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Don't Do That!
by Anee Korme, Karen Driscoll
Don't Do That! is a podcast to talk about what not to do at work and beyond. Hosts, Karen and Anee, spotlight moments at work that challenge us, frustrate us, and grow us. Each episode will feature honest conversations with leaders who have experienced a “Don’t Do That” moment. Karen and Anee will explore what happened and how to turn a negative experience into a positive.
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The People Are NOT Okay
Welcome to another episode of with Karen and Anee. Today we’re talking about something that feels obvious but often goes unspoken: people are not okay. Across the workplace, in our communities, and in the world more broadly, people are carrying more than we can see. You may have noticed it. It shows up as more fatigue, more reactivity, more disengagement, or just a general sense that something feels… off. This isn’t just anecdotal. The data shows rising stress, declining workplace engagement, and ongoing disruption shaping how people experience work. In this episode, we discuss: What’s driving the current state of stress, burnout, and disengagement at work Why this moment is part of a broader, ongoing shift—not a one-time event The gap between what work demands and what people can sustainably give How different communities experience this “load” differently—and why that matters Some key takeaways are: “People are not okay” is not about individual fragility—it’s a signal about the systems we’re operating in Performance and well-being are deeply connected, not competing priorities Leaders build trust when they acknowledge reality and respond thoughtfully—not when they ignore it It’s possible to hold high expectations while also leading with care and awareness Resources (links): Gallup State of the Global Workplace Report (2026) HBR, The Future of Mental Health at Work Is Safety, Community, and a Healthy Organizational Culture” by Bernie Wong and Kelly Greenwood (2023) University College London / Klotz interviews and commentary on post-resignation workforce trends (2026) If you enjoyed this conversation, we’d love to hear from you! 📩 Email us: [email protected] ❤️ Follow: Connect with us on LinkedIn. 🎙 Subscribe: Follow Don’t Do That! on your favorite podcast platform. ⭐ Leave a Review: Your feedback helps boost the show and lets others know what to expect. 📢 Share: If you found today’s discussion insightful, pass it along to colleagues and friends!
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Don’t Let the Room Run You
Welcome to another episode of Don’t Do That! with Karen and Anee. Today we’re talking about facilitation. Facilitation is probably not a part of most professional’s vocabulary. But you’ve likely encountered this skill set in meetings, at retreats, or training - when the person leading has control of the room, makes everyone feel engaged, and creates great conversation. That’s facilitation! In this episode, we discuss: What facilitation is and what is it NOT The role of a facilitator as a guide, focused on the process of moving a group from point A to point B Some key takeaways are: Facilitation can unlock leadership potential because it leads to better team work and collaboration. It can also improve a leader’s ability to influence others and add value to interactions. Leaders with facilitation skills provide a way for teams to get to solutions without telling them what to do Resources (links): Cindy Hugget: The Facilitator’s Guide to Immersive, Blended, and Hybrid Learning How Facilitation Skills Can Help You Unlock Your Leadership Potential How Great Facilitation Happens: Preparation, Flow And Follow-Through If you enjoyed this conversation, we’d love to hear from you! 📩 Email us: [email protected] ❤️ Follow: Connect with us on LinkedIn. 🎙 Subscribe: Follow Don’t Do That! on your favorite podcast platform. ⭐ Leave a Review: Your feedback helps boost the show and lets others know what to expect. 📢 Share: If you found today’s discussion insightful, pass it along to colleagues and friends!
