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I'm the host of the show Conversations About Collaboration. Learn about it and listen to epsidoes here.

As of May 20, 2024, the show is on hiatus.

On Conversations About Collaboration, I interview interesting, progressive, and accomplished folks with strong views on how to get people to work together effectively. Guests have included a hodgepodge of authors, prominent industry professionals, CXOs, academics, and generally smart cookies.

At a high level, previous discussions have involved remote work, collaboration hubs and spokes, the future of work, low-code/no-code, management, productivity, communication, workplace technology, culture, how tech is changing business processes, and, of course, collaboration.

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Episode 83: Slack at Scale With Ksenia Boyer

What's it like when a 23,000-person organization uses Slack? I was curious, so I had her on the show.

04/09/24

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Episode 82: A Personal Update

It's been a while since I've released an episode. Time for a quick update.

03/12/24

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Episode 81: Build a Better Business Book With Josh Bernoff

We unpack this exciting new book and how authors sometimes struggle with collaboration.

06/27/23

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Episode 80: Saying No With Dr. Vanessa Patrick

A chat with the author about priorities, being assertive, and how we collaborate with others.

06/13/23

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Episode 79: No-Code in the Enteprise With Teresa Cintra

A chat about the burgeoning citizen development movement.

05/30/23

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Episode 78: The Empathy Advantage With Chris Shipley

Chris and I talk about a number of interesting work-related issues, including where we go from here.

03/28/23

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Episode 77: Audio Excerpt From The Nine

Here are 13 minutes from my forthcoming book.

03/21/23

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Episode 76: The Good Enough Job With Simone Stolzoff

I talk with the first-time author about his forthcoming book and how we can balance work and meaningful lives.

03/07/23

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Episode 75: Citizen Development at Scale With Amtrak's Michael McCullough

An interesting chat with a guy doing fascinating things in the low-code world.

12/12/22

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Episode 74: Audio Excerpt From Low-Code/No-Code

Here's Chapter 1 of my new opus.

11/15/22

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Episode 73: Building a No-Code Company With Jon Darbyshire

The SmartSuite CEO and co-founder pops by to talk about the industry, his company, and the future of low-code/no-code.

11/01/22

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Episode 72: Making No-Code Happen With Chaya Gutnick and Avi Hercenberg

I sit down with two experts for a bit of role-play.

10/25/22

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Episode 71: Intelligent Automation With Josh Snow

An interesting chat with an Aussie who automates and improves processes for a living.

10/04/22

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Episode 70: Geeking Out in Notion With Jenny Blake

I think that I've found my sister from another mother. Is that a thing?

09/20/22

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Episode 69: Next-Level Slack With Christine McHone

What does it mean to be Slack capability leader?

08/16/22

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Episode 68: Covering the Workplace With Lizzy Lawrence

The Protocol journalist joins me to talk about her fascinating beat.

07/19/22

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Episode 67: Building a Second Brain With Tiago Forte

The author joins me to talk about a host of interesting subjects.

06/06/22

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Episode 66: Project Leadership With Anh Dao Pham

The author joins me to talk about Agile methods, whether PMs are necessities, and how to personalize projects.

05/31/22

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Episode 65: Audio Excerpt From Project Management in the Hybrid Workplace

Listen to a few chapters from my new book.

05/26/22

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Episode 64: Team-Level Agreements and How the Future Works With Brian Elliott

Brian's back to talk about his new book How the Future Works: Leading Flexible Teams To Do The Best Work of Their Lives.

05/17/22

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Episode 63: Managing Multiple Projects With Elizabeth Harrin

A chat about sushi and spaghetti—among other things.

04/12/22

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Episode 62: Reimagining the Office With Sabine Ehm of Locatee

What does the future office look like? I was excited to find out as well.

03/22/22

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Episode 61: Becoming Superhuman With Lucas Miller

Biology, communication, and productivity are on the menu today with this impressive dude.

03/08/22

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Episode 60: Collective Deep Work With Dr. Laura Giurge

A dynamic conversation with an über-dynamic individual.

02/16/22

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Episode 59: Suddenly Hybrid With Karin Reed

The smart cookie drops big-time tips over course of the show.

