Work Mysteries

Talking about money

Julie — Tue, 09 Jul 2013 20:32:25 +0000

Negotiating a salary - especially your first salary - is a complicated task, and Dick Nodell offers some wisdom.

What it means to be an intern

Julie — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 22:07:26 +0000

Being an intern is an exciting (or, for some, scary!) step from college into the world of becoming a "real person" with a real job. What is the most important work one can do as an intern? And how might it lead to something that pays? In this conversation, Dick Nodell explores the work mystery of what it means to be an Intern.

Inviting each other to speak more

Julie — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 20:10:54 +0000

Dick offers his thoughts about creative collaborations, sparked by the wonderful conversation between Maggie Barrett and Joel Meyerowitz about their life and work together.

Work Mystery: Inviting each other to speak more by Pursuit of Spark

Being most open when something goes wrong

Julie — Thu, 03 May 2012 18:47:07 +0000

In social situations and at work -- and maybe especially at social situations that are work! -- it's not uncommon to face an uncomfortable situation (like being mistaken for a waitress at a gathering of CEOs when you're one of them!). In this episode of Work Mysteries, Dick Nodell offers some intriguing ways to turn an uncomfortable situation into a powerful interaction, as well as thoughts about how to create a public persona that's true to who you are.

How we talk to each other

Julie — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 16:54:38 +0000

Dick offers thoughts about this week's Spark interview with Liz Forkin Bohannon, looking at how she and her husband can think about their roles at work and at home.

Turning off work

Julie — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 20:54:39 +0000

Lucy is a newlywed with a big new job -- and her husband is getting a bit miffed that when she's home, it seems like a part of her is still at work. I remember those days -- reading to one of my kids, and the words from the book came out of my mouth but my mind was deep in the thicket of radio program development. In this episode of Work Mysteries, Dick Nodell has some great ideas for how to be present both at home and at work.

Work Mysteries -- Turning off work by Sparkwork