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Frances Frei is a Harvard Business professor. Anne Morriss is a CEO and best-selling author. Anne and Frances are two of the top leadership coaches in the world. Oh, did we mention they're also married to each other? Together, Anne and Frances move fast and fix stuff by talking to guest callers about their workplace issues and solving their problems – in 30 minutes or less. Both listeners and guests will receive actionable insights to create meaningful change in the workplace – regardless of their position on the company ladder. If you want to be on Fixable, call our hotline at 234-Fixable (that's 234-349-2253) to leave Anne and Frances a voicemail with your workplace problem.
Frances Frei is a Harvard Business professor. Anne Morriss is a CEO and best-selling author. Anne and Frances are two of the top leadership coaches in the world. Oh, did we mention they're also married to each other? Together, Anne and Frances move fast and fix stuff by talking to guest callers about their workplace issues and solving their problems – in 30 minutes or less. Both listeners and guests will receive actionable insights to create meaningful change in the workplace – regardless of their position on the company ladder. If you want to be on Fixable, call our hotline at 234-Fixable (that's 234-349-2253) to leave Anne and Frances a voicemail with your workplace problem.
Where do bullies go when they grow up?
Looking for a new job can be daunting for everyone. How can you make the experience less frustrating and more liberating?
The Democratic Party lost big in the 2024 election cycle. What are the lessons party leaders should take from what happened?
Neurodiversity is not always visible, understood, or valued in the workplace. But systems and cultures that support neurodivergent team members can lead to increased productivity and healthier workplaces – for everyone.
The only thing we can guarantee will happen…is change. So how do you make transitions less painful and more empowering?
Is kindness (and a little math) all it takes to save a company?
You’ve done the hard work to turn your ambitious vision into a viable organization. Now how do you thrive and expand?
Orlando comes to Anne and Frances to ask how to unify his complex organization’s culture.
So why are companies as big as Amazon now asking employees to come into the office all five days of the work week?
Can you make yourself happier at work?
Unsolicited Advice is back and this time Anne and Frances are helping YOU find work you actually want to do.
How can you get more people to listen to your ideas? And figure out what’s getting in the way?
Do you brush your teeth before or after you take a shower?
We are back! To kick off the season, Anne and Frances provide some simple but impactful insights that can help you be the best leader you can be.
This week, Anne and Frances talk to the head of strategy at a small food startup to help her navigate how to balance thinking things through with and making quick decisions required of her.
We’re sharing an episode of The Happiness Lab, hosted by Dr. Laurie Santos.
Today, we give you an episode of The Prof G Pod with best-selling author, professor, and entrepreneur Scott Galloway.
This talk is from another podcast in the TED Audio Collective, TED Talks Daily. It's a show that gives you the latest TED talks in audio every week day to ignite your curiosity and learn something new.
This is an episode of Think Fast, Talk Smart from Stanford Graduate School of Business.
This is an episode of Design Matters featuring Fixable hosts Anne Morriss and Frances Frei.
We know you enjoyed our previous episode about OpenAI, so we thought we'd share more insight into how the company behind ChatGPT went about solving their leadership problem on this episode from The TED AI Show, a new podcast from the TED Audio Collective.
Today, in an episode from another podcast in the TED Audio Collective, How to Be a Better Human.
This is an episode of another podcast we think you'll enjoy, A Slight Change of Plans, hosted by former TED Speaker Dr. Maya Shankar.
Whether it's a hiccup at your job or a systemic issue that affects everyone you know, we've all encountered obstacles that just seem impossible to overcome.
This week, Anne and Frances help digital artist and TED Fellow Julie Freeman break free from her own story about aging and relevance.
This week, we wanted to give you a chance to check out another amazing show from the TED Audio Collective, The TED AI Show – a podcast meant to guide us through the mystifying world of artificial intelligence.
It happens all the time - new leaders come in and make big changes. So how do we adapt to new styles and strategies? And protect the things we don’t want to change?
Starbucks’ stock price dropped sharply after the company reported a significant slowdown in visits to its stores in both the U.S. and China, its two biggest markets.
