Helping People Do Great Work with Pamela Slim

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Before writing the powerful and transformative book Body of Work, Pamela Slim was best known for her Escape from Cubicle Nation, an impassioned plea to organizations to let people do Great Work — or let them go free. That’s when I first interviewed Pam, just a little over six years ago.

I’m revisiting this interview with her in our 300th-episode series because I think there is a lot we can learn about finding our own Great Work.

Share your favourite takeaway from this or any other Great Work Podcast by either commenting below or tweeting me @BoxofCrayons with the hashtag #GWP300 for your chance to receive a gift from me. This is the last week we’ll be giving away coupons for a free ebook version of The Coaching Habit as part of the #GWP300 celebration.

In our interview, Pam and I talk about:

• What Jack Welch sees as the biggest trend in corporations now — and why that matters.
• The story of John the baseball player (and his parents), and how his journey is one we can all learn from.
• The role of evangelism in finding your Great Work.
• Why prototyping can mean the difference between success and failure.