Coffee with Colby
Colby Reade has navigated the soaring highs and gut-punching lows that come with building two successful careers by your mid-30's. He's been promoted, recruited and earned several prestigious awards. He's also been chewed out, cursed at, fired and even had to dodge office supplies thrown by an enraged boss. Because of his experience, he's been tapped by hundreds of individuals and professional organizations for career advice and tips.
On this podcast, Colby pulls from his own personal experience as well as thorough research from countless experts in the field of professional development to help listeners feel more prepared for whatever challenges the workplace may throw at them.
From manager and team member dynamics to moving up the corporate ladder to starting your own business to figuring out how to balance personal challenges like your health and family relationships that will impact your days on the job, Colby tackles the stuff you don't learn in school but everyone should know how to handle.
Episodes are bite-sized, running about 10-20 minutes each .... perfect to catch up on a commute or listen to in the moment over a cup of coffee should your boss go haywire on an average Tuesday.
Note: This podcast is the sole expression and opinion of Colby Reade and is not representative of any clients or organizations he works with currently, as well as any organizations he has worked with in the past or may work with in the future.
Episodes
32 episodes
Coffee with Colby Ep 30 Pt 1 - LIVE SHOW - The Importance of Asking Questions
Live from the University of Oregon School of Journalism and Communications, Colby talks about the importance of asking questions early on in your role ... how asking the right questions can actually make you sound smart and why questions are cr...
Coffee wth Colby Ep 32 - How to deal with an abusive boss
Accusations leveled against Senator Amy Klobuchar recently have brought the issue of abusive bosses to the front of our conversation (see link below for detail). While not commenting on the Senator Klobuchar situation specifically, Colby shares...
Coffee with Colby Ep 31 - The ONE strategy to best prepare you for job interviews
Preparing for a job interview can be an agonizing process as you likely will receive several opinions on how to present yourself ... from your attire to your resume to your cover letter. In today's episode, Colby shares the one strategy t...
Coffee wit Colby Ep 29: Being open on your career path
Launching into a career can feel intimidating and scary. Whether you are just graduating from school or moving from one field into a new industry, you may feel like you have to pick the RIGHT gig with the RIGHT organization which just adds an e...
Coffee with Colby Ep. 28 - Networking 101
Everyone knows they NEED to network, but not everyone knows HOW to network in a way that's going to move the needle on a job search or a career change. How do you build meaningful relationships with the people who can actually have a say in hir...
Coffee wit Colby Ep 27: Preparing for your annual review
Annual reviews can be a nerve wracking experience, especially if you are relatively new in your career or hoping for a raise/promotion. A few steps ahead of time can set you up for success and put you on the path to career growth.
Coffee with Colby Ep. 26 - The importance of saying Thank You
Want to inspire a team to go the extra mile? Want to be the colleague your teammates WANT to work with? Want to make fiends and build influence within your organization, with vendors and with partners? Start with two simple words: Thank You.
Coffee with Colby Ep. 25 - Asking for a raise
Asking for a raise can be one of the trickiest conversations you'll have in your career. In today's episode, Colby shares the five steps you should follow when requesting a compensation increase, including how to position yourself in the strong...
Coffee wit Colby Ep 24. - 7 Tips for Prepping for your Next Job interview
Interviewing for a new job can be a stressful period, but making a boneheaded mistake can make the whole experience feel like a disaster. After walking through the job interview process dozens of times, Colby has gained some expert insight into...
Coffee with Colby Ep. 23 - Health benefits and open enrollment
<P>Tis the season for OPEN ENROLLMENT. This is the time of year when employees have the opportunity to make fresh healthcare elections and making the wrong choices can cost you big in the longterm.<P><P>In today's epis...
Coffee with Colby Ep. 22 - Job offers and Negotiation
<P>Getting a job offer can be one of the most exciting moments of your year. But what if the salary is a little lower than you expected? Everyone says you are supposed to negotiate these days, but how do you actually put that into practic...
Coffee with Colby Ep. 21 - Stop selling yourself short!
<P>Being self aware is one thing, but far too often job candidates (those coming out of school, those returning to the work force or those trying to change into a new field) focus on their perceived gaps instead of the real value they can...
CWC Ep 20 - 6 Tips To Be Healthier At Work
<P>In our last episode, we talked about why it was so important to invest in your health in order to be your best on the job. Today, we go a step further and look at HOW to actually be healthier in the modern office.<P><P...
