Strategic people don't just think. They show their thinking.

How to make your manager comfortable with your recommendations.

Feb 2 • Soph | Workbaby

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December 2025

Why Gen Z needs to learn to be more appreciative

The survival guide for navigating broken systems

Dec 9, 2025 • Soph | Workbaby and Alex McCann

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November 2025

Two types of communication at work (we only do one)

User manuals sound a bit lame. Until you see what happens when a team actually uses them.

Nov 20, 2025 • Soph | Workbaby

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October 2025

Stop making your work feel small

Learn the zoom-out skill that changes how people see you.

Oct 30, 2025 • Soph | Workbaby

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You made a big mistake at work. Here’s how to recover.

The wait between realising you’ve f*cked up and finding out how bad the damage is might be one of the most excruciating feelings you’ll experience at…

Oct 9, 2025 • Soph | Workbaby

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September 2025

Yesmaxxing at work

How to get more of what you want by framing your asks

Sep 18, 2025 • Soph | Workbaby

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August 2025

Weird stuff that'll make you a better presenter

I spent thousands $$$ on speaker coaches, so you don't have to.

Aug 28, 2025 • Soph | Workbaby

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Scripts for difficult conversations

On repeat. My (possibly premature) favourite podcast episode of 2025.

Aug 7, 2025 • Soph | Workbaby

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July 2025

How to chase people without being annoying

The art of the follow-up.

Jul 10, 2025 • Soph | Workbaby

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1

June 2025

How to (respectfully) ask for inputs

"Asking for input from people with already busy workloads...I find this harder than doing the actual work.”

Jun 19, 2025 • Soph | Workbaby

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Made this phrase bank for you

My not-AI-generated go-to phrases for common work situations.

Jun 5, 2025 • Soph | Workbaby

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February 2025

How to influence before you have the title

Nemawashi: the practice of carefully digging around a tree's roots, in preparation for transplanting, to give it the best chance of becoming established…

Feb 27, 2025 • Soph | Workbaby

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