Women at Work - Nicole’s Got News

Episode Date: March 10, 2020

Our dear co-host is leaving the show.

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and to learning a bunch of new things and to working with a new team. But at the same time, I am also very sad. I'm really sad to be leaving my team here at HBR and especially the Women at Work team. For me, it's all about those mixed feelings. I'm so happy for you. London, very cool. But oh my gosh, Nicole,

I can't imagine doing this without you. I'm going to miss you so much. I'm going to miss you both so much. But this is what happens when you do a show about how to overcome all the challenges that women face in the workplace. You help them get better at it. You make them more confident. You've made me more confident. You have made me feel capable of tackling new challenges and doing scary things. And you've given me a lot of support

to help me learn more about myself and to grow and be a better person and colleague and leader. And now I'm going to try and take that to new heights. Well, you're going to keep soaring to new heights. I think you can do anything you want to do. I know it. Thank you. This is so sad. Well, it didn't have to happen this way. We didn't kick you out. Let's just put it there.

I mean, you're not gone yet. Although, I have to say that this is, we've had colleagues leave. We had Sarah Green Carmichael leave the podcast. We've had other editors leave. Amy, as a manager, knows this is part of life. And as sad as it is, and it's really, really sad, it's also so exciting to see your colleagues go and do fun, exciting new things. And just I agree with Amy B. 1000% that you are just going to rock this next opportunity. And it's so nice to hear that you feel like you're going to take what we've done here and bring it to your next role.

And you're going to help other women. Yeah. I mean, that's something I've learned about myself from working on this show. I've learned that I really am a better person when I have a good support network around me. And the show has been that support network. And I'm super grateful for that. But I also learned that I can be helpful to other women, too, you know, by listening to their experiences and sharing mine. I never thought that sharing my experiences and talking about myself and my challenges could be helpful for other people. Yeah. Is there a particular piece of advice or a story from the show that you feel like you're really going to take to London with you?

Yeah. So we've talked on the show about the feel like you're really going to take to London with you? Yeah, so we've talked on the show about the importance of building relationships with people at work. And I think in like season one, in a really early episode, you know, I talked about how I didn't really come into the workplace with that mentality. I was kind of like, okay, keep your head down, do your work, like don't really focus on other people. If you do your job, then you're fine. You're good to go. And I've really learned from this show and lots of different pieces of advice across seasons that relationships really matter and you can't be successful just with your head down, focusing on your work all the time. Part of the job is building connections and trusting

relationships with people at work. It's finding people who can mentor you and who can advocate for you and who you can learn from. So that is something I wish I knew six years ago. It's something I'm really glad I learned here. And that is something I will take with me in, you know, all my next opportunities. I will really be focused on finding people I can connect with and learn from and building trusting relationships with them. Well, it also makes the workplace a lot more fun. Totes. Right? Yeah. I think about our episode on friendships from last season and that like, I mean, you're our friend and you're moving on, but you're going to make new friends and that's going to make work so much better for you. Yeah. And maybe they'll be British.

They'll have accents. Oh, such great accents. Such great accents. And then you'll still have us. Yes. With our accents. Lovely, lovely accents. And you will also make new friends.

You are going to bring in lots of new voices and perspectives. And the show is also going to grow in so many ways. And change is hard, but it's really good. And I'm excited to listen to all the topics that you cover. I know I will continue learning. And now I'll be the one emailing you with my comments while I'm drinking a glass of wine at 11 p.m. Well, I heard about the pink microphone. Rose gold. Rose gold.

Can you please tell me about the microphone a little? Nicole told me about what you got her a karaoke microphone. Well, here's my thought is that, you know, she's not going to be an official co-host anymore. But with the karaoke microphone, she can still take part karaoke style. So she can play the podcast through her karaoke machine. It's high tech. It's high tech. Oh, it's totally high tech. And weigh in via her microphone as the spirit moves her. This might be the best idea you've ever had, Amy B. Thank you. Thank you. Such a good idea.

Super proud of it. Such a good idea. Yeah. I was super proud of the rose gold, though, I have to say. You're going to have to record yourself doing that. I will. So we can hear you. It's hard for me to imagine not being here and having you both as a sounding board in real time in person i don't think i

would have learned as much achieved as much been where i am without without both of your voices ringing in my head so thank you and i'll miss you and i can't wait to be friends and see what our next chapter is like we're already friends now we just have to practice being long distance friends. We do. And if listeners want to send us condolence notes on your departure, we'll take them. Well, I'm not saying goodbye. And I'm not saying goodbye

either, but to all of our listeners, I am saying thank you for listening and giving us the chance to make this show. It has been one of the highlights of my career in life. So thank you. I've loved every second of it. Thank you, Nicole. We love you. We do. That's the patented cursi. Let it roll. Just a few seconds.

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