Hello Monday with Jessi Hempel

In a society that rewards perfectionism, failure can be a hard pill to swallow. Even when we make silly mistakes, it can make us question our capabilities and intelligence, but what if we flipped this script on failure? Today’s guest wants us to embrace the mistakes we make and even encourages us to “fail better.” Amy Edmondson is the author of Right Kind of Wrong: The science of failing well, which dissects the power of intelligent failure and our ability to create environments where people feel free to try, fail, and try again. She sits down with Jessi to break down some examples of complex failures in our world and to share takeaways that can help move us forward.Follow Amy Edmondson on LinkedIn and check out her book here. Follow Jessi Hempel on LinkedIn and order her debut memoir. Join the Hello Monday community: Subscribe to the Hello Monday newsletter, and join us on the LinkedIn News page for Hello Monday Office Hours, Wednesdays at 3p ET. To continue the conversation this week and every week, join our free LinkedIn group for Hello Monday listeners https://lnkd.in/hellomondaygroup

This Labor Day, we’re returning to our 2020 episode with Dr. Lisa Orbé-Austin. Dr. Orbé-Austin is a psychologist, TEDx speaker, and author of Own Your Greatness: Overcome Impostor Syndrome, Beat Self-Doubt, and Succeed in Life. She’s leaving us with a few ways we can appreciate our talent and battle impostor syndrome. Follow Dr. Lisa Orbé-Austin on LinkedIn.Follow Jessi Hempel on LinkedIn and order her debut memoir. Join the Hello Monday community: Subscribe to the Hello Monday newsletter, and join us on the LinkedIn News page for Hello Monday Office Hours, Wednesdays at 3p ET. To continue the conversation this week and every week, join our free LinkedIn group for Hello Monday listeners https://lnkd.in/hellomondaygroup

Susan McPherson, regarded as one of the best-connected people in the social good world, shares strategies for building meaningful relationships, including offering something before making an ask and allowing others to make their own choices. They discuss the impact of generational differences on connecting and emphasize the importance of cross-generational connections. The guest also shares tools and strategies for making connections, including having a good memory and making personalized efforts. The hosts discuss embracing change and end with a lighthearted conversation about getting a puppy.

Explore the impact of ChatGPT, from personalized responses to job disruption. Discussion on the regulation of technology and comparing different approaches taken by China, the EU, and the UK. Personal story about managing a catering business after a tragic loss and using ChatGPT to generate a statement. Software's ability and limitations, including the challenge of mimicking human conversation. Exploring the use of generative AI in writing and storytelling, discussing its potential impact and opportunities.

We spend what feels like half our lives on our devices. All our ideas and projects eventually find their way to a phone, tablet or laptop. How can we possibly keep track of them all? Just as our physical rooms, offices, or workspaces can get cluttered, our digital lives can get messy too. In this episode, Tiago Forte returns to Hello Monday to share his approach to taking control of your digital life. We first spoke to him a year ago about building a second brain, using technology. His newest book, The PARA Method, details an organizational technique that will forever change the way you manage information. Stay tuned after the interview for a book segment featuring LinkedIn News Editor - and resident bibliophile - Scott Olster, who joins Jessi to share a recent great read.Follow Tiago Forte on LinkedIn, learn about Building a Second Brain on his first Hello Monday appearance, and check out his organization duology here.Follow Jessi Hempel on LinkedIn and order her debut memoir.Want to help our listener community grow? Please consider leaving us a rating, review, or comment wherever you get your podcasts.Here are some additional opportunities to build community with the Hello Monday team and our listeners: Subscribe to the Hello Monday newsletter, and join us on the LinkedIn News page for Hello Monday Office Hours, Wednesdays at 3p ET. To continue the conversation with other listeners, this week and every week, join our free LinkedIn group. https://lnkd.in/hellomondaygroup.

