Hosted by Loren Greiff · 🇺🇸 US · EN-US · 152 episodes
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A third of our lives is spent working. Our careers, a source of identity and fulfillment, can often turn on us and become consuming. We obsess about how to create impact and feel valued. How can I get back to skipping to work on Mondays? We struggle to feel purposeful and at the same time feel clueless about how to go from where are now to where we want to go. If you crave career simplicity and action you’re in the right place. Career Blast, In a Half is your 30 minutes of weekly simple, powerful and actionable career fuel to keep your success track no matter where you are in your career or what’s to come next.
Loren Greiff hosts Career Blast in a Half, a business show with 152 episodes published.
Most senior leaders don’t get underpaid because they lack talent. They get underpaid because they negotiate after their leverage has already peaked. In this episode, I sit down with Kathryn Valentine, one of my favorite
Most people think effort compounds automatically. Do enough. Try long enough. Eventually, it works. This episode challenges that belief. Execution Without Leverage is about what happens when productivity becomes camoufla
Episode Title: This Shit Works. But Only If You Stop Lying to Yourself I Julie Brown Most Executives don’t fail because they lack talent. They fail because they avoid slow, unglamorous behaviors that don’t reward the ego
This week, we're framing the executive job search through a sales lens. I sat down with my friend and sales trainer Carlos M. Garcia to unpack why most executives stall. It's not because of the market, but because they r
Being easy to work with sounds like praise. For many women, it’s actually the beginning of a ceiling. In this episode, Julia Korn unpacks the hidden cost of being agreeable, likable, and low-friction at work, and why tho
While you're preparing for your 2026 big move, decision makers are running a new calculation. Not "is this person qualified?" But "will this hire move the needle in 12 months?" The 2026 bounce-back didn't happen. The mar
The resume has been broken for 200 years. AI just made it worse. I sat down with Matt Alder—25 years in talent acquisition, 11 years hosting The Recruiting Future Podcast. He didn't sugarcoat it. Here's what we unpacked:
Most executives think a Performance Improvement Plan (PIP) is a lifeline. It’s actually a tombstone. They believe if they just work harder, hit the impossible metrics, and play nice, they can turn the ship around. But he
Do you believe that to be a badass, you also have to be the "B-word"—that you cannot be effective and liked at the same time? Many leaders chase power, thinking it comes from controlling resources—like holding the "car k
Forget preparing better answers. The fastest way to stand out in interviews, networking, and executive conversations isn’t what you say — it’s what you ask. Most professionals rely on generic questions. And then wonder w
Most C-suite executives resist group coaching. They think it's beneath them. That they need one-on-one attention. That the cool kids don't do groups. But here's what they're missing: The executives landing fastest aren't
The old idea of “networking” is collecting connections, going wide, showing up everywhere is dead. Everyone is visible. Everyone is accessible. And when everyone blends in, no one stands out. What the market rewards now
Forget the old playbook. The linear career ladder — degree, loyalty, promotions, retirement — is gone for good. Today’s market doesn’t reward tenure, job titles, or waiting your turn. It rewards adaptability, strategic w
Forget the idea that your résumé is doing the talking. It isn’t. And in 2025, the market isn’t hiring the most qualified — it’s hiring the most inevitable. Everyone is polished. Everyone is credible. Everyone is strategi
Forget “closing the gap.” It’s widening — for the first time since the 1960s. And if you’re waiting for the system to fix it, you’ll be waiting forever. Because as Cindy Gallop says: no one’s coming to save us. Cost of w
Let’s be honest — the call hits harder than you think it will. One moment, you’re leading teams and driving outcomes. The next, your screen goes blank, and so does your sense of identity. But here’s the truth no one tell
Let’s get one thing straight: happiness isn’t the “perk” at the end of success. It’s the precondition for it. Jessica Weiss — Happiness Expert, corporate strategist, and author of Happiness Works: The Science of Thriving
Forget being the unshakeable parent. Your kids don’t need perfection — they need to see recovery in real time. Because when layoffs hit, routines collapse, or rejection stings… your response becomes their blueprint for r
2025 was the year of playing not to lose. 2026 belongs to the ones willing to break the system. Safe is the new stuck. If you’re still polishing your résumé, chasing recruiters, or applying like it’s 2015, you’re invisib
Loyalty used to earn you a pension. Now it earns you a pink slip. Nick Passarelli has protected billion-dollar companies from risk—and realized the biggest one was believing loyalty still mattered. From Wall Street to cr
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Career Blast in a Half is hosted by Loren Greiff. The show is categorised under business (careers) and has published 152 episodes.
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