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So now we’re paying for advice? The truth about Executive Coaching
Welcome to another episode of Don’t Do That! Today we’re talking about executive coaching. Is it a powerful leadership tool—or just expensive advice? Executive coaching used to be something mostly reserved for CEOs and senior executives, but now you see everyone from new managers to seasoned leaders working with coaches to think through career decisions, leadership challenges, and big transitions. Some people swear by it. Others think it’s a professional development grift. In this episode, we unpack what coaching actually is, when it can be helpful, and when it might not be worth the investment. In this episode, we discuss: What executive coaching actually looks like in practice Why coaching has become more common in complex and virtual workplaces How to tell if coaching is helping—or just validating bad ideas Red flags that someone hired the wrong coach Some key takeaways are: Coaching works best when leaders are open to reflection and change—not just validation. In fast-moving and distributed workplaces, coaching can create rare space for clear thinking and perspective. Working with a culturally competent coach can broaden your aperture, helping you consider how identity, power, and context shape leadership decisions. Coaching can support leadership growth, but it cannot fix structural problems inside organizations. Resources: 2025 ICF Global Coaching Study https://coachingfederation.org/resource/2025-icf-global-coaching-study-executive-summary/ 2024 HBR Global Leadership Study https://www.harvardbusiness.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/CRE5057_CL_TT24_Research-Findings_June24.pdf HBR “What Can Coaches Do for You?” https://hbr.org/2009/01/what-can-coaches-do-for-you If you enjoyed this conversation, we’d love to hear from you! 📩 Email us: [email protected] ❤️ Follow: Connect with us on LinkedIn. 🎙 Subscribe: Follow Don’t Do That! on your favorite podcast platform. ⭐ Leave a Review: Your feedback helps boost the show and lets others know what to expect. 📢 Share: If you found today’s discussion insightful, pass it along to colleagues and friends!
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How Banter Builds Culture
Welcome to another episode of Don’t Do That! We're talking about banter - you know, shooting the breeze with your coworkers. Those “water cooler” moments build company culture and boost productivity. Yet, the expectations around social interactions can make some professionals feel left out or excluded. In this episode, we discuss: The benefits of social interaction and banter How employees from diverse backgrounds have various degrees of connections with their coworkers Some key takeaways are: There are watchout for “water cooler” chats and how professionals are expected to engage. If your lived experience is not normalized, it can be difficult to engage and find connections with coworkers. Resources (links): The Surprising Benefits of Water Cooler Talks Gen Z workers feel isolated by tech and crave more in-person interaction If you enjoyed this conversation, we’d love to hear from you! 📩 Email us: [email protected] ❤️ Follow: Connect with us on LinkedIn. 🎙 Subscribe: Follow Don’t Do That! on your favorite podcast platform. ⭐ Leave a Review: Your feedback helps boost the show and lets others know what to expect. 📢 Share: If you found today’s discussion insightful, pass it along to colleagues and friends!
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Is that Racist or Nah?
Welcome to another episode of Don’t Do That! with your hosts Karen and Anee! Today, we’re diving into racism at work, specifically for Black professionals. Many Black professionals have had interactions at work that hurt or just feel icky. After the experience, we are left asking ourselves “Was that racist or nah?”In this episode, we discuss:The subtle ways racism and anti-Blackness shows up at workThe interactions that feels racists at workThe ways Black employees can respond to racists or uncomfortable interactions at workSome key takeaways are:Dr. Jean’s SNAPS (strategically navigating anti-black in professional spaces) decision-making model provides practical skills for navigating and responding to anti-Blackness.Black employees should always prioritize self in responding to racist interactions at work.Resources (links):Dr. Pearis Jean website and resourcesCoqual Being Black in Corporate AmericaIf you enjoyed this conversation, we’d love to hear from you!📩 Email us: [email protected]❤️ Follow: Connect with us on LinkedIn.🎙 Subscribe: Follow Don’t Do That! on your favorite podcast platform.⭐ Leave a Review: Your feedback helps boost the show and lets others know what to expect.📢 Share: If you found today’s discussion insightful, pass it along to colleagues and friends!
