The Indigo Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

Do you feel compelled to work? Is your work difficult to stop thinking about? Are you upset if you have to miss a day of work? Do you tend to work beyond the actual requirements of your job? If so, you might be a workaholic–and so are almost half of U.S workers. Our guest today is Malissa Clark, author of Never Not Working: Why the Always-On Culture is Bad for Business–and How to Fix it. Malissa is an associate professor of industrial and organizational psychology at the University of Georgia, where she has been on faculty since 2013, and she joined us for a deep conversation all about workaholism–what it is, why it matters, and what we can do about it. If you care at all about your work and your life, this is simply an episode you can’t miss. 

Links and Other Information

Malissa's book, Never Not Working: https://www.amazon.com/Never-Not-Working-Always-Business/dp/1647825091 

Malissa Clark’s website: https://www.malissaclark.com/ 

Malissa Clark on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/malissa-clark-0387991a/ 

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Love them or hate them, meetings are everywhere. But we really do need good meetings for teams and organizations to work. Steven Rogelberg is the world’s top evidence-based expert on meetings. He’s the author of the 2019 hit book The Surprising Science of Meetings and more recently, he wrote and published a new book, Glad We Met: The Art and Science of 1:1 Meetings. It’s a fascinating and useful look at how we can truly use intentional, thoughtful one-on-one meetings to create stronger relationships, better workplaces, and maybe even a better world. Tune in for this wonderful, jam-packed conversation with the one and only Steven Rogelberg. 

Links and Other Information

Glad We Met: The Art and Science of 1:1 Meetings - https://www.amazon.com/Glad-We-Met-Science-Meetings/dp/0197641873

The Surprising Science of Meetings - https://www.amazon.com/Surprising-Science-Meetings-Lead-Performance/dp/0190689218 

Steven Rogelberg’s website - https://www.stevenrogelberg.com/ 

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The marvel cinematic universe, or MCU, comprises 29 films that together have pulled in $27.432 billion in total revenue. And industrial and organizational psychologists Gordon Schmidt and Sy Islam argue that there’s plenty that we might learn from these films. In fact, they go deep into this topic in their book, Leaders Assemble: Leadership in the MCU. Tune into this great conversation about how we might learn about leadership from popular culture, and more specifically, from superheroes. 

Links and Other Information

Leaders Assemble! Leadership in the MCU (Amazon)

More about Sy: Twitter, LinkedIn, website, ResearchGate

More about Gordon: Twitter, LinkedIn, ResearchGate

Popular culture blog posts: 

• What Should Matthew Be Doing? A Job Analysis for being a Raven
• Hidden Figures, Hidden Talent
• Building Wakanda for Team #SIOP
• Job Analysis of an SNL Host
• Parks and Recreation: A Workplace Sitcom for your IO, OB, or HR class
• May the Fourth of Networking Be With you 

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Today we have the pleasure of learning from Kate Ball.  Kate is the Director of Talent and Leadership Development at a large tech company and she’s been an officer in the U.S. Navy since 2002.  Kate is going to share her story about finding what is possible in your life and career.  We'll also discuss the circuitous nature of careers and navigating possibilities.  And, chat about the importance of finding purpose and implications for all of us.

This podcast is about human flourishing at work AND BEYOND. Work and non-work are often intertwined, but if we’re to flourish in life, we need to pay attention to the full spectrum of human flourishing. Today’s episode is probably a little more on the “beyond” side of the spectrum.  We discuss:

• What is your identity and why is it important?
• Work identity and the benefits of a more complex identity.
• Developing a balanced “you.”

Links & Show Notes

• Like us on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/TheIndigoPodcast/
• Subscribe on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdek-k3uDlmX5FPuOAbqoAg 
• Cerulo, K. A. (1997). Identity construction: New issues, new directions. Annual Review of Sociology, 23(1), 385-409. https://www.annualreviews.org/doi/full/10.1146/annurev.soc.23.1.385 
• Caza, B. B., Vough, H., & Puranik, H. (2018). Identity work in organizations and occupations: Definitions, theories, and pathways forward. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 39(7), 889-910. https://doi.org/10.1002/job.2318 
• https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2014/12/the-real-roots-of-midlife-crisis/382235/
• https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2018/05/the-invention-of-the-midlife-crisis/561203/
• https://www.amazon.com/Effortless-Mastery-Liberating-Master-Musician/dp/156224003X  effortless mastery by kenny werner
• https://www.amazon.com/Intimacy-Desire-Awaken-Passion-Relationship/dp/0825305675 

Today's podcast is on the subject of virtual meetings. 

