypod LinkedIn: A Case of the Mondays Site: A Case of the Mondays Copyright 2023 TWC Media Group All Rights Reserved

    41 min
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Ever wonder how to combine meaning and work? Ever feel like a rebel in your own company? Have you looked at other companies and thought 'Why can't we innovate like them?' Join your host, Chris Thierfelder and his guests from all corners of the business world to discuss these ideas and more each Monday through the summer. Spend a little extra time in the car with us, and maybe you'll learn something new, or maybe you'll just have a reason not to step in to that cubicle on time. A thoughtful business podcast for thoughtful business people. 

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  • Creator
    TWC Media Group
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2023
  • Episodes
    45
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