The Indispensables
Based on Bruce Tulgan's new book, The Art of Being Indispensable at Work, The Indispensables is a podcast series about how real people, in the real world, become indispensable, go-to people who stand the test of time at work.
Featuring conversations with go-to people from organizations of all shapes and sizes, in every industry, Bruce Tulgan drills down into the specifics of what these people do differently to stand out in their jobs and careers. There will be no fads or quick-fix solutions here. This podcast is all about actionable advice that really works.
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Bruce Tulgan is the CEO of RainmakerThinking, the management research, consulting and training firm he founded in 1993. All of his work is based on 27 years of intensive workplace interviews and has been featured in thousands of news stories around the world. You can follow Bruce on Twitter @BruceTulgan or learn more about his work at: https://rainmakerthinking.com/
Latest episodes
Aug 26, 2021 • 46min
Alyssa Rapp: Leadership & Life Hacks
In this episode, I talk with the incredible entrepreneur, Alyssa Rapp. At the time of this recording, she was the CEO of Surgical Solutions, a Deerfield-based healthcare company. These days, she's serving as CEO at Healthwell Acquisition Corp. I. Wait until you get to know her--she's incredible.Get Alyssa's book, Leadership & Life Hacks: Insights From A Mom, Wife, Entrepreneur & Executive, on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Leadership-Life-Hacks-Entrepreneur-Executive/dp/1946633836Learn more about Surgical Solutions at their website: https://surgical-solutions.com/Learn more about Healthwell Acquisition Corp. I at their website: https://healthwellspac.com/
Aug 18, 2021 • 51min
Elizabeth Yntema: Bringing gender equity to the world of dance
In this episode, I talk with Elizabeth Yntema of the Dance Data Project about moving the stodgy, conservative global industry of ballet with a tiny team of dedicated part-timers and volunteers, by staying flexible and listening actively.To learn more about the Dance Data Project, visit their website: https://www.dancedataproject.com/
Aug 11, 2021 • 46min
Devin Bramhall and Haley Bryant: Turning values into virtues at Animalz
In this episode, I talk with Devin Bramhall and Haley Bryant, CEO and COO respectively, of Animalz. Wait until you hear them, they are a real dynamic duo.Learn more about Animalz at their website: https://www.animalz.co/
Aug 4, 2021 • 29min
Austin Sarat: Mission-driven and service-minded teaching
In this episode, I talk with the famous political scientist, Austin Sarat. By the way, he was my thesis advisor in college.Learn more about Prof. Sarat on Amherst College's website: https://www.amherst.edu/people/facstaff/adsarat
Jul 28, 2021 • 41min
Erine Gray: Building a mission-driven organization from personal hardship
In today's episode, I talk with Erine Gray about how his mother's illness led him on a mission and he founded Aunt Bertha, the public benefit corporation.To learn more about Aunt Bertha, visit their website: https://company.auntbertha.com/about/
Jul 21, 2021 • 48min
Amy Speace: Becoming a real-life rockstar in the American folk scene
In this episode, I talk with my old friend Amy Speace about how she became a real-life rockstar.To learn more about Amy and her music, visit her website: https://www.amyspeace.com/
Jul 15, 2021 • 35min
Dr. Jay Morris: Servant leadership and building new leaders
In this episode, I talk with Dr. Jay Morris about servant leadership and a whole lot more: his fascinating career, and his role running the education function at Yale New Haven Health System.Learn more about Yale New Haven Health at their website: https://www.ynhhs.org/
Jul 7, 2021 • 49min
The RainmakerThinking Dream Team
In this episode, I talked with our very own team here at RainmakerThinking. Our dream team, the best team I've ever had in 27 years of business: Kim Math, Liz Richards, and Cheryl Wolansky.To learn more about our work, visit: https://rainmakerthinking.com/
Jun 30, 2021 • 46min
Mala Subramaniam: Beyond Wins
In this episode, I talk with Mala Subramaniam, executive coach and the author of Beyond Wins.To learn more about Mala and her book, visit: https://beyondwins.com/
Jun 23, 2021 • 46min
Bernerd George: Empowering teams to work cross-functionally at Ball Aerospace
In this episode, I talk with Bernerd George about empowering teams to work interdependently in highly cross-functional organizations. And in the case of Mr. George, that’s for mission assurance when sending payloads up into space.Learn more about Ball Aerospace at their website: https://www.ball.com/aerospace*A correction: At about the 6-minute mark, Bernerd mentions that Ball Corp. is 80,000 people. The actual number is closer to 22,000.
