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Worklife with Molly Graham
by TED · English
The world of work is changing, fast. The full range of human emotion can happen on the job: ambition and failure, joy and burnout, confidence and self-doubt. Company builder Molly Graham knows all about those messy feelings – and she believes they can actually be the roadmap to a meaningful career. On WorkLife, Molly sits down with all kinds of people – founders and operators, entertainers and creatives – to explore how to build a career without losing yourself. Each week, she’ll uncover the messy stories behind the shiniest successes, and share the real lessons about work that no one ever posts on Linkedin. Follow Molly! Instagram: @molly_graham LinkedIn: @mograham Substack: Lessons Website: https://glueclub.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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How to negotiate effectively with Wendy Chow
How to negotiate effectively at work—especially salary/comp—using a framework for overcoming fear, making merit-based asks, preparing, timing, and using “leverage” and “deal breaker vs shoot your…
10 Nov 2026 · 53m · 21 chaptersHow to figure out what you want with Simone Stolzoff
How to figure out what you want from work by clarifying values, balancing money with intrinsic motivation, tolerating uncertainty, and making “good enough” career choices that account for trade-offs.
3 Nov 2026 · 54m · 18 chaptersWhy you need to fail at work with Astro Teller
Worklife interviews Astro Teller (Captain of Moonshots at Alphabet’s X) about how to engineer a workplace that reliably produces radical innovation by treating failure as learning, using “smart…
27 Oct 2026 · 47m · 13 chaptersDiagnose your team’s problems with the Waterline Model
How to diagnose why a team feels “choppy” using the Waterline Model (start at the top causes, not people blame).
20 Oct 2026 · 28m · 10 chaptersFeeling stuck? Why your first job might have all the answers.
The episode argues that first jobs aren’t “perfect stepping stones,” but they teach lasting lessons—especially about power dynamics, how real decisions get made, and how to succeed while you’re new.
13 Oct 2026 · 47m · 20 chaptersHow to nail your story in an interview with Jamie Tilotta Green
How to find “fit” in job interviews by telling an authentic, specific story and getting “good data” about the real work, culture, and motivation; also how companies should run first-principles…
6 Oct 2026 · 44m · 15 chapters
The grief, loneliness, and burnout sweeping through the tech industry right now | from Lenny's Podcast
The episode revisits Molly Graham’s “Give Away Your Legos” career advice in the context of AI-driven work, focusing on grief, loneliness, and burnout in tech.
4 Oct 2026 · 1h 35m · 29 chaptersHow to survive a life quake with Chip Conley
How to navigate “life quakes” and midlife transitions without waiting for a crisis; redefining success, handling the “messy middle,” and rebuilding curiosity and identity for the next chapter of work…
22 Sep 2026 · 57m · 25 chaptersBryce Dallas Howard on the realities of being handed a head start
Bryce Dallas Howard discusses what it’s like to grow up with major Hollywood privilege, how she tried to “earn it” separately from her family, and what success means when your advantages are real.
15 Sep 2026 · 51m · 18 chaptersCan AI really teach your kids? with Leah Belsky
Whether AI can truly teach kids, and how schools should use it without undermining learning; includes Leah Belsky’s view that AI is a “purpose-built tool” that may eventually become a tutor, but…
14 Sep 2026 · 50m · 14 chaptersHow to say no | from WorkLife with Adam Grant
How to say no and set boundaries without damaging relationships or reputation, framed through Adam Grant’s “giving vs. people-pleasing” lens and research-backed tactics.
8 Sep 2026 · 37m · 15 chaptersHow to help your people feel heard with Kaya Henderson
How Kaya Henderson led major, sustained improvement in the Washington, D.C.
1 Sep 2026 · 46m · 12 chaptersHow to find a peer group that lifts you up with Bill Gurley
Bill Gurley argues that peer groups (3–4 people on the same career “rung”) often matter more than mentors, because peers share ideas, create vulnerability, and provide support during bad days.
25 Aug 2026 · 36m · 12 chaptersForget the corporate ladder — winners take risks with Molly Graham | from TED Talks Daily
Molly Graham reframes career success as “jumping off cliffs” rather than climbing a corporate “stairs” ladder.
18 Aug 2026 · 48m · 14 chaptersCan AI make you a better manager? with Hilary Gridley
Whether AI can make managers better, and how to use it without producing “slop” (garbage-in/garbage-out, low-effort outputs that create chaos).
11 Aug 2026 · 46m · 15 chaptersLessons: What to do when you get “layered” at work
“Layering” at work—when a manager splits a role or hires someone “above” you—how to respond as the person being layered and how to do it well as a leader.
4 Aug 2026 · 25m · 9 chaptersWhat pressure can teach you about leadership with Don Faul
Leadership under pressure—how uncertainty, humility, servant leadership, and moral courage shape decisions and team culture, from Don Faul’s military experience to Google/Facebook and beyond.
28 Jul 2026 · 45m · 13 chaptersWhy you should give away your most valuable assets with TED Chairman Chris Anderson
Letting go of what made you successful—using “strategic generosity”—and how Chris Anderson grew TED by giving away valuable assets (TED Talks online, TEDx, and later the TED brand/leadership).
21 Jul 2026 · 41m · 12 chaptersWhy faith has a place at work with Stacy Brown-Philpot
Faith as a decision-making “way of knowing” at work—how religious faith shapes leadership, boundaries, hard conversations, and meaning beyond success.
14 Jul 2026 · 40m · 14 chaptersHow to find your way when you feel lost with Ify Walker
“Work twisties”—a grief-triggered, disorienting loss of position/purpose/inner knowing at work—and how to regain footing and trust yourself.
7 Jul 2026 · 36m · 9 chaptersWhy the smartest person in the room is asking the “dumb” questions | from TED Business
Molly Graham (TED Business/Work Life host) discusses how to navigate career change and workplace stress by asking “dumb” questions, treating fear as a signal, and delegating during rapid company…
30 Jun 2026 · 32m · 12 chaptersWhat is your company culture (and why does it matter)? with Mike Schroepfer
What company culture is, why it matters, and how leaders shape it—using Mike Schroepfer’s Facebook engineering experience as the main case study.
23 Jun 2026 · 38m · 14 chaptersWhy success is never linear with Claire Hughes Johnson
Success isn’t linear; building companies (and careers) involves uncertainty, crises, and self-doubt, and the key is resilience, perspective (“zoom out”), and asking for help.
16 Jun 2026 · 33m · 10 chaptersFAQ: How to disagree productively, know which hills to die on, and find your mentors with Ashley Murphy
How to disagree productively with a respected CEO, decide which fights to keep fighting, and find mentors/coaches; also how to recognize founder-led “unchangeables” and how generalists should tell…
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