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A few years back, many of our work environments were experiencing the Great Resignation. Now, more people are feeling the Great Stagnation. Possibly people are feeling unmotivated, stuck, not happy in their jobs and are trying to decide if they should leave. In this episode your hosts talk about how work can have ups and downs, but there comes a time when it is time to start job searching or to reply to that recruiter in your inbox. This episode, Molly and Liz work through an HBR article that comes with 7 questions to ask yourself if it IS time to leave. Tune in and listen and enjoy! Article referenced: https://hbr.org/2024/04/should-you-quit-your-meh-job-or-is-it-salvageable?utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter_daily&utm_campaign=dailyalert_Active&deliveryName=NL_DailyAlert_20240422

Hello Sausers! As we get into season 4 and start to come out of winter, are you, by chance, feeling a want for a pep in your step or spending some time with a team-building exercise? If you want to do a team-building exercise, you might be trying to decide between a pint in the pub vs personality tests. If you decide on personality tests with your team, which ones should you use? In this episode, Molly and Liz break down some of their favorite personality tests and what to expect from each of them. If you are a part of a team or lead a team, there is some great information to get from here. Enjoy, Sausers! Buy DISC test: https://www.discprofile.com/products Buy Ennegram: https://enneagramuniverse.com/ Atlassian article referenced https://www.atlassian.com/blog/teamwork/work-personality-tests

Former Google and Twitter leader Russ Laraway shares his formula for great management, discussing leadership journey, book When They Win You Win, positive coaching, and CEO admiration. Learn from his experience in managing large teams and building a thriving work environment.

Sausers! This is the final episode of Season 3. We celebrated Women's History Month and International Women's Day in March. Your hosts decided the last episode of the season would be around the theme of International Women's Day, inclusivity. In this episode, they refer to a BCG article that talks about how simple (but not always easy) it is to practice inclusivity with your team (as a leader or a team member), and we shout to Rent the Runway CEO! A season finale you won't want to miss! Enjoy, Sausers!

Sausers! Your hosts love a guest episode and are excited to have our former colleague and good friend, Steph Jenkins on the Saus. Steph is currently VP at PandaDoc leading their sales organization. Steph joins The Saus talking all about Organizational re-orgs. What works well and what doesn't - really good, eye opening conversation where you see how leaders work through change. Of course we do lightening round, but before we get to that, Steph shares with us pro negotiation tips. Thanks, Steph and enjoy, Sausers!

Happy Leap Day! Sausers, have you had a manager you've worked with for many years, where everything gels, and you know how to communicate, and it's just easy? And suddenly, that manager shifts to a new role, and you have a new manager. How do you get to that 'easy' place you had with your previous manager? How do you make sure your manager knows how best to communicate with you and what you are working on. Your hosts define and discuss how to 'manage up' and why it is just so important. This conversation is led by an article by Culture Amp (linked below). Enjoy, Sausers! Culture Amp article linked here

Have you ever heard someone say, "I am working on improving my executive presence," or you receive feedback to work on your "executive presence," and you think, ok, but what does that really mean? Or how do I break it down to know what to focus on? In this episode of The Saus, your hosts refer to an HBR article (see below) that defines executive presence into 3 buckets and what traits make up 'executive presence.' This conversation is fun, your hosts hope educational and/or enlightening (it was for them!). We hope you enjoy, Sausers! HBR Article referenced: https://hbr.org/2024/01/the-new-rules-of-executive-presence

Gossip in the workforce, so many of us do it, but why? What purpose does it serve? Tune in this week as your hosts look at why we gossip and how gossiping can affect the workplace. Is gossip always bad? They also discuss when you feel the need to gossip, what some alternatives to gossiping are, and, if you must do it, tips on what less harmful gossip could look like. This is a topic that can make a workplace where we all spend so much time toxic, yet hard to avoid. Tune in and share your take on gossip, Sausers! Articles Referenced: Inspired by LI post by Russ Laraway Here - Betterup

As we roll into 2024, we kick off the first episode with Business and Personal updates, tune in to hear more. And with the new year comes new year resolutions, or does it? Your hosts discuss what they are leaving in 2023 and what they are bringing or starting in 2024. We hope you Sausers use this episode to reflect and kick off 2024. Especially if it has been busy and you haven't had a moment to reflect on the new year ahead, take a walk, pop us on and feel the New Year. Thanks for listening, Sausers!

As we wind down this year and many of us prep for the holidays, your hosts reflect on recent lessons they have learned or reflected on from Podcasts, Social Media, life experiences etc. For any Sauser, you know how much Liz & Mol love, admire, and respect Taylor Swift. As she was crowned Time's Woman of the Year, they took some key lessons from her. You won't want to miss as your hosts weave business lessons from various outlets and how it all (of course!) ties back to Taylor Swift. Sausers, happy holidays! We had a few weeks off but it feels good to be back and recording! Thank you for all of your support in 2024.