{"podcast":{"title":"Work. Shouldnt. Suck.","slug":"work-shouldnt-suck-717180","podcast_index_feed_id":717180,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/workshouldntsuck/","website_url":"http://workshouldntsuck.co","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/2b0a4ae7-093f-4b22-878a-9d6fa490c27f/avatars-000722071357-b4uswt-original.jpg","author":"Tim Cynova","episode_count":94,"summary":"Work Shouldn't Suck is for people who refuse to accept that work has to be soul-crushing and stuck in dusty, outdated systems. It’s for those building the future. Hosted by Tim Cynova, a People + Culture infrastructure strategist, this podcast brings you honest, practical conversations with leaders, innovators, and changemakers redesigning work for the better—and proving it's possible, even in the messiest, most resource-constrained environments. Exploring questions like: How do you build organizations where people actually thrive? How do you design for humans in an AI-accelerated world? How do you translate values into resilient, scaleable systems? What does it take to make real change when resources are tight? Field reports from people building what comes next. Subscribe now.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-28T20:21:02.255601+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/work-shouldnt-suck-717180"},"episode":{"title":"Gen Z in the Workplace (EP.75)","slug":"gen-z-in-the-workplace-ep-75","published_at":"2024-03-26T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/work-shouldnt-suck-717180/gen-z-in-the-workplace-ep-75","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/work-shouldnt-suck-717180","url":"https://www.workshouldntsuck.co/podcast2/ep75","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/2a9e2c84-8f07-4b1d-8a38-178a4b149f7d.mp3","summary":"In this episode, Tim Cynova is in conversation with Tammy Dowley-Blackman , an entrepreneur with 20+ years of experience in leadership and organizational development. A differentiator for Tammy in this work comes in that she’s sat in many of the proverbial seats at the table: serving as a CEO and key decision-maker, a board member, a sought-after consultant, a leadership development content creator, and a key partner to corporations, government entities, nonprofits, and philanthropic institutions. Episode Highlights: The needs and expectations of Gen Z in the workplace, The impact of the pandemic on work and how organizations can adapt to the changing landscape, The importance of rethinking and reimagining performance evaluations and strategic planning, Developing futurist mindsets, And, the need for organizations to invest in professional development and create equitable and inclusive work environments. Stay tuned for upcoming episodes on executive coaches who center equity and inclusion in their practice, and the authors of \"The In-Between: A Companion Book For Uncertain Times.” Plus, catch season two of \"White Men and the Journey Towards Anti-Racism\" as well as an episode on values-based collective bargaining processes. TAMMY DOWLEY-BLACKMAN (she/her) collaborates with the corporate, government, nonprofit, and philanthropic sectors to build an intergenerational pipeline of leaders equipped to deliver solutions for today’s complex global workplace. She is a graduate of Oberlin College and Harvard University is an author, entrepreneur, leadership expert, nonprofit executive, philanthropic leader and professor. She is the CEO of Tammy Dowley-Blackman Group, LLC , a certified National Supplier Development Council Minority Business Enterprise (MBE), Small Business Admini…","meta_description":"In this episode, Tim Cynova is in conversation with Tammy Dowley-Blackman , an entrepreneur with 20+ years of experience in leadership and organizational…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2714,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/work-shouldnt-suck-717180/episodes/gen-z-in-the-workplace-ep-75/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/work-shouldnt-suck-717180/gen-z-in-the-workplace-ep-75.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}