Work With Me
What creates stress in your workday? What prevents you from getting things done? If you answered managing people problems, this is the podcast for you! The Work With Me podcast uses the 3D Relationships tool from IFI Training to help you develop skills to successfully navigate working with people from all different backgrounds. Join us for a roundtable discussion to help you gain actionable insights to get your work done with others!
Episodes
35 episodes
Working With Managing Projects | Ocean's Eleven
Frequently project plans can be thrown off by people problems. How do you plan for people problems and use your team's experience to respond to those people problems? We discuss all that and more as we tackle Oceans' Eleven (2001) (*spoiler war...
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Episode 34
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38:43
Working to Build Teams | Miracle
How to build teams to greatness, especially when they already have rivalry and bias, requires an understanding of defining experiences and how to work with sometimes difficult, prickly personalities. We talk about how Herb Brooks, Craig Patrick...
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Episode 33
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45:08
Working with Community | A Man Called Otto
There are some people who just don't seem to want to work within a community. We talk about how to work with those people and others to form a community through being yourself; building relationships of acceptance, respect, and trust; and under...
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Episode 32
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37:38
Working With Self-Doubt | Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Employees often bring personal challenges to work. We dive into 2018's Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse as we discuss:People Problem #1: Working With Self-DoubtExpectationsValuesMentoring
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Episode 31
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41:43
Working With Bias and Conflict | Flight of the Phoenix (1965)
Bias can be a natural challenge for individuals. We focus on the following people problems:Working with bias (against values, experience and personality)Working with personality conflict (pride and logic vs. emo...
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Episode 30
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40:46
Working With A-Holes | Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
How do you work with people who have wronged you ("A-holes") Guardians of the Galaxy (vol. 1) give us plenty to talk about how as we discuss how to use 3D Relationships to understand others, work around scars, recognize building blocks, a...
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Episode 29
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35:39
Working with Clans | Ready Player One
In this episode of the Work With Me podcast, we talk about why not everyone wants to develop relationships, how can we learn to value others, and how you get others to be all in (and "zero out") for a cause as we discuss Ready Player One. (*Spo...
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Episode 28
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33:56
Working With Emergencies | Thirteen Lives
Workplace emergencies can come out of nowhere and create a need to navigate expertise (and sometimes niche expertise), competition, and who to listen to in order to find solutions. We dive into Thirteen Lives (2022) to discuss the dramatized ev...
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Episode 27
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38:00
Working to Get Others on Your Side | Star Wars: A New Hope
How do get a diverse group of other people on your side? We talk about quiet quitting, combatting turnover, and building leaders when we talk about Star Wars: A New Hope (1977) (*Spoilers Ahead*)
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Episode 26
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37:57
Working With Tyranny | Matilda the Musical
While it shouldn't happen at work, some people don't know how not to bully. We address how bullying occurs in the workplace, resilience, responding ethically, and resolving conflicting values as we discuss Matilda the Musical (2022). (*Spoiler ...
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Episode 25
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33:14
Working With Others to Go the Distance | Rocky
Rocky (1976), the ultimate underdog story, gives us an opportunity to talk about mental health, working to improve your situation despite difficult-to-deal with people, and getting others to believe you can go the distance (*spoiler warning*, a...
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Episode 24
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42:49
Working with New People | Knight and Day
Developing trust with new coworkers requires effort but it provides opportunities for growth and it is beneficial to the whole team. Scott may be out of this episode but Susan and Richard discuss Knight and Day (2010) and the process of buildin...
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Episode 23
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28:57
Working With Egocentrics | Groundhog Day
Some coworkers and friends may have personality flaws and weaknesses that can be more challenging than others to deal with. Phil Connors exemplifies an egocentric and we talk about his progress and how to work with people who may have mental he...
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Episode 22
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35:33
Working With Prejudice | 12 Angry Men (1957)
Getting an entire team on the same page to produce the best outcome is a difficult task. We discuss Henry Fonda's character (Juror #8) overcoming prejudice, working with diversity, and successfully navigating complexity to find the best outcome...
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Episode 21
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41:10
Working With the A's | Moneyball
The New Year is often a time of reflection and trying to improve through new goals. We talk about implementing organization-wide changes as we discuss Moneyball in this episode of the Work With Me Podcast. (*Spoiler Warning*)
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Episode 20
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37:41
Working With George Bailey | It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Helping employees see the value they provide to the organization can be a wonderful opportunity to help them overcome challenges and become more engaged. We talk about how to work with employees like George Bailey from It's a Wonderful Life. (*...
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Episode 19
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36:49
Working With Finding Fit | Elf
Finding the right fit when it comes to hiring and dealing with employee trends like "quiet quitting" is a challenge that we discuss when we talk about Elf in this episode of the Work With Me podcast. (*spoiler warning*)
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Episode 18
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39:32
Working With Personal Issues | Dan in Real Life
Sometimes personal and family issues can be a bit complex and even leak over into work. We talk about how to work through those at work and home in this episode where we discuss Dan in Real Life (2007).Check out the show notes at ...
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Episode 17
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32:53
Working with Leadership Styles | The Princess Bride
Have you found working with some leaders to be inconceivable? We talk about responsive leadership styles this week as we discuss the 1987 cult classic, The Princess Bride. (*spoiler warning)https://ifitraining.com/podcast/leadership...
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Episode 16
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34:15
Working With Magic Solutions | Hocus Pocus
Solutions that seem magical can be very attractive. How do you work together with your team to find long-lasting solutions? We discuss tips and tricks for getting results in this episode focused on the original Hocus Pocus (1993). (*Spoiler War...
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Episode 15
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30:35
Working With New Teams | Ghostbusters (1984)
What are the best ways to build a new team, organization, or business? The right mixture of personality and experience can be a powerful foundation for building new teams that get the job done. Ghostbusters (1984) illustrates how the right team...
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Episode 14
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29:48
Working With Relationship Barriers | Knives Out
At first glance, diversity can seem to be a huge barrier to creating healthy relationships. Knives Out (2019) gives some fun insights into how we overcome relationship barriers to be innovative and come up with solutions that will help us impro...
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Episode 13
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34:00
Working With New Roles | Jumanji
Adjusting to new roles at work can be a great opportunity for employees to grow and contribute more to your business. We go through Jumanji (2017) to help you understand how to help employees work together in new roles.
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Episode 12
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35:33
Working With Mergers | Remember the Titans
Combining teams and resources is challenging in the best of circumstances. In this episode of the Work With Me podcast, we talk about Remember the Titans (2000) and how to train your employees to help them become resilient, resolve conflict, an...
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Episode 11
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36:53
Working With Stress and Burnout | Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Life moves pretty fast. Sometimes finding ways to deal with stress and avoid burnout at work can be challenging. We use Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) to discuss things you should consider in order to help others at work recognize their stress...
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Episode 10
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38:25