02/08/22

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Episode 58: Talking Lanes With Sway's Denise Brouder

A chat about the future of work, the creator economy, web3, and the importance of incessantly asking why, and more.

01/25/22

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Episode 57: Employee Surveys Reimagined With Noah Pusey of Ripple Analytics

An interesting discussion about performance reviews—something that we typically hate more than trips to our dentist.

01/11/22

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Episode 56: Intentionality With Dr. Sahar Yousef of Berkeley and Josh Zerkel of Asana

I've got two guests this week. Power in numbers, baby.

12/07/21

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Episode 55: Beyond Simple Screen Sharing With Till Pieper

The Co-Screen co-founder and CEO talks to me about SAP, Slack, and the problems that his company aims to solve.

11/30/21

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Episode 54: Everything Is Configurable With Nick Iovacchini

A chat with the KettleOS CEO about technology, culture, HR, and cloud computing, and other subjects.

11/16/21

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Episode 53: Indirect Influence With Vanessa Bohns

Think that you should skip that meeting even if you're going to keep quiet? Maybe you shouldn't.

11/09/21

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Episode 52: Despotic Taylorism With Christopher Mims of The Wall Street Journal

A fascinating chat about several Amazon, logistics, and other critical topics.

11/02/21

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Special Edition: Lightwerks Keynote Revisited

Allow me to introduce...myself.

10/26/21

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Episode 52: Talking Teams With Matt Wade

My brother from another mother joins me today.

10/19/21

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Episode 51: Collaboration Overload With Professor Rob Cross

The Babson professor explains why we waste so much time collaborating and how improve the way we work. You know, little things.

10/12/21

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Episode 50: A Flux Mind-Set With April Rinne

Change is on the docket today. Lots of change.

10/05/21

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Episode 49: The Challenges of Hybrid Work With Dr. Peter Cappelli

Think that it's easy? Think again.

09/28/21

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Episode 48: The Remote Oracle With Darren Murph of Gitlab

Dude. Is. Smart.

09/21/21

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Episode 47: The Whole-Person Workplace With Scott Behson

The pandemic represents an opportunity for organizations for their employees.

09/14/21

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Episode 46: The Collaborative Nature of Marketing With John Jantsch

Think that it's a solo act? Think again.

09/07/21

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Episode 45: Stories and Videos With Voodle CEO Forest Key

Why enterprise tech will soon be stealing from its consumer counterpart.

08/31/21

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Episode 44: The Intersection of Design and Collaboration With Ring Central's Michael Peachey

I chat with a smart and humble dude.

08/24/21

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Episode 43: Bridging the IT-Business Divide With Chris Fenning

Why it's essential to think about communication in non-binary terms.

08/17/21

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Episode 42: Chartering a New Future With Erin Grau

Thoughts on a range of interesting topics.

08/10/21

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Episode 41: Debugging People With Tandem CEO Rajiv Ayyangar

A thoughtful chat about productivity, presence, and Britney.

08/03/21

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Episode 40: The Future Office With Chris Good

They days of cubicles and prosaic workplaces may be coming to an end.

07/27/21

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Episode 39: Organizational Improv With Coonoor Behal

We're pretty much all over the place in today's show.

07/20/21

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Episode 38: Amazon Unbound With Brad Stone

A fascinating chat with the author of two bestselling books on the company.

07/13/21

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Episode 37: Making Work More Fun With Pim de Morree

The iconoclast co-founder of Corporate Rebels is today's guest.

07/06/21

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Episode 36: Trust, Culture, and Teams With Larry English of Centric Consulting

A thoughtful discussion about a guy who's been doing hybrid work for more than two decades.

06/29/21

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Episode 35: Automation, Businesses Processes, and Economics With AirSlate CEO Borya Shakhnovich

An informative chat about a slew of related topics.

06/22/21

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Episode 34: Lattes, Trust, and Benefits With Fringe CEO Jordan Peace

The marketplace has to catch up with the workplace.

06/15/21

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Episode 33: Presence and Productivity With David Burkus

A great chat with a smart dude about a bevy of related things.

06/08/21

Episode 32: Telepresence Robots With Aaron Campbell of OhmniLabs

We talk about how technology can augment our humanity.

06/01/21

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Episode 31: Remote Work, Diversity, and Politics in the Workplace With Rohit Bhargava

Mr. Non-Obvious is my guest this week.

