The Corporate Kitchen

Okay, fine... we accept that it is necessary to chat about the things we don't want to talk about. After all, we want to strive and many things in life are just hard. Breaking the mold to go from abyss to prosperity is a difficult and long journey. Let's go over some of common scenarios that push us into this mode of rejection, and support each other to avoid them in the future. Send a textConnect with me! Leave a comment on Instagram Join the subreddit community Email me at [email protected] for Listening!

Uhhh no, I'm rejecting the notion of having to write anything. You know what we are going to talk about. See you in the kitchen. Send a textConnect with me! Leave a comment on Instagram Join the subreddit community Email me at [email protected] for Listening!

We are setting some time away to chat about lunch one more time. Apologies in advanced if you take 30 minutes or less for lunch as we are going to run over a little bit. We have to talk about a few things to prep you for a great lunch. Once we are well fed, we'll be ready to take on the topic for next week! Send a textConnect with me! Leave a comment on Instagram Join the subreddit community Email me at [email protected] for Listening!

It's time for a break, can someone say lunch please! One of the most important meetings you can take is with food and possible company during the work hours. Everyone should be taking advantage of this opportunity to address their hungry for physical and mental substance. When we talked about personal health, we didn't indulge enough on this portion, now we can chew it thoroughly and properly.  Send a textConnect with me! Leave a comment on Instagram Join the subreddit community Email me at [email protected] for Listening!

The symmetry is nice, three branches of US Government and three branches of politics you have to be aware of in Corporate America. We could have taken the path of relating each Corporate politics branch to a US Government branch but that's the boring route. Food is better, and with that we can have tortillas at the table and chat about some real life experiences we had regarding each branch. It really all comes down to whether or not you are properly competing. Send a textConnect with me! Leave a comment on Instagram Join the subreddit community Email me at [email protected] for Listening!

Sorry about the hiatus but we are back! Let's just jump right into the grease with a touchy topic. We aren't going to deep fry this subject too much, rather get to a light golden brown. It is very hard to ignore the political climate in the world and Corporate America when you get into your career. So let's break it down like our United States Government to three branches to simplify the thought. Then you can decide, are you going with Team Corn or Team Flour. Send a textConnect with me! Leave a comment on Instagram Join the subreddit community Email me at [email protected] for Listening!

I hope you know what C Cookies means because that's not going to show up as an audit finding. It's best / worst thing for you for real. It's actually really surprising how much trust we put into them. I'll tell you at the table about a time they helped me and we'll chat more about just how critical they are. We all will have a compliance story before our Corporate is done. Send a textConnect with me! Leave a comment on Instagram Join the subreddit community Email me at [email protected] for Listening!

Alright, who is double checking this kitchen to make sure we didn't severely mess up. Not the quality control department, the other team that ensures we didn't royally miss a law or regulation. Let's focus on them today. When we talk the kitchen it's the FDA, but at your place of work it could be a different regulatory body. Regardless we need really good people to keep us compliant, otherwise the consequences could be.... let's talk in the kitchen. Send a textConnect with me! Leave a comment on Instagram Join the subreddit community Email me at [email protected] for Listening!

So are we ready to do some real work now, or should we go over communication one more time? Inputs and Outputs can get confusing, but once you truly hear this, it will all make sense. You are on a great journey with endless possibilities, it's going to be required that you can communicate. So let's dive into this one more time at the table. Send a textConnect with me! Leave a comment on Instagram Join the subreddit community Email me at [email protected] for Listening!

This is why we are all here, right? Listening to my output, hopefully meeting the requirements to your desired inputs to give you an opportunity to gain knowledge to help with your throughput. One of the pillars to success is communication. You learn how to do this well and it makes you better but not the best. Send a textConnect with me! Leave a comment on Instagram Join the subreddit community Email me at [email protected] for Listening!

Excuse the tardiness, you are truly a valuable knife in my set and I need to spend more time with you. We will sharpen this relationship with more topics, on Time! At this table today is not octopus, sorry to disappoint but it's some truths we have to cover. You know what Work Friends are and what they are not, so what do we do with all these colleagues? Come to the table to chat about it. Send a textConnect with me! Leave a comment on Instagram Join the subreddit community Email me at [email protected] for Listening!

We are going to circle back to relationships. We started talking advocacy type relationships early with Mentorships, and now we need to discuss another type. That's YOUR FRIENDS, and that's not Work Friends. We'll explain more in the episode but you have so many ingredients available that your kitchen could do anything! Fortunately for you we aren't making just anything, we are making you thrive... so we'll need to key people for this path aka Friends.  Send a textConnect with me! Leave a comment on Instagram Join the subreddit community Email me at [email protected] for Listening!

