What Works
Work is central to the human experience. It helps us shape our identities, care for those we love, and contribute to our communities. Work can be a source of power and a catalyst for change. Unfortunately, that's not how most of us experience work—even those who work for themselves. Our labor and creative spirit are used to enrich others and maintain the status quo. It's time for an intervention. What Works is a show about rethinking work, business, and leadership for the 21st-century economy. Host Tara McMullin covers money, management, culture, media, philosophy, and more to figure out what's working (and what's not) today. Tara offers a distinctly interdisciplinary approach to deep-dive analysis of how we work and how work shapes us.
- Update frequency
- every 5 days
- Average duration
- 35 minutes
- Episodes
- 414
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
EP 368: What Does Growth Without Striving Look Like? with Rita Barry
“What does growth without striving look like?”
Rita Barry posed this question 3 years ago, and it’s stuck with me ever since.
In this episode, I talk with Rita about the journey she’s be…
00:25:44 |
Tue 11 Jan 2022
EP 367: Moving Into A New Chapter with Darden Creative Founder Tamera Darden
In This Episode:
* Why Darden Creative founder Tamera Darden decided to shut down her business at the end of 2022—and how that decision evolved* How she wrestled with the practical, emotional…
01:00:01 |
Tue 14 Dec 2021
EP 366: Unpacking Business Grief with Charlene Lam
In This Episode:
* Creative grief worker & curator Charlene Lam shares how grief impacts us—as humans, leaders, and business owners* How she discovered a passion for understanding grief and h…
00:45:09 |
Tue 07 Dec 2021
EP 365: Asking Abundant Questions To Solve Business Challenges
I always hesitate to talk about practicing an “abundance mindset…”
…because it so quickly veers into positive vibes only, charge what you’re worth, girl, wash your face territory.
And to…
00:23:46 |
Tue 30 Nov 2021
EP 364: The Abundant Value of Virtual Assistants with Janice Plado Dalager
In This Episode:
* Consultant and virtual assistant Janice Plado Dalager joins Tara for a conversation about the unique skill set that virtual assistants and other support professionals bring…
00:54:56 |
Tue 23 Nov 2021
EP 363: Making The Hard Call With 90-Day Business Launch Founder Michelle Ward
In This Episode:
* Why Michelle Ward decided to retire as the When I Grow Up Coach to go all-in on the 90-Day Business Launch* Why a complicated business model (and her peer mastermind) made …
00:53:03 |
Tue 16 Nov 2021
EP 362: Debunking The Myth Of Scarce Attention
Have you heard?
The average human attention span is now shorter than a goldfish’s! Thanks, internet. TV journalists and politicians talk to us in sound bites, assuming we don’t have the a…
00:19:33 |
Tue 09 Nov 2021
EP 361: Embracing Your Whole Identity With Coach & Consultant Angela Browne
In This Episode:
* How Angie Browne‘s career has evolved into embracing her whole identity as a coach & consultant* Why she’s exploring big questions about our identities and how we work* Wha…
00:52:59 |
Tue 02 Nov 2021
EP 360: Slowing Down To Make Sustainable Choices
I am a fast person.
I walk fast. Cook fast. Write fast. Talk fast. Work out fast. It’s like I’m always moving towards some urgent need or trying to escape some impending disaster. So I’ve b…
00:30:11 |
Tue 26 Oct 2021
EP 359: Operating An Ethical Business With the ethical move Founder Alice Karolina
In This Episode:
* Why brand strategist Alice Karolina created the ethical move, which helps small business owners navigate building more ethical marketing and sales systems* How the ethical …
00:48:15 |
Tue 19 Oct 2021
EP 358: Imagining New Ways To Work With Future Proof Skills Lab Founder Liz Wiltsie
In This Episode
* How Future Proof Skills Lab founder Liz Wiltsie has build her business on her North Star values & the movements she belongs to* How she makes room for difference, both in he…
00:44:56 |
Tue 12 Oct 2021
EP 357: Building A Business Based On What Matters With Coach Mara Glatzel
In This Episode:
* The key values that coach Mara Glatzel has built her business on* How her human-first approach to business gives her a framework for caring for herself and for her clients*…
00:50:45 |
Tue 05 Oct 2021
EP 356: Creating A System Of Care
Systems have a reputation.
If you’ve ever thought to yourself, as I have, “Oh, I’m just not a systems person,” you might know what I mean.
Often, the way we talk about systems is tan…
00:28:06 |
Tue 28 Sep 2021
EP 355: Cash Flow Is A Feminist Issue
In This Episode:
* Tara explains how using a system-thinking approach to money makes it easier to invest in the growth of your business* Why cash flow is a 3-dimensional way to think about yo…
00:25:29 |
Tue 21 Sep 2021
EP 354: Making Sales A System With Coach Pony Founder Christie Mims
In This Episode:
* Why Coach Pony founder Christie Mims uses 2 “competing” sales funnels to accommodate for different ways of buying* How she melds both sales automation and a human approach …
00:48:42 |
Tue 14 Sep 2021
EP 353: Dancing With Systems In Clickup With Lou Blaser & Sean McMullin from YellowHouse.Media
In This Episode:
* Why Sean McMullin & Lou Blaser, from YellowHouse.Media, switched their project management software from Notion to Clickup (and why it’s not the right move for everyone!)* H…
00:59:43 |
Tue 07 Sep 2021
EP 352: Personal Strengths Make Strategy Stronger
Personal strengths are like a photo filter.
Imagine you’ve got a photo that’s… fine. You upload it to Instagram or VSCO or some fun photo editing app.
And then you scroll through the fil…
00:37:51 |
Tue 24 Aug 2021
EP 351: Thinking Differently With Writer Kris Windley
In This Episode:
* Why writer Kris Windley decided to learn how to illustrate her articles* How doodling has helped her work with her ADHD* How she finds the idea or image she wants to illust…
00:52:59 |
Tue 17 Aug 2021
EP 350: Slowing Down For Success With Coach Reva Patwardhan
In This Episode:
* Why coach Reva Patwardhan counts her intrinsic sense of belonging as one of her top strengths* How “deep processing” allows her to work with high-achieving women in unexpec…
00:46:18 |
Tue 10 Aug 2021
EP 349: Updating Your Default Settings With Work Brighter Founder Brittany Berger
In This Episode:
* How Work Brighter founder Brittany Berger leverages her unique strengths to create a custom approach to productivity and structure* Why she tracks her mood and energy to …
00:50:47 |
Tue 03 Aug 2021
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