Recent Episodes

July 7, 2025

How to Motivate Yourself – Even When You’re Burned Out

In this episode, Kaila and Kyle discuss the difference between extrinsic and intrinsic motivation, and how to artificially generate it when you find yourself lacking motivation. 00:00 Intro 00:51 Intrinsic motivation vs extri...
June 30, 2025

Am I the A-Hole? Coworker Gifts, Applying for the Same Job As Your Friend, and More

In this episode, Kaila and Kyle dive into some conversation-sparking Reddit “Am I the A******?” submissions, and give their candid opinions on each. From whether or not you should share details of your personal life with your...
June 23, 2025

How to Handle Failure Like a Pro

In this episode, Kaila and Kyle talk about their biggest work fails, a different way to think about failure beyond simply as a “learning opportunity,” and share tactics on how to best move through and recover from failures in...
June 16, 2025

Why “High Agency” Might Be the Secret to Growing Your Career

In this episode, Kaila and Kyle discuss what having high agency at work really means, the problems having high agency poses in certain contexts, and how to cultivate more of it in order to help your career. 00:00 Intro 01:20 ...
June 9, 2025

On Steve Madden’s Viral Interview and Politics in the Workplace

In this episode, Kaila and Kyle discuss the viral Steve Madden interview and debate whether CEOs and corporations should be expressing their political views, as well as how to navigate politics in the workplace. 00:00 Intro 0...
June 2, 2025

Is People Pleasing Holding Your Career Back?

In this episode, Kaila and Kyle dive into the problems with being a “people pleaser”, and how to balance being agreeable enough while also being effective and impactful at work. Plus, Kaila introduces The Workplace People Ple...