Rails Optional

Rails Optional Live Ep. 8: Unlearning

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Rails Optional Ep. 7: Curiosity Didn't Kill The Cat

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Rails Optional Episode 6: CEOs exit, stage left

This is the first (and so far only) rails optional episode where we’ve left the entirety in from beginning to end, including the chatter. No intro, no theme music, just us, talking and hanging out with our friends. The rails are optional and we don’t follow fake rules. Like most of our episodes ideas it started with an article that sounded interesting and we just sort of followed threads, I did some research in advance, Deb brought her experience and we talked. Some people chimed in through the chat (we LOVE it when people are in the chat!!) and we just went where the spirit took us. We normally cut out the post episode chatter, but every once in a while it’s nice to break the rules. This simpler format (with the beginning and ending trimmed a bit) is our plan for the next several episodes. We are learning and experimenting and we love that you’re here for the journey with us! Thank you to everyone who tuned in live, subscribe so you get the calendar invites for the next one!btw yes, yes I DID dig through 8 months of chats to find the tiktoks I was talking about: https://www.tiktok.com/@disneyparkington/video/7557084187237354783?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7546661028311877150 [https://www.tiktok.com/@disneyparkington/video/7557084187237354783?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7546661028311877150] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit railsoptional.substack.com [https://railsoptional.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

Rails Optional Episode 5: The Future is Bought

In Episode 5, Deb and I follow the money through the HR conference ecosystem — Transform, UNLEASH, SHRM, ATD, the whole alphabet soup — and ask a question that turns out to be more interesting than it should have to be: when the future of work gets defined on a stage, who paid for that stage, and what do they need the future to look like? We also get into why HR keeps being handed finance’s ruler and told to measure things that don’t have length, what IO psychology has to do with any of this, and why the most valuable thing at any conference has nothing to do with the speakers. There are also Yeti coolers and Monopoly. We film these live, make a few minor edits. Today’s episode includes a few pieces of the chatter after we thought we were done but kept hanging out for twenty minutes. As always, the rails are optional.Quick note: when I referenced YETI I had VC on the brain, but they were bought by PE (which creates the same dynamics, sometimes even more aggressive, so my point still stands) but wanted to call that out. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit railsoptional.substack.com [https://railsoptional.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

Rails Optional Ep. 3 - The Sorting Hat

If you're interested in the VIA character strengths you can take that assessment free at: https://www.viacharacter.org [https://www.viacharacter.org]Also The Good Project has the values sort I was talking about: https://www.thegoodproject.org/value-sort [https://www.thegoodproject.org/value-sort].....and if you're a woman over 40 and you're looking for a fun way to explore AI and learn without pressure or shame, I HIGHLY recommend Deb's Joy Prompt Club, you can sign up at www.joypromptclub.com. It's hosted on the Heartbeat App. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit railsoptional.substack.com [https://railsoptional.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]