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Paying Dues: Struggle Is Not a Requirement
Welcome to another episode of Don’t Do That! with Karen and Anee. We're talking about success — and the story we’re often told about how it’s earned. That success requires struggle. That you have to “pay your dues” to deserve it. But is that actually true? Have we collectively accepted the idea that success can’t exist without hardship?In this episode, we discuss:The adage of “paying dues” which often means enduring a toxic environment and a lack of transparency and inclusion. Paying dues often leads to burnout and high turnover.How Millennials and Gen Z professionals are pushing back on the outdated mindset of “paying dues”.Some key takeaways are:Challenges and suffering are different. Challenges are about development while suffering erodes your personhood and well-being.Growth and development does not require exploitation. You can be intentional and explicit about learning and growth opportunities, without being unethical.Resources (links):Post from Jasmine McCall on LinkedInArticle: Organizational Culture: Paying Your DuesIf you enjoyed this conversation, we’d love to hear from you!📩 Email us: [email protected]❤️ Follow: Connect with us on LinkedIn.🎙 Subscribe: Follow Don’t Do That! on your favorite podcast platform.⭐ Leave a Review: Your feedback helps boost the show and lets others know what to expect.📢 Share: If you found today’s discussion insightful, pass it along to colleagues and friends!
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Hire me, Please!
Welcome to another episode of Don’t Do That! with your hosts Karen and Anee! Today, we’re diving into today’s job market and the best strategies to land your next gig. We are joined by executive recruiter, Rory Verrett. In this episode, we discuss:The job marker as we know it has changed. The Trump Administration with the help of DOGE gutted many federal agencies. The government shutdown furloughed many employees, and other sectors are facing shrinking budgets and increased tariffs. Not to mention, AI is threatening to “replace” human workers.Black women have been impacted disproportionately by layoffs with more than 300,000 Black women out of the workforce.Some key takeaways are:Your worth isn’t defined by any organization, role, or title. Your worth is determined by the purpose you create.The career algorithm can help professionals define their values and strengths to be used in a variety of capacities.Reaching Rory Verrett:My Sovereign PathProtege SearchResources (links):300,000 Black Women Have Lost Their JobsBlack Women Are Reclaiming Their Identity Beyond WorkHalf A Million Women Left Their JobsIf you enjoyed this conversation, we’d love to hear from you!📩 Email us: [email protected]❤️ Follow: Connect with us on LinkedIn.🎙 Subscribe: Follow Don’t Do That! on your favorite podcast platform.⭐ Leave a Review: Your feedback helps boost the show and lets others know what to expect.📢 Share: If you found today’s discussion insightful, pass it along to colleagues and friends!
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I Don’t Wanna Leave, But I Gotta Go — The Truth About Quitting
Welcome to another episode of Don’t Do That! with Karen and Anee. Today, we’re diving into the complicated reality of quitting — and staying — in today’s workplace.In this episode, we discuss:How workplace loyalty has shifted — the median tenure is now just 3.9 years (BLS 2024)Why 75 % of workers plan to stay put through 2027 (Forbes 2025)What “quiet quitting” really means (Gallup 2024)How social media shapes career expectations (Frontiers in Psychology 2021; LinkedIn 2023)What quitting well looks like — even in a tough economySome key takeaways are:The average employee tenure is now under four years (BLS 2024) — not because people are disloyal, but because the relationship between workers and employers has changed.Job hugging and quiet quitting aren’t laziness; they’re survival strategies in an unpredictable economy.Social media has made work feel public and comparative — it’s easy to question your path when everyone else seems to be “living their dream.”Quitting well starts with honesty — about what you need, what you can give, and what you’re no longer willing to trade for stability.Resources:U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024), Employee Tenure SummaryGallup State of the Global Workplace Report (2024)Forbes (Oct 2025), “Job Hugging: 75 % of Workers Staying Put Through 2027”Fortune (Aug 2025), “Why Workers Feel Stuck”Schmuck et al. (2021), Frontiers in Psychology, “Social Comparison on Social Media Increases Career Ambitions and Dissatisfaction”LinkedIn Workforce Confidence Index (2023)If you enjoyed this conversation, we’d love to hear from you!📩 Email us: [email protected]❤️ Follow: Connect with us on LinkedIn.🎙 Subscribe: Follow Don’t Do That! on your favorite podcast platform.⭐ Leave a Review: Your feedback helps boost the show and lets others know what to expect.📢 Share: If you found today’s discussion insightful, pass it along to colleagues and friends!
