EPISODE · Jul 24, 2026 · 37 MIN
BEST OF: Lindsey Pollak: Early Career Success & The Future Workplace- NYT Bestselling Author
from The POZCAST: Decoding Success with Adam Posner · host Adam Posner
Thanks for listening, and please follow us on Insta @NHPTalent and www.youtube.com/thePOZcast For all episodes, please check out www.thePOZcast.com This special episode is brought to you by our dear friends at Blood Cancer United. An organization very near and dear to me. I’m here to remind you to give to causes that make a difference. You want to help, but you don’t know where to start? Blood Cancer United is at the top of my list. They are the global leader in helping patients and families with blood cancer, and your dollars fund research, patient support, and advocacy. Please give today here: Thank you for supporting this important mission. Learn more and donate here: https://pages.lls.org/voy/nyc/nyclls26/aposner Chapters: 1:54 - Lindsey's background 4:11 - Decision making 5:00 - Big Lesson Learned as an RA 5:58 - Paralysis of Choice 7:52 - Job Hopping 8:40 - Difference between Boomers & Millennials (Leadership wise) 10:48 - Young Leaders - Where is the gap? 12:19 - Concept of Feedback 14:11 - Impetus behind writing the first book 15:37 - Multi-generational Workforce 18:59 - Need of physical workplace vs remote work (uncertainty) 21:53 - Magic Formula 23:20 - Lindsey's book title struggle 25:18 - Early Career Guidance 26:45 - Insightful Interview Questions 29:06 - Who should read the book 29:47 - Golden key takeaway 30:41 - Biggest challenge in writing this book 31:52 - Vulnerability 32:26 - Greatest piece of advice 34:20 - Lindsey's Super Power 34:35 - Personal/Professional Silver Linings 35:54 - Lindsey's North Star
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First Aired: 5/14/21 Lindsey Pollak is a New York Times bestselling author and one of the world’s leading career and workplace experts. She specializes in early career success, which stems back to her time back in college, where she worked as an RA who fell in love with helping provide guidance and brainstorm solutions with her peers. Lindsay is great at unpacking the people problems that come with the career journey, and her recently published book "Recalculating: Navigate Your Career Through the Changing World of Work" takes on the many problems that have arisen as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. This Episode’s Heavy-Hitters: - Lindsay and I each have the same Peanut M&M obsession that friends & family judge us for - Each of her books is a direct reflection of the book that she wishes had been available to her five years earlier - Millennials in the workforce are more focused on increasing the size of the pie as opposed to beating the competition; and this shift might be causing some tension between them and the competition-centric Baby Boomer generation. - The preparation for in-person and online interviewing is completely different, so be sure not to just “wing it” just because it’s an online interview - Always keep building your network and list of contacts, not just because it unlocks immense value, but because it’s fun to collaborate and stay in contact with people you have things in common with! Connect with Lindsey: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lindseypollak/
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BEST OF: Lindsey Pollak: Early Career Success & The Future Workplace- NYT Bestselling Author
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