Coffee with Colby Ep. 19 - Invest in your body
How we feel has a direct impact on our work performance and yet so many of us walk through life accepting chronic illness or pain as just part of the gig. In today's episode, Colby wants to encourage every person listening to continue to invest...
Coffee with Colby Episode 18 - Job Hunting Tip - Keep your Funnel Full
When job hunting, it can be tempting to zero in on one perceived opportunity that looks promising. The idea of quickly finding a role that is a good fit is so enticing and no one wants to have to step out of the recruitment process if another o...
Coffee with Colby Ep 17 - 4 Ways to Build Credibility Right Away
Your personal credibility plays a huge role in whether you succeed or fail in your professional role. If you have strong credibility, your boss is more likely to trust you with bigger projects and give you freedom to tackle work on your own ter...
Coffee With Colby Ep. 16 - Stop saying "Fake it 'til you make it"
A popular phrase to motivate young professionals, entrepreneurs and established professionals looking to make a career jump is to "Fake it till you make it." But is this the right phrase to use? In today's episode, Colby outlines why this popul...
Coffee With Colby Ep. 15 - The Unemployment Firedrill
Losing your job is a terrible experience, but it doesn't have to be as bad as many people think. Think of it like a major snow storm. If you have no supplies, being stuck inside for three days can be pretty painful. But if you have fresh grocer...
Coffee With Colby Ep. 14 - Ask Colby - I just got fired ... what do I DO???
Getting fired sucks, but it can happen to anyone. In this day and age of corporate mergers and restructuring, positions can be eliminated or downsized at almost any time and, often, with no notice. In today's episode, a listener asks C...
Coffee with Colby Ep 13 - Getting Fired Pt1 - Colby's Story
Getting fired is one of the most stressful, traumatic experiences we can face in modern life, outranked only by death, divorce and imprisonment. And yet millions of people will face this challenge every year. Sometimes there are warning signs, ...
Coffee With Colby Ep. 12 - Building a great resume
The saying in poker holds true - "You can't win a game in the first hand, you can only lose it in the first hand." Like a poker hand, resumes are a necessary evil in the job hunt that can do little in leading you to final success, but ...
Coffee With Colby Episode 11 - Burnout
Whether you are a high powered executive overseeing a Fortune 500 company, an entrepreneur boot strapping your first start up or a recent college grad in her first nine months on the job, burn out can happen to anyone. The important thing is re...
Coffee with Colby Ep 10 - Understanding your health benefits
Healthcare is more complicated than ever before and with a workforce facing chronic health conditions and rampant mental health challenges, accessing that care is more important than ever. Unfortunately, many new professionals gloss over the fi...
Coffee With Colby Episode 9 - Finding opportunity
To grow your career, you need two things - a commitment to doing your job well and the opportunity to excel. Unfortunately, opportunity doesn't make an appointment and it doesn't exactly come with a road map. In today's episode we talk about t...
Coffee With Colby Ep 8 - Informational Interviews
What is the one job hunting tool that is more important and more valuable than a good resume or cover letter? What one strategy will get you more results than spending hours trolling job boards online? The Informational interview. In t...
Coffee with Colby Ep 7 - Vacation Time
As a nation, we desperately need a vacation and yet employees regularly forego vacation time (which is part of their negotiated compensation) for the good of the office. In this episode, Colby takes a look at why we are so hesitant to take time...
Coffee with Colby Ep 6 - Recovering from a screw up pt 2
In a follow up to episode 5, Colby talks about how to recover from making a big mistake when there is no obvious way to make things right. Listen along as he walks you through the most embarrassing moment of his career and how he managed to com...
Coffee with Colby Ep 5 - How to fix a screw up
If you aren't screwing up, you aren't growing. It's a maxim that we are taught throughout our lives but when you have a "face palm" moment at work, it can be incredibly painful. So how do you recover when something like this happens? I...
Coffee with Colby Ep 4. - Giving criticism and constructive feedback
Data shows that even the most senior leaders hate giving feedback and will often take extreme measures to avoid saying something that could be viewed as criticism even if it means the company suffers. Why are we so afraid to give constructive c...
Coffee With Colby Ep 3 - How to diffuse friction with your coworkers
Few things are as frustrating as when you are TRYING to do your job and some goon in another department seems hell bent on making that impossible. How do you work through those moments of friction in a positive way in order to do your job more ...