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Respectfully… I Don’t Understand: When Corporate Jargon Goes Too Far
Welcome to another episode of Don’t Do That! with your hosts Karen and Anee. Today, we’re talking about the language of work — and how “professional speak” has become its own dialect. You know the one: “Let’s align,” “I’m at capacity,” “Let’s take this offline.”In this episode, we unpack how trendy corporate buzzwords have quietly replaced clear communication — and why that matters. From email urgency bias to garbage language, we look at what all this jargon says about the culture of work, and how we can sound smarter by keeping things simple.In this episode, we discuss:Why businesses lose over $1 trillion a year to poor communicationThe rise of “email urgency bias” and what it’s doing to our brainsHow “corporatese” shapes power, clarity, and belonging at workThe evolution of buzzwords — from “buy-in” to “alignment”What true professionalism sounds like in 2025Key Takeaways:The clearest message is usually the most powerful one.Jargon doesn’t build credibility—clarity does.If you want to sound smart, say it simply.Resources:Grammarly State of Business Communications Report 2024It’s time to streamline how we communicate at work"Per My Last Email" — Can Your Corporate Jargon Be Discouraging Individuality?-Gen Z Slang is Revolutionizing Work JargonIf you enjoyed this conversation, we’d love to hear from you!📩 Email us: [email protected]❤️ Follow: Connect with us on LinkedIn.🎙 Subscribe: Follow Don’t Do That! on your favorite podcast platform.⭐ Leave a Review: Your feedback helps boost the show and lets others know what to expect.📢 Share: If you found today’s discussion insightful, pass it along to colleagues and friends!
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Is Work-Life Balance Real? Or a Dream Deferred?
Welcome to another episode of Don’t Do That! with your hosts Karen and Anee! Today, we’re diving into the idea of work-life balance. We unpack what aspects of work culture support or prevent work-life balance.In this episode, we discuss:The negative impacts of America’s “always-on” work cultureHow employers can support well-being through flexible work hours, more vacation days, and better benefits.Some key takeaways are:Work-life balance is not one size fits all.Work-life balance is not given to you. You must reclaim it.Resources:Work-Life Balance: Is the American Model Getting a Bad Reputation?Survey: 82% of Employees Expect Employers to Support Work-Life BalanceIf you enjoyed this conversation, we’d love to hear from you!📩 Email us: [email protected]❤️ Follow: Connect with us on LinkedIn.🎙 Subscribe: Follow Don’t Do That! on your favorite podcast platform.⭐ Leave a Review: Your feedback helps boost the show and lets others know what to expect.📢 Share: If you found today’s discussion insightful, pass it along to colleagues and friends!
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That's a Wrap! On Season 1
In this episode of Don’t Do That!, we’re reflecting on our first season of the podcast. We are joined by Jael Henry, podcast producer. In this episode, we discuss:The most memorable episodes and what resonated as co-hosts and producer.The most surprising moments and what we learned about podcasting!Some key takeaways are:Start the thing and find the people to take it from ok to great!If you enjoyed this conversation, we’d love to hear from you!📩 Email us: [email protected]❤️ Follow: Connect with us on LinkedIn.🎙 Subscribe: Follow Don’t Do That! on your favorite podcast platform.⭐ Leave a Review: Your feedback helps boost the show and lets others know what to expect.📢 Share: If you found today’s discussion insightful, pass it along to colleagues and friends!
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It's Giving Boss! What's Your Leadership Style?
Today, we’re getting personal. We’re talking about our leadership styles. We dive into the experiences that have influenced our approach to leadership, including characteristics we want to model or avoid. In this episode, we discuss:Tips to develop your personal leadership styleThe life experiences that shape our leadership style and how we want to keep growingSome key takeaways are:Leadership styles start from within, not outside yourself.Due to bias, women can be perceived as less smart when they are warm and less approachable when they are competent.Cultivate your leadership style now. Don’t wait for a specific title or role.Resources:4 Tips for Developing your Personal Leadership Style by Emily OstermeyerIf you enjoyed this conversation, we’d love to hear from you!📩 Email us: [email protected]❤️ Follow: Connect with us on LinkedIn.🎙 Subscribe: Follow Don’t Do That! on your favorite podcast platform.⭐ Leave a Review: Your feedback helps boost the show and lets others know what to expect.📢 Share: If you found today’s discussion insightful, pass it along to colleagues and friends!
