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Good Work Shouldn't Be This Hard
Good Work Shouldn’t Be This Hard explores what happens when good people try to do important work inside a system that makes it harder than it should be. Host Jenn Gray talks with executives and operators navigating complexity, growth, and change in education, healthcare, legal, and anywhere else a broken system is getting in the way. Together, they unpack where existing systems create unnecessary friction, who pays the price, and what possibilities emerge when we rethink how the work is…
Episodes
- Good Work Shouldn't Be This Hard
The Human Side of Healthcare Finance with Amy Yates
If you could see every obstacle your team trips over in a single day, how many times would they hit the floor? In this episode, nurse, healthcare finance…
- Good Work Shouldn't Be This Hard
From Classroom to Ed Tech & CTO with Dan Fishman
What if the biggest bottleneck in your tech stack isn’t actually the tech? In this episode, former special ed teacher turned CTO Dan Fishman shares how his…
- Good Work Shouldn't Be This Hard
Protecting Healthcare Access Through Physician Recruitment with Tammy Hager
What if the hardest-to-fill physician roles aren't recruitment problems at all? In this episode, healthcare operations and physician recruitment leader Tammy…
- Good Work Shouldn't Be This Hard
Business Model Barriers to Justice with Ryan Hurley
What if hiring a lawyer didn't mean handing over a blank check and hoping for the best? In this episode, Ryan Hurley, founder of Litix Legal, pulls back the…
- Good Work Shouldn't Be This Hard
Perverse Incentives In Education and Healthcare with Aaron Bare
If a system keeps producing outcomes nobody actually wants, is it broken, or is it working exactly as designed? In this episode, incentives strategist Aaron…
- Good Work Shouldn't Be This Hard
You Can't Fix the Margin You Can't See in Cannabis with Jake "The Ginger" Anderson
If you're bleeding margin every single day, what would it take to fix it before it's too late? In this episode, Jake "The Ginger" Anderson takes us…
- Good Work Shouldn't Be This Hard
Human Capital Investments in Education with Dr. Renita Miller
If you could change one thing about education tomorrow — without contending with the bureaucracy, red tape, or "how it's always been done" — what would…
- Good Work Shouldn't Be This Hard
Closing a Business with Clarity with D'Ana Joi
#035 - If you've ever reached a breaking point in your business, how do you know when enough is enough? D'Ana Joi is the host of the recently completed…
- Good Work Shouldn't Be This Hard
Human Design for Business with Leann Wolff
#034 - How can we use Human Design to find our dream role or improve our working relationships? Leann Wolff is a Human Design Professional and a BG5 Business…
- Good Work Shouldn't Be This Hard
Money Mindset Shifts with Mercedes Collins
#033 - If we're starting from zero financially, how can we shift our thoughts and reality from scarcity to abundance? Mercedes Collins is a financial coach who…
- Good Work Shouldn't Be This Hard
Raising Resilient Girls with Kristen Arnett
#032 - We sign our girls up for sports to build teamwork or tutoring to support academics or art to enhance creativity, but what are we doing for their…
- Good Work Shouldn't Be This Hard
Setting Your Environment Up for Success
#031 - One of the major limiting beliefs I had about returning to self employment during my teaching years was that I couldn't work remotely because I didn't…
- Good Work Shouldn't Be This Hard
Self Awareness and Intuition in Relationships with Diana Dorell
#030 - What if the frustration we sometimes feel with others is ultimately reflecting something back for us to address in the proverbial mirror? Today's…
- Good Work Shouldn't Be This Hard
Navigating Uncertainty and Starting at Square One with Jessica Ell
#029 - Today's special guest is an expert in career transition and one of the most inspiring people I know. Jessica Ell is a life and career coach, author…
- Good Work Shouldn't Be This Hard
When "Smart" Goals Are Dumb
#028 - It's that time of the year, but goal-setting isn't just for New Years. In reflecting on which goals I achieved in 2023 -- and especially which ones I…
- Good Work Shouldn't Be This Hard
Learning to Let Go
#027 - Letting go isn’t always easy. Even roses grow way more buds than they can sustain, so if we’re not intentionally pruning the proverbial branches, we…
- Good Work Shouldn't Be This Hard
Education Side Hustles for Teachers: Tutoring
#026 - Of the several education side hustles I've tried, tutoring is by far my favorite. It's completely changed my perspective of challenging students, given…
- Good Work Shouldn't Be This Hard
Education Side Hustles for Teachers: Outschool
#025 - As rewarding as teaching can be, it's not exactly the most profitable profession. Luckily, there are many side hustle opportunities for entrepreneurial…
- Good Work Shouldn't Be This Hard
Email as a Manifesting Hack
#024 - Change doesn't happen in a vacuum, and accomplishing something meaningful doesn't always have to be a huge undertaking. Especially when we have a lot on…
- Good Work Shouldn't Be This Hard
What's Your Decision-Making Superpower?