In a new Quick Fixes segment, Anne and Frances swiftly tackle the work problems of not one but two listeners.
Listen to Fixable’s first live show at TED2024! Anne and Frances sat down with NYU professor, entrepreneur, best-selling author and celebrity podcaster Scott “Prof G” Galloway for a fascinating conversation on loneliness, resilience, inclusion in the workplace, raising healthy boys and what it takes to be personally and financially successful.
What do you do when there’s too much work but not enough people to do it? Bring in some support!
This is an episode of The TED Interview, another podcast from the TED Audio Collective, that we think you'll enjoy.
Bullies can’t bully alone – they need other people to participate in their campaigns to shame, discredit, and exclude their targets.
Note: This is an updated version of this episode – if you previously downloaded audio and got a different podcast, thanks for your patience as we deliver you the right episode, which is this one!
Multiple deadly crashes, a door flying off mid-flight, a CEO forced to step down Boeing has had more than a few disaster
How do you retain good people – and set them up for success in a dynamic, fast-moving environment? Promotion, job design, and clear career pathways are all part of the answer.
Whatever happens off-the-job comes with us to work, including our mental health. And having the right tools to talk about it is crucial to improving our experience of work.
Do ideas have the freedom to run in your workplace, or do they get caught in internal complexity?
Do you feel like you’re hitting a wall at work?
In this week’s episode, a listener who developed her own pilates equipment business comes to Anne and Frances for advice on how to turn a successful product into a scalable company.
You know what they say about unsolicited advice (don’t give it!) but when it comes to SOLICITED feedback, author and executive coach Kim Scott says: bring it on.
Have you ever been caught in the middle of a tricky work dynamic, struggling to please everyone? Sometimes, the only solution is to realize it’s not your job to fix everything.
Sure, we all want our work to speak for itself… but who will make sure your impact is truly seen and valued?
Have you ever felt like something about your identity was getting in the way of your success?
How do you find common ground with skeptical audiences? Robin Steinberg is the CEO of The Bail Project, an organization that advocates for abolishing cash bail and reforming the criminal justice system.
What kinds of writing gets people to take action?
How can you communicate confidence when the future is uncertain?
Hi everybody, new episodes of Fixable are back next week! In the meantime, we are bringing back this episode in case you missed it.
This is an episode of one of our favorite shows, What's Your Problem? hosted by former Planet Money host Jacob Goldstein.
This is another episode of one of our favorite shows, Leading Up With Udemy, hosted by Alan Todd, the Udemy Vice President of Leadership Development. We hope you enjoy it while we're on a short break!
Trust is the foundation for everything we do. So what do we do when it's broken? In this episode of TED Business, a familiar voice gives a crash course on the essential components of trust, and how to build them
This is an episode of a podcast we hope you'll love. On After Hours, Harvard Business School professors Mihir Desai and Felix Oberholzer-Gee discuss and debate current events that sit at the crossroads of business and culture.
Here is another podcast we thought you’d love. It’s an episode from ReThinking with Adam Grant, another podcast from the TED Audio Collective.
An episode from TED Talks Daily, another podcast from the TED Audio Collective.
How do you balance what works professionally with other goals and needs?
This week, Anne and Frances are joined by a Master Fixer: “Think Faster, Talk Smarter” author Matt Abrahams.
In this episode, Anne and Frances show Gina how to empower both herself AND her team while establishing limits at work.
How can you make change in your workplace as a newer hire? That’s the problem Al is dealing with.
How will AI change the way you work? This episode’s caller A.J. Jacobs is a journalist and author who has written books like The Year of Living Biblically, The Puzzler, and Thanks a Thousand.
How can you make sure everyone on your team is on the same page? That’s the question posed by this episode’s caller, Luís Martín.
The art and mindset of self-promotion and the ways YOU can rethink your online presence so it feels more aligned with what you stand for.
What’s the best way to transition back to work after going on leave? Wren is a newly minted director at a fintech company who got promoted into the role just a few months before going on maternity leave–and now she’s returning as the mom of a child with health challenges.