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Post That? Or Don't Do That!
In this episode of Don’t Do That!, we talk about the intersection of social media and the workplace. From personal brand-building to blurry boundaries, we explore how professionals can use their online presence to amplify their work—without crossing the line.In this episode, we discuss:How Arnold Ford, an educator and vice principal at a school in Philadelphia, uses his platform as a timeline cleanse to share joyHow professionals can decide what to post and what to keep IRL (in real life)Some key takeaways are:Engaging with social media is not without its risks. Professionals should think about their responsibility online.Social media platforms give everyone a brand. Professionals should be choiceful in creating a brand that represents them well.Resources:Follow Arnold Ford on Instagram @unklearnoldIf you enjoyed this conversation, we’d love to hear from you!📩 Email us: [email protected]❤️ Follow: Connect with us on LinkedIn.🎙 Subscribe: Follow Don’t Do That! on your favorite podcast platform.⭐ Leave a Review: Your feedback helps boost the show and lets others know what to expect.📢 Share: If you found today’s discussion insightful, pass it along to colleagues and friends!
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Heal Workplace Trauma with Reflection and Action
This time, we’re unpacking the traumatic experiences we have at work and how to heal. Workplace trauma negatively impacts our mental, emotion, and physical wellbeing. These negative experiences erode our sense of self, shatter our professional confidence, and perpetuate narratives of exclusion.In this episode, we discuss:The emotional and physical impacts of belonging uncertaintyHow Melissa Goldner is redefining wellness through her company Malu JourneySome key takeaways are:Healing requires reflection and action.We spend 90,000 hours at work in our lifetime and we should maximize that time by going to workplaces where we feel we belong.You can own your healing and Malu Journey can help.Resources:Malu Journey by Melissa GoldnerIf you enjoyed this conversation, we’d love to hear from you!📩 Email us: [email protected]❤️ Follow: Connect with us on LinkedIn🎙 Subscribe: Follow Don’t Do That! on your favorite podcast platform.⭐ Leave a Review: Your feedback helps boost the show and lets others know what to expect.📢 Share: If you found today’s discussion insightful, pass it along to colleagues and friends!
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Performative or Purposeful? Rethinking Workplace Heritage Celebrations
This time, we’re unpacking cultural heritage months—those calendar moments like Black History Month, Pride, Women’s History Month, Hispanic Heritage Month (and so many more). Should we still be celebrating these at work? When done right, they can create belonging, visibility, and accountability. When done wrong, they can feel hollow, obligatory, or even harmful.In this episode, we discuss:The history and intention behind heritage months—and how they’ve evolvedWhy people still celebrate them, especially in the workplaceThe pros (and pitfalls) of heritage month programmingHow to know if your organization is showing up authentically—or just doing damage controlWhat great looks like: examples that uplift, educate, and connectSome key takeaways are:Heritage months aren’t the problem. It’s all about execution.These months should be mirrors and windows: mirrors for employees to feel seen, and windows into your org’s values.Don’t celebrate culture once a year. Bake it into your values, policies, and everyday decisions.Let your team lead, but give them real support—visibility, budget, buy-in.Do it with intention. Skip the checklist energy and aim for impactResources:News coverage on Target’s Pride merchandise controversy (2023–2025)The legacy of Carter G. Woodson and the origin of African American History MonthExamples from Patagonia and Yelp that show what doing it well looks likeIf you enjoyed this conversation, we’d love to hear from you!📩 Email us: [email protected]❤️ Follow: Connect with us on LinkedIn🎙 Subscribe: Follow Don’t Do That! on your favorite podcast platform.⭐ Leave a Review: Your feedback helps boost the show and lets others know what to expect.📢 Share: If you found today’s discussion insightful, pass it along to colleagues and friends!