To move or NOT To move... that is the question we are attempting to answer here with this week's topic. You should know that we are counting on you to make this decision for YOU. I can't stress enough you have to make the decision while the grease is still hot otherwise we aren't going to be able to cook a good meal to have at the table. There is no limits on where you can go, literally, not a kitchen metaphor this time. Send a textConnect with me! Leave a comment on Instagram Join the subreddit community Email me at [email protected] for Listening!

Obviously we love food, which is why this is called the Kitchen instead of like the office. Part of this love has to do with having various culinary experiences all over the world. Everyone does things a little bit differently. Some people salt and pepper their grits, some people use butter, and we don't speak about the sugar users. This experience leads us to making our best and worst list, plus the places we would go to a second time but maybe not a third. Let's chat in the kitchen to talk how career opportunities work the exact same way geographically. Send a textConnect with me! Leave a comment on Instagram Join the subreddit community Email me at [email protected] for Listening!

Have we convinced you to take some R&R yet? Vacays do make for some great stories when fully enjoyed. We definitely have a couple vacay stories to share at the table... but this isn't about us, it's FOR YOU. This is a Corporate 101 Topic because YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO TAKE VACATIONS. Don't be that person would gave 40 years to a company but 10 minutes to themselves. We want you to thrive in AND out of the kitchen. Take the reset. Send a textConnect with me! Leave a comment on Instagram Join the subreddit community Email me at [email protected] for Listening!

More and More self-care! Another important topic that focuses on keeping you thriving. We have to talk about these times you MUST take for yourself. Good thing you do already or you wouldn't have time to listen to this podcast! If you haven't already, now is a really good time to start to travel. Send a textConnect with me! Leave a comment on Instagram Join the subreddit community Email me at [email protected] for Listening!

Peanut Butter Jelly, Peanut Butter Jelly, with a Corporate bat. Hopefully some the kitchen you have taken away that this isn't the most glamorous sandwich. A lot of change comes about with something so simple. We say it so easily but the process is so involved. We have been through both scenarios and will share at the table. Let's merge some ideas in the future! Send a textConnect with me! Leave a comment on Instagram Join the subreddit community Email me at [email protected] for Listening!

It's Peanut Butter Jelly Time! Ironically, there is usually a celebration when business ventures happen. There is definitely a celebration when a meal venture is made. Everyone likes when their food comes together, and Corporate is no different. Let's  put our apron on and make a simple meal with a very deep meaning. Send a textConnect with me! Leave a comment on Instagram Join the subreddit community Email me at [email protected] for Listening!

We are honestly over this week, this meal is just no bueno and although we know it was coming, it doesn't make it any better. At some point you'll experience your company going through a layoff. Lucky for you, we have been through a few and can provide some insight to how these situations play out. It's never something to happy about, but remember we want you to thrive... at some point you'll need to move forward. Speaking of, let's share some stories at the table so we can more forward from this topic. Send a textConnect with me! Leave a comment on Instagram Join the subreddit community Email me at [email protected] for Listening!

Yuck Yuck Yuck to the topic and the food choice. This week is definitely a doozy, but it's something we have to talk about. After all we could always be dismissed from the kitchen whether by someone else or something... we would know though. Ugh, let's just get through this together! Send a textConnect with me! Leave a comment on Instagram Join the subreddit community Email me at [email protected] for Listening!

And here we are, finding out what haters truly are. Are you a good or bad one? Did you even think that deeply into it? See it's never about the Cranberry Sauce, it's how we feel about the Cranberry. Once we remove the bias and respect the sauce, we can have more productive conversations. After all, we all want to strive and some constructive feedback will help us get there. Let's talk about some examples at the table today. Send a textConnect with me! Leave a comment on Instagram Join the subreddit community Email me at [email protected] for Listening!

Yes you read that title correctly, we are talking about those people today. No, this isn't a drill or some reality talk show type script, this is real life and just like that appliance we know still exists in many pantries (I'm talking about you InstaPot), Haters exist in Corporate. It's a little surreal to talk about them logically and with some education... after we spend some time in the kitchen, you'll understand why. So let's have a chat about these really important to people to be aware of! Send a textConnect with me! Leave a comment on Instagram Join the subreddit community Email me at [email protected] for Listening!

Whoever said money can't buy happiness clearly hasn't flown Business Class for a 14+ hour flight. Did we do that? Possibly! So come to the table to hear about some of the opportunities Business Travel has brought us. Remember this is all on the company's dime, no need to ask if we deserve it or not. The real question is when is the next trip because we visited a kitchen with  Hexclad pots and pans... and the wallet doesn't want to agree with what the brain wants to identify as normal cooking hardware. Send a textConnect with me! Leave a comment on Instagram Join the subreddit community Email me at [email protected] for Listening!

