Sense & Signal Podcast:
The Death Episode – Grief, Terror, and Zombies
Jodah and Dan tackle one of the least addressed issues in organizational leadership - Death. The talk about what leaders and managers should do when an employee passes, how terror management theory can inform our organizational sensemaking, and what to do with zombie projects and programs.
Learn more about Jodah Jensen: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jodah/
Learn more about Daniel Tarker: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dantarker/ and https://www.danieltarker.com
Program Notes and Links
Terror Management Theory
https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/terror-management-theory
Denial of Death by Ernest Becker
https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/2761.The_Denial_of_Death
The Birth & Death of Meaning by Ernest Becker
https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/162759.The_Birth_and_Death_of_Meaning
The Ernest Becker Foundation
How to Know When to Kill a Project & Cut Losses by Jennifer Bridges
https://www.projectmanager.com/training/how-to-know-when-to-kill-a-project
Project Closure: 8 Steps to Finish Projects with Confidence • Asana