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Fix Your Feedback: The Power of Shifting Conversations
Welcome to another episode of Don’t Do That! with your hosts Karen and Anee! Today, we’re diving into the power of feedback—why it matters, how bias shows up in performance conversations, and what we can do to make feedback more actionable, fair, and growth-oriented.In this episode, we discuss:What feedback really is—and why actionable feedback is the game changerHow bias, power, and culture shape the feedback people of color and women receiveCommon pitfalls in giving feedback across differencesPractical ways to reframe feedback for impact and inclusionSome key takeaways are:Feedback should be clear, specific, and actionable—not vague opinionsThe best feedback focuses on performance, not personalityBias plays a role in who gets high-quality feedback (and who doesn’t)Employees can advocate for better feedback by asking the right questionsResources:Radical Candor by Kim ScottSHRM Data on Bias in Performance FeedbackHarvard Business Review: How Leaders Can Get the Feedback Needed to GrowIf you enjoyed this conversation, we’d love to hear from you!📩 Email us: [email protected]❤️ Follow: Connect with us on LinkedIn.🎙 Subscribe: Follow Don’t Do That! on your favorite podcast platform.⭐ Leave a Review: Your feedback helps boost the show and lets others know what to expect.📢 Share: If you found today’s discussion insightful, pass it along to colleagues and friends!
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I Don't Want to Return to the Office
Welcome to another episode of Don’t Do That! with your hosts Karen and Anee! Today, we’re diving into return-to-office mandates. Returning to the office full-time can seem like a good idea in theory, but these mandates can negatively impact employee well-being and satisfaction. In this episode, we discuss:The pros and cons of returning to the office full-timeHow employees relationship to work changed after the pandemicWhat organizations can do to make returning to the office easierSome key takeaways are:Offer flex time to allow employees to meet the unexpected demands of their lifeRedesign the office to be accessible for seen and unseen disabilitiesExpand benefits to accommodate the increased costs in food, transportation, and family careResources:Return-to-Office Mandates Miss the Mark. Here's How to Fix It.Well-being at Work: U.S. research report 2024Return-to-Office MandatesIf you enjoyed this conversation, we’d love to hear from you!📩 Email us: [email protected]❤️ Follow: Connect with us on LinkedIn.🎙 Subscribe: Follow Don’t Do That! on your favorite podcast platform.⭐ Leave a Review: Your feedback helps boost the show and lets others know what to expect.📢 Share: If you found today’s discussion insightful, pass it along to colleagues and friends!
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Community Will Save Us
Welcome to another episode of Don’t Do That! with your hosts Karen and Anee! Today, we discuss how to lean on community in hard times and dissect when solidarity matters most. We are joined by Whitney Tome, consultant, lawyer, and ballerina.In this episode, we discuss:The definition of solidarityHow to be a community member and care for each otherSome key takeaways are:Solidarity does not happen overnight. We need space to evolve how we think about and engage with different communitiesIndigenous communities value everyone as a relative and teach us respect and civility for allSolidarity is neither friendship nor comfortable.Resources:NYT Opinion: The One Idea That Could Save American DemocracyIf you enjoyed this conversation, we’d love to hear from you!📩 Email us: [email protected]❤️ Follow: Connect with us on LinkedIn.🎙 Subscribe: Follow Don’t Do That! on your favorite podcast platform.⭐ Leave a Review: Your feedback helps boost the show and lets others know what to expect.📢 Share: If you found today’s discussion insightful, pass it along to colleagues and friends!
