#160: Career | Remote Work Loneliness, Embracing Change, and Giving & Receiving Feedback with Kara Hardin
Dave is joined by Kara Hardin, a Registered Psychotherapist and Lead Executive Officer at The Practice Lab. Kara specializes in the complicated ways that mental health drives performance and how it shows up at work. Drawing from her extensive experience, Kara provides actionable advice for B2B marketers to enhance their professional lives.Kara and Dave cover:How adapting to your team’s preferences can lead to better collaboration, higher productivity, and a more harmonious work environmentHow to view change as a natural and positive part of business strategy, rather than something to fearPractical advice on how to maintain meaningful connection and effective communication in remote work environmentsTimestamps(00:00) - - Intro (06:40) - - Learning to Embrace Change (09:27) - - Connection at Work (12:50) - - The Loneliness of Remote Work (16:11) - - Balancing Remote Work and Relationships (20:48) - - Aligning Work with Values (22:44) - - Creating Your Own Career Path (27:42) - - How Self-Awareness Helps Make Better Decisions (29:19) - - Discovering Your Personal Work Preferences (38:17) - - Recognizing Self-worth in Between Jobs (40:00) - - Self-Awareness in Communication (43:00) - - The Work of Work: Understanding Yourself and Others (47:54) - - Kara’s Framework for Self-Reflection and Interaction (49:45) - - Creating Emotional Guardrails (52:43) - - Combatting the Urgency Impulse at Work (57:22) - - Improve Work by Slowing Down Send guest pitches and ideas to hi@exitfive.comJoin the Exit Five Newsletter here: https://www.exitfive.com/newsletterCheck out the Exit Five job board: https://jobs.exitfive.com/Become an Exit Five member: https://community.exitfive.com/checkout/exit-five-membership***Today's episode is brought to you by Customer.io.You know that feeling when you open your inbox, and it’s just… noise? Bad marketing. Spam. Most companies are out here just talking at customers, not talking to them.Marketing messages should do more than just land in an inbox – they should create impact and drive real engagement.Customer.io helps companies send smarter, more personalized messages using first-party data. Their platform enables brands to reach customers at the right time, in the right place, on the right channel—whether that’s email, SMS, push notifications, or beyond.And the best part is that it’s all automated, so you’re not just blasting campaigns and hoping for the best. You’re running a machine that delivers real, human engagement at scale.7,000+ brands already trust Customer.io to make their marketing feel less like noise and more like connection. Join them by visiting Customer.io to get started. ***Thanks to my friends at hatch.fm for producing this episode and handling all of the Exit Five podcast production.They give you unlimited podcast editing and strategy for your B2B podcast.Get unlimited podcast editing and on-demand strategy for one low monthly cost. Just upload your episode, and they take care of the rest.Visit hatch.fm to learn more