#023 - Everyone makes decisions a little differently, but what we all have in common is that our ultimate inner knowing lives in the body, not the brain…
- Good Work Shouldn't Be This Hard
Job Change Pitfalls to Avoid
#022 - Changing jobs can open us to a lot of exciting opportunities and possibilities, not only to upgrade our work situation, but also to reflect on what we…
- Good Work Shouldn't Be This Hard
3 Red Flags That It Might Be Time for a New Job
#021 - Most of the articles we see about red flags at work revolve around a toxic boss doing this or a toxic coworker doing that -- but what feels notably…
- Good Work Shouldn't Be This Hard
Meal Prep Tips to Make Healthy Eating Easier
#020 - Having a finite amount of time and willpower isn't a weakness. It's just a reality we can work with by making as many of our food decisions as possible…
- Good Work Shouldn't Be This Hard
More Energy with Less Caffeine
#019 - Caffeine makes an addictive energy promise, but when the scale starts tipping from feeling awake to feeling anxious, the benefit may become less than…
- Good Work Shouldn't Be This Hard
Mood-Boosting Habits for Natural Anxiety Relief
#018 - Disclaimer: this is not medical advice, which is exactly why I bring it up. When I was at the peak of my struggle with anxiety in my early twenties…
- Good Work Shouldn't Be This Hard
Getting Out of Debt
#017 - Getting out of debt can be one of the most challenging long-term goals to conquer, but it can also be one of the most liberating. Long story short…
- Good Work Shouldn't Be This Hard
Decluttering Kids' Stuff
#016 - Letting go of kids' things can be hard. The good news is that we don't have to part with things that genuinely bring us joy, but when it comes to the…
- Good Work Shouldn't Be This Hard
Decluttering for Cash on OfferUp
#015 - In the past few years, I've made thousands of dollars selling things I was no longer using on OfferUp, which not only created more space in my home, but…
- Good Work Shouldn't Be This Hard
A Decluttering Quick Win for Goal Momentum
#014 - It's goal-setting season, and if there's something new we're trying to call in, then one of the most powerful things we can do to set that intention is…
- Good Work Shouldn't Be This Hard
Setting Goals and Intentions
#013 - Happy New Year, friends! There's a certain magic in the intentions behind our goals, but if you've ever found yourself pursuing one thing at the expense…
- Good Work Shouldn't Be This Hard
Finding Peace Amid Holiday Blues
#012 - Merry Christmas, friends! As much as I love the holidays, they can bring up a pretty mixed bag of emotions, so if you've encountered some holiday blues…
- Good Work Shouldn't Be This Hard
Trusting the Process
#011 - No matter how much inner work we do, there are always going to be situations that challenge us. From minor inconveniences to major life events, feelings…
- Good Work Shouldn't Be This Hard
Creating Work Life Boundaries
#010 - There's nothing wrong with wanting or needing to work a lot.. until it starts putting a strain on our wellbeing or our most important relationships…
- Good Work Shouldn't Be This Hard
100 Easy Incremental Upgrades
#009 - We're taking a trip around the wheel of life today! This episode is a little different in that it's a list of 100 easy incremental upgrades for a…
- Good Work Shouldn't Be This Hard
Creating Abundance with Gratitude
#008 - The amazing thing about gratitude is not only the sense of abundance it attracts into our day-to-day reality, but also the rapid shift it creates when…
- Good Work Shouldn't Be This Hard
A Practical Decluttering Plan
#007 - Whenever we're creating something new, releasing what no longer serves us can be such an exciting way to set that intention. Plus, doesn't it feel great…
- Good Work Shouldn't Be This Hard
Taking Time Off Social Media
#006 - If you feel like social media is taking away too much of your time and attention, it's definitely not just you, and it's also not your fault. These…
- Good Work Shouldn't Be This Hard
Destressing Mornings
#005 - Mornings can be such a powerful, peaceful, and productive part of the day — but they can easily become stressful and chaotic instead. They’ll also…
- Good Work Shouldn't Be This Hard
Dealing with Self Doubt
#004 - Self doubt can be a sneaky thief, especially when we’re on the brink of a big change, and it’s robbed even the most inspiring people I know. The bad…
- Good Work Shouldn't Be This Hard
Losing the Weight and Keeping It Off
#002 - If I had to choose just one area of life where incremental upgrades have been the most transformative, it would be this. Losing 50 pounds was no easy…
- Good Work Shouldn't Be This Hard
Making Time for What Matters
#003 - Overachievers, unite! If you've ever felt like your to-do list is competing with what you actually want to prioritize, you are definitely not alone. I…
- Good Work Shouldn't Be This Hard
Welcome to the Incremental Upgrade!
#001 - Welcome! I'm so happy you're here and excited to connect with you! I've noticed the universe nudging me to start this conversation for a while now, even…