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These days we're surrounded by photo editing programs. Have you ever wondered what something or someone actually looks like under all the manipulation? I'm Elise Hu, and you might know me as the host of TED Talks Daily. This October, I am giving a TED Talk in Atlanta about finding true beauty in a sea of artificial images.
I'm so excited to share the stage with all the amazing speakers of the TED Next conference, and I hope you'll come and experience it with me. Visit go.ted.com slash TED Next to get your pass today. Hey, work lifers, it's Adam Grant. I hope you've been enjoying episodes of Rethinking. I've loved being able to dive deeper into conversations with interesting thinkers and share insights with you on a weekly basis.
But if you're a diehard worklifer, don't despair. We're working on season six right now, and new worklife episodes will launch in September. Until then, I want to invite you to check out the newest show from the TED Audio Collective, Fixable. Fixable is a call-in show to help listeners solve their work problems fast. It's hosted by Harvard Business School professor Frances Fry and her wife, leadership coach and author Anne Morris. Listen to Fixable on Apple Podcasts or wherever you find your podcasts.
You know that saying move fast and break things? I do. Well, we say move fast and fix things because in our experience, speed and fixing go hand in hand. Absolutely. Speed's gotten a dangerous reputation, but it signals that you take a problem seriously and it builds momentum for real change. Which is why we move fast and we fix things.
My name is Anne Morris. I'm a company builder and a leadership coach. And I'm Frances Frey. I'm an author and a Harvard Business School professor. And most importantly, I'm Anne's wife. You're going off script, sunshine. We're the co-authors of two books on building better businesses. And we've spent decades helping everyone from entrepreneurs just starting out to CEOs of global corporations. We help them all solve their work problems.
Along the way, we've noticed something surprising. When people come to us with a work problem, whether it's completely new or something they've been wrestling with for years, often they're just one good conversation away from removing the roadblock and finding a solution. That's where we come in. We guide people past those barriers so that they can make things happen.
And that's exactly what we'll be doing here. Unfixable. This is a new show from the TED Audio Collective. Each week, we'll take a call from someone who's stuck. Someone who's facing a work problem that they just don't know how to solve. We'll cover things like when to say enough is enough. The workload was starting to get unmanageable. What to do when you think your boss is acting unethically. How do I convey that messages in a manner where they understand doing the right thing is not just about rhetoric.
And my personal favorite, how to find your strengths and lean into them. Wow. You know, I came for the discussion and I'm staying for the ego boost. This is great. Our hope is that by doing this work out here in the open, inviting everyone to the party, we can start to really spread the message that meaningful change happens fast.
And really that everything is fixable. Everything is fixable. And that's where you come in. If you have a work problem you're feeling stuck on, get in touch. Tell us how we can help. Email us at fixable at TED.com or give us a call at 234-FIXABLE. That's 234-349-2253. And make sure to subscribe to Fixable right now on your favorite podcast app so you don't miss a single episode.
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