Time for some excitement, not the need food making type, but let's go see someone else's kitchen! How are their countertops, back splash, floors, cabinet colors, and sink size. There is much to learn and see when we leave our own space. It's a big world out there, someone has to explore it... why not you? Especially when the company pays for this exploration. Send a textConnect with me! Leave a comment on Instagram Join the subreddit community Email me at [email protected] for Listening!

It should come at no surprise that we seek guidance from others to build a meal in this Kitchen. We have work to do for the path of becoming a true Chef and subject matter expert in this kitchen. That doesn't mean we don't experiences to share and that makes table talk so great. It is an unofficial opportunity to receive unintentional consultations. Every experience is an opportunity to learn. We'll share ours, but feel free to share yours with us too! Send a textConnect with me! Leave a comment on Instagram Join the subreddit community Email me at [email protected] for Listening!

I mean it is April 1st, why not have fun here? To listen or not to listen.... the decision is always yours and I thank you for the consideration. Send a textConnect with me! Leave a comment on Instagram Join the subreddit community Email me at [email protected] for Listening!

We aren't perfect by no means at all. Sometimes we need to ask others for help after exhausting the team. Bringing mom or grandma in the kitchen to get that meal just right, the seasoning levels correct... oh how they could just eye ball 3 teaspoons during their soft sprinkle of seasoning. The years of skill building is very remarkable but is the basis of what we seek in our consultations. Let's dive a little deeper into the subject and see what else we learn. Send a textConnect with me! Leave a comment on Instagram Join the subreddit community Email me at [email protected] for Listening!

If he says fundamental one more time, I'm going to break the kitchen. Haha lucky we are at the table now and out the kitchen. In all seriousness, these changes get us back to the basics, which we tend to stray away from. We'll use today's episode to level set, really make sure we know the basics of these happenings. Because at the end of the day it's the Shareholders or You and YOU SHOULD ALWAYS CHOOSE YOURSELF. Keep Thriving!! Send a textConnect with me! Leave a comment on Instagram Join the subreddit community Email me at [email protected] for Listening!

Renovating a kitchen, bathroom, or putting a pool in the backyard are all major events in someone's life. It doesn't provide the fundamental change in the lifestyle to make it permanent. Now buying that first house... monumental! There aren't a lot of them in Corporate America but they happened and will continue to in the future. You may have experienced at least one of them. But what do they truly mean for you, and how come the kitchen will never be the same again? Send a textConnect with me! Leave a comment on Instagram Join the subreddit community Email me at [email protected] for Listening!

Listen to the sizzle of the steak made to perfection thanks to your input, we can provide you great feedback at the table from the work we did in the kitchen. Inputs and outputs sounds very mechanical but we need to use some basic working parts to learn that at the end of the day, we should be spreading... oh yeah, should save that for the episode. We all struggle with how to properly tell someone the right things at the right time, but since this is Corporate, we are talking about your money... let's get this feedback loop right because I want to see you THRIVE!  Send a textConnect with me! Leave a comment on Instagram Join the subreddit community Email me at [email protected] for Listening!

It's that time of year already. Well, it should be your favorite time of year with all the green in March. No, not St. Patrick's Day, we are talking about the Dollar Dollar Bill green. The time when Corporate stops talking and starts sharing raises, bonuses, incentives...the little slice we do get. Oh the excitement of talking money! This territory comes with a certain main course that is fully unavoidable... we are talking the dreaded conversation between you and your boss. Are we prepared for it? Well let's get in the kitchen and make this steak to see how prepared we are. Send a textConnect with me! Leave a comment on Instagram Join the subreddit community Email me at [email protected] for Listening!

Now that we come to an understanding whether to do or not to do a non-apron wearing relationship, we can start to truly gossip. Let's talk about some people we saw without their aprons, and whether or not it lasted. After all, we are all trying to find love and The Power of Love conquers all... except for the majority of Corporate Policies. We at the Corporate Kitchen are rooting for you to be your best self and find someone who helps you get there, if that's what you want. We just want you to be ready and smart about it because trust me EVERYONE KNOWS.Send a textConnect with me! Leave a comment on Instagram Join the subreddit community Email me at [email protected] for Listening!

So we're adults here? I think... It's time to have one of those serious conversations. This one about whether or not we mix our foods, foods being a metaphor and quite literally. A lot of issues in Corporate comes down "to do or not to do" type decisions. We have to do a deep assessment on our options because common sense ain't so common nowadays. So when you're ready, let's put on the apron and discuss whether we should see other peers when our apron clocks out. Send a textConnect with me! Leave a comment on Instagram Join the subreddit community Email me at [email protected] for Listening!

