Per My Last Email

In this episode, Kaila and Kyle break down a 5-step plan on how to make the most of the last 100 days of the year, and how to not only achieve your goals, but also improve upon them. 00:00 Intro 01:33 The inspiration for this episode 04:26 Why we made the Last 100 Days of the Year plan 06:26 Step 1  09:51 Step 2 11:23 Step 3  13:07 Step 4  16:32 Step 5  18:23 Preparing to start the Last 100 Days of the Year plan This episode was sponsored by Croissant. Croissant handles the sourcing, bookings, and vendors for your distributed team all in one place. Try Croissant now and they'll host lunch for you and your team in a Croissant space. Go to: getcroissant.com/PMLE. Want to get all of Kaila & Kyle’s career resources? Subscribe to Per My Last Email: https://www.permylastemailshow.com/  Watch Per My Last Email on YouTube:   @PerMYLastEmailShow Follow Per My Last Email Instagram: @permylastemailshow TikTok: @permylastemailshow Twitter: @permylast_email Have a question for us? Send us an email or voice note to [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Each week on Per My Last Email, Morning Brew’s resident career experts Kaila and Kyle – whose careers have collectively spanned the corporate, government, nonprofit and startup sectors – debate the trickiest challenges in work life, and share tactics on how to overcome them. Share the show with a friend, and leave us a review on your favorite podcast app!

In this episode, Kaila and Kyle discuss the idea of “executive presence”—what it is and is NOT, why it can be harmful, and how to either adopt or navigate around it in order to move forward in your career. 00:00 Intro 02:05 The problem with the idea of “executive presence”  07:27 The chicken or egg problem 10:31 Game: Executive Presence or Executive Privilege? 16:59 Listener email about executive presence 20:09 Amanda Goetz’s KUBA framework 22:53 How to handle it if someone tells you that you don’t have executive presence This episode was sponsored by Croissant. Croissant handles the sourcing, bookings, and vendors for your distributed team all in one place. Try Croissant now and they'll host lunch for you and your team in a Croissant space. Go to: getcroissant.com/PMLE. Want to get all of Kaila & Kyle’s career resources? Subscribe to Per My Last Email: https://www.permylastemailshow.com/  Watch Per My Last Email on YouTube:   @PerMYLastEmailShow Follow Per My Last Email Instagram: @permylastemailshow TikTok: @permylastemailshow Twitter: @permylast_email Have a question for us? Send us an email or voice note to [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Each week on Per My Last Email, Morning Brew’s resident career experts Kaila and Kyle – whose careers have collectively spanned the corporate, government, nonprofit and startup sectors – debate the trickiest challenges in work life, and share tactics on how to overcome them. Share the show with a friend, and leave us a review on your favorite podcast app!

In this episode, Kaila and Kyle talk about the habits they’ve observed in the most effective and successful leaders they know, and how to incorporate them into your own work life. (And let’s just say a few of them are a bit controversial.) 00:00 Intro 02:31 Habit #1  08:50 Habit #2  12:38 Habit #3  17:59 Habit #4  21:18 Habit #5  24:32 Habit #6 This episode was sponsored by Croissant. Croissant handles the sourcing, bookings, and vendors for your distributed team all in one place. Try Croissant now and they'll host lunch for you and your team in a Croissant space. Go to: getcroissant.com/PMLE. Want to get all of Kaila & Kyle’s career resources? Subscribe to Per My Last Email: https://www.permylastemailshow.com/  Watch Per My Last Email on YouTube:   @PerMYLastEmailShow Follow Per My Last Email Instagram: @permylastemailshow TikTok: @permylastemailshow Twitter: @permylast_email Have a question for us? Send us an email or voice note to [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Each week on Per My Last Email, Morning Brew’s resident career experts Kaila and Kyle – whose careers have collectively spanned the corporate, government, nonprofit and startup sectors – debate the trickiest challenges in work life, and share tactics on how to overcome them. Share the show with a friend, and leave us a review on your favorite podcast app!

In this episode, Kaila and Kyle bring you another round of a fan favorite: Am I The A******? Listen to hear Kaila and Kyle react to some of the wildest, work-related AITA posts on Reddit, and weigh in with their professional advice.  00:00 Intro 00:25 Scenario 1 | Clapping back at a coworker 06:41 Scenario 2 | Office desk assignment 12:44 Scenario 3 | Job referral 18:27 Scenario 4 | Covering my friend’s maternity leave Want to get all of Kaila & Kyle’s career resources? Subscribe to Per My Last Email: https://www.permylastemailshow.com/  Watch Per My Last Email on YouTube:   @PerMYLastEmailShow Follow Per My Last Email Instagram: @permylastemailshow TikTok: @permylastemailshow Twitter: @permylast_email Have a question for us? Send us an email or voice note to [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Each week on Per My Last Email, Morning Brew’s resident career experts Kaila and Kyle – whose careers have collectively spanned the corporate, government, nonprofit and startup sectors – debate the trickiest challenges in work life, and share tactics on how to overcome them. Share the show with a friend, and leave us a review on your favorite podcast app!

In this episode, Kaila and Kyle dig into the more subtle (but incredibly important) forms of networking that you might not be thinking about. Whether it’s honing your personal brand or expanding your weak ties, Kaila and Kyle share some excellent tips on the more unexpected ways to network.  00:00 Intro 00:39 Kaila’s experience with back-channeling  04:26 Peer-to-peer networking 10:56 Building up weak ties 14:16 Building your personal brand 18:42 Ways to grow your personal brand (beyond posting on LinkedIn) 20:17 The networking you do with your own boss Want to get all of Kaila & Kyle’s career resources? Subscribe to Per My Last Email: https://www.permylastemailshow.com/  Watch Per My Last Email on YouTube:   @PerMYLastEmailShow Follow Per My Last Email Instagram: @permylastemailshow TikTok: @permylastemailshow Twitter: @permylast_email Have a question for us? Send us an email or voice note to [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Each week on Per My Last Email, Morning Brew’s resident career experts Kaila and Kyle – whose careers have collectively spanned the corporate, government, nonprofit and startup sectors – debate the trickiest challenges in work life, and share tactics on how to overcome them. Share the show with a friend, and leave us a review on your favorite podcast app!