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Whether you’re giving or receiving a performance review this year, chances are you’re not looking forward to it—but what if it didn’t have to be that way? Roxy Couse (known on social media as The Millennial Manager) is a creator and entrepreneur who tackles the challenges at work that don’t get enough attention. In this episode, Roxy and Anne attempt to fix the dreaded performance review and shed light on the hidden factors that determine who gets promoted and who gets overlooked . Roxy breaks down the PIE framework for advancement in the workplace and offers tips for how to make your work more visible to the people who have a say in your future. She also gives advice on how to interpret and respond to common review feedback, and answers questions from listeners about how to deliver constructive criticism and get credit for work that feels invisible.

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How often do you find yourself talking (and really listening) to someone who doesn’t share your beliefs? For Jessica Tarlov, it’s her full-time job. Jessica is one of the only liberal panelists on The Five at Fox News and the author of the new book I Disagree: Winning Arguments Without Losing Friends. In this episode, Anne sits down with Jessica at an event for the Leadership Now Project in New York City to reflect on what Jessica has learned during her time at Fox News and how we can bridge political divides in America by disagreeing more skillfully. Jessica explains why she’s stopped trying to change minds in favor of opening them and answers questions from the audience about how to create connections across differences and beat an algorithm built to fuel fear and anger.

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Most of us believe that if we’re not talking, we’re listening. But there’s a lot more to listening than just hearing what another person has to say. Emily Kasriel spent decades as a journalist and producer at the BBC before turning her attention to communication, connection, and how to create healthier workplaces. She is now an executive coach and the author of Deep Listening: Transform Your Relationships with Family, Friends, and Foes. In this episode, Anne sits down with Emily at the 2026 TED Conference in Vancouver to discuss how more intentional listening can lead to better relationships, workplace environments, and even a better world. Emily shares six practical steps to practice deeper listening, advice for people working on remote teams, and coaching for leaders struggling to communicate across generational divides.

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Conflict is inevitable, so why are we so bad at it?

In this special featured episode from the new TED podcast, Corner Piece, host Taha investigates the nature of conflict to help his co-hosts, Melissa and Sabrina (and all of us), find healthier ways to handle conflict. He interviews Harville Hendrix, a couples therapist with over 50 years of experience, and Eli J. Finkel, a professor and author of "The All-or-Nothing Marriage". They explain what happens when conflict gets in the way of connection and how to turn it into an opportunity for growth.

Corner Piece is hosted by the creators of the YouTube channel, Answer in Progress. On this podcast, Taha, Melissa and Sabrina follow their curiosities down rabbit holes with help from expert guests to help you, and themselves, understand the world around us a little bit better.

Find more episodes of Corner Piece here: https://link.mgln.ai/iaPHia
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Culture shapes almost everything about our experience of work, and yet most of us feel powerless to change it. In this episode, Anne and Frances are joined by Harvard Business School professor Ryan Buell to demystify the building blocks of team culture and why it’s so instrumental in driving the performance of an organization. They also share practical advice on how to help your team learn and improve faster, how to protect your people from an unhealthy workplace culture, and how to change the beliefs and behavior of your team with clarity, signaling, and consistency.

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