The Indigo Podcast
Take control of your life, business, and career once and for all. The Indigo Podcast offers raw, unfiltered, and science-based talk about flourishing in life. Join CEOs, executives, and regular folks in learning how to build a better future at work and beyond. Check out this top ranked podcast! For more information, visit www.indigotogether.com.
Our approach is evidence based and our conversation is quirky. In every episode, we:
1. Promote the flourishing of people and organizations.
2. Bridge the gap between social science and management practice.
3. Provide an antidote or counterpoint to the ever-increasing overly simplistic, reductionist approaches to work and life.
4. Feed the curiosity of people who want to make the world a better place through work.
5. Inspire listeners to become lifelong learners and bold difference-makers.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 58 minutes
- Episodes
- 139
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2024
Leadership Styles, Personal Professional Boundaries, and More
Today we’re trying something slightly different on the podcast. We’re going through some of the wonderful feedback we’ve received from you listeners, and we’re going to respond to some of the great q…
How Will You Measure Your Life? Reflections on Clayton Christensen
Today’s episode reflects on, Clayton Christensen, who was a Harvard Business School professor and consultant. He is probably best known because of his book, The Innovator’s Dilemma, which was publish…
Creating a Feedback Culture
In this episode we discuss creating a feedback culture. We hear a lot about how important culture is and many companies are striving to win in the culture wars by offering everything from massages to…
Will You Be My Mentor? Uh, No.
Today’s episode comes from a recommendation from one of our many amazing listeners. So, this one’s for you, Kate! And the topic we’re addressing today is mentoring.
- What is mentoring and its types
- …
Difficult Conversations and How to Have Them
We are drawing from the great book by Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton and Sheila Heen, Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most. If you ARE Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton, or Sheila Heen, …
Part 2: Why People Quit and How to Keep Them
There is a lot we can say about why people quit and how you can retain them, hence a "part 2" to this discussion. We cover the following.
- Turnover and retention--what the research says
- Retention ma…
Part 1: Why People Quit and How to Keep Them
Most managers know that retaining top talent is key to their success. As such, many companies are offering all sorts of "perks" to attract and keep the best employees. What does the research say? I…
Getting S*** Done
It's amazing how difficult it seems to get things done sometimes. In our consulting practice we have an entire curriculum around "Getting to Done" given how many organizations struggle in the area o…
New Year, New Habits, New You
In todays episode we discuss:
- New year resolutions--should you make them?
- Goal-setting and what works
- How to create new habits
Joe Allen on Organizational Psychology and Healthcare
Today we’re going to explore a few great topics with Joe Allen, focusing in particular on a cool nexus of organizational psychology and the world of healthcare. Specifically, we will delve into: ● Jo…
Mistletoe, Mishaps, and Mandatory Fun at Work
Today we discuss …
- Holiday parties and other office social events GONE WILD!
- Office romance, fraternization, harassment and a better way forward
- Mandatory fun and how to approach social events as an…
Take This Job and Shove It: All About Burnout
This episode is all about employee and career burnout. We've all been there, or know someone who has ... but what can we do besides say, "Take this job and shove it?" Organizational researchers hav…
Organizational Culture: What It Is and How to Change It
Today we discuss:
- Defining organizational culture
- Why organizational culture matters
- How organizational culture changes
The Performance Review: More Harm Than Good?
Today in the podcast, we discuss …performance reviews, also known as performance appraisals or annual reviews, along with the overall idea of managing performance for employees in organizations. Reg…
Why We Hate (and Love) HR
Ben and Chris discuss:
- History of the HR function
- What's wrong with how HR often functions given the changing nature of work
- Why HR is essential for the success of organizations in the future and so…
Failure is an Option: Why Managers "Derail" and How to Avoid it
The Indigo Podcast's hosts, Ben and Chris, discuss what managerial derailment is and why it happens, practical ways in which people can reduce the probability of derailing themselves, and steps for o…
Flourishing in a VUCA World: Agile, Agility, and Why It Matters
The Indigo Podcast's hosts, Ben and Chris, explain the origins of VUCA and why it’s relevant. They define what “agile” and “agility” mean in the context of business and management. And, they provid…
Scandalized By Management: A Jaded Look at Adult Working Life and How to Thrive Anyway
The Indigo Podcast's hosts, Ben and Chris, swap entertaining stories of being scandalized and surprised by incompetent management/leadership. They explore the question, "Why does incompetent managem…
Introduction to The Indigo Podcast
Ben and Chris introduce listeners to who they are, how they met, what they're doing now, why they started the podcast, and what drives them in the world of work...and beyond.