In today’s story, a person of color accepts an opportunity to join a different team with a new manager, but is pushed out after failing to embrace the team’s culture. How important should “culture” be? And what is the relationship between cul

When raising awareness for an “important social issue”

Apr 24th, 2020 20m 14s

In today’s story a company’s outreach team takes on gun violence in a neighboring poor, black community, ignoring warnings from an employee that the effort would be insensitive and careless. Was there a better way for the company to make an im

When it comes down to an ultimatum

Apr 17th, 2020 23m 23s

In today’s story a boss decides to renew a particularly difficult temporary employee’s contract, despite receiving an ultimatum from one of his full-time direct reports, who he asked for an opinion on multiple occasions.When would you make thi

When they aren't a priority

Apr 10th, 2020 20m 44s

In today's story, an attorney attempts to correct the boss's disregard for gender identity on multiple occasions, while representing clients for that exact problem. How would you convince your manager to take pronouns more seriously? And how

When a dream promotion turns into a nightmare

Apr 3rd, 2020 28m 58s

In today’s story a woman that was previously overlooked for a promotion in a male-dominated department is finally offered the job, only to be met with hostility from the rest of the team. Anna and I discuss this deceivingly simple story at len

When money is tight and there's no way around it

Mar 27th, 2020 29m 40s

Today’s story is about a difficult financial situation at work. How do you keep employees engaged when money is tight? And what can you do when your company's decisions impact your own finances.For a copy of the full story, and questions you

When you’re asked to help trim the fat

Mar 13th, 2020 20m 42s

What do you do if your boss asks you to rate your peers for layoffs? And what would a better boss do?Check out the story in our newsletter.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/your9am/message

When your future is tied to a revolving door

Mar 6th, 2020 11m 28s

What do you do if you’ve gone above and beyond your job responsibilities but your boss jumps ship and leaves your career in someone else’s hands? Over and over. Check out the story in our newsletter.Featuring Caitlin Hutcherson, Technical Pr

When you’re not ready to talk

Feb 27th, 2020 18m 48s

In this week’s two-minute newsletter, we talk about how the "inclusive" practice of asking everyone to speak up in meetings can have unforeseen consequences. Featuring Caitlin Hutcherson.Check out the story in our newsletter.--- Send in a

The old boys club might be right under your nose.

Feb 20th, 2020 17m 10s

You might think the "old boys' club" is a thing of the past, but it hasn’t gone anywhere. Featuring Teila Evans and Anna Cockell.Check out the story in our newsletter.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/yo

Focused on all the wrong things (part 1)

Feb 13th, 2020 17m 7s

Here’s what's on the agenda today: a technical customer support engineer is held to a double standard by customers and her boss. Featuring Susan Haynes and Anna Cockell. Check out the story in our newsletter. --- Send in a voice message:

Our first appointment

Feb 6th, 2020 21m 33s

Anna Cockell and Sara Cate Jones join me to discuss the first Your 9AM newsletter story about an engineering leader who walks by a meeting and notices an uncomfortable interaction involving two female team members and other leaders at the compa

Travis Bryant on Building Sales at Optimizely

May 10th, 2019 50m 4s

Scenario: you're hired as the first VP at an ambitious startup with plans to help the world experiment with messaging. That's a big idea, but how do you set the company up for success? Travis Bryant, former sales SVP at Optimizely, discusses th

Russ Thau on Optimizing the Customer Journey at Envoy

Mar 29th, 2019 42m 46s

Scenario: you've built sales teams at software companies before and join a trending startup to do just that, only to find out that everything is different. Russ Thau, VP of Revenue and Success at Envoy, discusses the importance of leading with

Adam Zimman on Starting Product and Partnerships at LaunchDarkly

Mar 15th, 2019 40m 59s

Scenario: you're head of product and your startup nails product market fit. What now?Adam Zimman, VP of Product and Platform at Launchdarkly, discusses his thoughts on partnerships, diversity, and leadership at a company that now serves over

Bobby Pinero on Scaling Finance at Intercom

Feb 25th, 2019 45m 10s

Scenario: you're hired as the first finance person at a product-first startup that grows like wildfire. What's your first move?Bobby Pinero, Senior Director of Finance and Analytics at Intercom, discusses the lessons he learned as he helped i

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