That may have been a lot to digest, we may have to get out of the kitchen for some examples. There is a constant power struggle in Corporate, and I want to make sure you have some of that energy for your own gain. Let's talk through some stories to give you a power up because it's tough to make a great lasagna when you aren't in the kitchen often, but it's even harder to navigate making a lasagna when you don't even know what's in your kitchen to work with. I know it's a lot of information and a lot of work to obtain this information.... however it's solely for your benefit. I want you to succeed and that only happens when we have power through knowledge. That knowledge takes time to build across many areas and this is just one of the major ones. Send a textConnect with me! Leave a comment on Instagram Join the subreddit community Email me at [email protected] for Listening!

First month done, and it's time to take a step back and look at the entire kitchen here. We worked really hard on meals and overlooked the basic elements that make up our kitchen. Let's spend some time really understanding what makes our kitchen run. Hopefully you'll take away true power from knowing the binder. Keeping this description short and sweet as we look into the bigger picture. Send a textConnect with me! Leave a comment on Instagram Join the subreddit community Email me at [email protected] for Listening!

Because of Valentine's Day, we can consider February the month of Love. With that being said, we hope the time in the Kitchen this week really tenderized your commitment to Health and reinforced the Love for it. With all the different weights to address for your Life Balance, thank you again for giving this the time to listen. Let's close this month really layering some of the essentials to achieving our thriving state. After this will be a new month, so you can wash that thinking apron if you haven't already and refresh because We have four new 101s coming!Happy Late Valentine's Day, and remember you are loved! Send a textConnect with me! Leave a comment on Instagram Join the subreddit community Email me at [email protected] for Listening!

I swear this apron fit me last week, must be slacking with the effort to the goals. But I be hungry... for food and knowledge. We really need to cook up something great for the body and mind, ya know? Both need to work in harmony to be able to cross the finish line. We spent so much time in the Kitchen that we almost forgot gym is on the curriculum. We can definitely have a picnic during this recess, but need to make a snack. What's good for the body? I have some ideas. Send a textConnect with me! Leave a comment on Instagram Join the subreddit community Email me at [email protected] for Listening!

Did it taste good? Do we need to revisit some of the ingredients? Are we sure we want these goals or has the world changed so much we are just trying to survive each day? If you need to change your choice of beverage for the table, do it now before you sit down! If we are celebrating, pour me a glass of that too. Renovations are underway, and we are on track for these goals! Before we toast, I have to share with you.....Send a textConnect with me! Leave a comment on Instagram Join the subreddit community Email me at [email protected] for Listening!

Week 3, and it's already time to start learning acronyms. Before we whisk your brain too much with new lingo, let's talk about some kitchen upgrades. Countertops, backsplashes, and what else do you want in the Kitchen? After all, we are working toward a Goal here. Put your New Year's Resolution on pause and let's see if you really have all the ingredients that will blend to success. Then blend it.... I hope it tastes good. Send a textConnect with me! Leave a comment on Instagram Join the subreddit community Email me at [email protected] for Listening!

Aliens, am I right? Now that we have established what wears the best mentor apron, let's chat about the human ones. How did you find yours? I'll share with you a couple of my advocacy relationships I had. Hopefully you don't make the same mistake I did, and find your best advocator! After all, how do you know whether or not you are on the right path if you don't gain insight from the team? Your Kitchen isn't big enough for everyone, so we really really trust this team. Send a textConnect with me! Leave a comment on Instagram Join the subreddit community Email me at [email protected] for Listening!

Let's cook up relationships! Not the romantic kind but the advocacy type ships. There are two aprons a person can choose from, being the mentor and the mentee. But which one is more important? Is it the Mashed Potatoes or Gravy that's more critical to get right? Let's take a trip in the Kitchen to sort this out, apparently there's talk about a nonhuman mentor being the best thing ever, aliens much in Corporate America??  Send a textConnect with me! Leave a comment on Instagram Join the subreddit community Email me at [email protected] for Listening!

If we got this far, then my introduction wasn't horrible and you want to digest this meal more with real world examples. Well come to the table and I'll share some stories with you. Toast to Week 1, after all introductions are only the beginning. Send a textConnect with me! Leave a comment on Instagram Join the subreddit community Email me at [email protected] for Listening!

All great things have to start with an introduction.. and these are hard! Here is my attempt at an introduction for the podcast and advice on doing intros in Corporate. This episode isn't perfect, feel free to text me all the errors, but we had to get this meal started before the oil gets too hot. Happy Year, Welcome to the Podcast!  Keep that thinking apron close, we have a lot of meals this year!  Send a textConnect with me! Leave a comment on Instagram Join the subreddit community Email me at [email protected] for Listening!

Welcome to The Corporate Kitchen, coming 4 February 2025!Send a textConnect with me! Leave a comment on Instagram Join the subreddit community Email me at [email protected] for Listening!