Episode 50: Alicia Brainerd (Salesforce)

Authority Issues

In this episode, Kendall, rachel, and Alicia talk about:

• Germophobia, and being right all along
• Realizing managing humans is more interesting than engineering
• What HR isn't for
• Building experience in the consulting world
• Being reminded that there will be a "next" job
• Choosing stability over passion
• Kendall's lack of patience
• The desire for influence vs cultural and procedural debt
• Leading a community group at work
• Creating space for the team to process the pandemic, a human stand-up
• The effort required to explain how you're doing
• How instead of a drop in productivity, many folks are seeking control by getting things done, connection by working together more closely
• Social and physical meditation
• Negative connotations of authority
• The relief of having someone tell you what to do
• Spending more time cooking, the challenge of constraints on ingredients
• Digital minimalism

You can find Alicia on Twitter as @macapplechick

Special thanks to Mel Stanley for our theme music <3