In a culture that values perseverance, quitting is often seen as failure. We’re encouraged to stick out jobs, hobbies, and often, people as to not be labeled a “quitter”. So what do we do when something just isn’t going to work for us? Pulitzer prize winning journalist and author Julia Keller is shifting the narrative around walking away with her book “Quitting: A Life Strategy”. She joins us today to talk about the power of quitting and how sometimes, it’s just the thing we need to set us free.As we produced this episode, we reached out to our Hello Monday community to hear your thoughts on what you learned and what you gained when you quit something. We feature a couple of your terrific thoughts in this episode during our Quick Tips segment, but there is so much more to explore. You can find those conversations in the comments to this post. Our team is so grateful to everyone who took the time to reach out.For more on Julia Keller visit her website, and check out her book here. Follow Jessi Hempel on LinkedIn and order her debut memoir. Join the Hello Monday community: Subscribe to the Hello Monday newsletter, and join us on the LinkedIn News page for Hello Monday Office Hours, Wednesdays at 3p ET. To continue the conversation with other listeners, this week and every week, join our free LinkedIn group. https://lnkd.in/hellomondaygroup

On the first day of a new job, we all cross our fingers hoping for supportive co-workers and empathetic managers, but the fact of the matter is that a positive office environment takes work– and not everyone is prepared to do it. Our guest today is Dr. Ben Michaelis, a clinical psychologist who has seen it all when it comes to the workplace. Dr. Michaelis coaches both individuals and teams in an effort to strengthen a company’s office culture. In this episode, he is going to share what sets positive work environments apart from toxic ones and how we can build a company culture that we’re glad to be a part of.Follow Ben Michaelis on LinkedIn, and learn more about his work here.Follow Jessi Hempel on LinkedIn and order her debut memoir.Join the Hello Monday community: Subscribe to the Hello Monday newsletter, and join us on the LinkedIn News page for Hello Monday Office Hours, Wednesdays at 3p ET.To continue the conversation with other listeners, this week and every week, join our free LinkedIn group. https://lnkd.in/hellomondaygroup

Before Jessi sat down with champion debater and disagreement expert Bo Seo, our team would have mostly told you that the goal of a solid relationship or colleagueship is being able to avoid disagreement. But Bo schooled us on the real opposite of bad disagreement: GOOD disagreement! Bo’s work teaches us that avoiding conflict isn’t the best path to good relationships. It’s learning to listen and be heard, keeping in mind that disagreement can be a creative act, and above all else, remembering that our arguments are human, just like we are.Follow Bo Seo on LinkedIn, and check out his book, Good Arguments, now available in paperback.Follow Jessi Hempel on LinkedIn and order her debut memoir. Join the Hello Monday community: Subscribe to the Hello Monday newsletter, and join us on the LinkedIn News page for Hello Monday Office Hours, Wednesdays at 3p ET. To continue the conversation this week and every week, join our free LinkedIn group for Hello Monday listeners https://lnkd.in/hellomondaygroup

Three summers ago, a major retailer phoned designer Aurora James, asking for help. At the height of the protests surrounding the murder of George Floyd at the hands of police, this retailer wanted advice on how to meet the moment. Aurora, the creative director and founder of shoe brand Brother Vellies, offered a thought that became a movement: Since Black people are almost 15% of the US population, retailers should commit 15% of their shelf space to Black-owned businesses, and pledge 15% of their budget to purchasing products from those businesses to sell to customers.And with that, the 15% Pledge was born. Aurora believes that it’s great business to do good for the world, and in this conversation with Jessi Hempel, she shares her journey into fashion, and what she’s learned about how to be a force for positive change today. Follow Aurora James on LinkedIn. Check out her memoir, Wildflower, and get to know The 15% Pledge as well as her recently-announced fund for Black founders. Follow Jessi Hempel on LinkedIn and order her debut memoir. Join the Hello Monday community: Subscribe to the Hello Monday newsletter, and join us on the LinkedIn News page for Hello Monday Office Hours, Wednesdays at 3p ET. To continue the conversation, this week and every week, join our LinkedIn group for Hello Monday listeners: https://lnkd.in/hellomondaygroup