36: How Big Things Get Done
Dima and Slava read the book about how big things get done and discuss where they agree and disagree with the author and what they've learned from the book and from talking about it.
35: Backburner projects
Dima contemplates getting work done on projects that are not immediate top priority and Slava points out that there is nothing wrong with pushing, as long as it is done in a considerate way.
34: Ideal Weeks
Slava wonders about planning ideal weeks and quizzes Dima about his approaches to balancing long-term and short-term and dealing with the unplanned.
33: Themes 2024
In the last episode recorded in 2023 Dima and Slava discuss their yearly themes and talk talk what is in cards for them in 2024.
32: We Are Bob
In this unusual book club episode Dima and Slava depart from their usual business literature repertoire and discuss sci-fi novel "We Are Legion (We Are Bob)".
31: Zettelkasten Method
Dima describes his adventures into Zettelkasten and together with Slava they discuss ins and outs of note taking.
30: Co-creation
Slava talks about the experience he had facilitating co-creation of L&D course and together with Dima they brainstorm ideas for overcoming challenges Slava encountered.
29: Unleashing The Power
Dima and Slava sit with Viktoria Pysarenko to talk about Vita's experience of attending a transformative experience by Tony Robbins, general idea of such motivational events, and the lessons they teach us.
28: No Rules Rules
Dima and Slava have read the "No Rules Rules" – a book about Netflix's culture of innovation – and now they discuss how and if it can be used to transplant that culture into another organization.
27: Transparency
Dima and Slava set out to discuss transparency as a potential solution to different challenges, but spend most of the time talking about compensation transparency and its challenges and benefits.
26: Joggling five projects
Dima and Slava sit down to answer questions kindly crafted by ChatGPT and curated by Slava to debug his challenge of managing five projects of different shape and form.
25: Nonviolent Communication
Dima and Slava sit with Anna Krasilnik to talk about the method of nonviolent communication, its applicability to the real-world professional situations, and seemingly sudden popularity of NVC in some circles.
24: Courage To Be Disliked
Dima and Slava read the book "The Courage To Be Disliked" and discuss individual psychology and its premises, debate to apply those to "real" life, and spot some contradictions on guidelines laid out by the authors.
23: Vigilant participation
Dima brings up two topic and together with Slava they discuss how one can help to keep meetings on track as a participant and navigate complexities of working on long-term projects.
22: Joy Of Missing Out
Dima and Slava follow up on the topic in the previous episode and talk about joy of missing out, slowing down, and generally changing the ways we lead our lives.
21: Friends and Friendship
Dima and Slava host Karyna Koreiba and they talk about the ways people become friends, power of small groups, and mock articles that call on us to be open.
20: The Decision Book
In this book club episode Slava falls victim to marketing, but Dima reassures him (and everyone else) that there is a lot to be learned even when you disagree with what you are reading.
19: The To-Don't List
Dima explores an idea of to-don't list for make room for new tasks and responsibilities and Slava challenges this entire concept and thinks of more productive alternatives.
18: Remote Networking
Dima and Slava discuss networking, online and offline, share their experiences and tips, and slightly ridicule an article about remote networking.
17: Resilience and support
Dima and Slava welcome as a guest Viacheslav Rudenko and talk about resilience, what it means to them, and how they are trying to build it as a muscle.