The Indigo Podcast

Take control of your life, business, and career once and for all. The Indigo Podcast offers raw, unfiltered, and science-based talk about flourishing in life. Join CEOs, executives, and regular folks in learning how to build a better future at work and beyond. Check out this top ranked podcast! For more information, visit www.indigotogether.com.

Our approach is evidence based and our conversation is quirky. In every episode, we:

1. Promote the flourishing of people and organizations.

2. Bridge the gap between social science and management practice.

3. Provide an antidote or counterpoint to the ever-increasing overly simplistic, reductionist approaches to work and life.

4. Feed the curiosity of people who want to make the world a better place through work.

5. Inspire listeners to become lifelong learners and bold difference-makers.

Hybrid Work: What’s Missing from the Conversation

Dec 17, 2021

Everyone is talking about hybrid work, but there are some missing aspects to many of those conversations. In this episode, we discuss:

- The phenomenon of hybrid work and the unfolding conversation

- What critical considerations seem to be missing from that conversation

- Implications for people, leaders, and...

HR Theater: A Modern Business Tragedy

Nov 24, 2021

Human resources or HR: Love it or hate it, it’s the business function that deals with all of the messy “people stuff.” HR people and HR as a function have tremendous potential for making businesses work better and helping people thrive. But there’s this thing, “HR theater,” that’s everywhere. And that’s...

Want to Make the World Better? Do This.

Nov 11, 2021

The magnitude of problems facing the world can be overwhelming. But we are not helpless. In this episode, we discuss the value of getting involved and volunteering your service for the betterment of society. Specifically, we discuss the inaugural Vincent William Baran Day of Service, which was held on Sept. 25, 2021,...

The Executives are Not Alright

Nov 2, 2021

For the average employee, it probably comes as no surprise that top management teams are out of touch with reality within the organization. But for executives themselves, it likely comes as a surprise--because, well, they’re out of touch. We explore this phenomenon in today’s episode, including key ways in which...

Matt Jordan on Higher Education and the Humanities

Oct 26, 2021

What value is there in thinking deeply about life’s persistent questions? It’s tremendous, according to Matt Jordan--and we agree. Matt is the Jack, Joseph, and Morton Mandel Dean and Chair for the Humanities at Cuyahoga Community College in Cleveland, Ohio, and he joined us to discuss the purpose of higher...