This week, Jen gets excited about the idea of risk progression, and she and Pete use the idea of BHAGs to think about steady risk implementation.

Specifically, in this episode Jen and Pete talk about:

• What is the definition of a BHAG?
• How might we utilize progressive risk taking in our work and reach outs?
• What might a hairy risk or goal look like?

To hear all episodes and read full transcripts, visit The Long and The Short Of It website: https://thelongandtheshortpodcast.com/.

You can subscribe to our Box O’ Goodies here (https://thelongandtheshortpodcast.com/) and receive a weekly email full of book and podcast recommendations, quotes, videos, and other interesting things that Jen and Pete are noodling on.

To get in touch, send an email to: hello@thelongandtheshortpodcast.com.

Learn more about Pete's work here (https://humanperiscope.com/) and Jen's work here (https://jenwaldman.com/).

This week, Pete and Jen noodle on the importance of storytelling, starting with the story of what they each had for breakfast (or how they might approach a charcuterie board).

Specifically, in this episode Jen and Pete talk about:

• Why is storytelling within the workplace and as leaders so important?
• How might you prompt someone else to tell you a story, and how might that help you learn about them?
• How do heroes, highlights, and hardships show up in the stories we tell and the ways we behave?

To hear all episodes and read full transcripts, visit The Long and The Short Of It website: https://thelongandtheshortpodcast.com/.

You can subscribe to our Box O’ Goodies here (https://thelongandtheshortpodcast.com/) and receive a weekly email full of book and podcast recommendations, quotes, videos, and other interesting things that Jen and Pete are noodling on.

To get in touch, send an email to: hello@thelongandtheshortpodcast.com.

Learn more about Pete's work here (https://humanperiscope.com/) and Jen's work here (https://jenwaldman.com/).

This week, Jen and Pete noodle on the ways that AI cannot replace humans...yet.

Specifically, in this episode Jen and Pete talk about:

• What role do love and care play in the workplace?
• Why is having a coach important for skill development and growth?
• How might we incorporate AI into our work, without relying on it?

To hear all episodes and read full transcripts, visit The Long and The Short Of It website: https://thelongandtheshortpodcast.com/.

You can subscribe to our Box O’ Goodies here (https://thelongandtheshortpodcast.com/) and receive a weekly email full of book and podcast recommendations, quotes, videos, and other interesting things that Jen and Pete are noodling on.

To get in touch, send an email to: hello@thelongandtheshortpodcast.com.

Learn more about Pete's work here (https://humanperiscope.com/) and Jen's work here (https://jenwaldman.com/).

This week, Jen and Pete define (and redefine, and redefine, and redefine) the concept of what it means to be normal.

Specifically, in this episode Jen and Pete talk about:

• What is the relationship between normal and average?
• When might it be a good thing to be normal? When might it be a good thing to not be normal?
• How might we push back against normalcy, where we want to be extraordinary?

To hear all episodes and read full transcripts, visit The Long and The Short Of It website: https://thelongandtheshortpodcast.com/.

You can subscribe to our Box O’ Goodies here (https://thelongandtheshortpodcast.com/) and receive a weekly email full of book and podcast recommendations, quotes, videos, and other interesting things that Jen and Pete are noodling on.

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Learn more about Pete's work here (https://humanperiscope.com/) and Jen's work here (https://jenwaldman.com/).

This week, Jen shares with Pete a new phrase she's coined, in order to turn dreams into aspirational prototypes.

Specifically, in this episode Jen and Pete talk about:

• How might we move inch by inch towards our goal?
• In what ways might defining the perfect day or week or schedule or calendar be useful to us?
• What are some different ways to think about the relationships in our lives, our goals for the next ten years, and our overarching dreams of what our reality could be?

To hear all episodes and read full transcripts, visit The Long and The Short Of It website: https://thelongandtheshortpodcast.com/.

You can subscribe to our Box O’ Goodies here (https://thelongandtheshortpodcast.com/) and receive a weekly email full of book and podcast recommendations, quotes, videos, and other interesting things that Jen and Pete are noodling on.

To get in touch, send an email to: hello@thelongandtheshortpodcast.com.

Learn more about Pete's work here (https://humanperiscope.com/) and Jen's work here (https://jenwaldman.com/).

Inspired by another learning from his triathlon, Pete shares with Jen a training technique, and both of them noodle on what it might look like to work within Zone 2 (and not constantly overexerting in Zone 5).

Specifically, in this episode Jen and Pete talk about:

• What are the five zones of energy and effort?
• Why is it important to take periods of rest?
• How might a more continuous method of training be more efficient and impactful than a high intensity one?

To hear all episodes and read full transcripts, visit The Long and The Short Of It website: https://thelongandtheshortpodcast.com/.

You can subscribe to our Box O’ Goodies here (https://thelongandtheshortpodcast.com/) and receive a weekly email full of book and podcast recommendations, quotes, videos, and other interesting things that Jen and Pete are noodling on.

To get in touch, send an email to: hello@thelongandtheshortpodcast.com.Learn more about Pete's work here (https://humanperiscope.com/) and Jen's work here (https://jenwaldman.com/).

This week, Jen and Pete noodle on a mental framework in which they revisit and recommit, or revise, or replace, or remove the goals they've set for themselves this year (which leaves them feeling re-invigorated, re-energized, and re-inspired).

Specifically, in this episode Jen and Pete talk about:

• How might we add and consider the context surrounding our goals?
• How might we reframe a pivot away from a certain goal as not a failure but a learning?
• What are some tactics to give ourselves more grace in the journey towards our goals?

To hear all episodes and read full transcripts, visit The Long and The Short Of It website: https://thelongandtheshortpodcast.com/.

You can subscribe to our Box O’ Goodies here (https://thelongandtheshortpodcast.com/) and receive a weekly email full of book and podcast recommendations, quotes, videos, and other interesting things that Jen and Pete are noodling on.

To get in touch, send an email to: hello@thelongandtheshortpodcast.com.

Learn more about Pete's work here (https://humanperiscope.com/) and Jen's work here (https://jenwaldman.com/).

This week, Pete shares with Jen some wisdom from his physio, and together, they noodle on how their leadership may be more simple, practical, and elegant.

Specifically, in this episode Jen and Pete talk about:

• When might it be best to give direction versus ask a question?
• What are some practical ways to simplify the learnings we are trying to give to our clients or colleagues?
• In what ways can we practice being more efficient and elegant?

To hear all episodes and read full transcripts, visit The Long and The Short Of It website: https://thelongandtheshortpodcast.com/.

You can subscribe to our Box O’ Goodies here (https://thelongandtheshortpodcast.com/) and receive a weekly email full of book and podcast recommendations, quotes, videos, and other interesting things that Jen and Pete are noodling on.

To get in touch, send an email to: hello@thelongandtheshortpodcast.com.

Learn more about Pete's work here (https://humanperiscope.com/) and Jen's work here (https://jenwaldman.com/).