"There are unhelpful managers, and then there are ones who make you actively question your own skills. Rachel is a mid-level employee facing one big obstacle at work: a boss who refuses to hear her thoughts. The repeated stonewalling has made Rachel question her ability to do her job, and she turns to Anne and Frances for help. Together, they help Rachel unlock her inner fierceness and give her tips that can help anyone confront a dismissive boss.
Remote work is here to stay — but even for companies that did it pre-pandemic, new challenges are popping up.
Welcome back to Fixable. This one’s a little different! This week, Anne and Frances dive into their area of expertise: trust.
Fixable will be back next week! For now, here's an episode of TED Talks Daily we think you'll like.
Reshma is the co-founder of Girls Who Code, and she’s embarking on a second time founder journey now with her new organization Moms First. And she says being a second time founder is, in some ways, even harder than going at it completely green.
This is an episode of How to Be a Better Human, another podcast from the TED Audio Collective. Find more How to Be a Better Human wherever you're listening to this.
Marcella Arguello is a walking business. As a comedian, she’s tasked with being her own marketer, manager, and more — on top of actually performing. However, she’s found that the unfiltered honesty that captivates an audience often gets her in trouble in business meetings. Needing help to manage these conflicting expectations, she turns to Anne and Frances for help. Together, they design a strategy for Marcella to be her most authentic self without compromising her career.
Lynn works in HR and leads DEI efforts for a multinational company. She’s seen leadership get excited about the idea of inclusion only to retreat at their first blunder. Now, she asks Anne and Frances for help on charging ahead. Together, they dig into the anxieties that prevent action from being taken — and create a plan to make DEI a real priority.
Lola Bakare is an author, marketer and advisor who was recently named one of LinkedIn’s Top Voices in Marketing – unsurprisingly, she has a ton of projects on her plate. But recently Lola has been struggling with balancing her most energizing and creative endeavors with the, well, boring tasks that keep a business running.
Jai is an ethics and compliance officer at his company, working to make sure the business’ actions align with their values. However, he often feels pressure from management to let things slide.
Delaney left a fulfilling teaching career to join the tech industry. But after a round of layoffs left her the sole remaining member of her team, she’s stopped feeling motivated and wants to start carving out time to pursue the artistic projects that actually inspire her.
When Carl started working at a green-energy company, there were 50 employees. Now, Carl is in management and the company has ballooned to 400 employees.
Anne and Frances are joined by their first “Master Fixer," author Claire Hughes Johnson, who’s here to help you fix your meetings!
Nai’a is a product operations manager at an education technology company that has gone through a major restructuring. With a shifting team and a brand new manager, she struggles to make sure her colleagues recognize the value of her work and what she needs to continue achieving success in her role.
David and his brother have co-founded a non-profit helping Black youth in Miami… but David still has a full-time job. Wanting to turn his passion project into paid, full-time work, David asks Anne and Frances how he can grow his organization without losing his energy.
Teresa is the head of strategy at a small food startup, and she's having trouble balancing her desire to think things through with the fast-paced decision-making her role requires.
Kelli is a nurse at a leading teaching hospital where communication issues are not only leading to resentment – they could also be affecting patient care.
Beloved Harvard Business professor Frances Frei and her wife, CEO and bestselling author Anne Morriss, pull back the curtain on leadership advice that's typically reserved for their exec-level clients.
How to spot a bully in the workplace (w/ Master Fixer Amy Cuddy) - Part 1
April 8, 202433min 40sec
Where do bullies go when they grow up? New research shows they just move from the playground to the workplace. This week, Master Fixer and social psychologist Amy Cuddy joins Anne and Frances to walk us through the strikingly stable patterns bullies follow to undermine and ostracize their targets – patterns that are way more common than you might think. Stay tuned for part two where Cuddy details actions you can take to stop bullies in next week’s episode.
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Mental Health at Work Index (https://mentalhealthindex.org/): A partnership of Columbia University’s Mental Health + Work Design Lab (https://www.cugmhp.org/programs/mental-health-and-work-design-lab/) and One Mind at Work (https://onemindatwork.org/). This is an in-depth assessment tool created by a team of psychologists and business leaders to help companies measure and improve their mental health efforts in a scientific and data-driven way.