05/25/21

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Episode 30: HR and Hygge With Zendesk's Danielle Newton

Google, location designation, and employee stipends also come up during our chat.

05/18/21

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Episode 29: Psychological Safety With Author Leo Bottary

Homing in on the difference between group and individual performance.

05/11/21

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Episode 28: Workplace Transformation With Nellie Hayat of VergeSense

A wide-ranging conversation on a bunch of important and interrelated issues.

05/04/21

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Episode 27: Organizational Rock Stars With Dr. Rebecca Kehoe of Cornell University

Thoughts on high-performing employees.

04/27/21

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Episode 26: Teams and Roosters With Microsoft's Shiraz Cupala

We talk about how the company is embracing hubs and spokes.

04/20/21

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Episode 25: Personas and Executive Alignment With Tamara Adlin

Get to know Maurice.

04/13/21

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Episode 24: Don't Be an Endpoint With Kevin Roose

The NY Times reporter and I discuss his excellent new book.

04/06/21

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Episode 23: Peering Into the Future of Work With Brian Elliott

What do these three things have in common? Listen to find out.

03/30/21

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Episode 22: Natalie Angelillo Offers Up Collaboration Advice

Sage words from a woman whose company was—and still is—ahead of the curve.

03/23/21

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Episode 21: Collaboration Etiquette With Toni Cowan-Brown

I had way too much fun on this one.

03/16/21

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Episode 20: Collaborating at Amazon With Bill Carr

The company is both remarkably collaborative and non-collaborative at the same time.

03/09/21

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Episode 19: Distributed Teams With John O'Duinn

An interesting chat with an introspective, interesting dude.

03/02/21

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Episode 18: Better Virtual Meetings With Karin Reed

Tips on presenting yourself more effectively online.

02/23/21

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Episode 17: Collaboration Enlightenment With Brian Kropp

Digging into his research.

02/16/21

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Episode 16: Emoji Reaction Triggers With Elizabeth Kinsey

More Slack means less toggling.

02/09/21

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Episode 15: How Startup Employees Collaborate With Emily Kennedy

Wise words from the Carnegie Mellon grad.

02/02/21

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Episode 14: Reviewing the Research With Kate Lister

What do the numbers say about employee preferences?

01/26/21

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Episode 13: Figuring Things Out With Kerry Barrett

Which tools should a new business owner adopt?

01/19/21

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Episode 12: No Writer Is an Island With Pete Croatto

A fascinating chat about a veritable bouillabaisse of subjects.

01/12/21

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Episode 11: Taking Collaboration to the Next Level With Bear Douglas of Slack

A fascinating chat about a bouillabaisse of topics.

01/05/21

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Episode 10: Clarity and Collaboration With Josh Bernoff

A fascinating exploration of the tools that a professional writer uses.

12/29/20

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Episode 9: Collaboration and Strategy With Doug Laney

The author and consultant shares his thoughts on a wide array of topics.

12/22/20

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Episode 8: Collaboration and Stress With Dr. Mary Donohue

We talk about the intersection of these areas.

12/15/20

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Episode 7: Collaboration, AI, and Higher Ed With Dr. Terri Griffith

The smart cookie joins me on the pod to chat about a number of interesting topics.

12/08/20

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Special Edition: Salesforce Is Acquiring Slack

Thoughts on the $28 billion purchase.

12/01/20

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Episode 6: The CEO's Perspective With Chris Byers of Formstack

Thoughts on whiteboards, leadership, automation, and the future of work.

12/01/20

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Episode 5: Different Hats With Dorie Clark

How to juggle a bunch of different projects and clients.

11/23/20

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Episode 4: Leadership, Productivity, and Collaboration With Mike Vardy

Technology alone isn't the answer.

11/14/20

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Episode 3: The Intersection of Motivation and Collaboration With Todd Henry

A lively chat about how the two areas collide.

11/09/20

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Episode 2: Emojis and Proprioception With Dr. Nick Morgan

First podcast in the history of the world to combine these two topics.

10/30/20

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Episode 1: Not Missing a Beat With Jay Baer

Insanely prolific author and Hall of Fame keynote speaker Jay Baer joins me.

10/27/20