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We've Always Done It This Way
Welcome to another episode of Don’t Do That! with your hosts Karen and Anee! Today, we’re diving into workplace traditions—those established customs, norms, rituals, and habits that define an organization’s culture. When done well, they can boost morale, strengthen team cohesion, and enhance job satisfaction. But when done poorly, they can leave employees feeling excluded, pressured, or uncomfortable.In this episode, we discuss:The role of workplace traditions in shaping company cultureHow dominant cultural norms and power dynamics influence workplace ritualsThe risks of exclusionary traditions and how to create inclusive experiencesReal-world cases, including a French employee’s legal battle over workplace social eventsThe hidden power of workplace rituals and how they impact psychological safety and retentionPractical advice on assessing and evolving your workplace traditions to ensure they work for everyoneSome key takeaways are:Don’t assume all workplace rituals work for everyone – conduct an audit to understand employee experiences.Be intentional about refreshing traditions – cultures and teams evolve, so should traditions.Use traditions as a lever for engagement – when done well, they can drive a sense of belonging and performance.Resources:Vice Article: French Employee Fired for Not Participating in Social Events Wins CaseHarvard Business Review: The Hidden Power of Workplace Rituals by Erica KeswinDiscusses the three Ps of supportive company rituals and their impact on retention and psychological safety.Research on psychological safety and its connection to workplace culture and engagement.If you enjoyed this conversation, we’d love to hear from you!📩 Email us: [email protected]❤️ Follow: Connect with us on LinkedIn🎙 Subscribe: Follow Don’t Do That! on your favorite podcast platform.⭐ Leave a Review: Your feedback helps boost the show and lets others know what to expect.📢 Share: If you found today’s discussion insightful, pass it along to colleagues and friends!
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DEI By Any Other Name...
Welcome to another episode of Don’t Do That! with your hosts Karen and Anee! Today, we’re diving into the language of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and why DEI can make some individuals uncomfortable. In this episode, we discuss:The latest headlines highlighting which companies are pulling back on diversity, equity, and inclusion and which companies are doubling down on their DEI commitments.How organizations are changing their language from diversity, equity, and inclusion to access, opportunity, and access.Some key takeaways are: Diversity, equity, and inclusion are not bad words and language should not be changed in response to backlash or opposition.Diversity, equity, and inclusion are key to lifting marginalized communities and leveling the playing field.Be sincere and authentic in your commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. If your values do not compel you to this work, do not pretend.Resources:Raben’s Messaging Guide on Diversity, Equity, and InclusionMeta pulls back on diversity, equity, and inclusionIf you enjoyed this conversation, we’d love to hear from you!📩 Email us: [email protected]❤️ Follow: Connect with us on LinkedIn.🎙 Subscribe: Follow Don’t Do That! on your favorite podcast platform.⭐ Leave a Review: Your feedback helps boost the show and lets others know what to expect.📢 Share: If you found today’s discussion insightful, pass it along to colleagues and friends!
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Allow Us to Introduce Ourselves
Welcome to Don’t Do That! with your hosts Karen and Anee! Today, we’re introducing the podcast and sharing what you can expect when you listen. Don’t Do That! is a platform to tell stories about making mistakes at work and how to fix them. Each episode will feature honest conversations with leaders who have experienced a Don’t Do That! moment. We’ll explore what happened and how to turn a negative experience into a positive.In this episode, we discuss:How we met as colleagues and became friendsWhy we wanted to start a platform to talk about workplace issues from our experience as equity practitionersAnd play a fun game of “Do That” or “Don’t Do That” to get to know us as hosts betterIf you enjoyed this conversation, we’d love to hear from you!📩 Email us: [email protected]❤️ Follow: Connect with us on LinkedIn.🎙 Subscribe: Follow Don’t Do That! on your favorite podcast platform.⭐ Leave a Review: Your feedback helps boost the show and lets others know what to expect.📢 Share: If you found today’s discussion insightful, pass it along to colleagues and friends!
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Don't Do That! is a podcast to talk about what not to do at work and beyond. Hosts, Karen and Anee, spotlight moments at work that challenge us, frustrate us, and grow us. Each episode will feature honest conversations with leaders who have experienced a “Don’t Do That” moment. Karen and Anee will explore what happened and how to turn a negative experience into a positive.
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Anee Korme, Karen Driscoll
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