Fun fact:  Zoom has surpassed 300 million daily meeting participants as of April 2020. 

To help us present the best evidence on how to run better meetings, we have guest, Lea Williams.  We will discuss:

• The proliferation of online meetings
• Pitfalls and opportunities
• Implications for people and organizations

Lea Williams, a proud caretaker of two greyhounds living in the Queen City (Charlotte, NC), is an organizational scientist with a passion for researching workplace meetings and helping nonprofit organizations. Her prior industry experience includes work at Duke Energy, TIAA, and Ingersoll Rand, and consulting with dozens of nonprofit organizations. Lea earned her Ph.D. in organizational science and master’s degree in industrial and organizational psychology from The University of North Carolina at Charlotte and her bachelor’s degree in psychology from Davidson College.

Links:

https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/need-know-tips-acting-camera-4073/ 

https://www.theverge.com/2020/4/23/21232401/zoom-300-million-users-growth-coronavirus-pandemic-security-privacy-concerns-response 

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/answering-9-questions-making-virtual-meetings-better-steven-rogelberg/ 

https://www.amazon.com/Surprising-Science-Meetings-Lead-Performance/dp/0190689218

Today, we talk with Dr. Warren D. Everett and end up with a moral case for opening the economy in the wake of Covid-19.  Dr. Everett has practiced medicine for over 40 years, is a retired medical school professor from the University of AL, and has specialties in Aerospace Medicine and Family Practice.  He also has a B.S. in Economics from the United States Air Force Academy.  Specifics we address:

• How pandemics end: medically vs socially
• Psychology of exhaustion and self-control
• The role of organizations and leaders as we move forward

Many of us have worked for someone we suspected might be a narcissist, or maybe have simply wondered, "What's wrong with this person?" Some of you may not be able to get enough of yourself.  In this episode we talk about Narcissism and leadership.  

• What is narcissism?
• What do narcissistic leaders do in organizations? 
• How to spot, avoid, and deal with narcissistic leaders around you.

"Narcissism and self-deception are survival mechanisms without which many of us might just jump off a bridge.” –Todd Solondz

This episode is all about the mighty dollar's relationship with humans and work.  We dive deep into:

• Does money motivate people at work?
• Your relationship with money and why that matters
• Implications for organizations and for us as individual people

Show Notes

Pfeffer, J. (1998). Six dangerous myths about pay. Harvard Business Review, 76(3), 109-120. https://go.gale.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CA20567116&sid=googleScholar&v=2.1&it=r&linkaccess=abs&issn=00178012&p=AONE&sw=w 

Dunn, E. W., Aknin, L. B., & Norton, M. I. (2008). Spending money on others promotes happiness. Science, 319(5870), 1687-1688. https://science.sciencemag.org/content/319/5870/1687.long?casa_token=03XvPmXw4IQAAAAA:_x-EIemt8mCnQKZGCxXszH3R4fkqdv1FHOE4jayec-o6udPIB-prtimDg_MpP7PoWUwpObVE_62N6A 

Boyce, C. J., Brown, G. D., & Moore, S. C. (2010). Money and happiness: Rank of income, not income, affects life satisfaction. Psychological science, 21(4), 471-475. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0956797610362671?casa_token=oef6k-m0a68AAAAA%3As-guoATHc76FfWzS6q4yrGZFdTzrZr65Nh5MCi9Z-GI6FPsMSWBog3wi1H7hEYK4-m7ezBbS9tpf

Quoidbach, J., Dunn, E. W., Petrides, K. V., & Mikolajczak, M. (2010). Money giveth, money taketh away: The dual effect of wealth on happiness. Psychological science, 21(6), 759-763.

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0956797610371963?casa_token=jbNlYjbnCssAAAAA%3ANAN5GsOaZLvkTFkY4i6l8Vrezb8LkwFM6pqDgxQnzw6_hQmo_iEIaozuqUNbzx4yhc-C-NTKWqo6

The Birth of the New American Aristocracy: 2018 article in The Atlantic: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2018/06/the-birth-of-a-new-american-aristocracy/559130/

Would you like to go back to high school?  For many, the deciding factor in answering this question would be popularity.  And, for those of us who perhaps despised high school, the "adult" world can be quite disappointing when we realize popularity contests don't go away.  All potential cringing aside, in this episode we discuss:

• What is popularity and how does it relate to the workplace?
• How do people achieve popularity and what happens if you are popular? 
• What does popularity have to do with flourishing in life?