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Hope I Don't Fuck This Up! A single parent podcast with Lili and ScottHow to raise confident, self-reliant kids with Lenore SkenazyLili and Scott sit down with parenting guru (and Lili's parenting crush), Lenore Skenazy, for a fascinating, funny, and practical tip-filled conversation on raising children to be strong, confident, and unafraid of the world that awaits them. Lenore is the president of Let Grow, the nonprofit promoting childhood independence, and the author of Free-Range Kids, and she has been extolling the virtues of opening your door and letting your kid run out to play for over fifteen years. Lili fan-girled out a little, we're not gonna lie.Check out Lenore's socials!:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com...
2025-01-2738 min
The New Way We WorkHow many meetings do we really need at work?Kate Davis is joined by The New Way We Work producer Josh Christensen and Fast Company's senior VP of Entertainment Scott Mebus to talk about their work meeting audit. If you'd like to audit your own meetings, you can find instructions in this Fast Company Article: https://www.fastcompany.com/90727966/you-can-cancel-most-of-your-meetings-if-you-do-these-5-things
2022-03-1446 minThe New Way We WorkBest of The New Way We Work: Is unlimited vacation as great as it sounds?On this episode, The New Way We Work is back with another one of our greatest hits. This one is from late 2019 and it’s a fun bonus episode where Kate Davis debates VP of Entertainment, Scott Mebus, on the controversial topic of unlimited vacation. The idea that employees can choose how much vacation they take has inspired passionate opinions on what’s appropriate for workers to expect, what a company hopes for in offering something so elusive, and how it plays out differently in practice than in theory. This is another one that’s gotten more relevant with time a...
2021-07-0518 minThe New Way We WorkParenting in a PandemicThis week, Fast Company deputy editor Kate Davis and Head of Video and Podcasting Scott Mebus are talking about parenting during a pandemic. How can working parents attempt to get everything done, what should managers do to support all of their employees, possible tensions among those without kids, and how this unprecedented time may be forcing us to rethink work overall. When shelter in place orders went into effect in most of the country in March, parents across industries had to scramble to find childcare. For those of us lucky enough to not only keep our jobs b...
2020-05-1832 minThe New Way We WorkNight-owls vs. Morning-birds: Who's More ProductiveIn this bonus episode of Secrets of the Most Productive People, Pavithra Mohan moderates a debate between Scott Mebus and Ruth Reader to determine who is more productive: night-owls or morning-birds.
2020-04-1324 minThe New Way We WorkHow to Manage Relationships When Everyone in Your Household is Working from Home?COVID-19 has upended every aspect of our life, including the way we work. For many office workers who are fortunate to remain employed during this period, that can mean working from home for the foreseeable future. That in itself comes with its challenges, as we’ve discussed in previous episodes. But add other household members to the mix—whether that be spouses, children, siblings, or roommates—and it’s a whole new dilemma altogether.On this week’s episode of Secrets Of The Most Productive People, Anisa Purbasari Horton and Pavithra Mohan discusses their experience working from home while...
2020-04-0638 minThe New Way We WorkHow to Get More SleepOn this episode of Secrets of the Most Produtive People, Scott Mebus, VP of video and podcasts for Fast Company and Inc., shires his longtime battle with getting enough sleep with co-host Anisa Purbasari-Horton. Some of his issues include a long commute, having a son who is an early riser, and the day-to-day stress of modern work life. He spoke to Dr. Janet Kennedy, psychologist and founder of NYC Sleep Doctor, about what we can all do to get a little bit more shut-eye.Subscribe to Secrets of the Most Productive People on Apple Podcasts, Google Play...
2020-02-1032 minThe New Way We WorkIs unlimited vacation as great as it sounds?Once revered as a magical work-perk, unlimited vacation has become a polarizing debate among office dwellers. The concept that an individual worker can choose how much vacation they are allowed to claim has inspired passionate opinions on what’s appropriate for workers to expect, what a company hopes for in offering something so elusive, and why any of these opinions matter in the first place. On this BONUS episode of The Secrets of the Most Productive People, Host Kate Davis is joined by the VP of Video and Podcasting, Scott Mebus, to face each other head-to-head and defend their pe...
2019-10-3018 min
FUTRSPRTDavid Schwab, Executive Vice President, OctagonDavid Schwab discusses how brands and athletes are interacting in this new environment of management. The choices go beyond simple endorsement opportunities to venture capitalism and strategic partnership. Scott Mebus, VP of Entertainment at INC and Fast Company joins us to discuss a visit to Gatorade's Sports Science Lab and Rich Ryman from the Green Bay Gazette profiles the start up world in Green Bay Wisconsin known as Titletown tech..
2019-05-0735 min