Per My Last Email

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

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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

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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

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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 special bonus episode, Kaila and Kyle tape their very first live episode at Verizon HQ in Basking Ridge, New Jersey. Listen to hear Kaila and Kyle share what they learned from their own early career experiences with Verizon’s intern class (aka VTerns), as well as hear professional insights and advice from Christina Schelling, Verizon’s own SVP of Human Resources (whose early career experiences include working for the CIA).

00:00 Intro

03:08 Kaila’s internship experience at Goldman Sachs

04:19 Kyle’s first career experiences

08:57 On figuring out what you want to do with your career

11:41 The 30-60-90 Framework

16:41 On learning from your bosses

17:47 Using naivete to your advantage

19:59 SVP of Human Resources, Christina Schelling

22:02 Christina’s experience at the CIA

26:41 The unexpected skills that are becoming more valuable today

30:25 The areas that young professionals should focus on developing in the first 5 years

35:33 The cost of perfectionism in your career

39:37 The questions young professionals should ask in interviews

This episode was sponsored by Verizon. Visit mycareer.verizon.com to apply to open roles and learn more about working at Verizon today.

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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 why perfectionism is actually a negative at work (and in life), and how to overcome it. And as a self-proclaimed recovering perfectionist, Kaila offers some excellent tactics and tips.

00:00 Intro

01:48 The misconception about perfectionism

06:16 The impacts of perfectionism

14:38 On whether we overrate intelligence

16:22 Measuring the delta between time and output

19:31 100 rejections in 100 days

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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!